CATCH

CATCH

District II Facilitator:	Ron Marino, DO Winthrop University Hospital Mineola, NY 11501 Ph: 516/663-4423 Fax: 516/663-4409 E-mail: rmarino@winthrop.org
Chapter 1:	Monica R. Meyer, MD 1 Clara Barton Drive Albany , NY 12208 E-mail: monicarmeyer@hvc.rr.com Michael R. Jordan, MD RGH-Wayne Medical Group 1200 Driving Park Avenue Newark, NY 14513 315-359-2660 E-mail: michael.jordan@viahealth.org
Chapter 2:	Warren Seigel, MD 718-616-3223 E-mail: wseigel@juno.com Sania Wilkins, DO 516 482-7555 E-mail: swilk5@aol.com
Chapter 3:	David Perlstein, MD E-mail: david_perlstein@stbarnabas-ny.org Daniel Rauch, MD 212-263-5759 E-mail: daniel.rauch@med.nyu.edu

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CATCH Planning Grants for 2008 from District II

Tariq Khan, MD	New York Chapter 1	Planning Wellness & Health Education Services
Chris Kjolhede, MD, MPH	New York Chapter 1	School-based Health in Rural New York
Anthony Malone, MD	New York Chapter 1	Homeless Children: Assessment and Primary Care
Jack Levine, MD	New York Chapter 2	Pediatric Community Care for CSHCN
Edwin Simpser, MD	New York Chapter 2	Development of a Pediatric Group Home
Paulo Pina, MD	New York Chapter 3	Bronx Young Adult Male Initiative
John Rausch, MD	New York Chapter 3	Psychiatric Needs of an Underserved Population

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Awarded 2008 CATCH Resident Funds Grant (Cycle 1) from District II

Kathryn Scharbach, MD	New York Chapter 2	Medical Home - Children of Incarcerated Women
Eleanor Bathory, MD and Sharyn Miskovitz, MD	New York Chapter 3	Physical Activity to Access a Mental Health Home
Dana Sirota, MD	New York Chapter 3	Prevention of Youth and Intimate Partner Violence

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Awarded 2007 CATCH Resident Funds Grant (First Cycle)

Anagha Loharikar, MD

New York Chapter 3

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Awarded 2007 CATCH Resident Funds Grant (First Cycle)

Scott Valet, MD

New York Chapter 1

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Awarded 2007 CATCH Resident Funds Grant (First Cycle)

Heather Link, MD	New York Chapter 1	Improving Access to Primary and Mental Health Care for Homeless Youth
Angkana Roy, MD	New York Chapter 3	Partnering to WIN for Asthma

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CATCH Planning Grants from District II for 2007

Sharon Beier, MD	New York Chapter 3	Healthy Bronx Youth Empowered by Community
David Fagin, MD	New York Chapter 3	Improving After-hours Access to Pediatrics
Wipanee Phupakdi, MD	New York Chapter 3	Bronx Healthy Living for Families Initiative
Nita Vangeepuram, MD	New York Chapter 3	Mount Sinai Healthy Kids Healthy Family

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Congratulations to all the awardees and best wishes for success!

The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Planning Funds program provides grants in amounts from $2,500 to $12,000 for pediatricians to plan innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children’s access to medical homes or specific health services not otherwise available. There are now two cycles per year, the first having Planning and the first cycle of Resident grants, and the second having Implementation and the second cycle of Resident grants. All CATCH grants are awarded on a competitive basis. The CATCH program is now 15 years old.

The CATCH Implementation Grants support pediatricians in the initial and/or pilot stage of developing and implementing a community-based child health initiative.

The new applications for all CATCH grants are available online only through the AAP Members Only Channel, where you can also lookup all previously awarded CATCH grants. The Call for Proposals for The 2009 AAP CATCH Planning Funds grant cycle is now in progress and is posted at http://www.aap.org/catch/residentgrants.htm; applications are due July 31, 2008. Also posted is the 2008 CATCH Implementation Funds Call for Proposals http://www.aap.org/catch/implementgrants.htm.

We would like to encourage rural pediatricians to consider applying for a CATCH grant. Many days we feel overworked and abandoned, but I can tell you from firsthand experience that working on a special project in your community can be refreshing and rewarding. The projects can be as extensive as developing clinics for the underserved, or as simple as working with schools on children with ADHD.

If you have ideas for developing services for children not already available in your community, consider writing a CATCH grant. We know you are not experts in grant writing, only in taking care of children. CATCH GRANTS ARE FOR YOU. We will help you. The CATCH Program has liaisons that will assist you in developing the parts of the grant you have trouble with. These are Chapter CATCH Facilitators who are trained to work with you and their e-mails are listed at the top of this page. There is also the CATCH staff at the AAP. Call if you get stuck. That is why they are there, to provide assistance with the development of your proposal. You may contact Kathy Kocvara at 800-433-9016, extension 7632, or kkocvara@aap.org. The Rural Health SIG (Rural Health Special Interest Group) of the Council on Community Pediatrics also will help.

Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. We need your help to improve medical care for children in rural areas. Apply now - more information and the online grant application is at www.aap.org/catch/planninggrants.htm.

To access the application and RFPs, please visit:
Online application - http://www.aap.org/catch/funds/
Implementation Funds RFP - http://www.aap.org/catch/implementgrants.htm
Resident Funds RFP - http://www.aap.org/catch/residentgrants.htm

It is never too soon to consult with your chapter CATCH facilitator to explore your idea. The national CATCH office is also available to answer your questions about the various opportunities available that can enhance your practice of Community Pediatrics.

For more information, or to be included on the mailing list
     CATCH Planning Funds
     Division of Community-based Initiatives
     American Academy of Pediatrics
     141 Northwest Point Blvd.
     Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
     800-433-9016, ext. 4916
     Fax: 847-434-8000

e-mail: catch@aap.org
For more information, please contact Kathy Kocvara, CATCH Program Coordinator, at kkocvara@aap.org