School and Community Health SIG
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SIG Description
The School and Community Health SIG is a forum where educators, researchers, and community health workers come together to share and gain ideas, resources, and skills in the areas of school and community health.
Mission/Goals
- Share resources and ideas for partnering in school and community health initiatives.
- Provide education and opportunities for building collaboration for school and community based health issues.
- Provide a network to share research ideas and experiences and gain potential collaborators for research projects.
- Provide educational program and discussion forum for annual meeting at PAS.
Upcoming Meetings
PAS 2009, Baltimore, Maryland
PAS 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii
SIG Presentation PAS Meeting 2008
- Pediatricians, Medical Students and the Early Intervention System in Hawaii by Marge Wada CCC-SLP and Jeffrey Okamoto M.D.
- NEAT AT2 by Dean Sidelinger, MD MSEd
- The Clinical Interdisciplinary Team for the State of Hawaii Developmental Disabilities Division by David Fray DDS, MBA and Jeffrey Okamoto M.D.
- The Scope of Oral Health Practice and Needs of Child Health Care Medical Providers in Florida
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2007 Summer Newsletter article
The 2007 School and Community Health SIG meeting in Toronto was well-attended. "The Pediatrician's Role in Emergency Preparedness"was the topic of the meeting, and 2 keynote speakers were featured. Linda Grant, Boston Medical Center and Boston Public Schools, gave a talk regarding how pediatricians can help their local schools be prepared for disasters, while Sarita Chung, Children's Hospital Boston Center for Biopreparedness, spoke on office preparedness for disasters. These presentations were followed by a question and answer period with the audience. The 2007 SIG also featured brief oral presentations by pediatric residents and fellows on a variety of community health projects, including violence prevention, obesity prevention, promotion of cultural and ethnicity awareness among students and community needs assessment. Our SIG welcomes new members with an interest in school and community advocacy. We are beginning to plan for the 2008 SIG in Honolulu now, and would welcome ideas from others regarding our program focus. We are also interested in collaborating with other SIGs to have a combined SIG meeting in 2008 and 2009.
The following two presentations were held during the SIG meeting in Toronto, ON:
- Linda M. Grant, Schools and Disaster Preparedness
- Sarita Chung, Office Preparedness for Small- and Large-scale Emergencies
