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Association of Women Psychiatrists Marian I. Butterfield, M.D., M.P.H. Early Career Psychiatrist Award/Lecture

The Marian I. Butterfield, M.D. Early Career Psychiatrist Award was established in the year 2002 to recognize women psychiatrists who have established significant professional careers early in their professional development. The award was established to honor Doctor Marian Butterfield who, early in her career, had already served as President of the Association of Women Psychiatrists and had made significant contributions to research in the area of post traumatic stress disorder in women, particularly, women veterans. Furthermore, Doctor Butterfield had also conducted other research in the areas of womens' mental health, had held many leadership positions in the American Psychiatric Association and had chaired committees related to women's mental health in the American Medical Women's Association.

The fellowship will award a $1,500 stipend for travel and participation in the AWP/APA Annual Meetings. The fellowship is designed in keeping with AWP goals of developing female psychiatrist leaders and improving the present and future personal and professional roles of women. The awardee will be on the selection committee for the AWP fellowship for the following year and actively engaged in AWP activities.

The candidate will be selected based on leadership potential, interest in and commitment to women’s health, community mental health service, and academic excellence.

Requirements for the application include:

1. Current enrollment in a psychiatric residency program
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Letter of nomination from residency training director
4. Current AWP Membership (membership application may accompany the nomination application)
5. Letters of support/reference from two psychiatry faculty members
6. One half page personal statement of why the candidate believes she merits receipt of the fellowship and how this fellowship will assist her in meeting her career goals.

All documents must be submitted as a single PDF via email to be considered by the selection committee

Deadline: received by February 15

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation Connections for Cardiovascular Health Program

Recently, the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation launched the Connections for Cardiovascular Health program with the mission of improving cardiovascular health within the United States and its territories.

This program awards Foundation grants of $150,000 and more annually to US-based, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations or similar nonprofit organizations engaged in charitable work at the community level in the United States in support of the program’s mission.

To Qualify

To qualify for a Foundation grant, nonprofit organizations based in the United States must be engaged in charitable work (at the community level or otherwise) that addresses the Foundation’s Connections for Cardiovascular Health mission and meets key criteria, such as:

Addressing cardiovascular health issues within the Unites States and its territories
Recognizing and working to address an unmet need related to cardiovascular health in the community
Responding to the urgency around addressing cardiovascular health issues including cardiovascular disease or conditions contributing to cardiovascular disease
Improving patients’ lives in connection with the services provided

Additional Connections for Cardiovascular Health Criteria

Funding
-- Preference is to fund the majority of Foundation grants between $150,000 and $250,000.
-- There is a yearly maximum cap amount of $1.5 million per program.
-- An organization with current funding does not have to wait until that funding has ended to submit another application for a new program.
-- Incidental equipment and costs necessary to complete or sustain a project are allowed.
-- Programs requesting funding for equipment that is more than 30% of the total budget will only be considered when the equipment is integral to the specific program design (e.g., tele-monitoring equipment, first responder equipment, BP monitoring equipment, etc.).

Program Design, Innovation and Sustainability
-- Program demonstrates clear, defined and designated outcomes, measurements and processes.
-- Program offers an innovative approach.
-- Program collects and measures program outcomes.
-- Program defines sustainability beyond potential grant funding.
-- Program must be open to the community-at-large if the organization is a religious organization.

Programs that focus exclusively on the following will not be considered for funding:

-- Capital investments and unsolicited capital campaigns
-- Media/awareness building
-- Enhancement of existing hosptial services (e.g. inpatient case management) or hospital software systems
-- Professional education and/or training for healthcare professionals that is more than incidental to the program

Foundation grants will be provided to innovative initiatives that are focused on clearly defined and measurable results and processess. The recipient organization must be able to demonstrate sustainability of the initiative after the Foundation grant funds are expended and must be able to demonstrate ongoing activity in helping to improve cardiovascular health.

2012 Online Application

The online application module will be available to accept applications January 2, 2012 via the "Apply Here" link below. This online module will guide you through a series of questions that will help define your proposal, starting with the section entitled, "Are You Eligible?"

At any time before submitting your Foundation grant application, you will be able to save your session, log out, and return to it at a later time. You can also click on the "Need help?" link to access "Application Support" and view and print a complete listing of application questions. If necessary, you can enter preliminary data into each page in order to move to the next tabbed page.

When you next log on, you can move back to previous pages to edit information, as well as complete any remaining required information. Your data is not submitted to the Foundation until you click the final "Submit" button on the last page. Please note you will not be able to make any changes to your application once submitted. Prior to clicking "Submit", be sure to print your application for your records.

Online Application and Funding Deadlines

Online Application and Funding Cycle Action
January 2, 2012 2012 Online Application Opens to Accept Funding Proposals
February 2012 2011 Awardees Announced in the Media
Early March 2012 2011 Awardees Posted on the Foundation website
March 15, 2012, 5 PM ET 2012 Online Application Closes
All applications must be submitted prior to this date and time.
October 2012 Foundation Grant Awardees Notified
November 2012 All Foundation Grant Applicants Notified of Application Status
December 2012 Foundation Grant Funds Distrubuted to the 2012 Awardees
January 2013 2013 Online Application Opens to Accept Funding Proposals
February 2013 2012 Awardees Announced in the Media
Early March 2013 2012 Awardees Posted on the Foundation Website

Important Online Application Information

Organizations whose applications are chosen for funding will be asked to review and approve a Letter of Agreement that will include specific, periodic reporting requirements for the duration of the program.

Note that due to the large number of funding requests, not all applications that meet Foundation criteria will receive funding.

Autism Speaks Request for Applications: 2012 Baker Summer Camp Grant Cycle

March 5 - Deadline for applications at midnight EST

Program Funding

Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Program will select eligible camps to identify scholarship campers and offers up to $5,000 in scholarship funds for campers with Autism Spectrum Disorder to attend a summer camp.

Request for Application

Camp Scholarship Fund applications must be submitted electronically using the Autism Speaks Online Grant System. Applications that are late, incomplete, or do not adhere to the required format will not be reviewed.

Camp Eligibility

All Camps providing a summer camp program to financially disadvantaged individuals with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder are eligible to apply for a Camp Scholarship Fund through the Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Program.

Scholarship Camper

Camps selected to participate in the Camp Scholarship Fund are responsible for selecting Scholarship Campers. A Scholarship Camper has: 1) a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2) is financially disadvantaged, and 3) through camp participation has the opportunity for individual growth and development.

Final Evaluation Report

Selected Camps will provide a detailed accounting of the Camp Scholarship Fund. Camper and family evaluation of the Scholarship Camper's experience is provided to Autism Speaks.

Review Committee

Autism Speaks recruits members for the Autism Speaks' Baker Summer Camp Program Review Committee. The national committee will be composed of families affected by autism, individuals with autism, and autism professionals. The Committee reviews eligible applications and selects camps to receive a Camp Scholarship Fund.

The Review Committee reviews and ranks applications based on the following criteria:

1. Overall camp program design and available activities
2. Approach to serving individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
3. Camp offers a wide ranger of opportunities for inclusion of campers with autism with age-appropriate peers
4. Location of the camp is readily accessible to underserved communities
5. Camp staff is provided with training in Autism Spectrum Disorders
6. Camp administration has a clear, fair, and easily documented process for selecting Scholarship Campers
7. The Camp has matching funds available for the 2012 Camp Scholarship fund.

Camps will be reviewed based on the information presented in the online application.

Conflicts of Interest

Conflicts of Interest include but are not limited to a pre-existing relationship between a Camp and a Member of the Review Committee. All conflicts must be declared at the beginning of the process. Anyone with a conflict of interest is not permitted to review the declared application.

All recommendations made by the Review Committee are based on information presented in the online application.

Camps We Have Funded

Since 2010, Autism Speaks has awarded scholarships to more than 630 campers at 99 camps across the country through the Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Scholarship Program. All camps in the U.S. that provide a summer program to financially disadvantaged individuals with autism were eligible to apply.

Autism Speaks encourages individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder to contact local camp organizations in order to take advantage of this unique opportunity.

Visionary and The Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants

One-year grants are available in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. Multi-year grants are no longer available.

Deadline: March 15, 2012

Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation

The APF Visionary and The Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants seek to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems in the following priority areas:

Understanding and fostering the connection between mental and physical health to ensure well-being;

Reducing stigma and prejudice to promote unity and harmony;

Understanding and preventing violence to create a safer, more humane world; and

Supporting programs that address the long-term psychological needs of individuals and communities in the aftermath of disaster.

One-year grants are available in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. Multi-year grants are no longer available. Additionally, a $5,000 Drs. Raymond A. and Rosalee G. Weiss Research and Programs Innovation Grant is also available for any program that falls within APF’s priority areas.

Fellowship in Cancer Communication Research

The Penn Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research (CECCR) at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication is offering a research fellowship in cancer communication for the Fall 2012 term. This two-year fellowship program offers training in communication research and theory relevant to cancer prevention and control. The advanced, rigorous training and experience provided will prepare the fellows for careers as independent investigators in cancer communication research.

The mission of the NCI-funded CECCR at Penn is to examine how messages from a range of sources in the complex communication environment affect cancer-related behavioral choices, including lifestyle, screening and care-seeking choices. Previous research has included experimental and observational field studies focused on information seeking and scanning concerning cancer, understanding the interaction of public communication and clinical services as they affect cancer-related decisions and outcomes, the effects of news media about genetic information and the effects of anti-smoking and smoking advertising campaigns.

The Penn CECCR Fellows will obtain skills and experience to complement previous advanced work in communication, public health, behavioral science or biomedical research. Fellows with training in communication research can focus on cancer-related training; those with background in cancer research will focus on communication theory and research. Fellows will work closely with mentors in such areas as cancer epidemiology, health policy, behavioral theory, persuasion theory, risk and decision-making, psychophysiology as well as health communication. Fellows will participate in research in cancer communication using survey, experimental, and content analytic methods and will receive guidance in the preparation of manuscripts and career development grants.

Applicants must have training in social science or behavioral research methods and have received a PhD or an equivalent degree from an accredited institution. Applicants with an MD and at least one year of clinical research training will also be considered. To obtain additional information or apply, please contact Joseph Cappella, Ph.D. (215-746-3400, ceccrfellow@asc.upenn.edu), Gerald R. Miller Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. If applying, include letter of introduction, CV, and names of 3 references. Applications will be considered on a continuing basis. To be assured of full consideration for a 9/1/2012 start date please respond by February 15, 2012.

American Academy of Dermatology Native American Health Service Resident Rotation Program

The American Academy of Dermatology provides funding for four U.S. dermatology residents in their second or third year of residency to participate in a one- to two-week rural health elective in Chinle, Ariz., at the Indian Health Service.

Residents will have an opportunity to provide dermatologic care to the Navajo Nation population, and will work with primary health care providers to assist with diagnosis and management of dermatologic diseases. Residents are expected to keep records of consults, prepare lectures and submit a report of activities to the Academy.

ApplyGrant recipients receive a stipend for airfare, accommodations and board. Second- and third-year residents are encouraged to apply. Four grants are available for rotations to be completed in March, May, August and November during a period of one to two week(s). Each applicant must attach a letter of support from his or her program director or department chair, write a short application essay and submit a complete curriculum vitae with his or her online application.

Applications for 2013 rotations are now opened through April 30, 2012.

Call for Nominations: Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Through Empowerment) Award

Award Criteria

The Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Through Empowerment) Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to promoting cultural diversity within health promotion or who have demonstrated significant achievement in serving the health promotion needs of underserved populations. National prominence or celebrity status is not one of the criteria for the award.

The purposes of this award are to (1) reward those who have devoted their careers to serving underserved populations and promoting cross-cultural harmony, (2) disseminate innovative and effective strategies to do this, and (3) increase the attention directed toward these efforts within the health promotion community.

This award is made in recognition of Dr. Robert F. Allen’s work in helping people live harmoniously and achieve their greatest potential by learning how to create cultural norms that support these goals.

Nominations and Selection Process

Award winners will be selected from nominations submitted by peers. Nominations should include the following information:

1. An email with the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of the two people submitting the nomination and of the nominee.

2. A two page narrative description, in a Microsoft Word document, of the nominee's contributions or achievements in promoting cultural diversity within health promotion or meeting the health promotion needs of underserved populations, with specific examples of how the nominee has influenced and contributed in these areas. Nominations will be reviewed by an anonymous award committee.

Deadlines and Award Announcements

Nominations must be received by April 25, 2012 and the winner will be announced in June.
Prize

The award winner will receive a cash prize of $3,500 and a commemorative plaque.

Award Sponsors

This award is presented annually by the American Journal of Health Promotion. The cash award is made possible through grants provided by the California Wellness Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Allen family.

Please send all nominations to:
RFAhopeaward@healthpromotionjournal.com

Nominations should be sent as an attachment in Microsoft Word.

Call for Applications: Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications

Applications are now being accepted for the Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications to reduce tobacco use among what the American Legacy Foundation calls Priority Populations*. Priority populations are those populations who are disproportionately targeted by the tobacco industry, or who often lack the tools and resources to combat smoking in their communities.

The scholarship, named for founding Legacy board member, Dr. Alma S. Adams will award two $5,000 scholarships to pursue undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States. The awards will be granted on a competitive basis for the following: a) a record of commitment to community service on behalf of an underserved community, preferably related to tobacco prevention and/or control and b) the best use of the visual arts, media, creative writing or other creative endeavor to convey culturally appropriate health messages aimed at raising awareness of tobacco’s harmful impact.

Applications will be accepted from January 1, 2012 until April 30, 2012. Awardees will be notified by June 29, 2012.

For more information, email: adamsscholarship@americanlegacy.org.

*Priority populations include residents of low-income communities, U.S. racial/ethnic minorities (African American, Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander; Gay/lesbian/bi-sexual/transgender communities); and other populations that have significantly higher than average smoking prevalence rates.

Call for Applications: Public Health Internships for Undergraduates Interested in Eliminating Health Disparities

The Summer Enrichment Program in Health Management and Policy (SEP), is designed to familiarize undergraduate students with how management and policy can combine to combat inequalities in health care that confront low-income communities across the United State via practical work experience. Interns are placed in hospitals, community health centers, and other health care organizations in the Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint area. This program is now in its 27th year. The application is available on our website at:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/sep/ .

The Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) is designed to increase awareness of Health Behavior/Health Education and Environmental Health Sciences as viable career options for undergraduates and recent graduates interested in eliminating health disparities. Students will be placed in public health and community-based organizations in the Southeast Michigan area that can provide them with experiential learning opportunities in either Health Behavior/Health Education or in Environmental Health. The Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) is funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE). For program details and application, please see:
www.sitemaker.umich.edu/um-fphlp/<http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/um-fphlp/>

SEP and FPHLP program participants will receive a paid eight-week summer internship, an orientation session, on-campus housing, and round-trip travel expenses to and from Ann Arbor. MI. Daily transportation to and from the internship site, and a GRE preparation course (Kaplan) and are also provided at no cost to the students.

Please note that the application deadline is February 10, 2012.

Please contact Charlita Daniels, Program Manager, or me if you would like to discuss either the Summer Enrichment Program or the Future Public Health Leaders Program further. The email addresses are: um_sep@umich.edu<mailto:um_sep@umich.edu> or fphl.program@umich.edu<mailto:fphl.program@umich.edu>. The phone number is: (734) 936-3296.

Richard Lichtenstein, Ph.D.
Director
Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)
Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP)

Richard Lichtenstein, PhD, MPH
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan
School of Public Health
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
Phone: (734) 936-1316

Call for Nominations: Herbert W. Nickens Award

The award is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to promoting justice in medical education and health care equities for people in the United States. The recipient receives a $10,000 award and presents the Nickens Lecture at the AAMC Annual Meeting.

Dr. Nickens believed that a multidisciplinary approach is needed to address inequities in health. Because of this, nominees may come from a wide range of fields, including medicine, dentistry, education, law, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and social and behavioral sciences.

Nomination Process
A nomination packet must contain 10 stapled sets (one with originals; nine with photocopies). Each stapled set must be collated in the following order:

1. a nomination letter, which does not exceed five double-spaced pages, explaining the nominee's qualifications for the award:

Highlight their specific work in promoting social justice in medical education and health equities; and
Testimonials that support their contributions to promoting social justice in medical education and health equities are required.

2. a current curriculum vitae (CV) for the nominee.

*The letter must be doubled-spaced with 1” margins, and size 12, Times New Roman font. (No additional materials will be considered)

A nomination packet with 10 collated and stapled sets must be received by May 4, 2012. Late nominations will not be considered.

All nominations must be submitted to:

Herbert W. Nickens Award Committee
c/o Angela Moses
Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037-1127