Health Stu Fac

SEPTEMBER 2005

In This Issue...

Fellowships
  • Joint Policy Fellow for Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on DV and NAPAWF
  • The Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program

    • Announcements
  • Katrina and HCADV Day
  • Katrina Relief Fund
  • HCADV Day at Stanford--Who wants to contribute?

    • Subscriber Survey
  • FVPF Calls for Workshop Participation at 2006 AMSA National Conference

    • FELLOWSHIPS

    Joint Policy Fellow for Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on DV and NAPAWF

    The API Institute is part of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, a national policy advocacy organization located in San Francisco and Washington D.C. API Institute is a national network, forum and clearinghouse on information, research, resources and critical issues about violence against women in API communities: http://www.apiahf.org/apidvinstitute. NAPAWF is a national, multi-issue APA women’s advocacy organization with a mission to build a progressive movement for the social and economic justice and the political empowerment of APA women and girls. Ending violence against women is one of NAPAWF’s six platform areas: http://www.napawf.org.

    The joint policy fellow will be housed at NAPAWF's National Office in Washington, DC beginning in January 2006. We are looking for candidates who have experience with violence against women issues, especially someone who is or has been working in the direct service or organizing field and would like some policy experience. Deadline is October 31, 2005. Interested applicants should send their cover letter, resume, writing sample and list of references to Kiran Ahuja, kahuja@napawf.org, or mail to 1050 17th Street, N.W., Ste 250, Washington, DC 20036. Decisions will be made in November.

    The Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program

    This program is inviting applications from law school graduates and law students graduating in 2006 who have a strong interest in women's rights. Women's Law Fellows work for one year in Washington, D.C. with a non-profit, public interest organization or governmental agency on legal and policy issues affecting the status of women. Applications must be postmarked by October 15, 2005, and early applications are encouraged. The Fellowships will begin in September 2006. Please visit http://www.wlppfp.org for an application form.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Katrina and HCADV Day

    The violence with which Hurricane Kartrina ripped at Louisiana and Mississippi has exposed underlying social violence for the world to see. At the same time, violence against women and children continues, as evidenced by reports of sexual assaults in the Superdome. If you want to plan a domestic violence awareness project for Health Cares about Domestic Violence Day, yet also want to help support those affected by Katrina, please consider holding an event that relates to both. An awareness project highlighting the events following the hurricane unfortunately illustrates the need for further education and advocacy in the area of violence against women.

    For access to information on HCADV Day and free tools for your outreach project, please visit http://endabuse.org/hcadvd/.

    Katrina Relief Fund

    The board, staff and supporters of the Family Violence Prevention Fund want to speed relief to those who need it so desperately. A Katrina Relief Fund tailored to amplify the voice of all those concerned about families and violence prevention has been established with a lead gift of $10,000 from the Family Violence Prevention Fund. The organizations benefiting from this new fund are:

    (1) Louisiana Domestic Violence Coalition Relief Fund, established to help victims of domestic violence in Louisiana: http://www.lcadv.org.

    (2) Louisiana Rape Relief, set up by the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, will help sexual assault victims and the rape crisis programs that have been affected by the hurricane: http://www.louisianaraperelief.org.

    (3) Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence, hard hit by Katrina, provides critical services to domestic violence victims throughout the state: http://www.mcadv.org.

    Scholarships to the 10th Annual ICAN Nexus Training Conference: Violence in the Home and Its Effects on Children

    Funding is available for full scholarships, including travel. The event will take place all day on Thursday, October 6, 2005 at the Universal Sheraton Hotel, Universal City, Hollywood, CA. Please let us know if you are interested by emailing doranv@dcfs.co.la.ca.us.

    The ICAN Nexus Training Conference, is a major annual training forum, organized by members of the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN), Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Council, ICAN Associates, and community-based organizations. The annual event provides a full day of specialized training on the nexus between violence and child abuse for over 1,000 professionals, volunteers and community representatives. For more information on the Nexus Conference, please visit the ICAN/NCFR Website at http://www.ican-ncfr.org.

    HCADV Day at Stanford--who wants to Contribute?

    "I am interested in contacting healthcare personnel at Stanford who want to be involved in creating a presence on this day. I am planning on reserving tables outside the cafeteria for various organizations, including tables for info for MDs, med students and nurses. If you are interested in becoming involved, and/or in helping create a task force to develop a consistent and coordinated response at SUMC to this issue, please contact me."

    -Harise Stein, MD Ob/Gyn, harise@stanford.edu

    SUBSCRIBER SURVEY

    FVPF Calls for Workshop Participation at 2006 AMSA National Conference

    Are you planning to attend the April 2006 AMSA National Conference in Chicago? Would you like to share what you have done on your campus regarding DV activism with fellow students? The FVPF will be leading a workshop on domestic violence as a health care issue and is looking to form a panel of 2-3 students to share their experiences as student leaders in this area. Anna Marjavi of the health team will present on the health effects of DV and campus organizing strategies, and believes that students speaking about their own work will be very powerful for other students. If interested, please contact Anna Marjavi at anna@endabuse.org.

    Health Students and Faculty Against Domestic Violence is a monthly listserv aimed to network health students and faculty from across the country who are interested in improving the health sector response to domestic violence. To subscribe visit http://endabuse.org/programs/display.php3?DocID=356.

    We encourage you to use this listserv to announce upcoming events you are planning or to pose questions to the group. To post an announcement or ask a question, send an e-mail to arunavenk@gmail.com.

    The listserv is moderated by Aruna Venkatesan, Health Intern with the Family Violence Prevention Fund and Second Year Medical Student at the University of California, San Francisco

    Thank you for contributing to our community!

    To learn more please visit our website http://www.endabuse.org/health