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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Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (U54) – NIOSH, CDC (Deadline: 11/30/2017)Ag Centers are expected to conduct high quality research and help translate scientific discoveries into practical applications to improve worker safety and health in the areas of agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Applicants must concisely describe the occupational health burden within their service area and directly link research and outreach activities to help alleviate the burden. Applicants should also clearly articulate the anticipated impacts of the proposed work, both during the project period and beyond. Letter of intent deadline: September 29, 2017, Application deadline: November 30, 2017. Funding »
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AgStar Fund General Use Grant (Deadline: 11/30/2017)The grants are discretionary and restricted to a specific purpose: project or program support, technical assistance, general operating support or equipment. Focus areas: Education; Environment; Technology; Quality of Life. Wisconsin service area. Applications are accepted on an annual basis. Funding »
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Loan Repayment Program – Indian Health Service (Deadline: 08/15/2018)The LRP funds IHS clinicians to repay their eligible health profession education loans — up to $40,000 — in exchange for an initial two-year service commitment to practice in health facilities serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Applications are accepted October 1 through August 15. Funding »
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Workplace Wellness Grant Program – Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Deadline: 12/31/2018)New legislation was enacted in March 2014 to provide grants to small businesses with 50 employees or less that create workplace wellness programs. You can only apply for one year of expense reimbursement until the grant program ends on December 31, 2018. Funding »
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Community Benefit – Delta Dental of Wisconsin (Deadline: 12/31/2020)Funding priorities are for community donations are to help at-risk children, special-needs populations, and improving overall health. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Oral-Health Grants – Delta Dental of Wisconsin (Deadline: 12/31/2020)Funding can include: Safety-net dental clinics (serving Medicaid and/or uninsured individuals). Dental screenings, varnish, and sealant programs. Oral health education programs. Dental workforce scholarships. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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2016–17 Statewide Outreach Incentive Grant Program – University of Wisconsin (Deadline: 12/18/2017)This program is open to UW–Madison faculty and staff and is designed to create awareness and understanding of the value the UW–Madison provides to the state of Wisconsin. Grants of up to $500.00 will be awarded to help defray expenses related to taking outreach programming to communities outside of Dane County. By expanding the reach of researchers and outreach specialists to areas outside of Dane County they hope to demonstrate how the resources and expertise at UW-Madison benefit the entire state. The grants are only available for UW-Madison faculty/staff. Applications for this fiscal year will be accepted until funding has been depleted, and applicants may apply more than once for different activities. Please contact Jordan Hanson for specific questions. Funding »
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Physician Citizen of the Year Award - Wisconsin Medical Society (Deadline: 12/15/2017)This award recognizes and encourages Wisconsin physicians who volunteer their time and talents through civic and cultural activities—helping to improve the health and well-being of their communities. Funding »
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County Office Scholarship (Deadline: 09/30/2017)CountyOffice.org supports local communities by making it easier to find the contact information, hours, locations, phone numbers of county government offices in the United States. The organization plans to better the lives of people living in our communities by offering an annual rolling scholarship. They feel it is their public duty to help the nations future generations receive a quality education. How to apply: Write a 500-1500 word essay for the following prompt: "The most important local county office to me is..." Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Field Trip Grants – Target (Deadline: 12/31/2020)Some of the best learning opportunities happen outside the classroom. Funding helps to bring students once-in-a-lifetime learning experiences through field trips they'll never forget. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with an October 1 deadline each year. Funding »
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Let's Play Imagination Playground Grant – KaBoom! (Deadline: 12/31/2020)This is an innovative design in play equipment that encourages creativity, communication, and collaboration in play. With a collection of custom-designed, oversized blue foam parts, Imagination Playground provides a changing array of elements that allow children to turn their playground into a space constantly built and re-built by their imagination. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Build it Yourself: Let's Play Community Construction Grants – KaBoom! & Dr Pepper Snapple Group (Deadline: 12/31/2020)Kick-off a new, self-guided playground project with $15,000 to be used toward playground equipment. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Cycle 1: April 29; Cycle 2: July 1; Cycle 3: September 9. Funding »
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Making Health Care Safer in Ambulatory Care Settings and Long Term Care Facilities (R01) - HHS, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (Deadline: 03/05/2018)The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support investigative research projects that examine the epidemiology of patient safety in ambulatory care settings and long term care facilities, gather evidence about strategies that can improve safety in these settings, and develop evidence-based tools to facilitate implementation of these strategies. Funding »
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Community Enhancement Grants - Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin (Deadline: 09/03/2018)These flexible resources provide funding for innovative projects that have a positive impact on enriching life in the community. Application deadline is the first business day of March, June, September, and December. Funding »
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Community Enhancement Grants - Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin (Deadline: 12/01/2017)These flexible resources provide funding for innovative projects that have a positive impact on enriching life in the community. Application deadline is the first business day of March, June, September, and December. Funding »
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Community Enhancement Grants - Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin (Deadline: 03/01/2018)These flexible resources provide funding for innovative projects that have a positive impact on enriching life in the community. Application deadline is the first business day of March, June, September, and December. Funding »
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Community Enhancement Grants - Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin (Deadline: 06/01/2018)These flexible resources provide funding for innovative projects that have a positive impact on enriching life in the community. Application deadline is the first business day of March, June, September, and December. Funding »
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Forest Fire Protection (FFP) Grant Program – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Deadline: 07/02/2018)Grants are available to Wisconsin fire departments and county/area fire associations and are intended to expand the use of local fire departments to augment and strengthen the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) overall initial-attack fire suppression capabilities on forest fires. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health - RWJF (Deadline: 12/31/2020)This program aims to provide individuals, organizations, communities, policymakers, and researchers with the empirical evidence needed to address the key determinants of health encompassed in the Culture of Health Action Framework. In addition, Evidence for Action will also support efforts to assess outcomes and set priorities for action. It will do this by encouraging and supporting creative, rigorous research on the impact of innovative programs, policies and partnerships on health and well-being, and on novel approaches to measuring health determinants and outcomes. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Funding »
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Community Grant Program – Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 10/24/2017)The funding focuses on providing support for physician-led, community-based or statewide programs to improve health through education and outreach. In addition to funding preference initiatives, the Foundation also offers some funds for supporting medical outcomes research including data collection and/or interpretation and for physician education and for mental health initiatives. Funding is awarded on a yearly basis. 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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