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August 18, 2006
Volume VIII ● Issue 15
Message From Our Executive Director
News From CCPH
Membership Matters
Members
in Action
Upcoming Events
Announcements
Employment Opportunities
Grants Alert!
Awards, Fellowships & Scholarships
Calls for Papers & Presentations
Publications
Archives
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CCPH RELEASES CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR
10TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE - APRIL 11-14,
2007 IN TORONTO
Mobilizing Partnerships for Social Change
Deadline: October 6, 2006
For more information, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf-cfp.html
Campaign launched to provide
health insurance for children
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched the "Covering Kids and
Families 2006 Back-to-School Campaign" to enroll eligible, uninsured
children in low-cost or free health coverage available through Medicaid and
the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Despite a rise in
the number of uninsured American adults, the number of uninsured children
in America has decreased by 2 million since the 1997 creation of SCHIP and
recent expansions in Medicaid, according to new data released by the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation. The campaign encourages parents to call
1-877-KIDS-NOW to find out if their uninsured children are eligible for Medicaid
or SCHIP. CCPH is a national supporter of
the "Covering Kids and Families" effort. http://coveringkidsandfamilies.org
community-based
research presented at
the
international aids conference
More than 25,000 people are
gathered in Toronto this week for the XVI International AIDS Conference (www.aids2006.org). The theme for this year's conference is
"Time to Deliver' - underscoring the continued urgency in bringing
effective HIV prevention and treatment strategies to communities the world
over.
Also located in Toronto, the
Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), is one of Canada's leading
organizations in the promotion of community-based research, knowledge
transfer and the forging of academic-community-policy partnerships. The Community-Based Research Team at
OHTN has been posting a `Daily CBR Update from AIDS 2006' on the
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) listserv to highlight
excellence in community-based research and knowledge transfer from the
conference. These mini-reports have
been prepared by team members to provide - for those unable to attend the
conference – a glimpse at some of the excellent and innovative CBR work
being carried out in the HIV field.
They have provided very brief overviews of select posters, oral
sessions, workshops from the Global Village, and community tours. In most cases, they have provided
contact info in the event that readers want more in-depth information. The Community-Based Research Team at
OHTN is currently the CCPH Featured
Member at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/featuredmember.html
Click on each date below for
the corresponding Daily CBR Update:
August
14, 2006
August
15, 2006
August
16, 2006
These
reports will also be posted on CCPH’s CBPR Resources Webpage at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/commbas.html#Conf
See
related article in this issue’s Message from our Executive
Director
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on top of the latest CBPR news, funding announcements, job opportunities
and more! Subscribe today to the
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MESSAGE FROM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Sarena Seifer
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I had the privilege of attending a session
on HIV/AIDS community-based research in Canada this week at the 16th
international AIDS conference in Toronto.
“Community-Based Research (CBR) in Canada: Innovations and Partnership
to Improve Health Outcomes for People
living with HIV/AIDS and Communities at Risk,” highlighted the unique aspects of Canadian CBR, including how
this type of research engaged communities in the fight against
the HIV/AIDS epidemic by responding to their specific needs and interests.
Through dynamic presentations and discussion, the session explored the
value and impact of research on the lives of people living with
HIV/AIDS and communities at risk.
Organized by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the
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Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)
and the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN), the session featured perspectives from community organizations, academic
researchers, people living with HIV/AIDS and research funders. Bhagirath Singh, Scientific
Director of the CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity, provided opening
and closing remarks, and Earl Nowgesic, Associate Director of the CIHR
Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health chaired the session. In this column, I report on the
presentations that comprised the topic of “CBR – An Effective Approach to
HIV/AIDS Research”. In my next
column, I will report on the set of presentations that discussed the topics
of “CBR in Action” and “Integrating Knowledge Translation to Capitalize on
CBR.”
Roy Cain, Professor of School of Social Work at McMaster University,
spoke about the history, evolution and principles of CBR in Canada. He began by defining CBR as a process
that is driven by and responsive to communities, that involves communities
in all phases of the research, and that is characterized by equity,
community ownership and control. He
noted that people living with HIV/AIDS have been at the forefront of
involvement in service delivery, program planning and research. “Many communities,” he noted, “complain
about being researched to death, often with little benefit.” For university-based research, community
involvement has often meant little more than serving on advisory committees
or providing letters of support.
The situation began to change when the National AIDS Strategy
released in 1998 provided funding for a community consultation in Victoria,
which led to principles of community involvement in shaping research that
allowed community leaders to play roles from the start, including as
principal investigators. Two
streams of funding are available: general grants for CBR and funds for CBR
in Aboriginal communities. Funding
is provided for operating grants and capacity development grants that allow
funds to be used for salary and space.
Funding is also provided for research technical assistants who work
with community-based organizations to help them develop skills and capacity
for CBR. Speaking as chair of the
peer review committee that reviews HIV/AIDS CBR proposals submitted to
CIHR, he noted that the committee is split 50:50 between community members
and academics, and that a central question asked of all proposals is “is
community participation evident every step of the way?” For example, in the writing of the
proposal, in the conduct of the research, in the dissemination of the
results? “Community participation
is given equal weight with the rigor of the research methods,” he
observed. Remarking that there is
growing interest in CBR and it is increasingly viewed by academics as a
credible approach to research, he also acknowledged a number of continuing
challenges, including increased competition for funds from universities
that may be “squeezing out opportunities for communities,” uneven CBR
capacities in communities and universities across Canada, and difficulty
accessing appropriate ethical reviews.
For information about current CIHR funding available for CBR in
HIV/AIDS, visit http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/27194.html
Kevin Barlow, Executive Director of CAAN, began his
presentation on CBR in Aboriginal communities by
pointing out that Aboriginal communities are disproportionately hit with
HIV/AIDS. Established in 1997, CAAN
has focused on engaging its 200 members in taking control of an Aboriginal
research agenda that addresses challenges faced in Aboriginal communities,
including “a history of being studied by outside people, leading to
distrust and power imbalances that have robbed the community’s right to
control its identity.” He alluded
to instances when study findings were used by researchers and the media to
sensationalize the problems faced in these communities. Aboriginal communities began to
challenge this situation, and have adopted what is known as the “OCAP
principles.”
Below is a description of what
each word comprising OCAP means:
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Ownership: refers to the relationship of
Aboriginal communities to their cultural knowledge/ data/ information. The
principle states that a community or group owns information collectively in
the same way that an individual owns his/her personal information.
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Control: The principle of 'control'
affirms that Aboriginal communities and their representative bodies are
within their rights in seeking to control over all aspects of research and information
management processes that impact them.
Aboriginal community control of research can include all stages of a
particular research project-from start to finish. The principle extends to
the control of resources and review processes, the planning process,
management of the information and so on.
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Access: Aboriginal communities must have access to information/data about
themselves and their communities, regardless of where it is currently held.
The principle also refers to the right of Aboriginal communities and
organizations to manage and make decisions regarding access to their
collective information. This may be achieved, in practice, through
standardized, formal protocols.
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Possession: While 'ownership' identifies
the relationship between a people and their information in principle,
possession or stewardship is more concrete. It refers to the physical
control of data. Possession is a mechanism by which ownership can be
asserted and protected.
OCAP means that Aboriginal communities control data
collection processes in their communities.
They own, protect and control how information is used. OCAP allows a community to make
decisions regarding why, how and by whom information is collected, used and
shared for research, evaluation and planning purposes. OCAP places
the power in the community, empowering communities to take control over
their destiny and to build trusting relationships with researchers. Aboriginal communities are using OCAP as
a tool to spell out expectations up-front and codify them in written
partnership agreements. For more
information on OCAP, see the CAAN publications and presentations posted at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/commbas.html#Conf. For more information on CAAN, visit http://www.caan.ca/
Two speakers from OHTN – Sean Rourke, Scientific and Executive
Director, and Robb Travers, Scientist and Director of
Community-Based Research, talked about how OHTN is addressing the social
determinants of health through CBR.
CBR is prominent in OHTN’s new strategic plan, and the organization
has set a goal for itself of “being a leader in scientifically rigorous,
policy relevant CBR in Canada.”
OHTN recently conducted a survey that asked AIDS service
organizations “is research working for you?” to better understand how these
organizations incorporate knowledge into their decision making and
day-to-day operations. Among the
challenges to CBR they identified are the following: the lack of research
partners, organizational culture, competing demands, scare physical and
human resources, scare funding, the time consuming nature of CBR and
perhaps most importantly, concerns that research results will not be acted
upon. They also found that while
staff of AIDS service organizations may be involved in CBR, “academics are
often in the driver’s seat,” and people living with AIDS often not involved
at all. OHTN is investing over
$400,000 in CBR initiatives and $150,000 in knowledge mobilization
initiatives aims at mobilizing HIV research to effect change. The presentation provided a sneak
preview of OHTN’s forthcoming online Compass Community Toolkit that will
provide community groups with interactive skill building resources. Participants were also provided a copy
of the inaugural issue of OHTN’s Compass newsletter, available online at http://www.ohtn.on.ca/compass.htm. For more information on OTHN, visit http://www.ohtn.on.ca/. The OHTN homepage also has information
about funding currently available for investigator-initiated research with
an October 6 application deadline.
During the question and answer period, one participant asked
how as an outsider he could enter the community to begin the process of
building trust. Speakers suggested
“acknowledge your limitations and lack of knowledge about the community,”
and “show basic respect, a willingness to learn.” Another participant, a woman active in the Council of African
and Caribbean reported on the Council’s recent development of a set of
research priorities and expressed interest in seeing CIHR and other funding
agencies adopting it. Another
participant described herself as being from a marginalized community and
asked how to go about getting involved in CBR partnerships. Speakers remarked that “fundamentally,
it’s about building relationships” and suggested that she begin to contact
community-based organizations working on issues she cared about and offices
within the university such as offices of service-learning and CBR centers
that may help her to reach faculty members whose teaching and research were
aligned with her interest areas.
For
additional reports on CBR presentations at this year’s International AIDS
Conference, click here
The
CCPH 10th anniversary conference, Mobilizing Partnerships for Social Change, April 11-14, 2007 in
Toronto, will provide an opportunity to learn more about CBR in
Canada! Proposals to present at
the conference are due October 6, 2006.
For details, visit www.ccph.info
Stay
on top of the latest community-based participatory research (CBPR) news,
funding announcements, job opportunities and more! Subscribe today to the free CBPR
listserv co-sponsored by CCPH and the Wellesley Institute at http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cbpr
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NEWS FROM CCPH
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Are You Enjoying ALL of the Benefits
CCPH Offers?
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Not Yet A Member? Join Today!
If you are interested in
becoming a member of CCPH or need to renew your current
membership, join
today!
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Did you know that individual premium and
organizational members receive substantial discounts on the CCPH
conference? The 2007 conference call for proposals has just been released,
to learn more, visit the conference page http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf-cfp.html.
To learn more about CCPH member
benefits, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/members.html.
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MEMBERS IN ACTION
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when academic
theory meets real life
A partnership between the
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health and
Chicago’s Humboldt Park community illustrates what is possible when
academic theory meets real life. The result is an innovative research
approach that helps create culturally sensitive, mutually beneficial
programs.
In 2004, a Sinai Health Systems report brought to light health
disparities in Chicago and the need for preventive community-based
health interventions. Armed with these findings and grants from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UIC School of Public Health
partnered with Humboldt Park community representatives to explore how
they deploy resources to solve problems like psychological distress,
poor educational and economic resources, prevalence of asthma and
diabetes, HIV/AIDS and housing shortages. CCPH member and
researcher Michele Kelley is the driving force behind the collaborative
relationship between UIC and the Humboldt Park community, located on
Chicago’s West Side. “Sinai's report was extremely valuable to us,” said
Kelley. “We are trying to build on the momentum of that report and fill
in some of the gaps, especially on adolescent health.”
For more information,
visit http://www.uic.edu/sph/
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UPCOMING EVENTS
For details on these new listings and all
previously listed upcoming events, visit
CCPH’s
CONFERENCE PAGE
CCPH
at Upcoming Events!
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AUGUST
2006
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August 25-29, 2006 ● National Association
of Community Health Centers Annual Conference ● Chicago, IL
CCPH member Vickie Ybarra and CCPH program director Kristine
Wong are presenting
during a session on “Getting Involved in Research: What Every Health Center
Should Know” taking place on Monday August 28 from 2-4 pm. For more information on the conference,
visit http://nachc-chi.com
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August 30, 2006 ● Community-Based
Dental Partnership Program Grantee Meeting ● Washington, DC
CCPH consultant Karen Yoder of Indiana University School of Dentistry will be
facilitating a meeting of the Community-Based Dental Partnership Program
(CBDPP) grantees taking place in connection with the Ryan White CARE Act
Conference. CCPH is a
technical assistance provider for the program. Fore information on the CBDPP, visit http://hab.hrsa.gov/programs/factsheets/comdenfact.htm. For more information on the conference, visit
http://www.rwca2006.com/general.asp
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SEPTEMBER
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September 9-14, 2006 ● The Network: Towards
Unity for Health’s 2006 International Conference ● Ghent, Belgium
CCPH members are
invited to attend this year’s conference on Improving Social Accountability
in Education, Research and Service Delivery. CCPH
administrative director Annika Sgambelluri will be exhibiting. Are you planning to attend the
conference? If so, please let us know by emailing Annika at AnnikaLR@u.washington.edu. For more information on the conference, visit http://www.the-networktufh.org/conference/.
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September 19, 2006 ● Michigan State
University Engaged Scholars Seminar Series ● East Lansing, MI
CCPH executive director Sarena Seifer is speaking about community-engaged scholarship (CES)
and the work of the Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health
Collaborative. Learn more about CES
at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/scholarship.html and the Collaborative at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/healthcollab.html. For more
information on the seminar series, email Julie Hagstrom at jhagstro@msu.edu
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September 20, 2006 ● La Grande, OR and September 22, 2006 ● Medford, OR ● Workshops
on Community-Based Participatory Research
CCPH, in
partnership with The Northwest Health Foundation, is co-sponsoring 4
skill-building workshops in Oregon in August and September 2006 focused on
community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles for researchers
and community members/community advocates. CCPH program director, Kristine Wong, will be co-leading the workshops. For more information, visit http://www.nwhf.org
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September 21, 2006 ● Loma Linda University Faculty
Colloquium ● Loma Linda, CA
CCPH executive director Sarena Seifer is speaking about community-engaged scholarship (CES)
and the work of the Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health
Collaborative. Learn more about CES
at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/scholarship.html and the Collaborative at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/healthcollab.html. For more
information on the colloquium, email Lisa Beardsley at lbeardsley@llu.edu
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September 26-27, 2006 ● Yale Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars
Program ● New Haven, CT
CCPH executive director Sarena Seifer and CCPH consultants
Carol Horowitz of Mt.
Sinai School of Medicine and Ann-Gel Palermo of Harlem Community & Academic Partnership will be
consulting with the Yale Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program on
community-based participatory research.
For more information, email Georgina Lucas at georgina.lucas@yale.edu
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OCTOBER
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October 14-16, 2006 ● 6th
International Service-Learning Research Conference ● Portland, Oregon
CCPH senior consultant Sherril Gelmon is chairing the conference, which is being
co-sponsored by CCPH. The theme is
“From Passion to Objectivity: International and Cross-Disciplinary
Perspectives on Service-Learning Research.” A
pre-conference workshop on October 13 on “Making the Best Case for
Promotion and/or Tenure: Documenting Community-Engaged Scholarship” draws
on CCPH’s Community-Engaged Scholarship Toolkit at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/toolkit.html. For
details, visit http://www.upa.pdx.edu/SLResearch06
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NOVEMBER
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November 4-8, 2006 ● 134th American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting ● Boston, Massachusetts
Registration is now open for the CBPR Continuing
Education Institutes at APHA. Both are offered in partnership with the APHA
Community-Based Public Health Caucus. You don’t need to register for the
whole APHA conference to attend a continuing education institute. Details
available at http://www.apha.org/meetings/index.htm.
Developing and Sustaining Partnerships for Community-Based
Participatory Research will
be held November 4 from 1:30-5:00 pm and is based on the training
curriculum developed by the Examining Community-Institutional Partnerships
for Prevention Research Group. For information about the group, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/Project%20Fact%20Sheet%20Apr%2006.pdf.
Community-Based Participatory Research: Working
With Communities to Analyze Data and Get to Outcomes will be held November 5 from 8:00-11:30 am.
CCPH will
also be co-hosting booth # 1220 in the exhibit hall with the Kellogg Health
Scholars Program.
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APRIL 2007
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April 11-14, 2007 ● CCPH’s 10th Anniversary Conference - Mobilizing
Partnerships for Social Change ● Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Call for
Proposals (CFP) is now available! - Deadline:
October 6, 2006
CCPH invites you to share your
knowledge, experience and lessons learned with hundreds of colleagues
who - like you - are passionate about the power of
partnerships to transform communities and academe.
Proposals are sought that address one or more of the
conference sub-themes:
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Understanding
and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
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From
Grassroots Movements to Policy Change
§ Communities as Centers of
Learning, Discovery and Engagement
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Developing
the Science of Community-Based or Practice-Based Evidence
The CFP is available at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf-cfp.html
Never been to a CCPH conference? Check out presentations from CCPH’s 9th
conference, held
May 31-June 3, 2006 in Minneapolis, MN USA at
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pastpresentations.html
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New Event Listings
For details on these new listings
and all previously listed upcoming events, visit CCPH’s CONFERENCE PAGE
September 6-7,
2006 · INVOLVE 5th National Conference: People in
Research · Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
· http://www.profbriefings.co.uk/involve2006/
October 4-6,
2006 · Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in
Higher Education 2006 Conference: The Role of Higher Education in Creating
a Sustainable World · Tempe, Arizona · http://www.aashe.org/conference
October 13,
2006 · Collaborative on Health and the Environment National
Conference – Environmental Medicine
and Health: Science, Medicine, Prevention and Policy · San Francisco, California · http://www.healthandenvironment.org
October 22-25,
2006 · Hospitals Moving Forward with Patient- and
Family-Centered Care: An Intensive Training Seminar · Dearborn, Michigan · http://www.familycenteredcare.org/events/seminars.html
November 13-15,
2006 · Brownfields Conference 2006: A Revolution in
Redevelopment and Revitalization · Boston, Massachusetts · http://www.brownfields2006.org
March 28-31,
2007 · 18th Annual National Service-Learning
Conference: Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries · Albuquerque, New Mexico · http://www.nylc.org/conference
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Colleges Ranked
Based on Service to Country
Colleges
are no longer just being ranked on academic strength, reports The Washington
Monthly.
The magazine has released its own rankings of universities and liberal-arts
colleges based on their emphasis on "social giving" factors:
volunteer service, social mobility, and spending on scientific research. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0609.collegechart.html
Strategies for
Building Assets
Local officials across the country are finding ways to help low-income
working families achieve economic stability by promoting financial
education, savings initiatives, homeownership, and protection against
predatory lending and other wealth-stripping practices. Since 2005,
nine cities have participated in the Youth Education and Families (YEF) Institute-sponsored
Cities Helping Families Build Assets technical assistance project.
The project cities have participated in site visits to Phoenix, Baltimore,
Indianapolis, and Miami to learn innovative ideas on how to help families
save and build assets. New resource materials from each site visit
focus on four topics: financial education (Phoenix); homeownership
counseling and incentives (Baltimore); asset accumulation and savings
initiatives (Indianapolis), and asset protection to help families avoid
predatory practices (Miami). http://www.nlc.org/iyef/program_areas/family_economic_success/7495.cfm#SiteVisits
Youth Master
Planning Resource Materials
Youth master planning is a cutting-edge process in which municipal leaders,
school district officials, youth, and other key stakeholders work together
to create comprehensive, long-term plans and priorities for the youth in
their community. Six cities are participating in a YEF Institute
project to develop locally appropriate youth master plans. Resource
materials from a cross-site meeting held in Long Beach, Calif., from April
2-4, 2006, highlight key areas of discussion, including collaboration, assessment,
citizen participation, strategic planning, communication, and funding. http://www.nlc.org/content/Files/YMP_0406_ResourceCD.ppt
National Leadership
Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
For those of you who were unable to attend the National Leadership Summit
on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health held in January
2006, Kaisernetwork.org is providing a streaming video at the following web
page address. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=1616
2006 Jonathan Mann
Award for Health and Human Rights Award Announced
The
Award was given to Juan Manuel Canales, a Mexican physician who has worked
in the war zones of rural El Salvador and Chiapas, Mexico. This month the
Social Medicine Portal highlights the work of this remarkable doctor who
has spent over 25 years working alongside Central American and Mexican
peasants and in their struggle for a better life. "For Juan Manuel,
the regular trip to one of the most isolated communities where he works
starts before dawn. It begins with a two-hour ride in the foggy darkness.
By the time he reaches the place where he has to start walking, the sun has
come out and the fog is gone. The mostly uphill walk through pine forest
and coffee fields takes another two hours, much of it on narrow
footpaths." Read the rest of this spotlight at: www.socialmedicine.org
Academic Medicine
Online
The August 2006 issue of Academic Medicine includes collections of papers
on several important topics, including chronic care and the influence of the
U.S. health care system in academic medicine. Two articles in this issue
are free to non-subscribers: "Faculty and Staff Teams: A Tool for
Unifying the Academic Health Center and Improving Mission Performance"
and "Universal Health Care and Reform of the Health Care System: Views
of Medical Students in the United States." www.academicmedicine.org
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Assistant Professor – Department of Community
Health, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
– The
Department of Community Health at Wright State University (http://www.med.wright.edu) invites
applications for a full-time Assistant Professor. Responsibilities include
designing, conducting and participating in research studies of the Center
for Healthy Communities (http://www.med.wright.edu/chc);
securing extramural research funding; publishing findings; teaching. Ph.D.
or equivalent degree, experience and training in population-based/community
participatory research, epidemiology and/or clinical research, computer
databases, and biostatistics. Submit a letter of interest, a current CV and
three references to: Arthur S. Pickoff, Wright State University, 3640
Colonel Glenn Highway, 136 Fred White Heath Center, Dayton, Ohio 45435;
(937) 775-3313
Research Coordinator – Pacific Northwest Agricultural
Safety and Health Center, Seattle, WA – The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and
Health (PNASH) Center seeks a Research Coordinator to manage the University
of Washington activities related to four farmworker health and safety
research, intervention and education projects, two of which use
community-based participatory research models. The PNASH Center is housed at the UW School of Public Health
and Community Medicine in Seattle, Washington. It serves Alaska, Idaho,
Oregon, and Washington to reduce occupational disease and injury among
agricultural operators, workers and their families, in the farming,
forestry, and fishing industries. For more information visit http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/apl/
and search under Req. #24810.
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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
 Patagonia Offers Support for Environmental Work – Deadline: Aug 31, 2006 – Outdoor clothing and gear company Patagonia
provides support for environmental work through grants to nonprofit
organizations. Patagonia supports small, grassroots activist
organizations with provocative direct-action agendas and multi-pronged
campaigns designed to preserve and protect local habitats. Most grants
are in the range of $3,000 to $8,000. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10003234/patagonia
Women’s Sports Foundation Accepting Applications for RYKÄ
Women’s Fitness Grant Program – Deadline: Sept 8, 2006 – RYKÄ and the Women's Sports
Foundation have partnered in a
program to provide fitness grants to organizations and programs
that enhance women's lives through health and fitness. The purpose of the
RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant is to provide financial assistance to fitness
programs that: 1) empower and enhance the self-esteem of women aged 25
and older; 2) combine fitness activities and health education; and/or 3)
serve women recovering from health and/or emotional challenges. The
program will provide one $10,000 grant and eight $5,000 grants. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10003300/womenssports
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Announces
National Grant Competition – Deadline: Sept 8, 2006 – The Barbara Bush Foundation
for Family Literacy has announced its 2007 national grant competition.
The foundation's grantmaking program seeks to develop or expand projects
that are designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult
primary care givers and their children. A total of approximately
$650,000 will be awarded; no grant request should exceed $65,000. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10003302/barbarabushfoundation
Canadian Action-Oriented Seed Grants – Deadline: Sept 29, 2006 – The Centre for Urban Health Initiatives (CUHI), funded
by the Canadian Institute of Health Research, facilitates the development
of high-quality, innovative, action-oriented research that investigates
the effects of local physical and social environments on the health of
urban residents. CUHI is committed to supporting research that
privileges community input and/or whose outcomes have community and
policy relevance. To help fulfill this mandate, CUHI provides seed grants
for pilot projects, literature reviews, testing of innovative
methodologies and partnership building. http://www.cuhi.utoronto.ca
NEA Foundation Accepting Applications for Learning &
Leadership Grants –
Deadline: Oct 15, 2006 – As part of its effort to
ensure that all students succeed, the National Education Association
Foundation for the Improvement of Education offers Learning &
leadership Grants to support public school teachers, public education
support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of
higher education. The grant
amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in
collegial study. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10003303/neafoundation
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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
Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy Program – Deadline: Sept 1, 2006 – The Commonwealth Fund's
Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy provide a unique opportunity
for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from
Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Germany
to spend up to twelve months in the United States conducting
original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts.
Fellowships provide up to $95,000 for terms of nine to twelve months,
with a minimum stay of six months in the U.S. required. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002795/cmwf
Abe Fellowship Program – Deadline: Sept 1, 2006 – A program of the Social
Science Research Council, the Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage
international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global
concern. The fellowship program supports professional research in the
social sciences or humanities on contemporary policy-relevant issues,
especially those which promote a new level of intellectual cooperation
between Japan and America. Funding for the program is provided by the
Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10002716/abe
Fellowship Program: The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) – Deadline: Sept 15, 2006 –EIS, the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention's "Disease Detectives", is a unique
two-year, post-graduate program of service and on-the-job training for
health professionals interested in the practice of epidemiology. http://www.cdc.gov/eis/applyeis/requirements.htm
Grantmakers in Health Invites Nominations for Terrance
Keenan Award – Deadline: Sept 15, 2006 – The award honors outstanding
individuals in the field of health philanthropy whose work is
distinguished by leadership, innovation, and achievement. Award recipients'
work should demonstrate responsiveness to the people in their
communities, large or small, and particular responsiveness to those in
the greatest need. It should also distinguish itself by creativity,
risk-taking, and boldness toward forging permanent improvements in
health. The award carries a $5,000 honorarium. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10003307/gih
Angel Soft Angels in Action Awards Program – Deadline: Oct 1, 2006 – The program invites
teachers, parents, guardians and friends to submit nominations to honor
children, ages 8-18, who are doing extraordinary things to benefit their
communities. One outstanding child or teen will be awarded $15,000 for
"Program of the Year." Two grand-prize winners from each age
category will receive $10,000 and ten finalists will receive $1,000. http://www.angelsoft.com/angelsinaction/
Do Something Brick Award – Deadline: Oct 25, 2006 – The award will honor six
outstanding leaders age 18 and under and three outstanding leaders age 19
to 25 who use their talents to strengthen their local communities in the
areas of community building, health or the environment. Each of the
"18 and under" winners will be awarded a $5,000 higher
education scholarship and a $5,000 community grant to be directed by the
award winner to the not-for-profit organization of his or her choice.
Winners in the "19 to 25" category will each receive a $10,000
community grant. http://www.dosomething.org/
4th
Annual P3 Awards – Deadline: Dec 21, 2006 – A national student design
competition for sustainability focusing on people, prosperity and the
planet. P3 is the next step beyond P2 – pollution prevention – and
focuses on the three components of sustainability: people, prosperity,
and the planet. The P3 competition will provide grants to teams of
college students to research, develop and design solutions to challenges
to sustainability. http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2007/2007_p3_4thannual.html
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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
Call for Papers on Young Adult Tobacco
Cessation – Deadline: Sept 1, 2006 –
The American Journal of Public Health, in
collaboration with the Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative, is planning
a theme issue on tobacco cessation among young adults aged 18-24. See
their website for specific information on guidelines for research briefs
and articles. http://www.ajph.org/
Call for Proposals: 18th
Annual National Service-Learning Conference –
Deadline: Sept 25, 2006 –
The conference will take place March 28-31, 2007 in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. The conference theme is “Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries” and
is the largest gathering of youths and practitioners involved in the
service-learning movement. https://programs.regweb.com/metro/NYLC2007/registration/index.cfm?page=presenting
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PUBLICATIONS
CCPH Members receive
discounts on publications by Jossey-Bass as well as
all CCPH
publications
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Collaborating to Improve Community Health:
Workbook and Guide to Best Practices in Creating Healthier Communities and
Populations
The first resource that shows how key players from
local governments, businesses, health care organizations, school boards,
churches, and police departments can be turned into a team, working
together to improve their communities. The editors have gathered the
accumulated wisdom of top consultants and practitioners and share the
experiences and accomplishments of these experts who have worked in over
fifty community partnerships across North America.
A useful, hands-on tool, this workbook contains a
wealth of resources--including worksheets, guidelines, overhead slides, and
case studies--designed to help every community implement a workable plan of
action. It takes you through the Seven Core Processes, a synthesis of
interrelated activities and events in which all collaborative efforts
engage.
CCPH Members receive a 15%
discount when ordered through the CCPH website!
Ordering
information: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/josseybass.html
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Engaging Departments: Moving Faculty
Culture From Private to Public, Individual to Collective Focus for the
Common Good
We are pleased to announce a new book from Anker Publishing that features
chapters written by CCPH members who are participating in the
Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health Collaborative. Edited by Kevin Kecskes, director of
Community-University Partnerships in the Center for Academic Excellence at
Portland State University.
Written for department chairs, faculty, and faculty developers, this book
offers approaches to support and sustain the building of engaged
departments and invites readers to contemplate and refresh their visions
for the relevancy of their disciplines in the 21st century.
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These chapters are co-authored
by CCPH
members:
Nursing Excellence: Community
Engagement Through Service-Learning: co-authored by Georgia Narsavage,
Evelyn Duffy, Deborah Lindell, Marilyn J. Lotas, Carol Savrin, Yea-Jyh
Chen, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve
University - one of 9 institutions participating in the Community-Engaged
Scholarship for Health Collaborative
Characteristics of an Engaged
Department: Design and Assessment: co-authored by John Saltmarsh and
Sherril Gelmon – CCPH senior consultant and evaluator for the
Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health Collaborative
For more information on the
book, visit www.ankerpub.com.
For more information on the
Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health Collaborative, visit
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/healthcollab.html
For more information on community-engaged scholarship, visit
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/scholarship.html
To access the
Community-Engaged Scholarship Toolkit, visit
www.communityengagedscholarship.info
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Discovering Community Power: A Guide to
Mobilizing Assets and Your Organization’s Capacity
Discovering Community Power is
a community-building workbook from the Asset-Based Community Development
Institutes (ABCD Institute) School of Education and Social Policy at
Northwestern University. This publication is designed to help organizations:
1. Strengthen its own
organization by enhancing connections with the community’s assets.
2. Strengthen the community by
investing in the community's assets.
3. Strengthen current and future community based projects, activities, and
proposals.
Read this report: http://www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd/kelloggabcd.pdf
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Tackling Health Inequities Through
Public Health Practice: A Handbook for Action
Tackling Health Inequities
Through Public Health Practice provides a knowledge base and innovative
approaches for transforming everyday public health practice, departmental
structure, and organizational culture in ways that may advance the attack
on the root causes of inequities in the distribution of disease and
illness. Through case studies and a conceptual framework, the book offers
ideas, insight, and questions designed to strengthen local health
department capacity to take action within a social justice perspective, in
conjunction with their communities. http://www.naccho.org/pubs/product1.cfm?Product_ID=11
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