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Updates for the
week of March 6, 2006
Steps to a Healthier WA News and Upcoming Activities
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Our next Community Conference
Call will be March 8, from 10:00am to 11:00pm, PST. Please call
1-800-490-7515 and enter code 3579438 to participate.
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Our next
Monthly Steps Communications Call with CDC will be
March 8, from 11:00am to 12:00pm, PST. Please call
1-800-857-7673 and enter code 97057 to participate.
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YMCA/Steps/National Association of Councils on
Developmental Disabilities Collaboration Update
The final report of the 2005 YMCA/Steps/NACDD
Workshop is now posted on the NACDD web site. The report
details events of the 2005 meeting and efforts of over 15
national organizations in planning the workshop. Since the
partnership began in 2004, 16 first-year and 24 second-year
YMCA / Steps Community Collaboration applications have been
developed and received funds for local awards to improve
community health. In addition, the Steps program in Mesa
County (Grand Junction, CO) is working toward its vision of
building a local YMCA. The total amount awarded to 40
Y/Steps communities is now $280,000. These communities will
provide a variety of prevention and health promotion
services based on the needs identified in each Steps
Community Action plan. One of the greatest successes
of the collaborative is the investment of in-kind resources
from local programs. The YMCA / Steps communities
collectively identified $337,492 (120% of direct funding)
in-kind and matching resources for program services and
outreach. This translates into direct and in-kind funding of
$617,492 to support prevention and health promotion
activities in these communities that will help meet the
objectives they established. This collaborative effort
exemplifies the missions of NACDD, the Y-USA and the Steps
programs.
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Number Of Fat Kids To Soar Higher, Study Says
LONDON -- The number of overweight children worldwide will
increase significantly by the end of the decade, and
scientists expect profound impacts on everything from public
health care to economies, a study published Monday said.
Nearly half of the children in North and South America will
be overweight by 2010, up from what recent studies say is
about one-third, according to a report published by the
International Journal of Pediatric Obesity.
Full Story here.
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Workshop Schedule for the Informal Draft of the revised
School EH&S rule, WAC 246-366
The Department of Health is pleased to announce that the
informal draft of the State Board of Health School
Environmental Health and Safety rule for Kindergarten -
Twelfth Grade, chapter 246-366 WAC will be available on our
website Tuesday March 7, 2006.
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Tools
Grant and Funding Opportunities
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Call for Abstracts: Rural
Women's Health Conference
Announcement: Call for Abstracts deadline March 17
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tell your colleagues!
More Information at:
www.hmc.psu.edu/ce/RWH2006
or 717-531-6483
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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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A Small Grants Program to Examine the Impact of Food
Assistance on Nutrition" has been announced by the
University of California at Davis with funding from the
Economic Research Service (ERS) of USDA. The purpose of the
program is to stimulate innovative research related to the
impact of US food assistance programs on the nutrition of
the target populations. Proposals may also address
determinants of dietary and nutritional outcomes,
particularly obesity, in the food assistance-eligible
population. Applicants should also address the policy
implications of their proposed research for domestic food
assistance programs. Grants of up to $35,000 are
available and collaborations with institutions of higher
education are encouraged. Letters of intent are due by
April 3, 2006 and final proposals must be sent by May 1,
2006. To find out more about previous research funded
through the small grants program, go to:
http://nutrition.ucdavis.edu/usdaers/usdaerssum.html.
For additional information on the 2006 program, contact: UCD-ERS
Small Grants Program by phone at (530) 754-9651, by fax at
(530) 752-8966; or by e-mail at:
tjmcmurdo@ucdavis.edu.
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Robert Wood Johnson: Active Living By Design
Grants
Due date: May 10, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. PDT
Active Living Research is a $12.5 million national program
to stimulate and support research that will identify
environmental factors and policies that influence physical
activity. Findings are expected to inform environmental and
policy changes that will promote active living among
Americans, both young and old. This research will help
increase our understanding of the relationship of
environmental characteristics to physical activity for three
priority topics: young people’s use of parks, physical
activity in and around buildings, and physical activity in
rural areas. Evaluations of community interventions that are
part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Active Living
by Design program also will be supported. The research
funded under this call for proposals will inform the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation’s efforts to help halt the
increasing prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015.
For more information, please visit the
Active Living Research Web site.
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9th annual National Native
American Youth Initiative program:
National Native American Youth Initiative (NNAYI) June 17th
- 25th, 2006 The Association of American Indian Physicians
is now accepting applications for the 9th annual National
Native American Youth Initiative program to be held June
17th-25th 2006 in Washington D.C.
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Conferences or
Training
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March CDC
Asthma Teleconference
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006 from 3 - 4 p.m. EST.
Presenter Anu Pejavara, MPH, CHES will present on the topic
"CDC's School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning
Guide". USA Toll Free Number: 888-381-9691, PASSCODE:
Asthma, LEADER: Marcia Griffith.
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Washington State Diabetes Network Second
Annual Meeting
Save the Date – March 14, 2006 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tukwila Area
More than 1.4 million people in Washington have either
diabetes or pre-diabetes. In order to prevent this costly,
disabling disease and improve the health and longevity of
those living with diabetes, nothing less than the
coordinated effort of everyone working on diabetes
prevention and control throughout the state is required.
Join the Washington State Diabetes Network at its second
annual meeting to enhance the work of diabetes prevention
and control on March 14, 2006.
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"Obesity: An Urgent Public Health Priority,"
is Wednesday, March 15, 2006, Shoreline Conference Center,
Seattle, WA. Scholarships are available to all who
ask, or until the funds are exhausted. There is no need to
qualify. Scholarships are for $100, registrant pays $95, for
the 1 day conference. Anyone interested in receiving a
scholarship can contact
jokamura@u.washington.edu
or (206) 685-1288. On-line registration is not available so
registration needs to be mailed or faxed.
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International Congress on Physical
Activity and Public Health
April 17-20, 2006.
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The Association of State and Territorial
Directors of Nursing (ASTDN) continuing education day is May
2nd at the downtown Seattle Hilton. "Healthy Equity: From
Knowledge to Action," is an intense focus on health
disparities and articulating the public health role in
eliminating disparities. The draft conference agenda and
registration are attached. Registration is limited, so
please do so as soon as possible. The one day conference is
subsidized by ASTDN so the fee is very reasonable ($75). If
you are interested in attending the entire ASTDN conference
please contact Debbie Lee at
Debbie.Lee@doh.wa.gov for
the agenda and registration.
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6th Annual Summer Evaluation Institute at CDC,
June 12-14, 2006
at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta, GA. The
Institute welcomes staff at
all
levels--Federal, state, local, and community--who do or use
program evaluation. This year's
Institute is being co-sponsored with the American Evaluation
Association (AEA) and we anticipate a larger and more
diverse crowd of participants and offerings than ever. As
in the past, the Institute's three days of training will
include both longer skill-building sessions and small,
interactive sessions with national faculty. our
Institute web site www.evaluationinstitute.org
with information on
agenda, course selection,
and lodging information.
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CDC's 2006 National Health Promotion
Conference
Join local, state and national public health leaders,
businesses, communities, researchers,
policymakers, communicators, and other professionals to
discuss new directions in health promotion.
Together, we will lay the foundation for a national public
health agenda that is focused on the
broadest concepts of health promotion and wellness delivery.
The conference tracks include Nontraditional Partnerships;
Innovative Approaches to Public Health Practice; Translating
Science and Evaluating Results; Health Policy and
Communications; Implementing Best Practices at the Local
Level; and Emerging Issues and Hot Topics in Public Health.
Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, September 12-14, 2006. Visit
www.cdc.gov/cochp for
updates and more information.
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80th Annual American School
Health Association (ASHA) Conference
The 2006 conference theme is
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds: The Mental Health Connection
will be held,
October 11 - 14, 2006
in St. Louis, Missouri.
Many Programs will address identifying the causes of mental
health problems among children and youth, emerging
prevention or intervention strategies, the interactions
between mental health and other educational and health
outcomes, and/or practical approaches to school-based
prevention or intervention. For registration or exhibit
information, contact: Mary Bamer Ramsier at -
mbramsier@ashaweb.org
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Quality Health Care for
Culturally Diverse Populations
October 17-20, 2006, Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison Street,
Seattle, WA. For more information:
www.diversityRx.org/ccconf , e-mail:
ccconf@drexeledu
or call 215-762-7638. Please note that February 28,
2006 is deadline for submitting presentation proposal. |
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