| March 6, 2009 Volume XI ● Issue 5 News From CCPH Membership Matters Members In Action Upcoming Events Announcements Employment Opportunities Grants Alert! Awards, Fellowships & Scholarships Calls for Papers & Presentations Publications Archives Community-Campus Partnerships for Health c/o Medical College of Wisconsin
Public and
Community Health
Attn: Alicia Witten
UW Box 354809
Seattle, WA 98195-4809 Tel. (206) 666-3406 Fax. (414)
456-6431 ccphuw@u.washington.edu www.ccph.info Partnership Matters newsletter is a member benefit
of Community- Campus Partnerships for Health Find out more about membership
benefits and how you can join CCPH today! Newsletter Co-Editors Jessie Tobin Alicia Witten Contact us: jtobin@mcw.edu ©2009 Community-Campus Partnerships
for Health Partnership Matters Newsletter Submission Guidelines We welcome
announcements, comments and questions from you! Please forward them to the PM
Editor at ccphpm@mcw.edu.
Submission Guidelines: • Please limit announcements and
questions to not more than 100 words. As for articles and editorials, not more
than 200 words; • Provide the names of all authors,
their current institutional affiliations and/or photos; • Explain all abbreviations and
unusual terms when first used. | PRESIDENT
OBAMA SELECTS TOP RURAL HEALTH CARE ADVOCATE TO OVERSEE KEY HEALTH
& HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY
Dr. Mary Wakefield will be the next Administrator of HRSA
President Obama announced the appointment of one of the nation's top rural health
care professionals as Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA). Dr. Mary Wakefield, Director of the Center for Rural Health at the University
of North Dakota, will oversee this critical agency, which helps to deliver health
care to those who are uninsured and underserved by our current health care system.
"As a nurse, a Ph.D., and a leading rural healthcare advocate, Mary
Wakefield brings expertise that will be instrumental in expanding and improving
services for those who are currently uninsured or underserved," President
Obama said. "Under her leadership we will be able to expand and improve
the care provided at the Community Health Centers which serve millions of uninsured
Americans and address severe provider shortages across the country."
In addition to Community Health Centers across the country upon which millions
of uninsured Americans depend for coverage, HRSA oversees many programs that the
federal government runs to bring health care providers to underserved areas throughout
the nation. In addition, HRSA will administer $2.5 billion allocated in
the Recovery Act to invest in our health care infrastructure and train health
care professionals.
Dr. Mary Wakefield was most recently the Associate
Dean for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and
Health Sciences, where she was a tenured professor and Director of the Center
for Rural Health. Dr. Wakefield has expertise in rural health care, quality and
patient safety, Medicare payment policy, workforce issues, and public policy.
She has authored many articles and columns on health policy and is on the editorial
board of a number of professional journals.
Dr. Wakefield previously
served as director of the Center for Health Policy, Research, and Ethics at George
Mason University in Fairfax, VA. She also served as the Chief of Staff for United
States Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) from January 1993 to January 1996 and as Legislative
Assistant and Chief of Staff to Senator Quentin Burdick (D-ND).
Dr. Wakefield
has served as a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Department
of Veteran's Affairs' Special Medical advisory Group. She served as Chair of the
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Health Care Quality for Rural America
and of the Catholic Health Initiatives Board of Trustees, and was a subcommittee
chair for President Clinton's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality
in the Health Care Industry.
Dr. Wakefield received her M.S. in nursing
and her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin and her B.S.
in nursing from the University of Mary at Bismarck, ND. She is a fellow
in the American Academy of Nursing, and is a recipient of numerous awards including
the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) 2006 Nurse Research Award
and the 2008 Nursing Economics Margaret D. Sovie Writer's Award.
Learn
more about HRSA at www.hrsa.gov
NIH RELEASES
FIRST BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR Report Highlights Clinical and Translational Research Activities
Dr. Raynard S. Kington, acting director of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), announced the publication of the first Biennial Report of the Director,
a document that provides an integrated portrait of NIH research activities. The
report makes it easier for Congress, advocates and patient groups, and the general
public to understand the many programs within the agency.
The report
contains an assessment of the state of biomedical and behavioral research organized
by disease category, investigative approach, or resource. To ensure that the document
reflects the work of all 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs), 15 trans-NIH teams gathered,
reviewed, and organized information into a standardized format. To best serve
the public and the scientific and legislative communities, sections of the report
include:
-- An introduction to the disease, disorder, field, or approach;
-- A summary of the scope of NIH’s research activities referencing the ICs whose
missions address the topic;
-- Related health statistics;
-- Aggregate
data on NIH funding;
-- Notable examples of research activities, key programs,
initiatives, studies and accomplishments; and
-- Strategic plans and directions
for future research.
The
report’s summary of all Clinical and Translational Research activities is available
at: http://report.nih.gov/biennialreport/research_activities_by_key_approach/fields_and_approaches/-clinical_and_translational_research.aspx
The full report is available through the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool
(RePORT) Web site at: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NIHOfficeofCommunica/71b415a216/f28ffccb51/845a1af899.
To
read CCPH’s call for its members to advance authentic community engagement in
NIH-funded research, visit: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/PM_091908.html#ED.
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NEWS FROM CCPH |
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| Apply Now for the
CCPH 12th Summer Service-Learning Institute! Application Deadline:
May 8, 2009  Apply now to attend the CCPH 12th Summer Service-Learning Institute
held July
24-27, 2009, in
the Cascade Mountains of Washington State! The Institute is designed for
both new and experienced service-learning practitioners (faculty, staff and community
partners). It is
taught by national experts in service-learning, including health professional
faculty and community leaders who have developed successful service-learning partnerships.
A unique and effective component of the institute is a mentoring model in which
participants work in small groups and as individuals with mentors (institute instructors)
to further shape their own action plans for service-learning.
Application
materials for the CCPH 12th Summer Service-Learning Institute are now available
at: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/servicelearning.html.
Applications
are due May 8, 2009 and applicants will be notified of decisions by May 22, 2009.
Questions about the CCPH Summer Service-Learning Institute or the application
process? Please e-mail sliccphuw@u.washington.edu. | | |
| Join A Blog Discussion
on Ethics of Community-Engaged Research! CCPH senior consultants Sarena
Seifer, Nancy Shore, and Elaine Drew have posted an invited blog entry for Public Responsibility
in Medicine & Research, a national professional development organization for
Institutional Review Boards and others interested in advancing ethical research.
To read the blog
entry and post a comment visit: http://primr.blogspotcom/2009/02/ethics-of-communityengaged-research.html Learn more about
the study they report on at: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/researchprojects.html#CommBasedProcesses |
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| Recent Updates to the Community-Engaged
Scholarship Toolkit! The
toolkit is intended as a resource for community-engaged faculty on how to “make
their best case” for promotion and tenure. Over
a dozen recently promoted and/or tenured faculty members have graciously “donated”
excerpts from their portfolios for posting on the toolkit at: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/toolkit-portexamples.html Interested
in adding to the collection? Email us at ccphuw@u.washington.edu |
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Special Offer for
the Journal Progress in Community Health Partnerships
Available to CCPH Members!
 One of CCPH’s publishing partners; Johns Hopkins
University Press has a special offer exclusive to CCPH members in subscription prices for a limited time
only! Currently, CCPH members are eligible for a 20% discount on subscription
prices to the JHUP Journal Progress in Community
Health Partnerships as a benefit of CCPH Membership. However, for a limited time, JHUP
would like to EXTEND this discount by offering issue 2.2 of Progress in Community Health Partnerships
for FREE! That's a 20%
discount on the subscription and a FREE
issue (5 issues for the price of 4!).
To
act NOW on this time-sensitive benefit, visit our publications discount page at:
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Remember, this offer only applies to current CCPH members. Not
yet a member? Join
today! |
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| CCPH Members Susan Gust and Cathy Jordan Present Over Ten Years of Partnership Experience at
CBPR Workshop in Houston, TX  Friends and research partners
Susan Gust (community activist and CCPH board member)
and Cathy Jordan (University of Minnesota, and co-director of CCPH’s multi-year
Faculty for the Engaged Campus
project) will give a presentation about their community-based participatory research
partnership at the Community-Based Participatory Research
(CBPR) Workshop: Challenges and Solutions for Researchers and Community Leaders
at University of Houston, Friday April 10, 2009.
Susan
and Cathy were original members (and Susan a cofounder) of the Phillips Neighborhood
Healthy Housing Collaborative, a community governed coalition of community residents,
University of Minnesota researchers, nonprofit leaders, government officials,
and philanthropists. Over 10 years, the Collaborative co-designed
and oversaw the implementation of two, federally-funded, early CBPR projects focused
on childhood lead poisoning. Susan and Cathy continue to work together on projects
generated from this earlier collaboration. They speak regularly in classes and
at conferences about their personal and professional relationship, and issues
of power, privilege and trust in community-university partnerships.
Both have contributed to the discussion of the importance of recognizing
the community-engaged scholar through the promotion and tenure process.
These two collaborators believe that CBPR is
a highly effective way to share the knowledge held by both the community and a
higher education institution and discover new knowledge for mutual benefit, ultimately
leading to deep, social or systemic change. To read an article that Susan and Cathy co-authored on their work together,
click here. For more information on the Houston workshop they’ll be presenting at,
click here. |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS For details on these new listings
and all previously listed upcoming events, visit CCPH’s
CONFERENCE PAGE Join CCPH at these Upcoming Events! |
| April 2009
April 10, 2009 ● Community-Based
Participatory Research Workshop: Challenges
and Solutions for Researchers and Community Leaders ●
Houston, TX CCPH is cosponsoring
this institute and we encourage your participation! Sponsored by the Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research
Ethics, the Center for Public Policy at University of Houston, and
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, this workshop will examine successful
models and challenges to Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). CCPH Board Member Susan Gust and Faculty
for Engaged Campus Co-Director Cathy Jordan will speak on a panel presentation about
Models of Community Engagement. For more information about the workshop, please visit: http://www.uh.edu/cpp/cbprc.htm April 25, 2009 · Service-Learning
Symposium for Faculty in the Health Sciences · Mercyhurst College, Erie,
PA · Registration Deadline:
April 8, 2009 CCPH Board Member Chuck Connor
from the West Virginia
Rural Health Education Partnership will be the keynote speaker at a Service Learning
Symposium at Mercyhurst College. The Symposium will feature workshops
in service-learning and course revision. Participants will receive a $25
stipend, and a copy of CCPH’s Faculty Toolkit for Service-Learning in Higher
Education. Registration is limited to 40 participants. The symposium
will be offered to faculty in PA, NY, OH and WV, and is funded by the Pennsylvania
and New York Campus Compact Consortium Learn & Serve Grant. For more information, visit: http://www.mercyhurst.edu/news/press_release/detail.php?id=1019 For additional resources on service learning, visit: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/servicelearningres.html |
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| May 2009 May 14-15, 2009
● NIH Conference on Community
Engagement in Clinical and Translational Research ● Bethesda, MD ● Call for Proposals
Deadline: March 19, 2009 CCPH is participating
in the conference, “Improving Health WITH Communities: The Role of Community Engagement
in Clinical and Translational Research. For more information, visit at: www.aptrweb.org/workshop May 18 &
19, 2009 ● International
Partnership Institute ● Portland, OR ● Call for Proposals
Deadline: March 9, 2009 CCPH is cosponsoring this institute
and we encourage your participation! Portland State University (PSU) is hosting an International Partnership
Institute with the theme "Reciprocal Partnerships: Transforming Higher Education
and Community for the Future." Developing and sustaining reciprocal partnerships
is the basis for effective campus-community engagement. Yet, despite the W.K.
Kellogg Foundation's (and others') national call to focus on partnerships a decade
ago, this foundational work remains elusive for many campuses and communities.
Join community and campus practitioners and scholars to deeply explore engaged
teaching, research and service partnerships - their proven mechanisms and strategies
for success, persistent challenges, and the scholarship of partnerships.
Registration is $200. To view the Call for Proposals and registration information: www.pdx.edu/cae/partnership.html To learn more about PSU's Partnership Initiative: http://www.pdx.edu/cae/partnershipinitiative.html |
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| JULY 2009 July 24-27, 2009 ● CCPH’s 12th Summer Service-Learning
Institute ● Leavenworth,
WA. Application
Deadline: May 8, 2009 Apply now for this intensive
four-day Institute – attendance is limited to 23 participants! The Institute is
taught by national experts in service-learning, including health professional
faculty and community leaders who have developed successful service-learning partnerships.
A unique and effective component of the institute's is a mentoring model in which
participants work in small groups and as individuals with mentors (institute instructors)
to further shape their own action plans for service-learning. Application materials are
available at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/servicelearning.html.
Applications are due
May 8, 2009 and applicants will be notified of decisions by May 22, 2009. Questions
about the CCPH Summer Service-Learning Institute or the application process? Please
e-mail sliccphuw@u.washington.edu. |
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Event Listings For details on these new listings and all previously
listed upcoming events, visit CCPH’s CONFERENCE
PAGE March 11, 2009 · Panel Discussion on Advocating for Prisoner Health Care: Healthier Prisons for Healthier, Safer
Communities · Boston, MA · https://www.bostonbar.org/ebusiness/Meetings/EventDetail.aspx?ID=2446 April 1, 2009 · Through a Civic Lens: Strengthening Higher Education
from Classroom to Community · University of Vermont in Burlington, VT · http://www.vtcampuscompact.org/2009_State_Conference.php April 1-3, 2009 · Shepard Symposium on Social Justice: Greet the Dawn,
Not the Setting Sun: Shining Light on Human Rights · University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY · www.shepardsympsosium.org April 28-30 · Leadership for Tomorrow: Exploring New Approaches · Columbus, OH · www.leadershipfortomorrow.osu.edu June 9, 2009 · 15th Annual Public Health Research Institute
and Video Conference on Minority Health: Breaking the Cycle: Investigating the
Intersection of Health Disparities and Educational Disparities · www.minority.unc.edu/institute/2009/ August 14-18, 2009 · The 2009 National LGBTI Health Summit · Chicago, IL · www.2009lgbtihealth.org September 30 –
October 3, 2009 · Reproductive Health 2009 · Los Angeles, CA · www.ReproductiveHealth2009.org October 9-12, 2009 · Ninth International Research Conference on Service-Learning
and Community Engagement · Ottawa, Ontario Canada · http://www.researchslce.org/Files/2009Conference/Conference_Main.html
October
25th-28th, 2009 · 16th Annual Canadian Conference on International Health,
“Health Equity: Our Global Responsibility” · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · http://www.csih.org/en/ccih/index.asp |
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2009 NIH Regional
Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration -These seminars are held only twice a year and are intended
to help demystify the application and review process, clarify federal regulations
and policies, and highlight current areas of special interest or concern.
Approximately 25 leading policy, program, and grants management officials from
NIH and HHS will share their expertise and guidance on topics such as: Fundamentals
of the NIH Grants Process; How to apply for and manage an NIH grant; What's new
in NIH peer review; Latest grant policies; and more. In conjunction with the 2-day
seminar, the NIH is offering attendees the option of participating in eRA Computer
Workshops designed to provide hands-on experience in utilizing the eRA Commons
for administrators and investigators. The workshops are geared towards administrators,
principal investigators and assistants with little or no eSubmission or eRA Commons
experience and focus on how to use the electronic systems to facilitate application/grant
administration. For details, please visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/seminars.htm. New Toolkit Provides
Practical Solutions for Effective Translated Health Information - Clear communication is a cornerstone of patient safety
and quality health care. In the United States, there are nearly 24 million people
who are unable to speak or understand English, which poses significant communication
challenges to health care providers and medical organizations. To help address
this challenge, Hablamos Juntos and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
have released the “More Than Words” Toolkit Series, a first-of-its-kind resource
that clarifies the translation process, and provides a roadmap to help health
care organizations improve the quality of their translated materials in order
to get better results. To view the toolkit, visit: http://www.hablamosjuntos.org/mtw/default.toolkit.asp Leading
Research Funders Launch Collaborative To Accelerate Nation's Progress in Reducing
Childhood Obesity - A new National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity
Research (NCCOR) has been launched to accelerate progress on reversing the epidemic
of overweight and obesity among U.S. youth. The initiative brings together the
expertise and resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF),
three of the country’s leading research funders. Through the collective efforts
of these organizations, NCCOR will aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness
of research on childhood obesity. It will evaluate new and existing
prevention approaches, rapidly assess promising policy changes and speed the application
of interventions that work. The collaborative has an ambitious multiyear agenda
that begins with a four-part webinar series on policy evaluation. To learn
more, visit: http://www.rwjf.org/childhoodobesity/product.jsp?id=38988 President of
Northeastern University in Boston Writes Editorial in Support of Community-Campus
Partnerships – In the February 17, 2009 edition of the Boston Globe,
President Joseph E. Aoun of Northeastern University authored an editorial, “Boston
and Its Colleges Need to Nurture Unique Partnerships.”
In it, Aoun writes, “In times like these, colleges and universities are
driven by their core values. Because the contributions that they make to the city
are central to their missions, the current downturn is a time to reaffirm, not
diminish, their commitment to the city.” To read the full editorial, visit: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/02/17/-
boston_and_its_colleges_need_to_nurture_unique_partnership/ Equality
Trust Launches New Website – The Equality Trust has launched
a new website to broaden and deepen people’s understanding of the effects of inequality.
The Equality Trust believes that in order to gain substantial improvements
in the real quality of life of the populations of developed countries it is necessary
that differences in income and wealth are greatly reduced. The evidence suggests that this will
improve health, dramatically reduce the incidence of violence and a wide range
of other social problems, improve the quality of social relations for the vast
majority of the population, and make the task of developing sustainable economic
systems very much easier. For more information, visit:http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/ Promising Practice
Network Offers Resources and Tools on Low Birthweight and Prematurity - Promising Practices for Preventing
Low Birth Weight provides an overview of research-based information related to
preventing low birthweight (LBW). The issue brief, produced by RAND's Promising
Practices Network on Children, Families, and Communities (PPN), defines LBW, presents
current trends in LBW in the United States, and discusses what works to prevent
LBW. The brief is one of several materials featured on RAND's Low Birth Weight/Prematurity
Resources and Tools Web page. The materials meet PPN standards of scientific rigour,
objectivity, and user friendliness and include links to databases, fact sheets,
screening tools, and seminal reports. The Low Birth Weight/Prematurity Resources
and Tools Web page is available at: http://www.promisingpractices.net/resources_lowbirthweight.asp?ref=ppntext. |
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| EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Professor of
Community Health and Prevention - Drexel University
School of Public Health - The Department invites applications for a tenure-track
appointment as an associate or full professor of community health and prevention.
Candidates must hold a MD/MPH or terminal doctoral degree from an accredited
school of public health. Candidates should have active funded prevention research
and a track record of independent and collaborative research funding in prevention
research. Candidates should have experience directing dissertations and teaching
and mentoring doctoral candidates in an area that supports the MPH and DrPH department
curriculum. Experience with cooperative problem-based learning and with community-based
research or collaborative research with public health departments is preferred.
Inquiries can be made via email to randy@drexel.edu or by phone at 215-762-8785. Associate Professor - Saint Louis University School
of Public Health - The successful
candidates will be appointed in the Department of Community Health on a 9-month
contract. Applicants must have a doctoral degree with advanced training in behavioral
science-health education or related discipline, and a focus in any area within
social and behavioral sciences with an emphasis on applied, trans-disciplinary
research. S/he should have a productive record of research publication and demonstrated
ability to secure external research funding. Primary responsibilities for the
position include conducting independent research, teaching graduate courses, and
providing professional and community service. The Saint Louis University School
of Public Health is nationally recognized for its community-based prevention research.
Successful candidates will find opportunities for collaboration in a productive
school portfolio of projects across many topics and from community partners. Interested
candidates must submit a cover letter, application, curriculum vitae, and three
letters of recommendation to http://jobs.slu.edu. Editors and Reviewers - Journal of Educational
Administration and Policy Studies - The Journal
of Educational Administration and Policy Studies (JEAPS) is a multidisciplinary
peer-reviewed journal published that will be monthly by Academic Journals. JEAPS
is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the
ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject. JEAPS
is seeking qualified researchers to join its editorial team as editors,
subeditors or reviewers. For more information, visit: http://www.academicjournals.org/JEAPS Executive Director – United For a Fair Economy
(UFE) - UFE is seeking
a highly experienced, strategic thinking and culturally-competent Executive Director
who is passionate about working for economic justice and supporting social movements
for greater equality. UFE is a national organization whose mission is to
raise awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt
democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. At least
10 years of senior nonprofit management and proven track record of successful
fundraising required. The ideal candidate is committed to working within a democratic
and highly participatory team management model, has excellent facilitative and
consensus-building skills, can effectively synthesize collective wisdom, and has
an understanding of movement building. Women and candidates of color are
encouraged to apply. For more information, visit: www.faireconomy.org Director of Health Disparities Research Center - East Carolina University - East Carolina University,
a leading doctoral university of 25,000+ students in eastern North Carolina, seeks
a dynamic, experienced, and skilled leader to direct our Center for Health Disparities
Research as we pursue the elimination of health disparities in North Carolina.
Expertise in clinical or applied research in any of the social or life sciences
and familiarity with both medical and behavioral research is required. The Director
of the CHDR must have an established record of interdisciplinary research and
scholarship on health disparities affecting ethnic/minority groups and/or members
of economically and/or socially disadvantaged populations/communities. The successful
candidate must have demonstrated abilities in initiating and sustaining community
engagement and partnerships and in securing funding from federal agencies and
foundations to support community-driven research. For more information,
visit: https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1235942031437
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GRANTS ALERT! Listed below are  announcements only. To view
all previously listed grant alerts, please visit CCPH’s FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
PAGE  Translating
Research to Protect Health through Health Promotion, Prevention, and Preparedness
(R18) -Letter of Intent Deadline: March 23, 2009 - This
funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is intended to solicit applications that
support translation of health protection research into public health practice
with an emphasis on achieving health equity. This FOA will also contribute to
achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy
People 2010" and to measuring program performance as stipulated by the Government
Performance and Review Act (GPRA). CDC is committed to protecting people’s health
and achieving the fair distribution of health determinants, outcomes, and resources
within and between segments of the population, regardless of social standing (i.e.
health equity). Understanding the best approaches, methods and strategies for
moving the best science to practice is essential to protect and improve health.
Much translation research and practice has historically occurred in biomedical
research and the healthcare delivery system, but making people healthier also
requires protection of health and prevention of poor health through health protection
research and public health practice, programs, and policy. As we look ahead, the
translation of research to practice will be an important consideration in the
nation’s effort to reform the health system. These investments will support the
development and refinement of the evidence-base for clinical and community-based
prevention and wellness strategies. For more information, visit:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45411 Grants
to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need-Local Recovery-Oriented
Systems of Care - Deadline: April 28, 2009 - This program is designed to foster
the development and utilization of local recovery-oriented systems of care to
address gaps in treatment capacity by supporting person-centered and self-directed
approaches for substance abuse (including alcohol and drug) treatment and recovery
services in communities with serious drug problems. The purpose of this program
is to expand the community’s ability to provide integrated and comprehensive community-based
responses to a targeted, well-documented substance abuse treatment capacity problem
and/or improve the quality and intensity of services. The focus is on providing
support for local organizations, including grass-roots, faith- and community-based
treatment programs, and recovery community organizations, that can link services
critical to the population of focus and deliver them in a manner consistent with
the principles of recovery-oriented systems of care.
For the full RFP, visit: http://samhsa.gov/grants/2009/ti_09_001.aspx Development of Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol
and Mental Health Treatment Systems for Persons Who are Homeless – Deadline:
April 30 ,2009 – The purpose of this program is to expand and strengthen treatment
services for persons who are homeless (including those who are chronically homeless),
who also have substance use disorders, mental disorders, or co-occurring substance
use and mental disorders. To address the broad needs of this population, the Center
for Substance Abuse Treatment seeks to increase the number of homeless persons
placed in stable housing and who receive treatment services for alcohol, substance
use, and co-occurring disorders. Funds are available for grants in two categories:
“General” and “Services in Supportive Housing.” SAMHSA/CSAT is targeting $4.5
million per year within the Treatment for Homeless Program for “Services in Supportive
Housing” grants. The remaining $6.8 million will be available for “General”
Treatment for Homeless grants. For more information, visit: http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2009/ti_09_006.aspx |
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| AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS & SCHOLARSHIPS Listed below are announcements only. To view
all previously listed announcements, please visit CCPH’s AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS,
& SCHOLARSHIPS PAGE
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Post Doctoral Fellowship in Urban Health –
Deadline: March 15, 2009 - The Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute (UHI)
is pleased to announce a postdoctoral research fellowship that will focus on urban
health and development. The goal of this UHI Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
program is to promote future leaders in the field of urban health. The fellows,
each working in tandem with a Hopkins faculty member, carry out scholarly research
and publications on such issues as crime, unemployment, poverty, substance abuse,
diabetes, hypertension and other chronic diseases. This fellowship will provide
an opportunity to collaborate with faculty at Johns Hopkins in Public Health,
Nursing, Medicine, and Education. Candidates should have a completed doctorate
(MD, PhD, DrPH) and have demonstrated skills in undertaking community based research.
In addition, candidates need to have demonstrated a commitment to community inclusion
in research. For more information, visit: http://www.jhsph.edu/urbanhealth/training_education/fellowship_programs/
The Corporation for National and Community Service
presents the 2009 Spirit of Service Awards – Deadline: March 30, 2009 -
The Corporation for National and Community
Service is calling for nominations for the 2009 Spirit of Service Awards to pay
tribute to the most outstanding participants in each of its programs. The Corporation
will also take nominations for the best examples of private sector support of
your programs. Please nominate your best: Senior Corps volunteers from the RSVP,
Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion programs; AmeriCorps members and Alumni
from State and National, NCCC, and VISTA programs. For nomination guidelines or
to apply online, visit http://www.nationalservice.gov/spiritofservice Summer Internships on Aging Available – Deadline:
Open - DOROT, a non-profit organization who seeks to enhance the lives of
Jewish and other elderly, has summer internships available for college students.
DOROT interns will be exposed to the complex issues of aging, and gain
experience in all aspects of DOROT's operations. Among many activities interns
may: visit with seniors in their homes, escort seniors to cultural events, doctor
appointments or shopping, tutor seniors in computer use, and assist professional
staff in the DOROT office with the planning and execution of programs. DOROT is
a non-profit organization on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, who seeks to enhance
the lives of Jewish and other elderly through a dynamic partnership of volunteers,
professionals, and elders; and to foster mutually beneficial interaction between
the generations. To learn more, visit: www.dorotusa.org 2009 Summer Research Internship on Poverty and Adolescent
Risk – Deadline: Open -
The College of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Alabama is offering
a summer research internship for students interested in studying neighborhood
poverty and its impact on adolescent behavior. Students who participate in the
internship will conduct field research as part of a longitudinal study of poverty
and adolescent risk, which we have been conducting since 1998. The study has been
funded by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD),
the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), and it addresses challenges that young people face as they grow up in impoverished
neighborhoods, including violence, alcohol and drug use, sexual behavior, the
development of self-esteem and a sense of the future, and family dynamics. We
are accepting applications from students who would like to participate in this
unique learning experience. Interns, who may be either undergraduate or graduate
students, will be required to live in Mobile, Alabama between May 18, 2009 and
July 31, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.ches.ua.edu/news/2009_summer_internship.htm |
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please visit CCPH’s
CALLS FOR PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS PAGE
| Health Disparities & Social Justice
Conference Call for Proposals – Deadline: March 16, 2009 - The Health
Disparities and Social Justice Conference hosted by DePaul University's Master
of Public Health (MPH) Program will provide an opportunity to increase skills
in identifying and addressing a wide variety of health disparities in diverse
communities. A special focus on 'families' will be central to this year's conference.
This conference is provided free-of-charge to those interested in public health.
The conference will take place at DePaul University's DePaul Center, Chicago,
Illinois, on Friday, May 22, 2009 from 8:30am-4:00pm. Presentations will take
the form of skills-building workshops. Sessions should be focused on family focused
health disparity challenges among diverse populations, such as: immigrants,
communities of color, LGBT people, women, people with disabilities, low-income
families, seniors/elders, and/or youth. The workshop should a) provide participants
with knowledge of a defined topic and b) equip participants with the skills needed
to identify and address health disparities in specific communities. For more information,
contact Brian Rood at: brood@depaul.edu.  NIH Conference
on Community Engagement in Clinical and Translational Research – Deadline:
March 19, 2009 – Academic faculty,
trainees, community based health care providers and community researchers interested
in participating in the poster sessions are invited to submit abstracts for poster
presentation on community engagement in clinical and translational research (e.g.
community/academia partnerships, community and practice research partnerships,
practice research and academic partnerships, education and training of academic
researchers and community partners). Audience for this conference will include
community researchers, practice based researchers and academic researchers interested
in community engagement and partnerships in research as well as those interested
in community engaged research. For
more information, visit: www.aptrweb.org/workshop.
2009 National LGBTI Health Summit
Call for Workshop Proposals – Deadline: March 31, 2009 - The 2009 National
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex Health Summit and Bi Health Summit
will focus on "Health Through the Life Course." Individuals and groups
are invited to submit workshop proposals that address wellness issues (emotional,
physical, spiritual, psychological, environmental, social, and/or sexual health)
of LGBTI people. Applicants are encouraged to address the Summit's theme of "Health
Through the Life Course" by focusing on specific age groups within the LGBTI
community, specific topics that may impact several age groups, or issues that
impact LGBTIs over time. Proposals that seek to bridge generations for the sharing
of new and worldly wisdom are welcome. Creative and traditional formats are accepted.
Sessions will last one and a half hours – interested parties should consider collaborating
with friends and colleagues. The proposal format and instructions, as well as
complete information about the Health Summit is available at www.2009lgbtihealth.org.
Journal of Educational Administration
and Policy Studies Call for Papers – Deadline: Open - The Journal of Educational Administration
and Policy Studies (JEAPS) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal
published that will be monthly by Academic Journals. JEAPS is dedicated to increasing
the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding
knowledge of the subject. The journal
welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance
and scientific excellence, and will publish: Original articles in basic
and applied research; case studies; critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries
and essays. We
invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to JEAPS@acadjourn.org
for publication in the Maiden Issue (April 2009). For more information, visit:
http://www.academicjournals.org/JEAPS/Instruction.htm
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PUBLICATIONS CCPH
Members receive discounts on publications by Wiley/Jossey-Bass Publishers,
Johns Hopkins University Press,
West Virginia University Press,
Fieldstone Alliance, and
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| Action Research
Essentials By Dorothy Valcarcel Craig
Action
Research Essentials is a practical guide born of the author's own experience working
with students in the social sciences and education, providing a step-by-step outline
of how to "do" action research--backed by the most extensive theory
and research coverage on the market today. The author guides future researcher/practitioners
through the action research process via numerous concrete illustrations and a
wealth of on-line resources; positioning it as a fundamental component of practice,
A key and unique strength of the book is its outreach to a much larger breadth
of students than usually found in action research books. This book will illustrate
all the steps in action research using examples from education, social work, psychology,
sociology, nursing, medicine, and counseling.
The structure of the book
is intended as the sole textbook for a course devoted to naturalistic inquiry,
practitioner research, or beginning qualitative methods, or can complement a general
research course.
CCPH members receive a 15% discount
when ordering this publication and all Jossey-Bass Publications from the CCPH website! Ordering information: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/books.html |
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| Boomer Volunteer Engagement: Collaborate Today, Thrive Tomorrow
By Jill Friedman Fixler Expand Your Talent Pool—Attract Skilled Boomers
as Volunteers: Imagine
a future where nonprofits have more than enough talented, skilled, and passionate
individuals to serve as consultants, strategists, marketing gurus, ambassadors,
innovators, mentors, fund-raisers, and direct service teammates. This future is
here, now. A workforce 78.2 million strong is ready. They are the Baby Boomers,
and they're looking to make a difference. Figuring out how to engage these highly
skilled, dedicated individuals in a meaningful way is the key. Boomer
Volunteer Engagement: Collaborate Today, Thrive Tomorrow does just that. This
step-by-step guide shows how to create volunteer roles that will attract Boomers
and keep them interested. You'll find - Insights into what Boomer's
want out of volunteering (and why the old model of volunteer management won't
work)
- How to use online social
networking to attract Boomers
- Cutting edge ideas on Boomer
volunteer engagement
- A motivational analysis
tool
- An individual volunteer
plan
CCPH members receive a 15% discount
when ordering this publication and all Fieldstone Alliance from the CCPH website! Ordering information:
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