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May 15, 2015 || Vol. 7, Issue 20
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Funding Opportunities
REMINDER
Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs (ACL)
Deadline: June 1, 2015
This funding opportunity is designed to bring to scale and sustain evidence-based self-management education programs that empower older adults and adults with disabilities from underserved areas and populations to better manage their chronic conditions. The grants are intended to increase the number of chronic disease self-management education program participants, while concurrently increasing the sustainability of these proven programs through innovative funding arrangements and by embedding the programs into the nation's health and long-term services and supports systems. Click here for more information.
Methodologies to Enhance Understanding of HIV Associated Social Determinants (NIH)
Deadline: August 19, 2015
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications that propose to understand social determinants of health as they relate to HIV infection and disease outcomes. Click here for more information.
Pilot Health Services and Economic Research on the Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse (NIH)
Deadline: May 7, 2018
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage pilot and preliminary research in preparation for larger-scale services research effectiveness trials. Relevant trials may test a wide range of approaches, including interventions, practices, and policies, designed to optimize access to, and the quality, effectiveness, affordability and utilization of drug, tobacco, or alcohol use disorder treatments and related services, as well as services for comorbid medical and mental disorder conditions. Click here for more information. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research Program Deadline: June 1, 2015 This call for proposals (CFP) is for two types of awards aimed at providing advocates, decision-makers, and policymakers with evidence to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic. The award types are: Round 9 grants and RWJF New Connections grants awarded through the Healthy Eating Research program. Click here for more information.
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Calls
EXTENDED DEADLINE
Call for Proposals
The Donaldson Adoption Institute Lynn Franklin Fund Options Counseling Project
Deadline: June 1, 2015
Best practices in adoption require that pregnant women considering whether to parent their children should receive informed, non-directive counseling regarding the full range of options open to them. Too often, however, all options are not offered - or are presented in ways intended to steer, pressure or coerce women (and men when they are involved) into placing their infants for adoption. The Option Counseling Project aims to utilize the information acquired from the research to establish best practice standards, to disseminate them widely and to advocate for their broad implementation. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
Institute for Research on Poverty Webinar - The Changing Geography of Poverty
May 20, 2015, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
This webinar will examine how, in the last several decades, there have been dramatic shifts in the geography of poverty in U.S. metropolitan areas. Today, the suburban rings of most metropolitan areas are home to more poor persons and families than the cities of those metro areas. At the same time, poverty remains a significant challenge for cities. Click here for more information. Click here to register.
Foundation Center Webinar - Creating a Competitive Letter of Inquiry
June 3, 2015, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
More and more, funders are asking for a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) as the first step in the proposal process. The LOI is like a mini-proposal - except you only have one-to-three pages (depending on the funder's guidelines) to get your message across. The foundation will use your LOI to decide whether your project or program is a good funding fit for them, and only then will they invite you to submit a full proposal. Join us to learn how to overcome the challenges of writing LOIs that are both compelling and concise. Click here for more information and to register.
REMINDER
National Title IV-E Roundtable
June 2-4, 2015 - Bloomington, MN
The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare will be hosting this year's National Title IV-E Roundtable in Bloomington, MN. The National Title IV-E Roundtable is a rare opportunity for child welfare stakeholders to gather and share ideas for education, training, research, and collaboration. Staff and faculty from Title IV-E education and training programs as well as state, county, and tribal partners enjoy the roundtable format of this professional conference, which allows participants to explore programs, initiatives, and ideas in-depth and through deep and meaningful conversations. Click here for more information.
REMINDER
Online Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research
June 1 - July 1, 2015
Application deadline: May 18, 2015
The Online Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research (MMR) at the University of Michigan School of Social Work (UM-SSW) is designed for researchers and practitioners in social work, nursing, psychology, and other applied fields. Participants will learn ways to integrate various types of research methods; commonly used data analysis procedures; and approaches to research conducted in practice settings. Special emphasis on: critiquing theoretical foundations of research, forming research questions, applying mixed methods techniques, conducting statistical analysis, and interpreting research reports. Click herefor more information.
REMINDER
Partnerships to Advance Quality Services (PAQS) Training & Implementation Opportunity
August 17- 20, 2015 - Chicago, IL
Social work faculty/scholars and social service agency partners are invited to participate in 3.5 days of free training that focus on both performance measurement and quality improvement in social service agencies. The final day will be devoted to developing improvement projects tailored to agency programs. Click here for more information.
Webinar Recording - Understanding the Intersection of Race, Housing and Child Welfare Securing stable and affordable housing remains an enduring challenge for many of this nation's children and families. Moreover, unstable housing and homelessness adversely impact child development and well-being, and increase the likelihood of families becoming involved with the child welfare system. This is especially pronounced among children and families of color. This webinar explored the long-standing challenges involved with connecting families with supportive housing, and how these dynamics impact the likelihood of child welfare involvement for families of color. Participants also learned about policy and practice strategies that promote family connections to stable and supportive housing, and the types of support available to children and families during this transition. Click here to view the recorded webinar.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
Department of Education Report - State and District Implementation of the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program
To address the challenges and barriers to school success for homeless children and youth, Congress created the Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program, which provides funding to states and certain other jurisdictions and agencies with the goal of ensuring that homeless children and youth have access to the same free, appropriate public education as do other children and youth. This report examines state and school district implementation of the EHCY program based on surveys of state EHCY coordinators and district homeless liaisons and analysis of extant data. Click here for more information.
Commonwealth Fund Brief - Affordable Care Act at Five
Just over five years ago, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. While it is too soon to fully assess the law's effects, a Health Policy Report in the New England Journal of Medicine by The Commonwealth Fund's David Blumenthal, M.D., Melinda Abrams, and Rachel Nuzum reflects on the ACA's initial impact on Americans and the nation's health system. The article focuses on the law's two main sets of provisions: the expansion of health insurance and other coverage reforms, and changes to the delivery system, with particular emphasis on the latter. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
ChildTrends Blog - Teen Birth Rates are Declining, but the Job is Not Done
Births to U.S. teenagers are at a historic low, but the job is not done; the declines in teen births have not occurred among all teens equally, and some teens in the United States remain at higher risk than do other teens. Notably, there is large variation by place of residence and by race/ethnicity. Click here for more information.
Institute for Research on Poverty Podcast - Pollution and Environmental Justice in Low-Income Communities of Color
In this podcast, Professor Dorceta Taylor discusses her book, Toxic Communities, which addresses the state of environmental justice scholarship, and the structural processes by which poor and minority Americans are disproportionately exposed to industrial pollution. Click here to listen to the podcast recording. Click here to read a transcript of the podcast.
PBS - Why African-American seniors are less likely to use hospice
Black seniors are more likely than whites and Latinos to forgo hospice care. Due to deeply felt religious beliefs and a long history of discrimination in the U.S., African-American patients are often reluctant to plan for the end of their lives, and more skeptical when doctors suggest stopping treatment. Click here for more information.
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