June 18, 2009
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
E-news 6/18/09
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Job Opportunities
Resources
Remember, the Regional Center Library has extended hours on Tuesdays until 7 PM. Please stop in to see our great new resources on hoarding, diversity, and teen health.
Community News
Centro Latino will hold an Open House and Health Fair focusing on HIV testing and other free health screenings on June 30 from 1:00-4:00 PM at the Centro Latino Offices at 105 Windsor St in Cambridge.
Suffolk University is offering a full tuition scholarship for Leadership in African American Women’s Health in its Master of Arts in Women’s Health program. The deadline to apply has been extended to June 30. For more information, visit http://www.suffolk.edu/college/22704.html.
Partners in Prevention will hold their 13th annual Wellness Summit on October 2 in Milford and they are seeking nominations of individuals or agencies that are Making a Difference in school and community wellness. You can send nominations describing the individual’s or agency’s achievements to Karen Nardone, 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA 02038 until July 10.
Conferences/Trainings
The Boston Foundation and the New England Healthcare Institute will hold a public forum on Healthy People in a Healthy Economy: A Blueprint for Action in Massachusetts on June 30 from 8:30-10:30 AM at the Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington St in Boston. RSVP by June 26 to rsvp@tbf.org including your name and contact info and title of the event.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will hold their mid-year training conference in Louisville, KY from July 27-30. For more information, visit http://www.cadca.org/events/midyearinstitute/2009/.
Remember to save the date for the Ounce of Prevention conference to be held October 6, 2009 in Marlborough, MA.
Job Opportunities
The Medical Foundation is searching for a Director the Boston Urban Asthma Coalition and the Massachusetts Asthma Advocacy Partnership. For more information, see the attached description called <BUAC MAAP Director>.
The Community Action Agency of Somerville is seeking a bilingual Haitian-Creole Housing advocate. For more information, see the attached descriptions called <CAAS Haitian-Creole Advoc>.
Resources
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a list of points regarding the H1N1 flu virus especially in light of the World Health Organization’s declaration of a Pandemic. For complete information, see the attached document called <CDC H1N1 flu points>.