http://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/
Andrew Krueger, M.D. is the Medical Director for Accordant Health Services (a division of CVS Caremark Corporation). His responsibilities include directing and supporting Health Management Medical Affairs, providing medical leadership to numerous projects and committees, and serving as the senior clinician providing guidance for Accordant’s disease management programs. In this podcast, he talks with Helen Osborne about health literacy and management of chronic disease. Topics include:

• What disease management programs are and why health literacy matters
• Ways to communicate with patients including by telephone, mail, and the Web
• How helping patients understand their conditions can improve health outcomes

Youth Health and Wellness: Core Issues and Views on Existing Resources
This report focuses on teens and young adults (ages 13-24) and where they go to identify health information. The majority tend to utilize online resources to get health related information. The report also identifies which health related issues they think are most important. To review this resource, visit: http://www.isis-inc.org/in-print/Youth_Health_and_Wellness_Report_2008.php

Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents: What Changes are Needed to Promote Healthy Eating Habits?
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation prepared this brief that summarizes the latest research about the ubiquity of food and beverage marketing targeting youths and how marketing may influence their dietary patterns and health. It also describes national regulations to protect children from deceptive marketing practices, and details what research is still needed to understand and limit the potential for marketing to adversely affect young people’s health. For more information, visit: http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=35968&c=EMC-ADV

NAFH E-News Alert #11

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/medsun/
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December 16 - 18, 2008 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD
http://www.blsmeetings.net/2008healthdisparitiessummit/
The National Institutes of Health will host the largest national conference ever on health disparities. This is the first summit of its kind. It involves all of the NIH Institutes and Centers and brings together more than 3000 national and international clinicians, researchers, policy leaders, academicians, and community leaders to highlight recent progress made in addressing health disparities, and to redefine the agenda for the health disparities research.

I will be presenting a poster at this event, so will be on the road the rest of the week.

On Thursday, December 18, from 3 – 4 pm EST, join The Disparities Solutions Center and representatives from the American Hospital Association and the National Association of Public Hospitals (both to be confirmed) as [they] continue [the] Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsored web seminar series with an event launching Improving Quality and Achieving Equity: A Guide for Hospital Leaders. This Guide is constructed to be clear, concise, practical, and easy to read. It is targeted to hospital leaders - including CEO’s, VP’s, and others that focus on quality, safety, finance, and risk management. The 60-minute, interactive, web-based seminar is free and open to the public. Register online now as space is limited. http://tinyurl.com/63d4en [posted on Joint Commission Hospitals, Language, and Culture List]

ICMA Offers Public Library Innovation Grants
Deadline: January 9, 2009
ICMA ( http://www.icma.org/ ), the professional and educational  organization for chief appointed managers, administrators, and  assistants in cities, towns, counties, and regional entities,  invites local governments to apply for an ICMA Public Library  Innovation Grant. The grants will focus on using the public library as a vital tool  in addressing community priorities and issues, and will be anchored by a partnership between the office of the chief administrative  officer (city, county, or town manager) and the public library.  The grant program will provide a series of leadership workshops  and project coaching to ensure the short-term success of the  project and secure support for the long-term use of libraries in addressing community goals.  http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016122/icmalibrary

William T. Grant Foundation Invites Letters of Inquiry for Youth Research
Deadline: January 9, 2009 (Letters of Inquiry)
The William T. Grant Foundation ( http://wtgrantfoundation.org/ )  is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for its field-initiated major grants program. The foundation’s current research interests include understanding  how social settings such as families, schools, peer groups, and  organizations work; how these social settings affect youth; and  how such settings can be improved. The foundation’s interests  also focus on when, how, and under what conditions research evi-  dence is used in policy and practice that affect youth, and how  the use of such evidence can be improved.  http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016124/wtgrantfdn

Point Foundation Offers Higher Education Scholarships for Gay and Lesbian Students
Deadline: February 9, 2009
The Point Foundation ( http://pointfoundation.org/ ), a scholar-  ship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-  gender students of merit, has announced the opening of its 2009  application season. Students who will be enrolled in undergraduate  or graduate programs for the 2009-10 school year are eligible to  apply for the multiyear scholarships.  http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016126/pointfdn

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 11:30:00 AM ET
http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=7320
Dr. Varmus chairs the Scientific Board of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health program and leads the Advisory Committee for the Global Health Division. He was a member of the World Health Organization Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, and is a co-founder of the Public Library of Science, a leading publisher of open access journals. In addition, Dr. Varmus serves as co-chair of the IOM’s committee on The U.S. Commitment to Global Health. The committee will issue its interim report on the day preceding the lecture. You will be able to view the event at http://videocast.nih.gov when the event is live. Read the complete NIH News Release is available online at
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2008/fic-10.htm

Libraries offer free reliefe from tough thimes. This news report ncludes comments from American Library Association President Jim Rettig
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#28165432

Continuity of Health Information Award
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding/Continuity.html
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region (NN/LM MCR) is accepting proposals for the Continuity of Health Information Award. The purpose is to fund innovative projects in three areas: Health Information Literacy, Hospital Library Advocacy and Emergency Preparedness. Continuity of Health Information is a hallmark of each of these areas and each is an area of focus for the NN/LM MCR. This solicitation asks Network members to choose one focus area and develop a project that will be funded up to $15,000. Full and Affiliate members of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) MidContinental Region are eligible to apply. Applications may include groups of institutions. A single NN/LM Network member may apply on behalf of the group. Health sciences libraries, health information resource centers, public libraries, state organizations, and public health departments that provide health information services are eligible for Network membership. For more information regarding membership, go to http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/network/ If you live outside the MidContinental Region, find your Regional Medical Library http://nnlm.gov/ and see what funding opportunities they provide.

Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities: State and Regional AgrAbility Projects Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18682
AgrAbility increases the likelihood that individuals with disabilities and their families engaged in production agriculture (AgrAbility customers) become more successful. The primary outcome is enhanced quality of life for people with disabilities in agriculture. The program supports cooperative projects in which State Cooperative Extension Services (CES) based at either 1862 or 1890 Land-Grant Universities subcontract to private, non-profit disability organizations. Measures of success may include improvements in customers’ financial stability or access to life activities and the capacity of states and regions to deliver services this population requires in a timely and satisfying manner. To address the specialized needs of AgrAbility’s customers, the program builds service capacity on national, regional, state, and local levels through education and networking. In the absence of capacity, projects provide assistance to customers. Projects use marketing to direct the public to initiatives in education, networking, and assistance. [Grants.gov Opportunities Posting Update]

Community Participation Research Targeting the Medically Underserved
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-076.html
The purpose of this grant is to solicit applications that propose research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers and targets medically underserved areas (MUAs) and medically underserved populations (MUPs) as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). [[aapcho-path]

United States Tennis Association (USTA) — USTA Serves Foundation:
The mission of the United States Tennis Association is to support, monitor and promote programs that enhance the lives of underserved children through the integration of tennis and education. The USTA Serves Foundation awards grants to organizations that support efforts in tennis and education to help disadvantaged, at-risk youth and people.
http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/USTA-Serves-Foundation.aspx [CHHCS Grant Alerts -- December 8, 2008]

Captain Planet Foundation — Healthy Environment Grants:
The Captain Planet Foundation’s Healthy Environment Grants focus on hands-on involvement to build a healthy environment and promote an understanding of environmental issues. http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Healthy-Environment-Grants.aspx [CHHCS Grant Alerts -- December 8, 2008]