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Hope everyone is having a great summer. There is still time to register for both the Hispanic Symposium and the Teen Outreach Program (TOP) training. Read on... |
| APPCNC Announcements |
| STILL TIME...
APPCNC's North Carolina Hispanic Symposium: Teen Pregnancy Prevention for Hispanic/Latino Youth
FEATURING:
- Axel Lluch, Office of the North Carolina Governor, Director of Hispanic/Latino Affairs
- Abigail English, Director for the Center of Adolescent Health and Law
- Carlos Ugarte, Senior Health Adviser to National Council of La Raza, the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in U.S.
$95, Thursday, July 26th at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC
To register click here or contact Alejandra Zorrilla at azorrilla@appcnc.org or 919-932-9885, x.25 with any questions.
AND
TEEN OUTREACH PROGRAM Training
...for faciliatators
Training Objectives:
· Introduce participants to the TOP
framework
· Give trainees knowledge of TOP and
comfort with the format, content and
style of the Changing Scenes
Curriculum
· Help participants gain a working
knowledge of the practical aspects of
creating strong communities through
a service learning program.
Date: August 6-8, 2007
Time: 9:00 am -5:00 pm
Location:
Providence Baptist Church
4921 Randolph Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28211
Fee: $300 (includes copy of TOP)
$100 (if participant already has TOP)
Deadline to Register: July 30, 2007
This training, in collaboration with South Carolina's Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, is offered at a remarkably good price so if you or your colleagues are implementing TOP and need a refresher course OR if you have any plans to start a program - this is for you!
From GUILFORD HEALTH DEPARTMENT:
Smart Girls Life Skills
Curriculum Training
Wednesday, July 25th 9:00-4:00
Greensboro, NC
Smart Girls is an effective teen pregnancy
prevention program that promotes healthy
behaviors and ultimately aims to reduce the
risk of teen pregnancy by teaching girls the
importance of life skills such as self-esteem
and making healthy decisions. Smart Girls is
a great compliment to your Wise Guys Male
Responsibility program.
To reserve your spot or for more information about the curriculum contact Jean Workman at (336) 845-7720 or jworkma@co.guilford.nc.us.
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| News |
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KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION LAUNCHES HEALTH08.ORG, A HUB FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH CARE AND THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. New Website Provides Up-to-Date Polling, Analysis, Facts, News, Video, and Interviews from Kaiser and a Broad Range of Sources.
FORMER SURGEON GENERAL SAYS HE WAS MUZZLED
By REUTERS Published: July 10, 2007 Filed at 2:03 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first U.S. surgeon general appointed by President George W. Bush accused the administration on Tuesday of political interference and muzzling him on key issues like embryonic stem cell research.
"Anything that doesn't fit into the political appointees' ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried," Dr. Richard Carmona, who served as the nation's top doctor from 2002 until 2006, told a House of Representatives committee.
"The problem with this approach is that in public health, as in a democracy, there is nothing worse than ignoring science, or marginalizing the voice of science for reasons driven by changing political winds. The job of surgeon general is to be the doctor of the nation, not the doctor of a political party," Carmona added.
Carmona said Bush administration political appointees censored his speeches and kept him from talking out publicly about certain issues, including the science on embryonic stem cell research, contraceptives and his misgivings about the administration's embrace of "abstinence-only" sex education.
HIV PREVENTION ACT INTRODUCED!
The HIV Prevention Act of 2007 (S. 1553) was introduced on June 5, 2007 by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), along with 10 original co-sponsors. It calls for implementation of a comprehensive approach to prevention strategies funded under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). If passed, the HIV Prevention Act would remove entirely the earmark from PEPFAR's authorizing legislation that mandates at least 33 percent of HIV prevention programs be spent on abstinence-only-until-marriage programs. To read more about the HIV Prevention act, please visit ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH website. |
| Funding Opportunities |
Ronald McDonald House Charities -- Children's Health Grant (Deadline: 8/31/07; Letter of Inquiry)
Ronald McDonald House Charities is accepting applications for its Children's Health Grant program to support projects that directly improve the health and well-being of children (ages 0-21), address a significant funding gap or critical opportunity, have a potential long-term impact, and produces measurable results. Click here for more information.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents Grant Programs (R21 and R01)
(Deadline: 10/16/07 (R21) and 11/05/07 (R01))
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is accepting applications for its Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents grant program. The purpose of the program is to increase parent capacities and reduce, eliminate, or prevent one or more high-risk health behaviors or poor health habits in youth and adolescent children by supporting projects that target two or more ineffective parenting practices or behaviors and two or more youth/adolescent high-risk behaviors. Click here for more information.
Youth Service America and Walt Disney Company -- Disney Minnie Grants
(Deadline: 8/30/07)
The Youth Service America and Walt Disney Company are accepting applications for the Disney Minnie Grants program. The purpose of the program is to support youth (ages 5-14)-led service projects focused on the environment, disaster relief, public health and awareness, community education, hunger, literacy, or any issue that youth identify as a community need. Click here for more information.
Open Meadows Foundation Women and Girls Grant Program
(Deadline: August 15, 2007) The purpose of this program is to support small and start-up organizations designed and implemented by women and girls that promote building community power and racial, social, economic, and environmental justice. For more information, visit http://www.openmeadows.org/.
Union Pacific Foundation Community-Based Grant Program
(Deadline: August 15, 2007) The purpose of this program is to promote organizational effectiveness among nonprofit organizations by increasing their capacity, impact, and operational effectiveness and efficiency, especially those that focus on community and civic, fine arts, and health and human service activities. Deadline: August 15, 2007 For more information, visit http://www.up.com/found/grants.shtml. |
| Resources |
New from the National Campaign:
In Too Young, the latest educational offering from the National Campaign, teen parents from a variety of backgrounds share their stories and - in their own words - offer their candid views about the difficulties they have faced. Click on the STAR to learn more.
NEW LATINA HEALTH RESOURCE:
Maternidad Latina is the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation's electronic newsletter that aims to bridge the cultural gap between local Latinas and health professionals. This a bimonthly, English-language publication that offers cultural and linguistic competency tips to help healthcare providers better communicate with the Latinas they serve.
If you would like to receive Maternidad Latina, please subscribe by emailing mlatina@NCHealthyStart.org.
Reproductive Health Fact Sheet on Adolescents and Young AdultsThe National Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC) at UCSF released the updated version of its "Reproductive Health" fact sheet on adolescents and young adults, featuring the latest data on reproductive health issues, including sexual behavior, contraception, pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, with breakdowns by age, gender, and race/ethnicity, as well as trends. To view the fact sheet, visit http://nahic.ucsf.edu/downloads/ReproHlth2007.pdf. |
| Science Matters |
New Report Shows that Decline in Teen Sexual Activity is Stalling
Sexual activity among high school students declined significantly in the 1990s, but that decline stalled in the 2001-2005 period. The proportion of high school students who reported ever having had sexual intercourse remained unchanged between 2001 and 2005, after having dropped from 54.1% in 1991 to 45.6% in 2001, according to a new report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics titled "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2007."
Read more at: http://www.guttmacher.org/media/
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