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July 15, 2005 Volume VII ● Issue 14 Message From Our Executive Director Archives Community-Campus
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NEW
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE AND ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP
WILL DEVELOP MORE PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION EXPERTS Without
strong systems for gathering, using, and sharing information, federal, state
and local public health offices cannot adequately detect disease outbreaks,
notify the public of emerging health problems or promote sound health
practices. Recognizing the importance of this issue, the National Library of
Medicine (NLM) will administer a $3.68 million grant from the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop tomorrow's public health leaders in the
science of public health informatics. Public
health informatics is the practice of integrating state-of-the-art computer
technology for managing knowledge and information to enhance the work of
public health professionals and others. The Foundation for the National
Institutes of Health will receive the money from RWJF. The National Library
of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health, will administer the
grant program. NLM has a longstanding history of training the country's
biomedical informatics researchers and professionals. The program funds
educational training sites at four universities-Columbia University, the
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the University of Utah, and the
University of Washington. Students at the sites will receive training in
basic information science and public health principles, focused preparation
in applying informatics to public health problems, and on-site experience
with public health agencies. All four sites currently host informatics
training programs supported by NLM, and the new public health program, which
begins July 1, 2005, will build on this existing base of experience. "The
health of our communities is threatened if we cannot effectively analyze and
share critical information among public health agencies, hospitals and
community health providers," said Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A.,
president and chief executive officer of the RWJF. "This collaboration
will help prepare new leaders to be the architects of sophisticated
information systems that can help public health officials respond to
emergencies and save lives." Graduates
of the program are expected to pursue a variety of career tracks. Some will
enter directly into governmental public health agencies, while others will
conduct research and train future generations of public health information
professionals. The
grant will support program development at the selected training sites as well
as stipends, tuition and other trainee expenses. "In this day and age,
no public health agency can work in isolation," said Donald A.B.
Lindberg, M.D., director of the National Library of Medicine. "Through
this program we will help put information sharing at the center of efforts to
connect all public health agencies." "Informatics
can help us make a huge impact on public health through disease
surveillance," said Charles Friedman, Ph.D., senior scholar and leader
of this initiative in the NLM Division of Extramural Programs. "By
integrating health data from a range of sources-including hospitals, clinics,
and pharmacies-and applying sophisticated analysis tools, we'll be able to
detect disease outbreaks early, potentially saving lives and preventing an
enormous amount of suffering." The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the
nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and
health care of all Americans. The
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health was established by the
United States Congress to support the mission of the National Institutes of
Health-improving health through scientific discovery. The National Library of
Medicine, the world's largest library of the health sciences, is a component
of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. GATES
FOUNDATION AWARDS $436 MILLION FOR GLOBAL HEALTH PROJECTS The
Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
in partnership with the National Institutes of Health, has announced
forty-three grants totaling $436.6 million through its Grand Challenges in
Global Health initiative. he initiative was launched by the foundation in
2003 in an effort to apply innovations in science and technology to the
greatest health problems of the developing world. Each of the projects funded
through the initiative seeks to tackle one of fourteen major scientific
challenges that, if solved, could lead to important advances in the
prevention and treatment of diseases that kill millions of people in the
world's poorest countries. The
projects to be funded will address a series of challenges, including the
development of improved childhood vaccines that do not require refrigeration,
needles, or multiple doses; developing new ways of preventing the
transmission of diseases by insects; growing more nutritious staple crops as
a way of combating malnutrition; discovering ways to prevent drug resistance;
developing methods to treat latent and chronic infections such as
tuberculosis; and more accurately diagnosing and tracking diseases throughout
the developing world. "It's
shocking how little research is directed toward the diseases of the world's
poorest countries," said Gates Foundation co-founder Bill Gates.
"By harnessing the world's capacity for scientific innovation, I believe
we can transform health in the developing world and save millions of
lives." The initiative is supported by a $450 million commitment from
the Gates Foundation, as well as $27.1 million from the London-based Wellcome
Trust and $4.5 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in
Ottawa. For
complete descriptions (19 pages, PDF) of the forty-three projects to be
funded, see: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/3045/downloads/GCGH
"Grand
Challenges in Global Health Initiative Selects 43 Groundbreaking Research
Projects for More Than $436 Million in Funding." Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Press
Release 6/27/05 MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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New Event Listings For details on these new listings
and all previously listed upcoming events, visit CCPH’s CONFERENCE PAGE July 21, 2005 ● 2:00p.m. Eastern ● *Free* Web Audioconference on Mental Illness & Employment
August 1-7, 2005 ● 10th Annual Hawaii Facilitators’ Playshop ● Oahu, Hawaii August 3-4, 2005 ● Access to Health Care Workshop and Post-Workshop Session ● Austin, Texas August 28-31, 2005 ● The Adriondack Arc Summer-Inclusion Institute ● Blue Mountain Lake, New York September 8-9, 2005 ● Maya Angelou Research Center on
Minority Health Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Disparities: Translating
Research into Practice ● Winston-Salem, North Carolina October 6-8, 2005 ● American Council on Education Educating
All of One Nation Annual Conference: Realizing America's Promise: Embracing
Diversity, Discovery, and Change ● Phoenix, Arizona October 17-21, 2005 ● 10th International Metropolis Conference: Our
Diverse Cities: Migration, Diversity, Change ● Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 10-13, 2005 ● Oral Health: A Vital Part of Overall Health ● Williamsburg, Virginia April 1-2, 2006 ● Unite for Sight’s 3rd Annual International
Health Conference: Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides ● New Haven, Connecticut ACHI
Web Resources on Access and Coverage The Association for
Community Health Improvement (ACHI) has just made available an
extensive new repository of links to information and
programs related to Access and Coverage. The broad categories include:
Coverage and Affordability, Cultural and Linguistic Barriers, Health
Literacy, Geography and Transportation and Oral Health Access comprising more
than 50 individual entries. Details Rural, Remote and Northern Women's
Health Policy and Research Directions This community kit is designed to improve the health of
rural remote and northern women across Canada by making sure that women have
a say in how health programs, plans and policies are developed. The kit
provides summaries and background information about the national research
project, as well as information for local communities to use in advocating
for change. Council of State and Territorial
Epidemiologists/CDC Applied Epidemiology Fellowship is Currently Seeking
Doctoral Candidates to Fill Three Positions in Maternal and Child Health The
goal of the fellowship is to provide a high quality on-the-job training
experience in applied epidemiology for recent graduates and to prepare
fellows for long-term career placement at the state and local level. Based on
their career aspirations and available positions, fellows are carefully
matched to a state health agency for two years under the guidance of two
experienced mentors. During their tenure, fellows will be expected to
complete activities and achieve competencies related to epidemiologic
methods, communication skills, public health practice, policy, and legal
issues. Additional information can be
found on CSTE's website http://www.cste.org. KAIROS Releases Special
Issue of Global Economic Justice Report on Ending Poverty In Canada KAIROS
(Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives) special issue is entitled
"Ending Poverty in Canada: From Political Advocacy to Social
Transformation." The Report assesses the changing face of poverty in
Canada, analyzes the cases of poverty, and calls for an approach to reducing
and eliminating poverty that goes beyond government policy change and focuses
on a rethinking of the values and priorities that underpin our lives. If you
would like to receive a complimentary copy of this special issue, please send
your mailing address to Michael Polanyi at mpolanyi@kairoscanada.org. You can subscribe to the
Global Economic Justice Report for $20/year (4 issues) at http://www.kairoscanada.org/e/resources/orders.asp#gejr. Unite For Sight
International Service-Learning Opportunities Unite
For Sight has many new service-learning opportunities in Africa, Asia, Latin
America, and Eastern Europe for the Fall, Winter, and Spring. Some
opportunities are still available for the Summer, too. Opportunities are
available in rural villages, urban locations, and refugee camps (including in
the tsunami region). You can read
about all of the opportunities at http://www.uniteforsight.org/intl_volunteer/ Bridging the Gap Medical
Interpreter Training Courses Bridging
the Gap is a leading Medical Interpreter training program in the US today.
The quality of health care often depends as much on the interpreter as the
provider. BTG has been successful in helping interpreters and institutions
implement professional standards for medical interpreting. For details on
courses visit http://www.xculture.org. Education Program
Specialist - Division of
Adolescent & School Health (DASH) Program Services and
Development Branch, Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC)
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
– Atlanta, GA - Deadline:
July 26 – Job
Number: DE1-05-3497 or MP1-05-3497 - DASH education program specialists are
the key connection to DASH partners, including national organizations, state
and local education agencies, interest groups, and program efforts relating
to the development and implementation of coordinated school health programs,
including HIV education for school-and/or college-aged youth, parents, and
school/college personnel, and other community leaders. Complete
announcement. Questions? Contact Stephanie M. Yun at stephaniey@ccsso.org.
Research Chair at the
Full Professor Level - Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute at the University
of Ottawa – Deadline:
August 1 - The
Research Chair will be required to actively collaborate with other primary
health care researchers and clinicians in the Institute, the Service de Santé
(SCO) Health Service, and the Department of Family Medicine of the University
on the design and implementation of research programs including projects of
relevance to older adults. Questions? Contact Joanne Yelle-Weatherall at jyelle@scohs.on.ca. Director of Education -
University of Minnesota Academic Health Center and the Department of Family
Medicine and Community Health - This position is 100% time
at the rank of associate professor or professor in the tenure track and
reports to the department head. This position will guide the design,
implementation and evaluation of curriculum in six graduate medical education
programs. Questions? Contact Nancy Baker at
baker024@umn.edu. New Grants Alert announced in
this newsletter are noted with an asterisk (*) Epidemiologic HIV/AIDS
Research Among African American and Hispanic Women at Risk for HIV Infection
in the Southern United States and Puerto Rico – Deadline: July 18 - The purpose of the
project is to support research on the epidemiologic, socio-cultural,
structural, psychological, and behavioral factors that promote HIV infection
in African American and Hispanic women; and to increase understanding of the
factors related to the prevalence of HIV infection, and incidence of recent
infection, in these populations. View the full
announcement Grants for Public TV
Community Leadership Summits on Health – Deadline: July 19 - The Community Leadership
Summit Grants are designed to help PBS stations better understand and serve
their community by convening day-long Community Summits. Grants will be
solely for summits focusing on the topic of health. The Summit is a vehicle
for listening and exchanging ideas that might lead to new collaborative
initiatives. It is a one-day meeting structured to give voice to concerns
about your community. Guidelines and
Application. * Call for Applications: The National Black Leadership
Initiative on Cancer III - Deadline: July
22
- Community
Networks Program (NBLIC III) announces the availability of funds for the
Community Partners for Cancer Education Program, which was initially
established to support community-driven cancer control initiatives specific
to breast and cervical cancer early detection. The focus for this
announcement will only include prostate and colorectal cancer early detection
and prevention. The goal of this program is to expand community collaborations
and cancer awareness/ education opportunities in minority communities to help
eliminate health disparities. Details Service-Learning and Home
Safety Initiative –
Deadline: July 22 - Grants from State Farm Insurance & State
Farm Companies Foundation reward programs that engage students in service
learning -- school and/or community service activities that apply academic
curricula and education standards -- to raise public awareness about building
codes and home disaster preparation, mitigation, response, and recovery. Additional
information Emergency Response &
Crisis Management Grant Program – Deadline: July 29 - The grant program
supports efforts by LEAs to improve & strengthen their school emergency
response & crisis management plans, including training school personnel
& students in emergency response procedures; communicating emergency plans
& procedures with parents; & coordinating with local law enforcement,
public safety, public health, & mental health agencies. Additional
information is available online * American Honda Foundation Grants Program
– Deadline: August 1 - American Honda Foundation Grants
Program for organizations working in the areas of youth and scientific
education. Maximum Award: $40,000 to $80,000. Eligibility: K-12. Additional
information Alcohol & Other Drug
Prevention Models on College Campuses – Deadline: August 1 – The program seek to
support projects addressing high- risk drinking & drug use which can
become practical models for replication & adaptation in other college
communities. The goals of this
program are to identify models of effective campus-based alcohol & other
drug prevention programs & disseminate information about these programs
to other colleges & universities where similar efforts may be adopted. Additional
information is available online * Call for
Applications- CDC funding to Enhance Professional Education, Research
Infrastructure, and Capacity Building in Minority Serving Institutions - Deadline: August 4 - The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) has an estimated $900,000 in fiscal year 2005
funding to help organizations support professional development, education,
research and training for racial and ethnic minorities in the health
professions. Among other goals, the program will help organizations
strengthen the educational and professional development of minority health
professionals and educators. The agency expects to award three grants of
about $300,000 each to minority health professions schools and nonprofit
organizations representing historically black colleges and universities,
tribal colleges and universities, and Hispanic-serving institutions. Details Demonstration Projects
That Improve Child Well-Being by Fostering Healthy Marriages within
Underserved Communities –
Deadline: August 8 - Funding
Opportunity Number: HHS-2005-ACF-ACYF-CA-0089 - This US Department of
Health and Human Services funding announcement seeks proposals that improve
child well-being by removing barriers to and strengthening family formation
and healthy marriage in underserved communities. Additional
information Arts in Healthcare Funds - Deadline: August 22 - 2005
Johnson & Johnson (J&J)/Society for the Arts in Healthcare
Partnership to Promote Arts and Healing Grant. This grant program seeks to
promote the use of the arts to enhance the healthcare experience for
patients, their families, and caregivers. Proposals are being sought from
healthcare organizations and/or arts agencies working in partnership to
produce innovative projects to serve patients, their families, and caregivers
in healthcare settings and to promote healing and preventative health. Additional Information Call for Proposals:
Substance Abuse Policy Research Program – Round X – Deadline: August 23 - The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s program is designed to encourage experts in
public health, law, political science, medicine, sociology, criminal justice,
economics, psychology and other behavioral and policy sciences to address
issues related to substance abuse. Additional
information * InformationLinks:
Connecting Public Health with Health Information Exchanges - Deadline: Sept 7 - This
program will provide grants to support the participation of state and local
public health agencies in health information exchanges. The program will make
funds available to public health agencies for activities in support of
population-based public health services, as opposed to direct provision of
health care (e.g., safety-net provider services). The program is designed as
a one-time, short-term stimulus to catalyze and facilitate greater
participation by public health agencies in health information exchanges. Details Women Helping Others
(WHO) Foundation Grants –
Deadline: Sept 13 – WHO supports grass-roots charities
serving the overlooked needs of women and children. Specific projects and
programs addressing health, education and social service needs are the
priority of the WHO Foundation. The Foundation recognizes the value of new
programs created to respond to changing needs and will consider funding
projects of an original or pioneering nature within an existing organization.
Additional information The Charles Frueauff
Foundation 2005 Grants - Deadline:
Sept 15 - The Charles Frueauff Foundation
focuses on at-risk youths in all its funding categories: education, health,
and social services. Tutoring, sexual-health and job-training initiatives
receive preference. * Call for Proposals-
HRSA Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program -
Deadline: Sept 16 - Program encourages the development of new and
innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack
essential health care services. The emphasis of the grant program is on
service delivery through creative strategies requiring the grantee to form a
consortium with at least two additional partners. For example,
through consortia of schools, churches, emergency medical service providers,
local universities, private practitioners and the like, rural communities can
create hospice care, bring health check-ups to children, and provide prenatal
care to women in remote areas. Estimated $10 million in grants. Details International Research
Collaboration Behavioral, Social Sciences – Deadline: Sept 21 - Funder's Fund ID: PAR-05-073 -
An important role of the Fogarty International Research Collaboration (FIC)is
to foster discovery and reduce global health disparities through the support
of international cooperation across the continuum of basic, clinical and
applied biomedical, and health sciences. Additional
information * Call for Proposals-
HRSA Rural Health Network Development Program - Deadline: Sept
26
- Support
development of rural health networks. Grant funds are used to support
activities that strengthen the organizational capabilities of these networks
whose purpose is to overcome the fragmentation and vulnerability of providers
in rural areas. Estimated $1.44 million in grants. Details Captain Planet Foundation – Deadline: Sept 30, and Dec 31 -
The Captain Planet Foundation funds hands-on environmental projects to
encourage youth around the world to work individually and collectively to
solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities. Additional
information Toshiba America
Foundation Grants –
Deadline: Oct 1 - The grants seek to support projects designed
by classroom teachers to improve K-12 science and mathematics education. Additional information Collaborative Multisite
Research in Addiction (COMRAD) –
Deadline: Oct 1 - The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
seeks to increase the collaboration of investigators at two or more sites in
order to address critical issues in the epidemiology, services, and
prevention of substance abuse and related disorders that require sample sizes
greater than a single site can reasonably attain. Complete
Announcement * Mini-Grant Program for Service-Learning
– Deadline Oct 14 - Constitutional Rights Foundation's Robinson
Mini-Grant Program for service-learning projects designed to address serious community
issues. Maximum Award: $500. Eligibility: K-12. http://www.crf-usa.org/network/crf_robin.html Building Human Capital, Disparities
and Public Health - Deadline: Oct 15 - The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation has posted a Call for Proposals related to build the nation's
capacity for research, leadership and action to address the broad range of
factors that affect health. The program is founded on the principle that
progress in the field of population health depends upon collaboration and
exchange among the social, behavioral and health sciences. The program is
intended to produce leaders who will change the questions asked, the methods
employed to analyze problems and the range of solutions offered to reduce
population health disparities and improve the health of all Americans. Details * Do Something BRICK Awards
– Deadline: Nov 1 - The Awards honor 6 outstanding youth leaders
who develop projects to improve their community. Maximum Award: $5,000 scholarship and a $5,000 grant.
Eligibility: Students age 18 and under. Additional information National Library of
Medicine (NLM) Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health - Deadlines: Nov 1 - The
NLM Grants are awarded for the preparation of book-length manuscripts and
other scholarly works of value to US health professionals, public health
officials, biomedical researchers, and historians of the health sciences. For
more information, click here. Call for Applications:
2006 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) / AcademyHealth Fellowship – Deadline: Jan 9, 2006
- The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's NCHS and AcademyHealth are seeking applicants for their 2006
Fellowship. This program brings visiting scholars in health services
research-related disciplines to NCHS to collaborate on studies of interest to
policymakers and the health services research community using NCHS data
systems. Additional information can be found at http://www.academyhealth.org/nchs
and http://www.academyhealth.org/fellowships/. Cancer Education (R25E)
Grants Program –
Deadline: Multiple - Funding Opportunity Number:
PAR-05-065 -
Educational and research dissemination activities are essential components of
the National Cancer Institute's efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality due
to cancer. The PHS 398 application
instructions are available in an interactive format. For
further assistance contact GrantsInfo,
Telephone (301) 435-0714. Link to Full Announcement Social and Cultural
Dimensions of Health –
Deadline: Multiple - Funding
Opportunity Number: PA-05-029 - The ultimate goal of
this National Institutes of Health program announcement is to encourage the
development of health research that integrates knowledge from the biomedical
and social sciences. The PHS 398 application instructions are
available online in an interactive format. For further
assistance contact GrantsInfo@nih.gov. Link to Full Announcement. Allen Foundation Grants
for Nutrition Education–
Deadline: Open – The Foundation supports educational
nutrition programs, with priority given to training programs for children and
young adults to improve their health and development. Maximum Award: Past grants
have ranged from $2,000 to $1 million. Eligibility: Schools and school
districts should partner with local nonprofits to form nutrition education
programs. Additional information The National Institutes
of Health (NIH): Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related
Research –
Deadline: Open - Principal investigators holding specific types
of NIH research grants (listed in the full announcement) are eligible for
available funds for administrative supplements to improve the diversity of
the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students, postdoctorates,
and eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be
underrepresented. For details, click here. Common Counsel's Grantee
Exchange Fund (GXF) –
Deadline: Open - GXF provides discretionary small grants to
build bridges between grassroots organizations throughout the United States
to encourage social change organizations to seek technical assistance from
one another, and to help build regional and national networks among
organizations. Complete information.
Community Participation
in Research –
Deadlines: May 17, 2006, 2007 - A number of federal
agencies, including NIH, CDC and AHRQ have collaborated in the release of
program announcement PAR-05-026 on Community Participation in Research. The goal
of this PAR is to support research on health promotion, disease prevention,
and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and
researchers. Click here for details. To view the edited notes and audiofile
from a technical assistance conference call for prospective applicants held
on January 28, 2005, click here. CALLS FOR
SUBMISSIONS New
Calls for Submissions announced in this newsletter are noted with an asterisk
(*) * Lideres de Hoy Essay
Contest – Deadline: July 29 -
The essay contest is an Allstate and National Council of La Raza (NCLR) initiative
to recognize and celebrate the work of Hispanic youth leaders making a
difference in the Latino community. Applicants must answer the question: "As a young leader, how have you been
a catalyst for positive change and contributed to inspiring your
community?" Additional
information Call for Abstracts for 4th International Conference
on Urban Health – Deadline: July 29 – The
conference will take place October 26-28, 2005 in Toronto, ON, Canada. This
year’s conference theme is Achieving Social Justice in Urban Communities. Proposals are specifically sought on
topics related to community-based participatory research. Information on submitting an
abstract. Has Your Research Made a
Difference? AcademyHealth Requests Nominations for HSR Impact Award - Deadline: July 29 – The
Award recognizes outstanding research that has been successfully translated
into health
policy, management, or clinical practice and, as a result, had a positive
impact on health and health care. Additional information * Call for Proposals for a Conference on Cardiovascular
Disease Disparities: Translating Research Into Practice
– Deadline: July 31 – Sponsored by the Maya Angelou Research
Center on Minority Health. The conference will take place September 8-9, 2005
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Additional information Call for Nominations- SOPHE Open Society Award - Deadline: July 31 - The Society for Public Health
Education (SOPHE) will inaugurate the Open Society Award at their 56th
Annual Meeting on November 5th in New Orleans, LA. This new award seeks
to recognize an individual or group who embodies and promotes an Open
Society, through research, practice, and/or teaching. Award recipients
will receive a $250 cash prize and one year SOPHE membership (for non-member
recipients). Additional
information 2005-2006 CDC/SOPHE Fellowships in Injury and Violence
Prevention - Deadline: July 31 - One year fellowships. Fellows will work at their own
institutions on research or practice-based projects that consider
unintentional injury prevention or violence prevention from the perspectives
of health education or behavioral science. Additional information Scholarships for
Post-Graduate Public Health Program - Deadline:
August 1 - The Hispanic Dental Association Foundation
and the Colgate-Palmolive Company present a scholarship program to Hispanic
students enrolled in Post-Graduate Public Health Program. Scholarships will
be awarded to support Hispanic students who seek to advance their scientific
and applied clinical knowledge in the area of public health to further their
commitment to aiding and supporting the Hispanic community. For more
information: Additional information Call for Applications: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tobacco
Policy Change Round Two - Deadline: August 1 - A
national initiative that provides resources and technical assistance for
local, regional and nationally-based organizations and tribal groups
interested in implementing effective tobacco prevention and cessation policy
initiatives. Details Call for Papers –
Reflections Spring 2006 Special Issue – Deadline: August 1 - Reflections: A Journal of
Writing, Service-Learning, and Community Literacy will have a special issue
on Re-writing the Community Writing
Course in Spring 2006. It will be guest edited by H. Brooke Hessler and
Amy Rupiper Taggart. Please send inquiries to Amy Rupiper Taggart or Brooke
Hessler. The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation 2005 Physician Faculty Scholars Program – Deadline: August 1 - To
strengthen the leadership and academic productivity of junior medical school
faculty who are dedicated to improving health and health care. Funding: Up to
$300,000 over three years. For more information, click here. Fulbright Scholar Program for Faculty and Professionals
Public Health Awards –
Deadline: August 1 - Research, lecturing, and
lecturing-research awards are being offered in public health for academic
year 2006-2007. Specific "Public
Health" awards are available in Canada, China, Hungary, India, and
Ukraine. Public health is also among the requested specializations for awards
in the social sciences or sciences, public administration, and mountain
studies in other countries, and in the multi-country regional research
programs in Africa and the Middle East/South Asia. Visit the CIES for more information. Request an application. * Excellence in Economic Development Awards 2005
– Deadline: August 12 - The Economic Development
Administration’s (EDA) Awards Ceremony will be held at EDA's "Symposium
for 21st Century Economic Development" on September 22, 2005 at the
Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia. View the brochure. * Call for Abstracts for Unite For Sight’s 3rd
Annual International Health Conference – Deadline: August 15 -
The conference will take place April 1-2, 2006 in New Haven, Connecticut. The
theme is Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides. Its purpose is to
provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas about original
health and medical research and international service. Details The Clarence H. Moore Award for Voluntary Service – Deadline: August 15 - To
recognize the benefits that the voluntary/non-governmental sector contributes
to the public health mission and to improving the lives of the peoples of the
Americas, the Pan American Health and Education Foundation established the
Clarence H. Moore Award. This award calls attention to the achievements of
NGOs operating in Latin America and the Caribbean in public health, and
celebrates these achievements. Additional information Call for Papers – 26th Annual Society of Teachers
of Family Medicine (STFM) Conference on Health and Families – Deadline: August 22 – The
conference will take place March 1-4, 2006 in Austin, TX. The conference
theme is “The Call for Leadership: Improving Health Through Partnerships.”
The SFTM conference will provide a form where those involved in teaching,
providing, or conducting research in family and contextually centered care
join to present and discuss their best thinking and practice. http://www.sftm.org/calendar/cal_fm.htm.
Call for Papers:
Mental Health - Deadline: August 26 - Preventing Chronic Disease,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's peer-reviewed electronic
journal established to provide a forum for public health researchers and
practitioners to share study results and practical experience, is accepting
manuscripts for their March 2006 issue on mental health. For more
information: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/index.htm
* Healthy Vision
Community Awards Program To Support Healthy People 2010 Vision Objectives - Deadline: August 31 - The National Eye Institute
announces the 2006 Healthy Vision Community Awards Program, providing funding
for the implementation of health education activities that support the
Healthy Vision 2010 objectives and the Healthy People 2010 goals to reduce
health disparities and improve quality of life. The focus of the 2006
awards is on diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, occupational eye injury,
personal protective eyewear, and vision rehabilitation. Details Community Colleges Invited to Apply for MetLife Foundation
Community College Excellence Award -
Deadline: August 31 - The Award celebrates and highlights the
accomplishments of colleges that are helping less-advantaged youth and adults
succeed and advance in college and careers. The award recognizes community
colleges whose policies and practices provide pathways to opportunity for
large numbers of individuals. Visit the Jobs for the Future for
details. Call for Applications-Ethics of Prevention and Public Health
Fellowship - Deadline: Sept 1 - In July 2002, the Cancer
Prevention Fellowship Program established specialty training in the ethics of
prevention and public health. The CPFP has for years provided a
multidisciplinary training environment for postdoctoral biomedical and social
scientists, clinicians, and public health professionals. Training in the
ethics of prevention and public health represents a new initiative within
this well-established and highly regarded program. In addition to its unique
features, the structure of this training is identical to that of the parent
program, including eligibility, stipends, benefits, application procedures,
and evaluations. Additional Information Call for Nominations for the Fifth Annual Delta Omega Award
for Innovative Public Health Curriculum –
Deadline: Sept 2 – As part of its efforts to promote excellence in
public health education, research and practice, Delta Omega created this
award to highlight public health courses that are integrative,
practice-oriented, and multi-disciplinary. Additional information * Call for Proposals for Second Annual International
Conference on Social Science Research – Deadline: Sept 15 -
This interdisciplinary conference will draw together faculty members,
research scientists, and professionals from the social sciences, and provide
them with the opportunity to interact with colleagues from the same field and
from other, related fields. Cross-disciplinary submissions are particularly
encouraged as is participation by international scholars. Additional information Award Available for Best
Medical Student Paper in Preventive Medicine – Deadline: Sept 20 - The American College of
Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is offering an award for the best paper on
preventive medicine written by a medical student. The winning paper will be
published in the American Journal of preventive Medicine. The author will
receive a $1000 prize and will be honored at the ACPM's annual meeting. All
prevention-related topics will be considered. Additional information,
contact: Erica Frank. Call for Proposals for
the 17th Annual National Service-Learning Conference: We the People – Deadline: Sept 26 - The
conference will take place March 22-25, 2006 Philadelphia, P.A. Come present
to the largest gathering of youths and practitioners from the
service-learning field including educators in K-12 and higher education,
youth leaders, trainers, policy-makers, grantees, researchers, funders and
many others. Download an application at www.nylc.org/conference
or call the Conference Hotline at (800) 366-6952, or email mailto:nslc@nylc.org
for further information. Journal of Interprofessional Care (JIC) Call for Papers - A
Competition for Students –
Deadline: Sept 30 - JIC invites teams of student authors from pre and post-licensure
programs in any country to submit manuscripts to be considered for
publication in a special supplement. CCPH's executive director Sarena D.
Seifer serves on the Journal's North American editorial board. Journal's Notes for Contributors
Questions? student.competition@ubc.ca Robert Wood Johnson
Health & Society Scholars Program - Deadline: Oct 15 - This program is designed
to build the nation's capacity for research, leadership and action to address
the broad range of factors that affect health. The program is founded on the
principle that progress in the field of population health depends upon
collaboration and exchange among the social, behavioral and health sciences.
The program is intended to produce leaders who will change the questions
asked, the methods employed to analyze problems and the range of solutions
offered to reduce population health disparities and improve the health of all
Americans. More details
and how to apply Making a Difference Award – Deadline: Oct 15 -
This Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association Award recognizes excellence in a science
program developed and implemented by middle level science teachers, grades
6-8. Entries must show innovative and effective teaching strategies combined
with a science program that has influenced students to explore and
investigate science and its application to global problems. Additional information Call for Papers - 19th Biennial Meeting of
the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) in Melbourne,
Australia – Deadline: Oct. 31 - The Program Committee invites
submissions for symposia and posters from all those with an interest in
research on human development. This includes ISSBD members, non-members,
researchers, practitioners, and students. http://issbd2006.com.au/ Call for Papers: The International Journal of Public Sector
Management Special Issue on Knowledge Management and Mobilization: Emergence, Experiments, Incentives, Infrastructure
and Strategies - Deadline: Oct 31 - Issues of importance, addressed at an international, national,
regional or provincial, or local level. Guest editor: CCPH Member Peter Levesque,
Knowledge Exchange Specialist, Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth
Mental Health, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada. Details * Do Something BRICK Awards
– Deadline: Nov 1 - The Awards honor 6 outstanding youth leaders
who develop projects to improve their community. Maximum Award: $5,000 scholarship and a $5,000 grant.
Eligibility: Students age 18 and under. Additional information Call for Papers: Action Research Special Issue: Insider Action
Research - Deadline: Nov 1 - Seeking contributions from
people who have undertaken action research in their own organizational
systems (organization, association, community, family). Seeking contributions
from across organizational sectors including business, education, healthcare,
nursing, social work, voluntary, aid and development, arts, public service,
community development, and from any position on a hierarchical ladder. Details
Call for Papers: Academic
Exchange Extra, a Monthly Peer-Reviewed On-Line Forum - Deadline: Ongoing Submissions
are invited from undergraduates, graduates, and educators. AEE presents
ideas, research methods, and pedagogical theories leading to effective
instruction and learning regardless of level, subject or context. They also
seek cogent essays, poetry and fiction. Contact Elizabeth Haller with questions. Details Call for Papers for the National Civic Review - Deadline: Ongoing –
The journal publishes essays and reports written by civic activists,
community practitioners, theorists, and scholars in the fields of public
administration, community building, political reform, government, and social
problem solving. Additional
information Call for Papers for COMM-ORG – Deadline: Ongoing - COMM-ORG is the On-Line Conference on Community
Organizing and Development. Are you writing a paper, thesis, or dissertation
on: community organizing, community development, community planning,
community-based research, and/or a related area? COMM-ORG is looking for
papers to post on the COMM-ORG Papers page.
To submit a paper, contact the editor, Randy Stoecker. You can also find out more by clicking here. CCPH
Members receive discounts on publications by Jossey-Bass as well as
all CCPH
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