KIDS COUNT Data Book (The Annie E. Casey Foundation 18th annual), a national & state-by-state effort to track the health, academic, & economic status of children throughout the nation plus a special section on children in immigrant families http://www.kidscount.org/sld/compare.jsp
Know Your Health Care Rights (Joint Commission) to help pts understand their rights & to encourage them to become active participants... http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/SpeakUp/sp_rights.htm
The Prepared Patient, a series from the Health Behavior News Service (HBNS) to help Americans participate more fully in their health care. Effective Patienthood Begins With Good Communication is the 3d issue with links to the previous issues in the Archives. The Prepared Patient can be re-published with a source citation for the Health Behavior News Service. http://www.cfah.org/hbns/PreparedPatient/Prepared-Patient-Vol1-Issue3.cfm
Health Literacy Special Query Page for PubMed http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/health_literacy.html
1, Click on MEDLINE/PubMed health literacy search to run a PREFORMULATED search of daily updated MEDLINE 2. SET LIMITS and re-run the search 3. Explore other resources QUESTIONS/COMMENTS to zornm@mail.nih.gov
Promising Practices PandemicPractices.org is a database that allows information exchange to improve pandemic plans with compilation of searchable info http://pandemicpractices.org/practices/article.do?page=home
Readyness.gov page http://www.ready.gov/america/index.html
HEALTH COMM Web sites for September 2007
compiled by Marcia Zorn, MA, MLS
Lists are archived by the Coalition for Health Communication at http://www.healthcommunication.net/Online_Resources.html
Information and Resources for Families of Children with Health and/or Mental Health Care Needs
The booklet – available online and in hard copy – in English and in Spanish, is designed to help parents of children who have been diagnosed with health or mental health care needs to learn about available resources and to develop a partnership with their children’s schools. The booklet’s content has been reviewed and validated by groups of parents, youth, and educators and is produced in partnership with the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education. The HSC Foundation, in partnership with George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development, conducted the original research on which the the publication is based. For more information, go to: http://www.hscfoundation.org/whatwedo/familysupports.php [posted on caphis listserv]
Fiscal Year 2007 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=635
Application deadline: Nov 30, 2007
Grants to assist State, regional, national or local organizations to address fire prevention and safety.
J. Jill Compassion Fund
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=683
Application deadline: Nov 30, 2007
Grants to provide financial support on a national scale to community-based organizations and/or programs whose mission is that of aiding women and children in need.
Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1721
Application deadline: Dec 6, 2007
Under this program, grants will be awarded to address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators.
2008 BRICK Awards
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=624
Application deadline: Dec 31, 2007
This program honors and funds the efforts of dynamic leaders age 25 and under.
Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) - Local and Regional
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1026
Application deadline: Jan 10, 2008
Grants to encourage and promote the creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting when the biological parents are unable to do so.
Foundation for Rural Education and Development Scholarships
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1559
Application deadline: Feb 8, 2008
Scholarships to rural America's best and brightest students.
My Hometown Helper Grant Program
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1342
Application deadline: Mar 31, 2008
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.
Technology Grants for Rural Schools
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=932
Application deadline: Sep 13, 2008
Technology Grants for Rural Schools program was created to help meet the growing need for innovative technology in the classroom.
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Human Services Update - search the RAC Funding Database for more grants at http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding.php]
See statistics from the US Census Bureau. http://tinyurl.com/2c78tf
The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. Red Fox James, a Blackfeet Indian, rode horseback from state to state, getting endorsements from 24 state governments, to have a day to honor American Indians. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution designating November 1990 as “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Similar proclamations have been issued every year since 1994. This Facts for Features presents data for American Indians and Alaska Natives, as this is one of the six major race categories.
Wednesday, November 7th, 3pm-5pm EST
Join the "virtual cafecito" (informal discussion over coffee) to discuss women of color, cervical cancer prevention and the HPV vaccine. The call is open to all people interested in learning more about cervical cancer prevention and participating in a dialogue focused on women of color. We are inviting national organizational partners, particularly those focusing on reproductive rights, health or justice in communities of color. Allied groups and individuals are welcome to join the phone call, but the discussion will focus on communities of color and low-income women. It’s virtual (on the phone)! So bring your cafecito (coffee), and we will provide the call-in information. Please reply to Miriam@latinainstitute.org if you are interested in participating, and we will respond with the call info. http://www.latinainstitute.org/
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Spanish–language Web site, CDC en Español, http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/ has been re–launched with a new look and new features that will make it more usable and functional. The updated Web site is another step in CDC's efforts to provide accurate, up–to–date information in Spanish on health issues of special interest to Hispanic communities, including information on a wide range of health promotion and disease prevention topics like asthma, cancer, HIV/AIDS, immunizations, children′s health, diabetes and occupational hazards. Read more at http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2007/r071019.htm Read the Spanish Language press release at http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2007/rs071019.htm
Cutting-Edge Legal Preparedness for Chronic Disease Prevention
Thursday, November 29, 2007, 2:00-3:15 pm ET
Increasing attention is being given to the use of law that supports sound, science-based public health interventions. New York City is one of the nation's leaders in using law to address chronic diseases. Join us on November 29 as we discuss four case studies of New York's legal innovations.The program is free and can be viewed via satellite downlink or web cast. Program details, faculty, and registration available at http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu. [posted on ph_grand_rounds]
Megan M. Krischke, contributor
"In January 2007, the University of California-Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) launched its Transcultural Linguistic Care (TLC) nursing program under the leadership of Aida Calpo, RN, MS. The program, which has received rave reviews from doctors, nurses and patients, provides bilingual nursing care to patients in the three languages, other than English, that are most common among admitted patients." Read the complete article at http://www.nursezone.com/stories/SpotlightOnNurses.asp?articleID=16897 [posted on Hmonghealth listserv]
Strategies to improve health literacy for diverse populations should address literacy, language, and cultural barriers
Persons who find it difficult to obtain, process, and understand health information and navigate the health care system are considered to have limited health literacy. Racial and ethnic minority adults are more likely to have limited health literacy than white non-Hispanic adults. Several strategies have been developed to improve health literacy for individuals with limited health literacy, such as using simpler language and picture-driven media. However, materials should be relevant to the patient's language and culture as well.
Health literacy strategies must be integrated with those targeted to culturally diverse individuals and those with limited English proficiency (LEP), recommend Dennis P. Andrulis, Ph.D., M.P.H., of Drexel University School of Public Health, and Cindy Brach, M.P.P., of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in a recent paper. See "Integrating literacy, culture, and language to improve health care quality for diverse populations," by Drs. Andrulis and Brach, in the American Journal of Health Behavior 31(Suppl 1), pp. S122-S133, 2007. Reprints (AHRQ Publication No. 07-R079) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/order.htm#clear [posted on CLAS-talk]
AMA's new second edition "Office guide to communicating with limited English proficient patients."
This handy updated version of the previous brochure now includes more questions and answers, more tips for working effectively with interpreters, more resources, and a brief guide for when to use different interpretation resources. The guide is available at
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/433/lep_booklet.pdf
This guide provides information and resources that physicians and health care staff can use to provide better care to patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). With the LEP population rising in both rural and urban areas of the United States, language gaps between physicians and patients are increasing. This guide offers detailed information on the ways LEP can affect patient care and effective strategies to address the language needs of patients in a culturally, linguistically and ethically appropriate manner. [posted on CLAS-talk]
The National Library of Medicine has released a new resource focused on the health effects from wildfires (http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/californiafires.html). The California Wildfires web page includes information on the health effects from fires and exposure to smoke; links to air quality resources, environmental clean-up following fires, and animals in disasters. In addition, resources for emergency responders and information in Spanish are also included. Searches of NLM databases, such as MedlinePlus, PubMed,TOXLINE, Tox Town, and Haz-Map (occupational health) are provided for additional health information. It also provides the locations of facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory and Superfund sites in and around San Diego ( TOXMAP ). This web page is designed to help emergency responders, health care providers, public health workers, and the general public.
Also, see MedlinePlus for additional resources http://medlineplus.gov/ including a link to the CDC web site http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/
Entries Sought for Sport for a Better World Competition
Deadline: December 12, 2007
Changemakers ( http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node ), an initiative of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public ( http://ashoka.org ), and Nike ( http://www.nike.com/ ) have partnered to open a world- wide search for projects that use the transformative power of sport to achieve real social change. The Nike-Changemakers Competition: Sport for a Better World Collaborative Competition aims to find innovative solutions and catalyze a community of changemakers around the use of sport to improve community, accelerate development, and drive social change. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009438/changemakers
Global Action Awards to Honor U.S. High School Students for Global Poverty Efforts
Deadline: January 31, 2008
NetAid ( http://www.netaid.org/ ), an initiative of Mercy Corps ( http://www.mercycorps.org/ ), is accepting applications for the Global Action Awards. The awards honor high school students in the United States who have organized and led a project that has impacted people in poor countries, or raised awareness about global poverty in their own communities. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009440/netaid
Minority Students Invited to Apply for Philanthropy Internship
Deadline: December 15, 2007; March 15, 2008; and July 15, 2008
The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund ( http://nonprofitresearch.org/ ), a grantmaking program of the Aspen Institute ( http://aspeninstitute.org/ ) in Washington, D.C., offers the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship three times annually. The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are members of minority groups. The Hearst Fellow serves as an intern with the Nonprofit Sector Research Fund. Through the program, the fund seeks to introduce a diverse group of students to issues relating to philanthropy, volunteerism, and nonprofit organizations. Recipients may arrange with their colleges or universities to receive academic credit for this experience. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009449/nporesearch
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. [RFP Bulletin (October 26, 2007)]
The National Library of Medicine has released a new resource focused on dietary supplements. The Dietary Supplements Labels Database http://dietarysupplements.nlm.nih.gov includes information from the labels of over 2,000 brands of dietary supplements in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements.
The database is designed to help both the general public and health care providers find information about ingredients in brand-name products, including name, form, active and inactive ingredients, amount of active ingredient/unit, manufacturer/distributor information, suggested dose, label claims, warnings, percentage of daily value, and further label information.
Links to other NLM resources, such as MedlinePlus and PubMed, are provided for additional health information. In addition, links to related Fact Sheets from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA), Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM ), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are also available.
The HSC Foundation, with support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, conducted a community-based participatory research initiative aimed at identifying ways to more effectively combat obesity in low-income minority (i.e., African American and Latino) children and their families in 2006. Based on the Foundation's research, an obesity awareness campaign was developed and launched in late September 2007. The campaign is targeted to parents in low-income communities to raise awareness around the threats and dangers of childhood obesity. Click below for sample campaign messages: http://www.hscfoundation.org/whatwedo/childhoodobesityinitiavive.php [posted on CAPHIS listserv]
"In a victory for libraries, the Senate on October 23 passed an appropriations bill that included a mandatory public access directive for research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Despite heavy lobbying from publishers against the public access provision, as well as White House opposition and the threat of two last-second amendments to gut it, the legislative battle culminated yesterday with overwhelming approval of the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill (75-19). If enacted with the NIH language fully intact, the law would require NIH researchers to deposit their papers in the NIH's PubMed Central database to be publicly available within a year after publication." Read more at http://tinyurl.com/yrvbdm [posted in Library Journal Academic Newswire]
I have been busy from early morning to late evening at the Thinking Outside the Borders Institute. The group agreed the wiki we are working on can be shared publicly, so you can take a look at the agenda here http://thinkout.pbwiki.com/ Since I last wrote, we heard from Kathryn J. Deiss http://kathryndeiss.pbwiki.com/, from the American Library Association. Read her article "The Shared Leadership Principle: Creating Leaders Throughout the Organization" http://kathryndeiss.pbwiki.com/f/Shared+Ldrshp.pdf and you will get an idea of what a dynamic speaker she is, and how relevant to the work we do in libraries her talks are. In the afternoon, we headed to the University of Nebraska's Love Library. What an innovative library they are. We heard from the members of their Diversity Team- three librarians dedicated to equity issues! Love Library is to be commended for their dedication to and modeling of a diverse community. We also heard about their ties to China, and the creation of a Confucius Institute at UNL next week, and the library's involvement in helping to set up the Institute. http://tinyurl.com/ysw2oz
Yesterday we took the bus to Kearney to attend the Nebraska Library Association Conference http://www.2007nla-nema.info/ where I was able to hear two presentations "There's A Queer in the Library" and "A Day in the Life of an HHSS Librarian". We also heard author/actor Harley Jane Kozac speak.
This morning I head to the bus in a little while to end my time with new friends and colleagues. We will be staying in touch - we have a project to work on togehter around leadership issues. This has been a great experience, and I will be finding ways to incorporate the ideas on leadership I learned into the work I do with the NN/LM MCR.
Dorjsuren Bayarsaikhan & Jorine Muiser
World health Organization WHO, 2007
Available online as PDF file [25p.] at: http://www.who.int/health_financing/documents/dp_e_07_4-health_promotion.pdf
“…..Health promotion is a complex, multi-sector activity. Within the health system, it is organized vertically in the form of public health campaigns or integrated in other health care interactions. Furthermore, health promotion can be encouraged on the health care market, for example through the introduction of financial incentives.
This paper advocates for health promotion in any form as a necessary intervention for improving and maintaining population health. It is considered equally relevant for developed and developing countries, although different countries may want to employ different strategies. While still under-funded in many high-income countries the lack of funding for health promotion is generally most notorious in middle and low-income countries. In many of the latter groups, health promotion is also not included in health system financing arrangements. [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity list]
The delivery of health care services in a manner that is respectful and appropriate to an individual’s language and culture is more than simply a patient’s right, but is, in fact, a key factor in the safety and quality of patient care (Schyve, 2002). Hospitals, Language, and Culture: A Snapshot of the Nation is a three year cross-sectional qualitative study funded by The California Endowment designed to explore how 60 hospitals across the country provide health care to culturally and linguistically diverse patient populations. See the October 2007 project update at: http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/HLC/
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of India, have entered into a bilateral agreement to develop low-cost health-care technologies aimed at the medically underserved. The agreement is based on a shared commitment to improve the health and well-being of the people of both countries by encouraging collaborations and cooperation on the development of diagnostic and therapeutic medical technologies that are inexpensive and operate at the initial point of physician contact, or point of care. Read the rest of this NIH News Release is available online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2007/nibib-17.htm
Today was a busy day. Its late so i am just going to post a few things about what we covered. We learned about the Campbell Leadership Descriptor http://www.pfeiffer.com/WileyCDA/PfeifferTitle/productCd-PCOL4005.html and then we filled out the assessment for ourselves.
Michael Sauers from the Nebraska Libary Commission presented "Library 2.0: Creating a Borderless Library". You can view his powerpoint at http://www.slideshare.net/nebraskaccess/library-20-creating-a-borderless-library
National Endowment for the Humanities Invites Applications for We the People Bookshelf Program
Deadline: January 25, 2008
The National Endowment for the Humanities ( http://www.neh.gov/ ) in cooperation with the American Library Association Public Programs Office ( http://www.ala.org/ ) is accepting applications for the fifth We the People Bookshelf program. Each year, NEH identifies a theme important to the nation's heritage and selects books that embody that theme to build the We the People Bookshelf. The theme for the 2007-08 Bookshelf is "Created Equal." The program will provide three thousand school (K-12) and public libraries across the United States with a set of classic books related to the "Created Equal" theme. Any U.S. public library or K-12 school library in the United States and its territories is eligible to apply. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009347/wethepeople
General Mills Foundation Invites Applications for Healthy Kids Grant Program
Deadline: January 15, 2008
The General Mills Foundation (http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/foundation.aspx ), in partnership with the American Dietetic Association Foundation ( http://www.adaf.org/ ) and the President's Council on Physical Fitness ( http://www.fitness.gov/ ), is accepting applications for the Champions for Healthy Kids grant program. This national program will award fifty grants of $10,000 each to community-based groups across the United States that develop creative ways to help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active lifestyle. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009349/generalmills
Yoplait Champions Program to Honor Individuals for Efforts in Fight Against Breast Cancer
Deadline: November 6, 2007
Yoplait ( http://www.yoplait.com ) annually honors twenty-five individuals for their extraordinary efforts in the fight against breast cancer through the Yoplait Champions Program. Champions must demonstrate a strong and sustained commitment to the breast cancer cause, including personal sacrifice, and have had an impact on others' lives or the community. Nominations must illustrate a creative and innovative concept the nominee has put forth that furthers the goals of fighting breast cancer, as well as identify changes that have been made as a result of the individual's activities. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009354/yoplait
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. Posted in RFP Bulletin (October 19, 2007)]
Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
WISER is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice.
WISER for Smartphone is now available! Because many of you asked, WISER is now supported on Windows Mobile Smartphones, which consist of Windows Mobile devices that do not have a touch screen (do not use a stylus). (Note that Windows Mobile phones with a touch screen are already supported by WISER for Pocket PC.) The new WISER for Smartphone release is functionally equivalent to our Pocket PC version of WISER, and can be downloaded from http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov.
Please be sure to read the system requirements and installation instructions that are in the README, which is linked to on the download page and included in the installation. Some users may run into storage space limitations when installing WISER for Smartphone; procedures for resolving such issues are included in the README.
Dr. Librarian: Physician adds literacy to health care mix
Katie Dean — 10/18/2007 9:59 am
Pediatric resident Dipesh Navsaria has a novel way of measuring his young patients' development during checkups: He puts a book in their hands and watches their reaction. http://www.madison.com/tct/entertainment/251688
I am very excited to be attending the Nebraska Library Commission's "Thinking Outside the Borders" weeklong workshop. Librarians from Mexico, Central and South America, and from Nebraska will be meeting all week to discuss topics on leadership and international librarianship. I am looking forward to meeting colleagues from Columbia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, El Salvador, and of course Nebraska! Stay tuned!
A new report released by The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System, A Roadmap to Health Insurance for All: Principles for Reform, discusses the keys to achieving universal coverage and improving the performance of the entire health system. Written by Fund assistant vice president Sara Collins, Ph.D., and colleagues, the report examines three different reform approaches proposed by governors, current presidential hopefuls, and congressional lawmakers. It assesses not only each approach's ability to achieve universal coverage, but also its potential to improve quality and efficiency and rein in spiraling health care costs. http://tinyurl.com/2qug7x [posted on The Commonwealth Fund email alert]
Drug-Resistant Staph Infections Reported in Schools:
A strain of staph aureus (MRSA) that is resistant to the drug methicillin has been reported in a number of high schools in the states of Maryland and Virginia, with health authorities speculating that the infections -- responsible for the death of one student so far -- may result in part from contamination of equipment in locker rooms used by sports teams. Many schools in the affected areas have instituted school-wide cleanings and are informing parents of possible dangers. In a statement October 16, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said methicillin-resistant staph aureua caused more than 94,000 life-threatening infections and nearly 10,000 deaths in the United States in 2005, 85 percent of them associated with health care settings such as hospitals but 15 percent occurring in people without documented health care risk factors.
Information about MRSA is available online at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_mrsa.htm
[posted on The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) News Alert -- October 18, 2007 http://www.healthinschools.org ]
Also see the MedlinePlus Health Topic MRSA for more information, overviews, research, and more, at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mrsa.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/searchengine_vivisimo.html
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released a new search engine for MedlinePlus http://medlineplus.gov/, MedlinePlus en español, http://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ and the NLM Library Web site http://www.nlm.nih.gov/. NLM has made this change to better meet the expectations and preferences of the millions of people who use NLM Web sites each month. [posted on PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of Oct 19, 2007]
October 16, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC – The 2007 VIDA Hispanic Health Leadership Awards, the nation's premier recognition for leadership in Hispanic health, were presented during a ceremony in Washington, DC last night. Award recipients were honored by prominent presenters including the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Congressmen Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX). See the link on the home page of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health http://www.hispanichealth.org/ [posted on National Alliance for Hispanic Health email update]
The AARP Foundation is currently accepting scholarship applications and will award up to 100 scholarships of $500 to $5,000 early next year. The AARP Foundation’s Women’s Scholarship Program provides scholarship funds to women 40+ seeking new job skills, training, and educational opportunities to support themselves and their families, and improve their communities. The AARP Foundation Women’s Scholarship Program is available to eligible individuals who are either current or new students, with moderate and lower incomes and limited financial resources. For more information, please go to http://www.aarpfoundationwlc.org/ Applications are due by October 31, 2007.
Citing Medicine: The National Library of Medicine Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers 2nd edition, 2007 is available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bookres.fcgi/citmed/frontpage.html Citing Medicine provides assistance to authors in compiling lists of references for their publications, to editors in revising such lists, to publishers in setting reference standards for their authors and editors, and to librarians and others in formatting bibliographic citations.
The Women's National Book Association sponsors the WNBA Eastman Grant, which is available for librarians who are interested in learning about the relationship between the library and publishing professions. The WNBA offers a grant of up to $750 for a librarian to take a course or participate in an institute devoted to aspects of publishing as a profession. For more information and guidelines, visit http://www.ala.org/work/pubs/Eastman.htmlor contact Mary Jo Bolduc, Grant Administrator, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; Fax 312-280-5275; email: mbolduc@ala.org
Carnegie-Whitney Grant Awards up to $5000
The American Library Association Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes, or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library. For more information and guidelines, visit http://www.ala.org/work/pubs/Carnegie.html or contact Mary Jo Bolduc, Grant Administrator, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; Fax 312-280-5275; email: mbolduc@ala.org
[postedon the Mountain Plains Library Association Listserv]
Measuring Health Disparities Computer-based Course MHDID0806
Michigan Public Health Training Center (MPHTC) - University of Michigan, School of Public Health
Course Website: https://www.sph.umich.edu/iscr/mphtc/site.php?module=courses_one_online_course&id=247
Blog: http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/mhd/home
“…..Measuring Health Disparities is a self-paced, interactive course which focuses on some basic issues for public health practice -- how to understand, define and measure health disparity. This [free] computer-based course examines the language of health disparity to come to some common understanding of what that term means; it also shows how to calculate different measures of health disparity. The purpose of this course is to provide a durable tool that is useful to daily activities in the practice of public health. The content is designed to be accessible to a broad audience of practitioners across all sectors of the public health workforce who are concerned about the issue of health disparity." [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity List]
Posted on the "Prairie Librarian" blog http://tinyurl.com/2rsk9r is a link to the Ontario First Nations Public Library video "Making A Difference" http://tinyurl.com/3aw6p5 [posted on American Indial Library Association Listserv]
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Accepting Applications for U.S. Fund Panel Grants
Deadline: December 3, 2007
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice ( http://www.astraeafoundation.org/ ) works for social, racial, and economic justice in the U.S. and internationally. Astraea's U.S. Fund Panel Grants support Lesbian, Trans, Inter- sex, and LGBTI social change organizations and projects (including film, video, media, and cultural projects) that directly address the depth and complexity of critical issues in LGBTI communities. This includes progressive and/or women's organiations and projects that are led by LGBTI people and that integrate LGBTI issues in their programs. All applicants must meet the following criteria: primary work is for social change; active participation and leadership of communities most affected; commitment to social, racial, economic, and gender justice, and feminist commitment to address multiple intersections of oppression experienced by lesbians and LGBTI communities; and annual budget of $750,000 or less. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009215/astraeafound
Sam's Club Offers Study Grants for Teachers to Visit Fair Trade Farms in Brazil
Deadline: December 15, 2007
As part of the launch of its new fair-trade-certified coffee, warehouse retailer Sam's Club ( http://www.samsclub.com/ ) has joined coffee roaster Cafe Bom Dia and TransFair USA ( http://www.fairtradecertified.org/ ) to offer a weeklong summer 2008 study grant opportunity for junior high and high school teachers interested in teaching about fair trade. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009218/samsclub
Application Available for 2008 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
Deadline: December 14, 2007
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation ( http://www.kff.org/ ) is accepting applications for the 2008 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program. This opportunity is for college seniors and recent college graduates who have a strong interest in addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, or who are themselves a member of a population that is adversely affected by racial and ethnic health disparities. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009219/bjscholars
Tenth Annual Welcome Back Awards Program to Honor Achievements in Treating Depression
Deadline: November 12, 2007
Eli Lilly and Company ( http://www.lilly.com/ ) launched the Welcome Back Awards ten years ago to fight the stigma associated with depression and promote the understanding that depression is treatable. Each year, an independent committee of national mental health leaders selects honorees in the following categories: lifetime achievement, community service, destigmatization, primary care, and psychiatry. The lifetime achievement award, which honors an individual whose perseverance has helped him or her overcome clinical depression and resume a fulfilling life, includes a $15,000 award to the not-for-profit organization of the honoree's choice. The community service, destigmatization, primary care, and psychiatry awards each include a $10,000 award to the not-for-profit organization of the honoree's choice. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009220/lilly
Long-Time Activists of Color Invited to Apply for Sabbatical Program
Deadline: December 15, 2007
The Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program is committed to advancing progressive social change by helping to sustain long-time activ- ists of color. The program honors those who have devoted their lives to helping their communities organize for racial, social, economic, and environmental justice, and provides resources for these organizers to take sabbaticals for reflection and renewal. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009223/alstonbannerman
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-OD-07-001 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Posted Date: Oct 12, 2007 Closing Date for Applications: Jan 12, 2008 Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The Office of the Director, NIH, intends to commit approximately $3 million in total costs [Direct plus Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs] in FY2008 to fund
35 to 40 applications.
This RFA solicits research grant applications from academic/scientific institutions and community organizations that propose to forge partnerships (1) to study methods and strategies to engage and inform the public regarding health science in order to improve public understanding of the methods and benefits of publicly funded research, and (2) to increase scientists understanding of and outreach to the public in their research efforts.
The purpose of the NIH Partners in Research program is to support two-year pilot and/or feasibility research studies of innovative activities designed to improve public understanding of biomedical and behavioral science, develop strategies for promoting collaboration between scientists and the community to improve the health of the public, and to identify the conditions (e.g., settings and approaches) that will enhance the effectiveness of such activities.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-07-001.html [posted on CBPR Listserv]
Finding Answers Intervention Research (FAIR) Database
The FAIR Database contains 206 journal article summaries from a systematic review of racial and ethnic health disparities interventions published as a Special Supplement to the October 2007 issue of Medical Care Research and Review. Systematic literature reviews were conducted for the following health topics and intervention strategies: cardiovascular disease (CVD), depression, diabetes mellitus, breast cancer, cultural leverage and pay-for-performance incentives. Diseases examined in this database were chosen because they have a known high prevalence, cause significant morbidity and mortality, have clear standards of care, and have large documented disparities in care. Diseases outside the scope of the supplement (e.g., HIV/AIDS, asthma) are not included in this database. http://www.solvingdisparities.org/fair_database[posted on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation email list]
Innocenti Insight - November 2006
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence Italy
Available online as PDF file [60p.] at: http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/insight-hiv-eng.pdf
“……Explores the options for the care of children in communities affected by the AIDS pandemic. Beginning with the premise that the parent-child bond is the basic building block of child development and that the family is the basic unit of society, the report first looks at ways to keep parents alive and the family together as long as possible. It then explores alternative care arrangements beyond the immediate family.
Settings range from care by the extended family, through different forms of fostering in the community, to adoption and placement in residential institutions. The report highlights ways in which actors from outside the immediate community can help to sustain and improve the capacity of households and communities to care for the children left behind….” [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity listserv]
The Experience of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Edited by: Agis D. Tsouros and Panos A. Efstathiou
The Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization - 2007
Available online as PDF [402p] at: http://www.euro.who.int/document/e90712.pdf
“….Large-scale mass gatherings, such as the Olympic Games, represent significant challenges for the entire health sector of host countries. Emerging global public health threats of natural or deliberate nature increase considerably the health and safety vulnerability of mass gatherings. [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity list]
Patients Turn to the Internet for Health Information
by Joseph Shapiro
Morning Edition, October 11, 2007 · "The Internet is changing not just the way patients get medical information, but the way they interact with doctors, their families, and even with strangers." http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15166387 Also, listen to the NPR broadcast of the story.
A statement from Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health:
"October 15, 2007, marks the fifth annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. On this day, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) pledges to continue working toward reducing the burden of HIV/AIDS in the Latino community in the United States. We commemorate everyone who has been lost to the disease and recognize those committed individuals who promote HIV/AIDS education and awareness in all communities.
Racial and ethnic minorities continue to be disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In 2005, the adult and adolescent AIDS case rate was 3.5 times higher among Latinos than among whites. This is the second highest rate of any racial/ethnic group in the United States. By the end of 2005, an estimated 77,125 Latinos with AIDS in the United States had died."
Read the entire press release at http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2007/niaid-10.htm
I was lucky enough to hear Dr. Daniel Blumenthal speak at Creighton University Medical Center last week, and want to recommend his article "A Community Coalition Board Creates a Set of Values for Community-based Research" as an example of a community case study in which the community truly is responsible for setting the research agenda. You can read the full text article, printed online in Preventing Chronic Disease, Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2006 at http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2006/jan/05_0068.htm
Native American Merit Scholarships at Creighton University
http://admissions.creighton.edu/FinancialMatters/Scholarships/tabid/431/Default.aspx
Creighton University will award several ¾ tuition Native American Merit Scholarships valued at approximately $20,000 per year which are renewable (a total value of more than $82,000 over four years). In addition to these scholarships, additional grant monies may be provided to Native American Scholar recipients. For further information please contact: N. Omar Valentine, nvalentine@creighton.edu
From the Rural Assistance Center Health Update:
2008 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=698
Application deadline: Dec 14, 2007
The program's purpose is to expand the pool of students of color interested in the field of health policy.
Nursing Workforce Diversity Grants (NWD)
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=246
Application deadline: Nov 16, 2007
Grants to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Nursing Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR)
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=245
Application deadline: Dec 6, 2007
Grants to strengthen the capacity for basic nurse education and practice and address the shortage of nurses in the health care workforce.
Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP)
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=289
Application deadline: Feb 22, 2008
The goal of the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) is to assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to undertake education to enter a health profession.
2008 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=961
Application deadline: May 31, 2008
The award provides nurses, healthcare workers, their colleagues, and the public a national opportunity to recognize exceptional service, sacrifice and innovation resulting in encouraging and inspirational accounts that we share with the nation.
The Partnership for Food Safety Education is committed to educating consumers on the four simple practices they can use to fight foodborne bacteria (BAC!) and reduce their risk of becoming sick. The Fight BAC!® campaign makes the messages accessible to everyone through positive, upbeat and empowering messages. http://www.fightbac.org/index.php
Evidence-based health care for all is the topic of the Cochrane Colloquium
On October 23-27, 2007, the XV Cochrane Colloquium –international forum of scientific evidence in health will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Português: http://espacio.bvsalud.org/boletim.php?articleId=10170556200749
Español: http://espacio.bvsalud.org/boletim.php?articleId=10110807200738
English: http://espacio.bvsalud.org/boletim.php?articleId=10110826200727
The conference website is http://www.colloquiumbrasil.info/php/index.php [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity List]
Preparing Racially And Ethnically Diverse Communities For Public Health Emergencies
Dennis P. Andrulis, Nadia J. Siddiqui and Jenna L. Gantner
Health Affairs September/October 2007
Dennis Andrulis, director of the Center for Health Equality at the Drexel University School of Public Health http://publichealth.drexel.edu/che/, and colleagues examined academic literature... [and] found that, compared with whites, ethnic and racial minorities had fewer concerns about public health emergencies, were more skeptical of warnings, were less likely to evacuate, were less likely to receive education on preparedness, and relied more on television and family for information. Researchers also reviewed 301 Web sites that provide information on preparedness for public health emergencies and found that only 12.6% considered the specific needs of ethnic and racial minorities. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/26/5/1269 [posted on Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look At Race, Ethnicity And Health]
The Northern California Indian Development Council is pleased to publish the Active NDN newsletter. This program is funded by a special grant from the California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD). The newsletter is written for staff working with American Indian Youth to give them current information that can be helpful in promoting solutions to health risks caused by youth obesity. Please download and distribute this newsletter to appropriate staff and families at: http://www.ncidc.org/obesity/newsletters.html. There you can also find further articles that you can copy and paste into your own tribal newsletters. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for future editions please contact us at activendn@ncidc.org [posted on [NS_Education] Digest Number 584]
National Approach to Improving Health Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will provide nearly $16 million in grants to develop and test a single national approach to bring consistency to efforts to measure and report on the quality and cost of patient care. The project will combine data from many national health plans and from Medicare to provide a broader picture of individual physicians' care across their entire practices. http://tinyurl.com/27wum4 [posted on Robert Wood Johnson Foundation email]
Endorsing a Framework and Preferred Practices for Measuring and Reporting Culturally Competent Care
The National Quality Forum (NQF) is now soliciting frameworks and practices for a new project, Endorsing a Framework and Preferred Practices for Measuring and Reporting Culturally Competent Care, which is being supported by The Commonwealth Fund and the California Endowment. The project seeks to endorse a comprehensive national framework for evaluating cultural competency across all health care settings, as well as a minimum set of preferred practices based on the framework. The framework and practices should focus on all aspects of cultural competency including, but not limited to, race/ethnicity, disabilities, sexual orientation, spirituality, and language preference. Frameworks and practices must be submitted by Friday, October 25, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., EDT. Please visit the NQF site at http://www.qualityforum.org/projects/ongoing/cultural-comp/ for the project summary, call for frameworks and practices, and practice submission form. [posted on The Commonwealth Fund email alert]
Lance Gable, Katharina Gamharter, Lawrence O. Gostin, James G. Hodge, Jr., Rudolf V. Van Puymbroeck
Global HIV/AIDS Program and Legal Vice Presidency - The World Bank, 2007
Available online as PDF file [250p.] at: http://tinyurl.com/2u7ucg
"......Dealing successfully with HIV/AIDS cuts across almost all areas of government responsibility, and as the breadth of the 65 topics included in the Guide shows, there are many ways in which laws and regulations can either underpin or undermine good public health programs and responsible personal behaviors. " [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity list]
NIH Launches Extensive Open-Access Dataset of Genetic and Clinical Data
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/press_releases/share_launchpr07.html
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is launching one of the most extensive collections of genetic and clinical data ever made freely available to researchers worldwide. Called SHARe (SNP Health Association Resource), the Web-based dataset enables qualified researchers to access a wealth of data from large population-based studies, starting with the landmark Framingham Heart Study.
Advances in Health Literacy Conference
http://foundation.acponline.org/hl/hcc2007.htm
November 28, 2007, Washington, DC
[posted on PHPartners - New Links for the week of Oct 05, 2007 http://phpartners.org/]
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) Grant Alerts -- October 8, 2007
http://www.healthinschools.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Improving Health and Educational Opportunities of Young People Grants:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accepting applications for its Improving Health and Educational Opportunities of Young People grant program. The purpose of the program is to support development of healthy adults by promoting the health of young people through projects concerning:
1) the Youth Risk Behavior Survey; 2) HIV Prevention; 3) Coordinated School Health Programs and Promotion of Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco-Use Prevention; 4) Asthma Management; and 5) National Professional Development.
Hidden Valley Ranch Dressings -- Love Your Veggies Grant Program:
Hidden Valley Ranch Dressings is accepting applications to its Love Your Veggies grant program. The purpose of the program is to help elementary schools develop fresh fruit and vegetable programs starting in March 2008 and lasting through the 2008-2009 school year.
Nike Corporation -- Bowerman Track Renovation Program:
The Nike Corporation is accepting applications for its Bowerman Track Renovation Program. The purpose of the program is to provide matching cash grants to refurbish or construct running tracks in communities.
Equity-Oriented Tool Kit for Health Technology Assessment
WHO Collaborating Center for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity
The Institute of Population Health at the University of Ottawa
http://www.intermed.med.uottawa.ca/research/globalhealth/whocc/projects/eo_toolkit/index.htm
A needs-based health technology assessment model is used to provide methods to match the identified health needs of a population, to the most appropriate interventions. The existing tool kit focused on averages, but this ignored distributional issues and equity gradients. This toolkit is based on clinical and population health status and takes into account issues of gender equity, social justice and community participation. [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity List]
View the webcast of this panel, sponsored by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, which examines the impact of expansions of health coverage on Latinos and how access to care can be improved for Latinos. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2369 [posted on kaisernetwork.org, a service of the Kaiser Family Foundation]
Over one hundred indigenous Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders throughout the continental U.S. and the Pacific Basin will gather in Washington, D.C., on October 10-11, 2007 to develop a Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander National Health Agenda that will mobilize a Call for Action to improve the health status specifically for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
The summit is sponsored by the U.S. Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Papa Ola Lokahi, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) and Weaving an Islander network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (WINCART), and will be held at the Academy for Educational Development Technology Center at 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC on October 10-11, 2007.
Unnatural Causes is a four-hour documentary series produced by California Newsreel with Vital Pictures, Inc. Presented for PBS broadcast by the National Minority Consortia of Public Television. Public Impact Campaign in association with the Joint Center Health Policy Institute. http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/
Unnatural Causes, a seven-part series for PBS broadcast and DVD release, will, for the first time on television, sound the alarm about our glaring socio-economic and racial disparities in health--and seek out root causes. But those causes are not what we might expect. While we pour more and more money into drugs, dietary supplements and new medical technologies, it turns out there is much more to our health than bad habits, health care or unlucky genes. The social conditions in which we are born, live and work profoundly affect our well-being and longevity. http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/documentary.html
DreamCatchers has joined forces with Navajo Health Promotions, a division of the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Nation, to produce a health and fitness 2 video set; REZ ROBICS and REZ ROBICS FOR COUCH POTATO SKINS. The project is inspired by the fact that Diabetes has become one of the most serious threats to the health of Indian people both on the reservations and in urban settings. Copies of the videos are being distributed free of charge throughout the Indian communities of North America. While Navajo Health Promotions distributes on and around The Navajo Nation via clinics, schools and video stores, DreamCatchers oversees distribution to the rest of "Indian Country". There is no FBI warning on the programs. Instead, the opening message states, "Please make copies and give them to your friends and relatives". To find out more, and to learn how to get copies, see http://www.dreamcatchers.org/rezrobics/ [posted on Digest for IndigenousNewsNetwork@topica.com, issue 986]
Getting the Word Out: Effective Outreach to Cultural Communities
http://www.medtronic.com/downloadablefiles/outreach_brochure.pdf
published by the Medtronic Foundation
"Getting the Word Out is a guide to effective outreach for health organizations. In particular, this guide is intended for patient support organizations that would like to make their information, referral, support and advocacy services more accessible to people from a variety of cultural communities." [posted on CLAStalk-list]
Racial Categories in Medical Practice: How Useful Are They?
Vol. 4(9) September 2007 The PLoS Medicine
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040271
Racial Categories in Medicine: A Failure of Evidence-Based Practice?
Vol. 4(9) September 2007 The PLoS Medicine
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040287
You may recall a posting from September 26 which discussed the removal of religious texts from federal prisons - here's an update:
"Following an outcry from civil libertarians and religious groups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has authorized the return to chapel libraries of all appropriate religious materials that it had ordered removed as part of its new Standardized Chapel Library Project, an effort to restrict prison reading lists to 150 titles per denomination." http://tinyurl.com/yntw66 [posted on American Libraries Direct 10/3/2007]
Childhood Obesity Control Initiative-- Program Nomination Request - Submission deadline October 26, 2007
The Early Assessment of Programs and Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity project is looking for innovative programs and policies currently being implemented in community settings intended to address obesity in children ages 3 – 17. Programs and policies addressing low income populations and ethnic groups that experience disproportionate childhood obesity are of particular interest. Our three focus areas for the second round are 1) comprehensive school physical activity programs, 2) after school/daycare programs addressing obesity, and 3) increasing access to fresh foods in low SES inner city communities. See http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=15939&catid=13 for more on the project. For additional information, please contact Nicola Dawkins (Nicola.U.Dawkins@macrointernational.com; 404-321-3688 fax; 404-321-3211 phone.) The submission deadline is Friday, October 26, 2007. [posted on HEALTHYPEOPLE listserv]
Patient Safety Grant Program
Cardinal Health has established a $1 million charitable grant fund to support initiatives by healthcare providers that enhance patient safety and quality of care. As part of this effort, Cardinal Health will issue grants of up to $50,000. Amounts awarded will be commensurate with the scope of the project. Eligible organizations include hospitals, health systems (ant their foundations) and community clinics or that are designated as 501(c)(3) by the IRS. See the the RPF attachment for a program guide, and for full information go to the following site: http://www.cardinalhealth.com/us/en/aboutus/community/opportunities/patientsafety/index.asp [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service list]
"President Bush on Wednesday vetoed legislation expanding a children's health insurance program by $35 billion over five years." Read the complete article at CNN http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/03/bush.veto/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail
NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program to Support Community and School Football Field Improvements
Deadline: November 30, 2007
The NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program, a partnership of the National Football League Youth Football Fund ( http://www.nflhs.com/NFLPrograms/YouthFund/HowWeHelp_01182002_sim.asp ) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation ( http://www.lisc.org/ ), provides nonprofit, neighborhood-based organizations with financial and technical assistance to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields. Applicants may request a maximum of $200,000 from the program to be used for capital improvements. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009044/lisc
HopeLab Launches Competition Seeking Ideas to Increase Physical Activity in Kids
Deadline: October 15, 2007 (Registration)
HopeLab ( http://www.hopelab.org/ ), a nonprofit organization committed to combining rigorous research with innovative solutions to improve the health and quality of life of young people with chronic illness, has announced the launch of Ruckus Nation ( http://www.ruckusnation.com/ ), an international online idea competition to get kids moving. People of all ages from all over the world are invited to submit ideas for new products that will increase physical activity in kids. The contest is co- sponsored by the Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ). http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009046/ruckusnation
Lexus and Scholastic Announce Launch of Environmental Challenge Education Program
Deadline: Various
Automaker lexus (http://www.lexus.com/about/corporate/community.html ) has announced the launch of the lexus environmental challenge, a program designed to educate and empower students to take action to improve the environment. The program encourages middle and high school students across the united states to develop and implement environmental programs that positively impact their communities. More than $1 million in total scholarships and grants will be awarded to students, teachers, and schools. Lexus has joined with scholastic ( http://www.scholastic.com/ ), the global children's publishing, education, and media company, to create the program. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009048/scholasticlexus
Target Corporation Expands Student Field Trip Grant Program
Deadline: November 1, 2007
A philanthropic program of Target Corporation ( http://www.target.com/ ), the Target Field Trip Grant program will award grants to schools across the United States for field trips in the spring of 2008. Grant-funded field trips may involve museum, environmental, or science projects; artistic and cultural experiences; and civics or community service projects. Grants may not be used for salaries or equipment. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009049/target
Foundations Invited to Apply for Partners Investing in Nursing's Future
Deadline: October 25, 2007 (Brief Proposals)
Partners Investing in Nursing's Future, a collaborative initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ) and the Northwest Health Foundation ( http://www.nwhf.org/ ), addresses nursing issues at the community level through funding partnerships with local and regional foundations. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009052/rwjf
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. [posted in RFP Bulletin (September 28, 2007) ]
The October 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:
The Perils of Peers — How Social Networks Affect Your Health and Giving Germs the Slip — Soap and Shots Can Protect Your Health
Health Capsules:
Early Childhood Program Shows Benefits and Seeking Health Information
If you're an editor who wishes to use our material in your publication, please see http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/about.htm for information.
A new issue brief from Speaking Together: National Language Services Network highlights how data are helping hospitals improve the way they provide language services to America's increasingly diverse patient populations. A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program, Speaking Together is helping 10 hospitals nationwide identify, test and assess strategies to effectively provide language services to patients with limited English proficiency. The hospitals are now shifting from tracking performance to implementing and testing innovations. Read more at http://tinyurl.com/2pwxlh Download the issue brief at http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/speakingtogetherbrief102007.pdf [posted on RWJF Content Alert]
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)
20th Anniversary: Cultivating Traditions of Wellness and National Technical Assistance Conference
March 10 and 11, 2008
Washington Court Hotel
Washington, D.C
The two day conference will feature technical assistance and trainings designed specifically for culturally and linguistically appropriate health care providers, along with a celebration of AAPCHO's 20 years of dedication to improving the health status and access of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders with a fundraising gala in Washington, D.C.
http://www.aapcho.org/site/aapcho/section.php?id=11128
[posted on aapcho-path listserv]