This is a documentary featuring in-depth interviews with young Wisconsinites fighting to recover their lives and futures from addictions that, in most cases, involved opioids. WisconsinEye produced the documentary to be used in middle and high schools in Wisconsin, with related curriculum and discussion guides. Time: 7pm CT.
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Rural Reporter
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Another health funding cliff puts care for millions at risk
Billions of federal dollars for community health centers, which provide care for some 26 million patients, is on the line with a Sept. 30 funding deadline looming. The funding path is murky, with an agreement not yet reached and the House in session for only a week until the program expires. Funding community health centers is traditionally a bipartisan affair, though the two chambers appear to be taking different approaches. (Source: The Hill; Photo by 1160055, Pixabay) More »
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Extending the Children’s Health Insurance Program: High Stakes for Families and States
Congress must decide whether to extend federal funding authority for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which ends September 30, 2017. CHIP operates much like Medicaid, providing federal matching payments for state program expenses, although CHIP’s funding rate is higher than the federal rate paid for traditional Medicaid and was further enhanced under the Affordable Care Act. States can use their CHIP funds to expand Medicaid, operate separate CHIP programs, or combine the two approaches. Today CHIP covers 8.4 million children and provides maternity coverage for approximately 370,000 women. (Source: Commonwealth Fund; Photo by PublicCo, Pixabay) More »
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Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit
Patient and staff safety in a hospital or other health care facility can be protected by a properly designed built environment. Assessing safety risks and incorporating preventive measures into the design of health care facilities can minimize such safety problems as health care-associated infections, patient falls, medication errors, and security risks. The goal of the toolkit is to assist in the design of a built environment that supports workflow, procedures, and capability while ensuring the safety of patients and staff. (Source: AHRQ; Photo by SilasCamargo, Pixabay) More »
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Training builds rural health workforce one student at a time
With an average of only 40 primary doctors to take care of 100,000 patients in rural America, it’s vital to find ways to entice more health care providers to practice rurally. To fill the gap in care, rural areas must build the proper infrastructure and educational facilities to train medical professionals in the types of unique medical care this community needs. With better infrastructure, research shows that training opportunities can provide the incentive to recruit and retain the health care workforce rural communities so desperately need. (Source: NRHA Rural Health Voices; Photo by Couleur, Pixabay) More »
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Rural PREP program does that and more fore future docs
Entering the second of its five years of funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, the mission of Rural PREP is to improve and sustain rural health through community engagement and research in primary care health professions education. (Source: NRHA Rural Health Voices; Photo by WerbeFabrik, Pixabay) More »
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Local Action Grants - Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (Deadline: 07/15/2018)Funding helps to promote the involvement of EM physicians-in-training in activities which support Emergency Medicine through community outreach and other community-driving events. Applications are accepted on an annual basis. Funding »
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Warren H. Pearse Women’s Health Policy Award - ACOG (Deadline: 12/15/2017)This research award will provide $10,000 to support research which explores an aspect of health care policy that assists, defines, or restricts the ability of a physician to deliver health care to women in the general population, or in a specific area. Applications are accepted on an annual basis. Funding »
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Country Doctor of the Year Award - Staff Care (Deadline: 10/31/2017)The award is presented each year to a physician who best exemplifies the spirit, skill and dedication of America’s rural medical practitioners. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Check website for exact deadline. Funding »
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Zero Suicide Initiative-Support - Indian Health Service (Deadline: 10/12/2017)The `Zero Suicide' model focuses on developing a system-wide approach to improving care for individuals at risk of suicide who are currently utilizing health and behavioral health systems. This award will support implementation of the `Zero Suicide' model within federal, Tribal, and urban Indian health care facilities and systems that provide direct care services to AI/AN in order to raise awareness of suicide, establish integrated system of care, and improve outcomes for such individuals. Funding »
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Community Grant Program - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 09/29/2017)Funding preference is member physician championed evidence-based health initiatives or pilot projects with measurable outcomes to increase health equity in Wisconsin. While applications related to any aspect of health will be considered, priority is given to those focused on mental and behavioral health and addiction, reducing health disparities, providing early interventions or encouraging disease prevention through projects such as establishing a school or community garden, healthy cooking programs or other programs aimed at educating and encouraging lifestyle changes. In addition, some dedicated funds are available specifically for physician education and medical outcomes research, which may include data collection, analysis and/or dissemination of results. Funding »
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Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance Scholarship (Deadline: 02/15/2018)The Scholarship is in recognition of the tremendous efforts put forth by the Wisconsin’s rural schools to provide their students with quality education in an ever-changing environment. A written essay is required by the high school senior for the application that expands on the following information: the benefits of attending a rural school; your college and career goals; the value of growing up in a rural community; and what personal values you have gained from your experience. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Native Arts Initiative - First Nations Development Institute (Deadline: 10/19/2017)First Nations will award about 15 Supporting Native Arts grants of up to $32,000 each to Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs [includes Wisconsin] that have existing programs in place that support Native artists and the field of traditional Native arts, as well as a demonstrated commitment to increasing the intergenerational transfer of knowledge of traditional Native artistic practices and perpetuation and proliferation of traditional Native arts. Funding »
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Quest for Quality Prize – American Hospital Association (Deadline: 10/01/2017)The Prize will recognize health care leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health in communities. Funding »
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Veteran Owned Business Entrepreneurship Grant Program – Wisconsin Dept of Veterans Affairs (Deadline: 09/29/2017)Funding will help provide entrepreneurship training, or technical, business or other assistance to veteran entrepreneurs to improve employment outcomes. Funding »
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Culture of Health Prize – Robert Wood John Foundation (Deadline: 11/03/2017)This is an annual competition honoring communities that have placed a priority on health and are creating powerful partnerships and deep commitments to provide everyone with the opportunity to live well. Related: Informational webinar on September 20» Funding »
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2017 Tobacco-Free College Program – Truth Initiative (Deadline: 10/11/2017)The Initiative offers 17-month grants of up to $20,000 to community colleges and minority-serving institutions to adopt a 100 percent tobacco-free college policy. Grantees receive guidance through webinars, learning communities and one-on-one consultations throughout the grant period. Funding »
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Toolbox for Education - Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation (Deadline: 09/29/2017)This year LCEF is seeking ways to provide the tools to help educators and parent groups through educational challenges by providing the greatest impact, with basic necessities being the priority. The most successful educational programs are those that are homegrown. Related: Sample projects» Funding »
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Graduate Medical Education New Program Grant – Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Deadline: 09/21/2017)The new program will award funding to develop new graduate medical education (GME) programs in Wisconsin and must be in one of the targeted specialties: family medicine, general internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics or psychiatry. Letter of intent deadline: August 18; Application deadline: September 21. Funding »
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Native Agriculture and Food Systems Scholarship Program - First Nations Development Institute (Deadline: 09/28/2017)The purpose is to encourage more Native American college students to enter these fields so that they can better assist their communities with these efforts. Funding »
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U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities (R01) – HHS, National Institutes of Health (Deadline: 06/15/2020)The purpose is to support observational or intervention research focused on reducing health disparities in tobacco use in the United States. Specifically, it is intended to stimulate scientific inquiry focused on innovative tobacco control policies. The first cycle of applications will be accepted from September 11 – October 11, 2017. There will be two application cycles in June and October of each year, with the last cycle ending in June 2020. Funding »
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Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program – USAD, RUS (Deadline: 09/30/2017)The Program furnishes loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide service at the broadband lending speed. Funding »
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Addressing Suicide Research Gaps: Understanding Mortality Outcomes (R01) – HHS, National Institutes of Health (Deadline: 11/02/2017)Funding will help to uncover the risk factors for and the burden of suicide. This effort seeks to link health care system records of suicide attempts to suicide mortality data to better understand the type, severity and timing of risk factors and predictors of suicide. Funding »
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Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans & Home Repairs in Wisconsin – USDA Rural Development (Deadline: 12/31/2020)Funds are available for very low and low-income individuals and families seeking to purchase or repair a home in a rural area.
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2017 Continuum of Care Program Competition - Department of Housing and Urban Development (Deadline: 09/28/2017)The CoC Program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, and local governments to quickly re-house homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. Funding »
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Alzheimer’s Disease Pilot Grant Program - Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (Deadline: 10/13/2017)Funding supports pilot/feasibility studies targeting research in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related disorders. The major objective of this program is to enhance novel AD-related research throughout the University of Wisconsin and generate pilot data for larger peer-reviewed grants. Proposals may target any aspect of Alzheimer’s disease. Letter of Intent deadline: August 18; Application deadline: October 13. Funding »
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Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Training
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2017-09-19 to 2017-09-20
)This intensive 2-day module provides training in CPT, an evidence-based treatment for PTSD. It presents theory underlying CPT, a brief overview of CPT’s empirical support, and step-by-step instructions in CPT protocol techniques. Throughout the workshop strategies for conceptualizing and dealing with co-morbidity, managing avoidance, and keeping patients optimally engaged are provided. Video clips of expert therapists demonstrate CPT skills, and participants are asked to do role-plays and other assignments to learn concepts and practice skills.
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Secrets to Document and Data Management
(2017-09-19)
Rural health care providers manage documents and data all day every day. In this webinar, learn some tips, tricks and best practices for providing secure, compliant, cost effective and efficient document and data management. Time: 2pm CT.
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During this call, CMS experts discuss the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) billing rules and their implications. Find out about upcoming changes to the HIPAA Eligibility Transaction System (HETS) and remittance advice to identify the QMB status of your patients and exemption from cost-sharing. Also, learn key steps to promote compliance. Time: 12:30pm CT.
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National Farm Safety and Health Week: Putting Farm Safety Into Practice
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2017-09-17 to 2017-09-23
)Every year since 1944, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety & Health Week. This recognition has been an annual promotion initiated by the National Safety Council and has been proclaimed as such by each sitting U.S. President since Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the first document. Over the years, the development and dissemination of National Farm Safety & Health Week materials has shifted to the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety. NECAS is the agricultural partner for NSC and has been serving the agricultural family and business community since 1997. There will be various webinars throughout the week. Time: 12pm CT.
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In this webinar, participants will learn about agricultural respiratory hazards and how to select appropriate protection. An overview of medical clearance and fit testing requirements will be given, as well as a discussion of some of the unique challenges faced when providing these services to the agricultural population. Time: 12pm CT.
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The goal of this free webinar series is to educate potential applicants about HRSA programs and resources, the federal grant application process, federal and state funding opportunities, as well as important tips, resources, and training opportunities to drive a successful grant application. Time: 9:30am CT.
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