Archive for the ‘Reports and Studies’ Category

Building Community

Collaboration, especially in rural communities with limited resources, is a vital component of community development.  No one can do it on their own.  This report from last fall describes that importance and has a great example of a successful collaboration to develop a rural health network.  We believe that economic/community development and health care are [...]

June 17, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies  2 Comments

Dental Care

I’ve been pretty busy the last couple weeks and haven’t really had the time to post.  I’ve got a lot of catching up to do.  I haven’t written about oral health in a while and there are several funding opportunities you should know about.
A few months ago the Pew Center on the States released a [...]

June 4, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies  One Comment

Fighting Obesity With Physical Activity Programs

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month  and it’s an excellent opportunity to promote physical activity in your community.  As anyone interested in health issues (or anyone, period) knows, obesity is an increasing problem and tends to be even more of a problem in rural areas.  The opportunities for physical activity are generally more [...]

May 7, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies  5 Comments

Medication Safety and Senior Care

This is Medication Safety Week and I’ve come across several conferences and other related resources.  This website has some good ideas on medication safety programming and activities.  Access to medication—as in pharmacies—is a growing problem; I discuss that below.  Medication safety is a special concern among the elderly-I’ve found some senior/caregiver resources, too.
Here are a [...]

April 5, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Reports and Studies  No Comments

Nutrition, Wellness and Development

Well, it’s the last day of National Nutrition Month.  What, you didn’t know it was National Nutrition Month?  Apparently, you don’t read my blog on a regular basis!  I thought I’d put up one more post on the topic of nutrition.  While the goal of a healthy diet is to improve our health, nutrition can [...]

March 31, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools  One Comment

EMS, Safety and Disaster Preparedness

I know there is a real need for financial and other resources in rural EMS, including workforce and training.  The Office of Rural Health strives to provide training and financial resources as much as we can.  I know many of you come here looking specifically for EMS information, so here are some grants and other [...]

March 28, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Program Updates, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools  One Comment

Poison Prevention and Safety

March 14-20 is Poison Prevention Week and the Poison Prevention Week Council has prepared a number of resources your organization—EMS, law enforcement, clinics, schools—can use to raise awareness of this safety issue.  Take a look around their site.  There are opportunities to order education material (free!), examples of PSAs, posters, etc.  Did you know you [...]

March 4, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools  No Comments

Food and Nutrition

March is National Nutrition Month, so I’ll feature resources that may help your community improve access to healthy food and that describe the impact of that access (or lack of access).  The American Dietetic Association is the primary sponsor of National Nutrition Month—the link to the left takes you directly to the ADA’s webpage.
Although this [...]

March 1, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies  One Comment

Health Technology Part 3

This is the final post in my series on health technology.   I imagine many people are asking, how can IT help us in providing health care?  Isn’t it just an accounting or record keeping system?  Many rural providers are using technology, in various forms, to improve care or provide care that they otherwise couldn’t.  This [...]

February 26, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Reports and Studies, Training and Tools  No Comments

Health Technology Part 2

In this part of my series on health technology, I’m sharing several more funding opportunities, including an opportunities to nominate an organization in your community (including your own!) that has achieved excellence in implementing health technology.  I also have several tech resources and reports I hope you find useful.

February 25, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Reports and Studies  No Comments