April 8, 2009
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
E-news 4/8/09
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Resources
Community News
The Burlington Drug and Alcohol Task Force will hold its 6th annual Alcohol-Free Weekend kick-off on May 1 from 5-7 PM on the Burlington Common (rain site Council on Aging, 61 Center St). There will be pizza and music and buttons will be distributed.
Massachusetts Youth Against Tobacco is holding a statewide summit to celebrate the great work and accomplishments of youth tobacco prevention and advocacy across the stateonSaturday, May 9th from 9:30-4:00PM (registration and breakfast from 8:30-9:30AM) at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA. For more information about registering your youth group, please contact lcody@healthier-communities.org.
The Watertown Youth Coalition will hold a parent workshop with Charlie Appelstein, author of No Such Thing as a Bad Kid, on May 12 from 7-9PM (refreshments at 6:30) at the Watertown Middle School, 68 Waverly Ave in Watertown. For more information, contact Stephanie Sunderland-Ramsey at 617-926-3600 x 311.
Middlesex Partnerships for Youth and District Attorney Gerry Leone are looking for youth to create and submit 30-60 second public service announcements to raise awareness, speak out against, and prevent teen dating violence. The deadline for submissions is May 14. For more information, visit http://www.middlesexpartnershipsforyouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/teen-dating-violence-psa-project.pdf.
Conferences/Trainings
The GLBT Youth Support Project has announced free training opportunities for Massachusetts school faculty and staff covering a broad range of topics related to creating a safer climate and providing support to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth and their families. For a complete listing of training topics and to schedule trainings, visit http://www.hcsm.org/glys/training_school.htm.
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The Northwest Suburban Health Alliance (CHNA 15) is sponsoring a training on Sustainability Planning: Creative Strategies to Achieve Lasting Benefits for Communities with development consultant, Cynthia Bargar, and Regional Center staff, Stacy Carruth and Laura Cody, on April 17 from 9 AM to 3:30 PM at Minuteman Senior Services, 24 3rd Street in Burlington. The cost is $35 and questions and registration should be addressed to Jan Hanson, CHNA 15 coordinator at jhanson800@aol.com. |
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Diversity Council will present Caitlin Ryan PhD. speaking on the Power of Parental Acceptance & Rejection on Monday, May 4, 2009 from 11:30 AM—1:00 PM at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health,250 Washington Street in the Public Health Council Room, 2nd floor. For more information, contact Paula Tessierat 617-624-5285or paula.tessier@state.ma.us.
The Institute for Health and Recovery is offering a free three-hour work shop on Promoting Positive Mental Health in Young Fathers to learn to recognize signs of depression and the social factors that impact young fathers’ mental health and specific interventions on May 7 from 12-4 PM at 250 Washington St in Boston. For more information and to RSVP, contact erinthompson@healthrecovery.org.
The Institute for Health and Recovery is offering a free one-day work shop on Designing Engaging Meetings for Youth for anyone who facilitates meetings, groups, or workshops for youth on May 28 from 9:30-4:00 at the BSAS Regional Office, 10 Malcolm X Boulevard in Boston. For more information and to RSVP, contact jenniferrifkin@healthrecovery.org.
Partners Asthma Center is offering a training for nurses and other allied health providers to Learn and Teach the Asthma Basics on May 30 from 8:30-2:00 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury. The cost is $25 in advance or $30 at the door; CEUs, lunch and daycare provided. For more information or to pre-register, call Jackie at 617-732-7464.
Children in Balance at Tufts University is hosting a three-day Community Leadership Institute for Childhood Obesity Prevention July 21-23, 2009 in Boston. For more information see the attached description called <Community Leadership Institute> or contact Elizabeth Nahar at elizabeth.nahar@tufts.edu or 617-636-3566.
The International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma focusing on Promoting Peace in the Home, Your Community, and the World: Linking Practice, Research, and Policy Across the Lifespan will be held September 21-26 in San Diego. For more information, visit http://www.alliantconnect.org/events/event_details.asp?id=44096.
Funding Opportunities
The Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest) can be a great resource for municipalities interested in applying for the Mass in Motion RFR (http://www.tmfnet.org/news_massinmotion.html). Our library has great resources to help you plan and the Regional Center staff is available to read proposals for how completely responses address each of the RFR’s questions. If you are interested in the reading service, we need to receive the proposal (can be an incomplete draft) on Monday, April 13. Please feel free to contact us with questions at lcody@healthier-communities.org.
The Northwest Suburban Health Alliance (CHNA 15) is offering mini-grants to enhance community health and well-being through innovative projects to the 12 communities in their service area. For more information and to view the complete RFR, visit http://www.healthier-communities.org/info/chna15-minigrant-information.
Job Opportunities
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is looking for a youth program coordinator in its Dorchester office. For more information, see the attached description called <Youth Coordinator>.
Rape Crisis Services of Greater Lowell is actively recruiting qualified and committed candidates for the position of Development Director. See the attached description called <Development Director>.
Resources
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Planning Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials have created an online module on Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments which is available at http://professional.captus.com/Planning/hia/default.aspx.