I will be in Utah for our “Site Visit” review from our National Network Office of the National Library of Medicine funders. You can read more about it online at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/evaluation/nnlm_sitevisit.html

There is an open session being held via teleconference if you can get to a Resource Library in one of the six states covered by the NN/LM MCR. You can find a list of those libraries here: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/evaluation/nnlm_sitevisit_contact.html The session is being held Wednesday, November 19th from 12:00-1:50MT, 1:00-2:50CT. Things may be quiet on the blog for the rest of the week.

Applications Invited for Medical Student Training in Aging Research Program
Deadline: February 6, 2009
Sponsored by a group of funders and administered by the American Federation for Aging Research ( http://afar.org/ ), the 2009 Medical Student Training in Aging Research Program provides first-year medical students with an enriching experience in aging-related research and geriatrics under the mentorship of top experts in the field. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15015808/medstu

American Bar Association Invites Nominations for Disability Rights Award
Deadline: April 1, 2009
The American Bar Association’s ( http://www.abanet.org/ ) Hearne Award honors the work of Paul G. Hearne, a lawyer and leading disability rights advocate who founded the first legal services office in New York for people with disabilities, authored the first national legal handbook on disability rights, and helped draft the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, the award will be presented to an individual who has performed exemplary service in increasing access to justice for people with disabilities, or an organization or group that furthers the goal of full participation for people with disabilities in society. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15015814/abanetgrants

Entries Invited for National School Library Media Program of the Year Awards
Deadline: January 2, 2009
Established in 1963, the National School Library Media Program of the Year Award honors school library media programs working to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslawards/natlslmprogram/aaslnational.cfm

Copyright (c) 2000-2008, the Foundation Center. All rights reserved. Permission to use, copy, and/or distribute this document in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes without fee is hereby granted provided that this notice and appropriate credit to the Foundation Center is included in all copies. RFP Bulletin (November 14, 2008)

http://depts.washington.edu/waschool/
This site is based on a CDC model for Coordinated School Health that provides a structure for integrating health across eight components of school life in order to assure that children are healthy and ready to learn http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/CSHP/

Hospitals serving a significant immigrant population find ways to connect with prospective patients across the cultural spectrum. Whether your hospital serves a rainbow of different cultures or a very specific demographic, your communications plan must include them all…

At 689-licensed-bed University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, a team of five librarians set out to break down barriers to healthcare for immigrants. With just $25,000 in grant money, the group developed a tool that hospital marketers nationwide can use to reach out to their own special populations.

—Gienna Shaw
http://tinyurl.com/5pqj6q

8th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference:
Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities
http://www.newpartners.org/about.html
January 22-24, 2009, Albuquerque, NM

North American Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit
http://nationalaidshousing.org/2008/08/save-the-date/
June 3-5, 2009, Washington DC

Third National Leadership Summit
A Bluepring for Change
http://www.omhrc.gov/npasummit2009/
February 25-27 National Harbor, MD

“Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services.”
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), in partnership with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA).  Oct 2008.
http://www.nvfc.org/files/documents/HealthWellness_guide.pdf
This Guide provides the rationale and suggestions for successfully implementing a health and wellness program in the volunteer fire and emergency services. It also addresses many common roadblocks. The chapters are divided to help volunteer departments develop a
program from the ground up. [posted on the Medical Reserve Corps listserv]

Schools across the country now have free access to an innovative set of teaching tools designed to increase the understanding of science, health, and diabetes among American Indian and Alaska Native students from kindergarten through the 12th grade.  The comprehensive new curriculum, called “Health is Life in Balance,” is being launched today at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.The curriculum units provide accurate, culturally tailored materials and lesson plans for use in more than 1,000 tribal schools on reservations and in public schools that have a sizable number of Native American students.  “This curriculum can change perceptions and attitudes about diabetes and empower young people to adopt healthier lifestyles,” said Kelly Acton, M.D., M.P.H, director of the Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention of the IHS, which will oversee distribution to schools. To order printed copies or CDs of the curriculum free of charge, see the IHS website http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/Diabetes/.  The direct link to the curriculum is at http://www3.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/dets/ Read the NIH News Release online at:
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/nov2008/niddk-12.htm

Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. Since 1979, Healthy People has set and monitored national health objectives to meet a broad range of health needs, encourage collaborations across sectors, guide individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of our prevention activity. Currently, Healthy People 2010 is leading the way to achieve increased quality and years of healthy life and the elimination of health disparities.

Every 10 years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leverages scientific insights and lessons learned from the past decade, along with new knowledge of current data, trends, and innovations. Healthy People 2020 will reflect assessments of major risks to health and wellness, changing public health priorities, and emerging issues related to our nation’s health preparedness and prevention.

Learn more about the initiative and how to get involved, including subscribing to the Healthy People listserv and joining the consortium of agencies and organizations working together to achieve the goals of Healthy People 2020. http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/default.asp

In Crisis, Remote Access
New York TImes
By JULIE BICK
Published: November 10, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/649kby
“..Aside from a few satellite phones and even fewer working cellphones, the area was isolated as relief workers scrambled to assess the security situation and address the vast humanitarian needs.

On the ground, Mr. Lopes unpacked a contraption made of circuits, chips and wires, pointed it at the sky and rolled out a solar mat, which turns sunlight into energy, to power it up. Aid workers plugged their laptops into the device, which offered the first stable Internet connection since the disaster had hit a week earlier.”

The Public Health Leadership Institute and the North Carolina Institute for Public Health will present the first in a series of discussions, “Public Health Survival: Leadership in a Falling Market“, Monday, December 15. A panel of public health leaders will talk about the issues surrounding operating public health systems in a down economy, share illustrative experiences, emphasize ways to anticipate and measure influences, and identify new strategies and networks to continue the work of public health.
December 15, 2008
2:00pm ET, 1pm CT

For more information and to register for this online webcast see http://tinyurl.com/5ssgt9