FEBRUARY 1-3, 2007: CALVIN COLLEGE FAITH AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN)

Last year, the Faith and International Development Conference brought over 300 students from around the United States and Canada together to explore the impact that their faith has on the world. This conference was organized by students at Calvin College to address the challenges that Christian college students face when they try to work in the field of international development. While originally planned as a one-year event the incredibly positive response inspired the students to work to bring about the conference again.

At the 2007 conference students will explore development issues centered on the themes of peace building and reconciliation, global health, environmental sustainability and economic justice.  The sessions and speakers (from around the world) will focus on the ethical issues that are raised when combining one's faith with development work as well as providing information on opportunities for futures in the field. The conference will help students find practical ways to work towards change today and in the future. CCIH Board President Dr. Milton Amayun and Executive Director Ray Martin will be presenting several sessions at the conference.

Registration closes on January 25. Click here for more information or go to http://www.calvin.edu/academic/ids/conference.

 

FEBRUARY 15-18, 2007: ACTING ON AIDS 2nd LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: SEEK JUSTICE, LOVE MERCY AND WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD (TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, PALOS HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS)

Acting on AIDS (AoA) is a grassroots movement involving thousands of young people which was started by Christian college students to create awareness and promote activism on the global AIDS pandemic at colleges and universities across the nation. It is supported by CCIH member World Vision. AoA's first leadership conference in February 2006 was an overwhelming success, attracting more than 600 students eager to discuss issues surrounding HIV/AIDS and to gain the necessary tools to take their knowledge back to their peers at their own college campuses. This year’s conference will be addressed by Kay Warren and former Congressman Tony Hall and will concentrate on developing tools to promote awareness and activism, building networks and looking forward to develop a vision and strategy of Biblical Justice leading toward the 2008 elections. CCIH’s Ray Martin and Allison Herling will be presenting a session entitled "An AIDS free world: HIV prevention, ABC, and why students and the church should be involved".

Registration for the conference closes on January 29. Click here for more information or go to http://www.worldvision.org/aoa.nsf/aids/home.

 

FEBRUARY 16-18, 2007: 5th ANNUAL WESTERN REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CONFERENCE: GLOBAL HEALTH THROUGH DIFFERENT LENSES: REFLECTIONS, PERSPECTIVES AND VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE)

Sponsored by the Puget Sound Partners for Global Health the 2007 conference seeks to critically examine the disparities in global health and explore approaches to eliminating them. Solutions to the increasingly complex problems of global inequities require an understanding of history, culture, religion, gender and the health sciences, and bring together diverse fields, such as technology, business and the arts. The theme, Global Health through Different Lens: Reflections, Perspectives, and Visions for the Future, offers the opportunity to readdress the importance of interdisciplinary perspectives in global health. The keynote speaker for the conference will be Harvard's Dr. Jim Yong Kim.

The conference talks, panels and workshops have been organized into six different tracks, chosen based on the local strengths at University of Washington and the Seattle community as well as current priority issues in global health. The tracks are: Global Health is Everyone’s Business; Panoramic View: New perspectives on Global Health Issues; Conflict and Refugee Health; Looking in the Mirror: Global Health in the US; Creative Angles: Arts, Media and Communications Technology; and One World, One Planet: Health, the Earth and Environment.

More information on the conference may be found at http://www.pspgh.org. To register, go to https://www.applyweb.com/public/contribute?s=UOFWCONT. For a poster on the conference go to http://www.ccih.org/bulletin/1106files/WesternRegionalConf07_poster.pdf.

 

FEBRUARY 22-24, 2007: INTERNATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT: FINDING OUR ROLE IN THE TWO-THIRDS WORLD (MESSIAH COLLEGE, GRANTHAM, PA)

Messiah students attending the International Faith and Development Conference at Calvin College in February 2006 were so inspired by the energy and possibilities of such a gathering that they decided to plan their own conference in 2007 to cater to students on the East coast. The result is the 2007 conference International Rural Development: Finding our way in the two-thirds world. The aim of the conference is to motivate college students to pursue international service because of their faith, to provide information and encourage understanding of the needs that exist, to help them understand how they can personally make a difference in meeting these needs, and to provide opportunities to network with individuals and organizations involved in international work. CCIH and several CCIH members are among the organizations invited to display materials at the conference.

Workshops and keynote speakers will focus on the interrelation between cultural and policy issues, economic development, appropriate technology, and international health. Dr. Kent Hill, USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health, will open the conference with a keynote address on globalization. Other speakers include Jim McDonald, Vice President for Policy and Program at Bread for the World; Dr. Milton Amayun, CCIH Board President; and Dr. Henry Mosley, a former member of the CCIH Board of Directors. CCIH’s Program Associate Sharon Franzen will be staffing a booth representing the work of CCIH and its members to student participants.

Registration for the conference ends on February18. For more information about the conference, go to http://www.messiah.edu/irdc.

 

MARCH 27-29, 2007: THE 5th AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT - HIV/AIDS AND CHILDREN: THE CHALLENGES OF CARE FOR AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN AFRICA (KAMPALA, UGANDA)

This conference is being organized by the African Network for Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Uganda Chapter in conjunction with ANPPCAN Head Office-Nairobi and the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). The conference will feature researchers, academicians, practitioners and children sharing ideas, experiences, good practices and research findings on the care for and protection of children in the face of HIV/AIDS in Africa. In addition, the delegates will also explore strategies for developing and scaling up effective and sustainable responses towards protection of children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. The conference organizers are encouraging the submission of abstracts. For more information, go to http://www.anppcanug.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=76.

 

MARCH 29, 2007: GLOBAL CONNECTIONS HEALTHCARE MISSIONS FORUM (LONDON, UK)

This spring's Global Connections Healthcare Mission Forum will look at the empowerment and transformation model for Community Health. It is hoped that Martin Goldsmith will share some biblical reflections. Practical aspects of Community Health will be presented by Ian Campbell and Ted Lankester (of CCIH members Salvation Army and Community Health Global Network, respectively) and others. For more information, contact Steve Fouch at steve.fouch@CMF.ORG.UK.

APRIL 14-15, 2007: UNITE FOR SIGHT'S 4th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CONFERENCE: INNOVATION, ADVANCEMENT AND BEST PRACTICES TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL GOALS (STANFORD UNIVERSITY, PALO ALTO, CA)

Unite For Sight's Fourth Annual International Health Conference will convene more than 1,500 people from throughout the world who are interested in international service, global health, public health, international development, eye care, health policy and advocacy, entrepreneurship, microfinance, bioethics, and medicine. This empowering, energizing conference brings together students, doctors, nurses, Peace Corps volunteers, public health, business and nonprofit professionals, anthropologists, policy makers, and others. The conference's goal is to exchange ideas across disciplines about best practices to achieve global goals in health and development. Registration for the conference is now open. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.uniteforsight.org/2007_annual_conference.php.

MAY 26-28, 2007: CCIH ANNUAL CONFERENCE - PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH AND WHOLENESS (BISHOP CLAGGETT CENTER, FREDERICK, MD)

Plans are beginning to take shape for the 2007 Annual Conference. We will be returning to the Bishop Claggett Center (http://www.claggett.ang-md.org), which has been updated with a new conference facility. The new building will allow us to hold all of our meetings/workshops in one place and will include a chapel/meditation room (creatively built within the old farm silo!) and a spacious dining area with beautiful views over the valley toward Sugarloaf Mountain.

The conference theme is Partnerships for Health and Wholeness. The conference committee is narrowing down topics and speakers and a draft schedule will be available soon. Our goal for the conference is to explore, discuss and learn about various types of partnerships. Some of the questions we will focus on are: What defines true partnership? How do we promote good partnerships? What pitfalls should we avoid? What are some examples of effective and fulfilling collaborative efforts?

The conference will begin on Saturday morning, May 26, with two pre-conferences. The main conference begins at 12 noon and will run through Monday evening, May 28. Accommodation and meals will be available on the campus from Saturday through Tuesday morning, May 29. A limited number of beds will also be available for Friday night, May 25. Logistical details will be available soon.

We sincerely encourage you to join us at the Claggett Center for this conference. It is always a special time of fellowship, networking and personal and professional growth with a wonderful and diverse group of participants, all coming together with a common purpose of exploring how to combine our faith with our passion for international health care. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please feel free to contact Sharon (sfranzen@ccih.org) for further information regarding the conference.

MAY 29-JUNE 1, 2007: 34th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL HEALTH - PARTNERSHIPS: WORKING TOGETHER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH (OMNI SHOREHAM HOTEL, WASHINGTON, DC)

How can we best use our collective experiences, resources, expertise, passion and humanity to help change the fundamentals of global health? Not alone in narrow disciplines, but through partnerships that draw on differing perspectives, differing knowledge and experience, and differing priorities. All of us need to understand better how to mobilize such partnerships, how to make them most effective, and where to turn for experience and help.

The Global Health Council’s 34th Annual International Conference is dedicated to exploring these relationships: how they are built, what they have and can deliver, and how those living in poverty and disease can best benefit. All of these joint efforts are means to our common end: to tackle complex health problems and find solutions to these problems at all levels, and in so doing, improve the health of the world.

For more information, go to http://www.globalhealth.org/conference.

 

JULY 4-7, 2007: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S SUMMIT: WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON HIV AND AIDS (NAIROBI, KENYA)

This International Women's Summit is actually part of the larger World YWCA Council involving a series of events (see http://www.worldywca.info/index.php/ywca/world_council_07/overview), hosted by World YWCA and YWCA of Kenya. The International Women's Summit (IWS) is organized in collaboration with partner organizations, and is open to participants from other organizations and sectors, including Women living with HIV/AIDS, Community and grassroots leaders, NGO Activists, UN and other multilateral agencies, Government representatives and other policy makers, Private sector representatives, Researchers, Advocates and other stakeholders active in the field of HIV and AIDS.

The Summit commences with a one day Positive Women’s Forum on July 4, 2007, and is followed by three days of intensive discussion and debate, training and networking, as well as fun and inspiration. During the Summit there will be workshops organized around the topics of: Women’s Leadership in response to HIV and AIDS; Policy and Advocacy – moving into action; Intensifying prevention, treatment, care and support for women and girls; Lessons learnt from changing communities; and Positive Living.

The goals of the summit are

• To highlight the difference women’s leadership is making in response to HIV and AIDS by making visible African and young women’s leadership, at grassroots and community levels, including national, regional and international levels.
• To build the capacity of leaders and their organizations in undertaking sustainable programs that address cutting-edge issues
• To raise awareness and mobilize the women’s movement on HIV and AIDS and crosscutting issues and produce the evidence required to effect change at all levels in society
• To provide the space for networking and the building of strategic partnerships that will broaden the impact of responses to HIV and AIDS at all levels.

Registration for the IWS has already begun. Regular registration rates apply until January 31, 2007. For further information on the summit go to http://www.worldywca.info/index.php/ywca/world_council_07/iws_women_s_summit.

AUGUST 3 – 4, 2007 – HEALTHCARE MINISTRY AND MISSIONS CONFERENCE (FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, PASADENA, CA) http://fullerhealthcaremissions.info

NOVEMBER 4 – 7, 2007 – AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING (WASHINGTON, DC) www.apha.org/meetings

NOVEMBER 8 – 10, 2007 – GLOBAL MISSIONS HEALTH CONFERENCE (SOUTHEAST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, LOUISVILLE, KY) www.medicalmissions.com

NOVEMBER 28 - 30, 2007 – GLOBAL SUMMIT ON AIDS AND THE CHURCH (SADDLEBACK CHURCH, LAKE FOREST, CA) www.purposedriven.com/hiv

ADDITIONAL CONFERENCES AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

For an extensive list of conferences of interest to or about medical missions (or to give notice about an upcoming conference) visit the website of CCIH Affiliate, Medical Mission Exchange, at http://www.mmex.org/conferences.aspx.

King College Center for Global Health Care, a CCIH member, operates the Peeke School of Christian Mission which offers workshops all year round on a variety of topics in health and Christian missions. For information on upcoming workshops go to http://www.king.edu/Academics/Schools/pscm/cghc/workshops.asp.

For lists of other upcoming public health conferences (both secular and faith-based):

- Subscribe to the Friday letter, a weekly report from the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) by sending an email to FridayLetter@asph.org. Many other resources, including funding opportunities for both faculty and students, can be found on their website, http://www.asph.org.

- Refer to the website of the Kaiser Family Foundation at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/calendar/calendar.cfm.

- The Global Health Council operates a calendar of general events with a filter just for conferences at http://www.globalhealth.org/calendar.php.

- The American Public Health Association website has a calendar of events at http://www.apha.org/calendar/. They are also willing to post notices about other conferences.

 

3. OTHER NEWS AND RESOURCES

A GLIMPSE OF THE POSSIBLE: AN END TO PREVENTABLE CHILD DEATHS?

A study published in the current issue of the Lancet (Volume 369, Number 9557, 20 January 2007 - http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet) reveals that child mortality from measles has been reduced by 60% since 1999 owing to massive vaccination campaigns by national governments and health agencies. This surpasses the goal set in 2002 by the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children to halve the number of child deaths from measles by 2005 over the 1999 level. Over 360 million children received a measles vaccination between 1999 and 2005. To continue the effort and to meet the goal of 90% reduction in deaths by 2010, or even the eventual elimination of the disease, even more effort has to be made to reach these same children, and the others not vaccinated, with a total of two vaccinations. So, on the one hand, experts are celebrating the current achievement, while on the other there is concern that the extra effort required to do more will not be forthcoming. In an article in the BBC News (http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6276139.stm) the seed of doubt is sown as the study authors reportedly "believe it may be possible to eradicate the disease altogether, but they said there appeared to be 'little appetite' for the effort required to achieve this."

The knowledge that a massive reduction, and even elimination, in child mortality from measles and other preventable childhood diseases should weigh heavy on the hearts and consciences of us all. What then, should be the response of the faith-based community, and other NGOs, to both the evidence that these goals are reachable and to the doubt that the world has the will to do so? Tom Davis, of CCIH member Food for the Hungry and Chair of The Core Group (http://www.coregroup.org), expressed his opinion in a letter to the CORE Community:

This statement from the article [mentioned above] on the excellent drop in under-five deaths from measles struck me: "The study authors believe it may be possible to eradicate the disease altogether, but they said there appeared to be 'little appetite' for the effort required to achieve this."

Too little appetite is usually not the problem of the North, but in this case, the author is right on target. Our appetite is for energy, food, and things that do not fill us with joy rather than experiencing a hunger and thirst for righteousness - for bringing about in the world the sort of things that should be happening, like the eradication of polio and measles and finding the six billion dollars a year needed to cut child deaths by over half in the world. We are not hungry enough for it, and we have not told our story in such a way as to make decision makers hungry for it.

Make it your New Years resolution this year to become hungry for these things and to make others hungry for them. We need to become infected with this hunger and infect everyone we know. It's painful to me, but I now know and fully accept that the problem of child deaths can be virtually eliminated in our lifetime. And given the slow progress, it's unacceptable that more is not being done. We are by no means lazy in this community, but I do feel we need a new approach. We come up with more and more elegant and powerful interventions. But the idea that child deaths can be virtually eliminated at low cost is not sweeping our countries, and we are the ones that need to tell that story loud and clear, over and over.

Tom is joined by others in the PVO/FBO community who believe that it is time to increase the momentum toward saving the lives of children who die from preventable causes so that the goal becomes undeniable; to become "infected" with the hunger to say with confidence "Yes, it can be done and we will not relent until it is done."

Current evidence shows that PVOs, many of them faith-based, are very good at achieving remarkable results in dramatically lowering child deaths. Jim Ricca at the Child Survival Technical Support+ Project of ORC Macro ( http://www.childsurvival.com ) has been compiling data on PVO effectiveness in child survival, and is finding that Child Survival (CS) projects run by FBOs, such as CCIH members Food for the Hungry and World Relief, are routinely decreasing child deaths by over 60% at very low cost. These results need to be disseminated more widely and compared with the results of contractors involved in child survival work. There is growing evidence that the PVO community does CS best, and does it more cost-effectively, and should therefore be demanding (no longer politely asking for) a much larger share of the funding to expand its programs.

Those who are confident that the battle against preventable child mortality can be won trust that many people in the community of faith will respond with fervor and generosity once they truly believe that – with God’s help – we can claim God’s promises in Isaiah 65:20: “No more shall there be in it an infant that lives but a few days….” We have seen how the faith community has taken up the flag in the fight against HIV and AIDS, demonstrating what Christians can do when they are called to action. The first hurdle of the fight to end preventable child deaths is to replace the untruths, misinformation and doubt about our abilities with truth, a passion for the possible and a plan of action.

What does Tom suggest? First, we must no longer accept that 28,000 children will die every day or that the “pie cannot get larger” – that money we avail for saving children's lives in some way has to be taken from other good things that we want. Secondly, we must “infect” people with the biblical Truth that each of those lives is sacred, that God wants these deaths to end, and that it’s possible – at low cost – to bring about a miracle in child survival in our lifetime. Third, we must enlist parents who have had children die and others called to this work in getting the message out to those who can make it happen.

How does CCIH fit into this discussion? What should be our response to the challenge presented to us by Tom and others? What efforts are already being made to raise awareness of child survival issues? We welcome your suggestions, resources and opinions; please send them to ccih@ccih.org.

One group that is trying to make a difference is U.S. Coalition for Child Survival (http://www.child-survival.org). CCIH Executive Director Ray Martin serves on the Coalition’s steering committee. They are preparing a major initiative to enlist new members, both organizational and individual. If you would like to be a member, contact Ray at martinrs@aol.com.

CALL FOR ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS ON COMMUNITY BASED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND CHILD HEALTH

The Working Group on Community Based Primary Health Care (CBPHC) of the International Health Section of the American Public Health Association (http://www.apha-ih.org/Index.htm) is working with WHO, UNICEF and the World Bank on a systematic review of articles and documents demonstrating the effectiveness of CBPHC in improving child health. CCIH would like to encourage the submission of information about faith-based programs for inclusion in this study (see a previous call for articles at http://www.ccih.org/bulletin/0306.htm#59). The effort to collect materials is being led by Henry Perry and Paul Freeman, both of whom are also CCIH members. If you know of any articles or documents, including program evaluations, which address this issue, please send them to Henry at henry@future.org or Paul at freeman.p.a@worldnet.att.net.

A WHOLISTIC APPROACH TO FOOD AID REFORM

The Food and Agriculture Organization, in its annual report The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA - http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2007/1000482/index.html), has called for food aid reform to make it more effective and to lessen its negative affects on local markets. Although an increase in natural disasters since the 1960s requires more emergency food aid, it needs to be better managed and not tied to donor requirements which means that about a third of the global food aid budget never actually reaches recipients. FAO acknowledge that food aid saves lives in emergency situations but that FAO offers several solutions: as much as possible aid should be given in the form of food coupons or even cash to encourage local markets and food producers and to encourage local and regional procurement, reducing the overall cost and the time it takes for food aid to reach its destination. Additionally, food aid can be linked to improving local agriculture, markets and infrastructure. And thinking wholistically, food aid should be considered along with other issues such as health and sanitation, i.e. food aid nutrients will be wasted if a person suffers from an illness such as diarrhea. FAO is supporting the idea of food aid as part of a wider social safety net termed as "food utilization". For a news analysis of the FAO report by the BBC, go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6290741.stm.

CHRISTIAN AIDS BUREAU FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA - RESOURCES ON HIV/AIDS AND THE CHURCH

The Christian AIDS Bureau of Southern Africa (CABSA) was formed at the Huguenot College in Wellington, South Africa in July 2001. Through support for churches and faith communities in their involvement in the HIV and AIDS field, CABSA aims to create a caring Christian community ministering reconciliation and hope to people living with or otherwise directly affected by HIV and AIDS assist and support for churches and faith communities in their involvement in the HIV and AIDS field. The need for such a service was identified when congregations of various churches overwhelmed Christo Greyling, an HIV-positive ordained minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, with requests for assistance in becoming involved in the field. The need for a centralized information and resource service about HIV and AIDS became obvious as did the need for training and support. CABSA's activities revolve around three main areas: sensitizing churches, congregations and Christians about the AIDS pandemic; mobilizing them to become involved and make a positive difference; and creating networks of existing and new organizations to promote the sharing of information and to support the work of these organizations.

CABSA has developed an incredibly rich collection of resources through the Christian AIDS Resource and Information Service (CARIS). The CABSA-CARIS website is found at http://www.cabsa.co.za. The website provides access to reliable information about HIV and all the complex factors that play a role in the pandemic and specifically about the Christian response to the challenges. It has a wealth of information on HIV and AIDS; tools and resources for individuals, church leaders and meeting facilitators; and three comprehensive and accessible databases:

• Database of HIV and AIDS related materials. Users can identify material that is specifically Christian, and search according to target group, focus, format and language.
• Database of Christian programs, project and persons working in the field - “Who is doing what, where, and with what.”
• Database of Sermon tips on HIV and AIDS.

Much of the information is generated in South Africa but resources from outside the region are also available. On the "What's New" portion of the website one can find current information, calls and notices for awards and events, notes about recently available resources, etc. Visitors to the website may submit their own resources for inclusion in the resource or database lists. This website was visited by more than 4000 visitors in December 2006 and continually grows and expands. CARIS is now producing a monthly newsletter with highlights about new additions to the website and other matters of interest to Christians involved or interested in HIV and AIDS programs.  To subscribe, please visit the website. For additional information about CABSA or CARIS, please contact Lyn van Rooyen at info@cabsa.co.za.

GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Best Practices in Global Health Award - The Best Practices in Global Health Award is given annually to celebrate and highlight the efforts of a public health practitioner or organization dedicated to improving the health of disadvantaged and disenfranchised populations, and to recognize the programs that effectively demonstrate the link between health, poverty and development. The person or organization selected for this award must be able to demonstrate the success of the program(s), measurable results in the field, as well as possess the ability and expertise to share, inspire and extend best practices for improving health. The award will be presented on May 31, 2007 in Washington, D.C., at a special Awards Ceremony during the Global Health Council's Annual International Conference. The deadline for submitting nominations is Thursday, February 15, 2007. For more information and an online nomination form go to http://www.globalhealth.org/conference/view_top.php3?id=608.

Annual Photo Contest - The Global Health Council's Photography Contest is dedicated to drawing attention to health issues that have a global impact and to celebrate this year's conference theme, Partnerships: Working Together for Global Health. The GHC recognizes the ability of photography to convey great emotional depth and understanding of issues which are often difficult to discuss, and seeks to highlight the important contributions to understanding and action made by the winner of the award. And so, each year, it holds a photography contest inviting both amateurs and professionals to submit selections of their work which clearly illustrate the theme of the Council’s core issues of women’s health, child health, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS and emerging health threats. The winner's work will be prominently displayed at the conference and will appear in Global Health Council publications with attribution. For more detailed information about submitting a photo for this contest go to http://www.globalhealth.org/conference/view_top.php3?id=642.

4. GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The following list of grants and other funding opportunities appears monthly. CCIH welcomes information leading to new and varied sources of funding to share with its membership. Please contact Sharon at sfranzen@ccih.org. Please note that the list is now divided between entries that have been newly identified this month and those which have been previously listed. We hope that this will assist you in sifting through the information.

NEW LISTINGS AND UPDATES

NIH FOA: THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOSITY AND SPIRITUALITY ON HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (R01) NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-07-181

Estimated Total Funding: varies

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Date for Applications: Multiple dates, next deadline is February 5, 2007

Archive Date: August 5, 2009

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits research studies that examine the mechanisms, mediators, and moderators by which religious and spiritual beliefs develop and are transmitted across generations, and whether and how these beliefs influence early sexual behaviors and alcohol or other drug use that may facilitate the transmission of HIV in children and adolescents. The focus of this FOA is on the positive and negative effects of religiosity and spirituality on health risk behaviors in children and adolescents.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11941&mode=VIEW. For additional information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for fund number 3241.

NIH FOA: CHRONIC ILLNESS SELF-MANAGEMENT IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (R01) NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-07-097

Parallel FOAs: PA-07-098 (R03); PA-07-099 (R21)

Estimated Total Funding: varies

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Date for Applications: Multiple dates, next deadline is February 5, 2007

Archive Date: February 2, 2010

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit research to improve self-management and quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. Biobehavioral studies of children in the context of family and family-community dynamics are encouraged. Children diagnosed with a chronic illness and their families have a long-term responsibility for self-management. The child with the chronic illness will have a life-long responsibility to maintain and promote health and prevent complications. Research related to biological/ technological factors, as well as, sociocultural, environmental, and behavioral mechanisms that contribute to successful and ongoing self-management of chronic illnesses in children is also encouraged. This FOA is restricted to studies of chronic illnesses in children and adolescents ages 8 to 21.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11716&mode=VIEW (R01), http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11707&mode=VIEW(R03), and http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11710&mode=VIEW (R21). For additional information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for fund number 3229.

NIH RFA: INTEGRATION OF FOOD AND NUTRITION INTO PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT OF HIV INFECTION AND AIDS (R03) NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-07-001

Estimated Total Funding: $400,000

Award Ceiling: $50,000

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Due Date for Letters of Intent: February 28, 2007

Closing Date for Applications: March 29, 2007

Archive Date: April 29, 2007

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Small Grant (R03) applications from applicant organizations that propose to examine the impact of new programs/guidance intended to fully integrate food, both in terms of provision of and recommendations to improve dietary intake of HIV infected and affected women infants and children, and nutrition including assessment of nutritional status and its impact on prevention, care and treatment of HIV infected and affected women infants and children. This FOA is intended to stimulate and strengthen a multidisciplinary approach to a complex, under-researched area and to form a basis for future research and clinical care.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12063&mode=VIEW.

NIH PAR: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH (R01) NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-07-283

Parallel PAR: PAR-06-247 (see below)

Estimated Total Program Funding: varies

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Date for Letters of Intent: April 17, 2007

Closing Date for Applications: May 18, 2007

The ultimate goal of this program is to support research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is defined as scientific inquiry conducted in communities and in partnership with researchers. The process of scientific inquiry is such that community members, persons affected by the health condition, disability or issue under study, or other key stakeholders in the community's health have the opportunity to be full participants in each phase of the work (from conception, design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, conclusions, communication of results). CBPR is characterized by substantial community input in the development of the grant application.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12185&mode=VIEW.

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USAID RFI: HIV/AIDS PREVENSION, CARE AND SUPPORT