CDC RELEASES DATA ON U.S. HIV TRANSMISSION RATES (Dec
10, 2008) Click
here to download an outline of the report (PDF).
DECEMBER 2008 WEBCASTS: The Kaiser Family Foundation
examines the potential impact of the new Administration and new
Congress on fighting
health
disparities; the George Washington University School of Public
Health reviews the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Click
here to
learn more.
HOT OFF THE PRESS! CCLDHE
2008 STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA
LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS! CCLDHE hopes that
these standards will be helpful to your health department's
understanding and use of the skills and competencies available
in health education units. Click
here to download (PDF).
Job Listings - Updated 12/14/08
14 announcements have been added since 12/2/2008.
We currently have listings for positions in Alameda, Los Angeles,
Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara,
and Solano counties.
We also have listings for RFQ's (evaluation) and paid
internship positions. Please click
here to learn more.
Funding Opportunities - Updated 12/14/08
Current listings include
funding in the following areas: Adolescent and Children's Health, Geriatric
Health, HIV Prevention, Nutrition-Fitness-Food Security, Scholarships & Dissertation
Funding, and Substance, and Tobacco Use Prevention. Click
here to learn more.
Conferences / Meetings - Updated 12/14/08
Click
here for our listing of meetings of interest to health
educators. Please click
here for
our "call
for papers and presentations"
page, last updated on 11/23/08.
NEW RESOURCE PAGE! THE
BUILT ENVIRONMENT: Working in the area of the built
environment gives health educators the opportunity to engage
partners that we in public health may not normally work with
such as city planners, developers, transportation leaders,
etc. Click here to
access this new section, which contains the most current resources
for this exciting area of work.
