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Updates for the
week of January 9, 2006
Steps to a Healthier WA News and Upcoming Activities
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Our next Community Conference
Call will be January 11, from 11:00am to 12:00pm, PST. Please call
1-800-490-7515 and enter code 3579438 to participate.
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A Little Dark Chocolate Does A Heart Good
TUESDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Just in time for the
candy-clogged holidays, a new Swiss study finds a little
dark chocolate each day could slow hardening of the arteries
in smokers.
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TV Watching and Childhood Obesity Lecture
The State University of New York at Albany School
of Public Health will host TV Watching and Childhood
Obesity, a lecture by Steven Gortmaker, PhD of the Harvard
School of Public Health on January 19, 2006. The lecture can
be viewed via free satellite broadcast at 9-10 a.m. EST. For
more information, visit:
http://www.albany.edu/sph/coned/t2b2tv.htm.
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What is Evidence-Based Public
Health Practice (EBPHP)?
Developing, implementing, and evaluating public health
programs or public health policies (in public health terms
an "intervention") that have 1) data demonstrating their
effectiveness and 2) a grounding in a health behavior theory
or ecological model of health.
This website has links to courses and materials you can use:
http://www.publichealthsolutions.org/concepts.html
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You are invited to the 2nd Northwest Healthy Foods Expo
Are you responsible for buying or choosing foods for
Schools, Childcare Centers, Colleges, Universities,
Hospitals, Company/organization worksites, or other places
that serve food? Are you looking for healthy choices
for food and vending services that are nutritious, available
in single-serve portions, within your budget, and great
tasting? The Healthy Foods Expo brings together food
buyers that want to provide healthy foods for their
customers with food suppliers that produce and sell healthy
foods.
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December OSH Media Network
Minute: These minutes, along with all reference
materials, are located on the OSH State Information Forum:
http://ntcp.forum.cdc.gov under Media Network Minutes
and Materials > 2005 Media Network Call Minutes > 12/15/05
Minutes (scroll down).
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The Use of zoning to Limit Fast Food Restaurants:
Center's Zoning and Obesity Project.
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On Tuesday, January 10,
2006 the American Lung Association will release its annual
State of Tobacco Control report. The
American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control: 2005
report grades tobacco control policies in four key areas in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The American Lung Association also grades the United States'
performance in four key areas of national tobacco control
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Healthy Living
Calendars
Below is a to a variety of 8˝ x 11 one-page calendars that
promote taking simple steps every day to live a safe and
healthy life:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/calendar.htm
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The January issue of
Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is now available and
includes:
Steps to a HealthierUS Cooperative Agreement Program:
foundational elements for program evaluation planning,
implementation, and use of findings.
Available from:
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2006/jan/05_0136.htm
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USDA releases
Spanish-language food pyramid
Now, all the new graphics and the USDA's site
http://www.mypyramid.gov are available in
Spanish, and handouts and other materials have also been
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Grant and Funding Opportunities
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Champions for Healthy Kids Program Offers Grants to
Improve Kids' Fitness and Nutrition Habits
Deadline: February 1, 2006, RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5002197/generalmills
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The Environmental
Protection Agency invites you to apply for the National
Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management,
online at
http://www.asthmaawards.info.
Applications
are being accepted until February 1, 2006.
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New Voices: Community New Ventures
Deadline: February 8, 2006
The Institute for Interactive Journalism (J-Lab) invites
U.S. nonprofit groups and education organizations to apply
for funding to launch new community news ventures and to
cooperate with J-Lab in spotlighting best practices and
lessons learned. Each project may receive as much as
$17,000.
For more information, go to:
http://www.j-newvoices.org
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NEW: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces New
Initiative to Promote Healthy Eating Among Children
Deadline:
March 7, 2006 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (
http://www.rwjf.org/ ) has launched
Healthy Eating Research (http://www.healthyeatingresearch.org/
), a five-year, $16 million program to
evaluate changes in policies and environments that can
promote healthy eating among children.
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Starbucks Foundation: Literacy programs that address 21st
Century learning
Deadlines: March 1 and September 1, 2006
The Starbucks Foundation funds programs for youth ages 6-18
that integrate literacy with personal and civic action in
the communities where they live. The Starbucks Foundation
invites letters of inquiry from qualifying 501(c) 3
organizations that work with underserved youth in the fields
of literacy (reading, writing, and creative/media arts) and
environmental literacy. Grants range from $5,000-$20,000.
For more information, go to:
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/grantinfo.asp.
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94.004 2006
Learn and Serve America Community-Based Grant
Program.
Due Date: 3/7/2006 Match Requirement
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Link for
Women's Health Funding Opportunities:
http://www.naccho.org/topics/fundingguide/fundingmap.cfm |
Report
Conferences or
Training
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5th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth:
Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities:
January 26-28, 2006 Denver, Colorado.
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Smart Growth
Conference:
The Pennsylvania State University and the Local Government
Commission are hosting 5th Annual New Partners for Smart
Growth: Building Safe, Healthy, and Livable Communities on
January 26-28, 2006 in Denver, Colorado. The conference will
feature the latest information on cutting-edge smart growth
issues, implementation tools and strategies, best practices,
interactive learning experiences, new partners, new
projects, and new policies.
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INTER-DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE:
Enduring Understanding of "Health is Life in Balance":
Learning and Teaching Diabetes, Science, and Health.
January 26-27, 2006, Northwest Indian College, Lummi
Nation, 2522 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226-9217.
There is no registration fee.
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2006 Healthy Youth Survey
(HYS) and upcoming recruitment training
The HYS 2006 Recruitment Training will be held on January
25, 2006 in the afternoon at each of the nine Educational
Service Districts. Local health partners play a key role in
promoting school recruitment and participation, and using
the HYS county and school data for local program planning
efforts. School participation is critical to the survey, and
as someone interested in supporting the survey, you can help
with school recruitment efforts. Thank you for your efforts.
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2006 DASH
Funded Partners Meeting, January 29-February 1, 2006 in
Washington, DC at the Capital Hilton Hotel
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The Washington State Collaborative
introduces strategies to help healthcare professionals
improve the quality of care for patients with chronic
conditions, in particular diabetes and those at risk for
cardiovascular disease. Collaborative 5, which begins in
February 2006, will offer separate tracks for teams that
would like to focus on prevention strategies for
cardiovascular disease or diabetes management.
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International Congress on Physical
Activity and Public Health
April 17-20, 2006. |
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