This campaign was a collaboration between the National Diabetes Education Program, CDC, and the National Institutes of Health. Más que comida, es vida, which means “It’s more than food. It’s life” campaign provides new tools that are available to help Hispanics enjoy healthy versions of their favorite recipes and control portion sizes, all designed to reduce their risk of developing diabetes. For more information, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r090112.htm [NAFH E-News #2- 2009]

Health, United States, 2008
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics.

Report Warns Big Tobacco Has Stepped Up Targeting of Women and Girls
Purse Packs” and Perfume Boxes Hide Danger of Cigarettes
http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/product.jsp?id=38989
A new report issued today by a coalition of public health organizations, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, finds that the tobacco industry has unleashed its most aggressive marketing campaigns aimed at women and girls in over a decade. Warning that these new marketing campaigns are putting the health of women and girls at risk, the report urges Congress to regulate tobacco marketing by passing legislation granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over tobacco products. [RWJF Content Alerts]

National Public Health Week 2009 Toolkit Available
http://www.nphw.org/nphw09/pg_tools_toolkit.htm
The National Public Health Week (NPHW) “Building the Foundation for a Healthy America” toolkit is now available. The toolkit includes fact sheets, media outreach materials, suggested community events, legislative information and resources for everyone to use throughout NPHW, April 6-12, 2009.[PHPartners  - New Links for the week of Feb 20, 2009]

Alaska Organization Uses Online Social Networking To Spread HIV/AIDS Prevention Messages
The Alaska AIDS Assistance Association http://www.alaskanaids.org/ is utilizing Internet outreach in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, KTVA.com reports. The project, Power-On Alaska.org http://www.poweronalaska.org/index.php, posts links to the Web site on social networking sites around that state, offering information and assistance online. Alex Barros, a counselor for the association, said that viewers see a profile that says, “I’m your Power-On Alaska health counselor, if you have any questions about your sexual health or you need information or a referral, click here.” A chat window then will open, allowing the user to ask questions and receive responses in real time from Power-On counselors. Barros said the program is designed to reach out to people who need information but might not feel comfortable seeking it. He said that the “idea of the Web is that it gives complete anonymity with a screen name so people ask more intimate questions of our counselors, they’re not embarrassed.” [Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report - Monday, February 23, 2009]

Alzheimer’s Foundation Accepting Brodsky Grant Applications for Innovative Care Programs
Deadline: May 15, 2009
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America ( http://www.alzfdn.org/ )  is accepting applications for its annual Brodsky Grant, which  recognizes an innovative program or service that improves the  lives of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses as well as the lives of their families. The Brodsky Grant will provide $30,000 to a new or existing  program that betters the lives of those affected by dementia. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016979/alzfdn

Dannon Company Offers Grants for Children’s Nutrition Education
Deadline: March 31, 2009
In 2009, the Dannon Company ( http://www.dannon.com/ ) will support efforts to nurture healthy eating habits among children  with four grants of $30,000 each to organizations in communities  where a Dannon facility is located Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, or Shelby counties, Ohio; Salt Lake County, Utah; Tarrant County, Texas; or  Westchester County, New York) . To qualify, organizations must request funding for a current  nutrition education program serving children up to age 18 or be able to launch such an initiative in 2009. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016983/dannon

ESA Foundation Offers Funding for Youth Programs
Deadline: April 15, 2009
The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) Foundation  ( http://www.theesa.com/foundation ) is dedicated to supporting  positive programs and opportunities that make a difference in  the quality of life, health, and welfare of America’s youth. The foundation seeks to harness the collective power of the  interactive entertainment industry to create positive social impact in our communities. The foundation supports geographically diverse projects and programs that benefit American youth of all races and denominations and both genders. Applicant organizations must  provide youth programs in one or more of the following areas:  skills and personal development, general health and welfare, risk behavior prevention, education, or multimedia arts/technology. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016984/theesa

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Offers Funding for Health Games Research
Deadline: April 8, 2009
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s ( http://www.rwjf.org/ )  Health Games Research: Advancing Effectiveness of Interactive  Games for Health is a national program that funds research  designed to enhance the quality and impact of interactive games  that are used to improve health. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016988/rwjfapp

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APHA Releases New Video Series - Why Public Health Matters
http://www.nphw.org/nphw09/videos.cfm
In support of National Public Health Week 2009 and it’s theme, “Building the Foundation for a Healthy America,” the American Public Health Association (APHA) has released a new video series – “Why Public Health Matters.”

Check out this blog written by BHIC Blog reader Angie Arner
Health Literacy - for health and well being
Reflections on the importance of health literacy awareness and hot it impacts nearly 50% of the US population http://healthliteracy-forhealthandwellbeing.blogspot.com/

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
http://www.healthinschools.org

Avon Foundation – Not Seen, Not Heard: Helping Children of Domestic Violence Grant
http://tinyurl.com/ahb6e2
The Avon Foundation, as part of its Speak Out initiative, launched the Not Seen, Not Heard: Helping Children of Domestic Violence program to assist children affected by domestic violence. Currently, the Avon Foundation is seeking applications from organizations that help children that have been exposed to domestic violence or who are victims of domestic violence.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) – Youth Program Grant
http://tinyurl.com/cykn6u
The ESA Foundation supports positive programs and opportunities that make a difference in the quality of life, health and welfare of America’s youth. The Foundation strives to use the collective power of the interactive entertainment industry as a means of creating positive social impact in communities.

Tony Hawk Foundation – Supporting Youth and Public Skateparks Grant
http://tinyurl.com/b72kg4
The Tony Hawk Foundation promotes high-quality, public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the U.S. The Foundation is currently accepting applications for skatepark projects that are: 1) designed by qualified and experienced skatepark contractors; 2) include local skaters in the design process; 3) are in low-income areas; and 4) can demonstrate strong grassroots commitment to the project.

Third National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
February 25-27, 2009
National Harbor, MD
http://www.omhrc.gov/npasummit2009/
I will be at the meeing presenting a poster http://www.omhrc.gov/npasummit2009/templates/content.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=24&ID=161
Poster #113 Empowering Change Through Health Information Access
Stop by on Wednesday if you are at the meeting!

30th Annual Minority Health Conference: “Our World, Our Community:  Building Bridges for Health Equality”
11th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture
Barbara Wallace, Ph.D., professor of health education at Columbia University’s Teachers College
Friday, February 27, 2009 at 2pm-3:30pm EST.
The lecture is the highlight of the 30th Annual UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Minority Health Conference, presented by the School’s Minority Student Caucus on that day.  The broadcast will include a live call-in question-and-answer session with Dr. Wallace.  For information about the broadcast (and the full day’s Conference at UNC’s William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, in Chapel Hill), please visit http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2009/ (If you wish to attend in person, it may still be possible to register.  If you will be in Berkeley, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, or New Orleans, be sure to see below, “New This Year”.)
- Webcast information (Keynote Lecture only):  http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2009/webcast/
- Satellite broadcast information (Keynote Lecture only):  http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2009/satellite/

The list below is just a selection of opportunities listed in HUNAP Opportunities- February 13th Edition. To subscribe to the e-Newsletter, go to http://www.hunap.harvard.edu/news-and-events/information

The Morris K. Udall Scholarship
Deadline: March 3, 2009
Website (s): http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/MKUScholarship/MKUScholarship.aspx
and www.udall.gov
The Morris K. Udall Scholarship program awards eighty $5,000 merit-based scholarships for college sophomores and juniors seeking a career in tribal health, tribal public policy or the environment.

12th Annual Patty Iron Cloud National Native American Youth Initiative
Deadline: Student application- April 17, 2009; Counselor application- March 6, 2009
Date(s): June 20 - 28, 2009
Location: Washington D.C.
Contact: Julie Bottoms, Student Programs Administrative Assistant
Phone: Phone # 405-946-7072 x133/ Toll Free: 877-943-4299
Website: http://www.aaip.org/programs/nnayi/nnayi.htm
The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) is now accepting applications for the 12th Annual Patty Iron Cloud National Native American Youth Initiative which will be held in Washington D.C., June 20 - 28, 2009.  American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) high school students, ages 16- 18, who have an interest in the health careers and/or biomedical research are encouraged to apply.  The NNAYI scholarship pays for travel, lodging, and most meals during the program.  To accompany the students, AAIP is accepting applications for counselors, age 21 and older, to serve as role models and chaperones to a select group of five high school students.

College Horizons: Pre-College Workshop
Deadline: February 2, 2009 (priority); February 27, 2009 (2nd round)
Date(s): June 20-24, 2009 (Yale University, New Haven, CT); June 27-July 1, 2009 (Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA)
Contact: Christine Suina, Program Coordinator,
Program Director: Dr. Whitney Laughlin
PO Box 1262, Pena Blanca, NM 87041.
Phone: (505) 401-3854
E-mail: info@collegehorizons.org
Website: http://www.collegehorizons.org
College Horizons is a five-day college preparatory “crash course” for Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native students.

Graduate Horizons: Pre-Graduate School Program
Deadline: February 2, 2009 (priority); February 27, 2009 (2nd round)
Date(s): July 18-21, 2009
Location: University of California, Berkeley
Contact: Christine Suina, Program Coordinator
Program Director: Dr. Whitney Laughlin
PO Box 1262, Pena Blanca, NM 87041.
Phone: (505) 401-3854.
E-mail: info@collegehorizons.org
Website: http://www.collegehorizons.org
The Graduate Horizons Program is a four-day “crash course” for Native American, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native and First Nations college students, master’s students or alumni to help prepare them for graduate school (master’s, Ph.D. or professional school).

Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID), Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Deadline: April 1, 2009
Contact: Linda Schreier, SIPID-GE Program Administrator
Phone: 314-362-1565
Email: linda@wubios.wustl.edu
Website(s): http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/sipid/index.html and http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/sipid/docs/General%20Admissions.pdf
The Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID) is an all-expense-paid research opportunity sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This mentored research program will address the difficulties experienced by junior investigators in establishing independent research programs and negotiating through the academic ranks.

The Maternal and Child Health Library released a new edition of the knowledge path, Spanish-Language Health Resources. The knowledge path points to health hotlines and helplines, web sites, publications, and databases for health professionals and consumers. The knowledge path presents Spanish-language resources covering a wide range of health topics, including many of interest to the maternal and child health (MCH) community. The knowledge path is available at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_spanish.html. A Spanish-language version of the 2009 edition is also being developed. Knowledge paths on other maternal and child health (MCH) topics are available at http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html