Grants.gov is currently working to resolve an issue that has caused some applicants to receive conflicting status notifications for their submissions.    If you experience a problem with Grants.gov and have a submission date through February 2009, please view the following NIH Guide notice: Error-Correction Window Extended for All Electronic Applications with Submission Deadlines through the End of February, 2009
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-045.html

Explanation of the Problem
Grants.gov has described the situation as follows:
•    An application will become stalled in the system.
•    Not being accepted the first time, the system will attempt to resubmit the application as many as 10 times.
•    In the best of cases, the application will be accepted the second time, meaning the applicant will receive one rejection notice then an acceptance email.
•    In the worst cases, an applicant might receive additional rejection e-mails before receiving an acceptance e-mail.
•    Confounding the worst-case scenario, the e-mails might not be sent in order meaning that an applicant could receive several rejection notices, then an acceptance e-mail, followed by more rejection notices.

National Center for Family Literacy – Toyota Family Literacy Program Grant Opportunity:
Toyota and the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) established the Toyota Family Literacy Program in 2003 to improve the language and literacy skills of Hispanic and other immigrant families. NCFL is the lead developer of comprehensive family literacy initiatives and offers training and technical assistance to grant recipients for a three-year period.  http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Toyota-Family-Literacy-Program-Grant-Opportunity.aspx

U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) – Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program:
The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program seeks to increase public safety through innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance use orders who come into contact with the criminal justice system. The BJA seeks joint justice and mental health applications to plan, implement or expand a justice and mental health collaboration program. http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Justice-and-Mental-Health-Collaboration-Program.aspx

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
http://www.healthinschools.org
CHHCS Grant Alerts — February 2, 2009

Thatsnotcool.com is attempting to raise awareness about digital dating abuse and stop it before it gets worse. Sponsored and co-created by the Family Violence Prevention Fund, the Office on Violence Against Women and the Ad Council, the site is designed to address new and complicated problems between teens who are dating or hooking up—problems like constant and controlling texting, pressuring for nude pictures, and breaking into someone’s e-mail or social networking page.http://www.thatsnotcool.com/ [posted on WWWEDU listserv]

AHRQ’s Superheroes Web site provides Spanish-speakers with:

• Tips on ways to stay healthy and talking with their doctor,
• Recommendations on preventive testing,
• Help in understanding prescriptions,
• A glossary of medical terms, and
• Links to other resources that provide health information.

The Web site is part of a public service campaign that urges Hispanics to stay healthy for their loved ones by visiting their doctor for regular screenings. AHRQ developed this campaign with the Ad Council based on research on what messages Hispanics respond to. The Spanish-language campaign features everyday mothers and fathers whose children see them as superheroes and encourages Hispanic adults to be more involved in their health care, especially preventive care.  Visit the Superheroes site at: http://www.ahrq.gov/superheroes/ [posted on Healthliteracy listserv]

The February issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now online. http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/ In this edition:

Can Pets Help Keep You Healthy? Exploring the Human-Animal Bond
People have lots of reasons for owning pets. Now a small but growing body of research suggests that owning or interacting with animals may have the added benefit of improving your health.
full story

Thyroid Diseases: What You Need to Know
You can’t see it, you can’t feel it and most people have no idea what it does. In fact, most people don’t know about their thyroid unless they’ve been affected by the often-elusive symptoms of thyroid disease.
full story

Health Capsules:
•    Web Tool Predicts Colon Cancer Risk
•    Therapy Curbs Parkinson’s Symptoms
•    Featured Web Site: Aim for a Healthy Weight

The Hesperian Foundation http://www.hesperian.org/ is a non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care. They have recently published two titles in Spanish: Un manual de salud para mujeres con discapacidad, the Spanish version of A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities and Helping Children Who are Deaf, Ayudar a los nios sordos. Packed with simple activities, this book is a great resource for parents, caregivers, health promoters, and others in teaching children who do not hear well how to communicate to the best of his or her ability.
Both titles can be downloaded and purchased from their new Spanish website http://www.espanol.hesperian.org/ and the online library with free downloads http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php

Getty Institute Offers Multicultural Undergraduate Internships
Deadline: March 1, 2009
In order to increase diversity in professions related to museums  and the visual arts, the Getty Institute ( http://www.getty.edu/)  is offering summer internships at the Getty Center and the Getty  Villa to undergraduates from culturally diverse backgrounds. Internships provide training and work experience in areas such as  conservation, library collections, publications, museum education,  curatorship, grants administration, public programs, site operations, and information technology. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016664/getty

Kohl’s Kids Who Care Scholarship Program to Recognize Young Volunteers
Deadline: March 15, 2009
Through the Kohl’s Kids Who Care scholarship program, the Kohl’s  Corporation ( http://www.kohlscorporation.com/ ) plans to award a total of over $350,000 in scholarships and prizes this year to  more than two thousand kids whose volunteer efforts have made a  positive impact on their communities. The program recognizes and  rewards young volunteers (ages 6 to 18) who help make their communities a better place. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016669/kohlscorp

Dollar General Accepting Applications for Adult and Family Literacy Grants Programs
Deadline: March 4, 2009
Dollar General ( http://www.dollargeneral.com/ ) is accepting  grant applications for its Adult Literacy Grants program and its  Family Literacy Grants program. The Dollar General Adult Literacy Grants program awards funding  to nonprofits that provide direct service to adults in need of  literacy assistance. Applicant organizations must provide assistance in adult basic education, general education diploma preparation, and/or English for speakers of other languages. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016670/dollargeneral

HP Innovations in Education Seeks Proposals From Secondary School Districts
Deadline: March 30, 2009
The 2009 HP Innovations in Education grants for secondary school districts in the United States will provide funding to school  districts working to launch innovative pilot initiatives that  support administrators and teachers responsible for student  success in math and science in middle and/or high schools. HP plans to award approximately twenty-five grants to public or qualified private school districts. Each grant is valued at more  than $270,000 in HP technology, cash, and professional development. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016671/hpgrants

Changemakers and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announce Designing for Better Health Competition
Deadline: April 1, 2009
A project of Changemakers ( http://www.changemakers.net/ ) and  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ),  Designing for Better Health is a collaborative competition  designed to find innovative solutions based on the concept of “nudges” — innovative little pushes — that help people make  better decisions regarding their own health and the health of  others. The competition seeks novel and effective approaches  that make it easier for people to make choices and change  behavior toward their health.  http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016675/changemakers

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The January 2009 issue The IHS Primary Care Provider can be viewed on-line in .pdf format by going to http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/HealthProvider/Provider.asp and selecting the January link. The direct link is http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/HealthProvider/issues/PROV0109.pdf
In this issue, you can read “Native Health Database: One Stop for Native Health Information” written by medical librarian Pat Bradley. “The Native Health Database (http://hsc.unm.edu/library/nhd/) is a freely-available resource on the Internet forfinding health and medical information as it pertains to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations.”

Quick Guide to Health Literacy and Older Adults
http://www.health.gov/communication/literacy/olderadults/default.htm

Making Your Web Site Senior Friendly
is an informative checklist Web designers can use while creating online material for older adults. This checklist, published by the National Institute on Aging and the NationalLibrary of Medicine, is available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/checklist.pdf

Making Text Legible: Designing for People with Partial Sight
These guidelines provide good examples of effective legibility choices for anyone. It is available by the Lighthouse International at
http://www.lighthouse.org/accessibility/legible

Effective Color Contrast: Designing for People with Partial Sight and Color Deficiencies
These guidelines provide specific examples of
effective color contrast. It is available from Lighthouse International
at http://www.lighthouse.org/accessibility/effective-color-contrast

In Other Words…When Vision Is an Issue…Communicating With Patients Who Are Visually Impaired
is a concise article that offers practical tips for designing materials for people with visual challenges. You can find it at http://www.healthliteracy.com/article.asp?PageID=3774

Making Web Sites More Accessible for Users Who Are Older and/or Have a Disability
includes background information on visual disabilities and offers strategies for improving accessibility. It is available at
http://www.adrc-tae.org/tiki-index.php?page=TAEIssueBriefs

http://estudiabetes.com/
Thanks to a review done by librarian Maria Fernandez
Estudiabetes.com is a social networking site in Spanish dedicated to people of all ages with diabetes condition, and to the parents of children with diabetes. The main purposes is for them to share their experiences in dealing with the disease, as well as to offer to others, like them, information about diabetes that they have come across. The site also provides breaking news on diabetes.