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August 12, 2005 Volume VII ● Issue 16 Message From Our Executive Director Community-Campus
Partnerships for Health UW Box 354809 Seattle, WA 98195-4809 Tel. (206)
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RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES: SCHOOLS AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESPOND AS ENGAGED INSTITUTIONS CCPH Announces New Initiative
Sponsored by the WK Kellogg Foundation Click
here
to learn more! LEADERS HONORED IN
THE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE FIELD Each
year, the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine honors the most
distinguished individuals and programs in the field of preventive medicine
and public health. On June 6, 2005 ATPM presented the following award
recipients at the 12th Congress of Health Profession Educators meeting in
Washington, DC: ·
Richard Riegelman MD, MPH, PhD is the recipient
of the Duncan Clark Award. This award
is given to a senior level person with a distinguished record of achievement
in the areas of teaching, research and/or advocacy in the field of public
health and preventive medicine. ·
The Prevention Theme in the MD Curriculum of
the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry received the
Outstanding Educational Program of the Year Award which recognizes an
innovative program, department or academic institution for their involvement
in advancing undergraduate or graduate medical education in preventive
medicine and public health which furthers student interest in the discipline.
Thomas A. Pearson, MD, PhD, MPH accepted the award on behalf of the program. ·
The Department of Community Health and
Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine also received the
Outstanding Educational Program of the Year Award. CCPH
member Daniel S. Blumenthal, MD, MPH accepted the award on behalf
the department. ·
Matthew Boulton, MD, MPH is the recipient of
the F. Marian Bishop Educator of the Year Award. This award is given to teachers who have contributed to the
instruction of students or residents in the field of public health and
preventive medicine. To
learn more about the ATPM awards program and to read the achievements of the
2005 award winners, please go to: http://www.atpm.org/about/awards.html. CORPORATION FOR
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN Comments Due By August 31 For
more than a decade, the Corporation for National and Community Service
(CNCS), through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America
programs, has mobilized a new generation of engaged citizens. This year, more
than 1.6 million individuals of all ages and backgrounds will serve through
those programs to help thousands of national and community nonprofit
organizations, faith-based groups, schools, and local agencies meet local
needs in education, the environment, public safety, homeland security, and
other critical areas. A
draft of the CNCS’s 2005 - 2010 Strategic Plan is now available at http://www.nationalservice.gov.
Comments are sought by August 31.
There are a number of ways to submit your comments: ·
Email: strategicplan@cns.gov
(this is the most reliable method for sending written comments.) ·
Fax: 202-606-3464 ·
Conference call: o
AUG 16, 2005 (Tuesday), 1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern
Standard Time, Conference Number: 9997234, Passcode: 4952498 o
AUG 16, 2005 (Tuesday), 2:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern
Standard Time, Conference Number: 9997236, Passcode: 8224770 To
participate in these calls, please go to www.mymeetings.com and click “RSVP Now” in
small print under “Join Event.” Please key in the conference number and pass
code as listed above. The pass code for registration must be typed exactly as
shown. Call sign-up is on a first come first serve basis. You will be emailed the conference call in
number and pass code the morning of the conference call. Below
are questions posed by the agency to help guide your responses: Ø
Does the document express the spirit and
history of service while also explaining why these programs are critical
today? Ø
Are the focus areas appropriate cross-program
priorities for the agency for the next five years? Ø
Under the focus areas, have we identified
strong strategies and targets? Ø
Will this Strategic Plan help you in your
future planning? Ø
Do you like the new draft mission statement for
the Corporation: "Improving lives, strengthening communities, and
fostering civic engagement though volunteering and service." Your
feedback will be considered if received by August 31, 2005. If comments are
received after then, they will do their best to take them under
consideration. After
reviewing your comments and making edits, they will present a final draft of
the Strategic Plan to the board of directors in late September. Once the
board has approved the plan, they will print hard copies and post an
electronic copy online. They will be
glad to send you a copy if you include an address with your feedback. MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
For details on these new listings and all previously
listed upcoming events, visit Join
CCPH at these upcoming events!
New Event Listings For details on these new listings
and all previously listed upcoming events, visit CCPH’s CONFERENCE PAGE September 10-13, 2005 · 15th Annual Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, “For All It's Worth: Leading with Values and Vision” · Fort Worth, Texas September 14-15, 2005
· Transforming
Health Professional Education: Core Competencies, Microsystems and New Training Venues · Chicago, Illinois October 6, 2005 · National Depression Screening Day October 6-8, 2005 · International Conference on
Communication in Healthcare · Chicago, Illinois November 4-9, 2005 · Association
of American Medical Colleges' 2005 annual meeting: "Beyond Boundaries" · Washington,
D.C. November 16-18, 2005
· The
Second International Scientific conference on Occupational and Environmental Health · Hanoi, Vietnam September 11-13, 2006 · International Society for Equity in Health - ISEqH Fourth International Conference · Adelaide, Australia September 15-18, 2006 · 7th WONCA (World Congress of Family Doctors) Rural Health Conference · Seattle, Washington Boston University
Announces Free Online Educational Resources The
following free, online educational resources are available: ·
Helping
Patients Who Drink Too Much, a new and improved curriculum for
physician educators to train primary care clinicians in screening and brief
intervention for unhealthy alcohol use, using a patient-centered,
evidence-based approach that emphasizes cross-cultural efficacy. ·
Alcohol and
Health: Current Evidence, a newsletter summarizing the latest
clinically relevant research on alcohol and health, including related Journal
Club and Grand Rounds slide presentations. Community-Based Oral
Health Programs: Lessons from Three Innovative Models In
a recently released study, the Washington, DC-based nonprofit, nonpartisan
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has examined community-based
programs, initiatives, and activities intended to improve the
oral health of vulnerable populations. After reviewing model programs across
the country, ESRI provides case studies of three successful and innovative
initiatives. View the
complete report. Georgia Public
Broadcasting and Morehouse School of Medicine Quality
health care access is a growing problem for minorities and the poor in rural
Georgia. "Eliminating Health Care Disparities in Rural Georgia"
will examine the issues through radio programming and will share findings in
a live town hall meeting broadcast. Find out more on the Sound Partners' Website. Executive Director - Wisconsin
Campus Compact – Milwaukee, WI - Deadline: Sept 2 Wisconsin Campus Compact (WiCC) is a consortium of college and university presidents who share a commitment to the civic mission of higher education and the value of integrating community engagement into students' academic and co-curricular experiences. WiCC's mission is to strengthen civic engagement and service-learning partnerships between Wisconsin's postsecondary institutions and the communities they serve. Member institutions include public, private, 2 year, 4 year, technical colleges and statewide Extension throughout Wisconsin. The Executive Director of WiCC is responsible for providing leadership and assistance to member institutions for the purpose of furthering both student and institutional engagement. Additional information New Grants Alert announced in
this newsletter are noted with an asterisk (*) Cooperative Agreements
for Tribes and Tribal Organizations for Tobacco Prevention and Control – Deadline: August 15 - Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-AA066
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Procurement and Grants
Office will fund four to six awards in Capacity program and three to five
awards in Implementation Program. Additional information The Sociological
Initiatives Foundation Grants – Deadline: Aug 15 – The Foundation provides grants of $5,000 to
$15,000 to support community-based research projects. Areas of interest
include but are not limited to social justice, social welfare, human rights,
literacy, language learning and use, dialect use and curricular issues in
teaching second languages and non-native languages. The Foundation is also
interested in supporting research by sociologists and linguists that provide
a direct benefit to communities. Additional information
Questions? Contact Prentice Zinn at (617)
426-7080 x307. 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 Challenge Grant Funds
Available to Recruit Baby Boomer Volunteers - Deadline: August 22 - The Corporation for
National and Community Service has announced the availability of
approximately $4 million in Challenge Grants for a small number of nonprofit
organizations to expand or launch new programs that encourage the baby boomer
generation [born between 1946 and 1964] to become volunteers to help meet
important community needs. 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 * Healthy Tomorrows Partnership For Children Program – Deadline: Sept 12 - Funding
Opportunity Number: HRSA-06-076 - The purpose of this federal Department
of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
program is to stimulate innovative community-based programs that employ
prevention strategies to promote access to health care for children and their
families nationwide. HTPC funding supports direct service projects, not
research projects. Additional
information 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 Aetna and the Aetna
Foundation Announce the 2005/2006 Quality of Care Grants Program: End of Life
Program –
Deadline: Sept 15 – Aetna
believes that all Americans should be empowered to make well-informed
decisions about their health care, including care they receive at the end of
their lives. Please visit the Foundation's
Website for additional information including program schedule,
funding categories, eligibility and electronic submission procedures. 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 Aetna and the Aetna
Foundation Announce the 2005/2006 Quality of Care Grants Program: Depression
Program –
Deadline: Oct 15 – Aetna
believes (and substantial research has documented) that improving mental
health can improve physical health and quality of life. Please
visit the Foundation's
Website for additional information including program schedule,
funding categories, eligibility and electronic submission procedures. 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 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. * National Institutes of Health (NIH) Developing
Centers for Innovation in Services and Intervention Research – Deadlines: Nov 1
- NIH has made a program announcement to establish support for groups
of researchers to develop intervention and services research studies that
will directly address the missions of the National Institute of Mental Health
and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and to prepare these
research groups to develop advanced centers. It also supports two of the
three central themes of the NIH Roadmap
initiative: developing interdisciplinary research teams for the future, including
public-private partnerships; and re-engineering the clinical research
enterprise. Additional
information 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/. * Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) –
Deadline: Feb 1, 2006 - PAR-05-132
- The IMSD program seeks to facilitate and promote, at research institutions
with significant number of mentors with NIH or other extramural research
support, the entry into biomedical or behavioral research fields of
undergraduate and graduate students from groups underrepresented in these
fields. Additional
information * National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Underrepresented or
Disadvantaged Investigators (K01) – Deadline: Feb 1, 2006 - PAR-05-135 - The NINR Award is one
approach to increasing diversity of nurse investigators by providing
additional research career development opportunities with financial support.
NINR also recognizes the lack of diversity of qualified nurse scientists in
research settings. Additional
information * Health Services Research on the Prevention and
Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse – Deadline:
Feb 1, 2006 - PA-05-139
- This Program Announcement solicits health services research on the
prevention and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. Additional
information 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
(*) 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-2006
Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) Annual Conference – Deadline: Sept 9 -
Proposals to present your organization's or community's successful practices
and tools - in a compelling way that helps others advance their work - are
welcome in four Topic Tracks: Maximizing Access to Care; Innovating for
Community-based Chronic Disease Prevention; Transforming Systems for Health
Improvement; and Achieving Results and Demonstrating Value. The conference
will take place March 14-16, 2006 in Phoenix, AZ. Additional
information Harvard Macy Institute
Programs in Professional Development - Deadline: Sept 10 - Program dates are January
8-18 and May 21-26, 2006 at Harvard Medical School, Boston. This is a
professional development program for faculty who are training students in
undergraduate, graduate, and continuing healthcare education and are
interested in enhancing their skills as educators and facilitators of reform.
Details 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 * Call for papers, “Pedagogies of Praxis:
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Course-Based Action Research” – Deadline: Oct 1 - This
co-edited volume by Nila Ginger Hofman (Assistant Professor of Anthropology,
DePaul University) and Howard Rosing (Associate Director, Steans Center for
Community-based Service Learning, DePaul University) will focus on
documenting ways in which action research within the social sciences
functions as an effective tool in undergraduate learning as well as a means
to build partnerships between institutions of higher learning and
community-based organizations that serve the public. Please contact Nila
Ginger Hofman at nhofman@depaul.edu. * NIH Established Investigator Award in Cancer
Prevention & Control – Deadline: Oct 1 -
The objective of the NCI Established Investigator Award in Cancer Prevention
and Control (K05) is to provide qualified researchers with protected time to
devote to research and mentoring. The award is designed for established
scientists who have already demonstrated a sustained, high level of research
and mentoring productivity and who need K05 support to continue these
activities. Additional
information 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 - 10th Biennial Symposium
on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer: Committed to
Eliminating Disparities - Deadline: Oct. 31 – The
conference will take place April 19-23, 2006 in Washington, DC. 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 * Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars
Program – Deadline: Nov 1 –
The program aims to stimulate basic and policy-relevant research focused on
the early education, health, and well-being of immigrant children from birth
to age 10, particularly those who are living in low-income families. Given
the limited research on young immigrant children, proposals focused on
children from birth to age eight are highly encouraged. Additional information 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
* The CDC Experience -
A One-Year Fellowship in Applied Epidemiology – Deadline: Dec 2 –
Eight competitively selected medical students will come to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a 10-12 month fellowship in applied
epidemiology, beginning in August (August start date begins in
2006--previously the fellowship started in September). The fellowship is for
third or fourth year medical students sponsored by Pfizer Foundation and
Pfizer Inc., through the CDC Foundation. Additional information * Call for Abstracts, International Society for Equity
in Health - ISEqH Fourth International Conference – Deadline:
March 1, 2006 – The
conference theme is Creating Healthy Societies through Inclusion and Equity. Additional information Call for Papers: Academic
Exchange Quarterly Special Issue for Fall 2006 - Deadline: August 31, 2006 – The
Fall 2006 issue will focus on the implementation of Problem Based Learning at
all levels of the curriculum, including medical programs. Additional information 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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