HandsNet Human Services Digest - August 24, 2009

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MOST RECENT GOVERNMENT GRANT NOTICES

Recovery Act - Implement Boise Travel Plan Utilizing Youth Groups
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2009-08-21
Recovery Act - Elk City Hazardous Fuels Stewardship Project
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2009-08-21
AHRQ Small Grant Program for Conference Support (R13)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2009-08-21
NMBCA GRANTS
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2009-08-21
Cooperative Research Units Program FY 2010
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2009-08-21

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***CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES***

North Carolina's ABCD Program: Using Community Care Networks to Improve the Delivery of Childhood Developmental Screening and Referral to Early Intervention Services

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/north-carolinas.php

Developmental language disorders at preschool age: no proof of benefit from screening

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/developmental-l.php

How schools, parents can work together for successful kids

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/how-schools-par.php

Economy Increasingly Concerns Young People, New YouthBeat Report Finds

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/economy-increas.php

Visits to Nana's may keep toddlers from developing negative age stereotypes

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/visits-to-nanas.php

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Gifted Teens 'Geek Out' Online; Cogito.org: A Thinking Student's Online Lair

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/gifted-teens-ge.php

Low-income kids report first sexual intercourse at 12 years old in new national study

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/lowincome-kids.php

Confronting health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/confronting-hea.php

***CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - PHILANTHROPY***

Photography, Writing Exhibit at http://www.calhum.org/myplace Showcases Work of 200 California Teen Urban Explorers

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/photography-wri.php

A Profile of Nonprofit Organizations in Central Louisiana

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/a-profile-of-no.php

***COMMUNITY BUILDING***

HUD announces posting of frequently asked questions on new Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act rule

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/hud-announces-p.php

HUD charges New York landlords with housing discrimination

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/hud-charges-new-2.php

Top Obama Administration Officials Hold 'Rural Tour' Community Forum in North Carolina

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/top-obama-admin.php

Central Louisiana in Focus

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/central-louisia.php

HUD secretary announces disaster assistance for Iowa storm victims

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/hud-secretary-a-17.php

HUD secretary announces disaster assistance for Kentucky storm victims

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/hud-secretary-a-16.php

***ECONOMIC SECURITY***

Workforce Alliance Program Provides Summer Jobs for Over One Thousand Palm Beach County Youths

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/workforce-allia.php

Paying the Price: How Health Insurance Premiums Are Eating Up Middle-Class Incomes--State Health Insurance Premium Trends and the Potential of National Reform

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/paying-the-pric.php

Retirees' health-care benefits at risk, study warns

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/retirees-health.php

HHS Announces $13.4 Million in Financial Assistance to Support Nurses

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/hhs-announces-1.php

 

***EDUCATION***

'Homework Hotline' Staff and Tutors Offer Homework Survival Tips

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/homework-hotlin.php

Study: Contrary to popular belief, parents OK with kids' homework loads

"http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/study-contrary.php

More Guidance for Low Income Students, Better Results?

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/more-guidance-b.php

U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan Issues Statement on Release of the U.S. Students' Rankings on International Assessments of Student Achievement

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/us-secretary-ar.php

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Reinforces Importance of the Arts in Schools

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/us-secretary-of-33.php

Statement by Secretary Arne Duncan on California's Efforts to Remove Barriers to Reform

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/statement-by-se-5.php

***FEDERAL BUDGET COVERAGE***

Vice President Biden, Secretary Duncan Highlight Recovery Act Success in Florida

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/today-vice-pres.php

***HEALTH***

Public Health Institute Statement on Health Reform: Increasing Coverage, Preventing Disease and Supporting Vulnerable Populations

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/public-health-i-1.php

Rising unemployment, falling health care coverage

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/rising-unemploy-1.php

Mayo Clinic: Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Physician-Led Governance, and Patient-Centered Culture Drive World-Class Health Care

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/mayo-clinic-mul.php

Marshfield Clinic: Health Information Technology Paves the Way for Population Health Management

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/marshfield-clin.php

***NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING***

Tackling childhood obesity at the local level -- IOM report releases Sept. 1

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/tackling-childh.php

Study: Personality Traits Associated With Stress and Worry Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/study-personali.php

New study finds links between video-game playing and health risks in adults

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/new-study-finds-8.php

***SUBSTANCE ABUSE***

Alcohol advertising reaching too many teens on cable TV, researchers say

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/alcohol-adverti.php

Study: 1 in 5 Drinkers Is Underage, Drinks More and Stays Later at Bar

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2009/08/study-1-in-5-dr.php

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The Human Services Digest is compiled by:

Michael Saunders
HandsNet Editor
msaunders@handsnet.org

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