February 18, 2010
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
e-News 2/18/2010
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Resources
Community News
Please come and help us recognize the success of the DPH bystander Narcan distribution program and 500th overdose reversal Tuesday February 23, 2010 11:30am – 12:30pm
Massachusetts State House Room 222
Several Massachusetts communities are organizing Town Hall meetings on underage drinking for this March. The SAFE MA collaborative, (Supporting an Alcohol Ad. Free Environment in Massachusetts) is providing two documents for those communities that would like to include information at these events on alcohol advertising and underage drinking. The first is a youth fact sheet. The second is a petition that we are using to collect signatures of those who support House Bill 1113. Please contact Amy Helburn at 617-980-1550 if you would like to use these materials during your town hall meeting. <Fact Sheet>, <Petition>, <Bill 1113>
Special screenings of the film, Unnatural Causes will be hosted by the Waltham Public Library and facilitated by a member of the Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest). All screening will be held in the Lecture Hall at the library at 735 Main Street in Waltham. For screening dates and episodes please see attachment <Unnatural Causes>
Healthy Waltham is looking for material for the next Waltham Connections newsletter which will come out in early April. This newsletter covers health-related happenings in Waltham. Events and announcements up to 60 words in length and articles 300-400 words in length are welcome. The submission deadline is March 1. Please reply via email to newsletter@healthy-waltham.org.
Conferences/Trainings
On Tuesday, March 2 the Watertown Youth Coalition will welcome back Dr. Marisa Silveri at a community presentation for parents and teens on “Keeping the Teen Brain in the Game,” at the Watertown Middle School, 68 Waverley Avenue from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Contact Kristin French at 617-926-3600 x307 or visit www.watertownyouthcoalition.org
Brookline Coalition against Substance Abuse is hosting a discussion for parents and teens on “The Teen Brain and Today’s Chemical Culture,” on Thursday March 4, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Brookline High School Auditorium. For information contact, June Harris june_harris@brookline.k12.ma.us
Somerville Public Schools is offering a free workshop on Cyberbullying. The event scheduled for March 10th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. will be hosted at the West Somerville Neighborhood School (177 Powderhouse Boulevard). For additional information, Click Here.
The 2010 MASOC/MATSA 12 annual joint conference on the assessment, treatment and safe management of sexually abusing children, adolescents and adults will be held on April 7 – 9, 2010 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center Marlborough, MA. For more information visit, masoc.net
Funding Opportunities
Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awardsto recognize, sustain and share the work of innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization visit, http://www.cadca.org/resources/detail/2010-metlife-foundation-community-police-partnership-awards
Job Opportunities
The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence is currently seeking a Full-time (35 hours/week) South Asian Advocate and a Part-time (21 hours/week) Chinese Advocate to join their team. For additional information and application process visit, atask.org
Neighbor to Neighbor has extended their application deadline for the following positions until February 28th: Western Mass Lead Organizer, North Shore Lead Organizer, and Campaigns Organizer. For job details and application procedures visit, n2nma.org.
Medford Health Matters, in partnership with the Northeast Center for Healthy
Communities (NCHC), seeks a Coordinator of the Drug Free Communities Grant. For qualifications and application procedures please visit, nc4hc.
Resources
The National Institute for Reproductive Health has released a new document outlining concrete strategies for improving the reproductive, sexual, and maternal health of urban communities. The Agenda is available online at the Urban Initiative's website http://www.urbaninitiative.org/About/Agenda.