CCPH

Promoting health (broadly defined) through partnerships between

Assistant Director for Health Education – Center for Student Health and Counseling, Portland 
State University, Portland, OR – The position is one of eight supervisory positions in the Center. The 
Assistant Director works in a highly collaborative team effort with the Director, the other four Assistant Directors, 
the Medical Directors of the Student Health Service and CAPS, and the Operations Manager to provide a 
comprehensive health education program to PSU students. This position provides leadership and management to 
assure smooth programmatic integration with clinical services and with all other services in the Center. This is a 
permanent, full-time, 12-month position. http://www.hrc.pdx.edu/openings/unclassified/SCH-002.htm

 Robert F. Allen Symbol of HOPE Award - Deadline: April 25, 2008 – Presented annually by the 
American Journal of Health Promotion, the Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Through 
Empowerment) Award honors individuals who have worked to promote cultural diversity within health promotion or who 
have demonstrated significant achievement in serving the health promotion needs of underserved populations. 
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011468/healthpromotion

 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes - Deadline: April 30, 2008 – The Barron Prize honors young 
people between the ages of 8 and 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Each 
year, the Barron Prize selects ten winners from across the U.S. -- five focused on helping their communities and fellow 
beings, and the other five focused on protecting the health and sustainability of the environment. 
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011464/barronprize

 William Bingham Foundation Grants to Assist Low-Income Breast Cancer Patients - 
Deadline: April 30, 2008 – Each year, the William Bingham Foundation selects a particular area of interest for grant 
requests coming from organizations with whom the foundation does not already have a relationship. In 2008, the foundation 
will be considering support for organizations (particularly in Cleveland, Ohio, and Washington, D.C.) working to improve 
access to health care for low-income breast cancer patients through public education, diagnosis, treatment, and other 
means. ttp://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011471/bingham

 Grand Challenges Explorations- Deadline: May 15, 2008 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now 
accepting grant proposals for the first round of Grand Challenges Explorations, a US$100 million initiative to encourage bold 
and unconventional global health solutions. The initiative, the first of its kind for the foundation, uses an agile, accelerated 
grant-making process. Applications are two pages, and preliminary data about the proposed research are not required. 
http://www.gcgh.org/explorations

 Alzheimer’s Foundation Offers Grant for Innovative Service - Deadline: May 15, 2008 – As 
demand increases nationwide for support services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their families, the Alzheimer's 
Foundation of America has announced that it will be accepting applications for the Brodsky Grant, a $30,000 award to an 
innovative program or service that improves the lives of those affected by the brain disorder. 
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011461/alzfdn
 2008 Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships - Deadline: May 2, 2008 – These 
awards consist of five scholarships given to outstanding students entering their third year of medical school who 
have shown leadership in efforts to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care and demonstrated 
leadership efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities in the United States. 
Each recipient receives a $5,000 scholarship in November of the year the scholarships are awarded. 
http://www.aamc.org/about/awards/nickensscholarships.htm

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