| March 20, 2009 Volume XI ● Issue 6 News From CCPH Membership Matters 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
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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. | The Institute
of Medicine Seeks Public Input on Priorities for Spending on Comparative Effectiveness
Research: Deadline for Public Comments is March 27, 2009 The
Institute of Medicine (IOM) has been asked by Congress, in the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to recommend priorities for spending on comparative
effectiveness research (CER) to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
In addition to allocating $400 million to the Secretary of Health and Human Services
for CER, the legislation mandates that the IOM produce and submit a consensus
report by June 30, 2009, that provides specific recommendations to Congress and
the Secretary for expenditure of these funds. The legislation also requires the
IOM committee to solicit and consider public input as it develops its recommendations.
The IOM's Committee on Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities seeks your
suggestions for the committee's consideration, as they gather input from important
stakeholders in this research endeavor. To
submit your priorities by March 27, 2009 for incorporation into our database
and committee consideration for the final report to the Secretary, please visit:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=704JA7NisuyMhdLvocyIFw_3d_3d Your
submission will be available in a public document, but your contact information
will remain confidential or you are free to leave the email and phone contact
areas blank. Input from a broad spectrum of stakeholders will help the IOM
committee recommend priorities for CER that reflect the needs of patients, consumers,
and the American health care community. For
questions or comments, please contact cerpriorities@nas.edu Advisory
Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society Releases Draft Report on Gene Patents
Deadline for Public Comments: May
15, 2009
The
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics,
Health, and Society (SACGHS) has released a draft report assessing the influence
of gene patents and licensing practices on access to genetic tests. The report
examines long-standing concerns that intellectual property protections on gene
sequences may adversely affect patients' access to important diagnostic or other
tests; proponents argue that patents on DNA sequences create incentives to develop
and improve such tests. The draft report includes detailed case studies and analysis
on a wide variety of genetic diagnostic tests.
SACGHS
is requesting public comments on a draft report to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, "Public Consultation Draft Report on Gene Patents and Licensing
Practices and Their Impact on Patient Access to Genetic Tests". To submit public comments, visit: http://oba.od.nih.gov/SACGHS/sacghs_public_comments.html This public consultation draft report
is the result of work that began in 2004, when SACGHS identified the effect of
gene patents and licensing practices on patient and clinical access to genetic
tests as a high-priority issue that warranted further study. SACGHS activities
in this area were deferred until the completion of a National Academy of Sciences
(NAS) study on the granting and licensing of intellectual property rights to genetic
and proteomic discoveries and the effects of these practices on research and innovation.
In the fall of 2005, NAS released that study�s report, Reaping the Benefits
of Genomic and Proteomic Research: Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation, and
Public Health. After reviewing the report, SACGHS decided that more information
was needed regarding the effects of gene patents and licenses on patient and clinical
access to genetic tests. In 2006, a task force was formed by SACGHS to guide its
work in this area. The task force commissioned case studies, compiled relevant
information through a review of the literature, and consulted with national and
international experts and stakeholders. Before SACGHS can develop specific recommendations
for the Secretary, the Committee needs public input on several issues, including
whether changes are needed in patenting and licensing practices that affect genetic
testing, and the appropriateness, feasibility, and implications of the report’s
policy options. Members of the public are also invited to recommend specific policy
options not included in the presented options and any needed modifications to
existing options. SACGHS also encourages the public to provide any additional
information and data regarding the positive or negative effects gene patenting
or licensing practices have had, are having, or may have on patient and clinical
access to genetic tests. The Committee will carefully consider
public input in finalizing its report and developing any recommendations to the
Secretary. SACGHS was established in 2002 to assess
the broad range of human health and societal issues raised by the development
and use and potential misuse of genetic technologies. SACGHS is composed of up
to 17 non-governmental national experts in a range of scientific and professional
disciplines as well as 19 non-voting ex officio representatives from a number
of HHS agencies and offices and other components of the Executive Branch. More
information about SACGHS is available at http://oba.od.nih.gov/sacghs/sacghs_home.html. Netter
Center for Community Partnerships Releases New Toolkit for Anchor Institutions:
A Guide for Neighborhood Revitalization The
Netter Center for Community Partnership's at the University of Pennsylvania has
just released the Anchor Institutions Toolkit, A guide for neighborhood revitalization.
The Center was recognized in 2004 by CCPH with an honorable mention for it's partnerships
in university-assisted community schools. CCPH Member Ira Harkavy is the Center’s Director.
This is a Toolkit for Anchor Institutions to use as a guide to rebuild, revitalize,
strengthen and improve their local communities. It was developed through
support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Each of the tools in this kit was
developed and implemented by the University of Pennsylvania working with stakeholders
of West Philadelphia, Penn's local geographic community, including neighborhood
associations, city officials and city agencies, local businesses, nonprofits and
higher education institutions as appropriate.
The toolkit provides an
overview of Penn's trajectory in recognizing and acting upon its role as an anchor
institution; prior to and including the launching of a major effort in 1996 -
the West Philadelphia Initiatives. The toolkit draws from Penn's work in West
Philadelphia focusing primarily on the initiatives that were launched under the
leadership of then President Judith Rodin. The toolkit's goal is to help
other anchor institutions understand the steps that were taken by Penn, the challenges
the institution faced and the results. The initiatives embody the tools
utilized by Penn to effect significant major transformation and revitalization
in West Philadelphia. When
an anchor institution considers beginning a process of engagement to improve their
community, a number of questions arise. Some of which may include: how does an
institution determine if it is an anchor? How does an anchor determine its capacity
for engagement? How does an anchor get started? And how does an anchor work best
with its adjacent neighbors? These questions and their answers are addressed in
the toolkit. For more information, visit:
http://www.upenn.edu/ccp/links/publications-3.html.
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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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Goddard is Director of the Go Global program at Curtin University in Western Australia.
Go Global is a service initiative supporting community based health care providers
in India, China, Ukraine and South Africa. Curtin staff and students work in partnership
with host sites building capacity for local staff and enhancing the global citizenry
of allied health students. Trevor received a 2006 Australian National Carrick
Institute citation for outstanding contributions to student learning...'For enabling an international multi disciplinary
health and development learning experience that enhances personal, professional
and clinical skills and cultural awareness of health science students'. He
believes through programs such as Go Global, universities can connect with international
communities and stimulate the citizenship capacity of graduates. To read more about Trevor’s work and the Go Global program,
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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 2-4, 2009 · Association of American Colleges & Universities
· San Diego, CA
Faculty
for the Engaged Campus Co-Director Lynn Blanchard and Evaluator Sherril Gelmon will be
presenting Building Faculty for the Engaged
Campus on Saturday, April 4. The theme
of the overall conference is Shaping Faculty Roles in a Time of Change. For more information about the conference,
visit: http://www.aacu.org/meetings/faculty/index.cfm 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 16-18, 2009
· Continuums of Service Conference · Seattle, WA Faculty
for the Engaged Campus Evaluator Sherril Gelmon and Deputy Director Piper McGinley will
be presenting Developing Faculty for the
Engaged Campus on Thursday, April 16 at 2:30 pm. The theme of the overall conference is
Building a Global Community through Collaborative Engaged Scholarship. For more information about the conference,
visit: http://www.wacampuscompact.org/conference/index.shtml 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. . This is the second annual conference to discuss, share best
practices, and collaborate with communities and health care providers to improve
health. Participants will develop recommendations for academic-community collaborations
and partnerships with other community programs to establish research agendas.
This event is free and open to the public. 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.” 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 April 6-7, 2009 · Asset-Based Community Development Workshop · Raleigh, NC · Email Gail Kenyon: kenyon.communitybuilding@gmail.com April 8, 2009 · Housing, Health and Serial Displacement: A conference
at the New York Academy of Medicine · New York, NY · www.rootshock.org April 20, 2009 · Conference on the Scholarship and Practice of Engagement
· University of Dayton, Dayton, OH · http://www.soche.org/ June 22-24, 2009 · 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service · San Francisco, CA · http://www.volunteeringandservice.org/ October 11-13, 2009 · 15th annual Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
(CUMU) Conference, “Building Community Resiliency: The Role of University Leadership · Widener University, Chester,
PA · http://www.cumuonline.org/conference October 29 – November
1, 2009 · Association for Experiential Education 37th Annual International
Conference · Montreal, Canada · http://www.aee.org/conferences/annualIntlConf November 22-24,
2009 · Third International Symposium on Service-Learning, "Service-Learning
in Higher Education: Educators, Communities, and Students" · Athens, Greece · http://www.uindy.edu/issl2009
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return to top | ANNOUNCEMENTS
Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing
on Healthcare Workforce Supply - The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing
in March on health care workforce issues within the context of broad health care
reform. In opening remarks, Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) identified a
need to "step back and ask whether we have a solid, national strategy to
strengthen our workforce," adding that much research has been published on
the problems facing our national health workforce but no clear strategy or solution
has emerged. For more information, visit:
http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/library/washhigh/2009/031309/start.htm#3 Groups urge increased
funding in 2010 for National Health Service Corps -Nearly 30 health associations
have written a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orzag
and Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator-Designate Mary
Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N., urging increased annual appropriations for the National
Health Service Corps (NHSC) in fiscal year 2010. The letter recommends a 2010
appropriation of $235 million for the NHSC, a $111 million (89.5 percent) increase
over 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/library/workforce/corres/2009/030409.pdf
NIH Posts
Recovery Act Funding Opportunities To New Website - The National Institutes
of Health (NIH) has posted online the first series of funding opportunity announcements
for projects to be supported by the recently-enacted "American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act." The Web site includes a broad outline of types of projects
that the NIH expects to fund, as well as links to limited competition requests
for applications and notices on shared instrumentation; facilities construction;
renovations, repair and improvements; and the newly created Challenge Grants.
For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/recovery Partnership Engages Day Laborers to Address
Work-Related Health Disparities - The San
Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) recently completed a five year partnership
between SFDPH's Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability and La Raza Centro
Legal (LRCL)’s Day Labor Program and Women’s Collective. Jornaleros Unidos con
el Pueblo (Day Laborers United with the Community),or UNIDOS, was funded by the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and is one of the
first attempts by a local health department to engage with day laborers, domestic
workers and their supporting community organizations to address work-related health
disparities. A full description of the
project's accomplishments, impacts, challenges, and lessons learned are available
in the UNIDOS Final Report at: http://www.sfphes.org/work_unidos.htm. Film Relays Study Findings on Childbearing
Among Latina Adolescents in California - A Question of Hope: Reducing Latina
Teen Childbearing in California is a film that aims to capture
the insights, choices, and opportunities of young Latina women in California.
It is based on findings from a study conducted by the University of California,
San Francisco, in which researchers interviewed pregnant Latinas who would soon
deliver their first child. Topics include knowledge of birth control, communicating
with partners and parents about sex and life goals, the role of men in pregnancy
prevention, intended and unintended pregnancy, and opportunities and education
and career goals. The film is intended for use by policymakers, health and social
services professionals, and others concerned with helping adolescents delay childbearing
until adulthood. The film is available at: http://bixbycenter.ucsf.edu/videos/video-lo-1.html. National Center
for Environmental Research (NCER) Launches New Community Based Risk Assessment
Research Website - NCER has launched a new science
topics page about Community Based Risk Assessment (CBRA). These pages define CBRA,
the evaluation of multiple chemical and non-chemical stressors (e.g., psychosocial
stress, violence, poverty, poor nutritional status) faced by a community, and
discuss the goals and research needs of this evolving program area. The CBRA site
discusses past and ongoing related research and information resources. This research
includes Environmental Justice projects that attempt to address questions related
to the influence of economic and social factors on the health status of individuals
exposed to environmental toxicants, and lifestyle and cultural practices of Tribal
populations projects to develop methods to assess subsistence-based exposures.
For more information on CBRA see: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/cbra
New Report Available
on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the US Criminal Justice System – A new report documents Disproportionate
Minority Contact (DMC) in the adult criminal justice system by tabulating the
most reliable data available. African Americans make up 13% of the
general US population, yet they constitute 28% of all arrests, 40% of all inmates
held in prisons and jails, and 42% of the population on death row. In contrast,
Whites make up 67% of the total US population and 70% of all arrests, yet only
40% of all inmates held in state prisons or local jails and=3D2 056% of the population
on death row. Hispanics and Native Americans are also alarmingly overrepresented
in the criminal justice system. For more information, visit: http://nccdcrc.org/nccd/pdf/CreatedEqualReport2009.pdf Journal Issue
Focuses on Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Populations – The Journal Progress in Community Health Partnerships:
Research, Education, and Action’s most recent issue on community-based participatory
research focuses on Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations.
For more information, visit: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/progress_in_community_health_partnerships/pricing.html. New Website and Ad Campaign To Promote
Teaching Hospitals -
The Association of American Medical Colleges has launched a new
online resource and related advertising campaign to highlight the importance of
teaching hospitals to our nation's health care system. The "Hope Happens
at Teaching Hospitals" Web site includes a variety of new fact sheets, data,
and information about teaching hospitals and graduate medical education. Print
and online advertisements targeting policy-makers and legislative staff are circulating
this month in the Washington, D.C.-based newspaper The Hill, and radio sponsorships
are airing on the local National Public Radio station. For more information, visit:
http://www.aamc.org/teachinghospitals Institute of
Medicine Recommends Immediate Action Be Taken To Provide Access To Health Care - The Institute of Medicine
(IOM) recommends that action to improve access to health coverage should be taken
immediately and not delayed by attempting to develop a long-term approach to underlying
health care costs, according to a report released last week. "America's Uninsured
Crisis: Consequences for Health and Health Care," intended to inform the
health reform debate, provides information on how large numbers of the uninsured
impact individuals and communities. For more information, visit: http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3809/54070/63118.aspx African Activist
Archive Project Launched - The African Studies Center
with MATRIX digital humanities center at Michigan State University's announced
the launch of the new African Activist Archive Project. This project is preserving
records and memories of activism in the United States that supported the struggles
of African peoples against colonialism, apartheid, and social injustice from the
1950s through the 1990s. The project is assembling excellent materials for
teaching about community mobilizations. For more information, http://www.africanactivist.msu.edu
Report Released,
“Enabling Environmental Justice: Assessment of Participatory Tools”
– The report from the Department of
Urban Studies and Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology sets out to
test the extent to which various participatory tools have the potential to enable
procedural justice in the environmental arena. The report synthesizes the findings
of 59 case studies applying seven different participatory tools to environmental
decision-making contexts in developed and developing countries. Tools analyzed
are: notice and comment, public hearings, focus groups, participatory workshops,
citizen advisory committees, citizen juries and referenda.
To read the Executive Summary, visit: http://web.mit.edu/jcarmin/www/carmin/EnablingEJ.pdf
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| EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Director of Center
for the Study of Community Health - University
of Alabama at Birmingham - The UAB School of Public Health announces the search
for the director of the Center for the Study of Community Health. The director
of the Center is responsible for the programs and projects of the Center and for
maintaining a close working relationship with the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, relevant community organizations and other UAB academic units.
In particular, this position demands an intense working knowledge and experience
with community-based participatory research, community partnerships, creative/innovative
strategies for addressing community health research activities in rural and urban
populations, and the ability to develop working partnerships with other faculty
across the UAB campus. The Director will hold a primary tenure-earning or
tenured appointment at the Associate or Professor level in the UAB School of Public
Health. The applicant must have a PhD, DrPH, or ScD in the social, behavioral,
health services or related public health sciences degree. Interested applicants
should submit a letter of interest that discusses qualifications and a curriculum
vita to Michael A. Morrisey, PhD, CSCH Search Committee Chair, University of Alabama
at Birmingham, RPHB 227, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294, or by email
to Mrs. Carolyn Strahan at cstrahan@uab.edu
Assistant
Professor - Department of Health Policy at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
– This position is a tenure-track appointment to conduct research related to health
disparities. The individual would be expected to maintain a strong focus
on collaborative research. He/she would have an opportunity to become an
integral part of several federally funded community-based participatory research
projects and centers related to diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease,
and to pursue investigator-initiated research. Required qualifications: MD with
research fellowship training, or Ph.D. or terminal degree in health psychology,
applied behavioral science, nutrition, or public health; evidence of ability to
develop and fund an exemplary program of empirical research. Applicants should
submit a current curriculum vita to: Carol Horowitz MD, MPH / Associate Professor,
Department of Health Policy/Associate Professor, Department of General Internal
Medicine / 1425 Madison Avenue, NYC, NY 10029 / Carol.Horowitz@mssm.edu Assistant Vice
Chancellor for Public Service and Engagement – University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill – The Assistant Vice Chancellor
for Public Service and Engagement is a senior level, twelve month, full-time position
reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Public Service and Engagement (VCPSE). The
VCPSE advocates for and facilitates public service and engagement by the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The VCPSE represents the interests and values
associated with public service and engagement in conversations about policy issues
facing the University. The VCPSE also serves as the campus representative to the
outside community in matters involving public service and engagement listening
and learning about the needs for University assistance, and then developing a
meaningful response to those needs. Education Requirements: Master's degree in public administration,
public policy, or equivalent is strongly preferred. Qualifications and Experience:
Applicant should have five or more years of progressively responsibility in public
service and engagement in a university, government, non-profit or business setting.
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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 |  Tools to
Mitigate and Understand the Mental Health Effects
of National Disasters (R43/R44) -
Deadline: April 5, 2009 -
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) for support
of research and development of novel, or the enhancement of existing, commercializable
products to mitigate (e.g., tools to be used in assessment, preventive or treatment
interventions, and information dissemination) or understand (e.g., research tools)
the mental health effects brought on or exacerbated by the aftermath of national
disasters, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including victims and those who
responded to their needs. These tools might be used by researchers, mental
health professionals, other health care providers, as well as by those in the
broader community, including educators, day care providers, family members of
victims, etc. These tools must take into account the cultural context of
the target population to assure their effectiveness and validity. For more information,
visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-117.html
EPA Cumulative Risk Assessment- Deadline: June
17, 2009 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications from interdisciplinary
teams to address research needs that currently limit the ability to conduct cumulative
risk assessments. Exposure to different combinations of environmental stressors
can contribute to increased risk for negative health consequences. It has become
clear that cumulative risk assessments should include both chemical and nonchemical
stressors, exposures from multiple routes, and factors that differentially affect
exposure or toxicity to communities. This RFA is focusing on two challenges that
exist in conducting cumulative risk assessments: (a) STAR-E1: The development
of statistical and other analytical techniques that will enable the analysis of
disparate types of data, and (b) STAR-E2: The evaluation of the combined effects
of nonchemical and chemical stressors. For more information, visit: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_cumulative_risk.html Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships
2009-2010 - Deadline: Jul 7, 2009 - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Local Funding Partnerships (LFP) program forges relationships between the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and local grantmakers to fund promising,
original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people
in their communities.  Projects
must be new, innovative, collaborative and community-based. Significant program
expansions—into new regions or to new populations—may also be considered. Projects
must be nominated by a local grantmaker committed to participating as one of the
funding partners. For more information, visit: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20605 Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research
2009 Rapid-Response Round 2 Grants – Deadline: Rolling - The Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has posted a call for proposals (CFP) in the Childhood
Obesity program area. The objective of this CFP is to support time-sensitive,
opportunistic studies to evaluate changes in policies or environments with the
potential to reach children who are at highest risk for obesity, including African-American,
Latino, Native American, Asian-American and Pacific Islander children (ages 3
to 18) who live in low-income communities or communities with limited access to
affordable healthy foods and/or safe opportunities for physical activity. Two
types of studies are eligible for rapid-response funding under this CFP:1. Opportunistic
evaluations of imminent changes in policies or environments (i.e., "natural
experiments"); 2. Studies that can inform an ongoing or upcoming policy debate
(e.g., small experimental studies, secondary data analyses, cost-effectiveness
analyses, health impact assessments, simulations of policy effects or macro-level
policy analyses). For more information,
visit: www.activelivingresearch.org or www.healthyeatingresearch.org
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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
The International
Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control (IMMPaCt) Program CDC Fellowships
– Deadline: April 3, 2009 - Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
(ORISE) Fellowship program provides opportunities for postgraduates to participate
in IMMPaCT programs, projects and activities for hands-on participation in research
and development and related technical activities. Fellows will be mentored by
the IMMPaCt Program Team Leader and other senior staff and will support country
projects, training activities, provide technical assistance, assist with disseminating
information, and help broaden program partnerships. For more information, visit:
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/immpact/index.htm
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) seeks
awards nominations – Deadline: May 1, 2009 - The AAMC is seeking nominations
for the following major awards honoring individuals and programs making significant
contributions to the academic medicine community. For more information, visit:
http://www.aamc.org/about/awards/start.htm
The Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished
Service to Medical Education the highest honor that academic medicine presents
for sustained contributions to American medical education. The award is a medal
and a cash prize of $10,000.
The
Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards recognize the significant contributions to medical education
made by gifted teachers. Each awardee receives $10,000; the awardee's institution
receives $2,500; and the awardee's AOA chapter receives $1,000.
The
Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences recognizes exceptional
research discoveries, and consists of a crystal award and $5,000.
The David E. Rogers Award is granted
to a medical school faculty member who has made major contributions to improving
the health and health care of the American people. The recipient receives a $10,000
award and a crystal
presentation piece.
The
Herbert W. Nickens Award is granted annually to an individual who has made
outstanding contributions to promoting justice in medical education and health
care. The recipient receives a $10,000 award and a crystal presentation piece.
The
Humanism in Medicine Award recognizes a physician faculty member who exemplifies
the qualities of a caring and compassionate mentor to medical students. The awardee
receives $5,000; an additional $1,000 is given to the
Organization of Student
Representatives at the recipient's medical school.
The
Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service recognizes longstanding,
major institutional commitment to addressing community needs. The winner receives
an engraved crystal presentation piece.
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| CALLS FOR PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS Listed below are announcements only. To view all previously listed announcements,
please visit CCPH’s
CALLS FOR PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS PAGE
| Third International Symposium on Service-Learning:
Call for Papers – Deadline: March 30, 2009 - This symposium encourages
participants to explore a wide range of issues related to research, curriculum
design, assessment, institutional support, community connections and partnerships,
and student development, with the goal of providing participants with perspective
on critical issues, paradigms, and challenges in service-learning in higher education.
The conference will be November 22-24, 2009 at the University of Indianapolis
– Athens, Athens, Greece. The theme is
"Service-Learning in Higher Education: Educators, Communities, and
Students." For a full call for papers/abstracts and for further information
on the symposium please visit http://www.uindy.edu/issl2009 Conference on Building Community Resiliency:
Call for Proposals – Deadline: April 17, 2009 - The 15th annual Coalition
of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) conference, hosted by Widener University
from October 11-13, 2009 will focus on "Building community resiliency: The
role of university leadership." This conference will explore how universities
can promote a strengths-based approach to partnering with their communities to
nurture community resiliency. Suggested
topics include: Strengths-based approaches, Educational infrastructure, Environmental
threats and remediation, Wellness and public health, Social capital,
Economic/business development, Impact assessment. Individuals may submit
proposals for paper presentations, panel discussions, or poster displays. Consistent
with the conference theme, the content should relate to institutional commitments
by urban and metropolitan universities to drive progress in their regional communities.
Complete information about proposal submissions can be viewed at: http://www.cumuonline.org/conference
Payment Reform: Call for Papers for
Special Theme Issue – Deadline: June 23, 2009 – The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) is calling for original papers on payment reform for
a special theme issue of the journal, Health Services Research (HSR). Experts
agree that changing the way providers are paid must be part of the solution to
the problems of rising costs, falling access, and uncertain quality in health
care, but little comparable evidence has been published to date about the intended
and unintended consequences of different approaches. AHRQ, which is partnering
with HSR, is especially interested in papers on comparative evidence, but also
wants research, evaluations, or policy analyses papers, as well as models, simulations,
and theoretical work. For further information, visit: http://www.hsr.org/hsr/abouthsr/call-for-papers-payment-reform.jsp Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and
Pacific Islander Health: Call for Papers – Deadline: June 30, 2009 - The
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) intends to publish a collection of papers
on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander health. There are over
13 million Asian Americans, and over one half million Native Hawaiians and Pacific
Islanders in the United States. Disparities and inequities experienced by Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders have been largely unacknowledged
because of stereotyping and lack of data. This issue of AJPH is intended to help
build the evidence base that can inform health programming and policy. Emphasis
will be placed on research that examines disparities,
cultural and linguistic competency, discrimination, and best practices/
promising models in capacity building, health programming and health care. Additionally,
we are interested in manuscripts that feature the use of community-based participatory
research, small-sampling methodologies, surname and small-area probability sampling,
economic analyses (cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit), meta-analyses, and policy-oriented
research. For more information, visit:
http://submit.ajph.org Family & Community
Health: Call for Community Based Participatory
Research Articles – Deadline: September 1, 2009 - The
interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal Family & Community Health
will produce an issue on community based participatory health (CBPR). Articles
are being solicited on CBPR topics as follows: CBPR and policy, Building CBPR
infrastructure, CBPR and environmental health, Building community partnerships
for CBPR, Using CBPR with vulnerable populations, CBPR research. Family &
Community Health (FCH) focuses on healthcare practitioners regardless of area
of practice. For further information, visit: www.familyandcommunityhealth.com . International
Case Studies in Maternal and Child Health: Call for Submissions – Deadline: Open - Call for submission for a case study book to be titled, "International
Case Studies in Maternal and Child Health." Editors are looking for stories
of Maternal and Child Health projects of all kinds (community-based, public health,
NGO sponsored etc) to be used as case study textbook for health professionals
(nurses, docs, midwives, MPH etc) in training and as professional development.
For more information, contact Dr. Ruth White at ruthw@seattleu.edu
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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
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health |
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Progressive
Community Organizing: A Critical Approach for a Globalizing World
By Loretta Pyles
This interdisciplinary
textbook offers a comprehensive view of the central issues facing progressive
community organizers who seek to mobilize those negatively impacted by local,
national, and global social policies and practices. Intended for both undergraduate
and graduate students in social work, it aims to articulate the depth of the subject
by introducing students to the philosophical, political, and sociological theories
that inform community organizing and advocacy. These topics are explored in detail
through such examples as the labor movement, environmental organizing, feminist
movements, and faith-based movements as a way to inform social work community
practice. The author emphasizes the importance of a thorough understanding of
why and how people get together to effect change in their own communities. Ongoing
debates and controversies that face organizers and advocates in the social work
profession are also considered.
Each chapter includes relevant discussion
questions for reflection, as well as a list of useful books and websites for further
inquiry. Also included are numerous case studies from community efforts in Post-Katrina
New Orleans, many of which the author has been involved in herself, providing
a recent and widely recognized series of real world examples that will be easily
accessible for students and professors around the world. Ordering information: http://www.routledge.com/books/Progressive-Community-Organizing-isbn9780415957809 |
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Using Wikis for Online Collaboration: The
Power of the Read-Write Web By James
A. West and Margaret L. West How
can online instructors and course designers' instruction harness the popular Web
2.0 tool, the wiki, for successful collaboration and learning outcomes? This book
focuses on using wikis in the active learning processes that are the hallmark
of collaborative learning and constructivism. It provides both the pedagogical
background and practical guidelines, tools, and processes for accomplishing these
goals with special emphasis on wikis and other collaborative design tools. This
book supports the effective design and delivery of online courses through the
integration of collaborative writing and design activities. It includes chapters on collaborative learning as well as collaborative
research papers and projects. 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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