Archive for September, 2009
Rural Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resources
These problems are often overlooked in the discussion of rural health care (I think oral health is, too, but that’s a topic for another post). September is Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. I’ve found a number of resources on substance abuse and mental health—grants, training, tools, and reports. These may give you some ideas [...]
September 18, 2009
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Tags: Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
Healthy Aging Month
September is Healthy Aging Month and here are resources to help you develop healthy aging and other senior-focused programs in your community and to help support seniors, their families and caregivers.  The Alzheimer’s Foundation funds Family Respite Care Grants. They award grants up to $1,000 “to help alleviate the cost of respite care for [...]
September 15, 2009
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Tags: Caregivers, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Reports and Studies, Senior Health · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies
More Safety Resources
There are several weeks and days in September dedicated to safety. (I wonder who decides these things…) I mentioned in my last post that September is Baby Safety Month. I’ll continue the safety theme with some other resources.  The Office of Rural Health is co-sponsoring Wisconsin AgriSafe® Training in Marshfield November 12-14.  This course [...]
September 11, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Office of Rural Health, Rural Health & Safety, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Program Updates, Training and Tools
Baby Safety Month!
In case you forgot, September is Baby Safety Month. There are a lot of resources on line if you’re interested in building an education/outreach program. Familyresource.com has compiled a Calendar of Tips to create a baby-safe environment. Tips include bolting bookcases to the wall (to deter accidents for those future rock climbers) and using back [...]
September 4, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Office of Rural Health, Reports and Studies, Workforce · Posted in: Grant Advice, Program Updates, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
