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 Funding Resources
California Council of the Humanities Grant
The California Story Fund (CSF) is a competitive grant program that supports community-centered, story-based public humanities projects that contribute to our evolving understanding of Calfornia, past and present. Deadline for applications is June 15, 2011.
2011 ASPIRE Awards in Pediatric Vaccine Research
In 2011 Pfizer will supprt a competitive grants program in pediatric vaccine research: Community Based Iniatives to Decrease Barriers to Pediatric Immunization. Eligibility- Junior Investigators Only. Funding research awards up to a maximum of $40,000 each for one year. Vist the ASPIRE website for more information. Applications due July 15, 2011.
The CATCH Planning Funds Grant
The Community Access To Child Health (CATCH) Planning Funds Program provides grants from $5,000 to $12,000 to pediatricians to develop innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children's access to medical homes or to specific health services not otherwise available. Applications Due July 29, 2011. For grant eligibility, aplication and other details visit the Community Pediatrics website. |
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Some Thoughts from our OCE Partners
Jan Pittman Vanderpool, Ph.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Bridge Over Digital Divide
Member of the OCE's Community Leadership Council (CLC)
Bridge Over Digital Divide, Inc. (BODD) is a 501(c) 3 California non-profit corporation and educational technology and training organization founded in 2004. The mission of BODD is to be the premier technology provider and trainer for residents in underserved communities in Southern California. BODD's intention is to not provide services in a vacuum but rather, recognizing that each individual is impacted and affected on multiple levels by their environment, BODD will positively impact lives by using free technology as a vehicle to synergistically offer literacy training in five distinct yet interrelated areas; health, academic, financial, employment and computer.
I earned my BA in Psychology and Chemistry from Luther College and a Diploma in Systems Analysis along with an MBA in Finance and Accounting from New York University. After relocating from New York to Los Angeles, I continued my academic pursuits earning a Masters of Arts degree in Psychology and a Masters of Arts degree in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University. Culminating my education, I earned a Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Educational Psychology from the University of Southern California.
Over the past year, we, Bridge Over Digital Divide (BODD) have in concert with HACLA, Los Angeles OIC and One Economy, delivered and installed over 150 wireless Internet enabled computers to Jordan Downs public housing residents who have participated in a pre-requisite eight hour on-site training program. We have employed and trained community youth recruited through the local Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center to refurbish, deliver and install the computers and provide on-going technical support. We are working to develop a health literacy component of the training and expand the role of these technical promotores to supplement and reinforce the information provided to residents .
The challenge to improve health literacy and subsequent health outcomes in a diverse, historically underserved community such as Watts, California is enormous. As member of the Community Leadership Council I am fortunate to have been able to forge wonderful working relationships among a wide variety of business and community stakeholders. CTSI has provided an inestimable amount of technical support in navigating the treacherous shoals of successful grant submission. |
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Announcements OCE Consultation Service
- Match Making- e.g. identifying areas of expertise, interests and needs; introductions and/or meetings will be coordinated as requests are made
- Training.Technical Assistance - e.g. community partnered, community based participatory reseach methodology, etc.
- One-On-One Consultations - assessing needs, developing proposals/designing studies, developing partnerships, IRB assistance/referrals, link to CTSI
For questions or more information on our consultation services contact Lisa Jones.
Breast Cancer Awareness Forum
The Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition, a collaboration of civic, academic, medical and community organizations that includes the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, will host a forum on "Collaborating with Organizations & Leaders to Change the Burden of Cancer in Our Communities" on June 10, 2011, 9 - 1:30 p.m. at St. Vincent Medical Center Auditorium. View the event flyer for more infomation. To register Click here.
Join us for a Free Training
Date - June 21, 2011
The Community Engagement Consultative Service (CECS) is providing the OCE and its partners a free workshop. The focus of this one-day workshop and workshop presenters include:
1) Linking community engagement and policy making support - Victor Rubin -Oakland, CA
2) Evaluation, with a focus on the impact our OCE can have on outcomes related to community health and well-being and how to measure those outcomes - Julie Rainwater- Davis, CA
This training will take place at USC's Health Sciences Campus. For more information or to register for this event, please contact Hope Montague.
Keeping the Mile a Miracle: Appropriate Transit-Oriented Development Along the Wilshire Corridor
Breath California of Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA), The 4th annual BREATHE LA Green Salon Series focuses on mobility: Moving Los Angeles County into a clean air future. Thursdy, June 30th, 12-2 p.m. more information can be found in the event flyer.
Be Our Voice a Project of NICH
Join the movement to end childhood obesity! Learn how to make obesity prevention a priority in your community at the Be Our Voice Obesity Advocacy Training. This course is for healthcare or public health professionals who want to make a change in their community to promote a healthy active lifestyle. Scholarships for this event are available. If interested, submit an application form. Training is taking place in Chicago, Illinois on July 31, 2011. Application is due June 17, 2011.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
is conducting a brief online survey among all types of public health professionals as part of a CDC funded asthma project in order to better understand the role of certain public health services regarding asthma. The survey is conducted via Survey Monkey(tm) and is completely anonymous. Click here to take the survey.
"CBPR and Health Equity"
San Francisco State University announced the 2011 Community Based Participatory Research Summer Institute offered jointly with the University of California, Berkley, Agust 8- 12, 2011. Registration, schedule and more information can be found in the San Francisco State University website.
Community -Campus Partnerhsips for Health
Submit a proposal for a session or poster presentation at Community-Campus Partnerships for Health's 15th anniversary conference, April 18-21, 2012 in Houston, TX USA! The conference theme is "Community-Campus Partnerships as a Strategy for Social Justice: Where We've Been & Where We Need to Go." Session and poster proposals are due September 26, 2011.
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Recommended Reading
by: Tendulkar, S. A. SCD. SCM, Chu, J. SCD. MPH., et al.
"NIH-funded CTSAs have increasingly focused on community-engaged research and funded investigators for community-based participatory research (CBPR). However, because CBPR is a collaborative process focused on community-identified research topics, the Harvard CTSA and its Community Advisory Board (CERAB) funded community partners through a CBPR initiative. They describe lessons learned from this seed grants initiative designed to stimulate community-academic CBPR partnerships."
by: Christopher, S. Ph.D., Saba, R. Ph.D., et al.
"This case study of community and university research partnerships utilizes previously developed principles for conducting research in the context of Native American communities to consider how partners understand and apply the principles in developing community-based participatory research partnerships to reduce health disparities..."
The Community Research Ethics Office (CREO) is a new innovative office in Canada that responds to the immediate urgency of community researchers to easily access an ethical support and review process. CREO's website offers community research resources such as templates, handbooks, curriculum, best practices, program evaluation methods and articles.
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