Weekly Insider
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Weekly Insider is a web-enhanced newsletter that offers news alerts, grant announcements and general web site updates delivered directly to your email box on a weekly basis. The Center is located at the School of Public Health and Health Services at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Grant Alerts
- U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration – Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children
- National Football League Youth Football Fund -- Grassroots Program
- Do Something -- Plum Youth Grants
- Liberty Hill Foundation -- Queer Youth Fund
- The Clorox Company Foundation -- Education and Youth Development (Oakland, CA)
- The Ameren Charitable Trust -- Services for Youth Grants (Missouri and Illinois)
New Resources
The Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services project has published, Raising Children in a New Country: An Illustrated Handbook, to help immigrant and refugee parents adjust to the laws, norms, and practices associated with raising children in the United States.
A new study from the National Center for Children in Poverty, Staying Afloat in Tough Times: What States Are and Aren’t Doing to Promote Family Economic Security, highlights the current economic challenges for America’s families and their children, as well as state level policies to address these problems.
The U.S. Department of Education has released a report for educators, administrators, and policymakers on Dropout Prevention to provide recommendations for reducing high school dropout rates.
New From the Center
Olga Acosta Price, co-director of the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, presented at the 13th Annual Conference of the Center for School Mental Health. Her presentation, Adapting Evidence-Based Practices to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Immigrant and Refugee Communities, is available on our website at http://www.healthinschools.org/Publications-and-Resources/Presentations-by-CHHCS-Staff-and-Colleagues.aspx. This issue is especially timely, as there has been a 57% increase in foreign-born individuals in the US since 1990, and one of every five children in the US is a child of immigrants.
The Immigrant Children Survey is available online, and more responses leads to better data to share with you. This brief survey seeks information about the country of origin of the students you serve. Results will be posted on our website after the survey's conclusion. Please take a moment to complete the survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9KAKgoQU4fljeZNA8QbH_2bw_3d_3d.
Important Topic
Bullying Prevention
Upcoming Meetings
School Emergency Triage Training
Philadelphia, PA: November 18, 2008
Disaster Preparedness for School Nurses
Minnetonka, MN: October 15, 2008
Philadelphia, PA: November 17, 2008
Managing Asthma Triggers
Hernando, MS: October 18, 2008
Camarillo, CA: November 11, 2008
Flint, MI: November 20, 2008
School Nurse Childhood Obesity Prevention Education
Minnetonka, MN: October 15, 2008
Breckenridge, CO: November 6, 2008
For more information on all NASN educational events, please visit http://www.nasn.org/Default.aspx?tabid=184
Previously Posted Meetings
Job Opportunities
Grant Alerts
U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration -- Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children (Deadline: 10/9/08)
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children was created to stimulate innovative, community-based programs that employ prevention strategies to promote access to health care for children and their families nationwide.
National Football League Youth Football Fund -- Grassroots Program (Deadline: 12/15/08) The goal of the National Football League Youth Football Fund’s Grassroots Program is designed to provide non-profit, neighborhood-based organizations with financial and technical assistance to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields.
Do Something -- Plum Youth Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
Do Something’s Plum Youth Grants are available to provide funding to sustain and further the growth of a recently created project, program, or organization. Plum Youth Grants are given out weekly.
Liberty Hill Foundation -- Queer Youth Fund (Deadline: 10/7/08- Letter of Intent)
The Liberty Hill Foundation’s Queer Youth Fund makes multi-year grants to grassroots, local, state or national nonprofit organizations located anywhere in the United States working to improve the quality of life among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (GLBTQQ) youth.
The Clorox Company Foundation -- Education and Youth Development (Oakland, CA)(Deadline: 1/1/09)
The Clorox Company Foundation supports programs that prepare young people to participate successfully in an increasingly global society and to contribute to the communities in which they live.
The Ameren Charitable Trust -- Services for Youth Grants (Missouri and Illinois)(Deadline: Rolling)
Ameren Charitable Trust was established to serve as the principal source of Ameren’s investments in a variety of community projects, including services for youth. Past awards include grants made to a Children’s Hospital, Boys’ and Girls’ Club, and Junior League.
News Alerts
House of Representatives and Senate Pass Mental Health Parity Bills
Last week, both the House and Senate passed bills with bipartisan support requiring group insurance plans nationally to cover mental health, alcohol and substance abuse services on an equal basis with medical care. The law, known as the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, restricts insurers from charging higher co-payments or imposing higher deductibles for mental health and addiction services.
Study Reports Health Care Costs for US Employers and Employees Continue To Rise and Highlights Affordability Issues
The 2008 Towers Perrin Health Care Cost Study reports that overall health care costs in employer-sponsored plans rose by 6% in 2007 bringing the average per employee cost to $9,144 per year. Data in the report underscores concerns about health coverage affordability.
New Resources
Raising Children in a New Country: An Illustrated Handbook is available online from Bridging Youth and Refugee Services, a project of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services. The following five themes are emphasized throughout the handbook: Nurture, Supervision/Protection, Structure/Limits, Discipline/Respect, and Educational Participation. Most information is geared towards younger children.
The National Center for Children in Poverty’s report, Staying Afloat in Tough Times: What States Are and Aren't Doing to Promote Family Economic Security, examines state policies that affect low-income workers and their children in the following three areas: Work Attachment and Advancement, Income Adequacy, and Asset Development and Protection.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Dropout Prevention Guide provides strategies for identifying and advocating for at-risk students and keeping them involved in the school environment. According to this report, more than half a million young people drop out of high school each year. The rate at which students drop out of school has remained about the same for the past 30 years, despite significant increases in funding for education.
Job Opportunities
La Clinica de La Raza – Adolescent Services Program Director (Oakland, CA)
La Clinica de La Raza is seeking an Adolescent Services Program Director. Under general direction, the Adolescent Services Program Director plans, organizes and directs all community-based youth health services for La Clinica de La Raza. Oversight includes supervision of school-based health centers. In conjunction with the Associate Medical Director, the Adolescent Services Program Director maintains a strong Medical Quality Assurance Program meeting licensing requirements as well as assisting in meeting requirements of the Primary Care Clinic Regulations. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.laclinica.org/employServiceAdolescent.shtml
City of Chelsea – Supervisor of Nurses (Chelsea, MA)
The City of Chelsea is seeking a Supervisor of Nurses to manage their school and public health nursing programs. Under guidance and supervision of the city Health and Human Services Director, the Nurse Supervisor formulates and develops procedures, and implements, supervises and coordinates policies and programs in the area of public and child health to obtain maximum efficiency and effectiveness in meeting the health goals of the City of Chelsea Board of Health. For more information and to apply to this position, please email kbudrow@chelseama.gov.
City of Chelsea – School Nurse (Chelsea, MA)
The City of Chelsea is accepting applications for a School Nurse. Applicants must be eligible for Massachusetts Department of Education certification. A Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing is required. Pediatric nursing experience and Spanish language skills are desirable. This position follows the school schedule (185 days per year; 6.5 hrs per day). For more information and to apply to this position, please email kbudrow@chelseama.gov.
Bureau of Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health – Maternal Mortality Review Project Assistant (New York, NY)
The Bureau of Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health, a part of the NY Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, promotes sexual, reproductive, maternal, prenatal and infant health. Duties of the Maternal Mortality Review Project Assistant include ensuring data requests and approvals are kept up to date, working with the project manager to complete data request applications, and requesting medical records for identified cases. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=6909
Screening for Mental Health, Inc. – School Program Coordinator (Wellesley, MA)
Screening for Mental Health, Inc. is seeking a School Program Coordinator. This person will be responsible for overseeing the suicide prevention program for area high schools and middle schools. Responsibilities include recruiting new schools, as well as maintaining existing relationships with academic institutions, and building and enhancing collaborative relationships with sponsoring organizations and associations that support the organization’s programs. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/309846-254
