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Tuesday, September 07, 2010

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HandsNet Human Services Digest - September 07, 2010

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Elwha Restoration Film
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2010-09-03
Mind/Body Research Program (R01)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-09-03
Notice of Intent Single Source Award Student Interns
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2010-09-02
Notice of Intent Single Source Award Trails Work
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2010-09-02
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM
Agency - Department of Housing and Urban Development
Post Date - 2010-09-02
LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL GRANT PROGRAM
Agency - Department of Housing and Urban Development
Post Date - 2010-09-02
Excellence in Higher Education for Liberian Development
Agency - Agency for International Development
Post Date - 2010-09-02
The Educational Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2010-09-02
National Spina Bifida Patient Registry - Clinic Demonstration Project (U01)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-31
Executive Forum for the Study of Terrorism (Forum)
Agency - Department of State
Post Date - 2010-08-30
Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
Agency - Department of Agriculture
Post Date - 2010-08-27
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative - Round 1 NOFA
Agency - Department of Housing and Urban Development
Post Date - 2010-08-26
Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Program
Agency - Agency for International Development
Post Date - 2010-08-26
Improving Evidence-Based Mental Health Screening and Treatment for Persons with Mental Disorders in the Justice System (R01)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-26
Rural Health Network Development Program
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-26
HOPE VI Revitalization Grants Program
Agency - Department of Housing and Urban Development
Post Date - 2010-08-25

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***CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES***

Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan announce national coalition to enroll uninsured kids in health care

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/secretaries-seb.php

Young Children of Immigrants: The Leading Edge of America's Future

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/young-children-5.php

1 in 4 Young Students Has an Immigrant Parent

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/1-in-4-young-st.php

Hispanic kids show greater risk of substance use

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/hispanic-kids-s.php

School-based intervention successfully lowers drinking rates in at-risk children

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/schoolbased-int-1.php

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Children raised by gay couples show good progress through school

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/children-raised.php

Girls' early puberty linked to unstable environment via insecure attachment in infancy

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/girls-early-pub.php

A single interaction affects the way a child seeks information, Queen's University study finds

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/a-single-intera.php

***COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT***

New Publication Details Year's Developments in Gun Law and Policy Nationwide

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/new-publication.php

Resource-savvy communities generate healthy, sustainable changes

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/resourcesavvy-c.php

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HOUSING SCORECARD SHOWS CONTINUED PROGRESS IN HOUSING MARKET, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/obama-administr-16.php

DONOVAN ANNOUNCES $65 MILLION IN AVAILABLE FUNDING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN COUNTRY

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/donovan-announc-1.php

HUD ANNOUNCES $189 MILLION AVAILABLE TO REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/hud-announces-1-5.php

***ECONOMIC SECURITY***

Walking Away From a Win-Win-Win

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/walking-away-fr.php

News from EPI: Wage growth collapsed during the recession, EPI report finds

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/news-from-epi-w-1.php

***EDUCATION***

Early Education Programs and Children of Immigrants: Learning Each Other's Language

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/early-education.php

Two-Generation Strategies and Involving Immigrant Parents in Children's Education

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/twogeneration-s.php

Low grades in adolescence linked to dopamine genes

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/low-grades-in-a.php

***HEALTH***

Targeted strategies needed to find, prevent and treat breast cancer among Mexican-origin women

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/targeted-strate.php

Violence in inner city neighborhoods contributes to trouble with asthma

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/violence-in-inn.php

***NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING***

ADA position: Action needed to eliminate food insecurity in the US

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/ada-position-ac.php

Obesity, diabetes epidemics continue to grow in California, UCLA study finds

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/obesity-diabete.php

Blood Pressure-Lowering Diet May Also Reduce Risk of Heart Disease, Especially in African Americans

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/blood-pressurel.php

MIT researcher finds that social networks influence health behaviors

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/mit-researcher.php

LSUHSC pediatric weight expert provides obesity trinity answers

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/lsuhsc-pediatri.php

Children who eat vended snack foods face chronic health problems, poor diet

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/children-who-ea.php

***SUBSTANCE ABUSE***

Risk of marijuana's 'gateway effect' overblown, new UNH research shows

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/risk-of-marijua.php

Biochemical pathway may link addiction, compulsive eating

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/biochemical-pat.php

Sensitivity to alcohol odors may indicate a genetic predisposition to alcohol dependence

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/09/sensitivity-to.php

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Since launching the first online network for activists in 1987, HandsNet has aggregated current human services and community development information important to low-income communities and communities of color. We seek to foster comprehensive thinking on approaches to improving the lives of people living in these communities. If you have questions or if your organization has a PRESS RELEASE or NEW REPORT that you would like included in the Digest, please contact us at editor@handsnet.org .

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The Human Services Digest is compiled by:

Michael Saunders
HandsNet Editor
msaunders@handsnet.org

Monday, August 30, 2010

HandsNet WebClipper Digest08-30-10

HandsNet Human Services Digest - August 30, 2010

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Executive Forum for the Study of Terrorism (Forum)
Agency - Department of State
Post Date - 2010-08-30

Section 202 Demonstration Pre-Development Grant Program
Agency - Department of Housing and Urban Development
Post Date - 2010-08-27
st Date - 2010-08-27
Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies The $1000 Genome (R01)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-27
Modeling the Scientific Workforce (U01)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-27
Scientific Meetings for Creating Interdisciplinary Research Teams in Basic Behavioral and Social Science Research (R13)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-27
Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
Agency - Department of Agriculture
Post Date - 2010-08-27
Biomarkers of Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-induced Tissue Injury (STTR [R41/R42])
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-26
Pharmacological Development of Treatment Agents and Formulations for Tobacco Dependence (STTR [R41]
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-26
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative - Round 1 NOFA
Agency - Department of Housing and Urban Development
Post Date - 2010-08-26
Early Career Award in Chemistry of Drug Abuse and Addiction (ECHEM) NIDA (R21/R33)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-26
Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Program
Agency - Agency for International Development
Post Date - 2010-08-26
Improving Evidence-Based Mental Health Screening and Treatment for Persons with Mental Disorders in the Justice System (R01)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-26
Rural Health Network Development Program
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-26
HOPE VI Revitalization Grants Program
Agency - Department of Housing and Urban Development
Post Date - 2010-08-25

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Infants of Depressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/infants-of-depr.php

Sad mothers have small babies

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/sad-mothers-hav.php

Victimized children involved with disasters more likely to have mental health issues

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/victimized-chil.php

'Legacy of Katrina' report details impact of stalled recovery on mental health status of children

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/legacy-of-katri.php

Mothers abused by partners see decline in mental health even after relationship ends

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/mothers-abused.php

Smoking increases depressive symptoms in teens

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/smoking-increas-2.php

All may not be as it seems: College students, alcohol and sex

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/all-may-not-be.php

***CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PHILANTHROPY***

Core values unite Americans, despite divisions

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/core-values-uni.php

Marin Community Foundation Grants $2 Million to Fund Early Education Efforts; Novato Donor Provides Funding for Additional School

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/marin-community-12.php

Private-Public Partnership Gives Entertainment Creative Community New Picture for Audiences

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/privatepublic-p.php

***COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT***

Why Housing Choice and Mobility Matter

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/why-housing-cho.php

HUD AWARDS $312 MILLION IN DISASTER RECOVERY GRANTS TO HELP STATES REDUCE DAMAGES FROM FUTURE DISASTERS

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/hud-awards-312.php

Disasters especially tough on people with disabilities, mental disorders

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/disasters-espec.php

***ECONOMIC SECURITY***

Policy Basics: Top Ten Facts About Social Security on the Program's 75th Anniversary

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/policy-basics-t-1.php

Lowering the Heat Around Raising Retirement Age

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/lowering-the-he.php

Policy reform to stop discrimination against farm trees could help poor farmers out of poverty

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/policy-reform-t.php

Students need help to save money, but don't always know it: Waterloo study

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/students-need-h.php

Benefit-Cost Findings for Three Programs in the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Project

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/benefitcost-fin.php

***EDUCATION***

Back to School in a Healthy Way

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/back-to-school-1.php

Violence Prevention in Schools: A Case Study of the Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/violence-preven-1.php

A Back-to-School Conversation With University of Maryland Education Dean Donna Wiseman

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/a-backtoschool.php

Using Data to Promote Collaboration in Local School Readiness Systems

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/using-data-to-p.php

***HEALTH***

Number of uninsured in California counties grew during recession

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/number-of-unins.php

Hurricane Katrina Five Years Later: 'Safety Net' Healthcare in the U.S. Gulf States; Direct Relief USA Has Provided More Than $85 Million in Medical Aid to the Region Since 2005

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/hurricane-katri-1.php

US hospitals making only modest gains in adoption of electronic health records

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/us-hospitals-ma.php

Will cardiovascular disease prevention widen health inequalities?

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/will-cardiovasc.php

***NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING***

USDA-backed study finds federal school lunches linked to childhood obesity

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/usdabacked-stud.php

Moderate drinking: Health benefits or not?

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/moderate-drinki-1.php

***SUBSTANCE ABUSE***

Smoking Increases Depressive Symptoms in Teens; University of Toronto and University of Montreal Study Published in Addictive Behaviors

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/smoking-increas.php

'Media detective' tool empowers children to skirt alcohol and tobacco marketing messages

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/media-detective.php

Experimental treatments for cocaine addiction may prevent relapse

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/experimental-tr.php

Monday, August 23, 2010

HandsNet WebClipper Digest08-23-10

HandsNet Human Services Digest - August 23, 2010

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Paul B. Beeson Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award in Aging (K23)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-20

Paul B. Beeson Clinical Scientist Development Award in Aging (K08)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-20
Neuroscience Research on Drug Abuse (R03)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-20
Senior Crisis Management Seminar
Agency - Department of State
Post Date - 2010-08-20
NIMH Research Education Grants (R25)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-20
NIAID Program Project Applications (P01)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-20
Improve Accessibility for Park Audiovisual Programs
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2010-08-19
Project Choices Pilot Implementation and Evaluation Program for American Indian and Alaska Native Women
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-19
Asthma in Older Adults (R03)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-19
Hire Youth of Environmental Education
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2010-08-19
New U.S.-North Africa Public-Private Partnership
Agency - Department of State
Post Date - 2010-08-18
Youth Engagement Program
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2010-08-17

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Whole-body MRI may help detect suspected child abuse

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/wholebody-mri-m.php

Victims of bullying suffer academically as well, UCLA psychologists report

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/victims-of-bull.php

Autism research finds empirical link between multisensory integration and autism

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/autism-research.php

Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention problems

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/prenatal-exposu-2.php

Study shows birth dates, school enrollment dates affect ADHD diagnosis rates

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/study-shows-bir.php

Nearly 1 million children potentially misdiagnosed with ADHD, study finds

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/nearly-1-millio.php

Children Are Dying in Parked Cars at an Alarming Rate

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/children-are-dy.php

Heavy drug-use among bad boys curbed by parental monitoring and peers

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/heavy-druguse-a.php

Study suggests boys and girls not as different as previously thought

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/study-suggests-4.php

Prevalence of hearing loss among US adolescents has increased significantly

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/prevalence-of-h.php

***CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PHILANTHROPY***

Researchers challenge myth of the well-adjusted Asian-American

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/researchers-cha.php

***COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT***

Street outreach workers an important tool for violence prevention and intervention

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/street-outreach.php

ZeroDivide Receives Stimulus Funding to Increase Broadband Adoption in Native American Tribal Communities

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/zerodivide-rece-3.php

ZeroDivide Receives Stimulus Funding to Foster New Generation of Youth Technology Adopters in Underserved Communities

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/zerodivide-rece-1.php

ZeroDivide Receives Stimulus Funding to Foster New Generation of Technology Adopters in Underserved Youth and Tribal Communities

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/zerodivide-rece.php

***ECONOMIC SECURITY***

Podcast: Social Security Reduces Poverty

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/podcast-social.php

***EDUCATION***

Homework wars: How can parents improve the odds of winning?

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/homework-wars-h.php

Beyond Letters and Numbers: When Tragedy and Trauma Exist - Social and Emotional Support for School Success

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/beyond-letters.php

Violence Prevention at Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/violence-preven.php

***HEALTH***

U of M researchers identify 2 FDA approved drugs that may fight HIV

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/u-of-m-research-2.php

Building a bridge with cross-cultural cancer education

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/building-a-brid.php

Health disparities exist among black and Hispanic kidney donors

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/health-disparit.php

Hispanics and Asians less likely to receive liver transplants

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/hispanics-and-a.php

The Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey: Views on Delivery System Innovation and Improvement

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/the-commonwealt-7.php

***NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING***

Overweight American children and adolescents becoming fatter

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/overweight-amer.php

Abt Associates to Evaluate Ground-Breaking Pilot Program Aimed at Encouraging Healthier Eating Among Lower-Income Americans

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/abt-associates.php

New study finds new connection between yoga and mood

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/new-study-finds-3.php

Even modest weight gain can harm blood vessels, Mayo researchers find

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/even-modest-wei.php

Workplace wellness plan saves money over the long-term, new study shows

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/workplace-welln.php

***SENIORS***

Discovery may aid search for anti-aging drugs

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/discovery-may-a.php

B vitamins and the aging brain examined

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/b-vitamins-and.php

***SUBSTANCE ABUSE***

In NIH-funded study, researchers uncover step in brain events leading up to addiction

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/in-nihfunded-st.php

Drug addicts get hooked via prescriptions, keep using 'to feel like a better person,' research shows

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/drug-addicts-ge.php

Binge drinking increases death risk in men with high blood pressure

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/binge-drinking-4.php

Cigarette smoke causes harmful changes in the lungs even at the lowest levels

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/cigarette-smoke-1.php

Study shows Italian youths who drink with meals are less often adult problem-drinkers

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/study-shows-ita.php

Why drunk drivers may get behind the wheel

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/why-drunk-drive.php

Monday, August 16, 2010

HandsNet WebClipper Digest08-16-10

HandsNet Human Services Digest - August 16, 2010

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Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning and Implementation for Metropolitan Statistical Areas Most Affected by HIV/AIDS
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-13

Economics of Prevention (R21)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-13
Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43)
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-13
Archiving the Creole Language
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2010-08-12
Integrated Nutrition Program (INP)
Agency - Agency for International Development
Post Date - 2010-08-12
Trails Forever Initiative - Lands End Phase II
Agency - Department of the Interior
Post Date - 2010-08-11
SDPI Diabetes Prevention and Healthy Heart Initiatives
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-11
Foreign Public Health Construction in Haiti: National Blood Transfusion Center
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-11
Social and Behavioral Interventions to Increase Organ and Tissue Donation
Agency - Department of Health and Human Services
Post Date - 2010-08-09

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Understanding Quality in Context: Child Care Centers, Communities, Markets, and Public Policy

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/understanding-q.php

Research shows a good kindergarten education makes dollars and sense

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/research-shows-3.php

Fixing technical problems for a good night's sleep as kids start a new school year

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/fixing-technica.php

Acetaminophen use in adolescents linked to doubled risk of asthma

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/acetaminophen-u.php

Parents' mental health more likely to suffer when a grown child struggles

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/parents-mental.php

***COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT***

New Report Ranks State Firearms Laws and Statistics; Data Supports Argument That Gun Laws Are Significant Factor in Rate of Gun Deaths

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/new-report-rank.php

HUD PROVIDES RENTAL ASSISTANCE VOUCHERS TO HELP MORE THAN 2,500 FAMILIES STAY TOGETHER

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/hud-provides-re.php

Escaping the Hidden War: Safety Is the Biggest Gain for CHA Families : CHA Families and the Plan for Transformation Series

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/escaping-the-hi-1.php

CHA Transformation: Children and Youth : CHA Families and the Plan for Transformation Series

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/cha-transformat-1.php

The Health Crisis for CHA Families : CHA Families and the Plan for Transformation Series

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/the-health-cris-1.php

Transformed Housing Major Improvements in CHA Residents' Quality of Life : CHA Families and the Plan for Transformation Series

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/transformed-hou-1.php

FHA LAUNCHES SHORT REFI OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERWATER HOMEOWNERS

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/fha-launches-sh.php

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR TARGETED FORECLOSURE-PREVENTION PROGRAMS

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/obama-administr-15.php

HUD CHARGES CHICAGO REAL ESTATE GROUP AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITH HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/hud-charges-chi-1.php

HUD CHARGES PENNSYLVANIA PROPERTY OWNERS AND MANAGERS WITH HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/hud-charges-pen-1.php

***ECONOMIC SECURITY***

Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans : Updated 8/6

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/unemployment-st-11.php

Podcast: The Need for Extending the TANF Emergency Fund

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/podcast-the-nee.php

Going, Going, Almost Gone: Job-Creating TANF Emergency Fund Set to Expire

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/going-going-alm.php

Social Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty:

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/social-security-1.php

***EDUCATION***

U.S. Girls Teams Score Gold and Silver Medals at China Girls Math Olympiad; Second Place Overall for Team of American High School Girls at International Math Competition

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/us-girls-teams.php

Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student Achievement

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/scaling-the-dig.php

Estimating Principal Effectiveness

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/estimating-prin.php

Principal Time-Use and School Effectiveness

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/principal-timeu.php

Triangulating Principal Effectiveness: How Perspectives of Parents, Teachers, and Assistant Principals Identify the Central Importance of Managerial Skills

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/triangulating-p.php

Principal Preferences and the Unequal Distribution of Principals across Schools

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/principal-prefe.php

Teachers' Perceptions of Their Working Conditions: How Predictive of Policy-Relevant Outcomes?

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/teachers-percep.php

Kansas State Experts Offer Tips to College Students on How to Avoid Property and Person Crimes

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/kansas-state-ex.php

Higher education funding may need decade or longer to recover, scholar says

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/higher-educatio-2.php

***HEALTH***

What Are the Provisions in the New Law for Containing Costs and How Effective Will They Be?

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/what-are-the-pr.php

Will Health Care Reform Hurt the Economy and Increase Unemployment?

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/will-health-car-2.php

Not all kidney patients treated equal: Differences in care for patients beginning on dialysis

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/not-all-kidney.php

***NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING***

Walking to school could reduce stress reactivity in children, may curb risk of heart disease

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/walking-to-scho.php

Good news: Light and moderate physical activity reduces the risk of early death

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/good-news-light.php

Free statins with fast food could neutralize heart risk, scientists say

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/free-statins-wi.php

Research shows sugary drinks do not cause weight gain

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/research-shows-8.php

***SUBSTANCE ABUSE***

Potential novel genetic pathway for alcoholism

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/potential-novel.php

Drugs to treat cocaine abuse?

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/drugs-to-treat.php

Youth exposure to alcohol ads in magazines declining

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/youth-exposure.php

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Hungry children and youth have more health problems

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/hungry-children.php

Mentoring, skills development associated with improved mental health in foster care children

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/mentoring-skill.php

UM School of Medicine finds mentorship program successfully fights childhood obesity

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/um-school-of-me-2.php

The Integration of Immigrants and Their Families in Maryland : A Look at Children of Immigrants and Their Families in Maryland

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/the-integration.php

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to Announce Formation of Interagency Policy Board on Early Learning

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/us-secretary-of-42.php

Brief interventions in emergency departments may reduce violence and alcohol abuse among adolescents

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/brief-intervent.php

Female D.C. Code Felons: Unique Challenges in Prison and at Home

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/female-dc-code.php

***COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT***

What Does It Take to Help Families Move to Better Neighborhoods? : The Housing Mobility Demonstration Proposed in the Preservation, Enhancement and Transformation of Rental Assistance Act (PETRA) Is Long Overdue

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/what-does-it-ta-1.php

State of Latinos in the District of Columbia

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/state-of-latino.php

HUD OFFICIAL JOINS ANCHORAGE MAYOR TO OPEN NEW SENIOR HOUSING

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/hud-official-jo.php

HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR TEXAS STORM VICTIMS

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/hud-secretary-a-27.php

***ECONOMIC SECURITY***

Without federal intervention, unemployment would be near 16%

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/without-federal.php

Unemployment rate shows a job market stuck in neutral

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/unemployment-ra-4.php

***EDUCATION***

Before or After the Bell? : School Context and Neighborhood Effects on Student Achievement

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/before-or-after.php

Kansas State University Professor Offers Tips to Make Back-to-School Time Calm and Cool

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/kansas-state-un-3.php

Teacher Mobility, School Segregation, and Pay-Based Policies to Level the Playing Field

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/teacher-mobilit.php

Learning Program at Kansas State University Helps Students With Disabilities Enjoy More Campus Life

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/learning-progra.php

If We Put Students First, Bad Teachers Are First to Go

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/if-we-put-stude.php

Teacher Career Paths, Teacher Quality, and Persistence in the Classroom : Are Schools Keeping Their Best?

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/teacher-career.php

What Makes for a Good Teacher and Who Can Tell?

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/what-makes-for.php

False Impression: How a Widely Cited Study Vastly Overstates the Benefits of Charter Schools

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/false-impressio.php

Effective Schools: Managing the Recruitment, Development, and Retention of High-Quality Teachers

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/effective-schoo.php

School Principals and School Performance

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/school-principa.php

***HEALTH***

State cuts to community mental health services continues disturbing trend

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/state-cuts-to-c.php

Experts Believe Lack of Incentives and Financial Interests Are Barriers to Integrated and Accountable Care

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/experts-believe.php

Kathleen Sebelius and David Durenburger on How the ACA Will Improve Health Care Delivery

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/kathleen-sebeli.php

***NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIVING***

Enhancing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Certification: SNAP Modernization Efforts : Final Report - Volumes I & II

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/enhancing-suppl-1.php

Using TANF Emergency Funds to Provide Food Assistance to Struggling Families

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/using-tanf-emer-3.php

New research: Children's vegetable intake linked to Popeye cartoons

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/new-research-ch.php

Schools, communities share responsibility for child nutrition

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/schools-communi.php

1 high-fat diet, 2 different outcomes: The path to obesity becomes clearer

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/1-highfat-diet.php

Nutritional labeling and point-of-purchase signs influence healthy food choices

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/nutritional-lab.php

***SUBSTANCE ABUSE***

Alcohol taxes can reduce death rates among chronic heavy drinkers

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/alcohol-taxes-c.php

Memory-boosting drug may help cocaine addicts avoid relapse

http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2010/08/memoryboosting.php