Office of Rural Health Community Grants, Part IV: Medication Safety

I visited Antigo recently, where I met with members of the Community Partners for Medication Safety coalition, who received an Office of Rural Health grant to implement their Medication Safety Red Bag Expansion Program.  Coalition members include Langlade Hospital, Antigo Fire and EMS Departments, Langlade County Health and Aging Departments and Aspirus Visiting Nurses Association.  [...]

November 5, 2010 · KJacobson · No Comments
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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 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Alcohol and Substance Abuse

April is Alcohol Awareness Month—alcohol and drug use can be a special problem in rural communities.  Especially for young people, there aren’t many alternative forms of entertainment.  There is a lack of adequate services to address alcohol and drug abuse in many areas.  And some rural communities have a “culture” of drinking.  The federal Substance [...]

April 14, 2010 · KJacobson · 4 Comments
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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 [...]

April 5, 2010 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse

I try to regularly post about resources you can use to address mental health and substance abuse problems in your rural communities.  As I’ve written before, I think this is an area that often gets short changed, especially in rural areas, for a variety of reasons. Several organizations will host substance abuse and mental health [...]

March 11, 2010 · KJacobson · One Comment
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Federal Grants

I’ve posted many times about federal grants and I usually mention that the proposals require more work than most other funding sources.  Here are a few federal grants and some sources to help you navigate the federal grant system.   All federal grants are officially announced on Grants.gov.  Here you can search for grant opportunities [...]

January 26, 2010 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Happy New Year from the Office of Rural Health

With the New Year comes a new name for this blog.  It’s now called Rural Health and Community Development.  This reflects my interest in providing you with a variety of resources and information on both rural health and economic and community development.  Besides (obviously) working on rural health issues, we also try to identify and [...]

January 5, 2010 · KJacobson · One Comment
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October is Emotional Wellness Month

Here are several mental health and substance abuse grants and other resources in recognition of Emotional Wellness Month.

October 27, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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