WI Office of Rural Health Workshop Roundup
A couple weeks ago, the WI Office of Rural Health hosted a workshop, Hospital Foundations: Managing for Success. I can honestly say this was one of the best events we’ve hosted. We recorded the day; it’s available from our website, about halfway down the page under Hospital & Clinic Leadership & Management. This is where [...]
June 21, 2011
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Office of Rural Health Community Grants, Part VI: Safety and Injury Prevention
My final visit with one of the Office’s Community Grant recipients last month was in Adams County. I met with the Injury Prevention and Trauma Coalition at Moundview Memorial Hospital in Friendship to talk with them about their Adams County Injury Prevention and Trauma Care Initiative, for which they received a planning grant. The Hospital, [...]
November 21, 2010
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Office of Rural Health Community Grants, Part V: Driver Safety
Last month I met with the Juneau County Coalition for At-Risk Drivers at Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston. The Coalition is another recipient of our rural community grants. Their Safer Driver Initiative will plan and pilot a driver-screening program to assist the elderly and others with medical conditions that could lead to unsafe driving [...]
November 16, 2010
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Tags: Community Development, Economic Development, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Office of Rural Health, Reports and Studies, Rural Health & Safety, Senior Health · Posted in: Grant Advice, Program Updates, Reports and Studies
Farm Safety & Health Week Sept. 19-25: ATVs-Work Smart, Ride Safe
This is farm safety and health week and the emphasis this year is on ATV safety. I realize this can be a delicate subject for many people, bringing up the issue of government authority vs. personal freedom, but there are some basic safety guidelines that can have a significant impact. The National Education Center for Agricultural [...]
September 19, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Public Health, Rural Health & Safety · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Training and Tools
Safety Month
June is National Safety Month; appropriate for the summer. The National Safety Council has produced several dozen health and safety fact sheets on topics such as fireworks safety, home fire prevention and safe bicycling. They have a whole series on agricultural safety. There are some great ideas here to develop a community safety campaign. There [...]
June 14, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Rural Health & Safety · Posted in: Grant Advice
Safe Kids Week
Every month, week and day is a celebration of something—some of them are silly (did you know April is Fresh Florida Tomatoes Month?) but many of them are legitimate efforts to bring recognition to a serious issue. You can find a lot of them here. I try to write some of my posts around themes, [...]
April 23, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Rural Health & Safety · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Training and Tools
EMS, Safety and Disaster Preparedness
I know there is a real need for financial and other resources in rural EMS, including workforce and training. The Office of Rural Health strives to provide training and financial resources as much as we can. I know many of you come here looking specifically for EMS information, so here are some grants and other [...]
March 28, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Office of Rural Health, Rural Health & Safety · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Program Updates, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
Poison Prevention and Safety
March 14-20 is Poison Prevention Week and the Poison Prevention Week Council has prepared a number of resources your organization—EMS, law enforcement, clinics, schools—can use to raise awareness of this safety issue. Take a look around their site. There are opportunities to order education material (free!), examples of PSAs, posters, etc. Did you know you [...]
March 4, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, EMS, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Reports and Studies, Rural Health & Safety, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
