**[Region 10 and Alaska Native]{.smallcaps}**

**[Training & Technical Assistance Health Services]{.smallcaps}**

**[Resources, News & Updates]{.smallcaps}**

**[January 2006]{.smallcaps}**

*Compiled by Allison Hertel, Region 10 and Alaska Native T/TA Health
Specialist, Booz Allen Hamilton*

**Happy New Year!!! I wish each of you a healthy, safe, and wonderful
year.**

I have included a new section titled, Grant Opportunities -- there may
be grants that are of interest to you! Also, past issues of the Health
Resources, News and Updates can be found in the health section of the
Region 10 and Alaska Native T/TA webpage at:
<http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region10/programs/head_start_tta/index.html>.

**I am looking for feedback!** Let me know how you use this information
-- do you share it with other program staff, do you take bits and pieces
and share with families, have you changed program practices? I want this
to be something that is useful for you, so please send me any feedback
and ideas for future topics, resources, or training and technical
assistance needs. I can be reached at 206.615.3672 or
<ahertel@acf.hhs.gov>.

**[Upcoming Events and Opportunities]{.smallcaps}**

**Idaho Health Coordinators Cluster Meeting -- February 8 -- 10, 2006.
Boise, Idaho**

Watch your email for more information for this health and disabilities
cluster meeting and Idaho oral health forum follow-up meeting.

**[Grant Funding Opportunities]{.smallcaps}**

**Grant Funding Opportunity: General Mills -- Champions for Healthy Kids
Grants**

Application Due Date for Applications: February 1, 2006

Estimated Total Program Funding: 50 grants of up to \$10,000 each will
be awarded.

The American Dietetic Association Foundation, the President's Challenge,
and the General Mills Foundation are partnering to improve youth
nutrition and fitness through an initiative called "General Mills
Champions for Health Kids." Grants will be awarded to community-based
groups with a goal of encouraging communities to improve the eating and
physical activity patterns of young people, ages 2-20. Grantees must
engage a registered dietician in the program and should include at least
one nutrition behavioral objective and at least one physical activity
behavioral objective. Grants will be awarded to programs that
demonstrate the greatest need and likelihood of sustainable impact.
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(c) (3)
status. For complete program information and application guidelines,
please visit
<http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/champions.aspx>.

**[National and Regional Resources]{.smallcaps}**

**AAP and CDC Releases Recommended 2006 Immunization Schedule**

<http://www.cispimmunize.org/IZSchedule_2006.pdf>

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued the recommended 2006 childhood
immunization schedule for the United States. Among the changes for young
children: the first of two doses of the Hepatitis A vaccine is now being
recommended for all infants ages 12 to 23 months.

**20 New Year's Resolutions for Preschoolers, School-aged Kids and Teens
from the AAP**

<http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/jankidstips.htm>

These resolutions cover topics like the importance of choosing
non-violent entertainment, finding healthy activities, keeping a
positive mental attitude and being kind to other children.

**New Book: *Hope and Healing: A Caregiver's Guide to Helping Young
Children Affected by Trauma***

<http://www.zerotothree.org/bookstore> (Item #341-EMP)

This new book by Kathleen Fitzgerald Rice and Betsy McAlister Groves, is
a guide for early childhood professionals who care for children in a
variety of early care and education settings. The authors define trauma
and help readers recognize its effects on young children. They also
offer tips, resources, and proven intervention strategies for working
with traumatized children with their families and for managing stress.

**New "Healthy Kids, Healthy Care" Website**

[http://www.healthykids.us](http://www.healthykids.us/)

This new website was launched by the National Resource Center for Health
and Safety in Child Care with support from the Maternal and Child Health
Bureau. It is written for parents on topics they want to know about and
affirms that parents are "partners in promoting healthy and safe child
care." The site contains information on 34 different topics, including
accident prevention, child behaviors, caregiver qualifications and
training, and staff to child ratios.

**Medicaid -- EPSDT Fact Sheet**

[http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/Early-and-Periodic-Screening-Diagnostic-and-Treatment-Services-Fact-Sheet.pdf](http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/EArly-and-Periodic-Screening-Diagnostic-and-Treatment-Services-Fact-Sheet.pdf)

This EPSDT fact sheet was released by the Kaiser Family Foundation in
October 2005 and provides an overview of Medicaid and EPSDT services.

**New Publication: *Movement-Based Learning: Academic Concepts and
Physical Activity for Ages Three through Eight***

[http://www.naspeinfo.org](http://www.naspeinfo.org/)

Nationally known early childhood specialists Rhonda Clements and Sharon
Schneider have written a new publication featuring practical, innovative
ideas for teaching young children movement-based learning. Here is a
great way to help children get the nationally recommended 60 minutes per
day of \"structured\" physical activity. The book focuses on academic
concepts that are age and stage appropriate for the child, and progress
from simple to more complex physical challenges. Over 100 lesson plans
are presented in an easy to use format. The activities are
non-competitive and address the common problems of limited space and
resources. Published by the National Association for Sport and Physical
Education (NASPE), the book costs \$34. To order, call 1-800-321-0789 or
visit the online book store at
[www.naspeinfo.org](http://www.naspeinfo.org/). The stock number is
304-10300

**CDC's Recommendation -- The Use and Handling of Toothbrushes**

<http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/infectioncontrol/fact_sheet/toothbrushes.htm#care>

**American Dental Association -- Statement on Toothbrush Care: Cleaning,
Storage, and Replacement**

<http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/positions/statements/toothbrush.asp>

**Surgeon General Releases Web-Based Family Health History Tool**

[https://familyhistory.hhs.gov](https://familyhistory.hhs.gov/)

My Family Health Portrait is a Web-based tool designed to help families
gather and share their health information. The tool, released as part of
the U.S. Surgeon General\'s Family Health Initiative, organizes
information into a printout that an individual can use, in partnership
with a health professional, to determine whether he or she is at
increased risk for six common diseases with a known genetic
contribution, and for other conditions that may run in families. Users
can highlight certain diseases, such as heart disease or diabetes, and
produce personalized diagrams or charts for each family member that can
then be used to develop individualized diagnosis, treatment, and
prevention plans. The tool is intended for use by individuals, families,
and health professionals in understanding the importance of collecting a
family health history and in making the process of gathering the
information easier and more efficient. The tool is available in both
English and Spanish.

**New "Asthma Basics for Children" Handbook**\
<http://www.aafa.org/details.cfm?id=150&product_id=211>

Get the new *Asthma Basics for Children* handbook from the Asthma and
Allergy Foundation of America, for parents to help children under age 7
learn to manage asthma. The parent's handbook covers the basics of
asthma management along with practical activities for kids to learn
about asthma.

**New SmallStep Kids Site Shows Children the Power of Healthy Eating!**

<http://www.smallstep.gov/kids>

Check out the new \"kid section\" of
[www.smallstep.gov](http://www.adcouncil-updates.com/hekjayej_fqrxqjrvvj.html)
and share it with kids today! It contains exciting games to help
children understand that wise food choices and good eating habits can
help improve all of their favorite activities. The new kid area includes
features such as: Online games developed in partnership with Warner
Brothers starring the Tazmanian Devil^TM^ and other Looney Toons^TM^
characters; lists of ways that good food helps kids do the things they
most want to do -- from swinging on monkey bars to burping loudly; Brain
exercises with quizzes about the power of good food; fun food-libs,
where kids fill in the blanks to describe wild ways their food helps
them; web links to other cool sites; public service ads developed
especially for kids to view over the Internet; mechanisms that bounce
children off the site and prompt them to get up and get moving if they
sit around for too long.

**[State Specific Resources]{.smallcaps}**

**State of Alaska Physical Activity and Nutrition Plan**

<http://www.epi.hss.state.ak.us/pubs/alaskainaction.pdf>

**[Focus Topics & Reports]{.smallcaps}**

**Issue Brief on Integration of State MCH and Oral Health Programs**

<http://www.astho.org/pubs/MCHOralHealthIntegration.pdf>

This issue brief was produced by the Association of State and
Territorial Health Officials in partnership with the Association of
State and Territorial Dental Directors. Topics include state public
health agencies' efforts in the areas of improved surveillance, prenatal
care, early childhood health, access to care, and injury prevention.

**Oral and Dental Health Aspects of Child Abuse and Neglect Report**

<http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;104/2/348>

The American Academy of Pediatrics has revised this report which reviews
the oral and dental aspects of physical and sexual abuse, and the role
of physicians and dentists in evaluating such conditions -- including
bite marks, injuries in and around the mouth, and infections and
diseases that may cause suspicion for child abuse and neglect.

***Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?* Report
Released**

<http://www.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/11514.pdf>.

This report, released by the Institute of Medicine of the National
Academies, explores the influence of food and beverage marketing on the
diets and diet-related health of U.S. children and youth. 

**[January and February Health Observances]{.smallcaps}**

Download the 2006 National Health Observances -- days, weeks, or months
devoted to promoting particular health concerns -- at
<http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/>.

**[JANUARY]{.underline}**

**National Birth Defects Prevention Month**

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation,
[www.marchofdimes.com](http://www.marchofdimes.com/)

**National Blood Donor Month**

American Association of Blood Banks,
[www.aabb.org](http://www.aabb.org/)

**National Folic Acid Awareness Week** -- January 9 - 15

National Council on Folic Acid,
[www.folicacidinfo.org/campaign](http://www.folicacidinfo.org/campaign)

**[FEBRUARY]{.underline}**

**Heart Month**

American Heart Association,
[www.americanheart.org](http://www.americanheart.org/)

**Kids E.N.T. (Ears, Nose, Throat) Health Month**

American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery

[www.entnet.org/KidsENT](http://www.entnet.org/KidsENT)

**National Children's Dental Health Month**

American Dental Association, [www.ada.org](http://www.ada.org/)

**Give Kids a Smile Day** -- February 3

American Dental Association, [www.ada.org](http://www.ada.org/)

**National Wear Red Day -- February 3**

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center

[www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth](http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth)

**Region 10 and Alaska Native Head Start Training and Technical
Assistance**

<http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region10/programs/head_start_tta/index.html>

**ACF Region 10 Calendar of Events is online!**

<http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region10/news/region_10_events.html>