PARTNERSHIP MATTERS

Member Newsletter of Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

Promoting health through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions

September 15, 2006

Volume VIII ● Issue 17

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

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

UW Box 354809

Seattle, WA 98195-4809

Tel. (206) 543-8178

Fax. (206) 685-6747

ccphuw@u.washington.edu

www.ccph.info

Partnership Matters newsletter is a member benefit of Community- Campus Partnerships for Health

Find out more about membership benefits and how you can join CCPH today!

Newsletter Editor

Annika L.R. Sgambelluri

Contact us:

ccphpm@u.washington.edu

Partnership Matters Newsletter

Submission Guidelines

We welcome announcements, comments and questions from you! Please forward them to the PM Editor at ccphpm@u.washington.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.

*Would you like to print and read the PM? It’s now available for download as a PDF, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/PM2006.html

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR

10^TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE - APRIL 11-14, 2007 IN TORONTO

Deadline: October 6, 2006

For more information, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf-cfp.html

NIH SEEKS COMMENTS ON GENOME ASSOCIATION STUDIES

October 31 Deadline

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are requesting comments on their proposed policy for sharing data obtained in NIH-supported genome-wide association studies, which help identify common genetic factors that influence health and disease. The proposed policy establishes procedures for placing genetic and phenotypic data in publicly accessible databases, for protecting individual privacy, and for centrally tracking relevant applications and awards. The proposal largely builds upon and extends existing policies for sharing data, research tools, and other resources among grantees, and follows up on a May 15 announcement outlining the agency's plans for public consultation relating to these studies. Comments are due Oct. 31.

Details at these websites:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfi_files/NOT-OD-06-094_rfi_add.htm

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-094.html

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS RELEASES REPORT ON IMPACT OF HURRICANE KATRINA

The National Association of Community Health Centers is pleased to release its latest report, Legacy of a Disaster: Health Centers and Hurricane Katrina, One Year Later. The report documents how health centers were both victims and responders during and after the natural disaster, and the challenges they face in delivering needed care. It also reveals the evolving role for health centers as responders to complex and immediate needs of communities in the wake of a multi-state disaster, and highlights how health centers stand ready to be the foundation of a redesigned health care infrastructure in the Gulf Region.

The report is available online at

http://www.nachc.com/press/files/katrinareport.pdf.

Public Colleges, Universities Increasingly Seek Private Funding

Excerpt from “Public Schools, Private Funding” by Mara Rose Williams, Kansas City Star 8/31/06

Faced with dwindling state aid, public colleges and universities are learning that raising private funds and growing their endowments is crucial to their survival, the Kansas City Star reports.

According to the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (http://www.nasulgc.org/ ), state aid to higher education has dropped by about a third over the past twenty-five years, and tuition hikes alone have not been sufficient to cover cost increases. Wary of putting a college education beyond the reach of moderate- and low-income students, public schools increasingly are turning to alumni, corporations, foundations, and other donors for funding, in addition to stepping up their fundraising appeals, increasing the size of their development staffs, hiring professional money managers, and using the Internet to raise funds.

Many public institutions also have turned to venture capital and hedge funds in their quest for higher returns, higher education officials said. "[W]ith dwindling support from the state, we may no longer be all that different from a private institution," said John Amato, vice chancellor of university advancement at the
University of Missouri-Kansas City.

For most public institutions, notes Dale Seuferling, president of the Kansas University Endowment, success begins with a healthy endowment. The steady income from such a robust endowment helps colleges and universities attract and keep faculty, advance their academic programs, pay for better equipment and facilities, and recruit a more diverse student body. At the end of the day, added Seuferling, there "is no such thing as too much endowment."

http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004161/story

return to top

MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sarena Seifer

As I noted in my last column (http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/PM_081806.html#MessageFromExecDirector), I had the privilege of attending a session on HIV/AIDS community-based research (CBR) in Canada at the 16^th international AIDS conference in Toronto. In this column, I report on two presentations that are inspiring examples of “CBR in Action.”

Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco began his presentation by describing his role as bridge-builder and knowledge broker as a Research Technical Assistant (RTA) for the British Columbia Persons With AIDS Society in Vancouver. The Canadian government began to fund RTAs in 2000, and currently there are 2 Aboriginal RTA and 5 general TAs across the country. The objective of the RTA program is to develop and enhance community-based research capacity within communities. Often based in intermediary organizations, such as the organization Francisco works for, RTAs on a given day can be found…

§ Brokering collaborations among partners

§ Co-facilitating workshops that increase scientific and health literacy in communities

§ Advising community-based organizations, their staff, volunteers and academic partners

§ Helping communities access academic expertise to “validate what they already know”

Francisco identified a number of challenges, noting that “CBPR is the poor cousin of research” and that some researchers are not prepared to engage in the collaborative, participatory process that CBR requires. He concluded his presentation with an example of how engaging community members in CBR can help to “break the cycle of substance abuse.” By combining harm reduction, popular education, community development and social marketing, a CBR project he is involved in helped to mentor 10 active drug users to improve their lives. To learn more, visit http://www.bcpwa.org/empower_yourself/cbr/. For information on current funding available to support RTA programs, visit http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/31221.html

Ruthann Tucker, Executive Director of Fife House in Toronto, described a convergence of factors that helped launch her agency’s involvement in CBR on housing and HIV. In 2002, the Ontario AIDS Network (OAN) identified housing as a critical issue for people living with HIV and AIDS. OAN subsequently received funding from CIHR for an RTA. At the same time, the government released a strategy for addressing HIV/AIDS in Ontario to 2008 that identified affordable housing as an unmet need. In 2003, Fife House developed a new strategic plan for the agency that identified CBR as a priority. When they did a search for research on housing and HIV/AIDS, they found no information within the Canadian context and felt that they “couldn’t just apply the US experience to Canada.” They also discovered that Housing Connections, which maintains a central wait list for affordable housing, “deprioritized” HIV from its medical priority list. Beginning in 2003, a physician must check a box indicating that a person with HIV has less than two months to live for the person to be eligible for affordable housing. This policy is still in place today.

Fife House wrote a small proposal to the Ontario HIV Treatment Network to assess the housing needs of people with HIV. They leveraged the small grant into a larger 3-year grant from CIHR for an expanded study called “Positive Spaces, Healthy Places” that is exploring the connections between HIV, housing and health. Ruthann is an integral member of a research team that involves researchers from York and McMaster Universities. Over 600 face to face interviews have been conducted. In keeping with the guiding principles of CBR, quantitative and qualitative data analysis will include community-feedback initiatives; dissemination of research findings and action-outcome activities will be directed towards established relationships with relevant policy makers, community leaders and program providers in the areas of housing and supportive care. They intend to use the data gathered to influence policy, in particular to reverse Housing Connections’ policy. For more information, visit http://www.healthyhousing.ca

For additional reports on CBR presentations at this year’s International AIDS Conference, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/PM_081806.html#AIDSConf

The CCPH 10^th 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. For details, visit www.ccph.info

For an intensive training in CBPR, register today for one or both of the continuing education institutes (CEI) on CBPR being offered at this year’s American Public Health Association conference in Boston:

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.

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. Details available at http://www.apha.org/meetings/index.htm.

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

return to top

NEWS FROM CCPH

CCPH 10^th Anniversary Conference

“Mobilizing Partnerships

for Social Change”

April 11 – 14, 2007 in Toronto

Call for Proposals!

Deadline: October 6

For more information, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf-overview.html

CCPH Consultancy Network

To arrange a customized workshop or consultation through the CCPH Consultancy Network, contact CCPH executive director Sarena Seifer at sarena@u.washington.edu or visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/mentor.html

To view presentations and handouts from past CCPH Consultancy Network events, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/

pastpresentations.html

KUDOS TO CHRIS HANSSMANN!

Chris Hanssmann has just completed his graduate research assistantship with CCPH. We are grateful to Chris for his many contributions over the past year. Of special note are the exemplary roles he played in supporting the Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health Collaborative's Faculty Development Workgroup and in helping to coordinate the April 2006 Community Partner Summit and support the workgroups that formed from the Summit.

Chris will be graduating soon with his Masters of Public Health from the University of Washington's School of Public Health and Community Medicine and is actively seeking a position in Seattle that will allow him to pursue his passion for community-based public health.

return to top

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

Are You Enjoying ALL of the Benefits CCPH Offers?

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!

Did you know that Organizational Members of CCPH can include up to 4 people on their membership? Organizational membership allows more people affiliated with your organization to directly receive member benefits at a substantial discount over each person joining individually. Organizational members can add even more people for a discounted rate of only $75 per person. To learn more about CCPH member benefits, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/members.html. If you’re an Organizational Member and haven’t yet named 4 people on your membership, OR you’re an E-member or Individual Premium Member and would like to upgrade to an Organizational Member, please email ccphuw@u.washington.edu.

return to top

MEMBERS IN ACTION

CCPH MEMBERS APPOINTED TO KEY NIH ADVISORY GROUP

CCPH members Ann-Gel Palermo, Linda Crew, and Syed Ahmed have been appointed to the Council of Public Representatives (COPR) that reports to the director of the National Institutes of Health! CCPH member Ruth Browne is already serving on COPR. Visit these website for more information on COPR and COPR members:

http://copr.nih.gov/about.asp

http://copr.nih.gov/current_members.asp

COPR is a federal advisory committee, made up of members of the public who advise the NIH Director on issues related to:

*Public input and participation in NIH activities

*Public input and participation in the NIH research priority setting process

*NIH outreach programs and efforts

COPR is recruiting for new members. The deadline to apply is TODAY but may be extended. For details, visit http://copr.nih.gov/application.asp

return to top

UPCOMING EVENTS

For details on these new listings and all previously listed upcoming events, visit

CCPH’s CONFERENCE PAGE

CCPH at Upcoming Events!

SEPTEMBER 2006

4 September 14-16, 2006 ● Asian American and Pacific Islander Health Forum’s 2006 National Health Summit ● San Jose, CA

CCPH program director Kristine Wong, along with CCPH partners Vince Crisostomo of the Georgetown University HIV Project and Lola Sablan Santos of the Guam Communications Network, will be facilitating and presenting a session on building capacity within Asian American and Pacific Islander community-based organizations to conduct community-based participatory research with government and higher educational institutions. Dr. Francisco Sy, chief of the Office of Community-Based Participatory Research and Outreach at the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health, will also be presenting at this session. For more information, visit http://www.aapcho.org/site/aapcho/content.php?type=2&id=32 or contact Kristine at Kristine@u.washington.edu

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 September 28, 2006 ● Stonybrook University Health Sciences Center ● Stonybrook, NY

CCPH executive director Sarena Seifer will be meeting with faculty and community partners and presenting on community-academic partnerships and community-engaged scholarship. For more information, email Lisa Benz Scott at lbenzscott@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

OCTOBER 2006

4 October 6-7, 2006 ● CCPH Board Meeting ● Washington, DC

To learn more about the individuals who serve on the CCPH board of directors, please visit

http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/boardmembers.html

4 October 13-16, 2006 ● 6^th 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

NOVEMBER 2006

4 November 4-8, 2006 ● 134^th 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.

APRIL 2007

4 April 11-14, 2007 ● CCPH’s 10^thAnniversary Conference - “Mobilizing Partnerships for Social Change” ● Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Call for Proposals 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:

§ Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

§ From Grassroots Movements to Policy Change

§ Communities as Centers of Learning, Discovery and Engagement

§ 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 9^th conference, held May 31-June 3, 2006 in Minneapolis, MN USA at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pastpresentations.html

return to top

New Event Listings

For details on these new listings and all previously listed upcoming events, visit CCPH’s CONFERENCE PAGE

September 26, 2006 – 2-3:30pm EDT · Webcast: Community Crisis – Public Health’s Role in the Methamphetamine Epidemic; Partnering to Confront the Issue · Vancouver, BC Canada · http://www.mchcom.com/liveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=269

October 3-5, 2006 · Mental Health Response to Mass Violence and Terrorism · Phoenix, Arizona · http://www.ovcttac.org/calendar/training.cfm

October 16-17, 2006 · Blending Addiction Science and Practice – Bridges to the Future · Seattle, Washington · http://www.sei2003.com/blendingseattle/

October 18-22, 2006 · 20^th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education · Arlington, Virginia · http://www2.edc.org/higheredcenter/natl/2006/

October 22-23, 2006 · Communities and Universities: Partners in Education · Vancouver, BC Canada · shanthib@sfu.ca

October 26-28, 2006 · 10^th Annual Conference: Healthy Communities, Healthy Youth · Minneapolis, MN · http://ga1.org/ct/HpML-bM12cDH/SearchInstitute

November 20-21, 2006 · Universities for Health: Improving Wellbeing for All Communities · Victoria, Australia · http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/chase/ramaley_conf/ramaleyconference.php

March 27-31, 2007 · 18^th Annual National Service-Learning Conference · Albuquerque, NM · http://ga1.org/ct/T1ML-bM12cD0/NYLC

April 18-21, 2007 · 2007 National Community Economic Development Conference · St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada · http://www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/pages/conference_07.asp

May 30-June 1, 2007 · Society for Prevention Research 15^th Annual Meeting · Washington, DC · http://www.preventionresearch.org/meeting.php

return to top

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Shapers of the New City: Cultural Institutions and Universities – The Spring 2006 Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences includes an article entitled, “Shapers of the New City: Cultural Institutions and Universities”. The article begins: "This is the second in what may turn out to be a series of symposiums on this same general topic. We started in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by asking the question of who today is doing city planning..." [see this article from the Summer 2005 Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Universities as Urban Planners, by E. John Rosenwald, Jr., Robert Campbell, James Stewart Polshek, Omar Blaik, and Lee C. Bollinger http://www.amacad.org/publications/bulletinsummer2005.aspx]

Education Review Publishes Review of Root, Callahan & Billig: "Improving Service-Learning Practice"
Education Review is an open access electronic journal publishing reviews of books in education. The Education Review has published more than 1,600 reviews since its inception in 1998. All reviews are freely accessible on the internet at http://edrev.asu.edu The Education Review publishes reviews in Spanish and Portuguese as well as in English. The following book has just been reviewed: Root, Susan; Callahan, Jane; & Billig, Shelley H. (Eds.). (2005). Improving Service-Learning Practice: Research on Models to Enhance Impacts. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, Inc. Reviewed by Beronda Montgomery, Michigan State University. This review can be accessed under Recent Reviews on the journal homepage http://edrev.asu.edu.

Cross-Cultural Solutions’ International Volunteer and Intern Programs

Cross-Cultural Solutions' international volunteer and intern programs provide students the valuable opportunity to gain international experience in the fields of Health, Education, and Social Services. Programs are available for 1-12 weeks in 10 countries. They can also customize programs for your institution to meet service-learning, community service and study abroad interests. They have provided customized programs for the University of Georgia, Chatham College, and the University of Minnesota, among others. Their staff will be visiting campuses throughout the U.S. this fall. Contact their Partnerships Department at partnerships@crossculturalsolutions.org to arrange a staff or student information session. For more information on Cross-Cultural Solutions, visit www.crossculturalsolutions.org or call 1-800-380-4777 or 1-914-632-0022.

Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond the Nature/Nurture Debate
The Institute of Medicine report, Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment examines a number of well-described gene-environment interactions, reviews the state of the science in researching such interactions, and recommends priorities not only on research itself but also on its workforce, resource, and infrastructural needs. The report also identifies gaps in knowledge and barriers that hamper the integration of social, behavioral, and genetic research, concluding that a number of far-reaching changes, specifically in the development of transdisciplinary research, are required if significant strides are to be made in the future. Read more about this report at http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3740/24591/36574.aspx Read the report brief from this report http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3740/24591/36574/36577.aspx

Katrina Underscored Need To Revamp The New Orleans Health Care System
The storm of 2005 exposed problems that had existed for years and made solutions more complex and difficult to obtain. Health Affairs is pleased to make these articles freely accessible to Equity and Health listserv readers for two weeks. "...Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans' health care system, but it also affords an opportunity to address the serious flaws that plagued health care in New Orleans before the storm struck, researchers at the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured say in a paper published today on the Health Affairs Web site. The paper also provides an in-depth overview of the effects of Katrina on New Orleans, the federal and state response to the storm, and the current state of health care in the city. Available online at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/hlthaff.25.w407v1/DC1

Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge

“Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge” is a back-to-school effort to promote nutrition, physical activity, and learning. It includes a database of changes schools can make to improve nutrition and physical activity. Topics in the "Resources to Improve Schools" database include advertising, after school programs, a la carte foods, assessment tools, childhood obesity, family outreach, nutrition education, physical activity, physical education, school meal programs, and staff wellness. http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/resources.php

return to top

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Migrant Health Specialist/Research Analyst – Farmworker Justice, Washington DC – Application Deadline: Sept. 22 - The Migrant Health Specialist/Research Analyst will provide capacity-building and technical assistance to migrant health centers and other community-based organizations that serve migrant and seasonal farmworkers. This job will also require the successful candidate to develop and maintain on-going relationships with community-based organizations. For more information, contact Lorna Baez at lbaez@nclr.org

return to top

GRANTS ALERT!

Listed below are announcements only. To view all previously listed grant alerts, please visit

CCPH's FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES PAGE

NIMH Research Education Grants – Deadline: Oct. 1, 2006 – The goal of the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Education Program is to foster the development of mental health researchers via creative and innovative research educational programs including regional and national programs as well as programs involving a single institution. Direct costs requested may not exceed $250,000 in any year of the project period.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-153.html

Youthrising Grants – Deadline: Oct. 12, 2006 – Grants for $2,000 for organizations to engage high-risk and/or gang-involved youth (ages 12-25) in volunteer service to their communities. http://ga1.org/ct/V7ML-bM1nuJ6/

Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program – Deadline: Oct. 18, 2006 – The Office of Rural Health Policy’s Health Care Services Outreach Program encourages the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack essential care services. Award amount – 25 awards totaling $3,750,000. Contact Jennifer Chang at 301.443.0736 or jchang@hrsa.gov

Occupational Safety and Health Research – Deadline: Nov. 23, 2006 – The overall purpose of this grants program is to develop knowledge that can be used in preventing occupational diseases and injuries and to understand better their underlying pathophysiology.
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/Expired/PA-04-038.htm

Clinical Research Education & Career Development (CRECD) in Minority Institutions – Deadline: Nov. 30, 2006 – This grant is intended to support development and implementation of curriculum-dependent programs in minority institutions to train selected doctoral and postdoctoral candidates in clinical research leading to a Master of Science in Clinical Research or Master of Public Health in a clinically relevant area. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-06-003.html

return to top

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Listed below are announcements only. To view all previously listed announcements, please visit

CCPH's AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, & SCHOLARSHIPS PAGE

Scholarships to Attend 2006 Healthy Communities Conference – Deadline: Oct. 6, 2006 –Scholarships are available for the 2006 Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Conference on October 26-28 in Minneapolis. http://www.search-institute.org/hchy

2007 Harris Wofford Awards – Deadline: Oct. 19, 2006 –Youth Service America invites nominations for the awards, created to honor former Senator Harris Wofford. The Awards recognize extraordinary achievements in three categories: Youth, Organization and Media. http://ga1.org/ct/V7ML-bM1nuJ6/

Prudential Spirit of Community Awards – Deadline: Oct. 31, 2006 – The Awards recognize middle and high school students for volunteer community service. Award recipients receive $1,000 and all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC. http://ga1.org/ct/V7ML-bM1nuJ6/

Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship – Deadline: Nov. 15, 2006 – The purpose of the fellowship is to fund research aimed at expanding the research knowledge base of health sciences information management and enhancing the role of health sciences librarians and other information professionals in health care access and delivery, public health, consumer information, health professions education, or biomedical research. The endowment will provide a $25,000 grant. http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/

return to top

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 Proposals: 2007 National CED Conference – Deadline: Sept. 22, 2006 – The
2007 National Community Economic Development (CED) Conference will be held in St. John’s, Newfoundland,
April 18-21, 2007. The conference theme is “Bring It Home: Building Communities from a Rock Foundation.”
http://www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/pages/conference_07.asp

 Call for Presenters: National Service-Learning Conference – Deadline: Sept. 25, 
2006 – The National Youth Leadership Council requests proposals for workshops at The 18th Annual 
National Service-Learning Conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 28-31, 2007. The conference theme, 
Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries, is designed to inspire proposals that address education across cultures, 
socio-economic levels, and political lines.  http://ga1.org/ct/J1ML-bM1nuJ2/

 Call for Posters: Symposium on Universities for Health: Improving Wellbeing 
for All Communities – Deadline: Sept. 29, 2006 – The Symposium will be held in Victoria, Australia, 
November 20-21, 2006. Posters provide an excellent forum for authors to present their work in an informal 
and interactive setting. Posters are ideal for presenting speculative, late-breaking results or for giving an 
introduction to interesting, innovative work. 
http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/chase/ramaley_conf/docs/ramaley_posters.pdf

return to top

PUBLICATIONS

CCPH Members receive discounts on publications by Jossey-Bass as well as all CCPH publications

Epidemiology Kept Simple: An Introduction to Traditional and Modern Epidemiology, 2^nd Edition

Arranged to facilitate use and highlight key concepts, this clear and concise text also includes many practical exercises, case studies, and real-world applications. Utilizing the modern biostatistical approach to studying disease, Epidemiology Kept Simple, Second Edition will provide readers with the tools to interpret epidemiological data, understand disease concepts, and prepare for board exams. The author fully explains all new terminology and minimizes the use of technical language, while emphasizing real-life practice in modern public health and biomedical research settings.

CCPH Members receive a 15% discount when ordered through the CCPH website!

Ordering information: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/josseybass.html

Service-Learning: A Movement's Pioneers Reflect on Its Origins, Practice, and Future

In this fascinating collection of stories, leaders in service-learning describe their early efforts to combine education with social action. Their reflections help construct a pedagogy of service-learning that will inspire newcomers and guide program development. The authors assess pioneering experiences and recommend steps for future policy and practice, emphasizing the critical need to preserve an activist commitment as programs become increasingly institutionalized. This highly readable book will assist academic leaders, faculty members, student services professionals, educational researchers, adult educators, and public policymakers who seek a common understanding of the origins, purposes, and objectives of this vital learning initiative.

CCPH Members receive a 15% discount when ordered through the CCPH website!

Ordering information: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/josseybass.html

return to top