March 5, 2010
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
e-News 3/5/10
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Job Opportunities
Resources
Community News
Cyber bullying workshop for families will be held on March 10th 6:30 – 8:00 pm at West Somerville Neighborhood School, 177 Powderhouse Blvd. The workshop is free for families and community partners focused on identifying, stopping and preventing cyber bullying at home and in the community.
Northeastern University will be hosting a lecture on Connecting City’s and Schools the role of public education in creating equitable, healthy and sustainable communities. The speaker will be Deborah McCoy on Wednesday March 10th from 1:30 to 2:30 at 220 Behrakis Health Sciences Center, Northeastern University. Contact Aileen Ochoa at a.ochoa@neu.edu
Massachusetts Town Hall Initiative will host Start talking before they start drinking: A strategy to keep Massachusetts’ Kids alcohol free on March 22, 2010from 3:30 to 4:30 at the Great Hall at the State House. To register visit causemedia.com
Attached is information about a series of hearings the Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition will be holding. The Bureau wants to get broad input on the services, evaluation and priorities funded through the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant (Title V). <MCHHearings>
Somerville Youth Peace Conference 2010 will take place on April 10 from 11:30 to 4:00 at Somerville High School. The Peace Conference engaged youth 14-21 who help plan the event and perform. Contact: Amanda Holm, Amanda@teenempowerment.org
Conferences/Trainings
Announcement: Due to scheduling conflict, the Risk Communication workshop has been rescheduled. The New Date for this CHNA18 workshop is now, March 26th, 9:30-12:00 (Sign-in and light breakfast at 9:00) at Wellesley Free Library 530 Washington Street (Route 16) Wellesley, MA 02482. Send registration requests with contact information to jhanaw@gmail.com (preferred), or call Jhana Wallace at 617-230-4487.
ASL for First Responders is being offered by DEAF, Inc.’s Project Hope. Registration is $275.00 and runs from March 23 – May 18, 2010 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Deadline for registration is March 18th. For more information contact jhatcher@deafinconline.org
The National Conference of State Legislatures, Health Program will host a free, limited space webcast on policy options for healthy school foods on March 12, 2010 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. For more information or to register, please visit their site at ecom.ncsl.org.
A workshop sponsored by Partners in Prevention, MA Interscholastic Athletics Association entitled The Face of Underage Substance Abuse: Examining Laws and Evidenced Based Strategies will be held on March 31, 2010 at the MIAA offices in Franklin. See attached flyer for registration form and information. <MIAA>
The Northeast Prevention Institute has three upcoming workshops. Working with Difficult People, Learn your Emotional Intelligence, and Short Term Action Teams. The cost of each workshop is $50.00. Click on the above workshop title to get additional information and to register.
Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling is offering a training on Meeting the Needs of Diverse Communities: Asian & African American Outreach Efforts and Treatment Resources. Training will occur on Friday March 12th from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Heritage State Park, One Jackson Street, Lawrence, MA. Visit their website to register.
Job Opportunities
Somerville Job Fair will be held at the Somerville Holiday Inn on Monday, March 8, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Staff will be on hand to provide information on the Census jobs in Somerville and the surrounding communities.
DOVE, Inc. (Domestic Violence Ended) is currently looking for a Director of Programs and Services. For the complete job posting see the attachment <Dove Inc.>
Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association, Inc. (RTH) is currentl
y searching for a full-time Resident Services Coordinator. For the complete job posting and application guidelines see the attachment <RTH>
REACH is a domestic violence agency offering prevention, intervention, and advocacy services is currently accepting applications for a Youth Education Specialist to help implement an innovative approach to domestic and sexual violence prevention. For the complete job listing and application guidelines see the attachment
Resources
The Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest) is looking for a web designer familiar with Drupal who has the time and flexibility to be a consultant to help us with small periodic updates to our website. There is also the possibility to work on the development of a web repository for another project in a few months. If you or someone you know would be interested, please contact Bill Holden for more details at bholden@healthier-communities.org.