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April 22, 2005 Volume VII ● Issue 8 Message From Our Program Director Community-Campus
Partnerships for Health UW Box 354809 Seattle, WA 98195-4809 Tel. (206)
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Cover
the Uninsured Week is May 1-8 Join Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
and CCPH Members Across the Country in National Call for Action Today, 45 million Americans have no health
insurance, including more than 8 million children. Cover the Uninsured Week
(CTUW) will feature events from coast to coast so that Americans can learn
more about this urgent problem and speak up and tell our leaders that health
care coverage for all Americans must be their top priority. In hundreds of communities across the
country, events will spotlight the fact that too many of us are living
without health care coverage. Cover the Uninsured Week 2005 events
will include:
For more information visit http://covertheuninsuredweek.org Building an Academic-Community
Partnership for Increasing the Representation
of Minorities in the Health Professions Abstract of the article written by Katherine Erwin, Daniel
Blumenthal, Thomas Chapel, and L. Vernon Allwood in the November 2004 Journal of
Health Care for the Poor and Underserved We evaluated collaboration among academic and
community partners in a program to recruit African American youth into the
health professions. Six institutions of higher education, an urban school
system, two community organizations, and two private enterprises became
partners to create a health career pipeline for this population. The pipeline
consisted of 14 subprograms designed to enrich academic science curricula,
stimulate the interest of students in health careers, and facilitate entry
into professional schools and other graduate-level educational programs.
Subprogram directors completed questionnaires regarding a sense of common
mission/vision and coordination/collaboration three times during the 3-year
project. The partners strongly shared a common mission
and vision throughout the duration of the program, although there was some
weakening in the last phase. Subprogram directors initially viewed
coordination/collaboration as weak, but by midway through the project period
viewed it as stronger. Feared loss of autonomy was foremost among several
factors that threatened collaboration among the partners. Collaboration was
improved largely through a process of building trust among the partners. Journal of
Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 15 (2004): 589-602. Seattle
University Becomes the First Private College to Admit Tent City Excerpted from an article by Megan Lee in the January 19-February 1,
2005 issue of Real Change The 100 homeless campers who make up Tent City
3 (TC3) inhabited the Seattle University (SU) tennis courts January 29
through February 28. “I understand we are the first university in the United
States to host a tent city encampment, and we are really looking forward to
this opportunity,” says Doctoral student Joe Orlando, who helped dream up the
idea. Not only is the university offering a place for 100 people to pitch
their tents, the SU community is stepping up to participate. Students and
faculty from the Law School are planning to run a weekly law clinic, helping
people with everything from immigration to criminal issues. The nursing
school will be operating a health desk. The Career Development Center will be
doing employment workshops. And throngs of volunteers are working to organize
everything from tent setup and takedown to meal planning. While similar services for homeless and poor
people are offered around the city, organizers of Tent City’s visit hope that
it will be a positive learning experience for the campus community at large.
SU President Steven Sundborg, S.J., feels this is a perfect opportunity for
the university to follow the university’s mission statement a little further
and for the students to get an inside look at poverty and social
vulnerability in America. The plan to host TC3 was born in October 2003, when
Sundborg distributed 400 copies of the book Radical Compassion, by
Gary Smith, a Jesuit priest from Oregon who has lived among and ministered to
the poor since 1969. A group of doctoral students read the book, then
suggested hosting the TC3 project for a month. Since SU is a first-time host,
campus leaders decided that a month-long hosting period would be a logical
beginning. “We see an opportunity, one related to our core commitment of
service,” explains Orlando. “This is a chance for us to become further
educated about the larger issue of homelessness and challenges we face as a
society. To be a place for TC3 to be located. And, for us to learn about
them. It’s a mutual exchange.” Since the decision was made to host the
project, planning committees formed and the campus community is getting
involved. Two planning groups, one covering community education and the other
dealing with direct services for the residents, are working in phases to make
this project run smoothly, with overlapping responsibilities. Each component
has a number of people working on it. The director of SU’s Social Work
Program is compiling a 100-page reader dealing with local homeless issues.
The planning committees started by asking TC3 residents how they could help
and are working from there. The fenced tennis courts between 13th
and 14th Avenues on Cherry Street, where the TC3 encampment will
be located, are generally vacant this time of year, but one of the four
courts will remain open for play. The field house, between the tennis courts
will be fixed up and used as the dining facility and workshop area – a place
for the campus community and the tent community to mingle. * CCPH
and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council,
published A
Guide to Community-Campus Partnerships for Health of People Experiencing
Homelessness. This guide is intended as a partnership-building
resource for faculty, students and Health Care for the Homeless (HCH)
programs. The guide reviews literature on HCH-academic partnerships; provides
descriptions of service-learning, clinical service and research partnerships;
and includes a variety of resource materials. Hot
Programs at Community Colleges Excerpted from the AACC Hot Programs at Community Colleges Research
Brief by Sara McPhee The American Association of Community Colleges
(AACC) periodically conducts a survey of community colleges to identify hot
programs. Hot programs are defined as those for which there is a large market
demand for graduating students. Highlights from the 2004 Hot Programs and
Homeland Security Survey include the following: ·
Allied health programs were the most frequently
identified hot programs across the nation, representing 46.6% of all hot
programs. ·
Among allied health programs, registered
nursing was the most prevalent, constituting 19.6% of all hot programs. ·
Allied health programs also were the most
frequently added programs in recent years at 26.2%, and industrial skilled
trades were the most frequently discontinued programs, also at 26.3%. ·
Approximately 65% of respondents indicated that
they had in some way reviewed or modified their curriculum in response to
increased homeland security training needs. To read the entire research brief, contact Sara
McPhee. To order copies of the brief, click here. MESSAGE FROM OUR PROGRAM DIRECTOR
For details on these new listings and all previously
listed upcoming events, visit Join
CCPH at these upcoming events!
New Event Listings For details on these new listings
and all previously listed upcoming events, visit CCPH’s CONFERENCE PAGE April 26, 2005 ● 3:00p.m. Eastern ● Telecast on
Communities in Transition April 28, 2005 ● 2:00p.m. Eastern ● Healthy Housing,
Healthy Families – KnowledgePlex Online Discussion May 16-19, 2005 ● Prevention of
Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
2005, Denver, CO May 19, 2005 ●
12:00p.m. Eastern ●
Association
for Community Health Improvement AudioConference: Community
Benefit and Organizational Strategy with Physicians May 31 – June 4, 2005 ●
American College Health Association
Annual Meeting: Charting a Course for College Health Leadership in San Diego, CA. June 5, 2005 ● Global Health Summit,
Philadelphia, PA. June 6-7, 2005 ● 12th Congress of Health Professions
Educators in Washington, DC. June 20-24, 2005 ● Rethinking Development: Local Pathways to Global Wellbeing in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. National Women's Health Week is May 8-14 To
encourage women to take simple steps towards longer, healthier, and happier
lives, this week kicks off with National Women's Check-Up Day on May 9. The
goal of National Women's Check-Up Day is to encourage women to schedule an
appointment with their doctor or other health care provider for an annual
check-up and health screenings. Information about hosting or participating in this and other
activities. Patient Safety Network Website Launched The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
has announced the availability of a new website, Patient Safety Network, or PSNet - a national "one-stop" portal of
resources for improving patient safety and preventing medical errors. PSNet is the first comprehensive effort to help
health care providers, administrators, and consumers learn about all aspects
of patient safety. U.S. College Students Receive Funding to Increase Literacy
Rates Among Youth By Volunteering in Communities Two national nonprofit organizations, Youth
Service America and First Book, are teaming
up with Verizon Reads, the
nation's premier corporate literacy program, to engage youth in the fight for
a more literate America. Through the launch of the Verizon Reads Youth
Service Fund, Youth Service America will distribute $500 grants to 50 young
people who are organizing literacy projects through First Book's Campus
Advisory Board network this fall 2005. New Web Site Allows Consumers to Compare Hospital Quality The Association of American Medical Colleges,
American Hospital Association, and Federation of American Hospitals have
launched "Hospital Compare," a consumer-friendly Web site that
allows Americans across the country to access information about the quality
of care at their local hospitals using government-verified data voluntarily
provided by the hospitals themselves. The site is meant to provide understandable,
comparative data to assist patients and their families in making important
health care decisions. Press Release Wabash College is Seeking Institutions for Participation in
the National Study of Liberal Arts Education This is a large-scale, longitudinal study to
investigate critical factors that affect the outcomes of liberal arts
education. This is one of the most
comprehensive national studies of the effects of American higher education on
student learning and development ever conducted. The Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash's research
will help colleges and universities improve student learning and enhance the
educational impact of their programs.
For
additional information about the study and application forms, please visit
the Center of Inquiry's website. Program Officer – The New York Foundation Deadline:
April 25 The New York Foundation seeks a Program Officer
to evaluate funding requests, manage grants, and oversee the Foundation's
summer intern small grants program. Candidates should have a commitment to
social justice and a familiarity with New York City. Experience with
community organizing projects and small nonprofit organizations in New York
highly desirable. This job requires excellent writing and communications
skills and the ability to review large amounts of written materials. No phone
calls or email. Additional information. Communications Associate - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The RWJF is seeking a Communications Associate
to join the Communications unit in support of the Disparities and Quality
teams of the Health Care group in Princeton, NJ. The candidate will be
responsible for supporting two Communications Officers in managing a
portfolio of communications projects for the Foundation and providing
communications assistance to grantees. Additional Information Research Associate – Key National Indicators Initiative The National Academies (National Research
Council) is recruiting 3 research associates to work on the Key National
Indicators Initiative (KNII). This initiative seeks to develop a
broadly-agreed upon cross-cutting system of indicators that can be used by
Americans to better understand and assess the position and progress of the
USA. For more information, please contact Dr. Jane L. Ross. International Honors Program - Traveling Faculty in Health and
Community The International Honors Program (IHP) in
affiliation with Boston University offers a series of international
comparative study abroad programs.
They are currently seeking 2-3 individuals to join an
interdisciplinary team of faculty and host country coordinators for "IHP
Health and Community," a four month long program that will take up to 30
students from upper tier liberal arts colleges and universities to South
Africa, India, and China. The 2006 program begins in Boston in mid-January
and ends in Beijing in mid-May. The program is designed for students who are
interested in considering the complex issues of health care on a global
scale. More information about IHP is available at www.ihp.edu. Associate Director - Center for Youth, Family, and Community
Partnerships University
of North Carolina at Greensboro - EPA #882 The Center engages partnerships for healthy
youth by bridging research, policy, and practice. The Associate Director will
develop and lead collaborative research initiatives with faculty and
community partners. Qualifications
include a doctorate in psychology, public health, human development, public
policy, or related fields. Applicants should have a track record of
publication, extramural funding, outreach scholarship, and demonstrated success
in university-community collaboration. Review of applications will begin May 1, 2005
and continue until the position is filled. For more information, contact James Frabutt. New Grants Alert announced in
this newsletter are noted with an asterisk (*) Marshall Field's Annual Community Grant Process - Deadline: April 29 Marshall Field's is inviting
local nonprofit organizations to submit grant proposals through its community
giving program. Complete
program information. The American Nurses Foundation Research Grants Program – Deadline: May 2 Awards are given in all areas of nursing,
including healthy patient outcomes, health care policy development, critical
care, gerontology, women’s health, community and family intervention. The
application materials are available here or in PDF form. Office of Child Support Enforcement; Special Improvement
Project (SIP) Grants –
Deadline: May 3 This grant program is primarily to fund a
number of special improvement projects, which further the national child
support mission to ensure that all children receive financial and medical
support from their parents and which strengthen the ability of the nation's
child support programs to collect support on behalf of children and families.
View the program announcement.
* Grant Program to
Prevent Smoking Among Urban Youth – Deadline: May 6 The CDC Foundation has implemented a new grant
program, "A Program to Prevent Smoking Among Urban Youth." The program will provide funds for youth
smoking reduction and prevention services with a focus on urban communities,
particularly in the following states: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas,
and Washington, DC. Additional
information * New Ford Foundation
Program Aims to Foster Constructive Dialogue on College Campuses
– Deadline: May 16 The Ford Foundation has announced a $2.5
million grants initiative, Difficult Dialogues, to support scholarship,
teaching and civil dialogue about difficult political, religious, racial and
cultural issues in undergraduate education in the United States. The goal is
to help colleges and universities create a campus environment where sensitive
subjects can be discussed in a spirit of open scholarly inquiry, intellectual
rigor and with respect for different viewpoints. Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children
and Their Families Program –
Deadline: May 17 Funding Opportunity Number: SM-05-010. These
cooperative agreements will support developing integrated home and community-based
services and supports for children and youth with serious emotional
disturbances and their families by encouraging the development and expansion
of effective and enduring systems of care. Additional
information. Community Participation in Research – Deadlines: May 17, 2005, 2006, 2007 A number of federal agencies, including NIH,
CDC and AHRQ have collaborated in the release of program announcement
PAR-05-026 on Community Participation in Research. The goal of this PAR is to
support research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health
disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers. This
PAR invites NIH research project grant (R01) and exploratory/developmental
grant (R21) award mechanisms. Click here for
details. To view the edited notes
and audiofile from a technical assistance conference call for prospective
applicants held on January 28, 2005, click here. * Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation Childhood Obesity Active Living Research-Round 5 - Deadline: May 25 Collaborative Multisite Research in Addiction (COMRAD) – Deadline: June 1, October 1 The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
seeks to increase the collaboration of investigators at two or more sites in
order to address critical issues in the epidemiology, services, and
prevention of substance abuse and related disorders that require sample sizes
greater than a single site can reasonably attain. Complete
Announcement. National Library of Medicine (NLM) Grants for Scholarly Works
in Biomedicine and
Health Deadlines:
June 1, Nov 1 The NLM Grants are awarded for the
preparation of book-length manuscripts and other scholarly works of value to
US health professionals, public health officials, biomedical researchers, and
historians of the health sciences. For more information, click here. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Funding
Announcement –
Deadline: June 22 AHRQ has announced
ongoing extramural grants for research, demonstration, dissemination, and
evaluation projects. For more
information, please click here. AHRQ
has a database at through which you may access abstracts for active AHRQ
grants in your state. * Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation Local Initiative Funding Partners Program - Deadline: June 30 Local Initiative Funding Partners is a partnership program
between RWJF and local grantmakers that supports innovative, community-based
projects to improve the health and health care for society's most vulnerable
people. The Charles Frueauff Foundation 2005 Grants - Deadline: Sept 15 The Charles Frueauff Foundation
focuses on at-risk youths in all its funding categories: education, health,
and social services. Tutoring, sexual-health and job-training initiatives
receive preference. Cancer Education (R25E) Grants Program – Deadline: Multiple Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-05-065. Educational and
research dissemination activities are essential components of the National
Cancer Institute's efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality due to cancer. The PHS 398 application
instructions are available in an interactive format. For
further assistance contact GrantsInfo, Telephone
(301) 435-0714. Link to Full Announcement Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health – Deadline: Multiple Funding Opportunity Number: PA-05-029. The
ultimate goal of this National Institutes of Health program announcement is
to encourage the development of health research that integrates knowledge
from the biomedical and social sciences. The PHS 398 application instructions are
available online in an interactive format. For further
assistance contact GrantsInfo@nih.gov. Link to Full Announcement. The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Research Supplements
to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research – Deadline: Open Principal investigators
holding specific types of NIH research grants (listed in the full
announcement) are eligible for available funds for administrative supplements
to improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and
recruiting students, postdoctorates, and eligible investigators from groups
that have been shown to be underrepresented. For details, click here. Common Counsel's Grantee Exchange Fund (GXF) – Deadline: Open GXF provides discretionary small grants to
build bridges between grassroots organizations throughout the United States
to encourage social change organizations to seek technical assistance from
one another, and to help build regional and national networks among
organizations. Complete
information. New
Calls for Submissions announced in this newsletter are noted with an asterisk
(*) CUexpo2005
Call for Session Proposals – Deadline: April
29 The conference theme is Community-University
Research Partnerships, Leaders in Urban Change and will take place in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on September 15 - 18, 2005. The Call for Session Proposals and
Application may be found on the website. Winnipeg Inner city Research Alliance Lienhard Award – Deadline: April 30 The award, a medal and $25,000,
recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement in improving health care
services in the United States. More information on this award is
available. Where’s the Patient’s Voice in Health
Professional Education Call for Abstracts –
Deadline: April 30 Patient/client centered care
has become an espoused rule for 21st century health care. Health
Professional Education needs to reflect this partnership. The Where’s the
Patient’s Voice in Health Professional Education? conference will be held
November 3-5, 2005 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. For more information, click here. 2005 Primary Care Leadership Training Program – Deadline: May 6 The University of Texas Health Science Center
in Houston will host the program from July 25-29, 2005. The purpose of this weeklong, innovative
institute is to educate students about important issues in primary care,
develop leadership skills for future primary care physicians and dentists,
and engage students in curricular reform and health policy issues. Additional
information. Questions? Contact Angelia
Bowman. * Call for Entries:
Spring/Summer 2005 World Wide Web Health Awards - Deadline: May 13 Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health Training Awards 2005 – Deadline: May 16 The Awards encourage graduate-level students to
examine the relationships between the environment, human health, and
sustainable development from a holistic perspective through field
research. Full Announcement. Call for Abstracts for the 15th Annual Midwest Stream
Farmworker Health Forum –
Deadline: May 20 The forum will take place November 10-12, 2005
in South Padre
Island, Texas. The Stream Forums represent a combined national effort to
enhance the cultural competence of migrant health providers and others who
work with the population, create networking and collaboration opportunities,
and to identify additional resources, program models and effective training
for the more efficient provision of health care services to farmworkers. National
Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. Entries Invited for Rap-It-Up/Black AIDS Short Subject Film
Competition -
Deadline: May 27 Black
Entertainment Television (BET), the Black AIDS Institute, the Henry J. Kaiser
Family Foundation, and the YWCA USA have launched the 2nd Annual Rap-It-Up/
Black AIDS Short Subject (RIU/BASS) Film Competition. The application package
will be available for download at the Black AIDS Institute Website.
Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat Award in Mental Health – Deadline: May 30 This international award
recognizes individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding achievement
in improving mental health and is accompanied by a medal and $20,000. More
information on this award is available. * Call for Nominations for Helen Rodriguez-Trias Social
Justice Award - Deadline: May 31 The American Public Health Association is pleased to
announce the award which is given to a person who has distinguished
herself/himself professionally by working toward social justice for
underserved and disadvantaged populations. This individual's work should
focus on improving the health and well being of these populations and should
include the activities of leading, advocating and mentoring (any or all three
of these activities). Additional information * Call for Entries for
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Innovations in Medical
Education Exhibits
– Deadline: June 10 The AAMC is seeking submissions to be showcased
Nov. 6-7, 2005 in conjunction with the association's annual meeting in
Washington, D.C. The exhibits provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and
activities in medical education, and serve to encourage communication among
colleagues. Additional
information or contact
Caroline
Ford Coleman. * Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Seeks Award Nominations
– Deadline: June 15 The
ACGME is seeking nominations for a new annual award to honor an outstanding
designated institutional official (DIO). The Courage to Lead Award will
recognize a DIO who has demonstrated excellence in overseeing residency
programs at his or her sponsoring institution. Nominees must have at least
five years of experience. Additional information Call for Papers for Encyclopedia on Racial
and Ethnic Social Justice – Deadline: June 30 Proposed entries requested for
a two-volume encyclopedia on racial and ethnic social justice in the United
States. Contact A. Aguirre Jr. * 2005-2006 CDC/SOPHE
Fellowships in Injury and Violence Prevention - Deadline: July 31 One year fellowships. Fellows will work at their own
institutions on research or practice-based projects that consider
unintentional injury prevention or violence prevention from the perspectives
of health education or behavioral science. Additional information * Fulbright
Scholar Program for Faculty and Professionals Public Health Awards
– Deadline: August 1 Research, lecturing, and lecturing-research
awards are being offered in public health for academic year 2006-2007. Specific "Public Health" awards
are available in Canada, China, Hungary, India, and Ukraine. Public health is
also among the requested specializations for awards in the social sciences or
sciences, public administration, and mountain studies in other countries, and
in the multi-country regional research programs in Africa and the Middle East/South
Asia. Visit the CIES
for more information. Request an application. * Community
Colleges Invited to Apply for MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence
Award - Deadline: August 31 The Award celebrates and highlights the
accomplishments of colleges that are helping less-advantaged youth and adults
succeed and advance in college and careers. The award recognizes community
colleges whose policies and practices provide pathways to opportunity for
large numbers of individuals. Visit the Jobs for the Future for
details. Journal of Interprofessional Care (JIC) Call for Papers - A
Competition for Students –
Deadline: September 30 JIC
invites teams of student authors from pre and post-licensure programs in any
country to submit manuscripts to be considered for publication in a special
supplement. CCPH's executive director Sarena D. Seifer serves on the
Journal's North American editorial board. Journal's Notes for Contributors
Questions? student.competition@ubc.ca
Calls for
Submissions for Joint Conference – Deadline:
Multiple, see below The National
Association of County and City Health Officials and the Association
of State and Territorial Health Officials have announced their
2005 Joint Conference July 12-15 in Boston, Massachusetts. Particular attention will be focused on
the prevention of obesity and related chronic diseases. Call for Panels in
Public Health Systems Research – Deadline: February 18. Abstract submissions
– Deadline: March 4. Call for Papers for COMM-ORG – Deadline: Ongoing COMM-ORG is the On-Line Conference on Community
Organizing and Development. Are you writing a paper, thesis, or dissertation
on: community organizing, community development, community planning,
community-based research, and/or a related area? COMM-ORG is looking for
papers to post on the COMM-ORG Papers page.
To submit a paper, contact the editor, Randy Stoecker. You can also find out more by clicking here. CCPH
Members receive discounts on publications by Jossey-Bass as well as
all CCPH
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