Mental Health and Substance Abuse
I try to regularly post about resources you can use to address mental health and substance abuse problems in your rural communities. As I’ve written before, I think this is an area that often gets short changed, especially in rural areas, for a variety of reasons. Several organizations will host substance abuse and mental health [...]
March 11, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Health Information Technology, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Senior Health, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Grant Advice, Training and Tools
Federal Grant Workshop
The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health will host a federal Office of Rural Health Policy grant workshop on April 27 here in Madison. ORHP staff will share information on upcoming community-based federal grant opportunities, including the Rural Health Outreach, Network Development, and Network Planning programs. You’ll learn proposal writing advice, federal grant deadlines and review [...]
March 5, 2010
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Tags: Community Development, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Office of Rural Health, Public Health, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Grant Advice, Program Updates, 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
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
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Tags: Children's Health, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Oral Health, Reports and Studies, Training Opportunities, Workforce · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
Happy New Year from the Office of Rural Health
With the New Year comes a new name for this blog. It’s now called Rural Health and Community Development. This reflects my interest in providing you with a variety of resources and information on both rural health and economic and community development. Besides (obviously) working on rural health issues, we also try to identify and [...]
January 5, 2010
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Tags: Children's Health, Community Development, Economic Development, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Reports and Studies, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
American Diabetes Month
       In case you missed it, November is American Diabetes Month; I’ll report on resources related to diabetes education, treatment and reduction throughout the month, including nutrition and physical activity.  I mentioned in earlier posts that I spent a couple weeks traveling around the state, meeting with groups that [...]
October 30, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Office of Rural Health, Training Opportunities, Wellness · Posted in: Grant Advice, Program Updates, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
Rural Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resources
These problems are often overlooked in the discussion of rural health care (I think oral health is, too, but that’s a topic for another post). September is Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. I’ve found a number of resources on substance abuse and mental health—grants, training, tools, and reports. These may give you some ideas [...]
September 18, 2009
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Tags: Grant Opportunities & Assistance, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Grant Advice, Reports and Studies, Training and Tools
More Safety Resources
There are several weeks and days in September dedicated to safety. (I wonder who decides these things…) I mentioned in my last post that September is Baby Safety Month. I’ll continue the safety theme with some other resources.  The Office of Rural Health is co-sponsoring Wisconsin AgriSafe® Training in Marshfield November 12-14.  This course [...]
September 11, 2009
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Tags: Children's Health, Conferences, Office of Rural Health, Rural Health & Safety, Training Opportunities · Posted in: Conferences and Webinars, Program Updates, Training and Tools
