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November 4, 2005 Volume VII ● Issue 22 Message
From Our Executive Director Archives Community-Campus Partnerships for Health UW Box 354809 Seattle, WA 98195-4809 Tel. (206)
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PROFESSIONALS FOR DIVERSITY COALITION The
Health Professionals for Diversity (HPD) Coalition publishes HPD Digest, a
monthly electronic newsletter with information and resources for health
professionals concerned about the lack of diversity in the health care
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"With
the formation of this new AOA committee, and working in conjunction with the
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), we hope to build
capacity for eye and vision services within health centers nationally, says
Dr Wilson. We also intend to create a
viable and new career path for graduates interested in community health. With
the College's strong curriculum in community and public health and New
England Eye Institute's affiliations with 12 health centers in greater
Boston, our students are well positioned to successfully compete for job
openings at health centers. Having
the opportunity to train at multi-disciplinary health centers distinguishes
our programs and our graduates from any others in the nation." Dr
Wilson also states that "the creation of this committee may be
particularly timely for new graduates who seek employment at health
centers. The National Health Service
Corps (NHSC), a program within the Department of Health and Human Services,
has a loan repayment program on its books for health professionals who
practice in federally recognized underserved areas. Many health centers located in rural and urban settings across
the United States qualify as underserved areas. In the past optometry has not been recognized within the
NHSC. However, this year both the
House of Representatives and the Senate have identical appropriations
committee language supporting the inclusion of optometry in NHSC. If passed, optometrists who work at health
centers with an underserved designation will be eligible for up to $50,000 of
tax free loan repayment, providing that they work at a center for at least
two years. That is great news for
optometrists seeking employment at a community health center." The
objectives of the Community Health Center Committee are:
To
learn more about the committee, contact Roger at wilsonr@neco.edu
GENERATIONS ‘TRAPPED’ IN EXTREME POVERTY, STUDY FINDS Decades of poor planning choices have concentrated public housing at the core of cities around the United States, leaving tenants unable to access jobs that have moved to the suburbs and deepening the divide between haves and have-nots, a new study from the Brookings Institution (http://www.brook.edu/) finds. Katrina's Window: Confronting Concentrated Poverty Across America focuses on areas in which 40 percent of residents live below the poverty line in disadvantaged neighborhoods where crime and a lack of decent housing, stable job opportunities, and supportive schools have eroded the quality of life. The report found that Fresno, California, has the highest concentration of residents living in extremely poor communities, with New Orleans placing second. "It's not that people who live in impoverished areas don't want to work, or don't want access to better lives, or don't want their children to go to good schools," said Tate Hill, business development coordinator for the Fresno West Coalition for Economic Development, "they just can't access [them]." Alan Berube, the study's primary author, noted that high-density poverty tends to ensnare successive generations in places where adults are poorly educated and children lack the financial resources, role models, and academic footing that could help them get into college. "For a significant number of families in distressed inner-city neighborhoods, the first step has to be removing the barriers associated with their living environment," said Berube. To read or download the complete report (13 pages, PDF), visit: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5001371/brook/edu/report TUITION INCREASES SLOW, BUT STILL OUTPACE INFLATION, REPORT FINDS While tuition at public and private universities grew quicker than the overall rate of inflation in 2005-06, the rate of increase slowed after two years of explosive growth, a an annual survey from the Washington, D.C.-based College Board (http://www.collegeboard.com/) finds. According to the survey, which offered no reasons for the continuing increases in tuition and other costs associated with a college education, total expenses now average $15,566 for an undergraduate student attending a public university in his own state, and are nearly $32,000 at private universities. Among the fastest-growing costs the survey identified were school employee health benefits, professional salaries, and utilities. For public universities, state budget deficits have also reduced appropriations for higher education, leading to increases in tuition costs. College Board president Gaston Caperton said the survey illuminated issues related to access and affordability in higher education, "especially for the growing population of students from low-income families who are aspiring to go to college....In the coming years, our country cannot afford to have segments of our population left out of higher education." The news came as a relief to higher education leaders who have faced growing public criticism over tuition increases that have been far higher than the rate of inflation in the rest of the economy. "I'm delighted to hear that there's some moderation in the rate of growth, and I hope we can sustain that," said David Ward, president of the American Council on Education, the nation's largest association of universities and colleges. But, Ward added, "there's a deep and growing pubic anxiety about affordability, and we in higher education must be sensitive to it." To read or download a complete copy of the report (28 pages, PDF), visit: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5001377/collegeboard/rp
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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 November 30, 2005 · Health Literacy Conference · Washington, DC December 1, 2005 · World AIDS Day December 7, 2005 · 2:00pm Eastern · Accreditation
of Public Health Agencies: Lessons from Three States Audioconference December 7-9, 2005
· Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Conference · Miami, Florida January 11, 2006 · 2:00pm Eastern · The
Guide to Community Preventive Services: Developing an Evidence Base for
Public Health Audioconference March 2-4, 2006 · Work, Stress & Health 2006: Making a Difference in the Workplace · Miami, Florida March 6-9, 2006 · National Immunization Conference · Atlanta, Georgia March 16-18, 2006 · International Conference on Women and Infectious Diseases · Atlanta, Georgia April 1-2, 2006 · Unite for Sight
International Health Conference · New Haven, Connecticut April 17-20, 2006 · International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health · Atlanta, Georgia May 8-11, 2006 · National STD Prevention Conference · Jacksonville, Florida May 16-19, 2006 · CDC Diabetes and Obesity Conference · Denver, Colorado July 26-29, 2006 · National Association of Local Boards of Health 14th
Annual Conference · San Antonio, Texas
Federal Funding for
Service-Learning Programs Announced - The Corporation for
National and Community Service announces the anticipated availability--subject
to Congressional appropriation-- of approximately $40 million of Learn and
Serve America funds to implement and support School-Based, Community-Based,
and Higher Education service-learning programs in FY 2006. http://www.learnandserve.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp Senate Passes HHS Funding
Bill, Adds Funding for Pandemic Flu - The Senate Oct. 27 approved
its version of the FY 2006 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R.
3010), after accepting an amendment to add approximately $8 billion in
emergency funding to help respond to a potential avian flu outbreak. The
bill, which provides $141.7 billion in discretionary funds for the
departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education as well as
related agencies, is the last of the FY 2006 spending bills to come to the
Senate floor. The Senate bill includes $29.415 billion for NIH and $298.7
million for Title VII health professions programs. The bill now moves to the
conference committee to be reconciled with the bill passed by the House June
24. The complete story is at: http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/library/washhigh/2005/102805/start.htm#1
Association of American
Medical Colleges Adopts Ethics Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting of Clinical
Trials - The AAMC has adopted a set of principles to
preserve integrity in the conducting and reporting of clinical trials. The
new principles are the product of a working conference convened by the AAMC
and charged with drafting a set of guidelines to direct the ethical and
operational aspects of data access, analysis, and reporting of clinical research
studies. The principles prevent academic institutions from accepting
restrictions by trial sponsors that would exclude members of academic
research teams from full intellectual participation in those trials and
thereby prevent those investigators from being held responsible and
accountable for the results. The principles are intended to be applied to all
clinical trials conducted in academic medical institutions, regardless of the
funding source. The AAMC is encouraging widespread adoption of the "Principles
for Protecting Integrity in the Conduct and Reporting of Clinical
Trials" by its member medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic
societies, and by the entire medical community. http://www.aamc.org/research/clinicaltrialsreporting/start.htm National Cancer Institute Awards $25 million to ‘Patient
Navigator’ Research Programs - The NCI has awarded $25 million in grants to
develop patient navigator research programs to test and evaluate
interventions designed to improve access to timely and appropriate cancer
care and treatment following a cancer diagnosis. The programs will focus on
cancer patients from racial/ethnic minority groups, patients with low socioeconomic
status, and patients from medically underserved areas. Community advisory
panels will provide input from community leaders, community-based
participatory researchers, and clinicians. In addition to the new grants, NCI
funds patient navigator pilot projects that reach American Indian,
Hispanic/Latino, African American and rural underserved populations. For more
information: http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/PatientNavigatorGrants Program Director – Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials,
Silver Spring, MD – Application Deadline: Nov 30 - The mission of ENACCT is to identify, implement
and validate innovative approaches to cancer clinical trials education,
outreach, and recruitment to improve outcomes for all. Along with the Executive Director, this person will provide
primary management and implementation of ENACCT's Pilot Education Project (http://www.enacct.org). The incumbent will
work cooperatively with 3-5 community-based partnerships in the
implementation of innovative cancer clinical trial education programs. For
more information, contact the Search Committee at info@enacct.org
Senior Policy Analyst – Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington DC – Application Deadline: Nov 30 -
The Kaiser Family Foundation, one of the nation’s largest private
foundations devoted to providing research and information on health policy in
the United States, is seeking a senior policy analyst to work on health
policy issues related to reducing racial/ethnic disparities in health care
access and quality. The analyst will work in a team environment on a variety
of analytic projects, including crosscutting projects in the areas of HIV,
women’s health, Medicaid and Medicare. The analyst also will have primary
responsibility for directing the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars
Program. For more
information, contact jobs@kff.org. Program Officer, State
Innovations Program – The Commonwealth Fund, New
York, NY – The mission of The Commonwealth Fund is to promote a high
performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality,
and greater efficiency, particularly for society’s most vulnerable, including
low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and
elderly adults. For more information, contact dd@cmwf.org. New Grants Alert announced in
this newsletter are noted with an asterisk (*) The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation and CDC's Division of
Adolescent and School Health Mini-Grants – Deadline: Nov 14 (letter of intent)
- This program offers mini-grants to support physical activity or nutrition-related
activities that are part of action plans developed using CDC School Health
Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide (SHI). http://www.ashaweb.org/mini_grants.html Cluster Leadership of
the US Health Resources and Services Administration Health Disparities
Collaborative
– Deadline: Nov 15 - Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-06-061
- The purpose of this federal funding opportunity is to provide cluster-level
leadership for Health Disparities Collaboratives (HDC) training and technical
assistance to health centers and to other community-based providers
partnering with health centers in the HDC. https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=7A320940-9940-40A7-B176-C00B2414D2F6
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. Advanced Research
Cooperation in Environmental Health Research Grant
– Deadline: Nov 16 - The purpose of this initiative
is to form a cooperative program that will augment and strengthen the
research infrastructure and research capabilities of faculty, students, and
fellows at minority institutions by supporting the development of new, and/or
the enhancement of ongoing, basic science and translational research that
focuses on topics deemed to be of high priority and significance because of
their critical importance to environmental health. http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/NIH/NIH/RFA-ES-05-006/listing.html * National Institutes of Health - Centers for
Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Grant
– Deadline: Nov 23 - The NIEHS in partnership with
EPA invites applications for Research Center grants that will conduct
multidisciplinary basic and clinical research using a community-based
participatory approach to examine the effects of environmental exposures on
children's health and to translate the research findings to public policy, to
address community needs, and to information for the health care community and
general public. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-05-004.html Environmental
Education Grants Program
– Deadline: Nov 23 – Grants to support environmental education projects that
promote environmental stewardship and help develop aware and responsible
students, teachers, and citizens. http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/EPA-OEE-05-03%26%23032%3B/listing.html Youth Garden Grants
Program
– Deadline: Nov 30 - 150 child-centered, outdoor garden
programs will receive Home Depot gift cards. Program emphasis is on
education, plant-to-food connections, environmental awareness,
entrepreneurship, or social aspects of gardening. Maximum Award: $500 gift
cards for the purchase of gardening materials and supplies. Eligibility: Schools,
youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and
intergenerational groups throughout the United States. http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp 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 #: 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 Children, Youth, and
Families at Risk Sustainable Community Projects Grant – Deadline: Dec 1
– This grant is intended for the development and delivery of educational programs that equip
limited resource families and youth who are at-risk for not meeting basic
human needs with the skills they need to lead positive, productive,
contributing lives. Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service Office of Extramural Programs http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/CSREES/OEP/USDA-GRANTS-093005-001/listing.html Children, Youth, and
Families at-Risk, New Communities Project Program – Deadline: Dec 1
- Grants to improve
the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for
children, youth, and families at-risk within the Cooperative Extension
System. http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/CSREES/OEP/USDA-GRANTS-092605-005/listing.html * Healthy
Behaviors in Women – Deadline: Dec 2 - HRSA-06-063 - The goal of this US
Department of Health and Human Services program is to develop and demonstrate
creative and innovative approaches that are effective in reducing the
prevalence of overweight/obesity in women by increasing the number of women
who adopt positive, healthy, lifestyles.
The interventions implemented must be substantive in nature,
incorporate nutrition, physical activity and health/wellness components,
while also positively impacting knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. These approaches should target women in
communities who have limited access to preventive health services, and when
appropriate, linked to other relevant services to comprehensively address
their health needs. Proposals must
include women who are members of racial ethnic minority populations who are
disproportionately affected by overweight/obesity. https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=5B56A976-9C6E-4DF6-A697-8E03453090B3 Maternal and Child
Health Pipeline Training Program – Deadline: Dec 2 - Funding Opportunity #: HRSA-06-077-To promote
the development of a culturally diverse and representative health care
workforce by recruiting, training, and retaining students from
under-represented minorities into maternal and child health professions. https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=A642B9C5-FDFC-4D88-A64A-CBA56A2D954A
* Translating Proven Interventions for Underserved and
Emergent High Risk Populations – Deadline: Dec 5 - CDC-RFA-AA017 -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Procurement and Grants
Office has published a new funding opportunity entitled, Translating Proven
Interventions for Underserved and Emergent High-Risk Populations (REP
7). $440,000 will be available in
FY2006 to fund two awards to organizations able to translate effective HIV
prevention interventions, and create curricula and guidance materials for HIV
prevention providers who want to adopt interventions that have already been
effectively implemented. http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm
*Evaluation of the Relative Effectiveness of Four
Public Health Strategies for Providing HIV Testing to High-Risk African
American Women with Undiagnosed HIV Infection – Deadline: Dec 5 - CDC-RFA-AA016 - The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's Procurement and Grants Office has published
a new funding opportunity entitled, Evaluation of the Relative Effectiveness
of Four Public Health Strategies for Providing HIV Testing to High-Risk
African American Women with Undiagnosed HIV Infection. $800,000 will be available in FY2006 to
fund four awards to organizations able to evaluate multiple strategies for
reaching and providing HIV counseling, testing, and referral services to
African American women at high risk for HIV. http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm
*American Medical Association Foundation Invites
Applications for Seed Grant Research Program - Deadline: Dec 15 - To address the difficulty physician
scientists are experiencing in finding the resources to participate in
applied and clinical research, the American Medical Association Foundation has
established the Seed Grant Research Program for medical students and
residents to provide grants to help them conduct small projects. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5000592/ama-assn Captain Planet Foundation – Deadline: 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 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 *
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Offers
Community Action Grants - Deadline:
Jan 15, 2006 - One of the world's
largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the American
Association of University Women Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and
activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers,
and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/3780/aauw
* National Institutes of Health - National Library of
Medicine Knowledge Management and Applied Informatics Grants
– Deadline: Feb 1, 2006; June 1, 2006 – PA-92-093-Grants are offered to help organizations
use information technology to optimize the utility of clinical and research
information. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-012.html
* Health
Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Women
– Deadline: Feb 1, 2006; June 1, 2006 - The purpose of this
initiative is to stimulate research aimed at reducing health disparities
among racial/ethnic minority and underserved women. More specifically, this
initiative seeks applications for: (1) research related to health promotion
or risk reduction among minority and underserved women age 21 and older; and,
(2) intervention studies that show promise for improving the health profile
of minority and underserved women. Investigators responding to this
announcement should focus on enhancing the body of knowledge of a variety of
factors (e.g., social, economic, demographic, community, societal, personal,
cultural) influencing the health promoting and health compromising behaviors
of racial and ethnic minority women and underserved women and their
subpopulations. http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-153.html
Youth Nutrition &
Fitness Grant Program
– Deadline: Feb 1, 2006 - General Mills Foundation
Champions Youth Nutrition and Fitness grant program to encourage communities
in the United States to improve the eating and physical activity patterns of
young people, ages 2-20. Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations
and agencies working with communities that demonstrate the greatest need and
likelihood of sustainable impact on young people’s nutrition and activity
levels through innovative programs. http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/champions.aspx 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 Higher Challenge
Grants Program
– Deadline: Feb 2, 2006 - Grants to stimulate and enable colleges
and universities to provide the quality of education necessary to produce
baccalaurate or higher degree level graduates capable of strengthening the
Nation's food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce.
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/CSREES/OEP/USDA-GRANTS-092605-004/listing.html * Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Offers
Support for Research and Educational Projects - Deadline: October 15 and
April 15, annually - The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism
Foundation was established to support charitable and educational
projects. This support includes
funding for creative projects and research that promotes excellence in
journalism and instills and encourages high ethical standards in journalism. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5000591/journalism 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. * Gold Foundation offers Grants for Hurricane
Assistance Service Projects – Deadline:
Rolling through 2006 - The Arnold P. Gold Foundation has
formed a Katrina Assistance Fund "to support the wellspring of
compassion, creativity and inclination to serve that exists in the medical
education community." The Foundation is now requesting proposals for
grants of up to $5,000 for service projects in any location where there is a
substantial need for assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Such projects
may include direct medical aid to evacuees or non-medical assistance to both
victims and those adversely affected by this disaster. http://humanism-in-medicine.org 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. * Reproductive and Child Health Grants
– Deadline: Open - Reproductive health care is the primary
health need of women, yet limited resources in developing countries combined
with women's economic and social position often deprive women of access to
the care they need and want. Increasing access to voluntary family planning
services, providing emergency obstetrical care to enable women to safely
carry and deliver babies, providing a trained midwife at delivery, and
preventing cervical cancer are examples of the kinds of work supported by the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Grant making is guided by the principle
that in order to achieve lasting, large-scale change, philanthropic efforts
must incorporate strategies to encourage effective public investment and to
leverage private sector market potential. Priority is given to investments
that serve as a catalyst to quicken the pace of progress, and to efforts
whose net effect is to augment, not supplant, government funding streams.http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth/ReproductiveChildHealth/ * Green Foundation Seeks Grant Proposals – Deadline: Open - Established in 1994, the Green
Foundation is a private, non-operating foundation that awards grants for both
operating and program support. The foundation's mission is to uncover new
opportunities, encourage growth, and ultimately effect positive change within
those institutions that best reflect the foundation's core focus areas and
the communities they serve. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5000582/ligf 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. CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS New
Calls for Submissions announced in this newsletter are noted with an asterisk
(*) Call for Nominations:
Gleitsman Foundation
– Deadline: Nov 4 – The Gleitsman Foundation is seeking
nominations for its $100,000 Citizen Activist Award for 2006. For more
information, and the nomination form, visit: http://www.gleitsman.org/citForm.html * Call for Applications: Planning Committee for 2006
National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence
– Deadline: Nov 14 - The U.S. Department of Education is seeking
applications from those who have some experience as a participant at prior
National Meetings. http://www.edc.org/hec/natl/2005/nm06_pc_application.pdf.
The
2006 National Meeting, the 20th Annual edition, will take place in the
Washington, DC, area October 19-22. New Leaders for New
Schools
– Deadline: Nov
15 - New Leaders for New Schools is a national organization
promoting high levels of academic achievement for every child by attracting,
preparing, and supporting the next generation of outstanding leaders for our
nation’s urban public schools. New Leaders is currently accepting
applications for candidates who meet their 10 selection criteria and want to
lead change for children in low-income communities by becoming urban public
school principals. Eligibility: applicants must have a record of success in
leading adults, an expertise in K-12 teaching and learning, a relentless
drive to lead an excellent urban school, and an unyielding belief in the
potential of every child to achieve academically at high levels. http://www.nlns.org 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
* Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships Program – Deadline: Nov 18 - The program provides the nation’s
most comprehensive experience at the nexus of health science, policy, and
politics in Washington, D.C. This program is designed to develop the capacity
of outstanding mid-career health professionals in academic and
community-based settings to: assume leadership roles in health policy and
management, gain an understanding of the health policy process, and contribute
to the formulation of new policies and programs. http://www.rwjf.org/files/applications/cfp/cfp-hpFellows2006.pdf 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/.
* Looking for Everyday Heroes in Medicine
– Deadline: Dec 1 - The American Medical Association Foundation
(AMA Foundation) is pleased to accept nominations for the 2006 AMA Foundation
Excellence in Medicine Awards. Each
year, the AMA Foundation, in association with the Pfizer Medical Humanities
Initiative, honors a select group of physicians, residents, fellows and
medical students who represent the highest standards of volunteerism, public
service and leadership. http://www.ama-assn.org/go/excellence
* Journal of the American Medical Association Seeks
Articles on Women’s Health – Deadline: Dec
1 - Studies already published and many currently under way can
provide important information to improve the health of women. To assist and
enhance this initiative, the editors of JAMA will devote a theme issue in
March 2006 to articles pertaining to women’s health. http://jama.ama-assn.org/ifora_current.dtl
Call for Papers for
Special JET Issue on Human Rights and Human Enhancement - Deadline: Dec 1 - How
will emerging technologies challenge the paradigm of human rights? Do we need
a new post-human rights model to understand the challenge of our emerging
transhuman polity? Does the idea of equal rights for humans, posthumans and
machines make any sense? How can we preserve political equality for both
humans and posthumans? For the Human Rights issue JET wants submissions from
thinkers willing to point out and analyze unrecognized challenges, or lay out
proactive, preventative plans for neutralizing threats to freedom before they
become real. http://jetpress.org/authors.html
Contact: JET editor J. Hughes at james.hughes@trincoll.edu.
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 * The CDC Experience: A Fellowship in
Applied Epidemiology – Deadline: Dec 5 - The CDC
Experience is a one-year fellowship in applied epidemiology for
medical students designed to increase the pool of physicians with a
population health perspective. Eight competitively selected fellows spend
10-12 months at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offices
in Atlanta, GA, where they carry out epidemiologic analyses in areas of
public health that interest them. This challenging and intellectually
stimulating environment provides multiple opportunities to enhance skills in
research and analytic thinking, written and oral scientific presentations,
and preventive medicine and public health. Graduates of The CDC Experience
will have an
appreciation of the role of epidemiology in medicine and health, and be able
to apply their knowledge and skills to enhance their clinical acumen and to
work within the larger health system. CDC Experience graduates have the potential to become future
physician-leaders and substantially contribute to the quality of the health
care system. http://www.cdcfoundation.org/thecdcexperience
. Questions may be addressed to Cathy McCarroll, Program Coordinator at: cmccarroll@cdc.gov.
* Call for Presentations – National Association of
Local Boards of Health 14th Annual Conference - Deadline: Dec 9
– The Conference will be held July 26-29, 2005 in San Antonio,
Texas. The goal of NALBOH’s annual conference is to provide current public
health information and training to board of health members from across the
United States. http://www.nalboh.org/confer/call.htm * Supporting Networks of HIV Care Accepting
Applications for Technical Assistance - Deadline: Dec 15 - Agencies
are eligible to apply for assistance through this project if they are:
Committed to providing primary health care or related support services to
people of color; Physically located in or near a community whose residents
are predominantly racial or ethnic minorities that are living with or at risk
for HIV infection; Able to demonstrate a financial need for the requested
assistance; and In need of TA to expand, implement or improve HIV primary
care and support services to people of color or support building networks and
linkages for care. http://www.hivta.org/index.html
Call for
Presentations – How Class Works, 2006 – Deadline: Dec 15 - A Conference at SUNY
Stony Brook June 8-10, 2006. The Center for Study of Working Class Life is
pleased to announce the How Class Works 2006 Conference, to be held at the
State University of New York at Stony Brook, June 8 - 10, 2006. Proposals for
papers, presentations, and sessions are welcome until December 15, 2005. For
more information, visit http://www.workingclass.sunysb.edu. Nominations
for 2006 Civic Change Award – Deadline: Dec 31 - The Civic Change Award, established in
1995, honors individuals and organizations that by word and deed enrich the
nation's civic life. http://www.pew-partnership.org
Migrant Clinicians Network Announces a Call for Applications
– Deadline: Dec 31
- Migrant Clinicians Network seeks applications for
the 2006 New Provider Practicum in Migrant Health. The Practicum provides a
four-month working and learning experience in a Migrant Health Center for new
health care professionals. The purpose of the Practicum is to increase the
understanding of migrant health care issues for the participants as they
consider careers working with underserved populations. A stipend of approximately
$15,000 is paid for this experience. Applications are available at http://www.migrantclinician.org/development/practicum.
Contact: Candace Kugel at 814-238-6566 or ckugel@migrantclinician.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 * Call for Applications: Community Health Scholars
Program and Scholars in Health Disparities Program – Deadline: Jan 4, 2006 - The Kellogg Health
Scholars Program is a joint program that combines the highly successful Community
Health Scholars Program and Scholars in Health Disparities Program. This
exciting, new program offers two-year postdoctoral fellowships at 10 training
sites, beginning in the fall of 2006. Seven fellowships will be in the
Multidisciplinary Diversities and six fellowships in the
Community-Disparities track. The first track highlights a multi-disciplinary
approach to studying the social determinants of health disparities. The other
track highlights community-based participatory research, and relationships
between academe, community and public health practice. https://www.cfah.org/kelloggProgram
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 * Call for Applications: Oak Human Rights Fellowship – Deadline: Jan 13, 2006 - The Oak Institute for
the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College is soliciting
nominations and applications for the Oak Human Rights Fellowship for the Fall
of 2006. The Oak Fellowship provides an opportunity for prominent
practitioners in international human rights to take a sabbatical leave from
their work and spend a semester (September - December 2006) as a
scholar-in-residence at Colby College. http://www.colby.edu/oak
Call for Abstracts:
11th World Congress on Public Health and the 8th Brazilian Congress on
Collective Health
– Deadline: Jan 20, 2006 – The conference will take place
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 21-25, 2006. http://www.wfphacongress06.com/ingles/presentation.htm * Cultural Competence Leadership Fellowships Seek to
Enhance Health Care for Minorities – Deadline: Feb 1, 2006
- The Fellowship is dedicated to helping leaders enhance their
abilities to improve the quality and safety of care for racial and ethnic
minorities, understand the impact culture can have on health attitudes and
behaviors, and maximize cultural diversity within their institutions. http://www.hret.org/hret/about/hffellowships.html * Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation
Fellowships - Deadline: Feb 1, 2006 – Fellowships to address
violence, aggression, and dominance. The Foundation is seeking proposals for
dissertation fellowships that promise to increase understanding of the
causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance.
The Foundation is particularly interested in violence, aggression, and dominance
in relation to social change, socialization of children, and family
relationships. http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops449.asp
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 Applications: Christine Mirzayan Science and
Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program - Deadline: March 1, 2006, June
1 - This
Fellowship Program of the National Academies is designed to engage graduate
and postdoctoral students in science and technology policy and to familiarize
them with the interactions among science, technology, and government.
As a result, students in the fields of science, engineering, medicine,
veterinary medicine, business, and law develop essential skills different
from those attained in academia, which will help them make the transition
from being a graduate student to a professional. http://national-academies.org/policyfellows 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 * Enterprise Foundation to Award Rose Architectural
Fellowships in 2006 – Deadline: March 27, 2006 - The program's focus
is on improving the quality of life through design that promotes human
interaction. The fellowship is designed to foster productive partnerships
between architects and community development organizations, and to encourage
architects to become lifelong leaders in public service and community
development. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/3772/enterprise/rose
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
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