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Farming in the Urban Shadow: Supporting Agriculture at the Rural-Urban Interface(05/13/08)Provides an overview of agriculture in urbanizing parts of the United States. Suggests that innovative local, state, and national policies can have an important influence on the future of rural-urban interface agriculture. [Read article] |
CMS to Host Special Open Door Forum on Wage Index Reform(05/13/08)Participants in the Special Open Door Forum (May 20, 2008) will be asked to comment on the 9 factors that the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA) requires that CMS consider in proposals to revise the Medicare hospital wage index classification system, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's recommendations for alternatives for computing the wage index, and CMS's proposals in the FY 2009 hospital inpatient prospective payment system Proposed Rule. [Read article] |
How to Achieve Universal Coverage While Lowering Health Spending(05/13/08)A new health care reform proposal would ensure near-universal health coverage and help lower overall health spending, all with minimal disruptions to Americans who are satisfied with their current coverage. [Read article 1; Read article 2] |
PHR Data Should Belong to Patient, Survey Says(05/13/08)Ninety-two percent of physicians believe that data captured in a personal health record (PHR) should belong to the patient, 4 percent of the survey's 675 respondents said the provider should own the data, and 1 percent said the data should go to the company supplying the PHR, according to a survey by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). [Read article] |
It's Not Too Late To Be Counted in the 2007 Agriculture Census(05/12/08)America's farmers and ranchers should respond to the 2007 Census of Agriculture either by Internet or postal mail. Conducted every five years, the Census of Agriculture is the only source of consistent and comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county in the nation. [Read article] |
Department of Housing and Urban Development; Notice of Fiscal Year 2008 SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Programs(05/12/08)The publication contains the 36 funding opportunities that constitute HUD's FY2008 SuperNOFA, and also provides a revised Appendix A that lists the programs contained in the FY2008 SuperNOFA and corrects two items contained in the General Section published on March 19, 2008. [Read article] |
Telemedicine a Cost-Effective Alternative to ER Visits(05/12/08)Telemedicine is a cost-effective way to replace more than a quarter of all visits to the pediatric emergency department. Ailments, such as ear infections or sore throats, that virtually always prove manageable by telemedicine made up almost 28 percent of all pediatric ER visits. [Read article] |
Information on Adverse Event Reports and Heparin(05/12/08)Please help FDA spread the word about recalls of injectable heparin products and heparin flush solutions that may be contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS). Affected heparin products have been found in medical care facilities in one state since the recall announcement. Although product recall instructions were widely distributed, they may not have been fully acted upon at all sites where heparin is used. There have been many reports of deaths associated with allergic or hypotensive symptoms after heparin administration. [Read article 1; Read article 2] |
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State News |
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Free Stoughton Clinic to Offer Holistic Treatment(05/13/08)Shalom Holistic Health Services, slated to open June 12 will be routinely staffed with a mental health provider or counselor as well as a clergy member in addition to a registered nurse and physician. Everyone who works at the nonprofit clinic will be a volunteer. Everything in the clinic -- from the computers to the carpets to the crutches hanging in the closet -- has been donated. [Read article] |
Healthcare 2015: Without Change, It's Not A Pretty Picture(05/13/08)How many think the U.S. healthcare system is a well-oiled machine? This question was posed to the Wisconsin Technology Network Digital Healthcare Conference atendees. [Read article] |
It's Not Too Late To Be Counted in the 2007 Agriculture Census(05/12/08)America's farmers and ranchers should respond to the 2007 Census of Agriculture either by Internet or postal mail. Conducted every five years, the Census of Agriculture is the only source of consistent and comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county in the nation. [Read article] |
National Women's Health Week: Focusing on Women's Health All Week(05/12/08)Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation has put together a thorough resource, highlighting seven crucial health areas affecting women in Wisconsin. [Read article] |
Information on Adverse Event Reports and Heparin(05/12/08)Please help FDA spread the word about recalls of injectable heparin products and heparin flush solutions that may be contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS). Affected heparin products have been found in medical care facilities in one state since the recall announcement. Although product recall instructions were widely distributed, they may not have been fully acted upon at all sites where heparin is used. There have been many reports of deaths associated with allergic or hypotensive symptoms after heparin administration. [Read article 1; Read article 2] |
Racial Disparities Plague Madison(05/08/08)According to the report, The State of Black Madison, blacks are generally less healthy than whites and also less integrated into the health care system. There is one positive disparity between blacks and whites nationwide in health: According to Sellers, blacks have good — if not better — mental health than whites. [Read article] |
New Evidence Provides Clinicians With Better Tools to Help Smokers Quit(05/08/08)An updated clinical practice guideline by the U.S. Public Health Service has identified new counseling and medication treatments that are effective for helping people quit smoking. [Read article] |
Wisconsin's Problems With Dental Access For Medicaid Recipients(05/08/08)Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association Executive Director Stephanie Harrison's recent WORT-Radio interview regarding Wisconsin's problems with dental access for Medicaid recipients. (NOTE: The April 21 interview begins 10 minutes into WORTs In Our Backyard radio program) [Listen – Quicktime Media Player is required] |
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Funding Opportunities |
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PediatricsApplication Deadline: 07/31/2008The program provides grants in amounts from $2,500 to $12,000 for pediatricians to develop innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children's access to medical homes or to specific health services not otherwise available. [Funding] |
Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG) - HUDApplication Deadline: 07/11/2008The Program provides eligible grantees with direct grants for use in developing viable Indian and Alaska Native Communities, including decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunities, primarily for low and moderate income persons. [Funding] |
Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Program - HRSAApplication Deadline: 06/13/2008The program will provide patient navigator services to improve health care outcomes for individuals with cancer or other chronic diseases, with a specific emphasis on health disparity populations. [Funding] |
HeartRescue Grant Program – Medtronic FoundationApplication Deadline: 10/15/2008The goal of the program in the U.S. is to have a long-term impact in our communities by creating a new generation of people who will understand the risk factors for SCA, will recognize SCA when it happens, and take immediate action to help save a life when it does. Funds may not be used for the purchase of AEDs. [Funding] |
Part C EIS: Categorical Grant Program To Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV DiseaseApplication Deadline: 08/30/2008The purpose of this funding is to provide, on an ongoing outpatient basis, high quality early intervention services/primary care to individuals with HIV infection. [Funding] |
CVS Caremark Charitable TrustApplication Deadline: 06/15/2008The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust focuses primarily on supporting charitable organizations that are making a difference in the lives of children with disabilities. [Funding] |
Shade Structure Program - AADApplication Deadline: 04/10/2009The American Academy of Dermatology's (Academy) Shade Structure Program are grant awards ($8,000 each) for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet (UV) ray protection for outdoor areas. [Funding] |
Wisconsin Partnership ProgramApplication Deadline: 06/30/2008The Wisconsin Partnership Program features two types of grants administered through the Community-Academic Partnership Fund program: Collaboration Development Grants and Collaboration Implementation Grants. These grant funds are designed to support Wisconsin-based projects that develop strong community-academic partnerships specifically focused on health promotion, disease prevention, health policy and health disparities by addressing the priorities of Healthiest Wisconsin 2010 and the Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles of The Wisconsin Partnership Program. (Notice of Intent deadline: June 30, 2008; Application deadline: August 29, 2008.) [Funding] |
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WORH Updates |
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Dentist Placement ProgramThe Dentist Placement Program recently learned of 5 completed placements plus one verbal agreement. The placements are in the Community Health Centers in Chippewa Fall, Ladysmith, Park Falls, and Cashton, plus a placement with a private practice in Richland Center, which has a serious lack of dentists due to retirements. [Read article] |
Rural Communities InitiativesMany rural communities struggle to maintain access to local pharmacy services due to a variety of policy and workforce issues. Pharmacist recruitment and retention is an increasing problem. The 2008 National Conference on Medication Access, Use and Safety in Rural America, June 5-6 in Minneapolis, will include sessions on workforce issues, telepharmacy, and patient safety. This conference is an opportunity to learn more about these challenges while hearing about innovative solutions. [Read article] |
Physician Placement ProgramFor the 2007-2008 recruitment “year” which began 7/1/2007 and ends 6/30/2008, the Physician Placement Program has recruited twelve physicians to the following Wisconsin communities: Redgranite, Portage, Columbus, Medford, Tomah. Waupaca, Racine, Madison (2), Kenosha (2) & Reedsburg. [Read article] |
Rural Hospital InitiativesIt is great to be back at the Office of Rural Health. There is so much going on right now. We are busy working on the Wisconsin Rural Health Plan, reviewing the Proposed Federal Rule on the Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas, writing our Federal Flex Grant application and making final arrangements for our upcoming workshops and meetings. [Read article] |
Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
310 N. Midvale Blvd., Suite 301
Madison, Wisconsin 53705
(608) 261-1883 (800) 385-0005
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