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  • Legislation Would Provide Better Access to Maternity Care

    A bill that aims to address a lack of maternity care in rural areas is making its way through Congress. The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act would identify underserved maternity care areas and distribute health professionals among those areas for a full scope of maternity care. The bill was introduced by Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) last year, and last week it cleared the Senate Health Committee. 

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  • Drug Overdose Deaths Increased in 2017

    New data show that the rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States was nearly ten percent higher than the rate in 2016. In fact, the rate of drug overdose deaths across the country was so high last year that it contributed to an overall decline in life expectancy.

    Twenty states had adjusted overdose death rates that were higher than the national rate. However, Wisconsin matched Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Illinois, South Carolina, and Vermont in approximately matching the national overdose death rate of 21.7 per 100,000 people. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 

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  • Volunteers Under Fire

    And as budgets dwindle and populations clump, first responders tasked with protecting communities are getting stretched to the point of breaking. Yet in towns with a small population size and large geographic spread, local governments can't afford full-time crews. Vice takes a look at how volunteer first responders in rural US and Canada are grappling to provide vital emergency services to citizens.

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  • Watch: Why Rural Schools Shut Down

    Across the country, rural schools are being forced to shut down as more families move to urban areas and funding sources dry up. In Arena, Wisconsin, six-year-old Brady Schlamp must now travel 10 miles to school. His former school, right around the corner, was shuttered. PBS News Hour reports on school closures and how they can cause logistical challenges, emotional fallout and community divisions. Watch. (Image: @ruralhealthwi on Instagram)

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  • Burnout and Job and Career Satisfaction in the Physician Assistant Profession

    We know that burnout is prevalent among many health care professionals, with much research around burnout among physicians and nurses. Contributing factors to the prevalence of burnout include an increased demand for health services, due to expanded health care access; increased workloads; and the administrative burden resulting from the implementation of electronic health records

    But what do we know about burnout among physician assistants (PAs)? A new literature review gives a short history of the profession and examines the prevalence of burnout, as well as career and job satisfaction. An appendix gives a summary of the literature. (Source: National Academy of Sciences; Image: Martha Dominguez de Gouveia on Unsplash)

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  • Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs (Deadline: 01/29/2019)
    The Administration on Aging (AoA) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) forecasts the availability of funds to make three-year grants to approximately ten entities to develop capacity for, bring to scale, and sustain evidence-based programs that empower older adults and adults with disabilities to better manage their chronic conditions. Funding »
  • Health Data for Action: Leveraging Health Data for Actionable Insights (Deadline: 12/14/2018)
    The Health Data for Action: Leveraging Health Data for Actionable Insights (Data Access Award) program will support innovative research that uses the available data to answer important research questions. Applicants under this Call for Proposals (CFP) will write a proposal for a research study using data from one of the following four data providers: the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI), OptumLabs, CareJourney, or athenahealth. The proposed studies should enable relevant, innovative, and actionable research that uses the available data to answer important, policy-relevant questions. Successful applicants will receive access to these data, which are described in greater detail in the CFP. Preference will be given to applicants that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations.  Funding »
  • Federal Disaster Assistance for Summer 2018 Flooding (Deadline: 12/17/2018)
    Wisconsin residents who sustained property damage from flooding and storms in August and September of this year have until December 17th, 2018 to apply for federal disaster assistance.  Renters, homeowners, and businesses who were affected, in the counties of Crawford, Dane, Juneau, La Crosse, Marquette, Monroe, Richland, Sauk or Vernon, are eligible to apply for assistance.  Funding »
  • Walmart Foundation Community Grant Program (Deadline: 12/31/2018)
    The Walmart Foundation’s Community Grant Program is offering grants to nonprofit organizations and agencies that work in one of the following areas: hunger relief and healthy eating, health and human service, quality of life, education, community and economic development, diversity and inclusion, public safety, or environmental sustainability. Awards range from $250 to $5,000.  Funding »
  • Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children Access to Care Grants (Deadline: 12/21/2018)
    Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children Access to Care Grants offer matching grants up to $20,000 to support community-based initiatives that provide dental homes to children who are underserved and/or have limited access to oral healthcare. Priority is given to projects with pediatric dentist leadership.   Funding »
  • Youth Garden Grants (Deadline: 12/17/2018)
    Youth Garden Grants are awarded to schools and community organizations with youth-centered garden programs.  Any nonprofit, school, or youth program planning a new garden project or expanding an established one that serves at least 15 youth between the ages of 3-18 is eligible to apply  A total of 25 programs will be awarded. All applications must be submitted online.  Funding »
  • American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation Community Outreach Grants (Deadline: 12/14/2018)
    The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation will award $5,000 grants for education around patient breast health and community outreach to underserved and low income communities to raise awareness of breast cancer and health.  Five grant categories are available: Education, Conference, Community Outreach, Research, and Humanism in Medicine. Funding »
  • America Hospital Association NOVA Awards (Deadline: 12/07/2018)
    The American Hospital Association honors the leadership of its member hospitals and health care systems by presenting up to five AHA NOVA Awards annually to the bright stars of the health care field that improve community health status and are collaborative. Nominations should be emailed to nova@aha.org. Up to five AHA NOVA Awards will be presented at the AHA Leadership Summit, July 25-27, 2019, in San Diego.  Funding »
  • Rural Health Innovation and Transformation Technical Assistance (Deadline: 02/22/2019)
    The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance (TA) to rural stakeholders and the public to help them understand and engage in the value-based care landscape in the context of rural health care. Because of the unique economic factors affecting rural providers, the implementation and effects of value-based care initiatives may look different in rural, low-volume settings. For example, low patient volumes, along with low margins, in rural settings can make it more difficult to absorb the financial risks associated with value-based care. A major goal of this funding opportunity is to support the ability of rural providers to participate and succeed in current and emerging payment and delivery system models designed to provide value-based care. This funding opportunity seeks to provide a mechanism for the federal government to work collaboratively with rural health care stakeholders on TA to achieve several goals. Funding »
  • Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Grants (Deadline: 01/15/2019)
    A second round of Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (Planning) is now available from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP). The purpose of this program is to support treatment for and prevention of substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, in rural communities.  In FY 18, HRSA made 95 awards and in FY 19, HRSA anticipates making approximately 120 awards. Any domestic organization forming a consortium of four or more members in a rural community may be eligible to apply for funding. Interested applicants may attend a live technical assistance webinar on Friday, December 7th, 2018 from 1pm to 2pm Central. Funding »
  • Medical Simulators for Practicing Patient Care Providers Skill Acquisition, Outcomes Assessment and Technology Development (Deadline: 01/07/2022)
    The National Institutes of Health will promote the assessment and development of simulation technologies intended to improve patient safety and healthcare outcomes provided by practicing patient care providers and experienced physicians. The funding announcements seeks applications directed at skills acquisition, outcomes assessment, and technology development.    Funding »
  • Strategies to Provide Culturally Tailored Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Seriously Ill American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals (Deadline: 01/07/2019)
    This program provides grants for research projects designed to improve and increase the use of evidence-based interventions in end-of-life and palliative care for American Indian/Alaska Native individuals with advanced illness and their families and communities. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and governments.  When designing studies, applicants should consider: Access to Native communities based on location (remote, rural, and urban population centers) Existing relationships with communities and community healthcare providers Engaging Tribes regarding study planning, community engagement, reporting of outcomes, and dissemination/implementation of findings Inclusion of important aspects of cultural adaptation and community collaboration Pursuing research objectives that demonstrate potential for adaptation of work to other populations Incorporation of interdisciplinary teams Variables such as social determinants of health, ethics, LGBTQ, and gender Funding »
  • Research Grants for Environmental Exposures and Health: Exploration of Non-Traditional Settings (Deadline: 01/07/2019)
    Grants for interdisciplinary research aimed at promoting health, preventing and limiting symptoms and disease, and reducing health disparities across the lifespan for those living, or spending time, in non-traditional settings. Funding »
  • Students to Service NHSC Loan Repayment Program (Deadline: 12/20/2018)
    The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) awards up to $120,000 to medical and dental students in their final year of school in exchange for a three-year commitment to providing primary care services at NHSC-approved sites in rural and underserved areas. Funding »
  • America Walks Stipends (Deadline: 11/02/2019)
    Community Change Grant Program awards $1,500 in community stipends for projects related to creating healthy, active, and engaged places to live, work, and play. Funded projects will increase walking and benefits of walkability in communities, work to grow the walking movement by engaging people and organizations new to the efforts, and take steps towards creating a culture of inclusive health.  Funding »
  • Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program (Deadline: 01/08/2019)
    The Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program provides funding to support innovative academic-practice partnerships to prepare primary care advanced practice registered nursing students to practice in rural and underserved settings through academic and clinical training. The partnerships support traineeships, as well as infrastructure funds to schools of nursing and their practice partners who deliver primary care clinical training experiences with rural and/or underserved populations.  Eligible applicants are entities that provide registered nurses with training that leads to master's and/or doctoral degrees that prepare nurses to serve as primary care nurse practitioners, primary care clinical nurse specialists, and nurse-midwives. Those entities include schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, HRSA supported health centers, state or local governments, faith and community organizations, and federally-recognized tribes and tribal organizations.  Funding »
  • Improving Healthcare Systems Research Grants (Deadline: 02/12/2019)
    The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will offer funding to research the comparative effectiveness of innovative features of healthcare systems. Studies should be designed to provide information of value regarding which features of systems lead to better patient-centered outcomes. Priority research areas include: patients’ access to care, high quality of care, support for self-care, and coordination of care across healthcare settings; professional decision making on the basis of patients’ personal values; experiences that are important to patients and their caregivers, such as overall health, functional ability, health-related quality of life, stress, severity of symptoms, survival, and unanticipated healthcare utilization, such as unexpected hospital stays or visits to the emergency department; and the efficiency of healthcare delivery, as measured by the amount of ineffective, duplicative, or wasteful care provided to patients.  Target populations include residents of rural areas, racial and ethnic minority groups, low-income groups, individuals with low health literacy, numeracy, or limited English proficiency, those who identify has LGBT, and individuals with special healthcare needs.  A required letter of intent is due November 6th, 2018.  Funding »
  • Grants to Support New Investigators in Addressing Cross-Cutting Violence Prevention and Opioid Overdose Prevention (Deadline: 02/12/2019)
    The National Center for Injury and Prevention Control (NCIPC) intends to provide support and 75% “protected time” for an intensive, supervised (mentored) career development experience to develop new researchers in the fields of opioid overdose prevention and cross-cutting violence prevention. The intent is to provide resources to young investigators so they can grow their skills by developing and conducting research efforts needed to address NCIPC Research Priorities, with the potential to investigate new and emerging public health issues. Investigators focused on opioid overdose prevention must propose a research project to investigate risk factors for and strategies to prevent opioid overdose.  The estimated synopsis post date is December 14th, 2018. Funding »
  • Grants to Support New Investigators in Addressing Cross-Cutting Violence Prevention and Opioid Overdose Prevention (Deadline: 12/14/2018)
    The National Center for Injury and Prevention Control (NCIPC) intends to provide support and 75% “protected time” for an intensive, supervised (mentored) career development experience to develop new researchers in the fields of opioid overdose prevention and cross-cutting violence prevention. The intent is to provide resources to young investigators so they can grow their skills by developing and conducting research efforts needed to address NCIPC Research Priorities, with the potential to investigate new and emerging public health issues. Investigators focused on opioid overdose prevention must propose a research project to investigate risk factors for and strategies to prevent opioid overdose.  The estimated synopsis post date is December 14th, 2018. Funding »
  • Roadmaps to Health Coaching (Deadline: 12/31/2018)
    The Roadmaps to Health Coaching offers assistance from a community coach for communities who want to improve the health of their populations and work toward building a culture of health.  Communities will receive technical assistance, guidance, and support from a professional Community Coach. There is no cost for this assistance; provided by the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.   No deadline, requests for assistance accepted throughout the year. Funding »
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