November 25, 2009
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
e-News 11/25/09
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Resources
Community News
Social Capital, Inc and the Boys and Girls Club are starting a new Youth Council in Burlington and are seeking applications from Burlington students between the ages of 12 and 18. While the official application deadline has passed, additional applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. For the application and more information, visit http://www.sciwoburn.org/content/new-youth-council-opportunity-burlington.
The Center for Community Health Education Research and Service will screen two short films that address the impact of AIDS on families and children in recognition of World AIDS Day on December 3 at 6:00 PM in the Raytheon Amphitheatre at Northeastern University, 120 Forsyth St in Boston. For more information, see the attached flyer called <CCHERS films>.
Conferences/Trainings
The National School Boards Association and Action for Healthy Kids will hold a webcast on policy to reduce childhood obesity on December 1 at 2 PM. For more information and to register, visit http://secure.nsba.org/register/webcast/index.cfm.
The Southeast Center for Healthy Communities is offering a training on Meaningful Youth Engagement as part of their Prevention Institute on December 3 from 10 AM – 4 PM at the David H. Mulligan Center for Health Promotion, 942 West Chestnut St in Brockton. For more information and to register (cost is $15), contact jdickey@healthimperatives.org.
The Northeast Center for Healthy Communities will hold a panel discussion with experts in creating and enforcing Social Host Ordinances on December 16 from 12-2 PM at the Peabody Institute Library in Danvers. For more information and to register, visit http://nc4hc.com/networking-luncheon.
Funding Opportunities
The Interaction Institute for Social Change is offering scholarships to its trainings for people working in low-income communities or from organizations with annual budgets under $500,000. For more information and to apply, visit http://www.interactioninstitute.org/grassroots.
Job Opportunities
Impact Quincy is seeking an experienced program coordinator to assist the coalition with the implementation of underage drinking prevention activities for its Drug Free Communities grant. For more information, see the attached description called <Impact Quincy DFC Coordinator>.
The Northeast Center for Healthy Communities is seeking a community health specialist and a program support specialist. For more information, visit http://nc4hc.com/quick-links/jobopportunities.
Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation is seeking two part-time positions: a resident resource specialist and a sustainability organizer. For more information, see the attached descriptions called <ABCDC-Resident> and <ABCDC-Sustainability>.
Resources
The Regional Center for Healthy Communities’ library has new materials on video game addiction and a video on Money-Driven Medicine about how to fix the US healthcare system. For more great resources, visit our new materials page at http://www.healthier-communities.org/node/106 and search our online catalogue under the library tab on our website.
Quincy has become a new pilot site for the state’s Narcan distribution program to reduce opioid overdose deaths. For more information on the program and a complete list of sites, visit http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Consumer&L2=Prevention+and+Wellness&L3=Alcohol%2c+Tobacco%2c+and+Other+Drugs&L4=Alcohol+and+Other+Drugs&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_substance_abuse_c_prevention_opioid_overdose&csid=Eeohhs2.