Food Deserts and Insecurity
Last month First Lady Michelle Obama announced a program with retailers to expand access to healthy, affordable food in “food deserts;” rural or urban areas where healthy, affordable food is difficult to obtain. This is often a result of food insecurity. A federal Office of Rural Health Policy report defined this: “the food intake of [...]
August 29, 2011
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Tags: Children's Health, Community Development, Economic Development, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Public Health, Senior Health, Wellness · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies
Improving Access to Oral Health Care
Last week the Institute of Medicine released a report on the status of oral health care, Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations. (Their July 13 press release provides a recap.) The report identifies several population groups that lack access to dental care, including seniors, minorities and rural residents. Over 33 [...]
July 22, 2011
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Tags: Children's Health, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Loan Repayment, Office of Rural Health, Oral Health, Reports and Studies · Posted in: Grant Advice, Provider Loan Repayment, Reports and Studies
Rural and Urban Health Differences
A reporter in the Wall St. Journal last week asked the question, who is healthier, rural or urban residents? (You can read a recap in The Rural Blog) Despite the image many of us have of a healthy rural environment (Produce all around you! Fresh air! Lots of opportunities for outdoor exercise!) urban and suburban residents [...]
July 20, 2011
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Tags: Children's Health, Community Development, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Public Health, Wellness · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies
Free Clinics
I just found out about this great video on a free health clinic in Boscobel, the Inhealth CommunityWellness Clinic. Free clinics are a necessary part of the health care safety net, given our current economic and budget situation and the rising cost of health care. There are a few online directories of clinics in Wisconsin, [...]
June 30, 2011
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Tags: Children's Health, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Oral Health, Rural Hospitals & Clinics · Posted in: Grant Advice
Office of Rural Health Community Grants, Part VI: Safety and Injury Prevention
My final visit with one of the Office’s Community Grant recipients last month was in Adams County. I met with the Injury Prevention and Trauma Coalition at Moundview Memorial Hospital in Friendship to talk with them about their Adams County Injury Prevention and Trauma Care Initiative, for which they received a planning grant. The Hospital, [...]
November 21, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Office of Rural Health, Rural Health & Safety · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Program Updates, Reports and Studies
Office of Rural Health Community Grants, Part III: Access to Health Care
The Office awarded another of our community grants to the Polk County Free Clinic coalition to plan for a clinic serving the chronically ill in the County. The Polk County Health Department, ABC for Rural Health, the Salvation Army and three hospitals in Amery, Osceola and St. Croix Falls will work on the Chronic Care [...]
November 1, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Insurance, Loan Repayment, Office of Rural Health, Recruitment, Reports and Studies, Workforce · Posted in: Grant Advice, Program Updates, Provider Loan Repayment, Reports and Studies
Office of Rural Health Community Grants, Part II: Improving a Community’s Diet
After my trip to River Falls, I spent some time in Durand meeting with members of the Pepin County Nutrition Coalition. Coalition members include the Chippewa Valley Hospital, Pepin County Health Department, University of Wisconsin Extension and local schools. We funded their proposal for Our Roots: Chippewa Valley Hospital Community Garden Project. The partners intend [...]
October 29, 2010
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Children’s Health Resources
The past week (including today) I’ve been on the road around Wisconsin, meeting with community coalitions about projects funded through the Office of Rural Health Community Grant Program. I manage this program and one of the highlights of my year is getting out to meet with these groups and find out more about the projects [...]
October 10, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Oral Health · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice
