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"Motivating Youth and
Parents of School-age Children to Reduce Risk Behavior"
is the focus of the 4th Annual workshop and conference.
September 21st will feature an afternoon workshop on the
actual techniques of motivational interviewing with
adolescents and parents. September 22nd will be a
full-day devoted to the application of motivational
strategies to specific risk behaviors such
as overweight, substance abuse, motor vehicle safety.
The event will be located at the
REI Flagship store at 1416 Platte Street. participants
may register for either or both days. Information and
registration is available on our website,
www.casbhc.org. |
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Hosted by the Colorado Children's Trust Fund, at the
Denver Stapleton Radisson (3333 Quebec St.). Dr. Stephen
Bavolek, author of the Nurturing Parenting Program,
will discuss how this proven program model can
strengthen and support families in your area. The
Colorado Children's Trust Fund will also be scouting for
agencies who would like to implement this program in
their local area, with a chance of funding in the
future. If you have any questions, contact Scott Bates,
CCTF Program Director, at
scott.bates@state.co.us. |
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“Hot Topics in Adolescent Medicine” will be held on
Friday, October 27, 2006, at the Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Auditorium at the Fitzsimmons Campus in Denver. The
University of Colorado School of Medicine will be
offering 7 AMA PRA category 1 credits. Speakers include
Dr. Susan Coupey, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
on adolescent bone health and menstrual disorders,
Stephen Daniels—adolescent obesity, David W. Kaplan—the
future of adolescent medicine, John Ogle—tuberculosis in
adolescents, Mary Stephenson—black box warnings on ADHD
and SSRIs and Barbara Ritchen—the top health risks to
teens in Colorado. The registration fee $45, which
includes CME and a box lunch. |
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Funding Information
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Colorado SBHC Funding
In June, Colorado Governor, Bill Owens signed HB1396,
sponsored by Rep. Andrew Kerr of Lakewood and Sen. Abel
Tapia into law establishing the Colorado SBHC Funding
Act. The Colorado Department of Health is designated in
the statute to implement the law. The law provides
funding for sustaining existing school-based health
centers, as well as planning and funding new SBHCs. For
information about new school-based health center
planning grants applications due September 21, visit
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/ps/school/schoolbasedhom.asp. |
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The purpose of this program is to support
organizations in non-hospital based health.
Deadline: rolling. See
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops730.asp. |
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The purpose of this program is to improve access to
quality health care for undeserved populations in rural
and urban areas. Deadline: rolling. See
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops728.asp. |
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The purpose of this program is to provide access to
healthcare for low-income children and youth. Deadline:
rolling. See
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops729.asp
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The Nathan Cummings
Foundation -- Health Program Grants
The purpose of this program is to improve people’s
health and well-being, with priority on addressing
barriers due to socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity or
gender, recognizing the link between physical health and
economic, social, environmental, psychological, and
spiritual factors that affect individuals, families and
communities. Deadline: rolling. See
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops724.asp. |
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Web Resources
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Oral Health
Dr. Rosenthal's Toolkit: Clinical and Management
Tools for Effective School-Based Dental Programs Dr.
Rosenthal, former dental director for the New York City
Health Department and consultant to school-based health
center programs, has created a collection of materials
for organizing dental services at school. See
http://www.healthinschools.org/sh/dental/toolkit.asp.
There are three new publications from the MCH Oral
Health Resource Center: the Oral Health Resource
Bulletin, Promoting Oral Health of Children with Special
Health Care Needs, and Special Care: an Oral Health
Professional's Guide to Serving Young Children with
Special Health Care Needs. Please check out these
resources at
http://www.mchoralhealth.org/default.html |
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HIV & STDs
Program Aims to Reach Hispanic Youths to Prevent HIV:
An HIV prevention program that emphasizes abstinence and
condom use as culturally accepted and effective methods
to prevent sexually transmitted diseases succeeded in
reducing the incidence of risky behaviors in Hispanic
adolescents in grades 8 through 11, according to report
in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics and
Adolescent Medicine. See
http://www.healthinschools.org/2006/aug9_alert.asp. |
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Physical Activity
The NASPE Teacher's Toolbox, written by members of
the National Association for Sport and Physical
Education (NASPE) for physical education teachers and
classroom teachers interested in promoting physical
activity. The Teacher's Toolbox is presented
monthly. The August edition features tips on preparing
the classroom; family fun ideas; examples of expected
behavior; and Quality Physical Education Checklist. See
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?template=teachers_toolbox_aug06.html. |
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Immigration
Children of Immigrants and Refugees: What the
research tells us. See
http://www.healthinschools.org/cac/immigrantfs.pdf. |
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Immunization
August in National Immunization Awareness Month.
Check out the following web resources:
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General
Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children,
Families and Communities, provides quality,
evidence-based information about what works. PPN,
operated by RAND, provides links to short summaries of
the latest findings in the scientific literature and
other helpful resources. The site includes collections
of research and information in education, child health
and safety, and family issues. The site makes accessible
findings from academic and research journals,
synthesized and formatted into easy-to-read summaries.
It is continuously updated. A monthly e-mail newsletter
lists new content added to the site. For more
information, see
http://www.promisingpractices.net/. |
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