April 2, 2010
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
e-News 4/2/10
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Resources
Community News
Commissioner Auerbach will be holding 8 Regional Health Dialogues over the next few weeks across the Commonwealth, to discuss the health of Massachusetts. See attached flyer for additional information. <dialogues>
True Colors: Out Youth Theater is New England's only touring theater program for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender youth (GLBT) and their straight allies. True Colors youth create original plays that capture the complexities of their lives, their experiences of oppression and liberation,and their hopes for the future. Booking Info: Tour: April 20th - May 27th 2010 Contact Person: Magda Spasiano (Education Coordinator) The Theater Offensive: (617) 661-1600 x219 www.thetheateroffensive.org
Conferences/Trainings
Is Stress Making You Sick: How racial and ethnic health disparities worsen common stressors and ways to address them. Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 5:30 pm Registration and light dinner 6:00 pm Forum MacPherson Hall, MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham Union Hospital, Medical Arts Building, 85 Lincoln Street, Framingham. RSVP by email to Ramani Sripada rsripada@mchcf.org or call (508) 879-7625 by April 7th
A workshop on LGBTQI Homelessness: Experiences and Action from Youth and Adults will be held on Wednesday April 21st from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at 450 Dodge Hall, Northeastern University. To RSVP please contact jesseb@masstpc.org
Impacting Service Delivery to Homeless Teens is the 3rd Annual Conference of Heal, Thrive & Grow. It will be held at Wheelock College – Brookline Campus on April 30th from 8:30 – 4:30. for more information or to register. See brookviewhouse.org
The Foundation Center is holding a Proposal Writing Workshop on May 19th, 2010 at the Third Sector New England South Street Conference Room 89 South Street Boston, MA. Registration is $195.00 per person. For more information see the Foundation Center website.
Accessible Health Care: It Takes More Than Ramps is an all-day conference for practice managers, hospital administrators, ADA coordinators, facility managers, and health care practitioners. It will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center, 222 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA
Funding Opportunities
AMENDMENT to the 2010 DFC MENTORING RFA. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued an amended Request for Applications for the 2010 DFC Mentoring Program. It is available at www.ondcp.gov/dfc, www.samhsa.gov or www.grants.gov.
Milton Hospital has available one-time grants between $500 and $1,500 to serve one or more communities within the service area of Milton Hospital (Milton, Randolph, Quincy, Braintree, Canton, Dorchester, Hyde Park). Please see the grant application attached for grant requirements and deadlines. <Milton Hospital>.
Health Resources in Action, has announce the availability of funding for MassCALL2 communities to develop an initiative for the proper storage and disposal of prescription drugs. For additional information, please see the attached document <RFR>
The American Medical Association Foundation's Fund for Better Health is offering $5,000 seed grants for grassroots, public health projects that target healthy lifestyles. The deadline is rolling but The Foundation will begin accepting applications in April for this year's round of funding. For more information, Click Here.
Job Opportunities
Centro Presente is currently looking for a Workers Rights Organizer. For a detailed job description, please click here. If you are interest in applying for the position, Send resume, cover letter and one letter of reference no later than April 15th to the Executive Director, Patricia Montes at pmontes@cpresente.org
Resources
The US House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law announced that will be holding a Congressional Field Briefing in Boston on Monday, April 12th, at 1:00pm in the Gardner Auditorium. The purpose of this hearing will be to inform the Subcommittee on the recent release of the OxyContin and Heroin Commissionreport.