Oral Health and Education Loan Assistance
I first want to get the word out about the WI Health Professions Loan Assistance Program. This is a great program that awards up to $50,000 toward education loans to health professionals who agree to work in shortage areas for three years. More information and the online application is on our website above. Hurry, the [...]
October 23, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Loan Repayment, Office of Rural Health, Oral Health · Posted in: Grant Advice, Program Updates, Provider Loan Repayment, Training and Tools
WI Oral Health Funding and Resources
Here are a few grants and resources and information for Wisconsin oral health programs: The Children’s Health Alliance of WI manages the Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile dental sealant program and awards grants to school-based sealant programs. Eligible expenses include professional staff wages, equipment, clinical supplies and sealant material. The Alliance encourages dentists, schools, public health departments, [...]
May 26, 2009
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Tags: Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Oral Health, Reports and Studies · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies
Oral Health: Grants & Other Resources
Grants, a conference, and more! The American Association of Public Health Dentistry is a sponsor of the National Oral Health Conference April 20-22 in Portland, OR. The conference will focus on public health dentistry and oral health programs. Sessions topics will include: efforts to increase the oral health workforce, promoting school based sealant programs [...]
March 20, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Oral Health, Webcasts · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice
Resources for Oral Healthcare
Rural children’s oral health and care is worse than their urban peers by almost all measures, according to a report published last fall. The authors of ”Dental Health and Access to Care among Rural Children” found that, compared to urban children, rural kids were less likely to have seen a dentist in the previous year, [...]
February 9, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Oral Health, Public Health, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
Oral Health Funding, Information and Resources
The Covidien Partnership for Neighborhood Wellness program is accepting proposals for their next grant cycle. The deadline is December 31. Proposals aren’t limited to oral health projects, but the guidelines seem to be a very good fit for this type of project. They’re interested in requests that aim to: Increase access to affordable healthcare [...]
December 2, 2008
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Tags: Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Oral Health, Public Health, Reports and Studies · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies
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
