Provider Recruitment and Retention, Pt. 2
Recruitment was the topic of my last post, but is there anything an organization or community can do to ensure your providers remain? What about encouraging local students to enter the health care field and return to work in their community? “Grow your own” providers is an option; provide resources and opportunities for middle [...]
February 13, 2009
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Tags: Minority Health, Office of Rural Health, Recruitment, Workforce · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Program Updates, Training and Tools
Provider Recruitment and Retention
How do you recruit and retain healthcare providers in rural communities when you must compete with urban facilities? As many of you know, the provider situation is likely to get worse in the future before it gets better. Bloggers are posting about provider shortages all around the country, including pharmacists, surgeons, and primary health care. [...]
February 11, 2009
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Tags: Loan Repayment, Minority Health, Office of Rural Health, Recruitment, Workforce · Posted in: Program Updates, Provider Loan Repayment
Quick Post on Upcoming Grants and Conferences
No theme this post, just a grant deadline right around the corner and a conference next month. I recently found out about these and wanted to post them before it was too late. The Center for Native American Telehealth and Tele-education sponsors the Native American Telehealth Outreach and Technical Assistance Program (NTOTAP). The program provides financial [...]
February 6, 2009
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Tags: Conferences, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Minority Health, Public Health · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice
More December Conferences
I just found out about these December conferences—there’s still time to register. And they’re both local (I guess that kind of depends on where you live). The Urban Indian Wellness Consortium is “helping to address the physical, mental, and spiritual health needs of American Indian people living off-reservation.” They’re hosting a one day conference, Health [...]
November 21, 2008
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Tags: Conferences, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Minority Health · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars
Children’s Health Resources
Resources to protect and promote children’s health and safety are available at the federal and state level and from private foundations. Many of these resources specifically target rural communities. These grants have January deadlines: The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a Request for Applications (RFA) for their Child Mental [...]
November 18, 2008
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Tags: Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Minority Health, Oral Health, Reports and Studies · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
November and December Conferences
You still have to time to register and attend these conferences and meetings around Wisconsin and the nation: The Wisconsin Division of Public Health will host a Community Engagement Forum at the Aspirus Medical Education Center in Wausau November 20, 1:30-4:00. This is an opportunity to provide input to the WI State Health Plan, Healthiest [...]
November 13, 2008
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Tags: Conferences, Minority Health, Rural Health & Safety · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars
