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# ![](media/image2.jpeg){width="0.26319444444444445in" height="0.25in"} Late Breaking News {#late-breaking-news .CAP-Head-1}

Greetings CAPpers,

Some program updates:

**REDESIGN**: We are thrilled to report that we have received over 35
applications for various forms of re-design work. Please note: If you
sent in an application and have not received such an e-mail, please
contact me immediately. We will be reviewing applications and making
selection decisions over the next few weeks and will be back in touch
with selections by the end of December. Please contact me with any
questions or concerns.

**QUARTERLY STATUS REPORTS:** These reports were due at the end of
November. The report should be submitted to your field office project
officer. Please be in touch with them if you have questions.

**EXTENSION FUNDING:** We recognize that many of the grantees funded in
March 2001 have questions about no cost extensions. We are currently in
the process of making decisions about that issue and will be back in
touch with more information as soon as it is available.

**IDENTITY CRISIS:** As the CAP family has grown, Central office staff
is having a hard time keeping track of all grantees. As an example of
our potential problems: there is a grantee applicant named El Rio Santa
Cruz in Tucson , which operates as the Pima CAP which is not to be
confused with El Rito, NM which is the original applicant for Sangre de
Cristo in Santa Fe, NM. Sunrise Community Health Center (which, of
course, should not be confused with Sunset Park in Brooklyn) is located
Greeley, CO (not to be confused once again with Greeley Co, KS) and is
operating under the project name of North Colorado Health Alliance.
**PLEASE make sure any communication with CAP includes your official
collaborative name, grant number, and project director name. Your
official name is the name listed on your Notice of Grant award.** This
will speed our response time to you and reduce our chances of insanity.

**TRAVEL AND TA:** Just a reminder that technical assistance funds are
available to hire consultants, travel to other communities, and more.
Please be in touch if you would like more information. Please note that
if you have received such resources you must fill out a TA evaluation
form.

Have a peaceful holiday season, the next CAPStone will resume in early
January!

Thanks, Audrey

Audrey Smolkin

215-861-4794

asmolkin@hrsa.gov

# ![](media/image2.jpeg){width="0.26319444444444445in" height="0.25in"} emergency response issues {#emergency-response-issues .CAP-Head-1}

**Emergency and Bioterrorism Response Plans**

We are still interested in collecting examples of effective emergency
and bioterrorism response plans. There is particular interest in plans
relevant to rural and semi-rural areas. The BPHC hopes to eventually
compile a set of appropriate examples for distribution; requests for
confidentiality will be honored. Please submit your plans to
asmolkin@hrsa.gov.

**CDC Bioterrorism Conference Broadcast Schedule**

The CDC will host a series of combination broadcast/webcast/conference
calls on bioterrorism threats weekly from now until the end of the year.
Each broadcast is accessible via the CDC's Public Health Training
Network at http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn. Previous webcasts are also
archived at the site. All broadcasts are available via satellite, Web,
telephone, or videotape.

Following is a list of recent and upcoming broadcasts:

-   **October 18, 2001**: Anthrax: What Every Clinician Should Know

-   **November 1, 2001**: Anthrax: What Every Clinician Should Know,
    Part II

-   **November 9, 2001**: CDC Responds: Coping With Bioterrorism -- The
    Role of the Laboratorian

-   **November 16, 2001**: CDC Responds: Bioterrorism and the Healthcare
    Epidemiology/Infection Control Team

-   **November 29, 2001**: CDC Responds: Clinical Diagnosis and
    Management of Anthrax -- Lessons Learned

-   **December 6, 2001**: CDC Responds: Risk Communication and
    Bioterrorism

-   **December 13, 2001**: Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know

For more information, please visit the website or call 1-800-41-TRAIN.

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## Technical Assistance Calls {#technical-assistance-calls .CAP-Head-2}

Technical assistance calls for grantees continue to be held every other
Tuesday from 2 to 3 PM EST. The schedule for November and December
appears below. To register for the calls, please contact Angelique
Raptakis at 301-468-6006 Ext. 501 or at araptakis@mac1988.com with your
name and contact information at least one week prior to the call.

Shortly after you register, you will receive a call-in number and an
access code. If you do not receive this call-in information by the
Monday before the call, please contact Angelique. Agendas and related
materials for TA calls will be emailed in advance of the call.

Please note: Following the December 11 call, there will be a brief
winter break. TA calls will resume Tuesday, January 8, 2002.

With the exception of calls related to legal issues, all TA calls are
summarized and posted on the CAP website (*www.capcommunity.hrsa.gov*).
Legal issue briefs are posted on the site under legal issues and require
a password, which may be obtained by emailing asmolkin@hrsa.gov. You may
also request an audiotape copy of any previous calls by contacting
Angelique.

# ![](media/image2.jpeg){width="0.26319444444444445in" height="0.25in"} Grant Opportunities and awards {#grant-opportunities-and-awards .CAP-Head-1}

**CDC Offers Research Grants**

*Deadline: Letters of intent: March 1, 2002; Application: June 1, 2002.*

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced
the availability of \$1 million in funds for research that develops
interventions to prevent adolescent sexually transmitted diseases, HIV,
and pregnancy. According to the CDC, the interventions should be
"multi-level...integrated, interactive, and synergistic."

Applications should include adolescents from 11 to 16 years of age. The
goal of the program is to develop interventions that change over time to
become age-appropriate.

Continuation funds are expected to be available for project timeframes
of up to eight years. Public and private nonprofit organizations and
local governments and their agencies are all eligible for funds.

The program announcement is available at
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/02008.htm.

**Johnson & Johnson and Partners Offer Grants on Health Access**\
*Deadline: January 11, 2002*

The Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Program in partnership with
the National Council of La Raza, John Hopkins School of

Public Health, and Morehouse School of Medicine, is offering grants for
nonprofit community/public health organizations proposing creative and
effective ways of promoting access to health care to the medically
underserved. Applicants must be located in and provide direct service to
San Francisco (CA), San Angelo (TX), Washington (DC), New York City, New
Jersey or Puerto Rico. Awards are \$75,000 for one year, however, if
first year goals are achieved a second year award of \$75,000 is also
possible. For more information, visit
http://www.msm.edu/grantopps/chpm.htm.

# State Coverage Initiatives  *Application Deadline: July 1, 2002*

The State Coverage Initiatives program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
program, is accepting applications for its program helping states
develop and implement policies expanding health insurance coverage.
Small grants up to \$150,000 are available for activities in the early
stages of the planning process of expanding coverage. These grants are
reviewed on a rolling basis. Large grants of up to \$1.5 million are
available for states choosing a coverage expansion mechanism and seeking
help in designing and implementing the coverage system. Proposals are
due July 1, 2002 and will be awarded  December 1, 2002. For more
information, call Vickie Gates (202) 292-6700 or go to
http://statecoverage.net/grants.htm

**RWJ Foundation Offers Dental Care Grants\
***Deadline: December 21, 2001*

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced a new grant program
designed to help increase access to dental care for underserved
populations. The new \$15 million dollar program, *Pipeline, Profession,
and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education Program,* will provide
funding to up to ten dental schools for five years to develop
community-based clinical programs that provide care to underserved
populations and to increase recruitment and retention of low-income and
underrepresented minority students.

Detailed information about the program and the application process is
available in the Call for Proposals area of the RWJF Web site as well as
at the program Web site (http://dentalpipeline.columbia.edu) or by
contacting the School of Dental & Oral Surgery Columbia University:
Pipeline, Profession and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education, 630
West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, Tel: (212) 305-3288, E-mail:
kdh2002@columbia.edu

# ![](media/image2.jpeg){width="0.26319444444444445in" height="0.25in"} Conferences, programs, and other news {#conferences-programs-and-other-news .CAP-Head-1}

**National Summit on Children and Youth With Special Needs**

The 2010 EXPRESS, a National Summit on Children & Youth with Special
Health Care Needs and Their Families, will take place from December
12-13 at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C.

The event is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services'
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), the American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP), Family Voices (FV), and the March of Dimes. The summit
will bring together community leaders, members of Federal and State
agencies, health care providers, and other individuals interested in
creating a culturally-competent, comprehensive system of health care
services for all children and youth with special needs. The program
supports the HHS effort known as Healthy People 2010, a set of health
objectives for the Nation to achieve over the next 10 years
(http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/).

The two-day summit will include plenary sessions, breakout sessions, a
cyber café, and an exhibit hall. A newly developed 10-Year Action Plan
will also be distributed. Please visit
https://www.psava.com/internet/register/conferences/MCHB/ or call
1-877-374-5907 for more information. Email regarding the conference
specifically may also be sent to 2010Express@psava.com. For more
information about the MCHB, please visit their website at
http://mchb.hrsa.gov.

**HHS and ABC Radio Launch Public Health Campaign**

The Department of Health and Human Services and ABC Radio networks have
partnered to educate African Americans about public health

programs, local health care providers, and steps

to leading a healthier life. The campaign, entitled "Closing the Health
Gap", includes 240 ABC Radio affiliates that reach 93 percent of the
African American population. In addition to the radio spots, the
campaign currently includes an extensive website and may also include a
one-day event next spring.

The campaign was created to help address the problem of disproportionate
numbers of African Americans suffering from diabetes, heart disease and
other medical problems. For more information, please visit the Closing
the Health Gap website: http://www.healthgap.omhrc.gov/.

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**reports and issue briefs**

**CDC Releases National Health Status Report**

CDC's National Center for Health Statistics recently released its 25^th^
annual report on the health status of the Nation ,"Health, United
States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook".

The report details national trends in health statistics on many topics,
some of which include birth and death rates, morbidity and health
status, health personnel and facilities, and health care financing. Also
included are 148 trend tables focused on the following subject areas:
health status and determinants, health care utilization, health care
resources, and health care expenditures. This report is the first to
examine public health status by level of urbanization for key U.S.
communities. The Chartbook provides detailed analyses of population
characteristics, health risk factors, health status indicators, and
health care access measures for residents of counties grouped by five
urbanization levels. Patterns by region of the country are also
examined.

The complete report may be viewed on the Web at
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd /hus/hus.htm. A soft-bound
book or CD-ROM may also be purchased from the Government Printing Office
(GPO): http://bookstore.gpo.gov/ index.html. Highlights of the report
can be found at www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/ pubd/hus/highlits.htm.

**Communities Play Key Role In Public Outreach To Insure Children**

A new issue brief from the Center for Studying Health System Change
(HSC) examines the important role that local community groups play in
enrolling eligible children into public heath insurance programs. The
HSC's recent site visits to 12 nationally representative communities
revealed that schools, employers, religious organizations, health
departments, providers, and community groups can all provide valuable
assistance with public outreach and can actually help increase
enrollment. Impending reductions in federal SCHIP funding and recent
state budget cuts could threaten future outreach efforts, making
community involvement even more important.

For additional information or to read the report in its entirety, please
visit http://www.hschange.org/CONTENT/377/.

**Community Health Plans Profiled In New Report**

Community Voices, a 13-site, multi-year initiative of the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation, has released a report, \"Community-based Health Plans for
the Uninsured: Expanding Access, Enhancing Dignity.\" The report
examines how five U.S. communities developed health plans to cover
residents who did not qualify for public health programs and could not
afford private health insurance. Each health plan had the same goal: to
promote primary and preventive care and reduce expensive inpatient and
emergency care. However, each community had a unique approach to
achieving this goal. The report details the background and development
of each program, along with the obstacles faced and lessons learned
during program implementation. It provides a valuable resource for other
organizations attempting to establish similar plans in their
communities. The five health plans profiled in the report include:

-   Alameda County, CA's *Family Care*

-   Bernalillo County, NM's *UNM Care Plan*

-   El Paso County, TX's *Primary Care Plan*

-   Ingham County, MI's *Ingham Health Plan*

-   North Carolina's *FirstConnection*

For more information about Community Voices and to read the entire
report, visit their website at http://www.communityvoices.org.

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**web resources**

**NIH Announces New Website Resource**

The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) of
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced the release
of their new website located at http://ncmhd.nih.gov/ncmhd_splash2.html.

The website showcases research and initiatives focused on improving the
health status of minority Americans and other underserved populations.
The Center's programs are explained in detail, along with press
releases, conference information and an extensive list of related
Internet resources.

The mission of the NCMHD is to "lead, coordinate, support, and assess
the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities."
The Center will attempt to coordinate minority health disparities
research and other programs at the NIH into a national health research
agenda. It will award grants and contracts independently, but will
continue to work with other NIH institutes and centers to support health
disparities research, clinical research and training, and the
dissemination of health information. Questions about the Center or its
website may be directed to NCMHDInfo@od.nih.gov.

**State Health Facts Online**

State Health Facts Online is a free Internet resource designed to give
journalists, state and federal policymakers, researchers, and the
general public access to health policy information on all 50 states. 
Users can easily view information for a single state, or compare and
rank data across all 50 states and the U.S.  Information on more than
220 topics is displayed in tables and color-coded maps, and may be
downloaded for custom analyses. State Health Facts Online is available
at www.statehealthfacts.kff.org or through the Foundation's primary
website at www.kff.org, where users can access all of the Kaiser Family
Foundation's reports and analyses. 

**Online Immunization Information For Providers**

The American Nurses Foundation recently released its new web resource
for immunization information, entitled INNPOWER (Immunization Nursing
Network Provider Outreach Web Education and Resources). The site
includes information on vaccine safety, including 2001-2002 influenza
vaccine information, an active listserv for current information, and a
state-by-state directory. Educational information is also provided to
help nurses and other providers accurately inform patients receiving
vaccinations.

The main mission of the site is to help nurses become safe and effective
providers of vaccine services. The site can be found at
http://www.innpower.org.

**Website Helps Determine Eligibility For State Assistance**

The Texas Department of Human Services recently released a new Web-based
tool that helps residents determine their own eligibility for more than
50 state assistance programs, including Medicaid and other medical
assistance programs. The website, known as STARS (The State of Texas
Assistance and Referral System), allows users to enter personal
information such as household and financial data and then uses that
information to generate a list of eligible programs. All personal
information is kept completely confidential. The site provides guidance
in both English and Spanish, and is designed to accommodate new as well
as seasoned computer users. It is intended as an educational tool and
does not currently provide online enrollment.

STARS is a component of the larger Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign
System Initiative, a project to replace current outdated systems with a
new integrated system. For more information, please visit the STARS site
at http://www.txstars.net.

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**web quicklist**

CAP

http://www.capcommunity.hrsa.gov

CDC Bioterrorism Broadcast Schedule

http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn

CDC Research Grants

<http://www.msm.edu/grantopps/chpm.htm>http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/02008.htm

State Coverage Initiatives Program

http://statecoverage.net/grants.htm

Johnson & Johnson Grants

http://www.msm.edu/grantopps/chpm.htm

2010 Express Conference

https://www.psava.com/internet/register/conferences/MCHB/

Healthy People 2010

http://www.health.gov/healthypeople

Dental Grants

http://dentalpipeline.columbia.edu

Closing the Health Gap

http://www.healthgap.omhrc.gov

Texas STARS

http://www.txstars.net

Center for Studying Health System Change

http://www.hschange.org

Community Voices

http://www.communityvoices.org

INNPOWER Immunization Resource

http://www.innpower.org

CDC Health Status Report

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/hus.htm

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

http://mchb.hrsa.gov

National Center on Minority Health & Health Disparities

http://ncmhd.nih.gov/ncmhd_splash2.html