The theme of the latest issue of Faculty Vitae, a web-based publication of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Faculty Development and Leadership section, is "Community-Based Research: New Networks for Health." http://www.aamc.org/members/facultydev/facultyvitae/spring07/start.htm [posted on [CBPR listserv]
2007 HIV/AIDS Health Promotion and Education Program GrantT
The purpose of the HIV/AIDS Health Promotion and Education Program is to improve the health status, relative to HIV/AIDS, of young adult minority populations by eliminating disparities. Through this FY 2007 announcement, the OMH promotes partnerships between national minority-serving organizations and institutions of higher education, particularly those with a history of serving minority populations, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other accredited minority-serving post-secondary institutions. This program also promotes promising practices and model programs targeting unique minority communities. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=14560
2007 Bilingual/Bicultural Demonstration Grant Program
The purpose of the Bilingual/Bicultural Program is to improve the health status of LEP minority populations by eliminating disparities. Through this FY 2007 announcement, OMH is continuing to build communication bridges and reduce the linguistic, cultural and social barriers LEP minority populations encounter when accessing health services by supporting programs that focus on: improving and expanding the linguistic and cultural competence capacity and ability of health care professionals and paraprofessionals working with LEP minority communities, and improving the accessibility and utilization of health care services among LEP minority populations. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=14561
Cost Effective Health Promotion Interventions/Programs for Older Workers (SBIR [R43/44]) Grant
The National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Mental Health invites Small Business Innovation Research(SBIR) Grants to develop risk reduction programs (also referred to as health promotion, health management, demand management, and disease prevention programs) that have been tested in the private sector and apply them to older US workers (ages 55-64 years). The goal of these interventions is to improve the health (including mental health) of older workers, reduce avoidable health care utilization, and be cost-effective for employee insurance plans. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=14584
[posted on Grants.gov Opportunities Posting Update]
The American Library Association launched its new public advocacy website, I Love Libraries, http://www.ilovelibraries.org/ at the start of the ALA 2007 Annual Conference, June 21–27. The site contains a variety of features designed to attract—and hold the attention of—library lovers of all kinds: reviews of new and award-winning books, fast-breaking library news, library spotlights, a “find a library” feature, blogs and newsfeeds, as well as library-related links on YouTube and flickr. Read the complete press release at http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2007/june2007/Ill07.htm
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is pleased to provide free access to a special issue of the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice (JPHM&P) that looks at efforts to establish a national voluntary accreditation program for public health agencies and examines the potential of promising accreditation models. http://tinyurl.com/23qqmr
In March 2002, The Joint Commission, together with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), launched a national campaign to urge patients to take a role in preventing health care errors by becoming active, involved and informed participants on the health care team. http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/SpeakUp/about_speakup.htm
In an effort to help patients understand their rights and encourage them to become active participants in their own care, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has produced a easy-to-understand brochure available in English and Spanish that is available online as a small PDF file. http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/SpeakUp/sp_rights.htm [[New Routes E-mail Digest] June 12 - June 27, 2007]+
A brief skill-building program on practices to reduce exposure to sexually transmitted disease (STD) and HIV improved the self-reported protective behaviors of inner-city black women for up to one year and actually decreased their risk of acquiring an STD, according to a study appearing in the June 2007 issue of the American Journal of Public Health. The women received the program from specially trained nurses either individually or in small group sessions at an inner-city women’s health clinic. The study was conducted as part of the “Sister to Sister: The Black Women’s Health Project,” funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read the press release at http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2007/ninr-26.htm Read the abstract at http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/97/6/1034
For those of you in clinical settings without access to a medical library, set up a Loansome Doc account with any medical library in the country http://www.nlm.nih.gov/loansomedoc/loansome_home.html Contact your Regional Medical Library to do this by calling 800-338-7657. Tell them Siobhan sent you!
Over the course of 20 days in May and June, the community of Webware.com users voted for its favorite Web applications. These are the results: the top 100 Web apps, 10 in each of 10 categories, determined by Webware readers and the fans of the sites that made the final cut. http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100.html
This looks like a great place to go to learn about new online tools for browsing, communicating, and working online with.
The Maternal and Child Health Library released a new edition of Knowledge Path: Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention. This electronic guide presents a selection of current, high-quality resources that measure, document, and monitor the problem; identify risk and protective factors; and report on promising intervention strategies. The knowledge path is intended for use by health professionals, policymakers, researchers, and others who are interested in tracking information on this topic. Separate sections identify resources for families and schools. View the path online at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_adolpreg.html Knowledge paths on other maternal and child health topics are available at http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html
Increasing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Services for Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Women
Funding Opportunity Number: DP07-714
Application Deadline: July 23, 2007
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $350,000
Details at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/DP07-714.htm
The purpose of this program is to:
*Increase the number of urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women receiving Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection (BCCED) screening.
*Decrease time to access diagnosis and treatment.
*Increase participation of Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIHOs) in state BCCED Program & Comprehensive Cancer Control coalitions.
*To provide a model for other state health department programs to work with UIHOs in a collaborative, culturally appropriate manner.
Collaborative Partnerships in Cancer Prevention and Control Programs for American Indian/Alaska Native People
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP07-711 Application Deadline: August 6, 2007 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Estimated Total Program Funding: $350,000
Non-profit organizations with experience and expertise in addressing the health care needs of urban Indian populations and providing culturally competent services to them. Please see the complete funding opportunity announcement for more eligibility details. Details at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/DP07-711.htm
[posted on CBPR listserv]
My post about National HIV Testing Day http://www.hivtest.org/ gave the correct date, but the correct day of the week is Wednesday!
Some facts for women from the National WOMAN Challenge (Women and girls Moving Out Across the Nation): There are more than one million people in the United States living with HIV and there are an estimated 40,000 new infections every year. Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Many women do not know that they are HIV-infected because they have never been tested. The only sure way to know if you have HIV is to get tested. [WOMAN Challenge Web site: http://www.womenshealth.gov/woman/]
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund Announces Awards for Best Practices in Breast Cancer Advocacy
Deadline: July 15, 2007 (Phase I Nomination)
The National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund ( http://www.stopbreastcancer.org/), a grassroots organization dedicated to ending breast cancer through the power of action and advocacy, will award seven consumer-led grassroots advocacy organizations $25,000 or $50,000 in recognition of strategic, high-impact programs that address critical issues in the systems of research, access to quality care, and public policy. The awardees' programs will serve as models for other organizations across the United States. These awards are made possible by a grant from the Breast Cancer Fund of the National Philanthropic Trust ( http://www.nptrust.org/about_npt/special_projects.asp ). The online application and more information is available at: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007790/stopbreastcancer
US Airways Education Foundation Seeks Grant Applicants
Deadline: August 1, 2007
A philanthropic vehicle of US Airways ( http://www.usairways.com/ ), the US Airways Education Foundation is accepting applications for its 2007 Community Education Grant Program. Governed by a group of educators, community leaders, and US Airways employees, the foundation will award grants of up to $5,000 each to nonprofit organizations located in the markets served by the airline.Eligible applicants include educational programs that respond to the special needs of disadvantaged or disabled individuals; teach or enhance social responsibility; facilitate parental and/or community involvement; and enhance academic achievement. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007789/usairways
[posted on RFP Bulletin (June 22, 2007)]
This coming Friday, June 27th is National HIV Testing Day http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/testing/index.html I was invited to attend a webinar for people who blog about HIV/AIDS issues sponsored by AIDS.gov You can read the trasncript of that webinar at http://www.aids.gov/webinar_transcript.html and also view the webinar itself at https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p84535323/ There is a short delay of about 3 mintues before the webinar starts. One of the suggestions that came out of the webinar is that we ask our public officials to get tested on Friday, and that they let people know that they are going to get the test. Its important that HIV testing become standard medical practice in order for this test to be covered routinely by insurance companies. Lets all get tested. Find a test site at http://www.hivtest.org/ I have been tested in past, and this webinar inspires me to get tested again. There is no stigma in doing anything that takes care of our health.
A new Web site designed to educate the public in the Arizona-Sonora border region about the severe risk of death among border crossers caused by high temperatures is available.The Web site points out the probability of how likely one or more heat-related deaths are to occur among the border-crosser population on each day in Pima County. The risk increases dramatically as temperatures rise. The prediction is estimated from the number of heat deaths occurring in this region from 2002-2005, based on research conducted by a team led by Samuel M. Keim, MD, associate professor, The University of Arizona Department of Emergency Medicine. The goal of the new Web site is to help prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths among border crossers. Because it is doubtful many of these individuals actually will see the site, its primary target is the general public, who can help spread awareness about the severe danger of crossing the Southern Arizona desert in extreme temperatures. Sponsored by the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center (AEMRC), the Web site officially was launched last week at the bi-annual Arizona Mexico Commission meeting, held in Tucson. The Web site is at: http://borderrisk.med.arizona.edu/crossingRisk.html [taken from a press release of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center]
2007 Trejo Foster Foundation Institute Will Focus on Health Information Issues for Hispanics and Latinos -- Hosted by UA School of Information Resources and Library Science and the Arizona Health Sciences Library.
TUCSON - Librarians, information specialists, health educators and health professionals serving Hispanics and Latinos are invited to register for the 2007 Trejo Foster Foundation Institute to be held July 12 - 14 on the campus of the University of Arizona. The bi-annual Institute brings together leaders, practitioners and students in the library and information fields to discuss and advocate for issues, policies and practices that affect Hispanic Latino communities and ndividuals.
Registration for the two-day Institute is $75.00, which includes all cnference activities plus meals. Students are eligible for a reduced rate of $40.00. A limited number of conference scholarships are available.Conference participants traveling to Tucson are eligible to reserve rooms in available UA residence halls at a low conference rate. http://sir.arizona.edu/trejo
Pelvic health conditions can be difficult to talk about and even harder to live with. You deserve better. Learn more here about symptoms and treatment options for "what's going on down there." http://www.healthywomen.org/pelvichealthawareness
Kresge Capital Challenge Grant Program
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=264
Application deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.
Grants designed to fund an organization's immediate capital needs and to build its capacity to raise private support for the future.
Nursing Scholarship Program
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=88
Application deadline: Jun 30, 2007
Program provides scholarships to individuals for attendance at schools of nursing in exchange for two-year commitment to serve in shortage area.
Consumer Voices for Coverage: Strengthening State Advocacy Networks to Expand Health Coverage
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1634
Application deadline: Sep 18, 2007
Funding to strengthen advocacy efforts to promote health care policies that will expand health insurance coverage.
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
Tips for First Responders, a 13-page, color-coded, laminated 4.5 x 5.5-inch field guide. Two new disabilities have been added: autism and multiple chemical sensitivities, and the original tips have been revised. http://cdd.unm.edu/products/tips_web020205.pdf
Individual disaster preparedness "Nobody Left Behind" http://www.nobodyleftbehind2.org/resources/index.shtml The resources listed below are an excellent way to start getting acquainted with or increase your depth of knowledge of emergency and disaster preparedness and rescue procedures for persons with disabilities. It is designed for both consumers and the professionals in the field of emergency preparedness and response.
Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities [Red Cross Publication]
http://www.redcross.org/images/pdfs/preparedness/A4497.pdf Protecting yourself and your family when disaster strikes requires planning ahead. This booklet will help you get started.
Emergency Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety - Tips for People with Activity Limitations and Disabilities. (2006) Los Angeles County Emergency Survival Program, posted 05/2/06 http://www.cert-la.com/ESP/ESP-Disabilities-Guide-2006.pdf This guide helps people with disabilities better prepare for large or small-scale emergencies. The guide's focus helps people with disabilities take responsibility for their own safety during emergencies and evacuations and work effectively with first responders.
Thanks to Beth Wescott from the Southeast Atlantic Regional Medical Library for this list.
A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Center for Health Improvement highlights differences in how local and regional healthcare markets use information technology, publicly reported performance measurements, and other key initiatives that experts believe could drive improvements in the quality of health care for people with chronic illnesses. The study, A Checkup on Health Care Markets, http://tinyurl.com/yrqbsd (16 pages, PDF), grades fourteen communities on seven key attributes of healthcare market readiness, and concludes that any national attempt to improve healthcare quality must account for local and regional variations. http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/connections/conn_item.jhtml?id=179600053
A new report from the Health Workforce Tracking Collaborative at the University of California, San Francisco Center for Health Professions identifies and maps the educational supply chain for selected health professions in California. The report, Tracking the Supply of Health Professions Education Programs in California http://tinyurl.com/ysbjlq (53 pages, PDF), also describes historical trends in educational output, the distribution among the state's different higher education sectors, and the distribution of graduates among different award levels. The report was funded by the California Endowment, the California Wellness Foundation, and the California HealthCare Foundation. http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/connections/conn_item.jhtml?id=179300077 [posted in PND Connections (JUne 20, 2007)]
CRS Report for Congress: Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/crs/RL30719.pdf
Covers broadband Internet access issues in rural and underserved areas. Also covers the federal assistance programs as well as state and local broadband activities.
Organization: Congressional Research Service, 04 / 2007
Getting Connected: Broadband Services a Key to a Vibrant Rural America
http://ruralsociology.org/pubs/RuralRealities/RuralRealities2-1.pdf
Describes the current situation of broadband services in rural America and discusses the federal, state, and local broadband policies and policy options.
Organization: Rural Sociological Society, 2007
Journal: Rural Realities Volume: 2 Issue: 1
Faith Based Organizations: Potential Partners in Rural Transportation
http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/Trn/Partners.htm
Reports on a survey of rural Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) to assess their interest in providing local transportation for people with disabilities and their capacity to do so.
Organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, 05 / 2007
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Human Services Update]
Nearly one-half of Hispanics and one of four African Americans are uninsured, and both of these groups are less likely than other ethnic groups to have a regular source for their care. Although having health insurance is vital in helping people obtain essential care, coverage alone cannot end disparities in health care. A new report from The Commonwealth Fund will highlight trends in minority health care and show why having a "medical home"--in which patients can get timely, well-organized access to care--can improve health, foster management of chronic medical conditions, improve preventive care, and eliminate racial and ethnic health care disparities.
On June 27, Garth Graham, M.D., and Dora Hughes, M.D., will join Commonwealth Fund leaders Steve C. Schoenbaum, M.D., and Anne Beal, M.D., to react to the report and discuss what steps the federal government can take to promote health care equity. Dr. Graham directs the Administration's Office of Minority Health and Dr. Hughes is the top health aide to Sen. Barack Obama. Copies of the report, Closing the Divide: Role of the Medical Home for Promoting Equity in Health Care: Results from the 2006 Commonwealth Fund Healthcare Quality Survey, will be available at the briefing, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, Noon - 1:30 p.m. in Washgington, DC.
For a while, we had to shut the comments section down because we were getting too much spam on the blog. With the help of the IT department at the Eccles Health Sciences Library, Technology Liaison Sharon Dennis was able to get the comments section up and running on the blog. When you post a comment, I have to publish it, so it won't show up immediately. I"m looking forward to hearing from you all.
The Home Safety Literacy Project materials are an effective alternative to text-heavy safety handouts. These free educational materials can be read and understood by adults at various reading levels, and easily integrated into your existing community outreach program.
English vrsion of the materials: http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/expert_network/en_literacy_w012.aspx
Spanish Versions of the materials: http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/expert_network/en_spanishliteracy_w001.aspx [psoted on HealthLiteracy listerv]
Tune into this podcast interview between myself and Ira Combs, R.N. Community Liaison Nurse Coordinator for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Health Disparities. We discuss the importance of building trusted relationships with communities as a vital piece of the ongoing efforts to reduce health disparities. See the MCR podcast page at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/podcasts/podcasts.html Link to the podcast with Ira at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/podcasts/podcast2.html
Home Depot Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Affordable Housing Projects
Deadline: July 1, 2007 (Letters of Inquiry)
The Home Depot Foundation ( http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/ ) is dedicated to creating healthy, livable communities through the integration of affordable housing built responsibly and the preservation and restoration of community trees. The foundation makes grants to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charities in the United States and to charitable organizations in Canada. To better support its mission, the foundation awards most of its grants by directly soliciting proposals from high-performing nonprofit organizations with the demonstrated ability to create strong partnerships, impact multiple communities, and leverage grant resources. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007662/homedepotfoundation
American Academy of Pediatrics Accepting Applications for Community Access to Child Health Program Planning Funds
Deadline: July 31, 2007
The Community Access to Child Health Program ( http://www.aap.org/catch/index.html ) is a national program of the American Academy of Pediatrics ( http://www.aap.org/ ) designed to improve access to health care by supporting pediatricians and communities that are involved in community-based efforts for children. The CATCH Planning Funds program provides grants in amounts from $2,500 to $12,000 for pediatricians to plan innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children's access to medical homes ( http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/) or specific health services not otherwise available. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007663/aap
American Dental Association Foundation Seeks Oral Health Proposals
Deadline: July 16, 2007 (Letters of Intent)
The ADA Foundation ( http://www.adafoundation.org/ ) is seeking collaborators for its new Strategic Alliance Grant Program. Non profit organizations and agencies are invited to outline an initiative designed to raise the awareness of the importance of oral health via an access program, research project, or professional/public education effort. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007664/adafoundation
[posted on RFP Bulletin (June 15, 2007)]
National Association for Rural Mental Health's (NARMH) 2007 Conference
There's No Place Like Home : Jazzin' Up Rural Mental Health
Kansas City, MO
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
August 8-11, 2007
http://www.narmh.org/conferences/2007_conference.html
Research for Native Health: Strengthening Partnerships,Promoting Trust, and Increasing Communication
August 22-23, 2007 in Denver, CO
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=5042&lvl=1&lvlID=11
The conference will provide opportunities to improve the dialogue between Tribal Nations, academic scientists, government researchers, American Indian community representatives, policymakers, and funders regarding key issues involving human research, ethics, tribal sovereignty, and the role of Institutional Review Boards in tribal decision making.
Draft Agenda http://www.omhrc.gov/assets/pdf/checked/NativeHealthAgendaAugust82223.pdf
National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign produced by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US) http://www.napwa.org/ to encourage at-risk individuals to receive voluntary HIV counseling and testing. Find a testing site at http://www.hivtest.org/ Read more about HIV AIDS testing day at:
http://www.hivtest.org/press_files/subindex.cfm?FuseAction=Spotlight.main
http://www.omhrc.gov/hivaidsobservances/testing/index.html
Get updated on your health with the site your doctor recommends – MedlinePlus. The television host of Univision's popular Sábado Gigante, Don Francisco, is the spokesman for the public awareness campaign “Póngase al día con su salud en MedlinePlus”. The National Library of Medicine is encouraging Latinos to use MedlinePlus to learn about health and wellness for their families and themselves. The campaign materials are available to anyone who wants to use them. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/outreach/donfrancisco.html
Ethical and Legal Considerations in Mitigating Pandemic Disease: Workshop Summary
Stanley M. Lemon, Margaret A. Hamburg, P. Frederick Sparling, Eileen R. Choffnes, and Alison Mack, Rapporteurs, Forum on Microbial Threats
Board on Global Health – Institute of Medicine - US National Academies Press, 2007
Summary PDF [51p.] at; http://books.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/11917.pdf
Full text online at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11917.html
“…..It can be difficult to implement disease control strategies effectively and, at the same time, with fairness and justice. Many proposed disease mitigation strategies may have unintended (and often undesirable ) consequences, such as adverse economic effects or the restriction of civil rights and civil liberties.
In order to focus on the profound ethical and legal issues inherent in various pandemic disease mitigation approaches that are being proposed domestically and internationally, the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Microbial Threats convened a public workshop and released the workshop summary entitled Ethical and Legal Considerations in Mitigating Pandemic Disease. " [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity listserv]
Creating a Global Partnership in Public Health Informatics
https://phi2007.cphi.washington.edu/
September 17-18, 2007, Seattle, WA
HHS Announces Plan to Transition the American Health Information Community to Private Sector
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2007pres/06/pr20070612a.html
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced timelines and key activities necessary to transition the American Health Information Community (AHIC) from a federal advisory committee to an independent, private-sector health Information Technology (IT) leadership entity. The announcement officially launches the transition plan and moves forward the national health IT agenda toward achieving President Bush's goal for most Americans to have access to secure electronic health records by 2014.
[posted on PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of Jun 15, 2007]
Prescription Drug Safety Net: Access to Pharmaceuticals for the Uninsured
http://www.nhpf.org/pdfs_bp/BP_DrugSafetyNet_05-09-07.pdf
Overview of organized programs that provide access to prescription drugs for the uninsured. Focuses on manufacturer-sponsored pharmacy assistance programs (PAPs) and the federal 340B drug pricing program.
Organization: National Health Policy Forum
National Prevention Information Network - Cultural Competence
http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/population/culture.asp
Provides information and resources about cultural competence and how it applies to HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB prevention.
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
The Mass General Hospital Disparities Solutions Center is gearing up to kick off a year- long web seminar series funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. These 90-minute, interactive, web-based seminars are free and open to the public. On Friday, June 29, from 3-4:30 PM EST, join us for the inaugural seminar entitled "Hospitals, Language, and Culture: A Discussion of the Joint Commission's Survey of Culturally Competent Practices" with Paul Schyve, MD, Senior Vice President at the Joint Commission, and Amy Wilson-Stronks, MPP, CPHQ, Associate Project Director in the Division of Standards and Survey Methods at the Joint Commission. This three year, cross-sectional qualitative study, funded by the California Endowment explores how 60 hospitals across the country have adapted their systems to provide health care to culturally and linguistically diverse patient populations. Dr. Schyve and Ms. Wilson-Stronks will discuss the report findings on the challenges these hospitals face and how they address them. To register for this web seminar, please click or cut and paste the following link: http://www.massgeneral.org/disparitiessolutions/web.html [posted in CLAStalk listserv]
On May 30th "Health Literacy: Tools for Improving Health Communications" Conference was held at the New York Medical College. A product of the Conference was the virtual tookit. http://library.nymc.edu/PHInformatics/hltoolkit.cfm
Community Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities Demonstration Grant Program
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 11, 2007
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) announces the availability of FY 2007 funding for the Community Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities Demonstration Grant Program (”Community Partnerships Program”). The Community Partnerships Program is designed to support activities that address, and will subsequently eliminate, racial and ethnic health disparities through community-level activities that promote health, reduce risks, and increase access to and utilization of preventive health care and treatment services. http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=5104&lvl=2&lvlID=1 [posted on Office of Minority HealthOMHRC E*NEWS FLASH!]
From the DC Office of Partnerships and Grants Development:
High Impact Electronic Health Records (EHR) Implementation. Department of Health and Human Services announces fund to support the use of EHRs as a tool to improve the safety, quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care delivery. The goals of this opportunity includes the adoption and effective use of EHRs; the creation of sustainable business models for deploying health information technology in health center control networks and large multi-site health centers; enhancing the ability of safety net providers to leverage initiatives and resources as well as improving quality and health outcomes in the Consolidated Health Center Program. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, faith- and community-based organizations, and others. The deadline for applications is July 2, 2007. Approximately $9,700,000 is available to fund 8 awards. A match is required. For further information, contact HRSA Call Center at CallCenter@HRSA.GOV; or go to :http://tinyurl.com/29x3y3
Targeted State Maternal and Child Oral Health Service Systems. Department of Health and Human Services announces funds to support states in implementing preventive and restorative oral health service programs for Medicaid and state children's health insurance program (SCHIP) eligible children and other underserved children and their families. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, special district governments, state governments, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations. The deadline for applications is July 6, 2007. Approximately $3,200,000 is available to fund 20 awards up to $160,000. For further information, contact Mark E. Nehring at (301) 334-3449 or mnehring@hrsa.gov; or go to: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14267&mode=VIEW.
Syringe Access Fund. The Tide Foundation announces a new round of funding designed to provide more than $1.2 million in total grants to as many as fifty organizations for syringe access projects and state-level policy education related to syringe access and harm reduction. Eligible applicants include: community-, street-, and pharmacy-based syringe access programs, as well as state-level policy education efforts. The deadline for applications is 5pm Eastern time, June 20, 2007. For further information, go to: http://www.tidesfoundation.org/services-strategies/collective-giving/syringe-access-fund/index.html
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 Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System released the first-ever comprehensive comparison of health system performance in all 50 states. Aiming Higher: Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance ranks states on 32 performance indicators of access, quality, avoidable hospital use and costs, equity, and "healthy lives." The report compares each state's performance to benchmarks that have already been achieved in states across the country. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=494551&#doc494551
Take a look at this new blog that offers weekly, plain-language, updates on the aging research for community-based practioners and others who can use it. After several weeks of posting lengthy updates on the research on various aging-related issues, posts will become more brief, more interactive, and more frequent http://agingresearchtranslator.blogspot.com [posted on CBPR listserv]
I don't usually post items about articles that are not available freely and in full text format, but this one is an important article and there are several news releases that may be of interest if you cannot get the original article.
Small Number of Hospitals Care for Majority of Elderly African-American Patients
A new study detailing hospital care for African-American patients found that care in the U.S. is concentrated—a small number of hospitals care for most of the elderly African-American patients. Additionally, the hospitals that disproportionately care for elderly African-Americans often provide a somewhat lower quality of care. Published in the latest issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, the study was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and led by Dr. Ashish Jha, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health. Read the news release at http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/newsreleasesdetail.jsp?id=10497&c=EMC-CA142
[posted on Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Quality/Equality Contents Alert]
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has seen an increasing use of electronic images for clinical medicine and biomedical research. The Visible Human Project was established in 1989 to build a digital image library of volumetric data representing complete, normal adult male and female anatomy. You can see more about this project at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html The NLM recently created a bibliography of articles on the Visible Human Project covering January 1987 through March 2007 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/visible_human_2007.html
By FELICIA FONSECA | Associated Press
June 9, 2007
CHINLE, Ariz. — In recent months, Jocelyn Billy’s willingness to discuss topics such as sex, relationships and disease on the Navajo Nation has won praise from those working with HIV and AIDS patients.
While many Navajo officials shy away from those subjects, the 24-year-old Billy has used her unique and prominent status — as Miss Navajo Nation — to get the word out.
Read the complete article at http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/62836.html
The National Center for Health Statistics is pleased to announce that Tracking Healthy People 2010 has been thoroughly revised to reflect changes since originally published in November 2000 and is now available online at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/hpdata2010/thp.htm.
Tracking Healthy People 2010 was designed to serve as a statistical compendium companion to the November 2000 publication of Healthy People2010 - Understanding and Improving Health – Objectives for Improving Health. The original volume included detailed technical information on how the data for the objectives are derived, the major data issues affecting the interpretation of the statistics, and information on the primary data sources used to monitor the Healthy People 2010 objectives. For the 2007 revision of Tracking Healthy People 2010 the information on data issues, technical specifications, and major data sources has been updated to reflect changes since November 2000. In addition, the data issues section includes new components on the Midcourse Review Overview, Measuring Quality and Years of Healthy Life, and Measuring Health Disparities. The technical specifications of the objectives will be updated periodically as specifications change during the rest of the decade.
[posted on HEALTHYPEOPLE NIH listserv]
Mexican consulates in the U.S. are implementing a program called Ventanillas de Salud http://www.ucop.edu/cmhi/healthstations.shtml, or Health Windows, that gives undocumented Mexican immigrants access to basic health information and services without the risk of being reported to immigration officials, the Los Angeles Times reports. The program was founded in 2003 as an experimental collaboration between the Mexican government and the University of California's Health Initiative of the Americas program and originally funded by a grant from the California Endowment.
Ventanillas offers undocumented immigrants preventive tests, such as for cholesterol, and also provides referrals to hospitals, clinics and government programs where they can receive treatment "without fear of being turned over to immigration authorities," according to the Times. The program currently has offices in 11 U.S. cities and eventually aims to be in all 47 Mexican consulates in the country. [posted on Kaiser Family Foundation Daily Health Policy Report May 31, 2007 http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=45257 ]
7th National Changing Patterns of Cancer in Native Communities: The Power of Partnerships
http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/cancercenter/upload/savethedate.pdf
September 5-8, 2007, Minneapolis, MN
Spirit of EAGLES cordially invites you to attend the 7th National Changing Patterns of Cancer in Native Communities: The Power of Partnerships. The conference is an excellent opportunity for those interested in the health of Native populations to hear from experts in the field. It will focus on evaluating progress through partnerships in cancer epidemiology, cancer control and cancer survival among Native populations in the United States. The comprehensive agenda will concentrate on progress in prevention of cancer in Native groups and in theearly diagnosis, treatment and survival of Native people diagnosed with cancer.
[posted on PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of Jun 08, 2007]
Shortage of Public Health Physicians a Concern
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice (BPH) - Institute of Medicine (IOM),
US National Academy of Sciences - June 2007
Available online at: http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11915
Summary online PDF [23p.] at: http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11915
“…..Public health efforts have resulted in tremendous improvements in the health of individuals and communities. Vaccines, improved sanitation and hygiene, safer workplaces, enhanced food and drug safety, and preventive health services aimed at such things as alcohol and drug use have all led to improvements in the health and well-being of people of all ages and backgrounds. Public health, an interdisciplinary field of study and practice devoted to preventing illness, disease, and injury and to promoting and protecting human health with respect for human rights and dignity, is defined as “what we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy” (IOM, 1988).
For the purposes of this report, the committee has identified three levels of physician engagement with public health. First, all physicians intersect with public health in many sectors of their practice and can be viewed as participating in public health activities, even though they are not defined as public health physicians. Second, there are physicians who practice public health for a portion of their career, full or part time, but primarily have a career trajectory in some other area of practice (e.g., a pediatrician working in school health). Finally, there are physicians with careers in public health, that is, physicians who can be identified as specializing in public health, whether they practice this specialty for an entire career or enter public health as a change in specialty at some point." [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity list]
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has launched the caBIG™ (cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid™) initiative to speed research discoveries and improve patient outcomes by linking researchers, physicians, and patients throughout the cancer community. caBIG™ is a voluntary network of infrastructure, tools, and ideas that enables the collection, analysis, and sharing of data and knowledge along the entire research pathway from laboratory bench to patient bedside. http://cabig.cancer.gov/
Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Nation
Richard J. Bonnie, Kathleen Stratton, and Robert B. Wallace, Editors
Committee on Reducing Tobacco Use: Strategies, Barriers, and Consequences
IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2007. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Available online at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11795.html
“…..The nation has made tremendous progress in reducing tobacco use during the past 40 years. Despite extensive knowledge about successful interventions, however, approximately one-quarter of American adults still smoke. Tobacco-related illnesses and death place a huge burden on our society.
Ending the Tobacco Problem generates a blueprint for the nation in the struggle to reduce tobacco use." [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity listserv]
FY07 Project Safe Childhood Programs Department of Justice announces funds to: 1) develop community awareness and public education programswhich can be delivered to national audiences, and; 2) to specific target populations and develop and deliver Internet safety training and education in discrete communities. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2007. Awards up to $1,000,000 are available. For further information, contact Grants.gov Customer Service at (800) 518-4726 or support@grants.gov; or go to: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14102&mode=VIEW
Transitional Living Program (TLP) and Maternity Group Homes (MGH). Department of Health and Human Services announces funds to provide an alternative to involving runaway and homeless youth in the law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems. Projects must provide a safe and appropriate shelter for up to 18 months of services with adult supervision, life and interpersonal skill building, career counseling and job skills, counseling, and medical care as appropriate. MGHs provide the same services as a TLP in addition to providing parenting instructions and child care. Other services that are offered include, but are not limited to, transportation, family planning, abstinence education and pregnancy prevention services. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, special district governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, and nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is July 30, 2007. Approximately $16,000,000 is available to fund 105 awards up to $200,000. A match is required. For further information, contact Victoria Marquez at FYSB@dixongroup.com; or go to: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CX-0064.html
Afterschool and Summer Nutrition Programs. Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale
supports efforts to increase participation among lowincome school-age children in afterschool and summer meal programs. Eligible applicants include independent school districts, nonprofits, and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is July 13, 2007. For further information, contact Great American Bake Sale at grants@strength.org; or go to: http://gabs.strength.org/site/PageServer?pagename=GABS_grants
Bicycle Advocacy and Facilities Support. Bikes Belong announces funds to support their mission to put more people on bicycles more often. The Foundation's areas of focus are: encouraging ridership growth; promoting bicycling; building political support; leveraging funding; and supporting bicycle advocacy. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is August 27, 2007. Awards up to $10,000 are available. For further information, go to: http://bikesbelong.org/page.cfm?PageID=156
School and Youth Garden Programs. National Gardening Association supports school and youth garden programs that teach about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the U.S.. Organizations shall plan to garden in 2008 with at least fifteen children between the ages of 3 and 18. Eligible applicants include independent school districts, nonprofits, and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is October 15, 2007. Approximately 20 awards up to $500 are available. For further information, go to: http://www.kidsgardening.com/healthysprouts.asp
Shade Structure Grant Program. American Academy of Dermatology announces funds to assist organizations that serve children and teenagers (18years and younger) in creating permanent shade structures in locations that are not protected from the sun, such as playgrounds, pools, eating areas, and other locations. Eligible applicants include independent school districts, nonprofits, and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is March 5, 2008. For further information, go to: http://www.aad.org/public/News/2008+Shade+Structure+Program.htm
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.
Updated daily with the latest information on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, GlobalHealthReporting.org, a free Web site for global health news, reports and data, is now available in French, Spanish, Russian, Hindi and simplified Chinese. This free Web site is operated by the Kaiser Family Foundation with major support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. http://www.globalhealthreporting.org/ The overview, facts at a glance and FAQ sections of the Web site's HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria pages are now available in Chinese, French, Hindi, Russian and Spanish. [posted on Kaiser Family Foundation email alert]
Below are two postings from the Biocultural Science and Management blog http://13c4.wordpress.com/
An additional component to health ed is the need for "public involvement" or "community involvement", that is, the community needs to be involved as equal partners (fellow colleagues or collaborators) and not as supplicants to the institutions. Public involvement isn't "public relations" and definitely not "stakeholder" relations. (Public involvement how-to readings - http://13c4.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/public-involvement-how-to/)
This also means an equal opportunity to educate the other--
"Minority communities need to develop a capacity in all aspects of environmental health, including administrative, scientific, educational, and governmental. Minority communities are nearly always viewed as supplicants or targets by outside agencies, individuals, or institutions. Heretofore, communities have not participated as autonomous institutions in collaborative studies nor been the ones to develop or run the agency’s public involvement. Our programs are designed to provide permanent information and expertise within the communities related to environmental health and hazardous substances, to enable them to make informed decisions about their future."
http://13c4.wordpress.com/2006/01/11/developing-minority-community-capacity-in-environmental-health-hazardous-substances/ Thams to M. Pamela Bumsted for her insight.
Grantmakers in Health Invites Nominations for the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy
Deadline: September 12, 2007
Grantmakers in Health annually presents the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy to a grantmaker whose leadership and thoughtful application of philanthropic resources has forged permanent improvements in health through innovation, risk taking, and boldness. The award recipient's achievements exemplify responsiveness to people in communities, large or small, with a particular emphasis on reaching those most in need. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007531/gih [posted at RFP Bulletin (June 1, 2007)]
Remaing grants listed come from Rural Assistance Center Health Update
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program
Application deadline: Jun 19, 2007
Provides Federal financial assistance to local educational agencies to create safe and drug-free schools and promote prosocial skills and healthy childhood development in youth. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=783
MultiPlan's Rural Health Outreach Grant Program
Application deadline: Jun 29, 2007
This program seeks to help rural hospitals develop creative community outreach programs that encourage new services or reach new populations. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1302
Spirit of EAGLES: American Indian/Alaska Native Leadership Initiative on Cancer
Application deadline: Jul 20, 2007
Increasing community awareness and understanding of cancer by providing competitive grant funding for community based cancer projects. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1620
National Patient Safety Foundations (NPSF) Research Grants Program
Letter of Intent (Required): Jul 11, 2007
Application deadline: Dec 5, 2007
Grants to stimulate new, innovative projects directed towards enhancing patient safety in the United States. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1008
"Because many visitors to RWJF.org seek out information about racial and ethnic disparities in care, we've brought together all of our research and publications in a single place. The Disparities Popular Topic section contains research, Grant Results reports, charts and data based on our current and past work."
Visit the Disparities Popular Topic section http://www.rwjf.org/pr/topic.jsp?topicid=1180&c=EMC-CA133
Find publications on more than 200 topics in the new Publications & Research section of RWJF.org http://www.rwjf.org/pr/?c=EMC-CA133 [posted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Disparities update]
The National Institutes of Health has established an Extramural Scientist Administration Interest Group (ESAIG) called the Community-Based Participatory Research Scientific Interest Group. The purpose of the working group is to strengthen communication among federal agencies with an interest in supporting community-based participatory research (CBPR) methodologies in the conduct of biomedical research, education, health care delivery, or policy. For more information, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/training/esaig/cbpr_sig.htm [posted on CBPR listserv]
The June issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/. In this issue:
Feature Stories:
Get Involved in Clinical Research — Because Lives Depend on it
Understanding Clinical Research — Learn the Basics
Health Capsules:
Migraines Tied to Heart Attack Risk
Heart Health for Women
Featured Web Site: Cancer.gov en Español http://www.cancer.gov/espanol
I'm writing this on Saturday morning. we have classes until 2:00 today, and so I have been reflecting on what an amazing experience this has been. This program is available to practitioners and librarians interested in any kind of medically related informatics. I highly recommend this program to anyone, and will try to remember next January to let you know when the application is open for the 2008 sessions.
Topics Covered Day Five:
Evaluation: Read the article by Charles Friedman "Smallball" evaluation: a prescription for studying community-based information interventions" Journal of the Medical Library Association 2005 Oct;93(4 Suppl):S43-8 http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16239957 This article talks about doing ongoing evaluation throughout the life of a project, not just before and after. Qualitative research is a valuable method that can tell you important things about a project that quantitative methods will miss. Qualtative research methods include interviews, focus groups and observation.
Public Health Informatics: An interesting example of the use of informatics in public health - Dr. John Snow, during and outbreak of cholera in Londa in 1854, used a hand drawn map to discover that the cause of the outbreak was a contaminated water pump. There are several websites and organizations around public health informatics:
WHO's Public Health Mapping and GIS Health Library http://www.who.int/health_mapping/en/
Public Health Information Network PHIN – http://www.cdc.gov/phin/
Public Health Informatics Institute http://www.phii.org/
Change Management: The view of change is that it begins with an ending, moves through a transition to a new beginning. You have to recognize the end before moving onto the new beginning.
Yesterday we were back to our full day, which includes an evening session on the computer. One of the topics of greatest interest to me was on Consumer Informatics. Dr. Alexa McCray spoke to our group. She is an expert in consumer health informatics http://clinicalinformatics.stanford.edu/scci_seminars/04_01_05.html and a lively discussion took place between the medical librarians and the providers on patient education. It's good for all of us to be together in this room, talking about our different roles in the process of health care and health information. Dr. McCray also spoke on the importance of open access regarding publications around medical research. When tax dollars support research, the public is entitled to viewing the outcomes. And a discussion on consumer health isn't complete without a discussion of health literacy. How do we find basic information in layman's terms? Today, the patient is an equal partner in their health care, and to do that well, they have to have access to information written for them. All these are important things to consider in consumer health informatics. (or inplain language, information for everyone!)
Dr. Kevin Johnson spoke on the Care Provider Order Entry Systerm, which is an online tool providers can use to order tests and medications within an institution. This is another tool that can be used effectively to cut down on medical errors and to improve the efficiency of the institution. Sometimes, its a little scary to hear about "adverse effects" (injuries caused by medical management or omission rather than the underlying disease) and "near misses" (mistakes that are caught in time to prevent and adverse effect). With the wealth of information around health care, providers need tools to help them manage care. This week has been an overview of tools for providers and the general public that have outcomes of less error, more efficent care and a general healthier system.
And the librarian in me was happy to see a discussion on the need for standard terminology being used to create these tools so that they can be used across the country. My doctor's office in Omaha needs to be able to talk to the hospital here in Woods Hole, if, knock on wood, something happened to me here. So, standards in terminology and underlying systems are important!
well, class is ready to go.
Request for applications (RFA) from the National Center for Minority Health Disparities and the National Cancer
Institute at NIH. For complete details, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-07-003.html
The ultimate goal of this FOA is to support disease intervention research in reducing and eliminating health disparities using community-based participatory research that is jointly conducted by health disparity communities and researchers. [from the Community-Based Participatory Research Listserv]