Active Living Research announces the "Translating Research to Policy Award" to recognize innovators in research, policy or advocacy who have had success in catalyzing policy and environmental change. The goal is to celebrate their achievements, understand how they were successful, and share their stories so others will be inspired to use or adapt their approaches. Applications can illustrate impact at any policy-making level, including school, private sector, local, state and federal. Examples of settings and topics that are relevant include schools, public or private recreation facilities, transportation, community built environment and the social/media environment.
This national award will be given by Active Living Research to a researcher whose work has informed policy or practice, OR to a policy-maker, decision-maker or advocate who has effectively used research in his or her work, OR to a team composed of any combination of the above. http://www.activelivingresearch.org/conference/2008/cfn2008 [posted on CBPR listserv]
Launched in March, Your Congress–Your Health solicited feedback from PARADE magazine’s 74 million readers through its Web site, which received an unprecedented spike in comments on the topics of health and research. Based on this public response, Research!America and its partners, including the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, developed 15 questions and invited all members of Congress to address them. The Your Congress–Your Health Web site presents Congressional members’ responses in an easy-to-use format searchable by ZIP code, state and member name. To date, nearly one-fourth of the current Congress has responded, and participation continues to grow. To see complete poll results and responses from Congress, visit http://www.yourcongressyourhealth.org/index.php?language=english (English) or http://www.yourcongressyourhealth.org/espanol (Spanish). [from The National Alliance for Hispanic Health]
Association for Library Service to Children Offers Underserved Populations Outreach Grant
Deadline: December 3, 2007
The Association for Library Service to Children ( http://www.ala.org/alsc ), a division of the American Library Association ( http://www.ala.org ), and Candlewick Press ( http://www.candlewick.com ) have announced "Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved," a one-time grant of $5,000 for a library conducting exemplary outreach to underserved populations. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008590/alsc
Dollar General Accepting Applications for Youth Literacy Grant Program
Deadline: October 5, 2007; and February 5, 2008
The Dollar General ( http://www.dollargeneral.com ) Youth Literacy Grants program provides funding to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations to help with the implementation or expansion of literacy programs for new readers, below grade-level readers, and readers with learning disabilities. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008591/dollargeneral
National Organization on Disability Invites Cities to Enter Accessible America Competition
Deadline: October 31, 2007
The National Organization on Disability ( http://www.nod.org/ ) is calling on America's mayors and chief elected officials to enter their communities in the seventh annual Accessible America awards competition, open to all U.S. cities and towns. The purpose of the competition is to highlight and inspire replication of best practices/concepts in disability programs, services, and initiatives. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008592/nod
American Psychiatric Foundation Seeks Applications for Advancing Minority Mental Health Awards
Deadline: November 1, 2007
The American Psychiatric Foundation ( http://psychfoundation.org ), the philanthropic and educational arm of the American Psychiatric Association ( http://www.psych.org ), seeks to advance the understanding that mental illnesses are real and can be effectively treated. The APF Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health, formerly known as the Minority Mental Health Awards, recognize psychi- atrists, other health professionals, mental health programs, and other organizations that have undertaken innovative and supportive efforts to: raise awareness of mental illness in underserved minority communities, the need for early recognition, the avail- ability of treatment and how to access it, and the cultural barriers to treatment; increase access to quality mental health services for underserved minorities; and improve the quality of care for underserved minorities, particularly those in the public health system or with severe mental illness. Four awards of $5,000 each are given each year. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008596/psychfdn
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The Summer 2007 issue of CAM at the NIH is now available online. This publication, focusing on complementary and alternative medicine, is produced by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. In this issue learn about the use of placebos in controlled experiments and an individuals response to those placebos that might enhance health and health care. http://nccam.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2007_summer/
Also, be sure to read the article on Lori Arviso Alvord, M.D, author of the autobiography The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: The First Navajo Woman Surgeon Combines Western Medicine and Traditional Healing . http://nccam.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2007_summer/perspective.htm
Joe Gerstandt, Operations Director of Diversity at Alegent Health, located in Omaha, keeps his own blog "Our Time to Act" http://www.ourtimetoact.com/. I was pleased to be asked to participate in his "Nine Questions" posting.
I will be at the Nebraska Minority Health Conference http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/minorityhealth/MHConference.htm on Monday and Tuesday, and then out til September 4th. The blog will be quiet, though I hope to post occassionally during the week.
Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy's Library http://www.kpihp.org/publications/ includes several articles on health disparities.
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Issue Brief – Kate Meyers, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy, Oakland, CA May 2007 http://www.kpihp.org/publications/docs/disparities%5Fhighlights.pdf
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Influences, Actors, and Policy Opportunities Kate Meyers, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy, Oakland, CA March 2007 http://www.kpihp.org/publications/docs/disparities.pdf
Reducing Disparities: Goals, Roles, and Opportunities Kate Meyers, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy, Oakland, CA Dec 2006 http://www.kpihp.org/publications/docs/disparities_summary.pdf
In addition to these articles, see this one from AARP: Racial and ethnic disparities in influenza and pneumococcal immunization rates among Medicare beneficiaries – 2007 (AARP) http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/ib83%5Fdisparities.pdf
HEALTH COMM Web sites Aug 2007, compiled by Marcia Zorn, MA, MLS
Lists are Archived by the Coalition for Health Communication at http://www.healthcommunication.net/Online_Resources.html
The National Institute for Literacy is hosting a live webcast on Wednesday, August 29 at 1:30 p.m. EST to discuss the Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results of the National Assessement of Adult Literacy (NAAL) 2003. The Health Literacy of America’s Adults is the first release of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) health literacy results. The results are based on assessment tasks designed specifically to measure the health literacy of adults living in the United States. http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/NAALhealth/index.html You have to register, but there is no cost. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email that gives you more information on how to tune in for the webcast on August 29.
I just learned of two free online services that are set up to keep family and friends updated when facing illness. CaringBridge http://www.caringbridge.org/ and Care Pages http://www.carepages.com/. Both require that you join as a member, and once you fill out the membership form, you can begin journaling and sharing pictures.
The NN/LM MidContinental Region (MCR) began creating content in a podcast format last April. http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/podcasts/podcasts.html I conducted both podcast interviews with health care providers working with communities to overcome health disparties. We have developed a short survey to gather feedback about the podcasts. Please feel free to complete the survey whether or not you have accessed the podcasts. The survey will take less than 2 minutes to complete. You can access the survey through this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=CGU_2bH1DWPFbKtRrVq4wwqA_3d_3d
Thanks for your feedback!
The AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange is a new program designed to support health care professionals in sharing and adopting innovations that improve health care quality. http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/ The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) is partnering with the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) “Health Care Innovations Exchange Initiative,” to identify Hispanic physicians and other healthcare professionals who have made significant contributions reducing health disparities in the Hispanic community in the clinical setting.
Applications for capacity building assistance are sought by the Supporting Networks of HIV Care by Enhancing Primary Medical Care, a federally funded project that seeks to develop, improve, and expand the capacity of comprehensive HIV primary medical care and treatment service delivery in racial/ethnic minority communities severely impacted by HIV/AIDS. Capacity building support is targeted to small to moderate-size primary medical care sites in communities with a high burden of HIV disease and relatively few resources to address it. This project is funded through the Minority AIDS Initiative by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau which administers the Ryan White Treatment and Modernization Act. The application can be accessed at http://www.hivta.org. Applications are due September 18, 2007. [posted on National Minority AIDS Council NMACLifeline]
The Disparity Reducing Advances Project (the DRA Project) is a multi-year, multi-stakeholder project developed by the Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF) to identify the most promising advances for bringing health gains to the poor and underserved and accelerating the development and deployment of these advances to reduce disparities. With over 50 partners, the DRA Project has identified several important disparity reducing advances for the U.S. http://www.altfutures.com/DRA/
On May 30, 2007, the National Center on Minority Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, issued a Request for Applications (RFA) for the NCMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities: Intervention Research Phase (R24). (See: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-md-07-003.html- applications are due August 31).
Subsequently, the NCMHD held a telephone conference call to provide technical assistance in the RFA process and to answer as many questions as possible. As a result, answers to frequently asked questions were developed and are posted at http://www.ncmhd.nih.gov/faq1.asp For additional information, please contact Dr. Nathaniel Stinson, Acting Program Official, NCMHD Community-Based Participatory Research Program, at stinsonn@mail.nih.gov [posted on CBPR listserv]
New AHRQ Resources Can Help States and Local Communities With Disaster Planning and Response Involving Nursing Homes
HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has just released Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities, which is intended to help local communities identify the health care facilities (hospitals and nursing homes) that could be available and prepared to provide assistance under emergency conditions in their communities. The Emergency Preparedness Atlas includes six case studies in North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, southern California, Washington, and Utah that each include a series of maps depicting the locations and capacity of nursing homes and hospitals as well as their geographic relationship to a variety of emergency management and bioterrorism preparedness regions, such as HAZMAT response regions, emergency management regions, and Red Cross chapters. The Atlas includes maps for all 50 states with the location ofhospitals and nursing homes in each state, and it displays the locations relative to the distribution of the elderly population in the case study states. Also see: Nursing Homes in Public Health Emergencies, Focus Group Discussions of Disaster Planning at Nursing Homes
Both can be found online at http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/nursinghomes/atlas.htm and http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/nursinghomes/report.htm [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service]
3rd Annual Native American Symposium at the University of South Dakota!
http://www.usd.edu/gradsch/NA_Symposium.cfm
September 13-14, 2007
Native Student Success: Incorporating Indigenous Worldviews to Enhance the Higher Education Experience.
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS: Charlene Teters http://www.usd.edu/gradsch/tetersbio.cfm and Carol Anne Heart http://www.usd.edu/gradsch/heart_bio.cfm
Find two reports on children's food products at http://www.preventioninstitute.org/sa/fruit/fruit.html
Where's the Fruit? : Fruit Content of the Most Highly-Advertised Children's Food and Beverages http://www.preventioninstitute.org/sa/fruit/wheresthefruit.pdf
Setting the Bar: Recommendations for Food and Beverage Industry Action http://www.preventioninstitute.org/sa/fruit/settingthebar.pdf
Note that the study, Where's the Fruit?' released in January by Prevention Institute and the Strategic Alliance, is currently featured in the August issue of Good Housekeeping magazine (p. 97) http://www.preventioninstitute.org/GoodHousekeeping.html [posted by Prevention Institute email]
National Resource Center on Native American Aging publications
http://www.med.und.nodak.edu/depts/rural/nrcnaa/pubs/
A list of publications from the National Resource Center on Native American Aging, established in 1994 at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks, which is acollaboration between the UND Office of American Indian Student Services and the UND Center for Rural Health.
Training Physicians for Public Health Careers http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/33137/43413/43416.aspx calls on Congress to act to stop America's eroding preventive medicine and public health workforce. ACP Jun 13, 2007 press release at http://acpm.org/IOMReport_pr.htm
HEALTH COMM Web sites for June 2007 compiled by Marcia Zorn, MA, MLS
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
From the National Cancer Institute, Making Health Communication Programs Grow http://www.cancer.gov/pinkbook/ "is a handbook from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that grew out of the work there developing, implementing, and evaluating health communication programs. Also know as "the pink book," it's a great resource for anyone with an interest in health communication to get another perspective on how campaigns can be built and evaluated." [from the Health Communication Research blog http://blog.healthcommunicationresearch.com/] The PDF is available at http://www.cancer.gov/PDF/41f04dd8-495a-4444-a258-1334b1d864f7/Pink_Book.pdf
If you would prefer to recieve one email a day of the postings on the "Bringing Health Information to the Community" blog, email me at siobhan@creighton.edu . Put "digest" in the subject line. I copy and paste the day's entries into an email and send it out through a listserv the day after the items are posted.
Relationships between Rural CHCs and Hospitals
A new report by the National Rural Health Association offers practical advice to create successful partnerships between rural hospitals and community health centers. The report, "Practical Tips and Information Resources for Developing Collaborative Relationships," analyzed the elements of five collaborative models and their benefits to the CHC, hospital and community. The report also identified the barriers that these programs have overcome to achieve current levels of effectiveness. http://www.nrharural.org/pubs/pdf/CHCHosp607.pdf Health Leaders Media site offers a brief overview of the study: http://tinyurl.com/359ddb [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)]
Diabetes ToolKit for Community Health Workers
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is now taking pre-orders for a diabetes primary prevention kit designed for community health workers and promoters that work with African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos. Toolkit components include: a flipchart, user’s guide, activities guide, resources guide, photo journal, Step by step: Moving towards prevention of Type 2 Diabetes (CD/DVD), NDEP food and activity tracker, NDEP fat and calorie counter, and The Road to Health Supplemental CD-ROM. Interested organizations can pre-order the toolkit by emailing emx4@cdc.gov: To learn more about NDEP visit http://www.ndep.nih.gov
Applications Invited for Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Deadline: November 1, 2007
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans ( http://www.pdsoros.org/ ) provides opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The fellowships are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the United States. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008510/pdsoros
Heinemann-Raintree Publishers Announce Book Grants
Deadline: October 1, 2007
Educational publisher Heinemann-Raintree ( http://www.heinemannraintree.com ) has announced the launch of a new grant program for educators, the "Making the Nonfiction Connection" Grant. This grant offers schools the opportunity to apply for Heinemann- Raintree nonfiction books valued up to $5,000. The purpose of the grant is to recognize and reward extraordinary educational programs that promote the use of series nonfiction and enhance nonfiction literacy. Two grants will be awarded, one for libraries and one for classroom use. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008511/heinemann
Anna Lalor Burdick Program Supports Human Reproduction Education Projects
Deadline: November 15 and May 15, annually
An initiative of the Lalor Foundation ( http://lalorfound.org/ ), the Anna Lalor Burdick Program seeks to educate young women about human reproduction in order to broaden and enhance their options in life. The program focuses particularly on young women who have inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health, including the subjects of contraception and pregnancy termination, and as such may be particularly lacking options in their lives. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008512/lalorfound
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seeks Proposals to Advance Measurement of Equity and Patient-Centered Care
Deadline: September 25, 2007 (Brief Proposals)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( http://www.rwjf.org) is seeking proposals through a special solicitation for projects that will improve the understanding of how to measure equity and patient-centered care and the role of both in promoting quality. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008514/rwjf
Louisville Institute Offers Sabbatical Grant Program for Pastoral Leaders
Deadline: September 17, 2007
Through the Sabbatical Grant for Pastoral Leaders, the Louisville Institute ( http://www.louisville-institute.org ) offers pastoral leaders a chance to step out and step back from the pace and pressures of ministry through its Sabbatical Grant for Pastoral Leaders program. The program is designed to provide clergy with the opportunity for personal renewal, study, and reflection. The Louisville Institute will award up to forty grants for eight-week ($10,000) and twelve-week ($15,000) sabbaticals. Recipients must be released from all pastoral duties during the entire grant period. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008517/louisville
American Association of University Women Accepting Applications for Community Action Grants
Deadline: January 15, 2008
The American Association of University Women ( http://aauw.org/ ) Community Action Grants provide seed money to individual women, AAUW branches, and AAUW state organizations, as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Applicants must be U.S citizens or permanent residents. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008518/aauw
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The Greater Midwest Regional Medical Library has added a list of resources for lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons. Included are resources from the CDC, MedlinePlus® and the National Coalition for LGBT Health. http://nnlm.gov/gmr/regional/populations/lgbt.html [posted on The Cornflower http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2007/08/17/new-on-gmr-web-august-2007/]
The University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries are pleased to announce the availability of nine online tutorials at http://www.sph.umich.edu/mi-info/. The series of online tutorials are part of the MI-INFO grant project, funded by a public health subcontract from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region. The tutorials focus on health information and computer literacy skills and are designed not only to support academic public health informatics programs and public health outreach training initiatives but also to help general audiences in finding, evaluating, and using reliable health information on the Internet. The tutorials are competency-based and feature learning objectives, key concepts, exercises, and case studies. The MI-INFO resources will especially be of interest to library instructors who teach classes in using health statistics and other health education resources as well as software such as PowerPoint, Access, and Excel. [posted on The Cornflower http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2007/08/14/mi-info-online/]
The latest issue of The Rural Monitor is now available on the RAC web site and can be accessed at http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php Included in this issue are articles on the rural workforce, including recruitment of local people to fill the shortage http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#workforce , and an overview of the Rural Assistance Center's "Am I Rural?" tool http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#roundup [posted on RAC Rural Monitor Listserv - to subscribe, go to http://www.raconline.org/listserv/]
Health Literacy Web Cast
The National Institute for Literacy is hosting a live webcast on Wednesday, August 29 at 1:30 p.m. EST to discuss the Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results of the National Assessement of Adult Literacy (NAAL) 2003. The Health Literacy of America’s Adults is the first release of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) health literacy results. The results are based on assessment tasks designed specifically to measure the health literacy of adults living in the United States. http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/NAALhealth/webcast0829.html
2007 Minority Women's Health Summit
Women of Color: Addressing Disparities, Affirming Resilience, Developing Strategies for Success
The Summit will be held August 23-26, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Registration & Conference details: http://www.womenshealth.gov/mwhs/
The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is a Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) training and technical assistance provider. Through comprehensive training, technical assistance, and product dissemination, NSIP strives to ensure meaningful service experiences for all Americans, regardless of their abilities. http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/index.php See the Toolbox for lots of great resources http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/index.php?page=toolbox
"Low Cost and No Cost Online Tools for People with Disabilities" provides a wide array of information and resources. The main purpose of the guide is to provide technology resources that increase access to computers for people with disabilities. For example, the guide can be used to help identify resources for people with disabilities who would benefit from such software as voice output programs to compensate for speech or reading disabilities. There are many other types of resources in this guide that will help the reader learn about what technologies exist, how to obtain funding for various types of computer technology-hardware, software and assistive, as well as how to use existing legislation to advocate for assistive technology, and many other related topics. To review this guide, go to: http://www.ataccess.org/resources/lowcostnocost.html [psted on the Digital Divide Network Listserv]
As locally crafted responses to health system failures, community health initiatives have been steadfast in their efforts to connect uninsured and low-income Americans to coverage and care by assisting with outreach, coordinating health services, and helping clients use limited resources efficiently. A new Commonwealth Fund report, Lessons from Local Access Initiatives: Contributions and Challenges, presents case studies of five notable programs targeting low-income adults under age 65. http://tinyurl.com/3y4laf [posted on The Commonwealth Fund e-Alert]
The United States is the third ranking country in the world in terms of Hispanic population. It is led only by Mexico as first and Columbia as second! September 15 - October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. For more facts from the Census Bureau, see http://tinyurl.com/344faz Provide your clients with a handout filled with Latino/Hispanic Health Information Resources http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/docs/latino_american_resources.rtf
I have always been a big fan of WebJunction http://www.webjunction.org/, the online resource for libraries. Their Spanish Language Outreach Section http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=10555 and Rural and Small Library Section http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=498 provide wonderful service tools and resources. I was thrilled, then, when I heard they added the BHIC blog to the HealthSection in the Spanish Language Outreach Area http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15334 Thanks to WebJunction for this honor, and keep up the great work!
The Cultural Orientation Resource Center http://www.cal.org/co/ provides important orientation resources for refugee newcomers and service providers throughout the United States and overseas. Housed at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), the COR Center combines CAL's linguistic expertise, the cross-cultural and technical knowledge of COR's many consultants, and the field experience of refugee service practitioners.
Make sure to take a look at the publications section http://www.cal.org/co/publications/ for Cultural Profiles and Refugee Backgrounders.
The downside of diversity
By Michael Jonas The Boston Globe Published: August 5, 2007
"It has become increasingly popular to speak of racial and ethnic diversity as a civic strength. From multicultural festivals to pronouncements from political leaders, the message is the same: our differences make us stronger. But a massive new study, based on detailed interviews of nearly 30,000 people across America, has concluded just the opposite. Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam -- famous for "Bowling Alone," his 2000 book on declining civic engagement -- has found that the greater the diversity in a community, there are fewer people who vote, people volunteer less, they give less to charity and work less on community projects.....
The study is part of a fascinating new portrait of diversity emerging from recent scholarship. Diversity, it shows, makes us uncomfortable -- but discomfort, it turns out, isn't always a bad thing. Unease with differences helps explain why teams of engineers from different cultures may be ideally suited to solve a vexing problem. Culture clashes can produce a dynamic give-and-take, generating a solution that may have eluded a group of people with more similar backgrounds and approaches."
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/05/news/diversity.php [posted on CLAStalk-list]
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Announces 2008 National Grant Competition
Deadline: September 7, 2007
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy ( http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/ ) has announced its 2008 national grant competition. The foundation's grantmaking program seeks to develop or expand projects that are designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children. A total of approximately $650,000 will be awarded; no grant request should exceed $65,000. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008292/barbarabushfoundation
Hidden Valley Announces Expanded Love Your Veggies Grant Campaign
Deadline: November 30, 2007
The Hidden Valley Food Products Company ( http://hiddenvalley.com/ ), a subsidiary of the Clorox Company ( http://www.clorox.com/ ), will be awarding more than half a million dollars in total grants in 2008 to elementary schools across the United States to support increased access to, and consumption of, fresh vegetables during lunch. The grant program -- the Love Your Veggies Nationwide School Lunch Campaign -- was created to help schools implement a recent federally mandated local wellness policy that requires schools to develop and execute programs to improve their students' overall health and nutrition, and in response to the overwhelming shortage of funds available for the execution of these programs. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008294/loveyourveggiesgrants
U.S. Potato Board Announces Grant Program to Promote Healthy School Nutrition Environments
Deadline: April 15, 2008
The U.S. Potato Board ( http://www.healthypotato.com/ ) is teaming up with the School Nutrition Foundation of the School Nutrition Association ( http://www.schoolnutrition.org/ ) to launch its first-ever School Wellness Grant Program. Ten grants of $2,500 each will be awarded to public elementary schools in the United States for equipment and/or educational programs that help move children toward healthier diets and improve their overall wellness. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008297/healthypotato
Mary Byron Foundation Invites Nominations for Domestic Violence Program Awards
Deadline: October 5, 2007
The Mary Byron Foundation ( http://www.marybyronfoundation.org/ ), which funds programs throughout the United States that are work- ing to stop domestic violence, created the Celebrating Solutions Awards to showcase and applaud local innovations that demonstrate promise in breaking the cycle of domestic violence. The founda- tion selects programs that can serve as models and offers $10,000 cash awards in recognition of those pioneering efforts. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008299/marybyronfoundation
[Posted on RFP Bulletin (August 3, 2007) Copyright (c) 2000-2007, the Foundation Center. All rights reserved. Permission to use, copy, and/or distribute this document in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes without fee is hereby granted provided that this notice and appropriate credit to the Foundation Center is included in all copies.]
Alicia Carbaugh, M.H.S., senior policy analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation HIV Policy Program, discusses the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on women in the U.S. Carbaugh presents key trends and discusses which groups of women are at higher risk for HIV, regional differences in the epidemic, perinatal transmission, and access to treatment and testing. http://www.kaiseredu.org/tutorials/womenhiv/player.html [posted on kaiserEDU.org]
Registration is open for the upcoming Rural Health Information Technology: Navigating the Road to Performance Improvement conference. The Conference is September 12 – 14, 2007 at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, MO. For more information and to register online visit http://www.ruralcenter.org/pages/events/conf-hit-2007/. The web site includes registration and hotel information, draft agenda, and sponsor and exhibitor information. [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)email]
Wolcott Family Foundation Offers Support for Social Change and Environmental Stewardship
Deadline: September 7, 2007
The Wolcott Family Foundation ( http://www.wolffoundation.org/ ) focuses its funding in the areas of social change and environ- mental stewardship, with emphasis on supporting grassroots org- anizations for which a small grant can make a real contribution. Priority is given to organizations that empower individuals and communities to organize for social change; seek to strengthen civil liberties and civil rights issues; build community develop- ment that seeks to break the cycle of poverty, create economic opportunity, and build effective leadership in distressed commun- ities; and demonstrate linkages and interdependence of ecosystems and economics with win-win solutions and collaborative approaches. Eligible groups are tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations. Organi- zations based in Colorado are given preference. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008399/wolffoundation
Rosalynn Carter Caregiving Award to Recognize Partnership Between Research and Community Organizations
Deadline: August 30, 2007
A program of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving ( http://www.rosalynncarter.org/ ) at Georgia Southwestern State University, the 2007 Rosalynn Carter Caregiving Award will provide $20,000 to continue the work of an outstanding partnership between a research organization and a community-based organization that have come together to implement an evidence-based caregiver intervention. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008402/rosalynncarter
Volvo for Life Awards Program Seeks Nominations of Everyday Heroes
Deadline: October 15, 2007
The Volvo for Life Awards ( http://www.volvoforlifeawards.com/ ) is an annual search for and celebration of everyday heroes -- ordinary people who are making a positive difference in the lives of others. In the 6th Annual Volvo for Life Awards, three extra- ordinary citizens will receive a $100,000 charitable contribution to the charity of his or her choice, with one going on to receive the title "America's Greatest Hometown Hero." http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008406/volvoforlifeawards
[posted on RFP Bulletin (August 10, 2007)Copyright (c) 2000-2007, the Foundation Center. All rights reserved. Permission to use, copy, and/or distribute this document in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes without fee is hereby granted provided that this notice and appropriate credit to the Foundation Center is included in all copies]
The Children's Partnership is pleased to announce the release of [a] new Issue Brief, Helping Our Children with Disabilities Succeed: What¹s Broadband Got To Do With It? It focuses on the importance broadband can play in the lives of all children‹and, in particular, the 9% in our country who also have disabilities. This report documents the ways broadband can be a powerful tool for youth to enhance their educational achievement, economic opportunities, and workforce preparation, to improve health outcomes, and to strengthen community and civic participation. Yet, children with disabilities are substantially less likely than their peers without disabilities to have access to computers, the Internet, and accessible and assistive technologies.
In this Issue Brief, parents, advocates and policy-makers will find a concise summary of disabilities legislation and recommendations for action as well as a link to an online list of resources which can be found at: http://www.childrenspartnership.org/Report/SpecialNeeds/Resources
To view an electronic version of our Issue Brief, visit http://www.childrenspartnership.org/Report/SpecialNeeds [posted on the Digital Divide Network listserv http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide]
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region (NN/LM MCR) http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ announces the availability of a Community Outreach Partnership Award. The purpose of the Community Partnership Award is to assist Network member libraries in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region (NN/LM MCR) that are interested in initiating or enhancing collaborations between Network members and community-based organizations and/or other organizations addressing health disparities or emergency planning. Partnering community organizations may include community health clinics, faith-based organizations and public libraries. An award of up to $8,000 will be given. All full or affiliate MCR network members are eligible for the award. Proposals are due September 28th, 2007 4:00 MST, 5:00 CST. To apply, please download the application (MS Word format) http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding/docs/Community_FINAL.doc For more information, contact Siobhan Champ-Blackwell at siobhan@creighton.edu.
To learn more about membership in the NN/LM MCR, please see http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/network/ If you are not in the MidContinental Region, see what awards are being offered in your region at http://nnlm.gov/funding/
Report Finds "Serious Deficiencies" in Preventive Services
The RWJF-Supported Study Suggests Five Services Would Save More than 100,000 Lives Annually
A new report by the Partnership for Prevention found deficiencies in preventive care for the nation as a whole. However, it noted particularly troubling shortfalls for racial and ethnic populations. The report, Preventive Care: A National Profile on Use, Disparities, and Health Benefits, found that a few measures—such as more adults getting flu shots and being screened for cancer—could save tens of thousands of lives each year in the United States. The study was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and WellPoint Foundation. Read the news release at http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/newsreleasesdetail.jsp?id=10506&c=EMC-CA141 Download the full report at http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=19896&catid=15&typeid=136&c=EMC-CA141 [posted on RWJF Content Alerts]
States Taking Action to Insure Nation's 13.3 Million Uninsured Young Adults
In 2003, The Commonwealth Fund first reported on the staggering uninsured rate among young adults in the U.S., and how simple, targeted policy changes could help this group obtain and hold on to health coverage. In the newly updated and revised edition of Rite of Passage? Why Young Adults Become Uninsured and How New Policies Can Help, Fund researchers discuss the latest coverage rates for young adults, what states are doing to tackle the problem, and what additional policy options are available. http://tinyurl.com/2e34fx [posted on the Commonwealth Fund email alert]
Immigrants and Health Care -- At the Intersection of Two Broken Systems
Susan Okie, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine Volume 357:525-529,Number 6, August 9, 2007
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/6/525
"For recent immigrants — especially the estimated 12 million who are here illegally — seeking health care often involves daunting encounters with a fragmented, bewildering, and hostile system. The reason most immigrants come here is to work and earn money; on average, they are younger and healthier than native-born Americans, and they tend to avoid going to the doctor. Many work for employers who don't offer health insurance, and they can't afford insurance premiums or medical care. They face language and cultural barriers, and many illegal immigrants fear that visiting a hospital or clinic may draw the attention of immigration officials." [posted on REFORMANET listserv]
Public Welfare Foundation
http://www.publicwelfare.org/index_files/apply.htm
The Foundation's grantmaking supports strategic advocacy that aims to transform public policy at the local, state and national levels. The Foundation enables people to play leading roles in remedying the problems they confront in their neighborhoods and communities. The Health Program supports work to strengthen consumer advocacy, particularly at the state and local levels, so that consumers and skilled advocates can play a major role in creating a health system with affordable, cost-effective and high quality care for all residents of the United States.
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=240
USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=91
Application deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.
Funding to construct, enlarge, or improve essential community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services in rural areas. These facilities include schools, libraries, childcare, hospitals, medical clinics, assisted living facilities, fire and rescue stations, police stations, community centers, public buildings and transportation.
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=927
Application deadline: Aug 31, 2007
The purpose of the SAFER grants is to award grants directly to volunteer, combination, and career fire departments to help the departments increase their cadre of firefighters.
Tobacco Policy Change (Special Solicitation)
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1669
Application deadline: Sep 14, 2007
Funding to provide resources and technical assistance for local, regional and state-based organizations and tribal groups to advocate for effective, sustainable policies that decrease tobacco use and exposure.
My Hometown Helper Grant Program
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1342
Application deadline: Sep 30, 2007
Grants for community projects including lights or bleachers for baseball, soccer or football fields; Books for school, library, or literacy programs; Playground equipment; Red Cross health and safety programs; Swimming and lifeguard training and more.
truth® or Consequences Youth Tobacco Prevention Grants Program
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1653
Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 7, 2007
Application deadline: Nov 20, 2007
Funding to support community-based tobacco use prevention efforts.
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
The August 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 read about dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder; understand the symptoms and treatments of fibromyalgia; discover how brain imaging can reveal the joy of giving; and learn about the medical and human history of asthma. Stories in NIH News in Health can be reprinted without permission, and copies can be downloaded and displayed free of charge.
I will be on vacation the week of August 6th, so things will be quiet on the blog. Have a good week!
Society for the Arts in Healthcare Invites Applications for Johnson & Johnson Grants
Deadline: September 19, 2007 (Letter of Inquiry)
Johnson & Johnson ( http://www.jnj.com/community/index.htm ), working in partnership with the Society for the Arts in Health- care ( http://www.thesah.org/ ), seeks to promote the use of the arts to enhance the healthcare experience for patients, their families, and caregivers. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008197/thesah
CVS Caremark Community Grants to Support Children With Disabilities and Healthcare for the Uninsured
Deadline: October 31, 2007
Visit the CVS Web site for program information and an online eligibility quiz. Nonprofit organizations applying for a Community Grant for children with disabilities or for healthcare for uninsured people are required to provide their EIN number before they can begin the eligibility quiz. Public schools applying for children with disabilities are not required to provide an EIN number. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008198/cvs
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Offers Funding for Arts and Advocacy Programs for People With Disabilities
Deadline: September 15, 2007 (Online Application)
The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation ( http://www.ela.org/ ) has a vision of "Changing the Face of Disability on the Planet." The foundation works to accomplish this vision through its grant and scholarship programs. The ELA Foundation grants funds in the areas of the arts and advocacy to U.S. nonprofit organizations that are led by or support adults with disabilities who are 22 years of age or older. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008199/ela
Open Society Institute Seeks Applications for Soros Justice Fellowships
Deadline: October 17, 2007
A program of the Open Society Institute ( http://www.soros.org/ ), the Soros Justice Fellowship Program seeks applications from outstanding individuals -- including lawyers, advocates, grassroots organizers, activist academics, journalists, and filmmakers-- to implement innovative projects that address one or more of the criminal justice priorities of OSI's U.S. Justice Fund (http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/ ). http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008204/soros
New Competition Seeks Innovative Ideas for How Video and Computer Games Can Improve Health and Health Care
Deadline: September 25, 2007
A new competition seeks novel ways in which video and computer games can be used to help people manage their health and improve how their care is provided. The online competition, "Why Games Matter: A Prescription for Improving Health and Health Care," is sponsored by the Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ) and uses a unique, open source competition model developed by Changemakers ( http://www.changemakers.net/ ), an initiative of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public ( http://www.ashoka.org/ ), that promotes enterprising solutions to social problems. "Why Games Matter" is the third in a series of idea competitions co-sponsored by RWJF and Changemakers. The collaborative competition model attracts solutions from social entrepreneurs from the U.S. and around the globe. Innovators submit their ideas online and the Changemakers community provides feedback on the problem and proposed solutions throughout the life of the competition. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008206/changemakers
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Applications for Tobacco Policy Change Collaborative for Healthier Communities and States
Deadline: September 14, 2007 (Planning Proposals)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ) Tobacco Policy Change: A Collaborative for Healthier Communities and States provides resources and technical assistance for local, regional, and state-based organizations and tribal groups to advocate for effective, sustainable policies that decrease tobacco use and exposure. This special solicitation will build on previous success in attracting new and diverse partners whose constituencies are most directly affected by tobacco use and exposure. Grantees are expected to apply their advocacy skills and experience to advance tobacco and other public health policies in their communities. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008207/rwjf
[posted on RFP Bulletin (July 27, 2007)]
The University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health and Back House Productions are proud to introduce the Videovoice Collective.
The Videovoice Collective is a health advocacy, research, and evaluation team that works to turn documentary film on its head. Using the videovoice technique, we put digital video cameras in the hands of those who know their communities best, partnering with them to communicate their ideas and visions. The Collective is a team of researchers, filmmakers, technology mavens, and social justice champions. We are dedicated to building film-making partnerships with marginalized communities in the United States and around the world.
Our founding celebration took place on March 31, 2007 in San Pancho, Mexico. And, now we are pleased to announce that our website is officially launched. http://www.video-voice.org [posted on CBPR listserv]
Primary health care as a strategy for achieving equitable care: a literature review commissioned by the Health Systems Knowledge Network
Prof. J. De Maeseneer, S. Willems, A. De Sutter, I. Van de Geuchte, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Ghent University. Belgium.
M.Billings Global Health through Education, Training and Service, Attleboro, USA.
March 2007
The Health Systems Knowledge Network - WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
Available online at: http://www.wits.ac.za/chp/kn/De%20Maeseneer%202007%20PHC%20as%20strategy.pdf
“….The health system plays a role as a social determinant of health :
· at the macro-level: through public policy and equitable resource allocation processes;
· at the meso- level (the community): through performance of the decentralized policy;
· at the micro-level: through factors related to the organisation of the health care system (physical, financial, psycho-social, cultural and administrative access) as well as factors related to the health care provider (skills, knowledge, approach to the patient). This is where primary health care systems may contribute to comprehensive care….” [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity listserv]
EpiSurveyor
http://www.datadyne.org/?q=episurveyor/home
EpiSurveyor is a free, open source tool enabling anyone to create a handheld data entry form, collect data on a mobile device, and then transfer the data back to a desktop or laptop for analysis.
Trust for America's Health
http://www.healthyamericans.org
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority. This site offers national and state information about public health, resources on public policy, and a topic list including cancer and annual reports about obesity, government spending and other health concerns.
[posted on PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of Aug 03, 2007]
Searching Google is easy and fun, but some queries can yield thousands of results, none of them quite what you're looking for. We'll show you 23 tricks to help you refine your search and find the information you need. http://ga0.org/ct/W1AE0m61YEia/ Copyright (c) 2007, CompuMentor/TechSoup. [posted on TechSoup By the Cup - July 31, 2007 - subscribe at http://ga0.org/ct/gpAE0m61YE8T/]
DisabilityInfo.gov is the federal government's one-stop Web site for people with disabilities, their families, employers, veterans and service members, workforce professionals and many others. A collaborative effort among twenty-two federal agencies, DisabilityInfo.gov connects people with disabilities to the information and resources they need to actively participate in the workforce and in their communities. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/
From the American Friends Service Committee: list of resources in English and Spanish on how to be prepared in case of a raid, what to do if a family members is detained and also about knowing your rights. http://www.afsc.org/immigrants-rights/news/raids_resources.htm
Faced with the death of a spouse, many older people feel their entire world has changed. They may struggle with feelings of shock, sorrow, anger, fear, and occasionally guilt. Grief can make everyday activities like sleeping and eating difficult. To help older people cope with grief, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has added "Mourning the Death of a Spouse" to its Age Page series of easy-to-read brochures on health topics and related concerns. http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/spouse.htm For a free copy of this Age Page and other useful health information, contact the NIA Information Center at 1-800-222-2225 or visit http://www.nia.nih.gov This NIH News Release is available online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2007/nia-01.htm