Resource: Refugee Agricultural Promotion Projects
Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED).
Publications and tutorials supporting refugee agriculture.
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP)
Resource: Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP)
U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Resources to support collaboration among refugees and other community-based organizations and list of local partner organizations in RAPP.
Connecting food environments and health
In the Literature: Connecting food environments and health through the relational nature of aesthetics: gaining insight through the community gardening experience. Hale J, Knapp C, Bardwell L, Buchenau M, Marshall J, Sancar F, Litt JS. (2011) Soc Sci Med.
social involvement, neighborhood aesthetics, and community garden participation
In the Literature: The influence of social involvement, neighborhood aesthetics, and community garden participation on fruit and vegetable consumption. Litt JS, Soobader MJ, Turbin MS, Hale JW, Buchenau M, Marshall JA. (2011) Am J Public Health.
Community gardening: a parsimonious path to individual, community, and environmental resilience
In the Literature: Community gardening: a parsimonious path to individual, community, and environmental resilience. Okvat HA, Zautra AJ. (2011) Am J Community Psychol.
Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations
Event: The Eighth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations
Presented by: DiversityRx
Audience: Physicians, clinical health care professionals, interpreters, health plan administrators, government agency representatives, researchers and students.
March 11-14, 2013, Oakland, CA
Health and Success of Men of Color
Funding Opportunity: Forward Promise Innovation Grants to Promote the Health and Success of Young Men of Color
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The foundation will award funding to projects that aim to improve the health of middle school- and high school-aged boys and young men of color, as well as their opportunities for success in school, work, and life. Brief proposals due Oct 10, 2012. Invited full proposals due Dec 17, 2012.
Maps and Reports of Refugee Admissions
U.S. Department of State’s Refugee Processing Center publishes maps and reports that show the national origin of refugees admitted to the U.S., their country of processing, and the state in which they were placed upon arrival in the U.S. Data are updated monthly.
“Health Care Law 101” Webinar
Event: “Health Care Law 101” Webinar
Presented by: HHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Audience: faith based and community-based organizations
Learn how the ACA’s provisions will affect you, your family, and your community. Available in English (Sept 13, 2012) and Spanish (Sept 25, 2012)
September 13, 2012, 12:30pm ET and September 25, 2012, 2pm ET
“Medical Update: TB Technical Instructions for Panel Physicians – Implications for US Practitioners” Webinar
Event: “Medical Update: TB Technical Instructions for Panel Physicians – Implications for US Practitioners” Webinar
Presented by: NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute
Audience: clinicians, infectious disease specialists, panel physicians
Webinar will discuss new tuberculosis technical instructions and implications for U.S. practitioners. Case presentations will explore adoptees with TB, drug resistant TB, and the severely ill. CMEs available.
November 28, 2012, 1:00-2:30 pm EST