Farm Safety & Health Week Sept. 19-25: ATVs-Work Smart, Ride Safe
This is farm safety and health week and the emphasis this year is on ATV safety. I realize this can be a delicate subject for many people, bringing up the issue of government authority vs. personal freedom, but there are some basic safety guidelines that can have a significant impact. The National Education Center for Agricultural [...]
September 19, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Public Health, Rural Health & Safety · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Training and Tools
Mental Health Care in Rural Communities
I try to write regularly about mental health and substance abuse treatment resources for rural communities because there is a severe shortage of providers and other options. Earlier this year I was doing some research for a grant proposal (I also manage WI’s Health Professions Loan Assistance Program) and I found evidence of the severity [...]
September 15, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Loan Repayment, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Provider Loan Repayment, Training and Tools
Safety Month
June is National Safety Month; appropriate for the summer. The National Safety Council has produced several dozen health and safety fact sheets on topics such as fireworks safety, home fire prevention and safe bicycling. They have a whole series on agricultural safety. There are some great ideas here to develop a community safety campaign. There [...]
June 14, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Rural Health & Safety · Posted in: Grant Advice
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 [...]
June 4, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Oral Health, Reports and Studies · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies
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
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Tags: Children's Health, Community Development, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Public Health, Reports and Studies, Wellness · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies
Catching Up on Grants and Conferences
I usually write my posts around themes (EMS, oral health, etc.). I think this is a good way to provide you with an array of resources on a particular topic, but sometimes there are opportunities that don’t fit neatly into a category. So today I’m posting several funding and conference opportunities in a variety of [...]
May 5, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Health Information Technology, Loan Repayment, Minority Health, Oral Health, Senior Health · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Provider Loan Repayment
Safe Kids Week
Every month, week and day is a celebration of something—some of them are silly (did you know April is Fresh Florida Tomatoes Month?) but many of them are legitimate efforts to bring recognition to a serious issue. You can find a lot of them here. I try to write some of my posts around themes, [...]
April 23, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Rural Health & Safety · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Training and Tools
National Public Health Week
It’s National Public Health Week and the goal of the American Public Health Association for 2010 is: A Healthier America: One Community at a Time. The Wisconsin Public Health Association is holding their annual conference in Middleton May 25-27. The theme is Achieving Health Equity through Policy and Partnerships. There are many grants out there [...]
April 9, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Loan Repayment, Public Health · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Provider Loan Repayment
