October 19, 2009
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
e-News 10/19/09
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Community News
Elizabeth Englander of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC) will present on bullying prevention on October 20 from 7-9 PM at the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. For further information, contact Sal Lopes, No Place for Hate Committee Chair, at 978-263-4178 or sal.t.lopes@gmail.com.
Somerville Community Health Agenda is offering an after school wellness program for girls in grades 5-8 called Latinas Living Better. There is still space in the program which meets on Fridays from 3:30-4:45 at the Family Center. For more information and to register, contact Lisa Brukilacchio at lbrukilacchio@challiance.org or 617-591-6940.
The Cambridge Prevention Coalition is seeking Cambridge parents with children between the ages of 12 and 17 to participate in a focus group about communication around drug use on October 28 from 6:00-7:30 at 119 Windsor St in Cambridge. Parents will receive $40 for their participation. To RSVP, please contact Shioban Torres at 617-401-2284 or torres@ndri.org.
The 84 Movement is looking for chapters to promote tobacco prevention among youth across the state. For more information, contact Brittany Chen at bchen@hria.org or 617.279.2240 or visit www.the84.org/chapters.
The City of Cambridge is sponsoring a number of free flu clinics throughout the city. For more information and dates, visit http://www.cambridgepublichealth.org/services/diseases-conditions/flu/cambridge-flu-clinics.php.
Centro Latino, Inc. is offering a Young Parent Support Program for parents age 23 or younger including support groups, counseling, information and referrals. For more information, please contact Sandra Sensano-Ruiz at 617-661-9406 or ssensano-ruiz@conciliohispano.org.
Conferences/Trainings
Action for Healthy Kids will hold a webinar on implementing school policy change to prevent childhood obesity on October 22 at 3 PM. For more information and to register, visit https://www.eventbuilder.com/event_desc.asp?p_event=v4k11f4b.
The Youth Health Connection at South Shore Hospital is offering a training for school personnel called Typical or Troubled: Improving Teen Mental Health on October 26 from 3:30-5:30 at Braintree High School. For more information and to register, see the attached flyer called <Teen Mental Health flyer>.
The Northeast Center for Healthy Communities is offering a three-part training on policy and advocacy for community prevention. The cost is $160 and the deadline to register is October 29. For more information and to register, visit http://nc4hc.com/home/trainings-assistance/policy-training.
The Massachusetts Department of Education is offering two sessions of their workshop on supporting LGBTQ youth in schools on November 6 in Westford and December 9 in Plymouth, both from 8:00-3:00. For more information ad to register, visit http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=741.
The David H. Mulligan Center for Health Promotion is offering a training on updated HIV prevention for communities on November 10 from 9 AM – 12 PM at Health Imperatives, 942 West Chestnut St in Brockton. For more information on this and other fall trainings and to register, visit http://www.hcsm.org/ahec/pdf/AHEC_calendar.pdf.
The Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest) is pleased to welcome Jasiel Correia for a discussion on youth involvement on boards on November 17 from 4-5 PM at the Regional Center offices, 552 Massachusetts Ave in Cambridge. For more information, visit the Regional Center calendar at www.healthier-communities.org.
The Massachusetts Public Health Association will hold their annual meeting and conference on Fair Food, Fair Play: Growing Healthy and Active Neighborhoods on November 20 form 8:00-3:00 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough. For more information and to register, visit http://mphaweb.org/annualmeeting.htm.
Funding Opportunities
The Tufts Neighborhood Service Fund is offering grants of up to $2000 for non-profit community organizations in the Tufts host communities including Somerville. For more information and to apply, visit http://ur.tufts.edu/community.
MA SADD is offering minigrants of up to $600 for SADD chapters to address, seat belt use, distracted driving, or underage drinking and impaired driving. For more information and to apply, see the attached application called <MA SADD Minigrant Application>.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking applications for its ACHIEVE program where communities develop and implement policy, systems, and environmental change strategies that can help prevent or manage health risk factors for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, obesity, and arthritis. For more information and to apply, visit http://www.achievecommunities.org/.
Job Opportunities
The PACT program (Prevention and Access to Care and Treatment) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is looking for a Clinical Supervisor to community health workers serving people living with HIV. For more information, search for PACT at https://careers.partners.org/psc/EA/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRS.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL.
The City of Waltham is seeking a public health nurse. For more information, see the attached description called <Waltham RN>.
The Concord Council on Aging is seeking a part-time volunteer coordinator. For more information and to apply, visit http://www.concordma.gov/pages/ConcordMA_HR/Volunteer%20Coordinator.pdf.