September 8, 2008
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KPHA Fall Conference Online Registration
is Closed. You can still register at the door!!
If you haven't registered for the KPHA Fall Conference; you can
still plan to attend the Conference, but you will need to register
at the door! Don't miss this exciting Public Health event of the
year.
Plan to sign up for the Fitness Challenge at the Conference!
Contact Aundrea Shafer at aundrea.shafer@washburn.edu
and let her know you want to sign up for some walking/rolling
and prizes!!
You can still bring a Silent Auction Basket to the Conference!
Baskets for the auction can be dropped off at the Conference Registration
Table. Bidding to take place throughout the conference, with final
bids accepted on the last day prior to lunch. Proceeds from the
Silent Auction will benefit our VISTA program (Volunteers
in Service to America of KPHA) and other public health
activities.
For more information, contact:
Alice Weingartner: 785.368.2039, alice.weingartner@snco.us
Jessica Willard: 785.296.2132 or jwillard@kdhe.state.ks.us
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September is National
Preparedness Month
State and federal emergency management officials
are urging Kansans to “Get a Kit. Make a Plan. Be Informed.
Get Involved.” The Kansas Division of Emergency Management
(KDEM) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be
sharing that message at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Sept.
5-14. KDEM is sponsoring “Kansas Preparedness Day”
on Sept. 8 with exhibits in a large tent in the parking lot of
the fair’s administration building. FEMA will have a booth
under the grandstand throughout the fair’s nine-day run.
As Kansans, we know all too well that disaster can take many forms.
All citizens need to be prepared. As we, hopefully put tornado
season behind us, it’s not too early to begin planning for
winter.
The National Preparedness Month campaign is
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a huge
coalition of public and private sector organizations. The campaign
encourages citizens to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies
in their homes, businesses and communities. The campaign’s
preparedness steps include important details to help all Americans:
- Create an emergency supply kit;
- Make a family emergency plan;
- Be informed; and
- Get involved. FEMA offers a comprehensive selection of free
publications that provide simple and effective steps which individuals,
homeowners, and businesses can take to follow National Preparedness
Month recommendations.
Several websites are dedicated to preparedness.
KDEM maintains http://www.ksready.gov/,
which is geared specifically to Kansans; FEMA offers http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm;
and http://www.ready.gov/
is another comprehensive guide to planning ahead for emergencies.
Information on becoming a member of the National Preparedness
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Step Up
For Kids Day on September 16, 2008 on the Capitol Steps in Topeka,
KS.
 This
special day, conceived of by the Every Child Matters Education
Fund, seeks to bring child-friendly organizations and individuals
together in every state capital to advocate on behalf of children
and call upon presidential candidates to address the needs of
children and discuss their plans for meeting those needs. The
state events will take place on the steps of state capitals and
loosely mirror a national event in Washington, DC.
Among the desired outcomes:
- Raising the awareness of the needs of children and families
in the US.
- Getting the candidates (federal, state, and local) to place
issues of kids and families on their platforms and discuss how
they plan to address those needs if they are elected, specifically
during the first debate between nominees that will take place
on September 26 in Oxford, MS and will focus on domestic issues.
- Getting members of the media to address these issues and
pose these questions when they’re interviewing and/or
writing about candidates.
- Making America’s children a national political priority.
- Closing the investment gap that is growing ever larger when
it comes to America’s children.
- Getting non-voters to register and everyone to vote with
kids’ well-being in mind.
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Sunflower Foundation
announces RFP
The Sunflower Foundation is pleased to announce
three new Requests for Proposals (RFPs). These RFPs address the
foundation's interest areas of improving access to health care,
building organizational capacity and promoting physical activity.
Specifically, the RFPs focus on:
1. Bridge Grants (RFP 09-101) - Improving access
to health care by supporting new or expanded services in the health
care safety net system;
2. Capacity Building Grants (RFP 09-102) - Building
the capacity of health-related nonprofit organizations to improve
effectiveness, impact and sustainability; and
3. Sunflower Trails Grants (RFP 09-103) - Promoting
increased physical activity by building community and school-based
walking trails.
The application process for all three RFPs is
just one-step, requiring proposals only; concept papers are not
required. Proposals seeking Bridge Grants or Capacity Building
Grants are due by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 23, 2008. The Sunflower
Trails RFP is open-ended, with proposals due anytime between September
5, 2008 and April 30, 2009.
Complete details on these RFPs and application
documents can be found on the foundation's Web site at http://www.sunflowerfoundation.org/applying_for_a_grant-open_rfps.php,
or are available by calling the foundation at 866.232.3020 (toll
free) or 785.232.3000 (local).
The foundation will host briefings via telephone
conference calls to discuss and answer questions about these RFPs
on September 11, 15 and 16. Participation in these calls by potential
applicants is encouraged. Information regarding the conference
call schedule and instructions for participating are available
in the RFP Application Instruction documents posted on the foundation's
Web site and at http://www.sunflowerfoundation.org/calendar-interactive_calendar.php.
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Information
on Community Meeting in Johnson County, from KPHA Member Melody
Kinnamon, Johnson County Library
Participate in a national conversation on health
care! Join us at the Johnson County Library on September 18, 2008
for a community discussion exploring different approaches to improving
a system that touches the lives of all Americans in a vital and
personal way.
Conversations like this one are happening all over the country,
and the results of our discussion here in Johnson County will
be shared with those from other communities. Help us create a
coast-to-coast portrait of Americans' opinions on health care!
- Melody Kinnamon, Consumer, Health Librarian
Johnson County Library
Program: Health Care in America: How Can We Make
it More Affordable?
When: Thursday, Sept. 18, 6:15-8:30 p.m.
Where: Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87th
Street, Overland Park, KS
RSVP: Those who register will receive their discussion
guide in advance. To
register, fill out the online registration form or call (913)
495-2497 to register by phone. Space is limited.
For more information, contact Lisa Louis at 913-495-2421 or
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Community
Dialogue Public Hearings sponsored by KHPA
Topics covered will include: An overview of
the 2008 Legislative Session
A Preview of the 2009 Legislative Session Strategizing for
Meeting the Needs of Kansas Health Consumers These Hearings will
be hosted by The Kansas Health Policy Authority (KHPA). KHPA is
the state agency that provides health reform recommendations to
the Governor and Legislature.
KHPA staff will be touring Kansas during the months of September
and October to meet with Kansans and discuss health reform issues.
Click
here for the Community Dialogue Schedule to find a KHPA meeting
in your area.
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Visit our site at http://phpartners.org/.
Visit our site at http://ks.train.org.
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