Rural public health resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/public_health/ Washington DC March 28, 2010 -- American Public Human Services Association http://www.aphsa.org/Conference/calendar.asp?action=viewevent&eventid=170 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:21 CST http://www.aphsa.org/Conference/calendar.asp?action=viewevent&eventid=170 The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professions is pleased to announce American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding opportunities for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) Initiative. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13239 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:18:45 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13239 Bowling Green OH April 8, 2010 -- National Association of Local Boards of Health http://www.nalboh.org/Ned_E_Baker_Lecture.htm Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:26:08 CST http://www.nalboh.org/Ned_E_Baker_Lecture.htm Ames IA April 13, 2010 -- Iowa Public Health Association http://www.iowapha.org/Default.aspx?pageId=127969 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:28:06 CST http://www.iowapha.org/Default.aspx?pageId=127969 This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific announcement is for the Public Health Training Centers Program. -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2326 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:03:19 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2326 Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today released a new report that found Midwestern and Southern states received less funding from the federal government than Northeastern and Western states did in fiscal year (FY) 2008 for disease prevention programs, which can amount to millions of dollars in differences. http://healthyamericans.org/newsroom/releases/?releaseid=161 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:37:39 CST http://healthyamericans.org/newsroom/releases/?releaseid=161 New data being released today by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), illustrates the uphill battle that local public health departments are fighting as they struggle to provide Americans with basic disease prevention and emergency preparedness services in the face of budget cuts. http://www.naccho.org/press/releases/0301.cfm Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:29:44 CST http://www.naccho.org/press/releases/0301.cfm This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for the Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2320 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:48:54 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2320 This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This announcement is for the Nursing Education, Practice and Retention Program. -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2319 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:35:58 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2319 This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific announcement is for the Advanced Education Nursing Program. -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2318 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:25:54 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2318 This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for the Nursing Workforce Diversity Program. -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2317 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:01:31 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2317 Memphis TN July 14, 2010 -- National Association of County and City Health Officials http://www.naccho.org/events/nacchoannual2010/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:06:47 CST http://www.naccho.org/events/nacchoannual2010/ Public health officials and health care providers need to step up their efforts to reduce Americans' increasing rates of high blood pressure and better treat those with the condition, which triggers more than one-third of heart attacks and almost half of heart failures in the United States each year, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12819 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:18:46 CST http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12819 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports that two common conditions caused by hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) killed 48,000 people and ramped up health care costs by $8.1 billion in 2006 alone, according to a study released today in the Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=55846 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:28:52 CST http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=55846 American Medical News article reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to continue vaccinating patients to prevent a third wave of flu, but physicians say few patients are interested. http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/02/22/prl10222.htm Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:02:07 CST http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/02/22/prl10222.htm Includes a collection of 50 reports, one per state, that ranks all counties within each state on their overall health. Each county is ranked within the state on how healthy people are and how long they live. They also are ranked on key factors that affect health such as: smoking, obesity, binge drinking, access to primary care providers, rates of high school graduation, rates of violent crime, air pollution levels, liquor store density, unemployment rates and number of children living in poverty. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:45:03 CST http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ Effingham IL March 16, 2010 http://www.raconline.org/pdf/6th_annual_rphi_agenda.pdf Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:32:54 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/6th_annual_rphi_agenda.pdf Informs the public and policymakers aboutthe status of public health preparedness inthe United States. Provides state-by-state public health preparedness indicators and scores. Addresses rural public health issues. -- Trust for America's Health http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/20091215tfahreadyornot-3.pdf Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:43:38 CST http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/20091215tfahreadyornot-3.pdf Provides data and recommendations related to health risk behaviors and outcomes. Includes state-by-state snapshots. -- United Health Foundation http://www.americashealthrankings.org/ Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:11:24 CST http://www.americashealthrankings.org/ Borrowers may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on their eligible federal student loans after they have made 120 payments on those loans under certain repayment plans while employed full time by certain public service employers. -- U.S. Department of Education http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2268 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:31:47 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2268 Information is free, but requires you to provide your name, email, and organization. Results of a survey of local health departments (LHDs) across the nation. Includes information on a wide range of LHD-related topics. -- National Association of County and City Health Officials http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/profile/2008profilefigures/index.cfm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:11:40 CST http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/profile/2008profilefigures/index.cfm Atlanta GA April 7, 2010 -- Society for Public Health Education http://www.sophe.org/meetings.cfm Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:23:33 CST http://www.sophe.org/meetings.cfm New Haven CT April 17, 2010 http://www.ghinnovate.org/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:13:57 CST http://www.ghinnovate.org/ Identifies public health-related funding resources at the national and state levels from private foundations. Each month, highlights one area of public health. -- National Association of County and City Health Officials http://www.naccho.org/topics/fundingguide/2009/index.cfm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:27:29 CST http://www.naccho.org/topics/fundingguide/2009/index.cfm Provides general information about HINI flu including symptoms, antiviral drugs, prevention and treatment, and how to take care of a sick person. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1FLU/ Mon, 11 May 2009 16:32:12 CST http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1FLU/ Funding to build the evidence for and strengthen the use of regulatory, legal and policy solutions to improve public health. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2114 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:50:31 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2114 Designed to inform public health professionals and community members about state- and county-level health status indicators such as: causes of death, tobacco use, diet, physical activity, and drug and alcohol use. Available reports also include Healthy People 2010 targets and information on vulnerable populations, access to care, and much more. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.communityhealth.hhs.gov/homepage.aspx?j=1 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:49:24 CST http://www.communityhealth.hhs.gov/homepage.aspx?j=1 Award stresses excellence in the development of systems that creatively and effectively utilize electronic data on individual patients/clients in the public health arena. -- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2067 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:17:29 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2067 Details a study to improve chronic disease care for community health center (CHC) patients that resulted in "significantly improved" processes of care for asthma and diabetes. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/356/9/921.pdf Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:38:05 CST http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/356/9/921.pdf Funding to support programs that improve access to quality breast diagnostics and access to breast health care for the medically underserved. -- Avon Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2025 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:42:27 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2025