October 3, 2011

September 28, 2011

Think College, at the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston, with funding from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, conducts a comprehensive national training initiative designed to increase the participation of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities in postsecondary education. The emphasis of this competition is to increase opportunities for postsecondary education for students with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) within the UCEDD network, in partnership with their respective DD Councils and other key state partners, such as Boards of Higher Education, institutions of higher education, self-advocacy groups, and youth leadership programs.

Application Deadline: October 26, 2011
Award Ceiling: $15,000
URL: http://www.aucd.org/template/news.cfm?news_id=7169&id=17

September 28, 2011

The Autism Treatment Network (ATN), an established program of Autism Speaks (AS), is a national network of seventeen leading hospitals and medical centers dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. For this RFA, the ATN has particular interest in supporting junior investigators in developing their research efforts to improve the medical care of children with autism. Along with this interest in young investigators, the priorities for this RFA also include attention by junior and senior investigators to novel ideas that may face difficulties with funding from other sources, for preliminary data development in critical areas of clinical interest, and/or increased collaboration across research disciplines.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2011
Award Ceiling: $40,000
URL: http://www.atninternal.org/

September 28, 2011

Join us on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 11 a.m. for a Webinar on the Healthy People 2010 Final Review. The presentation will cover the end-of-decade assessment of progress in achieving the Healthy People 2010 goals and objectives.

Hear a presentation of key findings from the Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh, and the Director of the National Center for Health Statistics, Dr. Edward Sondik. They will be joined by Dr. Jewel Mullen, State Health Commissioner from Connecticut, who will discuss the impact of Healthy People 2010 at the state level.

Space is limited. Register today.

Date: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Time: 11 a.m. EST

September 28, 2011

Will you be attending the 2011 APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC? Then join us as the Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard K. Koh, calls on the nation to take action on this decade's high priority health issues. The Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators will be launched on October 31, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Washington Convention Center.

The 26 indicators, organized under 12 topics, were selected from the set of Healthy People 2020 objectives and align with other key priorities within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and across the Federal government. These indicators will be used to assess the health of the U.S. population over the decade, to facilitate collaboration among diverse groups and to motivate individuals and communities to take action to improve their health.

Learn More About the Leading Health Indicators.

Date: Monday, October 31, 2011
Time: 10 a.m. EST
Venue: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC