Archive for November, 2008
Health Care Workforce Problems Detailed
Two recent reports are receiving a lot of attention for confirming what many people in rural areas (and, increasingly, urban areas too) already know: there is a significant and growing shortage of primary medical and dental health care workers in Wisconsin. In early October the Wisconsin Hospital Association released their 2008 Health Care Workforce Report. [...]
November 11, 2008
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KJacobson · 
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Tags: Loan Repayment, Office of Rural Health, Recruitment, Reports and Studies, Workforce · Posted in: Program Updates, Provider Loan Repayment, Reports and Studies
New Resource for Caregivers
 Ask Medicare, a new website from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is designed as a one-stop resource for caregivers who are assisting Medicare recipients. Currently, over 44 million caregivers provide the equivalent of $350 billion in assistance every year. The website provides an easy to navigate collection of answers and guides on [...]
November 9, 2008
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Tags: Caregivers, MediCare · Posted in: Training and Tools
Public Health Grants Due in December
 Two grants with December deadlines address public health issues. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Public Health Practice grant will provide funding directly to local public health departments to implement quality improvement methods. Quality improvement practices allow health departments to improve their performance and their ability to protect, promote and preserve health in the communities they [...]
November 9, 2008
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Tags: Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Public Health · Posted in: Grant Advice
Rural Health Webinars
Webinars, podcasts, webcasts… They’re all methods of participating in or viewing presentations from the comfort of your own office, or wherever you happen to be, while saving the time and expense of driving. There are several scheduled over the next month: The AgriSafe Network will host two interactive presentations: Nov. 11 12-1pm Central Time Kids [...]
November 7, 2008
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Tags: Caregivers, Rural Health & Safety, Webcasts · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars
Welcome to Rural Community Development
 Welcome to the first entry in my new blog, Rural Community Development. As the title says, my plan is to use this blog to inform you about opportunities and resources to improve capacity in rural communities, specifically around health care issues. I’ll be providing information on grant opportunities, grant seeking and writing tips and [...]
November 7, 2008
· KJacobson · 2 Comments
Tags: Loan Repayment, Office of Rural Health · Posted in: Program Updates
