Rural Reporter
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Op-ed: Why Masks are not Popular in Rural Areas
Public health messaging can be incredibly difficult to create when the target audience believes their risk is low.
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Telehealth Could Worsen Digital Divide for People with Disabilities
Thoughtful design is required to ensure people with communication-related disabilities can use services.
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Mayo Clinic Researchers Prove Masks are Effective
Disposable paper medical masks and two-layer cloth masks were effective in reducing droplet transmission.
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Nursing Students Get Tuition Credit for Working Over Winter Break
Nursing students within the University of Wisconsin System can receive a $500 tuition credit.
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Car Crash Fatalities Up in Wisconsin Due to Alcohol Use
Compared to 2019, alcohol-involved crashes were up 50%.
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Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program (REDLG) - USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Deadline: 12/31/2020)The primary objective of the program is to promote rural economic development and job creation projects. Assistance provided to rural areas, as defined, under this program may include business startup costs, business expansion, business incubators, technical assistance feasibility studies, advanced telecommunications services and computer networks for medical, educational, and job training services and community facilities projects for economic development. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Loan Guarantee Program for Facility Projects – HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (Deadline: 12/31/2020)The overall goal of this Federal Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) is to assist Health Centers in accessing lower cost capital for medical facility improvements.These guarantees are made available: "for loans made by non-Federal lenders for the construction, renovation, and modernization of medical facilities owned and operated by health centers...". This program will be limited to providing loan guarantees of no more than 80 percent of the loan principal amount. Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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