The University of California- Berkeley’s School of Public Health released a report “Immigration, Health & Work: The Facts Behind the Myth,” dispelling misperceptions held by the public regarding health status, use of public health services, and exposure to hazardous occupations by immigrants in the U.S. The report also offers policy considerations to address these issues. http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/uc-report-on-immigration-myths_1.pdf [posted in Minority Health Connection: November 2007]
Here is a partial list of resources highlighted by the Kaiser Family Foundation in preparation for World AIDS Day, December 1.
Fact Sheet: The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic – This fact sheet has been updated with new data from UNAIDS that reflect major revisions based on refinements in methodology, increased data availability, and growing knowledge about the natural history of HIV disease. The fact sheet includes data on the global impact of HIV/AIDS by region, on women and young people, and data on the global response. http://www.kff.org/hivaids/3030.cfm
KaiserEDU.org – This site contains numerous HIV-related materials. Select the HIV/AIDS topic http://www.kaiseredu.org/index.asp
Rap-It-Up – http://www.kff.org/entpartnerships/bet/index.cfm This Emmy Award-winning campaign, a partnership between BET and the Kaiser Family Foundation since 1998, promotes HIV/AIDS awareness among the African American community. BET’s World AIDS Day lineup includes a special episode of the music countdown show 106 & Park, with HIV-related discussions and celebrity guests, and an encore presentation of What U Know Bout That? Rap-It-Up Sex Quiz http://www.kff.org/hivaids/phip110207nr.cfm, in which BET personalities quiz young adults about safe sexual health practices.
It's Your (Sex) Life http://www.kff.org/entpartnerships/mtv/index.cfm – As part of their decade-long Emmy and Peabody Award-winning partnership to empower young people to help end the spread of HIV, MTV and Kaiser will debut a host of on-air and online efforts on World AIDS Day. On Saturday, December 1, Ludacris will join with Peter Gabriel, Razorlight, Annie Lennox and more than forty leading South African musicians at a Nelson Mandela-led event to raise awareness and funds to help eradicate HIV/AIDS. MTV News will also debut a new video log (vlog) feature on Think.MTV.com, in which Marteniz, a young HIV-positive man, shares his story and the day-to-day realities of living with HIV
[taken from the World AIDS Day 2007 Resources from the Kaiser Family Foundation]
Healthy Roads Media's http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/index.htm health information materials are in multiple formats - handouts, audio, multimedia, web-video and (some) iPod videos. The multimedia, web-videos and iPod videos all show the text as it is being narrated - similar to what closed-captioning does. While our main goal is to try to reach non-English speakers in healthcare settings, we have heard from many ESL and adult education teachers that the English language materials are very helpful because they allow for various learning styles. Also, the ability to take home a handout with the same content is useful. Since it is possible to connect an iPod to a TV and create tailored play lists that are appropriate to the particular situation (classroom, waiting room, hospital, home visits, etc.) we are in the process of converting more of our materials to the iPod video format to make some multilingual health information content available for anyone who is interested to trying this strategy. Everything is free. Here is a link to the Healthy Roads Media iPod videos that have been created so far http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ipodvideos.htm A number of new mental health topics have been added this week. [an email from Mary Alice Gillispie, MD, Healthy Roads Media, Director]
The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) http://www.usmayors.org/, in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants Program to strengthen local capacities to carry out effective HIV/AIDS prevention activities. There will be six grants at $70,000 each, for the implementation of HIV Prevention Projects for Women of Color at High Risk. The Request for Proposals can be downloaded from the USCM website. Links are on the main page, in a green box with a red ribbon. The link to the RFP is http://usmayors.org/hivprevention/rfp08.pdf
The Association of American Colleges and Universities, in partnership with the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, is pleased to announce the next phase of The Educated Citizen and Public Health, a project designed to help faculty members create coherent undergraduate curricula that engage students with the world's major questions through the lens of public health. Faculty and administrative teams from as many as 48 colleges and universities (both those with public health schools and programs and those without them) will gather for an intensive, two-day institute. The institute, pending funding, will be held July 14-15, 2008, in Crystal City, VA, just outside of Washington, DC. Learn more about the project at http://www.aacu.org/public_health/ or submit an application http://www.aacu.org/public_health/about_cfp.cfm
Application Deadline: February 27, 2008
A CDC podcast on use of family history in pediatric settings is now available at: http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=7307 The podcast features Dr. Paula Yoon and Dr. Tracy Trotter, and is intended for the general public. If you want to capture your own family history, you can read about the US Surgeon General's Family History Initiative at http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ This initiatve includes a web-based tool that helps users organize family history information and then print it out for presentation to the family doctor. In addition, the tool helps users save their family history information to their own computer and even share family history information with other family members. The tool can be accessed at https://familyhistory.hhs.gov/.
Full Tuition Scholarships for Native Students in Pharmacy
Please spread the news that the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy is able to offer three full-tuition scholarships to Native students entering the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program in the Fall of 2008. To be eligible, a student must apply and be admitted to the Pharm.D. program, then ask to be considered for a Sinkula Scholarship during the scholarship application process that follows admission. The deadline for applications to the program this year, December 1, is fast approaching. To be eligible to apply, a student does not need to hold a bachelor's degree, but needs to have made such progress toward fulfilling the program's prerequisites that he or she could complete the remainder by the fall of 2008. Students can review the prerequisites on the School of Pharmacy website at http://www.pharmacy.wisc.edu/student_services/new_student/ .
2008 Morris K. Udall Foundation Internship & Scholarship Opportunity
The Morris K. Udall Foundation is pleased to announce our 2008 Internship and Scholarship Program opportunities!
The Native American Congressional Internship Program is a ten-week summer internship in Washington, DC, for Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate, graduate and law students. Students are placed in Congressional offices, committees, or select agencies to experience an insider’s viewof the federal government and learn more about the federal government's trust relationship with tribes. The Foundation provides roundtrip airfare,housing, per diem, and a $1,200 educational stipend. Applications must be received at the Foundation by January 31, 2008.
The Scholarship Program awards eighty $5,000 merit-based scholarships for college sophomores and juniors seeking a career in tribal health, tribal public policy or the environment. Scholarship recipients participate in a five-day Orientation in Tucson, AZ, to learn more about tribal and environmental issues. Applications must be submitted through a Udall Faculty Representative at the student's college or university. More information about Faculty Representatives can be found on the Udall website. The application deadline for the 2008 academic year is March 4,2008.
Find out more about these opportunities at http://www.udall.gov/
[posted on NS_Education] Digest Number 590]
"Nearly two of five Americans struggle with high medical expense burdens, with the problem most severe in rural areas and the South, according to a new study supported by The Commonwealth Fund. As reported in Overburdened and Overwhelmed: The Struggles of Communities with High Medical Cost Burdens, an estimated 38 percent of people in the United States are saddled with high medical cost burdens relative to their income. http://tinyurl.com/yqkl5s The PDF of the report is available online at http://tinyurl.com/yrtjaf [posted on The Commonwealth Fund eMail Alert]
HRSA has launched a new Web-based health communications training tool designed to improve interaction between health care providers and their patients. The interactive training course, “Unified Health Communication: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency,” aims to raise the quality of provider-patient interactions by teaching providers and their staff how to gauge and respond to their patients' health literacy, cultural background, and language skills. The course's five modules take four to five hours to complete. Modules 1 through 4 provide an introduction to health communication, health literacy, cultural competency, and limited English proficiency. In Module 5, participants can apply information learned in previous modules to test their ability to communicate effectively with patients. Self-paced instruction allows participants to complete one or more modules at a time. http://www.hrsa.gov/healthliteracy/training.htm Read the entire Press Release at http://newsroom.hrsa.gov/NewsBriefs/2007/HealthLiteracy.htm
The Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum has added a new page to their website that is a compilation of cultural competency resources. See the page at http://www.apiahf.org/resources/culturalcompetency.htm [posted on aapcho-path listserv]
Unite For Sight Fifth Annual International Health Conference Building Global Health For Today and Tomorrow
April 12-13, 2008 Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/2008
A Weekend Conference of Ideas and Exchange of Best Practices to Improve Public Health and International Development
Health issues are a vital concern for older adults, and surveys show that most of those who go online search for health and medical information. However, since only 34 percent of people age 65 and older are online, the majority of older adults are missing out on valuable health information. To broaden the numbers of older adults able to search for and find reliable health information online, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) has developed a free training curriculum for those who teach and work with older adults. This Toolkit for Trainers is now available on http://NIHSeniorHealth.gov, a senior-friendly Web site developed by the NIA and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). See the toolkit at http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html Read the entire NIH News Release online at http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2007/nlm-27.htm
"A growing number of health care stakeholders are recommending that we look across the Atlantic to explore the health systems in countries that cover all of their citizens. In a new column, Health Care Solutions Without Borders, Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis highlights the findings of The Commonwealth Fund's recently released 2007 International Health Policy Survey, which shows that we have much to learn from such countries on issues of affordability, safety, and access to care. The survey found, for example, that financial barriers prevent many U.S. adults from getting the care they need. Thirty-seven percent of all U.S. adults surveyed skipped medications, did not see a doctor when sick, or did not obtain recommended care because they could not afford it. By contrast, only 5 percent of adults in the Netherlands and 8 percent in the U.K. reported problems accessing care due to costs." Read the complete column online at http://tinyurl.com/34usfl [posted on The Communwealth Fund email alert]
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has a web page about the Journal of Genreal Internal Medicine supplement issue with studies on the consequences of language barriers to non-English speaking patients. http://tinyurl.com/23n9u2
Public Health Conference Support Program
WHAT: CDC is meeting its overall goal of dissemination and implementation of new cost-effective intervention strategies through conference support funding. The purpose of conference support funding is to provide partial support for specific non-Federal conferences in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention, education programs, and applied research.
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
WHEN: Cycle A applications are due by December 10, 2007; letter of intent by November 9, 2007; Cycle B applications are due by March 3, 2008; letter of intent by February 1, 2008
AWARD AMOUNT: 100 awards totaling $2,600,000
CONTACT: Kaleema O. McLean at fya3@cdc.gov or by phone at 770-488-2742
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/HM08-801.htm
Family Professional Partnerships/CSHCN-Family Opportunity Act
What: The purpose of this initiative for "Family To Family Health Care Information and Education Centers for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs" (F2F HICs) is to address the President's New Freedom Initiative to reduce barriers to community living for people with disabilities and to address families' lack of access to the services, advocacy and assistance they need as mandated in The Family Opportunity Act of 2005. This initiative ultimately will assist families so that: "Families of children with special health care needs will partner in decision-making at all levels". Grants will fund state-wide, family-run centers providing information, education, technical assistance and peer support to families of CYSHCN. They will be responsible for developing partnerships with those organizations serving these children and their families and monitor the progress of programs with responsibility for payment and direct services of this population through a statewide data collection system.
Who: Faith-Based and Community Organizations are eligible to apply
When: Applications due by December 18, 2007
Award Amount: 11 awards totaling $1,000,000
Contact: Diana Denboba at DDenboba@hrsa.gov: 301-443-9332/ 2372
Full Announcement: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15602&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW
Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21)
WHAT: -Purpose. To encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) Public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing "health gaps" among groups. Proposals that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as system science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged.
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
WHEN: Multiple deadlines (See full announcement for details)
AWARD AMOUNT: See full announcement for details
CONTACT: Crystal Wolfrey at 301.496.8634 or wolfreyc@mail.nih.gov
FULL ANNOUCEMENT: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-380.html
Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS: Focus on African Americans (R03)
WHAT: Purpose. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage drug abuse and mental health research to better understand the disparities in HIV/AIDS in minority populations, particularly among African Americans, who as a group, have experienced exceptionally high rates of new HIV infections and worse survival rates than other ethnic/racial groups in this country. Drug abuse research on HIV among African-Americans is encouraged to elucidate the relationship between drug use, abuse, and dependence on the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related morbidity and mortality; to develop effective, culturally sensitive prevention, intervention, and treatment programs for drug abuse and HIV/AIDS; and to understand the nexus of drug abuse, criminal justice involvement, and HIV/AIDS.
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
WHEN: Closing date – January 3, 2009
AWARD CEILING: See full announcement
CONTACT: Deborah S. Wertz at (301) 443-6710 or dwertz@nida.nih.gov
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-290.html
[posted in HHS CFBCI Weekly Listserv: November 21, 2007]
"Patients in the United States who speak little or no English are less likely to receive all recommended health care services than English-speaking patients, a new report finds. Non-English speakers are also less likely to have received documentation that provides informed consent before they undergo invasive procedures, according to studies published in a special supplement of the Journal of General Internal Medicine." Read the complete news story at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_57786.html [posted on MedlinePlus Health News, Tuesday November 20, 2007]
A new report is available that examines health insurance coverage among non-corporate farm and ranch operators in the Great Plains. While these operators have higher incomes and net worth than the general population, and the majority do carry health insurance, they still appear to be financially burdened by health care expenses and have medical debt rates comparable to the general population. The Access Project report (*NEW REPORT* 2007 Health Insurance Survey of Farm and Ranch Operators, 8 pages) is available at: http://www.accessproject.org/ [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)]
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), marks World AIDS Day on December 1st with the launch of its new, national public service campaign to educate Hispanic teens on the link between non-injection drug use and HIV transmission. The campaign features an innovative television spot blending English and Spanish; a "Webisode" series that will launch soon on http://www.hiv.drugabuse.gov ; outdoor, transit and print placements; community events and partnerships. Read the entire NIH News Release online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2007/nida-26.htm
Multiculturalism and the Fire Service: Addressing the Safety Challenges of Communities with Cultural, Generational and Language Differences
FIRE 20/20™, a research and education nonprofit recently studied risk, injuries and the loss of life to both firefighters and community members in multicultural communities. Funded by a DHS Fire Prevention and Safety Grant, the research explored the safety challenges faced by the fire service and members of communities with multiple languages, differing cultural traditions and generational differences. By participating in the November Webinar, you’ll hear the results of this new research and learn best practices for working more effectively with multicultural communities, as well as strategies for developing and implementing multicultural recruitment programs, and prevention and public service campaigns to reduce the toll of fire-related injuries and deaths. http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/expert_network/expertnetworkwebinars.aspx
Acting Surgeon General Steven K Galson, M.D., M.P.H., has declared Thanksgiving 2007 to be the fourth annual National Family History Day. Over the holiday or at other times when families gather, the Surgeon General encourages Americans to talk about, and to write down, the health problems that seem to run in their family. Learning about their family's health history may help ensure a longer, healthier future together. Because family health history is such a powerful screening tool, the Surgeon General has created a new computerized tool to help make it fun and easy for anyone to create a sophisticated portrait of their family's health. This new, revised version of the tool, called "My Family Health Portrait" is a web-enabled program that runs on any computer that's connected to the web and running an up-to-date version of any major Internet browser. Read more at http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer Featuring Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives
The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer shows a continuing decline in cancer death rates and includes a special section on cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives. http://www.cdc.gov/Features/CancerReport/ The PDF file is available at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/116330621/PDFSTART
Pre-graduate School Programs
Graduate Horizons is offering a pre-graduate school program for Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native students. The program is a four-day "crash course" for Native college students, master's students or alumni to help prepare them for graduate school. It will take place from July 12-15, 2008 at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Complete program cost is $150 (includes tuition, room, meals, transportation to and from Tucson airport). Students are responsible for their own airfare, but substantial funds are available for travel and tuition assistance (in 2007, 72% of our students received travel awards). To learn more about the program, see http://collegehorizons.org/index.php?page=graduate-horizons
[posted on [NS_Education] Digest Number 586]
Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program: Improving Management of Individuals with Complex Healthcare Needs through Health IT
(RFA-HS-08-002)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Application Receipt Date(s): February 21, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-08-002.html
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announces the availability of funds to support the development of health information technology (health IT) that assists clinicians, practices, systems, and patients and families in improving the quality and safety of care delivery for individuals with complex healthcare needs, e.g., multiple chronic diseases, in ambulatory care settings with a particular interest in high risk care transitions. The long-term goal of this effort is to ensure that patients receive the appropriate care and management for the prevention and treatment of priority conditions.
[posted on NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for November 16, 2007 (The NIH Guide TOC)]
Brick Awards to Honor Young People for Community Problem-Solving Projects
Deadline: December 31, 2007
The Brick Awards, an annual program of Do Something ( http://www.dosomething.org/ ), honor young people (age 25 and under) in the United States and Canada for their efforts to address problems in their local or global communities. Nine Brick Award winners will receive a minimum of $10,000 in community grants and scholarships (if applicable). Of those nine winners, one will be selected by a national online vote as a Golden Brick Award winner and will receive a total of $100,000 in community grants. The community grant money is paid directly to the not-for-profit of the winner's choice. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009822/dosomething
Brookdale Foundation Accepting Applications for Relatives as Parents Local and State Programs
Deadline: January 10, 2008 (Local Proposals); and February 8, 2008 (State Proposals)
The Brookdale Foundation's ( http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/ ) Relatives as Parents Program is designed to encourage and pro- mote the creation or expansion of services in the United States for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting when the biological parents are unable to do so. The program awards seed grants of $10,000 each over a two-year period in two categories: local agencies and state public agencies. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009823/brookdale
Talbots to Award Scholarships to Women Attending College Later in Life
Deadline: January 2, 2008
Clothing retailer Talbots ( http://www.talbots.com/ ) has announced the launch of its 11th annual Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund, a program that awards college scholarships to women wanting to attend college later in life. http://www1.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp
[posted on RFP Bulletin (November 16, 2007)]
Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Health Care for American Indian and Alaska Native Elders
http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/policybrief_native_elders.pdf
Policy brief reporting findings from a study assessing health insurance coverage and access to health care among American Indian and Alaska Native elders (Native elders), using data from a national survey that included more than 8,300 Native elders.
Organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
National Trends in the Perinatal and Infant Health of Rural American Indians (AIs) and Alaska Natives (ANs)
Have the Disparities Between AI/ANs and Whites Narrowed?
http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC_WP111_1Pager.pdf
Brief overview of findings from a study examining trends in prenatal care receipt, low-birthweight rates, neonatal and postneonatal death rates, and cause of death among rural American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) and whites between 1985 and 1997.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
[posted in Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
Nov. 5, 2007 -- The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Medical Association (AMA) today launched Exercise is Medicine™, a new program designed to encourage America’s patients to incorporate physical activity and exercise into their daily routine. Exercise is Medicine™ calls on doctors to prescribe exercise to their patients. A new Web site— http://www.exerciseismedicine.org —contains educational materials and toolkits for physicians to use in their practices. The site also includes information for patients, the media, and policymakers, as well as a listing of initial supporting organizations. Educational models will be developed for use in medical schools so students can learn the importance of prescribing exercise to patients early in their careers. Read the full press release at http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/18110.html
Research!America and leading U.S. public health organizations will mark Monday November 19, 2007, as Public Health Thank You Day. http://www.publichealththankyouday.org/ See this website for ideas on how to thank public health officials for the work you do everyday to make sure we are all healthy and safe. If you are reading this after Monday, its not to late to thank your public health officials! Send them an email anyway!
Public Health & Social Justice Website
This website contains articles, slide shows, syllabi, and other documents relevant to topics in public health and social justice. http://phsj.org/
Funding to Integrate Public Health into Medical School Curricula
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announces the availability of funds to support the integration of population health, public health, and prevention into residency curricula. Through AAMC's cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $25,000 is available to at least six graduate medical education programs to improve this content in their training through collaborations with their public health colleagues. To be eligible, the sponsoring institution of the residency program must be an AAMC member. Proposals are due to AAMC by December 19, 2007. For additional details and instructions, please see http://www.aamc.org/members/cdc/callforproposal07.pdf
On the show "How to Save Your Life" Dr. Stieg welcomes noted author and President of Health Literacy Consulting, Helen Osborne. Find out what health literacy is and how you as a patient can be fully informed about your medical condition. Osborne explains why it's important for patients to know what it means to have their disease, what their options are and the risks associated with each of those options. http://tinyurl.com/33u579 [posted on [HealthLiteracy 1490]
Native American students living on Arizona’s Hopi and Navajo Indian reservations are spending summer vacations discovering their vocation in life while providing hope for their communities.The Indigenous Pride Health Worker (IPHW) program exposes high school students to professional health careers with the aim that they will eventually return to serve their people on the reservation. http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/fall07.php#iphw [posted on New Issue of the Rural Monitor]
Equal Access Intiative Computer Grant
The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of AIDS Research (OAR) are pleased to announce the 2008 Equal Access Initiative (EAI) Computer Grants Program. Qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) in the United States, its territories and possessions are invited to submit an application to receive one of 100 state-of-the-art desktop computers. This year, in partnership with the National Library of Medicine, NMAC expanded the scope of the program to include a series of trainings held at the 2007 USCA. This program will continue in 2008, awarding grantees a scholarship package that includes registration for the 2008 USCA, a travel credit and an invitation to the three hour comprehensive training course from the NLM to familiarize them with reliable online health information from government and other reputable resources that address HIV/AIDS and related medical conditions. http://www.nmac.org/nmac2/PDF/EAIBrochure2008.pdf
Improving Health and Educational Outcomes of Young People
The purpose of the program is to improve the health and well-being of youth and prepare them to be healthy adults. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm. The deadline for applications is November 21, 2007.
Development and Testing of an HIV Prevention Intervention Targeting Black Bisexually-Active Men Grant
The purpose of the program is to support the development and pilot testing of novel interventions or those not rigorously evaluated that reduce sexual risk for HIV infection and transmission among bisexually-active African-American men who do not inject drugs. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the January 30, 2008. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15887
The HIV Prevention Leadership Summit Releases its 2008 Call for Abstracts
The 2008 HIV Prevention Leadership Summit (HPLS) will be held from June 11-14, 2008 in Detroit, MI at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.
This year's Summit will feature institutes, workshops, roundtables and other sessions that are primarily intended for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grantees and has a major focus on CDC-funded HIV prevention efforts. Click here http://www.nmac.org/nmac2/PDF/HPLS%20Brochure-4.pdf to view more information on the meeting's tracks, the process and deadlines for the submission of abstracts. Visit http://www.2008hpls.org for more information!
[posted on National Minority AIDS Council http://ga1.org/nmac/join.html?r=Kdzp_Zs1E_ntE]
Find resources, including a Tribal Meth Toolkit at http://www.ncai.org/Meth_in_Indian_Country_Initiat.192.0.html
Read up on the intiative at: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,224180.shtml
Partnership for a Drug-Free America and the National Congress of American Indians Introduce First National Campaign Targeting Methamphetamine Abuse in Indian Country
Posted : Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:31:28 GMT
Author : Partnership for a Drug-Free America
DENVER, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the 64th Annual Conference of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the Partnership for a Drug- Free America and NCAI previewed a new communications campaign designed to raise awareness and reduce use of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine in Native communities. The research-based campaign, which includes public service messages for radio and print, as well as posters, is the first national meth prevention initiative developed specifically for Indian Country. [posted on Digest for IndigenousNewsNetwork@topica.com, issue 1012]
GetFit.SAMHSA.Gov is an interactive workplace Web site that provides you, your family, and colleagues with information about physical health, mental health, drugs, and alcohol. Our goal is to improve the health, safety, and quality of life for employees and their families across the Nation. GetFit.SAMHSA.Gov provides the information and resources that can help you and your family reach that goal by creating a healthy environment at work and at home. http://getfit.samhsa.gov/
NEW!!! ¡NUEVO! OMH en español
http://www.omhrc.gov/espanol/
OMH’s Spanish language website is now live! It provides health information and resources to address the specific needs of Latinos in the U.S. Take a quiz, check you BMI, or read about any health topic…en español.
Funding Focus
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=2
The focus in this issue is on community grants. Do you know of any organization that is doing great work but could use an infusion of funds? If so, please send them here.
[posted in the OMHRC E*NEWS FLASH!]
Your Diabetes Is My Diabetes: A Bilingual Family Matter
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=5742&lvl=3&lvlID=287
Back in his native Venezuela, Manuel Hernandez was working for a company which required a mandatory annual physical examination among its employees. It helped him find out about his diabetes.
At Risk Asian Americans Battle Diabetes in New Ways
http://www.omhrc.gov/npa/templates/content.aspx?ID=43&lvl=2&lvlid=4
People come to the National Alliance to Nurture the Aged and Youth to attend a workshop or class. Sometimes, they end up on "the couch," the one elders rest on when they have unexpected dizzy spells brought on by diabetes, as someone calls for help.
[posted in the OMHRC E*NEWS FLASH!]
Nine librarians from assorted libraries in the Alliance Library System (Illinois) formed the Safe Harbor Taskforce to write policies, procedures, and even scripts in most cases to help front line library staff handle a variety of situations. You can view their manual online and download it at http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/safeharbor/
Information outreach to a local public health department: a case study in collaboration
Maxine L. Rockoff, PhD, Diana J. Cunningham, MLS, MPH, AHIP, Marie T. Ascher, MSLIS, AHIP, and Jacqueline Merrill, RN, MPH, DNSc
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 95(3): 355-357
"The delivery of essential public health services depends on the effective use of relevant information by public health employees. Yet, despite the importance of information to the practice of public health, the complex information needs of the public health workforce are not well met. This paper describes how the New York Medical College Health Sciences Library and School of Public Health (NYMC) and the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) successfully collaborated in collecting data for two separate projects that addressed the information needs of employees in the Dutchess County Department of Health (DCDOH) in New York's Hudson Valley. NYAM additionally partnered with researchers at Columbia University in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and School of Nursing." http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17641776
Guidelines Available for Institute of Museum and Library Services Grants for African American Museums
Deadline: January 15, 2008
The Institute of Museum and Library Services ( http://www.imls.gov/ ) has announced the availability of guidelines for the 2008 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture. This grant program is designed to increase the institutional capacity and sustainability of the country's African American museums by building the knowledge, skills, and abilities of staff members and volunteers. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009733/imls
Ashoka's Changemakers Announces Competition to Help Young Men Succeed
Deadline: January 16, 2008
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ) and Ashoka's Changemakers ( http://www.changemakers.net/ ) have launched a new global competition challenging organizations to submit their most innovative approaches to addressing the societal problems facing young men. Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation invites organizations working with 15- to 25-year-old males to submit their unique approaches to helping disadvantaged young men. The competition is aimed at identifying the most innovative approaches to helping a generation of young people around the world fulfill their potential and become healthy, successful adults. A major focus of the competition is reducing health disparities and improving the health of disadvantaged populations. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009742/changemakers
HP Technology for Teaching Grant Guidelines Now Available
Deadline: February 14, 2008
The HP ( http://www.hp.com/ ) Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative is designed to support the innovative use of mobile technology in K-16 education, and to help identify K-12 public schools and two- and four-year colleges and universities that HP might support with future grants. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009746/hp
[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 (November 9, 2007)
Youth Violence Prevention through Community-Level Change
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Application Receipt Date(s): February 05, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CE-08-001.html
The purpose of the program is to announce the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2008 funds for a cooperative agreement to assess the efficacy or effectiveness of interventions designed to change community characteristics and social processes to reduce rates of youth violence perpetration and victimization. Youth violence has been linked to a variety of factors, including individual, family, community, and societal characteristics. Although much research has been conducted on interventions to change the characteristics of individuals and families, fewer interventions have focused on changing variables at the broader community level. Funds are available to examine the effects of a community-level intervention on rates of youth violence. Funds are intended to support new evaluations rather than to supplement or support long-term extensions of existing effectiveness studies of community-level interventions. This program addresses the “Healthy People 2010” focus area(s) of Injury and Violence Prevention.
Assessing the Effects of Interpersonal Violence Prevention on Suicide
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Application Receipt Date(s): February 05, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CE-08-007.html
The purpose of this program is to announce the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2008 funds for a cooperative agreement to determine whether interventions designed to prevent interpersonal violence (e.g., youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault) impact self-directed violence (i.e., suicidal behavior).
2008 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt Date(s): March 26, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-08-003.html
This program is intended to fund scientists engaged in basic, clinical, or translational research on drug abuse and HIV/AIDS. The term “avant-garde” is used to describe highly innovative approaches that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact.The proposed research should reflect ideas substantially different from those already being pursued by the investigator or others. The research proposed must be in an area described in the Trans – NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research (http://www.oar.nih.gov/updates/updates.htm) and be drug abuse relevant but need not be in a conventional biomedical or behavioral discipline.
[posted on NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for November 9, 2007]
The VideoVoice Collective, the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, and Back House Productions announces The Video Voice Blog. http://video-voice.org/blog/
The VideoVoice Blog is a space to share and discuss issues related to global health, new media developments, and the emergence of participatory video methods. You will find:
article/book reviews, critical literature reviews,descriptions of theoretical roots, research & evaluation tools, discussions on ethics and limitations, new & updates, funding announcements, events information, and tips on starting your own participatory video projects. [posted on CBPR listserv]
Vision Health: Developing an Integrative Approach for Promotion and Protection Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15922
Approximately $1,000,000 will be available in fiscal year 2008 to fund approximately one award. The purpose of the program is to fund research that will develop an effective comprehensive public health approach to address eye health promotion and vision loss prevention. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm. The estimated funding date is prior to September 30, 2008.
Environmental Education Grants -- Solicitation Notice for 2008 Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15906
This document solicits grant proposals to support environmental education projects that promote environmental stewardship and help develop aware and responsible students, teachers, and citizens. This grant program provides financial support to seed innovative projects that design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques as described in this notice.
Child Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15907
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for Cooperative Agreements for Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families (CMHI). The purpose of this program is to support States, political subdivisions within States, the District of Columbia, Territories, Native American tribes and tribal organizations, in developing integrated home and community-based services and supports for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families by encouraging the development and expansion of effective and enduring systems of care.A "system of care" is an organizational philosophy and framework that involves collaboration across agencies, families, and youth for the purpose of improving access and expanding the array of coordinated community-based, culturally and linguistically competent services and supports for children and youth with a serious emotional disturbance and their families.
[posted on Grants.gov Opportunities Posting Update]
TechSoup Stock and Mailshell are pleased to announce the start of [the] 5th annual Stop Spam Today campaign, a month-long event that features helpful articles, resources, and online discussions about fighting spam at your nonprofit or public library. This unique campaign culminates in a free giveaway of Mailshell anti-spam software donations for eligible U.S. and Canadian organizations.
LEARN HOW TO FIGHT SPAM
Here are some ways your nonprofit can benefit from [the] annual campaign:
* Discover resources for warding off junk mail in [the] Spam Prevention Toolkit: http://ga0.org/ct/IdAE0m61KSZE/
* Download [the] free Healthy & Secure Computing Workbook: http://ga0.org/ct/b1AE0m61KSZX/
* Find answers to your spam questions in [the] Community forums: http://ga0.org/ct/gpAE0m61KSZB/
FREE ANTI-SPAM SOFTWARE GIVEAWAY
For an entire day, December 5 midnight to midnight, TechSoup Stock is waiving the administrative fee on a one-year license of Mailshell's Anti-Spam Desktop software, so your organization can request this donated software for free. Learn more about Mailshell and how you can be prepared to participate in the free software giveaway on December 5: http://ga0.org/ct/I1AE0m61KSZm/ [posted on TechSoup Stock New Product Alert - November 2007]
Call for papers for June 2008 White House OFBCI conference
The White House OFBCI in coordination with the HHS office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, is soliciting abstracts for research papers to be presented at the conference that will be published in a research compendium. The desired research papers are in two tracks:
New Initiatives and Innovations in SocialServicesDelivery and
Emerging Scholarship in Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Research
For more information please see the HHS Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives website at http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/
Transform Your Good Work into Great Results With This Exclusive Training!
Are you a grassroots faith-based or community nonprofit organization that helps struggling people prepare for, obtain, and retain employment? Would you benefit from training in results management and from a new data management system to measure, manage, and communicate your organization's results? Do you have a strong desire to improve how you provide workforce-related services in your community? If you answered "yes" to these questions, you are invited to apply for Results-Based Management Training provided by The U.S. Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Get More Information and Apply Here Now http://www.performance-results.net/dol/info.php If selected, two staff from your local nonprofit organization will be invited to attend one of four three-day training conferences.
[posted on HHS CFBCI Weekly Listserv: November 8, 2007]
The Center for Patient Partnerships at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, working with Madison's Freedom, Inc., has produced a new Hmong-language DVD with English subtitles. Body and Spirit, Healing Your Way, is an 18-minute video that explores holistic health and healing, featuring interviews with Hmong-American individuals with distinct perspectives: shaman, nurse, patient, young adult, elder. They talk about the need to exercise, eat healthy foods, and maintain a regular schedule of check-ups with healthcare professionals. At the same time, they discuss how they have integrated their traditional beliefs and practices with the good things that the US medical system has to offer.
To preview the video or to order your copy, visit: http://www.law.wisc.edu/patientadvocacy/resources/multicultural.html [posted on HMONGHEALTH]
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has just published, "Accessible Health Information Technology (IT) for Populations with Limited Literacy: A Guide for Developers and Purchasers of Health IT." As most health information technology (IT) developers have little knowledge of populations with limited literacy and of the technical standards and aspects of accessible health IT design, this guide and checklist provide a structure, strategies, and other resources for the development of these technologies. Similarly, purchasers of health IT (e.g., heath plans, pharmaceutical companies, foundations, and other non-profit organizations) that desire to make technologies available to limited-literacy adults, can use this guide and checklist to evaluate a health IT product. For those purchasers who contract out the development of their product, this guide can be used to direct and validate the developer's work. For more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/26eo38 Open the PDF file of the report at http://tinyurl.com/2c9zpn [poted on HealthLiteracy 1476
Consensus Conference on Undergraduate Public Health Education, November 2006
MMWR Weekly, October 19, 2007 / Volume 56 / No 40
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5641a5.htm
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies has recommended that all undergraduates have access to education in public health (1). To implement this recommendation, a Consensus Conference on Undergraduate Public Health Education was convened November 7--8, 2006, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Conference attendees agreed that undergraduate public health education can help produce an educated citizenry that is better prepared to cope with public health challenges ranging from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome to aging, avian influenza, and health-care costs. Conference working groups recommended that two introductory courses, Public Health 101 and Epidemiology 101, be offered by all U.S. colleges and universities to fulfill undergraduate social science and science distribution requirements, respectively. The groups further recommended that high-quality minors in public health should be developed, with core courses, experience-based learning, and focus areas such as global health. The full recommendations from the conference have been published online by CCAS at http://www.ccas.net
A webinar from the National Cancer Institute
December 6, 2007, 12:00 – 1:30pm PT
Beti Thompson, PhD, & Gloria Coronado, PhD, will present on their recent work to reduce health disparities among Hispanics/Latinos. This presentation will address strategies for improving colorectal cancer screening among Hispanics/Latinos using both community and clinic based approaches. Data from the NCI-funded Hispanic Community Network to Reduce Cancer Disparities program in the Yakima Valley of Washington, as well as data from Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Seattle, WA will be presented.
The Webinar is free, but registration is mandatory to participate. To register, please e-mail your contact information to Jennifer Tudor by Friday, November 30, 2007 at jtudor@fhcrc.org.
Call-in information and instructions will be e-mailed to registered participants on December 3, 2007.
A report released ... by the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) describes the diverse views of stakeholders from across the United States regarding the certification of health care interpreters. Amid the growing clamor for national certification for health care interpreters as a means to improve the quality of health care services for patients with limited English proficiency, the report reveals the complexities of developing a credible and technically sound certification process. A free copy of the report can be requested via email (joyconnell55@aol.com). More information, including National Standards of Practice for Interpreters in Health Care and other working papers on related topics, are available at http://www.ncihc.org [posted on CLAStalk-list]
Containing a range of useful materials, the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit is the perfect resource to help your library begin or enhance a collection for immigrants. To obtain your free copy, visit http://www.citizenshiptoolkit.gov/. Meet and ask questions of the project coordinator during the January 8 WebJunction SLO In Depth Webinar http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431, and read more about the resource when you visit WebJunction. See the "Services to Immigrants" section as a starting point http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=1533 [posted on the WebJunction Newsletter - November 2007]
Development and Testing of an HIV Prevention Intervention Targeting Black Bisexually-Active Men Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15887
Approximately $750,000 will be available in fiscal year 2008 to fund approximately three awards. The purpose of the program is to support the development and pilot testing of novel interventions or those not rigorously evaluated that reduce sexual risk for HIV infection and transmission among bisexually-active African-American men who do not inject drugs. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm. The estimated funding date is prior to July 31, 2008.
Natural History and Prevention of Viral Hepatitis Among Alaska Natives Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15888
Approximately $200,000 will be available in fiscal year 2008 to fund approximately one award. The purpose of the program is to evaluate the antibody persistence after hepatitis A vaccination and evaluate the long term protection afforded by plasma-derived and recombinant hepatitis B vaccines among Alaska Natives. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm. The estimated funding date is prior to June 30, 2008.
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15881
The purpose of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is to support early college preparation and awareness activities for low-income students.
[posted on Grants.gov Opportunities Posting Update]
HHS Announces Project to Help 3.6 Million Consumers Reap Benefits of Electronic Health Records
Oct 31, 2007 -- In a move that will improve health care for millions of Americans, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced a five-year demonstration project that will encourage small to medium-sized physician practices to adopt electronic health records (EHRs). http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=7530
Broadband Enables Better Health Care at Reduced Cost for More Americans
Oct 25, 2007 -- Business Wire article reports that the expansion of broadband internet service has facilitated the development of telemedicine technologies improving healthcare to more Americans at a reduced cost, according to a new study commissioned by the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA). http://tinyurl.com/yrxw49
Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities
Application deadline: Dec 6, 2007
Under this program, grants will be awarded to address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1721
Healthy Behaviors in Women
Application deadline: Dec 7, 2007
Grants to develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate novel approaches that concurrently address the relationship between women's healthy eating and mental health during the perinatal period. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1722
Grants for Native Americans and Native American Caregiver Support Program
Application deadline: Jan 22, 2008
Funding for programs to increase home and community based services to older Indians, Alaska Natives and native Hawaiians, which respond to local needs and are consistent with evidence-based prevention practices. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1724
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, has launched three new portals to feature Spanish health materials and resources on its website. People looking for information about diabetes, digestive diseases, or kidney and urologic diseases in Spanish can now go directly to the appropriate Spanish-language portal page, where they will find an A to Z list of topics and titles. The NIDDK has 40 diabetes-related publications, 10 publications about digestive diseases, and 18 kidney and urologic publications in Spanish and will be adding more than 30 Spanish publications in the future, including one-page fact sheets that are part of the NIDDK's Awareness and Prevention series. The NIDDK website also links to the Spanish portals for MedlinePlus and the National Kidney Disease Education Program. The new Spanish portals are available at
-- http://www.diabetes-espanol.niddk.nih.gov for diabetes information
-- http://www.digestive-espanol.niddk.nih.gov for digestive diseases information
-- http://www.kidney-espanol.niddk.nih.gov for kidney and urologic diseases information
Read the entire NIH News Release at http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2007/niddk-05.htm
Our cities, our health, our future: Acting on social determinants for health equity in urban settings
Chair and Lead Writer: Tord Kjellstrom
Report of the Knowledge Network on Urban Settings, WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Prepared by the WHO Centre for Health Development, Kobe, Japan - 2007
Available online as PDf file [70p.] at: http://www.who.int/social_determinants/resources/knus_report_16jul07.pdf
“…..A conceptual framework for urban health was suggested by Vlahov et al. (2006, 2007) and was adapted for the report (Figure 4). The core concept is that the social and physical environments that define the urban context are shaped by multiple factors and multiple players at multiple levels. Global trends, national and local governments, civil society, markets and the private sector shape the context in which local factors operate. Governance interventions in the urban setting must consider national and municipal determinants and should strive to influence both the urban living and working environments as well as intermediary processes that include social process and health knowledge." [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity listserv]
The November 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: Heft for the Holidays — How to Hold Off Those Extra Pounds AND The Vexing Pain of Vulvodynia — Giving Attention to a “Private Problem”
Health Capsules: Treatment for Depressed Teens AND African Americans and Kidney Disease
Featured Web Site: NIH Multimedia Gallery http://www.nih.gov/news/multimediagallery.htm
Devon Greyson of the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research in Vancouver, British Columbia, offers a brief review of intellectual freedom issues with teen-oriented graphic novels containing gay themes in Canada and the United States. Collection Building 26, no. 4 (2007): 130–134 http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00011777/01/DGreyson-GLBTQContentinComics.pdf [posted in American Libraries Direct]
New AHRQ Report Recommends Use of Existing Call Centers To Expand Communications in Public Health Emergencies
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2007/callctrpr.htm
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Adapting Community Call Centers for Crisis Support: A Model for Home-based Care and Monitoring, a new report that recommends expanding the capabilities of poison control centers, nurse advice lines, drug information centers and health agency hotlines to assist persons at home or in public shelters in the event of public health emergencies such as biological attacks or pandemic influenza.
2008 Health Education Advocacy Summit
http://www.healtheducationadvocate.org/Summit/
March 15-17, 2008, Washington, DC
National Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit
http://www.nationalaidshousing.org/HousingandHIV-AIDSResearchSummit.htm
March 5-7, 2008, Baltimore, MD
[posted on PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of Nov 02, 2007]
The Third Edition of Medical Home Primer for Community Pediatricians and Family Physicians provides an overview on the medical home approach and is followed by a step-by-step approach to improving the care provided in a medical home practice. In addition to descriptions of approaches to evaluating the degree of “medical homeness” offered by a practice, the publication suggests strategies to improve quality, negotiate contracts with health plans and use proper CPT codes for appropriate reimbursement. The online version includes a section with "Diagnostic Modules" containing information for managing 13 pediatric medical conditions by the primary care physician. Over 150 links to web-based references are included.
The Medical Home Primer is available online at http://internet.dscc.uic.edu/medhome/mhintro.asp
A PDF version is available at http://internet.dscc.uic.edu/forms/medicalhome/MedHomeCMEMonograph.pdf
The newly revised Medical Home Primer is a publication by the University of Illinois at Chicago Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC)—in collaboration with the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP), and Illinois Health Connect (a program sponsored by the Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services).[posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)]
Hablamos Juntos is pleased to announce the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) published a special supplement on language barriers today. The supplement is sponsored by Hablamos Juntos, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to 1) highlight state of the art research about the effects of language barriers on access, quality and cost of health care; 2) provide insight for clinicians, educators, researchers, administrators, and policy makers on addressing language barriers in healthcare settings; and 3) draw attention to unexplored areas of research and education. You can now access the online version of this supplement here: http://tinyurl.com/278l3w [posted on Hablamos Juntos eBrief November 2007]
Urban Indian Health Commission Report Reviews the Prevalence of Depression, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Nearly seven out of every 10 American Indians and Alaska Natives live in or near cities, and that number is growing. This change in lifestyle has left many in dire circumstances and poor health. Unfortunately, this patient population is seemingly invisible to health care providers and federal and state policy-makers and yet faces significant health care disparities.
A new report, Invisible Tribes: Urban Indians and Their Health in a Changing World, released by the Urban Indian Health Commission, a select group of leaders convened by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Seattle Indian Health Board's Urban Indian Health Institute, examines the health care issues currently facing millions of urban American Indians and Alaska Natives. Find more information at http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=23195&pid=1142&c=EMC-CA133 Download the report at http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/uihc2007report.pdf [posted on RWJF Content Alerts]
The Arizona Health Sciences Library recently added a new topic page to AZHealthInfo, our website of national and Arizona links to health information of concern to residents in Arizona. To access that information, point your web browser to: http://www.azhealthinfo.org/showPage.cfm?pageID=218&level=2
The Matermal Child Health(MCH) Library released the new Knowledge Path: Children and Adolescents with Emotional, Behavioral, and Mental Health Challenges.
This electronic resource guide taps into the health, education, social services, and juvenile justice literature to present current, high-quality resources on the topic. The knowledge path was produced by the MCH Library to complement Knowledge Path: Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents. The new path identifies tools for staying abreast of new developments in mental health care and for conducting further research. Separate sections contain resources for families and schools and resources about specific emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges. View the knowledge path online at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_Mental_Conditions.html Knowledge paths on other maternal and child health topics are available at http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html
HHS Releases New Health Literacy Tool for Professionals Who Serve Older Adults
As part of Health Literacy month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a new health literacy tool for people who serve older adults. The Quick Guide to Health Literacy and Older Adults is designed to provide useful strategies and suggestions to professionals who work with older adults to help bridge the communication gap between professionals and older adults.
In a national assessment of health literacy, only three percent of the older adults surveyed were found to be proficient in health literacy. Persons with limited health literacy have more adverse health outcomes including less frequent use of preventive services, higher hospitalization rates, and more emergency room visits. For older Americans, difficulties with health literacy can complicate already challenging health problems since as many as 80 percent of older Americans have at least one chronic disease. For more information visit: http://www.health.gov/communication/literacy/olderadults/default.htm. [posted on HealthLiteracy 1465]
November Webinar: Recruiting for Diversity
Tuesday, November 20
1:00-2:30pm EST (New York time)
Many libraries are struggling to make their workforce reflect the diverse population of patrons they serve. Join [WebJunction http://www.webjunction.org/do/Home] on for a special ninety-minute webinar to learn about recruiting and building a multicultural workforce. Guest speakers Loida Garcia-Febo, Queens Library, Tracie Hall, Assistant Dean, Dominican University GSLIS, Luis Chaparro, REFORMA President-Elect, and Jerome Offord, Jr., Director of Diversity Initiatives for the Association of Research Libraries will share library recruitment best practices, tips and success stories. For more information on the webinar series, visit Spanish Outreach - In Depth http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431 where you'll find a schedule of future sessions, instructions for joining the online webinars, archives of the sessions, and related resources. [posted on the American Indian Library Assocation Listserv]