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September 23, 2005 Volume VII ● Issue 19 Message From Our Executive Director Archives Community-Campus
Partnerships for Health UW Box 354809 Seattle, WA 98195-4809 Tel. (206)
543-8178 Fax. (206) 685-6747 www.ccph.info Partnership
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NEW ONLINE RESOURCE FOR FACULTY
WORKING
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN COMMUNITIES
Community-Campus
Partnerships for Health is pleased to officially announce the Community-Engaged
Scholarship Toolkit, an online resource aiming to provide health
professional faculty with a set of tools to carefully plan and document their
community-engaged scholarship and produce strong portfolios for promotion and
tenure. The toolkit offers guidance, resources, and
successful examples of portfolio materials from faculty that have been
promoted based on their community-engaged scholarship. The toolkit is available
at: www.communityengagedscholarship.info Community engaged scholarship, in which faculty
members connect their scholarship with community needs and concerns, has
often been misunderstood in the faculty review, promotion and tenure process.
A steady stream of calls from national organizations have been recommending
the community engagement of health professional schools as an essential
strategy for improving health professional education, achieving a diverse
health workforce, increasing access to health care, and eliminating health
disparities. The toolkit was developed in response to these urgent needs and
recommendations. Supporting community-engaged faculty in the review, promotion
and tenure process is an essential component of efforts to better reward and
promote service-learning and community-based participatory research. About the Toolkit: The toolkit includes the following components: 1) A unit on
planning for promotion and tenure
that focuses on the role of mentors, developing a vision for one’s work with
communities and strategies for documenting that work across the academic
missions; 2) A unit on
creating a strong portfolio that
provides guidance for preparing a portfolio for promotion and tenure review,
including sections on the career statement, curriculum vitae, teaching
portfolio, letters from external reviewers, letters from community and
practice partners, and documentation of service or public health practice
activities; 3) Portfolio
examples from community-engaged
faculty members in a wide range of health professions and academic
institutions; and 4) References
and resources that include
citations, a glossary of terms, examples of schools that support
community-engaged faculty, and a list of agencies that fund community-engaged
scholarship. Supported by grants from the Corporation for
National and Community Service, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education in the US Department of Education, the Helene Fuld Health Trust
HSBC, and the WK Kellogg Foundation, the online toolkit will be useful to
faculty members preparing for review, graduate students and fellows planning
for their academic careers, senior faculty in their roles as mentors and
promotion & tenure committee members, and faculty development
administrators preparing training materials or workshops. Advance
Praise for the Toolkit: Barbara
F. Brandt, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Education, University of
Minnesota Academic Health Center: "I review all of the dossiers that
are put forward for promotion and tenure from faculty across the academic
health center. I am recommending that faculty review the toolkit as they
plan their careers and develop their portfolios. I have found it to be an
invaluable faculty development resource - not only for community-engaged
faculty, but for all faculty." From David Hill, Ed.D., Associate
Dean and Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Pharmacy: From Juan Carlos Belliard, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor, Loma Linda University School of Public Health: Learn More About the Toolkit at these Upcoming
Presentations: §
A webconference providing an introduction to the toolkit will be held
on October 13, 2005 at 1:30-3:00 PM EST/10:30 AM-12:00 PM PST. To register
for the call, click here. §
Session 4096 on
Tuesday December 13, 2005 at 1:30 pm at the American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. For more information, click here. §
Pre-conference institute on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at the CCPH
Conference in Minneapolis, MN. For more information, click here. Feedback and Questions: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health welcomes
comments on the Community-Engaged Scholarship Toolkit. Questions and comments
may be directed to CCPH Program Director, Jen Kauper-Brown by e-mail, by phone:
206/543-7954, or by mail: UW Box 354809, Seattle, WA 98195-4809. Stay connected with CCPH and
its work in supporting community-engaged scholarship through the
Community-Engaged Scholarship electronic discussion group. RURAL SCHOOLS AS
ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS CCPH Board Member Chuck Conner recently attended a
consultative session hosted by the Annie E Casey Foundation (AECF) on the
role of rural schools as anchor institutions. He had dual representation for CCPH and the West Virginia Rural
Health Education Partnership whose focus is undergraduate health professions
education in rural, underserved areas. Chuck shares his thoughts about the
meeting below. Since 1948, AECF has worked to build better
futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States.
The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human
service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs
of today's vulnerable children and families. In mid-July, the foundation hosted a consultative
session, inviting 20 individuals from the north and south eastern areas of
the country. The foundation has primarily focused its efforts in the urban
areas but is looking to expand its base of interests to improving rural
conditions for children and families. For those of us from rural areas,
having another potential partner is very encouraging. The consultants ranged
in expertise from school superintendents, the National 4-H, rural development
offices, to rural economic development and community action agencies. The group was provided with background information about
the foundation and the direction that they have conceived for positively
impacting the lives of vulnerable families and children in rural America. The
core of the direction is to utilize rural schools as “Anchor Institutions”,
meaning; 1.They are “anchored” by their physical presence; 2.They have
significant, but often untapped, potential to benefit the community’s
economic, civic, and social life; 3. Communities without engaged anchors may
have a much more difficult time with development or redevelopment. There are efforts in communities across the country but
there are some perceived barriers that may impede development such as; 1. It
will create unlikely or unfamiliar partnerships; 2. It challenges some
assumptions and requires looking at the situation with new visions; and 3. We
need to identify more visible “trailblazers” for others to model based on
their communities needs. Although we were brought in as consultants, we each left
with a wealth of knowledge about what others are doing in utilizing community
resources, especially rural schools. I encourage you to go to the Annie E. Casey website for additional information.
They have many resources that will be of benefit to you as a CCPH member and
to our goals of strengthening academic and community partnerships at all
levels. The on-going development of the partnership between CCPH and the
Annie E. Casey Foundation will bring us closer to serving those most in need. For more information about CCPH’s project
on the role of health institutions as anchors, click here. COUNCIL ON GRADUATE MEDICAL
EDUCATION SELECTS TOPICS FOR FUTURE STUDY
National Service
for Medical Professionals on the Agenda The Council on Graduate
Medical Education (COGME), which last met more than one year ago, convened
again last week. The council agreed upon two topics to be the subject of
future reports: 1) whether a voluntary or mandatory national service for medical
professionals would be appropriate means for physicians to give back to
society in return for the benefit of acquiring medical education, and 2) what
policy changes can be made to graduate medical education funding in order to
facilitate more flexible residency training. The group will meet again in
April 2006. For more information, visit http://www.cogme.gov/ MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
For details on these new listings and all previously
listed upcoming events, visit CCPH’s
CONFERENCE PAGE 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 26, 2005
·
3:00-4:00pm Eastern · The Report of the Strengthening
America's Communities Advisory Committee October 13-15,
2005 · 1:30-3:00pm
Eastern ·Webconference: Learning about
the New Community-Engaged Scholarship Toolkit November 3-4, 2005
· Linking Adults to Community: A
Symposium on Adult Education and Service Learning
·
Chicago, Illinois November 3-4, 2005
· Global
Health Histories · Bethesda, Maryland November 6-9, 2005
· 12th Annual Canadian Conference on
International Health on Your Money or Your Life: Health in the Global Economy
·
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 1-3, 2005
· 4th
International Conference on Community Indicators Marking the Evolution of the
Movement · Burlington, Vermont May 17-19, 2006 · The University and
Civil Society: Autonomy & Responsibility · Bologna, Italy Report Provides
Advice for Pediatricians to Help Families in the Aftermath of Natural and Other Disasters -
Psychosocial implications of disaster or terrorism on children:
A guide for the pediatrician delineates specific responses, discusses risk
factors for adverse reactions, and gives advice for pediatricians to
ameliorate the effects of disaster on children and adolescents. The clinical
report was produced by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published
in the September 2005 issue of Pediatrics. Free online
access to the full report Additional resources to help cope
with natural and other disasters are available on the AAP website. Rosalynn Carter
Institute for Caregiving - Through research, education, and
training, the institute "promotes the mental health and well-being of
individuals, families, and professional caregivers; teaches effective
caregiving practices; builds public awareness of caregiving needs; and
advances public and social policies that enhance caring communities."
There are many resources for professional caregivers on the site, including
publications available as PDF downloads. Additional information
New Study Finds Urban
Public Hospitals Provide Less In-Patient & Emergency Care
- A new study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that urban public
hospitals provided less in-patient and emergency care in 2002 than in 1996,
and that more public hospitals closed during that time period than did
for-profit and nonprofit hospitals. The study, Hospital Care in the 100 Largest Cities and Their Suburbs, 1996-2002:
Implications for the Future of the
Hospital Safety Net in Metropolitan America, was conducted
by the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. It also found
that high-poverty suburbs, particularly in the South, appear to be relatively
underserved by hospitals, compared to low-poverty suburbs, which appear to
have an abundance of hospital resources. "Public hospitals may become an
endangered species," says the study’s lead author, Dennis Andrulis.
"Not only are public hospitals disappearing from inner cities across the
country, they are disappearing from the suburbs, as well." Download
the report . Program Director – Community-Campus Partnerships for Health – Seattle, WA
The
CCPH Program Director will develop, manage, and conduct activities within a
variety of field and disciplines that further the core mission of CCPH. This
person is required to fully participate as a CCPH staff team member,
including but not limited to upholding the mission and vision of the
organization; abiding by policies and procedures set forth by the
organization and the employing institutions; and conducting all work in a
professional and ethical manner. The program director will administer
projects and conduct original research relating to community-campus
partnerships, community-engaged scholarship, and institutional and community
policies and structures that build capacity and support for these
partnerships. The program director is expected to stay abreast of current
trends and issues in the fields of community-campus partnerships,
community-engaged scholarship, health professions education, and
training/technical assistance. Additional organizational support, supervisory
duties, grant writing, research, outreach, and dissemination may be required.
Specific duties and program areas will be determined by the CCPH Executive
Director and are subject to change. View the complete job
description Chief Executive Officer – Baltimore City Healthy Start – Baltimore, MD – Closing date: Oct. 10 Visionary
leadership needed for non-profit maternal/child health human service agency
with $9 million budget. More information on position description available on
website
under the Maternal and Child Health heading. Minority Health Director - Vermont Department of Health – Burlington, VT The
State is seeking a seasoned leader to strengthen the capacity of the
Department of Health and its partners in state government, the health care
system and the community, to improve health conditions and reduce disparities
in health outcomes in Vermont's minority populations, this includes those at
special risk because of race or ethnicity, recent immigration, education or
income or sexual orientation. To apply on line visit http://erecruit.per.state.vt.us For more information contact Ellen Thompson at 802-863-7606. New Grants Alert announced in
this newsletter are noted with an asterisk (*) 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 * Funding for Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating
Racial/Ethnic Disparities – Deadline: Sept 30
- Funding Opportunity Number:
HRSA-06-103 – Grants will be awarded to address significant disparities
in perinatal health indicators. Eliminating disparities in Perinatal Health
focuses on disparities in Hispanics, American Indians, African Americans,
Alaskan Natives, Asian Pacific Islanders, Immigrant Populations or
differences occurring by education, income, disability, or living in rural,
isolated areas by enhancing a community's service system. Additional
information 2006 Youth Visions
for Stronger Neighborhoods Grants – Deadline: Sept 30 – Youth Visions grants
are designed to give youth and community technology programs the opportunity
to use multimedia tools and training to engage in community decision-making
to strengthen their neighborhoods. Organizations that serve at-risk youth
(ages 14-18), are engaged in community partnerships, and have experience
providing video and other multimedia training are eligible. Additional information Arthritis In Focus: Funding Available for
Community-Based Collaborative Research in SW Washington and Oregon – Deadline: Sept 30 - The aim of Arthritis In Focus is to improve the
quality of life for people with arthritis who live in Oregon and southwest
Washington by understanding and reducing the negative impact of arthritis and
other rheumatic conditions. Additional
information * Merck Company
Foundation's Program on Pharmaceutical Policy Issues (PPPI) - Deadline: Sept 30 - Merck works on policy issues as they
relate to medicines, resulting in contributions to debates on such topics as
access to medicines, health targets, evidence-based medicine, rationing,
resource allocation, innovation, quality, and accountability. The Merck’s
Program provides funding to help academic institutions worldwide develop
centers of excellence in pharmaceutical and health policy. PPPI provides
grants to selected institutions in support of outstanding faculty and
scholars capable of providing education and training, conducting rigorous
policy-related research, and disseminating topical information related to
pharmaceuticals and health. Additional information 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 –
Deadline: Oct 1 - The National Institute on Drug Abuse 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 Pathways to Health
Professions
– Deadline: Oct 3 - The intent of the federal Pathways to
Health Professions Program is to support the continuation and development of
innovative, culturally competent approaches that encourage underrepresented
minority (URM) and disadvantaged students in colleges and universities,
community colleges, elementary, middle, and high schools to pursue a career
in a health or allied health field. Additional
information * Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 2006 Notice of
Funding Opportunity – Deadline: Oct 6 -
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-083105-001 -
The purpose of the grants is to mobilize more Americans to observe the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday as a day of service in communities, to
encourage people who do serve on this Holiday to make a long-term commitment
to community service, and to bring people together around the common focus of
service to others. Accordingly, multi-year grants will be awarded to bring
year-long focus to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service efforts. Additional
information 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 Call
for Applications: Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Program - Deadline: Oct 17 - This
grant-funding opportunity is for non-profit, community-based, health care
organizations. The program supports organizations whose primary goal is
to improve access to quality health care for the medically
underserved. Proposals from foundations, universities, and
political advocacy groups will not be considered.
Priority consideration is given to those organizations seeking support for
projects that measurably improve care for the medically underserved — with
emphasis on projects affecting women and children, including infants and adolescents.
Additional
information * Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve
Results Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study – Deadline: Oct 18 - Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2006-STAR-B2 - The U.S. EPA, as
part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate
Fellowships for master's and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study. Additional information Bayer Hemophilia Awards
Program Offers Support for Research and Education in Hemophilia - Deadline: Oct 31
(Letters of Intent) - Through grants provided to early career investigators,
fellows in training, and other hemophilia care professionals, the program
seeks to support the next steps for the next generation of care and treatment
options for people with hemophilia worldwide. Additional information American Dental
Association Foundation Seeks Proposals of Innovative Ideas to Foster a
Stronger Dental Education System – Deadline: Nov 1 – Seeking innovative
ideas to help strengthen America's dental education system. 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. 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 *
Community-Based Field Research Grants for Behavioral Hygiene and Global
Health - Deadline: Nov 15 - The International Health Section of American Public
Health Association (APHA) in collaboration with the
Colgate-Palmolive Company is offering a grants program to support young
faculty and students in schools of public health to carry out community-based
field research in behavioral hygiene. These competitive grants will be
awarded for community-based research projects investigating the role of
hygiene (especially hand washing with soap) in personal and community health
and infection control, including investigations about the knowledge of proper
hygiene habits, hygiene motivation and behavior change. For additional
information, contact: Paul Freeman or
Henry
Perry, co-chairs of the Working Group on Community-Based
Primary Health Care of APHA’s International Health Section. GoGirlGo! Grant and
Educational Program Offers Support for Girls Sports and Educational Program -
Deadline: Nov 30 - The Program seeks to maximize the use of
sport/physical activity as an educational intervention and social asset in
order to enhance the wellness of girls as they navigate between childhood and
early womanhood. Link to request for proposals. Specialized Programs of
Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Human Cancer for Year 2006 – Deadline: Dec 1
(Letter of Intent) - Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-05-156 - Applicant
institutions are to demonstrate their ability to conduct translational
research in the prevention, etiology, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of
lymphomas and breast, gastrointestinal (GI), brain, head and neck, and
prostate cancers. Translational research, as defined by the Program, uses
knowledge of human biology to develop and test the feasibility of
cancer-relevant interventions in humans and/or determines the biological
basis for observations made in individuals with cancer or in populations at
risk for cancer. 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/. National Institutes
of Health Global Research Training in Population Health Funding Opportunity - Deadline: Jan 13, 2006
– This opportunity is to support advanced international research training in
population health sciences. Additional
information 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 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. Developing
Centers for Innovation in Services and Intervention Research (DCISIR) - Deadline: Multiple dates through 2008 - The ultimate goal of this program announcement is to
establish support for groups of researchers to develop intervention and
services research studies that will directly address the missions of National Institute of Mental Health and National Institute of
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and to prepare
these research groups to develop advanced centers. 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. New
Calls for Submissions announced in this newsletter are noted with an asterisk
(*) Wales Foundation Fellowship
Program for Civic Leadership in Action – Deadline: Sept 23 - The Thomas C. Wales
Foundation Fellowship Program is designed to develop the next generation of
community leaders. The Foundations recruits and evaluates Community-based
organizations that provide valuable learning opportunities, as well as the
supervision and mentorship with a senior staff member, and partner them with
young people like you, who have the dedication and promise necessary to
becoming Civic Leaders. Wales Fellows serve like interns for the Host
Organizations and work a minimum of 180 hours. Additional information 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. * Postdoctoral Fellowship with Community-University
Father Involvement Research Alliance at the University of Guelph, ON, Canada – Deadline: Sept 30 - The
FIRA CURA is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada. Selection of the successful applicant will be based on their academic
ability, relevant interest and experience, referees' evaluations and a short
interview. Additional 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 *Journal of Evolution
and Technology Call for Papers – Deadline: Oct 1
– The journal is seeking papers for a special issue on Global Health and
Sustainable Environment. This issue will explore the way
emerging technologies, especially human enhancement technologies, can
contribute to pressing needs of the developing world. For more information,
visit http://jetpress.org. Authors are encouraged to discuss their
ideas with the editor J. Hughes at james.hughes@trincoll.edu * Environmental Leadership Program National Fellowship – Deadline: Oct 1 – The program is a
non-profit organization that inspires visionary, action-oriented and diverse
leadership to work for a just and sustainable future. Through its fellowship
program ELP provides training, project support and a vibrant peer network to
20-25 talented and diverse individuals each year engaged in environmental and
social change work. Additional information Call for Applications: The 2005-06 Hispanic Scholarship
Fund (HSF)/Pfizer, Inc. Fellowship Program - Deadline: Oct 1 - The Program is available on a
competitive basis to Hispanic graduate students at selected universities and
in selected majors. The fellowship includes a $10,000 award for the academic
year, and a paid Summer internship in New York. A renewal award of $10,000
for a second year is contingent upon successful completion of the summer
internship. Additional
information 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 Call for Proposals
– Community-Campus Partnerships for Health 9th
Conference - Deadline: Oct. 7 – The conference will take place
May 31-June 3, 2006 in Minneapolis, MN USA. The theme of this year’s
Conference is “Walking the Talk: Achieving the Promise of Authentic
Partnerships.” Additional information Physician Advocacy
Fellowship - Deadline: Oct 7 - The Physician Advocacy
Fellowship provides support to doctors who want to develop their policy and
advocacy skills by partnering with an advocacy organization on project that
they design jointly. The Fellowship supports 50% of a fellow’s time for 12 to
24 months, and is open to physicians nationwide. Additional information Call for Applications - Racial &
Ethnic Health Disparities: Schools and Graduate Programs of Public Health
Respond as Engaged Institutions - Deadline: Oct 10 - A new initiative made possible by
a generous grant from the WK Kellogg Foundation, aims to pro-actively support
schools and graduate programs of public health that are ready to take on the
challenge of becoming engaged institutions focused on eliminating racial and
ethnic health disparities. Over the next two years, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health will work collaboratively and
intensively with 12 CEPH-accredited schools and graduate programs of public
health to assess their capacity as engaged institutions; identify their
strengths, limitations, opportunities and challenges; develop strategic
priorities for action; and coach/mentor them in developing and implementing
strategic action plans to become fully engaged institutions with a focus on
eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities. Additional information. View PDF of the Call for Applications * 2006 Harris Wofford Awards – Deadline: Oct 12 – The awards annually
honor exceptional individuals, institutions, and media figures who actively
contribute to this nation's spirit of service. The Harris Wofford Awards
honor former Senator Harris Wofford - one of our nation's greatest public
servants - and recognize
extraordinary achievements in three categories: Youth (ages 5-25),
Organization (nonprofit, corporate, foundation), and Media (organization or
individual). 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 * Request
for Proposals - William T. Grant Foundation – Deadline: Oct 17 – The grant will support intervention research on how to improve
youth-serving organizations,
such as schools and community-based organizations, and enhance research capacity focused on organizations
that promote youth development. Studies will provide theoretically important findings on how these organizations operate and how to improve
them. Additional information Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation Announces 2005-06 Scholars in Health Policy Research Program - Deadline: Oct 21
- The Program is intended to help
develop a new generation of creative thinkers in health policy research
within the disciplines of economics, political science, and sociology. Additional information * The First Community
Indicators Awards Program - Deadline: Oct 25 - The Brookings Institution's
Urban Markets Initiative is sponsoring the First Community Indicators Award
Program to honor three community indicator projects that have demonstrated
their ability to catalyze action and drive community change. CIC is using the
awards program to highlight best practices and strengthen our knowledge of
projects. Additional
information National Organization on
Disability Invites Applications for Accessible America Award - Deadline: Oct 31
- The purpose of the award
competition is to recognize and promote replication of exemplary practices
that communities use to facilitate the comprehensive involvement of citizens
with disabilities in community life. 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 American Psychiatric
Foundation's Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health Seeks Applicants - Deadline: Nov 1 -The
program, now in its third year, provides four awards to honor psychiatrists,
other mental health providers, mental health programs, and other community
organizations that increase public awareness of mental health care, increase
access to mental health services, and enhance the quality of care for
underserved minorities, especially those who suffer from severe mental
illness. Additional
information Call for
Applications- Lancet International Fellowships 2006
- Deadline: Nov 1 - The aim of
these fellowships is to help doctors to work in a country very different from
their own. The differences may lie in a country's delivery of health care,
research or health priorities, or educational facilities. To be eligible, you
must be a medical graduate but there are no age limits. Additional
information 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
* Call for Proposals – The University & Civil
Society: Autonomy & Responsibility Conference – Deadline: Nov 15 - The first major
international conference hosted by the University of Denver/University of
Bologna International Center for Civic Engagement. This conference calls for
global dialogue on the role of the university in serving the public
good. The conference will take place May
17-19, 2006 in Bologna, Italy. Additional information
* Call for Manuscripts on Service-Learning - Deadline: Nov 30 - Academic Exchange Quarterly's
annual feature published every Spring issue. This special issue invites
researchers and practitioners to submit articles and essays on
service-learning in higher education with a special focus on the individual
and institutional impacts of established service-learning programs. For more
information, contact feature editor Judith Hope Munter,
or visit http://www.higher-ed.org/AEQ/.
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 Applications: 2006 NCHS/AcademyHealth Fellowship -
Deadline: Jan 9, 2006 - This program brings visiting
scholars in health services research-related disciplines to the National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to use NCHS data systems and collaborate
on studies of interest to policymakers and the health services research
community. Additional information Questions?
nchs@academyhealth.org * 2006-2007
Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy- Deadline: Jan 3, 2006 - This fellowship is designed
to prepare physicians, particularly minority physicians, for leadership roles
in formulating and implementing public health policy and practice on a national,
state, or community level. Fellows will complete academic work leading to a
Master of Public Health degree at the Harvard School of Public Health,
and, through additional program activities, gain experience in and
understanding of major health issues facing minority, disadvantaged, and
underserved populations. Additional information Applications Invited
for Medical Student Summer Research Training in Aging Program – Deadline: Feb 7, 2006
- Students participate in an eight- to twelve-week structured research,
clinical, and didactic program in geriatrics, appropriate to their level of
training and interests. 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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