Office of Rural Health Grants-Falls Prevention
The Office of Rural Health sponsored the Rural Community Grant Program for the last several years with funding from the federal Office of Rural Health Policy. I’ve managed this program for several years, awarding a few dozen grants totaling over $600,000 to community coalitions around Wisconsin. Each fall I make a point to visit the [...]
October 27, 2010
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Tags: Caregivers, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Minority Health, Office of Rural Health, Reports and Studies, Senior Health · Posted in: Grant Advice, Program Updates, 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
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
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Tags: Conferences, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Minority Health, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Training and Tools
Health Care Workforce Woes
In case it wasn’t obvious to anyone who lives in or works with rural communities, an article in the Sunday WI State Journal describes what I believe is the most significant crisis in rural health care: workforce. Life and Death in Park Falls describes the difficulty in recruiting providers in rural communities and the impact [...]
March 9, 2010
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Tags: Caregivers, Loan Repayment, Minority Health, Office of Rural Health, Rural Hospitals & Clinics, Webcasts, Workforce · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Program Updates, Provider Loan Repayment
A Few Upcoming Conferences and Grant Proposal Deadlines
The American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management is one of the sponsors of the 2010 MEGA Health Conference January 20-22 in Wisconsin Dells. The theme is Health Care Excellence Through Collaboration and will include sessions on compliance risk assessments and HIPAA updates. WIPFLi hosts the annual Critical Access Hospital Workshop and Rural Health Clinic Forum [...]
December 17, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Minority Health, Oral Health, Rural Hospitals & Clinics · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice
Grants and Conferences-November/December
Here are several conferences and grant opportunities coming up in the next month.  MetaStar, Wisconsin’s Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), will host the Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Reduction Learning Session Outcomes Congress on December 2 in Stevens Point. You’ll learn best practices for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. Continuing Education units are available. Â
November 20, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Minority Health, Public Health, Rural Hospitals & Clinics · Posted in: Grant Advice
Prevention, Wellness and… Recreation!
Today I’m focusing on prevention and wellness, but with a recreation twist, because July IS National Recreation Month.  It’s summertime (at least according to the calendar—you wouldn’t know it from the weather around here!) and many of us are wearing sandals and flip flops. But, according to UW Health, “wearing them could be disastrous [...]
July 20, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Minority Health, Public Health, Reports and Studies, Training Opportunities, Wellness · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
Resources for Native American Health
The Association of American Indian Physicians will host its 38th Annual Meeting and National Health Conference July 22- 26 in Alexandria, VA.  The  Conference theme is Critical Issues in Indian Health: Science & Solutions for the Health of Our People. During the conference the Association will sponsor a two day pre-admission workshop for Native American [...]
June 12, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Minority Health · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Training and Tools
