Archive for November, 2008

EMS Resources at the UW and the Office of Rural Health

As I’ve written about in other posts and previously on the Rural Community update website, the University of Wisconsin and the Office of Rural Health have a variety of resources to aid EMS agencies, EMTs and First Responders, including training and learning opportunities.  We provide information on funding resources, conferences and reports that can help [...]

November 25, 2008 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Rural Wisconsin Health Coop Announces New Aid in Recruitment

The Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative recently released a template for a hospital based “grow your own” Pre-Employee Educational Loan Program.  They’ve produced a sample loan agreement and an example of the policy document needed to manage such a program. As I mentioned in a post a couple weeks ago on health care workforce, the provider [...]

November 24, 2008 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Corporate Foundation Grants

Two grant opportunities have deadlines coming up.  One of these isn’t directly related to health, but is an opportunity to seek funding from a corporate foundation that may have a presence in your community. The General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Grant Program will accept proposals through January 15 for one of 50 $10,000 awards.  [...]

November 21, 2008 · KJacobson · No Comments
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More December Conferences

I just found out about these December conferences—there’s still time to register.  And they’re both local (I guess that kind of depends on where you live). The Urban Indian Wellness Consortium is “helping to address the physical, mental, and spiritual health needs of American Indian people living off-reservation.”  They’re hosting a one day conference, Health [...]

November 21, 2008 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Glossary of Grant Terms-Funders

If you’re new to grant seeking and proposal writing, or even if you have experience, there may be terms and acronyms that mystify you.  I’ll regularly publish posts that define some of these terms to help you navigate the grant process. Types of Funders Other than federal and state government agencies, there are several types [...]

November 19, 2008 · KJacobson · 2 Comments
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Children’s Health Resources

Resources to protect and promote children’s health and safety are available at the federal and state level and from private foundations.  Many of these resources specifically target rural communities.  These grants have January deadlines: The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a Request for Applications (RFA) for their Child Mental [...]

November 18, 2008 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Federal Loan Repayment Application Changes

The National Health Service Corps recently announced a change in the application deadline for the Loan Repayment Program.  The deadline is now January 31; applications were previously due in March.  The Program is similar to the WI Health Professions Loan Assistance Program—education loan repayment awards are given to health care providers who agree to work [...]

November 16, 2008 · KJacobson · No Comments
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November and December Conferences

You still have to time to register and attend these conferences and meetings around Wisconsin and the nation: The Wisconsin Division of Public Health will host a Community Engagement Forum at the Aspirus Medical Education Center in Wausau November 20, 1:30-4:00.  This is an opportunity to provide input to the WI State Health Plan, Healthiest [...]

November 13, 2008 · KJacobson · No Comments
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