Building Community
Collaboration, especially in rural communities with limited resources, is a vital component of community development.Ā No one can do it on their own.Ā This report from last fall describes that importance and has a great example of a successful collaboration to develop a rural health network.Ā We believe that economic/community development and health care are [...]
June 17, 2010
Tags: Community Development, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Reports and Studies, Rural Hospitals & Clinics Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies 
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Safety Month
June is National Safety Month; appropriate for the summer.Ā 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.Ā They have a whole series on agricultural safety.Ā There are some great ideas here to develop a community safety campaign.Ā There [...]
June 14, 2010
Tags: Children's Health, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Rural Health & Safety Posted in: Grant Advice No Comments
Dental Care
Iāve been pretty busy the last couple weeks and havenāt really had the time to post.Ā Iāve got a lot of catching up to do.Ā I havenāt 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: Children's Health, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Oral Health, Reports and Studies Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies One Comment
Rural Community Grants
I just released the guidelines for the 2010-11 Office of Rural Health Community Grants.Ā Weāre awarding grants up to $15,000 to coalitions working on health issues in rural Wisconsin communities.Ā This year weāre awarding extra points to EMS-related projects.Ā Your coalition must include a rural hospital with fewer than 50 beds as an active member [...]
May 13, 2010
Tags: EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Office of Rural Health, Public Health Posted in: Grant Advice, Program Updates One Comment
Fighting Obesity With Physical Activity Programs
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month Ā and itās an excellent opportunity to promote physical activity in your community.Ā 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.Ā The opportunities for physical activity are generally more [...]
May 7, 2010
Tags: Children's Health, Community Development, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Public Health, Reports and Studies, Wellness Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies 5 Comments
Catching Up on Grants and Conferences
I usually write my posts around themes (EMS, oral health, etc.).Ā 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 donāt fit neatly into a category.Ā So today Iām posting several funding and conference opportunities in a variety of [...]
May 5, 2010
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 2 Comments
EMS Week in Wisconsin
EMS Week (May 16-22) is an opportunity for Services to focus on getting out health and safety messages to their community and to recognize and honor those who dedicate a significant portion of their lives to helping their community.Ā Iāve asked some of our rural services here in Wisconsin to share news about their EMS [...]
April 29, 2010
Tags: Conferences, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Office of Rural Health Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Program Updates 2 Comments
Safe Kids Week
Every month, week and day is a celebration of somethingāsome 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.Ā You can find a lot of them here.Ā I try to write some of my posts around themes, [...]
April 23, 2010
Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Rural Health & Safety Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Training and Tools One Comment
Rural Community Development
Thereās been an interesting series in the Daily Yonder on rural economic development in Alabama, but I think the authorās comments and conclusions apply to Wisconsin or any rural area.Ā Larry Lee starts his last installment with the observation āWhat weāve called ārural developmentā has failed us miserably for decades.āĀ A pretty strong statement, but [...]
April 20, 2010
Tags: Community Development, Conferences, Economic Development, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Health Information Technology, Reports and Studies Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice No Comments
Federal Grant Workshop
The WI Office of Rural Health will host a federal grant proposal-writing workshop April 27 in Madison.Ā This free event is open to anyone working on rural health projects.Ā The workshop is focused on federal Office of Rural Health Policy funding opportunities, including the Rural Health Outreach, Network Development, and Network Planning programs, but there [...]
April 19, 2010
Tags: Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Office of Rural Health, Training Opportunities Posted in: Program Updates, Training and Tools No Comments
