Yesterday, Day Three was a shorter day, that left me with time to take the ferry to Martha's Vineyard, and then to meet up with family in this area and have dinner. A nice break in the middle of all this learning!
We went over clinical informatics, and use of an electronic system in hospitals and clinics to assist in patient care. The potential to reduce medical errors with the use of such a system is dramatic, as long as it designed and implemented correctly. The cost of doing such a thing seems steep, until you balance against the reduction of the cost of errors, both in financial terms and in the reality of patient outcomes.
We also reviewed the role of the National Library of Medicine in telemedicine. A very obvious statement was made in this class, that despite it being so obvious, was not something I had ever thought about. The care provider at the distant location is using information to treat the patient on the other end. They are not providing hands on care, but using some form of telecommunication to deliver information on that treatment.
Three recommended free online texts:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5296.html - Telemedicine: A Guide to Assessing Telecommunications for Health Care
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5595.html – For the Record: Protecting Electronic Health Information
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9750.html – Networking Health: Prescriptions for the Internet
Today is another busy day of lectures and hands on activities. We started the day learning about decision making in health care, and tying evidence based medicine into decisions. Its possible to build "decision trees" by inputting data about probable outcomes from health care decisions, (evidence) adding in patient and institution preferences, and arriving at a final optimal treatment choice.
If you do a search on a a health topic using google, and you end up at the National Library of Medicine's online free search tool "PubMed" http://pubmed.gov you will get a note telling you something like this: "Performing your original search in PubMed will retrieve x number of citations". You can then click on that note and the search will be automatically performed in PubMed. Also, if you are a PubMed user, don't forget to set up your "MyNCBI" account. My NCBI saves searches and results and features an option to automatically update and e-mail search results from your saved searches. My NCBI includes additional features for highlighting search terms, storing an e-mail address, filtering search results and setting LinkOut, document delivery service and outside tool preferences. You simply register on the home page of PubMed and you have access to numerous tools. Ask your local medical librarian for help if you need it.
My evening class is about to start. More tomorrow!
Today started out with a great introductory session on what biomedical informatics is. Since I am a novice at this, I was happy to have a good overview. To put it simply, biomedical informatics is delivering useful biological and/or medcial information through computers and technology. So, if you are at a doctor's appointment and the nurse records your symptoms onto a computer, entering data into your electronic medical record, you have experienced biomedical informatics at work. While the concept is pretty simple, the "behind the scenes" issues of privacy, technology, standards, and more are very complex. This will be a challenging course.
Highlights of the day: Dr. Lindberg spoke on the National Library of Medicines Long Range Plan http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/plan/lrpdocs.html, the work of NLM in the Electronic Health Record delivery, genome screening, interactive publications, and disaster management. We also heard from Joyce Mitchell, Ph.D. who spent a year long sabatical at NLM and created the Genetics Home Reference Web Site http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ For you readers in the MidContinental Region, Joyce hails from the Medical Informatics Department at the University of Utah. She explained the intricaces of bioinformatics, specifically around the genome project. The Genome is the entire complement of DNA in a species, so genomics is the study of the relationships among the genes, not just the study of individual genes.
I am lucky to be meeting librarians, practictioners, clinicians and others from around the country who are experts in the field of biomedical informatics. I know I have a lot to learn, and will absorb as much as I can with the help of colleagues and teachers. More tomorrow!
I will be attending a BioMedical Informatics class from May 27- June 2 http://courses.mbl.edu/mi/index.html This class is held at beautiful Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The course will keep me fairly busy all week. I plan to blog this week about the things I learn in classes. So for those of you who are long time readers, this week will bring some fresh new ideas. For those of you new to the blog, hang in there for the week and I'll return to more typical postings on June 5th.
New Monographs Provide Better Understanding of Cultural Competence in Organizations and Systems
http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/rtcpubs/CulturalCompetence
Two new monographs produced by the Research and Training Center (RTC) forChildren’s Mental Health will help service organizations evaluate if they are providing culturally competent services that truly benefit minority children and youth with serious mental health issues and their families. Racial and ethnic minorities are a growing segment of the U.S. population and currently are either underserved and/or inappropriately served in the mental health system. [posted on CLAStalk listserv]
A small group of talking book librarians from nine states around the country are providing a virtual reference service called the InfoEyes Service, and the website for information on this national service is http://www.infoeyes.org/ [posted on HealthLiteracy 934]
Health and Education Programs for Children with Disabilities. CVS Caremark Charitable Trust announces funds to support: 1) health programs that serve children with disabilities, address awareness, accessibility, early intervention, health and rehabilitative services and; 2) grades pre-K through 12 that are expanding programs which promote inclusion of children with physical, developmental, or sensory disabilities in all aspects of school functions, including student academic activities, extracurricular programs, and physical activity/play. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2007. For further information, go to: http://www.cvs.com/corpInfo/community/charitable_mission.html
National Credit Union Foundation. National Credit Union Foundation’s mission is to promote and improve consumer financial independence through credit unions. The Foundation support projects that help low-wealth individuals reach life-changing goals in the following five areas: financial education, transaction services, savings, credit, and homeownership. Eligible applicants include for-profit organizations, nonprofits, and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is June 29, 2007. For further information, contact MarthaDodson at mdodson@ncuf.coop; or go to: http://www.ncuf.coop/home/programs/programs.aspx
Women and Children’s Needs. Women Helping Others (WHO) Foundation announces funds to support projects and programs addressing health, education, and social service needs of women and children. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is September 11, 2007. For further information, go to: http://whofoundation.org/
Funding Alert is a free service of the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development. To start your own online subscription to Funding Alert, simply register with DC.Gov and subscribe at DCDocs http://dc.gov/registration/dcdocs.asp. For archives, visit http://opgd.dc.gov, Information, Grant Funding Alerts.
The Cancer Survival Toolbox http://www.cancersurvivaltoolbox.org/ is a free, self-learning audio program that has been developed by leading cancer organizations to help people develop important skills to better meet and understand the challenges of their illness. While created primarily for people who have been recently diagnosed with cancer, the Toolbox can help anyone who is facing hard decisions and changes in life due to cancer. Family members and caregivers can also use the Toolbox on behalf of a child or anyone else affected by cancer. To listen to the Toolbox in English or Spanish from this Web site, or to download the English, Spanish, or Chinese transcripts, go to: Explore the Toolbox http://www.cancersurvivaltoolbox.org/toolboxModule.aspx. The Toolbox is now also available on iTunes. You can also order Compact Discs in English, Spanish or Chinese at no cost - See the link to the order form on the home page.
See three basic steps to take to prepare for an emergency, and a list of items that should be kept in an "Evacuation Disaster Kit" at http://www.womenshealth.gov/tools/disaster.cfm
Native American artists use art and storytelling to bring cancer statistics to life http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/news/2007/03/12/native_american_art.html
Disparities: Covering Health Issues 2006-2007 Chapter 10 of Covering Health http://www.allhealth.org/sourcebookcontent.asp?CHID=19
Chinese Community Health Resource Center http://www.cchphmo.com/cchrchealth/index_E.html
HEALTH COMMUNICATION Web sites for April 2007
compiled by Marcia Zorn, M.A., M.L.S.
Lists are Archived by the Coalition for Health Communication at http://www.healthcommunication.net/Online_Resources.html
or, go to http://www.healthcommunication.net and select Online Resources
Liberty Media Corporation Creates LibertyGives Foundation to Serve Rocky Mountain Region
Deadline: September 30, 2007
Liberty Media Corporation ( http://www.libertymedia.com ), an Englewood, Colorado-based company that owns interests in a broad range of electronic retailing, media, communications, and entertainment businesses, has announced the creation of the LibertyGives Foundation. LibertyGives will distribute funds, based on employee-chosen themes, to charitable organizations within the Rocky Mountain region. Liberty's employees have decided that LibertyGives will focus its 2007 charitable giving on organizations working to address the prevention, detection, and treatment of medical problems of the Rocky Mountain region's most vulnerable populations, including the homeless, indigent, and uninsured. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007369/libertymedia
Union Pacific Foundation Offers Funding for Community Programs
Deadline: August 15, 2007
The Union Pacific Foundation accepts grant applications from nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations based in communities served by Union Pacific Railroad. Municipalities located on Union Pacific lines may apply for one-time programs/projects provided the program/project benefits the entire community. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007365/up
Concept Papers Due to Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation for Disability Grants Program
Deadline: June 1, annually (Concept Papers)
The mission of the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation ( http://www.meaf.org/ ) is to help young people with disabilities maximize their potential and participation in society. The foundation supports organizations and projects within its mission that address important needs, have broad scope and impact, and demonstrate potential for replication at other sites. A major program emphasis is inclusion: enabling young people with disabilities to have full access to educational, vocational, and recreational opportunities and to participate alongside their non-disabled peers. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007366/meaf
National AIDS Fund Announces Prison Health Pilot Grant Program
Deadline: June 8, 2007
The National AIDS Fund http://www.aidsfund.org/ has announced a pilot grant program to support programs and policy activities that address HIV/AIDS prevention and care, public health, and human rights for individuals and families affected by incarceration. Through this pilot grant round, the fund will award six to ten one-year grants to community-based organizations working within or in collaboration with prisons, jails, or juvenile detention centers on HIV/AIDS prevention and care issues, either in correctional settings or in the community. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007370/aidsfund
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Offers Implementation Grants for Healthcare Jobs to Careers Program
Deadline: June 12, 2007
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ) Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care grant program will support partnerships to advance and reward the skill and career development of incumbent (currently employed) workers providing care and services on the front lines of our health and healthcare systems. The program seeks to develop and redesign systems that support and institutionalize learning and career advancement and test new models of work-based learning. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007371/rwjf
[posted on RFP Bulletin (May 18, 2007)]
WebJunction Spanish Language Outreach Programmwebinar:
June 12, 10:00-11:30 AM PST/ 1:00-2:30 PM EST / 0:00-11:00 AM PST/
1:00-2:00 PM EST (New York Time: 1:00pm)
Title: Effectively Dealing with Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
Language of Webinar: English
Join Loida Garcia-Febo, Assistant Coordinator Special Services at Queens Library; Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director of the Washington office for the American Library Association; and Isabel Espinal, Librarian for Afro American Studies, Native American Indian Studies & Information Literacy, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. They will discuss how libraries can create effective strategies for ensuring access to information to all people in their communities. The presenters will discuss advocacy, federal legislation, issues and options for academic, public, and school libraries. There will be extra time at the end of the webinar for participants to share their experiences and strategies with each other.
Instructions for Joining
http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14184
To read more about the webinars and to see archived editions of previous webinars http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431
Four lawmakers have accepted the challenge to live on $21.00 of groceries this week - the average allotment in Food Stamps recieved by an individual. http://www.thehatchergroup.com/doc/FS_dear_colleague.pdf You can follow two participants during the week by reading their blogs: Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) http://foodstampchallenge.typepad.com and Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) http://timryan.house.gov
Bills introduced in the U.S. House and Senate yesterday would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to authorize federal funds for "full-service community schools," which are defined as schools that provide services, which could include health care, at school sites, in cooperation with community agencies. Introduced in the Senate by Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson (D) and in the House by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), the bills list services that could be funded in community schools as including early childhood programs; literacy and reading programs for youths and families; parenting education activities; community service; job training and career counseling; nutrition services; primary health and dental care; and preventive mental health and treatment services. http://www.healthinschools.org/2007/may16_alert.asp
[posted on The Center for Health and Healthcare in Schools http://www.healthinschools.org CHHCS News Alert, May 17]
Newest Vital Sign: A Health Literacy Assessment Tool http://www.newestvitalsign.org/
A bilingual (English and Spanish) screening tool that identifies patients at risk for low health literacy.The Newest Vital Sign will be available to medical and public health providers and researchers at no cost.
[Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
"¿Qué Significa ser Padres?" -- a Spanish-language version of the NICHD's "Adventures in Parenting" booklet-offers parenting strategies based on scientific research that can be used for children of any age. The booklet gives practical suggestions for successful parenting that parents can adapt for their own lives and situations. It also includes real-life examples of how some parents have incorporated these strategies into their own day-to-day parenting activities. For free copies of "¿Qué Significa ser Padres?" call 1-800-370-2943 or visit http://www.nichd.nih.gov/significapadres [This NIH News Release is available online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2007/nichd-11.htm
Resource and Evaluation Center (REC). Department of Health and Human Services announces funds to support a REC which will coordinate and maintain a central repository of training materials, assist in dissemination of successful training strategies, and evaluate outcomes of the peer education training sites (PETS) as part of the PETS/REC program. The PETS/REC program provides nationwide peer education and training and other technical assistance to increase the number of HIV/AIDS peer treatment educators within Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 programs. Eligible applicants include nonprofits and faith- and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is June 22, 2007. Approximately $500,000 is available to fund 1 award. For further information, contact HRSA Call Center at callcenter@hrsa.gov; or go to: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13826&mode=VIEW
Children Program Support. American Legion Child Welfare Foundation support organizations that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge of new and innovative programs designed to benefit youth; or through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is July 15, 2007. For further information, go to: http://www.legion.org/cwf/
K-12 Literacy Programs. Dollar General support organizations that focus on education and literacy issues through providing funds to assist K-12 schools in meeting some of the financial challenges they face in implementing new programs or purchasing new equipment, materials, or software for their school libraries or literacy programs. Eligible applicants include independent school districts and nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is August 10, 2007. For further information, go to: http://tinyurl.com/3772ub
Funding Alert is a free service of the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development. To start your own online subscription to Funding Alert, simply register with DC.Gov and subscribe at DCDocs http://dc.gov/registration/dcdocs.asp. For archives, visit http://opgd.dc.gov, Information, Grant Funding Alerts.
New Kaiser Video on the AIDS Drug Assistance Program Now Available on DVD
- Watch the Video http://www.kff.org/hivaids/7627.cfm
- Order the Free Video in English or Spanish
A new video about the role of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), ADAP in the Age of Living with HIV/AIDS, presents a unique personal perspective of the program. ADAP provides HIV-related prescription drugs to low-income people with HIV/AIDS who have limited or no prescription drug coverage from Medicaid or other sources. The video profiles several ADAP clients who receive HIV/AIDS drugs through the program and others who are on waiting lists. The video also features interviews with state officials in South Carolina and Michigan, highlighting the importance of ADAP for people with HIV/AIDS, as well as challenges the program faces. [posted on Kaiser Family Foundation email]
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust to Fund Health and Education Programs for Children With Disabilities
Deadline: June 15, 2007
The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust was established with the goal of positively impacting the culturally diverse populations in communities where CVS stores are located. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007260/cvs
Caring for Colorado Invites Applications for Oral Health Improvement Project
Deadline: June 29, 2007
As part of its mission to promote and serve the healthcare needs of the people of Colorado, the Caring for Colorado Foundation ( http://www.caringforcolorado.org/ ) has announced its second five-year, $5 million Oral Health Improvement Project. The goals of the project are to increase the oral health safety net's long- term capacity to meet the needs of the underserved in Colorado, enable a new generation of Colorado children to be free of the devastating consequences of oral disease, and develop lasting solutions for addressing the oral health needs of Colorado's underserved. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007266/caringforcolorado
Colombe Foundation Seeks to Support Peace Programs
Deadline: September 3, 2007
A program of the Proteus Fund ( http://www.proteusfund.org/ ), the Colombe Foundation seeks to create a peaceful world through changes in American policy. The fund support efforts working toward the elimination of weapons of mass destruction, a shift from war to conflict prevention and resolution, and a shift from military spending to investments in programs addressing poverty, environmental degradation, and other root causes of violence. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007268/proteusfund
[posted on RFP Bulletin (May 11, 2007)]
See the National Library of Medicine's public health and health services research portal http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrph.html that provides links to collaborative projects, databases, subject access projects, outreach and training, publications and informatics, all in one easy to use web site.
Assessing the Potential of National Strategies for Electronic Health Records for Population Health Monitoring and Research
Friedman DJ.
Data Evaluation and Methods Research
National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2(143). 2006
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics
Available online as PDF file [98p.] at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_02/sr02_143.pdf
“………..Healthcare costs continue to increase. The media, the public, and health professionals now recognize that unnecessary morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs resulting from adverse events and medical errors are serious problems. The U.S. and other developed nations are adopting health information technology as a tool for rationalizing complicated healthcare systems, improving the quality of patient care, moderating healthcare costs, and reducing the incidence of adverse events. Electronic health records constitute the core of health information technology. The U.S., Australia, Canada, England, and New Zealand are all developing national strategies for electronic health records, accompanied by substantial investments of public and private sector funds in implementing those strategies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics commissioned this report to assess the potential contribution of national strategies for electronic health records to population health monitoring and research." [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity list]
The State of Health and Wellness of the African American Male: America’s Under-Addressed Health Crisis Congressional Black Caucus Spring Health Braintrust
View a vital and timely webcast by Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen, (D-VI) Chair, and Members of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, as they join leading physicians, sociologists and policymakers at the Spring 2007 CBC Health Braintrust, on Capitol Hill, WDC. Learn about critical issues affecting the status of black men in America. Panel discussions are moderated by Dr. Marjorie Innocent, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. This webcast is a "must-see" for national/state/local officials, health providers, HBCUs, faith-based leaders and members of national, state and local organizations. Click here for webcast at http://www.urbanhealthcast.com
Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care: Solutions People Want
http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/competition/disruptive
Changemakers, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, presents a collaborative competition for the best disruptive innovations that transform health and health care in the United States and globally. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is providing $5 million for ideas that transform markets and empower consumers in the U.S. Submit your entries by July 18, 2007 3:00 pm EST
Learn about the challenges associated with low health literacy, meet some of the new health literacy practitioners in the field, hear about successful strategies and practices, and apply what you have learned to a challenging health literacy scenario. Health Literacy: New Field, New Opportunities is an online tutorial designed for health and literacy educators interested in addressing health literacy barriers to good health in their work. The tutorial was developed by World Education with funding from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine New England Region (NN/NL NER). To view the tutorial, go the Health & Literacy Special Collection at http://www.healthliteracy.worlded.org and click on What’s New (bottom right corner) or What is Health Literacy (left side button). Or view now at http://www.healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/tutorial/SWF/flashcheck/main.htm [posted on [HealthLiteracy 915]
William Randolph Hearst Foundations Health Grants
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=863
Application deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.
Provides funding to improve access to quality health care for underserved populations in rural and urban areas.
Advancing Public Health Practice and Policy Solutions
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1578
Application deadline: Jun 6, 2007
Funding for projects that will discover, implement, evaluate or disseminate practical and replicable solutions related: 1) public health laws, regulations or policies; 2) public health advocacy or communications; and 3) engaging hard-to-reach populations.
Health Information Technology Innovations for Health Center Controlled Networks
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1601
Application deadline: Jun 20, 2007
Funding to implement health information technologies (HIT) other than electronic health records.
HeartRescue Grant Program
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=648
Application deadline: Oct 15, 2007
Grants to increase awareness and education of sudden cardiac death, early defibrillation, and the need for early intervention among community leaders, first responder organizations and the public.
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
The theme for Older Americans Month 2007 is "Older Americans: Making Choices for a Healthier Future." http://www.aoa.gov/press/oam/oam.asp
Resources:
NIHSenior Health http://nihseniorhealth.gov/
MedlinePlus Senior Health Topics http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealth.html
Facts for Features-Older Americans Month - Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/cb07ff-06.pdf
The Family Involvement Storybook Corner, an online resource created by the Harvard Family Research Project, has new educator resources for building family-school-community connections to support children's literacy. These resources -- which include a classroom lesson plan, commentary from a teacher who used lesson ideas with her class, and a Spanish/English family literacy handout -- focus on connecting schools and families with public libraries, engaging Latino families, and preventing the summer literacy slide. The Storybook Corner uses children's books with family involvement themes to engage families in supporting children's learning and development. For more information, visit http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine/resources/storybook/index.html [posted on U.S. Department of Education News Digest--05/10/07]
The American Lung Association’s new State of the Air: 2007 report finds that more than 136 million Americans are living in communities where they are exposed to unhealthful levels of air pollution. http://lungaction.org/reports/stateoftheair2007.html?tr=y&auid=2646898 [American Lung Assocation email]
2007 Intergenerational Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention Education with Women Across the Lifespan Pilot Program Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13759
The purpose of the Intergenerational Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention Education with Women Across the Lifespan Pilot Program is to develop cross-generational HIV/AIDS prevention education approaches specific to women at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS and other female members of the family 12+ years old , particularly African American, Native American/American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/Pacific Islander women from the Diaspora who are grandmothers, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, and aunts. [Grants.gov Opportunities Posting Update]
From HHS CFBCI Listserv: Friday, May 4, 2007:
Domestic Violence/Runaway and Homeless Youth Collaboration on the Prevention of Adolescent Dating Violence
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-EV-0103.html
This funding opportunity is offering organizations the opportunity to design and develop collaborative services to address the intersection of services for youth by the domestic violence and runaway and homeless youth communities. Applications are due by Jun 8, 2007
AWARD AMOUNT: 8 awards totaling $600,000
CONTACT: William Riley at wriley@acf.hhs.gov
Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-CY-0146.html
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Administration on Children, Youth and Families'(ACYF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is accepting applications for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance cooperative agreements. The national effort is designed to enhance and promote the continuous quality improvement of the services available to runaway, homeless and street youth and their families. The cooperative agreements will enhance the programmatic and administrative capacities of public and private agencies providing services to the Runaway and Homeless Youth populations. Applications are due by Jun 25, 2007
AWARD AMOUNT: 2 awards totaling $2,600,000
CONTACT: Kelli Matson-Geist at kelli.matsongeist@acf.hhs.gov
CSBG T&TA Promoting Healthy Marriages
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-ET-0043.html
The Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that competing applications will be accepted for a cooperative agreement pursuant to the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary's authority under section 678(A) of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Act, as amended by the Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and Educational Services (COATES) Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Public Law (P.L.) 105-285). The proposed cooperative agreements will fund training and technical assistance (T/TA) resources for the CSBG Network focusing on improving the quality and the delivery of healthy marriage education service strategies among low-income people served by local community action agencies. Specifically, OCS will offer four to six, three-year cooperative agreements to fund a three-year project period for the creation and dissemination of "promising practice" technical assistance materials in supporting healthy marriages among clients as part of an overall strategy to help low-income people achieve family and child development, and/or self-sufficiency goals. Special emphasis is being placed on the development and dissemination of "promising practice" materials that focus on a wide range of low-income populations, including racial and ethnic minorities and teen parents. Applications are due by Jun 15, 2007
AWARD AMOUNT: 6 awards totaling $400,000
CONTACT: Peter Thompson at OCSGRANTS@lcgnet.com
TITLE III CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=507D5F63-450C-4695-9FC3-4B2AB8D3FFD3
The purpose of this grant program is to support eligible entities in their efforts to strengthen their organizational infrastructure and enhance their capacity to develop, enhance or expand high quality HIV primary health care services in (1) rural or (2) urban underserved areas and (3) communities of color. The applicant must propose capacity building activities that develop, enhance, or expand a comprehensive continuum of outpatient HIV primary care services in their community through the applicant agency. Capacity building grant funds are intended for a fixed period of time (one year) and not for long-term activities. Applications are due by Jun 04, 2007
AWARD AMOUNT: 15 awards totaling approximately $1,500,000.00
CONTACT: Sylvia Trent-Adams at 301-443-1377 or strent-adams@hrsa.gov
May is Mental Health Month: MIND Your Health
Medical scientists now know that in psychiatry, as in other forms of medicine, culture plays an enormous role in shaping expressions of illness. Read "Demystifying Mental Illness in any and All Languages" by Fia Curley http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=19 Also, listen to "The Infinite Mind" episode which explores mental health care for immigrants. http://www.lcmedia.com/mind474.htm
Pamper Yourself into a Sea of Wellness
From massages and screenings in Phoenix to cooking demonstrations in Maine, the National Women’s Health Week http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/ encourages women to think holistically about health: “It’s your time. Pamper your Mind, Body, and Spirit.” While on this site, register for the "WOMAN challenge" - Women and girls Out Moving Across the Nation http://www.womenshealth.gov/woman/ - an 8-week challenge to increase your physical activity beginning Sunday May 13th, Mother's Day to kick off National Women's Health Week.
[OMHRC E*NEWS FLASH!]
In a report published by The Commonwealth Fund, researchers, including Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H., and Joel S. Weissman, Ph.D., examine data from a national survey of resident physicians. They find that few residents felt unprepared--in a general sense--to care for patients from racial and ethnic minorities and from diverse cultures. However, when questioned in detail, many admitted to feeling unprepared to care for patients with specific cultural characteristics. For instance, more than one of five felt unprepared to treat patients with cultural issues at odds with Western medicine, religious beliefs that affect care, or patients with limited English proficiency. Moreover, half of residents said they received only minimal training in cross-cultural communication and understanding. Read more and download the report at http://tinyurl.com/22y7mq [posted on an e-Alert byt the Commonwealth Fund]
Strengthening Refugee Families: Issues, Best Practices, and Innovations
A National Conference
October 22 - 23, 2007
Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza
350 North Orleans, Chicago, IL
Save the Date: http://www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/pdfs/refugee-savedate.pdf
Call for papers http://www.isbe.state.il.us/bilingual/pdfs/2007_Call_for_Wkshp_and_App.pdf
National Public Health Nursing Conference
2007 Conference Theme:
Utilizing Partnerships to Enhance Practice and Education in Public Health Nursing
Two leading national public health nursing organizations, the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing (ASTDN) and the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators will hold a joint conference May 30-June 3 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, MO. For more information see http://www.astdn.org/events-annual-meeting-2007-new.htm [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)]
Resources to use and learn from this month:
MidContinehtal Regional Medical Library (MCRML) trifold brochure "Health Information on the Internet: Consumer Health Resources: Asian & Pacific Islanders" http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/docs/asian_american_resources.rtf
MCRML web site on Asian American/Pacific Islander Health Issues http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/ethnic/asianamericanhealth.html
National Library of Medicine's "Asian American Health" web site http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Fact Sheet http://www.apiahf.org/resources/pdf/Asian_Pacific_Heritage_Month_2007.pdf
InfoPlease http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianhistory1.html
Staples Foundation for Learning Offers Support for Education and Job Skills Programs
Deadline: August 3, 2007
The mission of Staples Foundation for Learning, Inc. ( http://www.staplesfoundation.org/ ) is "to teach, train, and inspire." The foundation contributes funds to national and local charities that provide educational opportunities and job skills for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. To be eligible for consideration, the applicant organizations must have nonprofit, tax-exempt classification under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; offer programs aligned with the Staples Foundation for Learning's mission; and focus on job skills and education. The requested amount of each grant can be up to $25,000. Most grants awarded by the foundation are in the $5,000 to $25,000 range. The foundation reviews grant proposals on a quarterly basis. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007175/staplesfoundation
Hadassah Foundation Seeks Proposals for U.S. Projects Benefiting Adolescent Girls and Young Women
Deadline: August 1, 2007
Established by Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America ( http://www.hadassah.org/ ), the Hadassah Foundation ( http://www.hadassahfoundation.org/ ) is dedicated to refocusing the priorities of the Jewish community through innovative and creative funding for women and girls in the United States and Israel. The foundation's mission is to improve the status, health, and well-being of women and girls; bring their contributions, issues, and needs from the margins to the center of Jewish concern; and encourage and facilitate their active participation in decision-making and leadership in all spheres of life. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007182/hadassahfoundation
[posted on RFP Bulletin (May 4, 2007)]
NIH is offering free print subscriptions, single or multiple copies, of NIH News in Health to any library that is interested. NIH News in Health is a monthly newsletter from the National Institutes of Health, the nation's medical research agency, offering practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research. Please contact Harrison Wein at weinh@od.nih.gov or 301-435-7489 if you are interested in receiving a print subscription. See the NIH News in Health May issue : http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/
FamiliesUSA has created a new Faith-Based Resource Center on their Web site. This new resource center is intended to empower those in the faith community who wish to advocate for high-quality, affordable health care for all and, at the same time, to help advocates seeking to reach out to communities of faith. http://www.familiesusa.org/resources/faith-based-resources/ [posted on Families USA email]
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2007/xtremepr.htm
The Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a DVD titled "Cross Training Respiratory Extenders for Medical Emergencies (Project XTREME) http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/projxtreme/," to train health care professionals who are not respiratory care specialists to provide basic respiratory care and ventilator management to adult patients in any mass casualty event. Among the possible emergencies when such auxiliary clinical help may be necessary are an influenza pandemic, a bioterrorist attack involving anthrax or other agents, or an outbreak of severe acute respiratory illnesses. [posted on PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of May 04, 2007
Photovoice: A Cool Tool to Document Info and Tell a Story
Don't Let the conservative cover fool you! Here's an easy-to-use, low-cost technique that enables community residents of all ages and languages to share information about their communities through pictures. It uses a grassroots approach to photography and social action. Although written for Public Health people it can easily be applied to any situation where you want to hear and see what community members are thinking about a particular situation or issue. It lets people tell their own stories. http://newroutes.org/node/2627 Download the document at http://newroutes.org/sites/default/files/live/photovoice_article_2007_1.pdf
Community Engagement in Public Health
Local public health departments promote overall community health and well-being and address the causes of disease and disability. To achieve these goals, they need to engage diverse communities in developing solutions to pressing problems including chronic diseases, health disparities, and other complex community health issues. Drawing from a decade of experience, this paper presents the Ladder of Community Participation, highlights real life examples of Contra Costa Health Services’ community engagement practices and offers suggestions to help local health departments enhance their own activities. http://newroutes.org/node/2168 Download the document at http://newroutes.org/sites/default/files/live/community_engagement_in_ph_0.pdf
[posted inNew Routes E-mail Digest] April 19-May 2, 2007]
Every 45 seconds, someone in the United States experiences a stroke. Yet, despite being the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in this country, fewer than one in five Americans can recognize a symptom of a stroke. In addition, some people still believe that this condition is simply a “stroke of fate,” not realizing that stroke is preventable and treatable. Read this article from Diane Mulligan-Fairfield, Vice President of National Communications for the National Stroke Association and learn more about what you can do to identify strokes.
Read Stroke: Think about the Women in Your Life http://www.womenshealth.gov/editor/2007/05/ Healthy Women Today Newsletter - May 2007
From the national Stroke Association http://www.stroke.org/ See their section on African Americans and Stroke http://www.stroke.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AAMER This includes resources and brochures.
Medicaid: A Primer
Examines the structure of Medicaid, who the program covers, what services it provides and spending. Includes tables examining the state-to-state variation in eligibility, enrollment and spending for Medicaid enrollees.
Organization: Kaiser Family Foundation; Date: 03 / 2007 http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/Medicaid-A-Primer-pdf.pdf
NDSUH Report: Methamphetamine Use
Examines trends and patterns in rates of methamphetamine use by gender based on data from the 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
Organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Date: 01 / 2007 http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/meth/meth.pdf
Substance Abuse in Rural America
Chapter from the 2007 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues. Addresses rural access to substance abuse services, with a focus on alcohol, methamphetamine and narcotics addiction.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; Date: 01 / 2007 http://ruralcommittee.hrsa.gov/NAC07Report.htm#SubstanceAbuse
Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders among American Indians and Alaska Natives
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) surveys American Indians and Alaska Natives, 12 years and older, to collect data regarding substance use and substance use disorders.
Organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Date: 01 / 2007 http://www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov/2k7/AmIndians/AmIndians.pdf
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Human Services Update]
Outreach, Education, and Technical Assistance for Public Safety Interoperability Efforts - Technical Services. Department of Homeland Security announces funds to help establish a strong technical foundation to guide the public safety community as it moves forward in defining requirements and architecture framework, conducting gap analyses, and ultimately developing interface standards for public safety communications. Eligible applicants include public and state controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and private institutions of higher education. The deadline for applications is June 25, 2007. Approximately $1,800,000 is available to fund 1 award. For further information, contact Joan Keiser at (202) 447-5603 or joan.keiser@dhs.gov; or go to: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13609&mode=VIEW
Children and Youth Program Support. BridgeBuilders Foundation announces funds to support organizations that improve educational opportunities, support community-building, provide leadership experiences, strengthen families, and help children connect to the natural environment. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is June 1, 2007. Approximately $50,000 is available to fund awards ranging from $2,000-$5,000. For further information, contact BridgeBuilders Foundation at katie@bridgebuildersfoundation.org; or go to: http://www.bridgebuildersfoundation.org/aboutus/index.html
CommUnity Impact Grants Program. Home Depot announces funds to support organizations that engage volunteers to construct, refurbish, and maintain play spaces (such as playgrounds, parks, and trails); refurbish or maintain community gathering places (such as community centers); build, refurbish, or maintain affordable or transitional housing; or rebuild structures damaged in weather-related disasters. Eligible applicants include nonprofits and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2007. Awards up to $3,000 are available. For further information, contact Home Depot at Community_Impact@homedepot.com ; or go to: http://corporate.homedepot.com/wps/portal/Grants
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Innovation in Prevention Awards, which seek to identify and celebrate organizations that have implemented innovative and creative chronic disease prevention and health promotion programs. To nominate a program or obtain additional information on the 2007 Innovation in Prevention Awards please visit http://www.prevent.org/awards2007 The deadline for nomination is 5:00 PM EDT, June 29, 2007.
On Wednesday, May 2, at 1 p.m. ET, Kaiser will host an interactive webcast to discuss racial/ethnic disparities in children’s health, and how efforts to expand health coverage can reduce these inequalities. Moderated by Foundation Senior Health Policy Analyst Cara James, the conversation will include Gail Christopher, vice president and director of the Health Policy Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies; Richard Figueroa, health advisor to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger; and Cindy Mann, executive director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University. Submit questions in advance or during the webcast by emailing TodaysTopics@kaisernetwork.org. The webcast is part of the Foundation’s “Today’s Topics in Health Disparities” series. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2125