Improving Access to Oral Health Care

Last week the Institute of Medicine released a report on the status of oral health care, Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations.   (Their July 13 press release provides a recap.)  The report identifies several population groups that lack access to dental care, including seniors, minorities and rural residents.  Over 33 [...]

July 22, 2011 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Free Clinics

I just found out about this great video on a free health clinic in Boscobel, the Inhealth CommunityWellness Clinic.   Free clinics are a necessary part of the health care safety net, given our current economic and budget situation and the rising cost of health care.  There are a few online directories of clinics in Wisconsin, [...]

June 30, 2011 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Children’s Health Resources

The past week (including today) I’ve been on the road around Wisconsin, meeting with community coalitions about projects funded through the Office of Rural Health Community Grant Program.  I manage this program and one of the highlights of my year is getting out to meet with these groups and find out more about the projects [...]

October 10, 2010 · KJacobson · No Comments
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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 · KJacobson · One Comment
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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 · KJacobson · 2 Comments
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Health Care Reform and Oral Health

I’m passing along this summary from the American Dental Education Association of the impact on oral health care of the health care reform legislation. The ADEA has put together a list of features most relevant to dentistry included in the new legislation passed yesterday.  The health care reform legislation will:

March 25, 2010 · KJacobson · 4 Comments
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A New Look for the Blog and Oral Health News

The blog has a new look!  I hope you find it easier to get around and find what you want.  Contact me and let me know what you think.  Or leave a comment.  We’re still making a few adjustments (I don’t have my picture up yet!), so bear with us a little longer. February is [...]

February 9, 2010 · KJacobson · No Comments
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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 · KJacobson · No Comments
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