SAVE THE DATE!
CCPH’s 11^th Conference
“Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation through Partnerships,”
April 29 – May 2, 2009 in Milwaukee, WI USA. Plan now to attend!

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NATIONAL CALL FOR CANCER CLINICAL TRIAL SYSTEM TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE

TO COMMUNITY NEEDS: Seed Grants Will Help Advance Recommendations

Addressing the nation’s continuing poor performance in cancer clinical trial participation, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities and low income groups, will require meaningful public involvement in the design and implementation of clinical trials, according to a landmark report released today.

Despite many previous calls for community participation and engagement, Communities as Partners in Cancer Clinical Trials: Changing Research, Practice and Policy is the first report to define how the cancer clinical trial system can involve communities affected by cancer: from trial design - to implementation - to dissemination of research results. Among the report’s 58 recommendations are calls for:

· National research sponsors – both public and private - and local researchers to more meaningfully integrate community representatives and patient advocates into the cancer research development process

· Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) to be comprised of 25% community members; and for IRB members to consider evidence of community engagement in the cancer clinical research studies they review

· Local researchers to develop mechanisms, such as community advisory boards (CABs), for ongoing community input into local cancer research implementation

· National research sponsors to develop national recruitment and retention plans to assist local researchers in identifying appropriate research participants, particularly within minority and non-English speaking populations

· National research sponsors to form partnerships with patient advocacy and community organizations, to ensure that clinical trials results are disseminated in ways that patients and the broader public can understand and act upon.

The Communities as Partners in Cancer Clinical Trials project, convened by the Education Network for Advancing Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT) and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH), is funded by a core grant from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Cancer Institute. “AHRQ is proud to be a core sponsor of this initiative,” said AHRQ Director, Carolyn Clancy. “We’re delighted to see that two of our evidence reports provide a foundation for this ‘call to action’ to improve cancer clinical trial participation, especially among underserved populations.”

The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF), another project sponsor, sees promise in the report’s recommendations. “Communities as Partners builds on what we know works in other types of research – namely, engagement of patients, survivors and at-risk communities in the research process. It’s what we need to do to improve clinical trial accrual and ultimately, to prevent suffering and death due to cancer,” said LAF Vice President of Programs and Policy, Andy Miller.

Over a two year period, ENACCT and CCPH engaged a diverse group of stakeholders - including Federal agencies, patient advocacy and community-based organizations, cancer centers, oncology practices, health professional schools, philanthropy, the pharmaceutical industry and health care professional societies – many of whom had never before met together-- to develop the recommendations for improving patient participation rates and addressing persistent disparities in phase III cancer clinical trials.

Nancy Roach, cancer survivor and Chair, Board of Directors of C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition, who participated in the process, sees greater community engagement in cancer clinical trials as a positive step. “Greater representation of all people affected by cancer in the clinical trial development and implementation process should lead to better outcomes and faster cures for all cancer patients.”

Coinciding with the release of the report, ENACCT and CCPH are also announcing a call for “Implementation Partners,” which will provide seed grant funding and technical assistance to help support implementation of the report’s recommendations. Proposals are due on December 5, 2008.

The full report, report summary, and call for implementation partners are available on the project website at http://www.communitiesaspartners.org

DR. PAUL FARMER RECEIVES 2008 CDC FOUNDATION HERO AWARD

Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., founding director of Partners In Health, is the recipient of the 2008 CDC Foundation Hero Award. The CDC Foundation is honoring Farmer for his cutting-edge research in global health equity and his extensive field work demonstrating that, through strategic partnerships and community health workers, modern medical science and care can be provided successfully to impoverished communities in both industrialized and developing nations.

Farmer delivered a lecture on "Global Health Equity" to a standing-room-only crowd of nearly 500 at CDC the morning of Tuesday, October 7, and was presented with the CDC Foundation Hero Award at the Foundation's Annual Reception that evening.

"Dr. Farmer's work to fight disease and poverty shines a light on the potential for incredibly powerful results when individuals and organizations work together toward a common health goal," says Charles Stokes, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation. "As an organization whose mission is to forge effective partnerships between CDC and others to improve health, the CDC Foundation is honored to recognize Dr. Farmer's achievements with the CDC Foundation Hero Award."

Partners In Health (PIH), founded by Farmer and his colleagues in 1987, is an international charity organization that provides direct health care services and undertakes research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty. PIH developed a model of community-based care that was initially proven successful fighting multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Peru and AIDS in Haiti. PIH now has expanded use of the community-based model to address the HIV pandemic in Africa, and many other countries and organizations have incorporated elements of the PIH approach to address health threats around the world.

Farmer was nominated for the award by Ann Veneman, executive director of UNICEF, and was selected to receive the award by a panel of public health experts and the CDC Foundation board of directors. Says Veneman, "Paul Farmer has been at the cutting edge of public health debate and practice, demonstrating that 'first world' health care can be delivered cost-effectively in extremely poor conditions where the burden of disease is greatest and where others see only obstacles and barriers."

In addition to his work with PIH, Farmer is the Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Department of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an attending physician in infectious diseases and associate chief of the Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He has written extensively about health and human rights and about the role of social inequalities in determining the distribution and outcomes of infectious diseases and is the subject of Pulitzer Prizewinner Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World.

First presented in 2005, the CDC Foundation Hero Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to improving the public's health through exemplary work in advancing CDC's mission of promoting health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability.

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NEWS FROM CCPH

Seed Grants Available for Communities as Partners in Cancer Clinical Trials

Proposal Deadline: December 5, 2008

With the release of the Communities as Partners in Cancer Clinical Trials: Changing Research, Practice and Policy report, CCPH and the Education Network for Advancing Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT) have announced a call for “implementation partners,” which will receive seed grants of up to $8000 and technical assistance to support implementation of the report’s recommendations. The report, developed by ENACCT and CCPH, details 58 recommendations for how the cancer clinical trial system can involve communities affected by cancer: from trial design - to implementation - to dissemination of research results. Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Cancer Institute, the report is the result of an 18-month collaborative effort involving key stakeholders in the cancer clinical trial system.

The complete full report, executive summary and request for proposals are available at the project website at: www.communitiesaspartners.org

CCPH 12^th Summer Service-Learning Institute Applications Now Available!

Application Deadline: May 8, 2009

Plan NOW to attend the CCPH 12^th Summer Service-Learning Institute held July 24-27, 2009, in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State! The Institute is designed for both new and experienced service-learning practitioners (faculty, staff and community partners). It is taught by national experts in service-learning, including health professional faculty and community leaders who have developed successful service-learning partnerships. A unique and effective component of the institute is a mentoring model in which participants work in small groups and as individuals with mentors (institute instructors) to further shape their own action plans for service-learning.

Application materials for the CCPH 12th Summer Service-Learning Institute are now available at: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/servicelearning.html.

Applications are due May 8, 2009 and applicants will be notified of decisions by May 22, 2009. Questions about the CCPH Summer Service-Learning Institute or the application process? Please e-mail sliccphuw@u.washington.edu.

Geoffrey Canada to be Keynote Speaker at the 2009 CCPH Conference,

April 29 – May 2, 2009 in Milwaukee WI

CCPH is proud to announce that Geoffrey Canada, President and Chief Executive Officer for Harlem’s Children Zone, will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 CCPH Conference, “Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation through Partnerships.” In his 20-plus years with Harlem Children's Zone, Inc., Geoffrey Canada has become nationally recognized for his pioneering work helping children and families in Harlem and as a passionate advocate for education reform. Most recently, he is the subject of a new book by New York Times reporter Paul Tough, Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America.

To read more about Geoffrey Canada, please visit: http://www.hcz.org/what-is-hcz/about-geoffrey-canada/53-about-geoffrey-canada.

For a recent NPR story on Canada, please visit: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94576366

Save the dates for the CCPH Conference: April 29 – May 2^nd. For more information on the conference, see: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf09-overview.html

Special Limited Time 
Offer for the Journal Progress in Community Health Partnerships 
Available to CCPH Members!

One of CCPH’s publishing partners; Johns Hopkins University Press has a special offer exclusive to CCPH members in subscription prices for a limited time only! Currently, CCPH members are eligible for a 20% discount on subscription prices to the JHUP Journal Progress in Community Health Partnerships as a benefit of CCPH Membership. However, for a limited time, JHUP would like to EXTEND this discount by offering issue 2.2 of Progress in Community Health Partnerships for FREE! That's a 20% discount on the subscription and a FREE issue (5 issues for the price of 4!).

In this issue:

· Nearly all of the papers in this special issue originated at the 2007 CCPH Conference

· CCPH Senior Consultant Sarena Seifer’s editorial “Mobilizing Partnerships for Social Change” is featured

· Two papers feature local-level community health surveys through academic-community partnerships

To act NOW on this time-sensitive benefit, visit our publications discount page at: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/books.html#JohnsHopkins1

Remember, this offer only applies to current CCPH members. Not yet a member? Join today!

Submit your CCPH’S Annual Award Nomination Today!

Award nominations are due January 30, 2009.

The nomination materials for CCPH’s Annual Award are now available by visiting our website at http://www.depts.washington.edu/ccph/awards.html. Partnerships must nominate themselves and need not be members of CCPH.

The CCPH Award will be presented at the 11^th CCPH Conference “Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation Through Partnerships,” scheduled for April 29-May 2, 2009 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

To read about the 2008 Annual Award recipient, the Partnership between the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA and the Decatur Community Association, Cutler, OH, USA please visit: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/awardsrecipients.html#2008

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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

Are You Enjoying ALL of the

Benefits CCPH Membership Offers?

Join a CCPH Member Interest Group Today!

Member Interest Groups (MIGs) are designed to mobilize CCPH members for collaborative problem-solving and collective action around priority topics of shared interest. Current MIG topics include:

v Aboriginal & Indigenous Peoples' Health

v Community-Academic Partnerships in HIV/AIDS

v Emerging Leaders

v Homelessness & Health

v International Partnerships

v Refugee & Immigrant Health

v Rural Health

All CCPH members are invited to join one or more MIGs. Sign up today at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/migs.html

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!

NEW FEATURED MEMBER!

DR. ANGELA FORD

Building Authentic Partnerships Takes a Dedicated Team

CCPH Member Dr. Angela Ford is the Associate Director of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Minority Health (CMH) and the Director of the Research Center of Excellence Community Engagement and Research Core. With a team of dedicated staff, CMH provides the infrastructure among the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Health Sciences for addressing health issues among ethnic and racial minorities. In this interview, Angela shares her belief that to build and sustain authentic partnerships, it takes a team of people dedicated to creating trusting relationships and a foundation of credibility both on the inside and out. To read more about Angela's work and passions, click here.

To read about previous Featured Members, click here.

If you would like to be a Featured Member, or would like to refer a colleague, please email CCPH at info@ccph.info.

Having Trouble Accessing

CCPH Members-Only Website?

If you did not receive or misplaced your password for accessing member-only pages on the CCPH website, call (206) 666-3406 or email info@ccph.info

Showcase Your Work! Be a CCPH Featured Member!

Let the world know about your partnership work! Email us at info@ccph.info for details.

Read about Current CCPH Featured Member Rae Walker at http://www.ccph.info

To view past CCPH Featured Members, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pastfeaturedmembers.html

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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

CCPH’s CONFERENCE PAGE

Join CCPH at these Upcoming Events!

APRIL – MAY 2009

4 Save the Date! April 29-May 2, 2009 ● CCPH’s 11^th Conference ● Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mark your calendars for April 29^th-May 2^nd 2009 and plan now to join hundreds of your colleagues for four days of skill-building, networking and agenda-setting in Milwaukee, WI CCPH’s new home city! More information is available at http://www.depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf09-cfp.html.

Questions? Interested in being an exhibitor or co-sponsor? Contact Alicia Witten at awitten@mcw.edu or (206) 666-3406.

JULY 2009

4 Save the Date! July 24-27, 2009 ● CCPH’s 12th Summer Service-Learning Institute ● Leavenworth, WA.

Mark your calendars now for this intensive four-day Institute. The Institute is taught by national experts in service-learning, including health professional faculty and community leaders who have developed successful service-learning partnerships. A unique and effective component of the institute's is a mentoring model in which participants work in small groups and as individuals with mentors (institute instructors) to further shape their own action plans for service-learning.

Application materials are available now at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/servicelearning.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

January 15-16, 2009 · LivingAll European Conference: Free Movement and Equal Living Opportunities for All, University of Valencia, Spain · www.livingall.eu

February 25-27, 2009 · Third national Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health · National Harbor, MD · http://www.omhrc.gov/npasummit2009

May 13-15, 2009 · Engaging Reflection in Health Professional Education and
Practice · University of Western Ontario, New London, Ontario · http://www.reflectivepractice.ca

October 22-24, 2009 · 6th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry · Stockholm, Sweden · http://www.oudconsultancy.nl/stockholm/ecvcp/Invitation.html

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Special Report Released: The Color of Opportunity - The October 2008 issue of "The American Prospect" has a special report on economic determinants of racial disparity. The anthology of nine articles connects evidence to policy on a range of economic issues. To view this report, please visit: http://www.prospect.org/cs/archive/view_report?reportId=73

A Call To Action on Climate Change and Public Health - The November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine provides a crucial state-of-the art overview of many of the issues at the intersection of climate change and health. Guest Editors — Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH, and Jeremy J. Hess, MD, MPH, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; and Anthony J. McMichael, PhD, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra — and their colleagues issue a call to action. In recognition of the importance of this topic, award-winning health reporter Kenny Goldberg (with the National Public Radio station KPBS, 89.5 FM in San Diego) has interviewed five of the contributing authors. These interviews are available as freely downloadable podcasts at: http://www.ajpm-online.net/content/podcast. To access the full text of the associated articles visit http://www.ajpm-online.net/content/advance.

New Online Training Course: Social Marketing for Nutrition and Physical Activity - The Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pleased to announce the release of a new online training course titled: Social Marketing for Nutrition and Physical Activity. The course is to be used by practitioners in the field. To access the course and other social marketing resources free of charge, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/dnpa/socialmarketing.

Trust for America's Health Report Calls for Stable Funding for Public Health - Trust for America's Health (TFAH) released Blueprint for a Healthier America: Modernizing the Federal Public Health System to Focus on Prevention and Preparedness. The report provides recommendations for the next administration and congress on ways to improve the health of Americans. An analysis shows a shortfall of $20 billion annually—across state, local, and federal government—in funding for critical public health programs in the U.S. The Blueprint calls for establishing a stable, reliable funding stream for public health and provides options for funding mechanisms to make up the $20 billion shortfall by increasing federal spending by $12 billion and state and local spending by $8 billion annually over the next four to five years. To view the report, see: http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=35590&c=EMC-CA141

New Article on Digital Storytelling to Promote Reflective Learning by Medical Students- The journal Medical Teacher has published, “Twelve tips for using digital storytelling to promote reflective learning by medical students” written by John Sandars, Christopher Murray, and Andy Pellow. Digital storytelling has potential to motivate students to engage in reflective learning since it uses a range of new technologies and multimedia that are more familiar to young people. The use of visual and audio media offers creative opportunities that can motivate students to develop deeper learning. A structured approach to creating a digital story is essential so that its potential is achieved. To view the article, visit: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0142-159X&volume=30&issue=8&spage=774&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

Forum Report Released: Looking at the Future of Higher Education in Canada – In August 2008, the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations (ANSSA), in partnership with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, the Alberta College and Technical Institute Student Executive Council, the Council of Alberta University Students, the College Student Alliance, the New Brunswick Student Alliance, and the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, convened a forum at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax to take stock of recent developments in post-secondary education (PSE) and explore
possible new directions for the sector. The Forum on the Future of Higher Education in Canada examined key trends in
post-secondary education and discussed policy options in five areas: access, connections between PSE and the labour market, integration of the system, new ways to deliver programs, and the need for a pan-Canadian framework.
To read or download “What's Next? Report on the Forum on the Future of Higher Education in Canada,” visit http://www.cprn.org/doc.cfm?doc=1946&l=en

Shared Values: Health and Community DVD Released - The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation announced the release of a 30-minute program and DVD “Shared Values: Health and Community - Shaping Minnesota’s Future with New Americans,” featuring the exciting community building work of nonprofits in the Twin Cities and around the state. The program explores how individuals and communities become more interconnected and healthier when there are strong social support networks and opportunities for people to work and bond together. The DVD and discussion guides will be available at no charge starting in December at: www.bcbsmnfoundation.org.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Program Director – Office of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) – NCCC seeks a Program Director to develop and monitor the accomplishments of community service projects, perform community-based public liaison and marketing functions, oversee the establishment of campus operating methods, assists in the development and monitoring of the annual strategic plan, approves the training curriculum, and manages staff. For the full description, please visit: http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/employment/index.asp

Faculty Position –School of Public Health, University of Illinois-Chicago -- The Division of Community Health Sciences in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois-Chicago invites applications for a tenure track position at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor to begin August, 2009. We seek applicants whose research focuses on health communications or interventions for behavioral risk factor reduction. Individuals committed to understanding and
addressing health disparities, collaborating across disciplines, and employing translational or and/or community-based participatory approaches to health promotion and disease prevention research are encouraged to apply. The candidate will be associated with the Institute for Health Research and Policy (www.ihrp.uic.edu) along with their appointment in Community Health Sciences. Review of applications will begin January 5, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, up to three reprints/preprints, a research statement, a teaching statement, and three letters of recommendation, preferably electronically, to Thomas Prohaska, PhD, Professor of Community Health Sciences and Search Committee Chair (e-mail:prohaska@uic.edu).

Participatory Action Research Coordinator - Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation and Friends, Australia - Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation and Friends of the Earth are seeking an experienced social researcher to coordinate an exciting new collaborative project. The PAR Coordinator will assist the Yorta Yorta people define their aspirations for Working on Country and an ideal "joint management" model to achieve these, by organizing workshops and facilitating YYN members to illustrate their interests and capacity to work on Country and engage in NRM. The role would suit someone with experience in participatory action research (or equivalent), community development, and capacity building who enjoys collaborating with others in a creative learning environment. This position is open to all applicants; however Yorta Yorta and other indigenous people are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications are due 9 am on November 10. For details, visit http://www.melbourne.foe.org.au/?q=node/338 or contact Jonathan La Nauze <jonathan.lanauze@foe.org.au>

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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

Syringe Access Fund to Support Programs to Prevent Spread of HIV – Deadline: November 20, 2008 - The Syringe Access Fund is a grant making initiative that supports service providers and policy projects to reduce the risk of HIV infection and other blood-borne pathogens among injection drug users, their sexual partners, and children through expanded access to sterile syringes. The fund is a collaboration between the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the Irene Diamond Fund, the Levi Strauss Foundation, the Public Welfare Foundation and the Tides Foundation. Please visit:

http://www.tidesfoundation.org/services-strategies/collective-giving/syringe-access-fund/index.html

2009 Director's Pioneer Awards – Deadline: December 17, 2008 - NIH welcomes proposals for 2009 NIH Director's Pioneer Awards. The program is part of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and supports exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative, potentially high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research. Pioneer Awards provide up to $2.5 million in direct costs over 5 years and are open to scientists at any career stage. NIH expects to make 5 to 10 Pioneer Awards in September 2009. Starting this year, the Pioneer Award competitions will begin with a pre-application phase. For more information on the Pioneer Award, please visit: http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer.

Global HIV/AIDS Nursing Initiative – Deadline: December 1, 2008 - The purpose of this award is to fund a Global HIV/AIDS Nursing Initiative (GHANI) program. GHANI serves to support and enhance the role of nurses in countries severely impacted by HIV/AIDS through training, leadership development and support, and community activism. The awardee will utilize and implement a capacity building model to be implemented in two to three PEPFAR focus countries, and scalable to countries hardest hit by the epidemic. The objective of this program is to establish a nurse training and leadership development program in PEPFAR countries, in partnership with the Minister of Health. For more information, see: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43126&mode=VIEW

2009 Director's New Innovator Awards – Deadline: Jan 15, 2009 - NIH welcomes proposals for 2009 NIH Director's New Innovator Awards. This program is part of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative, potentially high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research. New Innovator Awards provide up to $1.5 million in direct costs over the same period and are for early career investigators who have not received an NIH regular research (R01) or similar NIH grant. NIH expects to make up to 24 New Innovator Awards in September 2009. Starting this year, the New Innovator Award competitions will begin with a pre-application phase. The New Innovator Award competition begins with a proposal submission period from December 15, 2008 to January 15, 2009. For more information on the New Innovator Award, please visit: http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/newinnovator.

Public Education Efforts to Increase Solid Organ Donation – Deadline: January 30, 2009 – The purpose of this program is to support the implementation of public education and outreach programs that show promise of increasing organ donation. Specifically, this program supports the replication of strategies that have been identified through the research grant program of the Division of Transplantation as effective in increasing donation or strategies identified in the public health literature as being effective in modifying health behavior. The program also supports the implementation of public education and outreach efforts that are based on an established framework for successful public health outreach programs. This grant program is supportive of the Division mission to educate the public about deceased and or living donation and to encourage individuals to document their decision to be a donor in their statewide donor registry or by some other mechanism where a registry is unavailable. To link to the full RFP announcement, visit:

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=EE65F6D7-CCD9-45C9-815D-CE0321EEFBD7

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AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS & SCHOLARSHIPS

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

CCPH’s AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, & SCHOLARSHIPS PAGE

The Duke Global Health Fellows Program and Program on Global Policy and Governance in Geneva, Switzerland – Deadline: November 21, 2008. The Global Health Fellows Program offers students unparalleled access to internships in Geneva-based institutions, opportunities for career advancement, and the ability to learn directly from experts working in specific policy areas. The program includes a Geneva Policy Internship, events throughout the summer providing opportunities to socialize and network with other policy interns and experts, an intensive, week-long course on "Health Policy in a Globalizing World." A typical internship spans 8-10 weeks between May 15 and August 15, 2009. Applications for the Summer 2009 program are due November 21, 2008. Additional details can be found on our website: www.pubpol.duke.edu/geneva/health.php

CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship – Deadline: December 5, 2008 - Do you know of a medical student with a strong interest in public health or in practicing medicine with a broad, analytic perspective? Please refer them to The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship! Eight competitively selected fellows spend 10-12 months at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offices in Atlanta, GA, where they carry out epidemiologic analyses in various areas of public health. This challenging and intellectually stimulating environment provides multiple opportunities to enhance skills in research and analytic thinking, written and oral scientific presentations, and preventive medicine and public health. Application materials for the 2009-2010 fellowship year must be postmarked by Friday, December 5, 2008. Questions? Ask us at cdcexperience@cdcfoundation.org.

CDC's 2009-2011 DHAP/ORISE Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships for HIV Prevention in Communities of Color – Deadline: December 31, 2008 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of HIV/AID Prevention (DHAP) proudly announces that it is offering four two-year post-doctoral research fellowships--the 2009-2011 DHAP/ORISE Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships for HIV Prevention in Communities of Color. The mission of this fellowship program is to recruit, mentor, and train recently graduated doctoral-level researchers (with doctorates earned no earlier than May 2004 and no later than May 2009) in conducting research leading to the prevention of HIV infection in communities of color in the United States. The fellowships will begin August 1, 2009, and end August 1, 2011; the fellows will be located in various branches in DHAP at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. More information may be found at this web site: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/aboutdhap/orise/

NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowship – Deadline: January 5, 2009 - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and AcademyHealth are seeking applications for their 2009 Health Policy Fellowship. The aim of the fellowship is to foster collaboration between NCHS staff and visiting scholars. The fellowship allows scholars to conduct new and innovative analyses and participate in developmental and health policy activities related to the design and content of future NCHS surveys and offers access to the data resources provided by the CDC. Applicants may be at any stage in their careers—from doctoral students to senior investigators. They must also demonstrate training and/or experience in health services research and methodology, reflecting disciplines such as public health, public administration, sociology, economics, health care administration, behavioral sciences. To learn more, visit: http://academyhealth.org/nchs/program.htm

Call for Nominations for CIHR HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Steering Committee – Deadline : February 2, 2009 - The CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity is seeking a qualified individual to replace one member of the CIHR HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research (CBR) Steering Committee and invites nominations for potential candidates in the category of HIV/AIDS Aboriginal Community-based researcher. The mandate of the CIHR HIV/AIDS CBR Steering Committee is to help guide future development of the HIV/AIDS CBR Program and make recommendations to CIHR regarding future CBR Requests for Applications. This Committee will help to guide the program and ensure the goals of the HIV/AIDS CBR program are supported by appropriate policies and programs. Please refer to the Institute of Infection & Immunity website for more details: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/37876.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 Abstracts: 2009 National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health – Deadline: November 18, 2008 -The Office of Minority Health (OMH), Department of Health and Human
Services, issues this Call for Abstracts for oral and poster presentations as part of the Third National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities on February 25-27, 2008 in National Harbor, MD. The Summit will include sessions which highlight progress, challenges, and opportunities for improving the health of minority populations since the release of the 1985 "Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health.” Results of the Summit will become part of the National Blueprint for Action, which will guide OMH and its public and private partners. For the full Call for Abstracts, visit: http://www.omhrc.gov/npasummit2009/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=20

Call for Abstracts for Inaugural Conference on Engaging Reflection in Health Professional Education and Practice – Deadline: December 15, 2008 - We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for an inaugural conference on Engaging Reflection in Health Professional Education and Practice, hosted by The University of Western Ontario's Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Education, and Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. This interdisciplinary conference calls together scholars interested in exchanging knowledge and advancing scholarship about the place of "reflection" in health professional education and practice. The conference will be to be held in London, Ontario, CANADA, on May 13-15, 2009. Detailed information about the conference, and a link to abstract submissions can be found on the conference at: http://www.reflectivepractice.ca/

Call for Papers: Australian Community Psychologist Special Issue Showcasing Student Research – Deadline: January 15, 2009 – The first issue of 2009 will be a special issue devoted to showcasing the work of students. Current and recent students, at undergraduate or postgraduate level, are encouraged to consider submitting a manuscript. Manuscripts may be of a theoretical or empirical focus and may be drawn from research or practice. Manuscripts might be derived from research projects and theses, coursework assignments (individual or group-based), and reflections on practice issues. We anticipate the issue will be published in May, 2009. All papers submitted will be blind-reviewed by two reviewers. Manuscripts should conform to the requirements of the APA 5th edition and be in Microsoft Word format. Electronic submission to Lauren Breen (l.breen@ecu.edu.au) as an email attachment is preferred.

Call for Abstracts for 6^th European Conference on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry – Deadline: March 1, 2009 - The organization committee is pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for either seminars, workshops, papers, or posters. The overall theme is assessing, treating and caring for potentially violent patients. This year’s conference will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, October 22 – 24, 2009. For more information, visit:http://www.oudconsultancy.nl/stockholm/ecvcp/Invitation.html

Call for papers for Special Issue of Economics and Human Biology on Latin America – Deadline: March 31, 2009 - This interdisciplinary special issue will explore historical and contemporary Latin American stature variation against the backdrop of industrialization, inequality, and educational trends in Latin America. The contributions will be refereed and those accepted will be published in Economics and Human Biology. Relevant topics include but are not limited to: Nineteenth century Latin American industrialization, Latin American educational trends, Severity of disease incidence in Latin America climates, Latin American inequality, Geography and stature. Guest editors are Joerg Baten and Scott Carson. Submit abstracts (300 words) electronically no later than to the guest editors (joerg.baten@unituebingen.de and carson_s@utpb.edu).

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PUBLICATIONS

CCPH Members receive discounts on publications by Wiley/Jossey-Bass Publishers, Johns Hopkins University Press, West Virginia University Press, Fieldstone Alliance, and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

Culture and Health: Applying Medical Anthropology

By Michael Winkelman

Culture and Health offers an overview of different areas of culture and health, building on foundations of medical anthropology and health behavior theory. It shows how to address the challenges of cross-cultural medicine through interdisciplinary cultural-ecological models and personal and institutional developmental approaches to cross-cultural adaptation and competency. The book addresses the perspectives of clinically applied anthropology, trans-cultural psychiatry and the medical ecology, critical medical anthropology and symbolic paradigms as frameworks for enhanced comprehension of health and the medical encounter. Includes cultural case studies, applied vignettes, and self-assessments.

CCPH members receive a 15% discount when ordering this publication and all Jossey-Bass publications through the CCPH website!

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

Urban Health: Readings in the Social, Built, and Physical Environments of U.S. Cities

By Patricia Hynes and Russell Lopez

New responses to the urban environment have arisen in the late 20th and early 21st centuries; responses that provide grounded and cohesive insights and plans of action to confront social inequality, health disparity, and environmental injustice in U.S. cities.

Urban Health is a collection 13 articles that document action from these incisive and dimensioned responses. The authors introduce each set of articles with their own insightful analysis. These critical writings on the social, built, and physical environment offer a paradigm of environment protection that is rooted in civil rights for social and racial equality that considers the environment as the place where people live, work, play, and pray.

Ordering Information: Available through Jones and Bartlett Publishers at: http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763752453/

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