May 4, 2010
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
e-News 5/4/10
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Resources
Community News
The Wellesley Health Department is sponsoring training with Leslie Worris on Staying Sane – Maintaining a Healthy Brain on May 10 from 6:30-8:00pm at the Wellesley Free Library. For more information and to RSVP, contact Cheryl Lefman at clefman@wellesleyma.gov or 781-235-0135.
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network is hosting an open forum with their medical director, child psychiatrist Dr. James Uhl where you can “ask the doctor” about children’s mental health including diagnosis and medication at the Cary Memorial Library in Lexington on Wednesday, May 12 from 6:30-8:30 PM.
Cambridge Prevention Coalition will host a session on social host liability on May 20th, 2010 from 6 - 8pm in the 2nd Floor Conference room at the Windsor Street Health Center in Cambridge. For more information and to RSVP (by May 14, contact Lovelee Heller at lheller@somervillema.gov.
MetroSuburban Advocacy Initiative will be hosting its annual Legislative Breakfast with special guest Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday, May 21, from 8:30-10:00 AM at Heritage Hall in Lexington.
The Cambridge Prevention Coalition will hold a two-day training on Incorporating Overdose Prevention into our Work with Active Users & Bystanders for Cambridge organizations on June 22nd and 23rd. For more information and to register, contact Shannon Kelly at 617.349.6346.
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is seeking nominations of community coalitions who have shown positive community level change for their Got Outcomes award. For more information, see the attached flyer called <Got Outcomes Award>.
The MassPartnership for Healthy Communities is seeking nominations for its Community Principles Awards to recognize creative and useful best-practices developed by communities as they implement the Healthy Communities Principles to be presented at the Healthy Communities Conference (see below). For more information, see the attached document called <Healthy Comm Principles Award>.
Somerville is creating a workgroup to develop and launch a winter farmers’ market during the 2010-2011 season. If you’re interested in participating, complete the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=j03wMwnAq6MQ8W9YavjJ7w%3d%3d.
Conferences/Trainings
MADD Massachusetts is accepting proposals for workshops related to underage drinking prevention or safety belt use for their July 15th Youth In Action Jr. Professional Academy. For more information, contact Jenny Kariuki at 508-226-1119 x22 or Jenny.Kariuki@madd.org.
The Public Health Regionalization Working Group will hold a statewide conference call to share information about local health regionalization in the Commonwealth on Monday, May 10 from 3:00-4:30pm. For more information and to register, visit http://sph.bu.edu/index.php/Practice-Resources/public-health-regionalization-project/menu-id-617143.html.
The Results Leadership Group is offering a webinar on Building Healthy Communities: Tools and Technology to Get Results featuring Dr. Roderick King of Harvard Medical School on May 18 from 2:00-3:00 PM. For more information and to register, visit https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/418021210.
The Northshore Community Health Network and the Northeast Center for Healthy Communities will hold a training on using MassCHIP on May 24 from 9:00-11:00 AM at the Peabody Institute Library in Danvers. For more information and to register, visit https://events.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e2upktsf9eb2ee23&oseq=a0235bff133ome.
The Bureau of Substance Abuse Services at the Department of Public Health is holding the third annual No Wrong Door Recovery Conference on May 26, 2010 at the Best Western Royal Plaza hotel in Marlborough. For more information and to register, visit http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=4a97ff2f-e94c-478a-bc37-a0e7bc7c0df0.
The Massachusetts Health Council will hold their annual meeting with a panel discussing National Health Care Reform and Its Impact on Massachusetts on June 2 from 7:30-9:30 AM at the Westin-Waltham Hotel in Waltham. For more information and to register, visit http://www.mahealthcouncil.org/.
The Partnership for a Heart-Healthy, Stroke-Free Massachusetts will hold their annual meeting on Promising Practices for Heart Disease and Stroke on June 4, 2010 from 8:00-2:30 at the Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury. For more information and to register, visit http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=b36df907-40c6-406f-a56b-959622a73000.
Whittier Street Health Center and Lesley University will host a regional conference on 'Creativity & Expression: the Healing Power of the Arts in Healthcare' on June 4. For more information, contact Phillip Speiser at phillip.speiser@wshc.org.
The MassPartnership for Healthy Communities at Health Resources in Action is holding its annual Healthy Communities Conference on June 7 from 9:30-3:30 at the Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury. For more information and to register, see the attached file called <Healthy Communities Conference>.
The Convergence Partnership is holding a series of webinars on topics related to Healthy People, Healthy Places. For more information and to register for webinars, visit https://www.kintera.org/site/apps/ka/rg/register.asp?c=fhLOK6PELmF&b=5906231&en=drKJIRMBIeIIJRMGLkLJLRPFKfIRJ6OCI9IPL4OGInJWJZMyFgJZL2PGIhLJJ3NUG.
Funding Opportunities
The Northwest Suburban Health Alliance (CHNA 15) has released its mini-grant RFP for towns in their area. See the complete RFP and requirements at www.chna15.org.
Action for Healthy Kids is offering funding for school districts to improve school wellness through school breakfast programs. For more information, visit http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/school-breakfast-to-school.html.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has funding available for its Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative (CRRI) grants for communities affected by the economic downturn. For more information and to apply, visit http://samhsa.gov/Grants/2010/SM-10-015.aspx.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced funding for classroom behavioral management to prevent mental health and substance abuse problems. For more information, visit http://samhsa.gov/Grants/2010/SM-10-017.aspx
The Ms. Foundation for Women currently has several opportunities for funding women’s health and ending violence. For more information, visit http://ms.foundation.org/grants/rfps.
The Community Training and Assistance Center, Intermediary Support for Organizing Communities is offering grants for Community Organizing in the Northeast to promote broad-based social change movements. For more information and to apply, visit http://www.ctacusa.com/smallgrants.html.
Job Opportunities
The Overdose Prevention and Education Network in Cambridge is currently seeking outreach workers, especially those who have natural networks (e.g., friends and families of opioid users) to tap into. See the attached description called <OPEN job>.
The Dana Farber Cancer Institute has jobs open in its Men’s and Mobile Health Programs. The job code for the Men's Health Program position is 19643 and for the Mobile Health Programs position 19660. To apply, visit website www.danafarbercareers.com.
Resources
The Prevention Institute has a Health Equity and Prevention Primer available on their website at http://www.preventioninstitute.org/tools/focus-area-tools/health-equity-toolkit.html.
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