Office of Rural Health Community Grants, Part III: Access to Health Care

The Office awarded another of our community grants to the Polk County Free Clinic coalition to plan for a clinic serving the chronically ill in the County.  The Polk County Health Department, ABC for Rural Health, the Salvation Army and three hospitals in Amery, Osceola and St. Croix Falls will work on the Chronic Care [...]

November 1, 2010 · KJacobson · No 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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Health Care Workforce Woes

In case it wasn’t obvious to anyone who lives in or works with rural communities, an article in the Sunday WI State Journal describes what I believe is the most significant crisis in rural health care: workforce.  Life and Death in Park Falls describes the difficulty in recruiting providers in rural communities and the impact [...]

March 9, 2010 · KJacobson · No 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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Education Loan Assistance Program Extended

The Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (LAP), which awards education loan repayment funds to certain health care providers working in shortage areas, will continue to accept applications past the November 2 deadline. 

November 3, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Baby Safety Month!

In case you forgot, September is Baby Safety Month.  There are a lot of resources on line if you’re interested in building an education/outreach program.  Familyresource.com has compiled a Calendar of Tips to create a baby-safe environment.  Tips include bolting bookcases to the wall (to deter accidents for those future rock climbers) and using back [...]

September 4, 2009 · KJacobson · One Comment
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Catching Up With Conferences

I’m still catching up on posts; here are some conferences.  Sorry that some of these are kind of last minute.  The good news is that many of these are right here in Wisconsin.   August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month; VSP, a vision insurance plan, funds Sight for Students to provide free eye exams [...]

August 28, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Grants, Grants, Grants

I’m back from vacation, finally cleared off my desk and realized I hadn’t posted in a couple weeks.  I want to get something up quickly, so, here are a lot of grant opportunities!   St. Mary’s Health Care System in Athens, GA is donating eight used ambulances to communities that can demonstrate need.  Their preference [...]

August 25, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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