The Wyoming Library Roundup is published through a partnership between the Wyoming State Library, the Wyoming Center for the Book, and the Wyoming Library Association. The Fall 2007 issue foucses on library services for and with Native Americans in Wyoming. http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/roundup/index.html
Several funding opportunities from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health are now available to fund conferences/events. These opportunities are available only in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska. These opportunities will fund programs related to:
- Heart Truth (Wear Red Day)
- Mental Health Domestic Violence
- Diabetes/Obesity Prevention
Funds will be distributed on a competitive basis until exhausted. Also, please note that the Period of Performance listed is Feb 2007- September 2008. However, the correct dates are February 2008 - September 30, 2008. http://tinyurl.com/2a8cjq [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)]
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!
Hmong National Development (HND) is excited to bring the 13th Hmong National Conference to Denver, Colorado where it was once held in 1998. The 13th Hmong National Conference, to take place at the Marriot Denver City Center on March 27th-30th 2008, will bring together professionals, scholars, community members, youth, and leaders to increase capacity, promote active civic participation, discuss community challenges, and to celebrate community successes. http://www.hndinc.org/index.php?section=1
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region (NN/LM MCR) announces the availability of a Video Production Award for full and affiliate network members. http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/network/ If you are not in the MidContinental Region, find out about funding opportunities for members in your region by going to http://nnlm.gov/funding/#A5
The purpose of the Video Production Award is to assist Network member libraries in the NN/LM MCR that are interested in producing and sharing online videos on topics of interest to other MCR members. The videos may be offered via multiple delivery methods (this may include traditional streaming events, Flash streaming on demand videos on the MCR server or on online services such as YouTube; or video podcasts that are intended for download by members.) The MCR staff will provide training as needed. Awards of up to $2,500 will be given. All full or affiliate MCR network members are eligible for the award. Proposals will be due 09/05/2007. For more information and an application, please visit http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding
Liberty Media Corporation Creates LibertyGives Foundation to Serve Rocky Mountain Region
Deadline: September 30, 2007
Liberty Media Corporation ( http://www.libertymedia.com ), an Englewood, Colorado-based company that owns interests in a broad range of electronic retailing, media, communications, and entertainment businesses, has announced the creation of the LibertyGives Foundation. LibertyGives will distribute funds, based on employee-chosen themes, to charitable organizations within the Rocky Mountain region. Liberty's employees have decided that LibertyGives will focus its 2007 charitable giving on organizations working to address the prevention, detection, and treatment of medical problems of the Rocky Mountain region's most vulnerable populations, including the homeless, indigent, and uninsured. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007369/libertymedia
Union Pacific Foundation Offers Funding for Community Programs
Deadline: August 15, 2007
The Union Pacific Foundation accepts grant applications from nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations based in communities served by Union Pacific Railroad. Municipalities located on Union Pacific lines may apply for one-time programs/projects provided the program/project benefits the entire community. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007365/up
Concept Papers Due to Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation for Disability Grants Program
Deadline: June 1, annually (Concept Papers)
The mission of the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation ( http://www.meaf.org/ ) is to help young people with disabilities maximize their potential and participation in society. The foundation supports organizations and projects within its mission that address important needs, have broad scope and impact, and demonstrate potential for replication at other sites. A major program emphasis is inclusion: enabling young people with disabilities to have full access to educational, vocational, and recreational opportunities and to participate alongside their non-disabled peers. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007366/meaf
National AIDS Fund Announces Prison Health Pilot Grant Program
Deadline: June 8, 2007
The National AIDS Fund http://www.aidsfund.org/ has announced a pilot grant program to support programs and policy activities that address HIV/AIDS prevention and care, public health, and human rights for individuals and families affected by incarceration. Through this pilot grant round, the fund will award six to ten one-year grants to community-based organizations working within or in collaboration with prisons, jails, or juvenile detention centers on HIV/AIDS prevention and care issues, either in correctional settings or in the community. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007370/aidsfund
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Offers Implementation Grants for Healthcare Jobs to Careers Program
Deadline: June 12, 2007
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ) Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care grant program will support partnerships to advance and reward the skill and career development of incumbent (currently employed) workers providing care and services on the front lines of our health and healthcare systems. The program seeks to develop and redesign systems that support and institutionalize learning and career advancement and test new models of work-based learning. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007371/rwjf
[posted on RFP Bulletin (May 18, 2007)]
The National Library of Medicine's DIRLINE (Directory of Health Organizations) now offers an A to Z list of 8,500+ organizations concerned with health and biomedicine:
http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/help/dirline/a2z_A.html DIRLINE can also be searched for specific topics: http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/ [posted on NLM-TOX-ENVIRO-HEALTH-List]
The Center for Multicultural Health website now includes a library of health education materials in many languages to assist health professionals to communicate with people who don't speak English well. Multilingual resources include brochures, manuals, websites, interactive tutorials and videos. Most library materials can be printed or downloaded directly from the Internet, without requiring mail order. All resources in the library were created by the Utah Department of Health or have been adopted by the Utah Department of Health for local audiences. Visitors can search the library by health topic or by language. The English versions of translated materials are included next to versions in other languages for reference of English-speaking health professionals. Please visit our library at http://www.health.utah.gov/cmh/multilinguallibrary.htm [posted on cmh listserv]
GRANT WRITING TRAINING
MAY 16-17, 2007
--FREE OF CHARGE instruction on forming/developing your 501c(3), building capacity and coalition, accessing government funding and program information, creating a proposal and preparing a competitive grant application. Not HUD specific.
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REGISTRATION: SPACE IS LIMITED! Information on registration for the conference and training will follow. Contact Ms. Janet M. Jacobs, HUD, at (303) 672-5432, with questions.
ROOM RESERVATIONS: A block of rooms is being held at the Best Western Rio Grande Hotel, 400 East Second Avenue, in Durango until March 15. We suggest making reservations early since Durango is a popular tourist destination. Call 1-800-245-4466 and request a room in the "HUD Group Block" at a conference rate of $112/night. Specify if you are a government employee in order to receive the government rate. There are a number of other fine hotels in town including the Holiday Inn, the historic Strater Hotel, and the Best Western Durango Inn.
Visit: http://www.fortlewis.edu/ http://www.hud.gov
The January 2007 issue of the Plains to Peaks Post, Newsletter of the NN/LM MidContinental Region, is now available. Please use the following URL to access this issue: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/comm/newsletter/PTPP_January_2007.pdf
In this issue:
- Charting the Course for the 21st Century
- Collaboration Tools
- Library Needs Assessment Performed with an NN/LM Award
- How Do We Provide Distance Education for Thee?
- Library Advocacy Update
- Information Training for Nurse Interns
- Public Library Role in Building a Health Sciences Information Infrastructure in the Four Corners
Twice annually, typically once in the eastern U.S. and once in the western U.S., the NIH Office of Extramural Research conducts NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants. These seminars help demystify the NIH grant application and review process, clarify Federal regulations and policies, and highlight current areas of special interest or concern. The seminars are appropriate for grants administrators, researchers new to NIH and graduate students.
In 2007, the OER will conduct seminars at the University of Utah at Salt Lake City, March 5-7, and in Research Triangle Park, NC, April 24-26, sponsored by several local higher education and research institutions. Pre-registration for the seminars is available now. For additional information, visit the NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Web site. http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/seminars.htm [posted on the NIH Extramural Nexus January 2007 edition http://grants.nih.gov/grants/partners/0107Nexus.htm ]
Park City, UT
March 2-3, 2007
http://www.cme.hsc.usf.edu/ebcdm/
This multi-disciplinary conference will examine evidencebased decision making from the perspectives of practice, research and teaching. Best practice evidence, resources for implementing, methods of assessing the impact of evidence-based decision making on practice and models for teaching will be presented.
The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) is inviting you to submit an application for an abstinence from sexual activity until marriage educational program in the state of Utah. Local governments, public or private not for profit organizations, for profit organizations, state offices and agencies, units of local governments, and Indian tribal governments are encouraged to apply for contract funds. The Utah Abstinence Education Program encourages the development of effective strategies to promote abstinence until marriage among Utah youth. The target population for these grants will be Hispanic boys and girls between the ages of 15-19. For more information, contact Jennifer Mayfield MS, CHES jmayfield@utah.gov
The Summer Research Apprentice Program (SRAP) is an intensive, seven week, paid summer research program held at the University of Wyoming. Students that have completed their sophomore year of high school by the time the summer program starts, and/or those that are current high school juniors and seniors are eligible. SRAP was designed in 1985 to provide minorities, first-generation college bound, and female students the opportunity to gain first hand experience in science, mathematics, engineering, and other related science research. SRAP is funded by Wyoming NSF EPSCoR. http://epscor-wise.uwyo.edu/SRAP.htm [posted on [NS_Education] Digest Number 366]
Tribe Controls Diabetes Without Medicine
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/10235775/detail.html
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- "Lifestyle as medicine" is the motto behind a national American Indian health program that could help Americans of every ethnic background tackle diabetes without medicine. Christina Orosco, 72, is just one of 5,000 Indians from nine different tribes learning to live with diabetes. She's lost 74 pounds over the last year and a half -- after joining the Indian Health Council's Diabetic Program on the Rincon Reservation.
The MyActivity Pyramid handout is based on the new 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid. The handout is designed to help children ages 6 to 11 include a variety of physical activities in their daily lives. http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/hesguide/foodnut/n00386.htm
Paradigms of Health for Communities of Color: Moving Beyond Hope
October 31 – November 1, 2006
Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center, Kearney, NE
For more information on this conference, see http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/omh/MHConference.htm
September 21, 2006
Red Lion Hotel
Salt Lake City, Downtown
7:45 AM -5:00 PM
We would like to bring together interested professionals and community members willing to offer their knowledge, and suggestions to the development of an updated and prospective state plan for heart disease and stroke prevention. For more information about the forum please email emilycarlson@utah.gov or call (801) 538-9209.
Multicultural H e a l t h N e t w o r K Presents The 3rd Annual Health Summit
Eliminating Inequalities in Utah:Profiling Local Solutions to CreateBetter Healthcare for All
Thursday, August 10, 2006
HunterJr. High
6131 West 3785 South
West Valley City, Utah 84128
8:00am—4:30pm
RSVP by 8/4/06: Greg@utahissues.org / 801-521-2035 x120
http://www.health.utah.gov/cmh/news/calendars/August2006MulticulturalHealthSummit.pdf
In addition Comunidades Unidas together with the Utah Health Policy Project a holding a discussion with Rea Pañares, Director of Minority Health Initiative at Families USA to discuss the Landscape of Minority and Multicultural Health in Utah. The event will take place August 9, 2006 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Comunidades Unidas 695 West Center Street, Midvale, Utah 84047. To RSVP please email sabrina@cuutah.org or judi@healthpolicyproject.org. If you have any questions or comments please call Sabrina Morales at (801) 842-2333 or Judi Hilman at (801) 433-2299.
The Go Local links on MedlinePlus http://medlineplus.gov/ health topic pages take you to information about health services in local geographic areas, including hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, support groups, health screening providers and many others. You can link directly from each MedlinePlus health topic to services related to that particular topic. For example, if you choose Go Local from the MedlinePlus Breast Cancer page, you will find links to local services such as Cancer Clinics, Oncologists, Support Groups in the area you select. There are currently 14 participating geographic areas, with New Mexico being the latest location added. See the complet list of participants at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocalcontacts.html
Eliminating Health Disparities: The Role of Cultural Competency -- May 22-23, 20026 Omaha, NE
With the ever-increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the U.S. and well-documented evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in health care, it is critical that health care professionals are educated to address issues of culture in an effective manner. This conference brings together a distinguished faculty of national experts to discuss how cultural competency in both the work force and our healthcare institutions can play a role in reducing disparities.
Latino Health Issues for Primary Care Providers: Achieving Better Health Outcomes -- May 24-25, 2006 Omaha, NE
The 2000 U.S. Census revealed that Latinos are this nation's fastest growing minority population. Between 1990 and 2000, the Latino population grew by nearly 58 percent. The growth in some regions and states was even more dramatic. Nebraska is among ten states with the largest change in the number of Latinos between 1990 and 2000 with an increase of approximately 155%. With the growth of the Latino population, Nebraska's primary care providers play an important role in the elimination of the health disparities that many Latinos experience.
For further information on topics, speakers, and how to register, please visit http://www.unmc.edu/dept/cce/index.cfm?L1_ID=1&CONREF=1 where you can also download the brochure describing these conferences.
By Cathy Brockmeier
"Saint Francis Medical Center, a 2004 Foster G. McGaw Prize finalist, listened to its Latin American immigrant community and answered with a number of innovative programs to improve communication, services and wellness.
Mention central Nebraska to most Americans, and they’re likely to think it’s about as ethnically homogeneous as anywhere in the United States. But recent immigrants from Central and South America have shifted the demographic landscape."
http://tinyurl.com/jsnyd
See SFMC's web site Wellness Works/Por Su Salud http://www.wellnessworksonline.org/
"Breezing Along with the RML" will be held on Wednesday February 15, 2006, the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Join us at 10am MT, 11am CT by going to our Breeze web site http://breeze.trafficlab.utah.edu/mcrupdate/. Enter as a Guest and Log In with your first and last name. I will be talking about ways that community building is going on in the MidContinental Regional Medical Library (CO,KS, MO, NE, UT, WY) and my colleague Marty Magee will be discussing educational programs in the region. This webcast is free and open to anyone with Internet access. See you there!
Perceiving racism is related to sleep difficulties and depression in Hispanic immigrants, according to a new study by a Brigham Young University researcher in the midst of a multi-year project to study why Mexicans collectively experience higher blood pressure and incidents of heart disease after immigrating to the United States.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/517906/
The "Go Local" links on MedlinePlus health topic pages http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html take you to information about health services in local geographic areas. These links include Web sites from hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, support groups, health screening providers and many others. You can link directly from each MedlinePlus health topic to services related to that particular topic. For example, if you choose "Go Local" from the MedlinePlus Breast Cancer page, you will find links to Cancer Clinics, Oncologists, Support Groups, etc. on the local state site.
See the "Go Local" Map http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/index.html to learn if your state has a Go Local link. The state of Utah is the latest to be added http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/local/utah/homepage.cfm?areaid=21
The Kansas Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program along with the Nebraska Cardiovascular Health Program and the Missouri Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program will present the Region VII Cardiovascular Disease Conference entitled "Heart Healthy Women and Disparities: Putting Knowledge Into Action"
November 2 - 4, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. For more information see http://tinyurl.com/833ry
10th Annual NATIONAL Conference
People of Color in Predominantly White Institutions
http://conferences.unl.edu/people05
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is proud to announce the 10th annual People of Color in Predominantly White Institutions conference, Different Perspectives on Majority Rules. To commemorate this special event, we are featuring nationally recognized keynote speakers, invited host speakers, panel discussions, concurrent sessions, luncheons, receptions and a number of exciting activities.
Proposals for presentations, panel discussions and workshops will be accepted until August 15
The Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) was established in 1992 as the centerpiece of the NIS Secondary School Initiative with FREEDOM Support Act funding from the State Department and USAID. Its goal is to provide an opportunity for high school students from the countries of the former Soviet Union to experience life in a democratic society in order to promote democratic values and institutions in Eurasia. http://exchanges.state.gov/education/citizens/students/eurasia/flex.htm
This year, Omaha's AIM Institute will place 40 FLEX students in communities within 75 miles of the Omaha-metro area. The students will also enroll in the Midwest Leadership Academy, a monthly program that exposes FLEX students to the institutions and leaders at the forefront of democratic institutions, the legal system and business in the area. This is exciting news for Omaha!
Missourians have a new way to connect to local health services. NLM's MedlinePlus consumer health web site now includes Go Local links to Missouri's Community Connection (http://communityconnection.org) online services directory. Missouri is the second state, after North Carolina, to complete a Go Local connection with MedlinePlus.
MedlinePlus health topic pages http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html now have links to related health services throughout Missouri. With this new Go Local link, an adult child concerned about a parent's Alzheimer 's disease can find information about the condition in MedlinePlus and then find listings of services near where the parent lives. A Missouri patient can learn more about a recent cancer diagnosis from MedlinePlus and then find local support groups or volunteer organizations willing to help. And, a Missouri parent finding day care services through Community Connection can learn more about childhood development and illnesses on MedlinePlus. These patients and families will all benefit from the Go Local links between MedlinePlus and Community Connection.
A special feature of Community Connection Go Local is the "Ask A Librarian" service from the J. Otto Lottes Health Science Library at the University of Missouri-Columbia. This link brings Missourians the services of expert information professionals in answering their questions.
The Missouri Go Local Project is a partnership of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine-Midcontinental Region, Missouri Foundation for Health, and the University of Missouri-Columbia, including MU Extension, the Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis, the J. Otto Lottes Health Science Library, and Health Management and Informatics program.
For more information about the Go Local project, including how to participate, visit "Go Local" --A Project of MedlinePlus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal.html).
The March 2004 and May 2004 issues of the "Plains to Peaks Post" newsletter are now available on MCR's Web site. You can access both issues from this URL: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news/
American Indian and Alaska Native Wall Maps can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/aian_wall_map/aian_wall_map.htm To recieve a free copy of the map, please contact your local Census Bureau Regional Office. A link to the Regional Offices is http://www.census.gov/field/www [information taken from the American Indian Library Association Listserv]
Milagros Center of Excellence in Migrant Health educates individuals who deliver services to migrant families. The Center will target health professionals/clinicians including dentists and nurses, and other service providers, educators, early childhood specialists, para-professionals, and child advocates who provide services to migrant families both at their home-base in Texas and multiple locations during the seasonal migration. It was established by a partnership of South Texas Community College (STCC) Nursing/Allied Health Division with Georgetown University (GU) Nursing and Health Studies. http://elearn.stcc.cc.tx.us/milagros/
The Prevention Man website http://www.preventionman.com/ is dedicated to improving the health of minorities in Nebraska and Iowa. Its resources include a much broader geographic range however and is a valuable website for all interested in Minority Health concerns.
Denver Healthy People 2010 has launched a new website with wonderful resources including "Making a Healthier Community", and "Information and Data" which both have information that apply beyond the Denver borders. http://www.denvergov.org/hp2010/
Gov. Mike Johanns today appointed Nancy Montanez of Potter as Nebraska Health and Human Services (HHS) director. Montanez, 43, has worked as the HHS Western Service Area CEO in Gering since 2001 where she has lead in the development, implementation and monitoring of agency programs and policies. From 1999-2001, she was a service area administrator for HHS in Gering. Prior to that, Montanez worked in the Professional Partner Program at Region III Behavioral Health Services in Kearney from 1995-1999.
The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce that Go Local links from MedlinePlus health topics now include Missouri's CommunityConnection.org. CommunityConnection.org has been providing Missourians with access to health and community services statewide for several years. Missouri's links extend the Go Local project piloted by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with NCHealthInfo. For more information about the Go Local project including , visit "Go Local" - A Project of MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal.html
On March 1, 2004 the Lincoln City Council adopted a Living Wage ordinance and on March 5, 2004 Mayor Colleen Seng signed it into law. To view the ordinance please click http://www.ci.lincoln.ne.us/city/council/agenda/2004/030104/o18308.pdf.
Lincoln’s Living Wage ordinance requires that all city employees and employees of certain city contractors be paid at least [$8.85 per hour] 100% of the federal poverty level for a family of four if they have employer provided healthcare benefits or [$9.73 per hour] 110% of the federal poverty level for a family of four if they do not have employer provided healthcare benefits. This wage will be indexed to the federal poverty level each July.
Nebraska Appleseed will continue our work in other Nebraska communities to advocate for policies such as this that truly assist low-income working Nebraska families move toward self-sufficiency. To view more information and recent news stories about Lincoln’s Living Wage ordinance please visit http://www.neappleseed.org/