2007-2008 Rural Community Grant Recipients

Cooperative Educational Service Agency #11
Polk County Healthwatch Oral Health Initiative

• Implementation grant to provide oral health care and education to low income residents and children in a four county region.

Flambeau Hospital-Project LIM
Lifestyle Interventions Matter

• Planning grant to develop and pilot a program aimed at changing lifestyles to reduce the risk factors for pre-diabetes and the incidence of Type II diabetes.

Langlade Memorial Hospital
Community Partners for Medication Safety

• Implementation grant to decrease the incidence of adverse medication reactions through education and by implementing a Red Bag program that tracks medications in the home.

Merrill Area Healthy Lifestyle Network
Fall Prevention Intervention

• Planning grant to develop and pilot a program to increase functional mobility in the senior population through comprehensive education, including fitness and balance training.

Moundview Memorial Hospital
Adams County Community Coalition for Dental Health

• Planning grant to develop and pilot a program that improves oral health care for at-risk expectant and new mothers.

Tomah Memorial Hospital
Palliative Care Services for Monroe and Juneau Counties

• Implementation grant to improve health care for patients with life limiting conditions and their families by providing services that will relieve suffering and improve quality of life.

Tri-County Memorial Hospital
West Central Wisconsin Rural Medical Interpreter Network

• Implementation grant to create a pool of certified medical interpreters, serving a four county region, to assist people with limited English proficiency access medical care.

Upland Hills Hospital
Iowa County AutoPulse Project

• Implementation grant to purchase units and provide training to 150 EMS staff that will increase the likelihood of patients surviving sudden cardiac arrest.