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See upcoming CHNA 18 event on Perception of Risk on our calendar.   

 Announcement: Due to a scheduling conflict, the Risk Communication workshop has been rescheduled for March 26th.  For additional information, please click here.

 

New CHNA 18 mini-grants Announced

 

CHNA 18 will award grants to develop and foster new collaborations and partnerships across agencies and across communities within our CHNA (see list of towns below) while promoting awareness of health issues within the region. Eligible for consideration are those projects that include at least one of the following:

 

  • Create programs and projects to address public health priorities
  • Develop and implement strategies for addressing regional health problems
  • Plan and/or implement community needs assessments that identify priority health issues either locally or across all CHNA communities

 

CHNA 18 will award three to five grants per year of approximately $6,000-$10,000 for up to three years.

 

Grant requests will be considered for expenses related to building partnerships such as outreach, planning, facilitation, meetings, transportation, communications, and staff costs related to partnership building.

 

The full application with submission instructions can be found here.  Please note there was an important change to the format requirements as of January 21st: Applications should be 4 pages, SINGLE SPACED, not double."

 

Important dates:

 

  • Information Session: January 11th ,  9:30-11:00, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave Newton Centre, MA 02459.  Phone: 617-796-1000.  Room 202.
  • Grant Due Date: February 8th, 2010
  • Award Notification: March 15th, 2010
  • Grant Cycle Year One: April 1, 2010-March 31, 2011

 

All questions should be directed to Jhana Wallace, CHNA 18 Coordinator, at jhanaw@gmail.com.  If necessary, questions and responses will be shared with all applicants via email.

 

Member Communities: Brookline, Dedham, Dover, Needham, Newton, Waltham, Wellesley, Weston, Westwood
 
Contact: Jhana Wallace, Coordinator, jhanaw@gmail.com, (617)230-4487.
 
Meeting Schedule: Steering Committee meets bimonthly, general membership has quarterly events and professional development.
 
Vision Statement: Our vision is to fund and support grassroots efforts to address community public health priorities while providing professional value to CHNA members. 
 
Who we are: CHNA 18 is a local coalition of public, non-profit, and private sectors working together to build healthier communities in Massachusetts through community-based prevention planning and health promotion.  The current focus for CHNA 18 is developing collaborations among community groups and across communities. We welcome new members to help us achieve that goal.
 
steering committee:

Janice Berns
Needham Health Department

 Roseane Cardoso
WIC

Bruce Cohen – Chair
MA Dept of Public Health

Judy Fallows
Healthy Waltham

Lloyd Gellineau
Brookline Dept. of Health

Cheryl Lefman
Wellesley Health Dept.

David Naparstek - Chair
Newton Health Dept.

Cathy O’Connor

Office of Healthy Communities

Beth Rogan

Warmlines/Project Interface

Venice Sahely
MassBay Community College

Mary Suresh
Wellesley Health Dept.

Jhana Wallace -Coordinator

 

What we do:
CHNA 18 provides a resource for local agencies and organizations to gather information, share ideas, and network on a regular basis. We also offer grant opportunities when funds are available. The CHNA meets regularly to plan educational and training events, identify funding sources, and identify opportunities for collaboration. Our current mini-grant partners and programs are:  

  • Boston Area Rape Crisis Center: Partnership to Address Campus Sexual Violence
  • Needham and Wellesley Health Departments: Healthy Living Initiative
  • Newton Partnership to Prevent Child Abuse: Community Partnerships for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
 Click here to download a brochure about CHNA 18
 
 

NEW: handouts from Telling Your Story With Data event held October 16

Bios and contact info

Summary of group activity

 
 
Tentative 2009-2010 events

January or February 2010: CHNA General Membership Meeting AND potential multi-CHNA forum/workshop, more information to come

March 4, 2010:  The Teen Brain and Today's Chemical Culture.  7:00 p.m. Brookline High School Auditorium. 

May 2010: General Membership Meeting with workshop.

 
2008-2009 Scheduled Events

October 2nd 2008: "Setting Health Priorities: An open meeting with the Boards of Health in CHNA 18 and representatives from the Commissioners Office of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health". On Thursday October 2nd, CHNA 18 is hosting an open forum among the Directors of the Boards of Health from Waltham, Weston, Westwood, Needham, Dover, Brookline, Newton, Wellesley and Dedham. Geoff Wilkinson, Senior Policy Advisor to the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in charge of community programs will also attend. Our goal is to have a conversation with anyone living in or representing agencies and organizations in the communities we encompass about local public health issues. Click here to download the flyer containing full details.

Click here to download the full calendar of events in 2008-2009

 
2007-2008 Scheduled Events

October 19th 2007: “Mitigating Global Climate Change: Community Strategies and Model Public Health Programs”. This Forum will bring together experts in environmental issues, public health, and community consensus building to share best practices and highlight successful local programs.

 
Date: Friday, October 19, 2007
 
Time: 9:00 am-12:30 pm
 
Location: Needham Free Library
 
Forum Website: http://www.healthier-communities.org/info/global
 
Update: The Forum was a success! Nearly 60 attendees learned about large and smaller-scale community efforts to address climate change. Participants shared ideas and met with others interested in working to protect the environment and mitigate the effects of global climate change. Speakers included:
 
  • Massachusetts Senator Paul Pacheco (D-Taunton), Chair of the Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change
  • Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.: Associate Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
  • Suzanne Condon, Director, Bureau of Environmental Health, MA Department of Public Health
  • Alan Balsam, PhD., M.P.H.: Director Public Health and Human Services, Brookline
  • Nancy Nolan, Founding Member, Lexington Global Warming Action Committee
 To see Suzanne Condon’s Power Point Presentation, click here: CondonPresentation07.pdf
 
contact us:
For more information on CHNA 18 please contact:
Jhana Wallace, Coordinator
E-mail jhanaw@gmail.com
Tel: (617) 230-4487
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