Rural Health Briefing
Volume X, Issue 2, March , 2009
Rural Health Office
UA Zuckerman College of Public Health
in conjunction with the Arizona Rural Health Association, Inc.
- Telemedicine to Provide Health Care to Rural Schools
- Doctors Are where Patients Aren't
- SCHIP Provides Health Coverage for 7.4 Million Children in 2008
- Study Finds Black Stroke Victims Wait Longer for ER Help
- Rural Home Health Care Agencies Stretched to Provide Services
- Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Urges People to Check Pantries for Recalled Food
- Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) 2009 Monthly Conference Calls
- HRSA: Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities – Deadline: April 1, 2009
- AHRQ Grant Program for Large Conference Support (R13) and (U13)
- Women Helping Others (WHO) Foundation: Education/Literacy Grants - Deadline March 17, 2009
- Women's Health Data Book
- Community Health Worker Becomes a Recognized Occupation
- Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Programs by State
- Community Health Status Indicator Report
- Health Workforce Shortage Study Reports
FY 2009 - Calendar of Upcoming Events
March 8-13, 2009 |
Community Based Cancer-Control: A Seminar for American Indian and Alaska Native Community Health Advocates
Location: Portland, OR
Goal: to provide community members with the tools to approach researchers, identify research questions, write grants and collaborate on projects that address cancer health disparities.
This training seminar is open to tribal community members with an interest in improving cancer prevention, screening and treatment in his or her community.
Contact: Jessica Kennedy at blarjesj@ohsu.edu or 503-494-1126 |
March 16 – 17, 2009
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2009 American Indian Parent Conference – Tradition of Life Long Learning: Mapping out a Child’s Journey through Education Presented by: The Arizona Indian Education Association
Location: Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ
Contact: Pam Yabeny at (480)731-8744 or pam.yabeny@domail.maricopa.edu, or Suzette Johnson at (480) 284-0909 or suzette.johnson@kyrene.org
Click here For more information and registration
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March 20, 2009
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Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC) 7th Annual Research Conference: Culture Counts! Preventing and Reducing Health Disparities
Keynote speaker is Aida Luz Maisonet Giachello, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Jane Addams College of Social Work & Executive Director of Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Location:Arizona Club at Chase Tower, Downtown Phoenix Campus, Phoenix, AZ
Click here to register |
March 25, 2009
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Serving Your Clients with Cancer: A crash course for the Non-Oncology Professional
Presented by: Arizona Cancer Coalition
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Virginia G. Piper Auditorium, University of Arizona, College of Medicine – Phoenix, Building 2, 600 E. Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Contact: 602-542-1214 or 602-542-0337 |
April 3, 2009
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Health and Health Care Crises Interdisciplinary Definitions and Solutions
Presented by: Interdisciplinary Health Policy Institute Northern Arizona University
Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Ashurst Auditorium, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
For registration, please contact 928-523-8563 or email Kathy.Kelly@nau.edu |
April 15-17, 2009
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Professional Development for Diversity Practitioners: Building Skills & Creating Networks
Location: Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC
Contact: nmci@nmci.org / http://www.nmci.org |
April 27 - May 1,2009
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Tribal Child Protective Services Academy XXV
Location: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., 2214 North Central Avenue, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Purpose: To meet the ongoing training needs of tribal workers for core training in the identification, intervention and treatment of child abuse and neglect that is consistent with tribal strengths, resources, priorities and concerns and with Indian child welfare practice. The training is designed for Tribal social services staff, health workers, law enforcement officers, Tribal Court Staff and others who deal with child abuse and neglect. The academy will be limited to 25 participants and will require a two week commitment. Priority will be given to new Tribal CPS workers.
Click here for more information |
May 31- June 2, 2009
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Voices 2009: Amplifying the Caller for Healthy Communities
Presented by: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Location: Marriott Crystal Gateway, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202
Purpose: To ensure that the new administration and the new Congress are informed about the needs and assets of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. It will also serve to bring national attention to the Blueprint for the Health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Contact: voices@apiahf.org
Click here for more information |
June 10-11, 2009
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Seventh Annual Western Region Flex Conference
Date: June 10-11, 2009
Location: Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Click here for registration information
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June 13, 2009 |
4th Annual Native American Family Wellness Day
Presented by: Indian Health Services Tucson Area
Location: El Pueblo Center, 101 W. Irving, Tucson, AZ
Cost: Free
Contact: Phyllis Spears at phyllis.spears@ihs.gov |
June 14-17, 2009
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ENGAGE CHALLENGE INSPIRE 2009: Empowering our Nation through Health Education
Location: Crowne Plaza, 23 S Second St, Harrisburg, PA 17101
Call for proposals by January 15, 2009. For more information click here
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1. Telemedicine to Provide Health Care to Rural Schools [Feb. 17, 2009] Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - Dr. Steve North, a family physician practicing at the Bakersville Community Medical Clinic, is considering the use of advanced videoconferencing technology as a way to expand school-based health centers providing health care, mental health and other services in areas where accessing health care can be difficult . [Read Article]
2. Doctors Are where Patients Aren't [Feb. 12, 2009] Daily Yonder - Dr. Robert Bowman, MD, describes the broken design of American health care: physicians are concentrated in locations and careers that fail to serve the majority and the most urgent medical needs. [Read Article]
3. SCHIP Provides Health Coverage for 7.4 Million Children in 2008 - [Jan 27, 2009] Some 7.4 million children were enrolled in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 2008 -- a four percent increase over the previous year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today. [Read Article]
4. Study Finds Black Stroke Victims Wait Longer for ER Help - [Feb 19, 2009] Chicago Sun-Times, IL - According to a national study African Americans who had a stroke waited longer to be seen in hospital emergency room than whites. [Read Article]
1. Rural Home Health Care Agencies Stretched to Provide Services - The Rural Monitor's Winter 2009 publication highlights a story by Cindi Helseth regarding agencies serving rural patients and how they are meeting financial and geographic challenges with technology and persistence. [Read Article]
2. Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Urges People to Check Pantries for Recalled Food - [Jan 23, 2009] - The Arizona Department of Health Services wants citizens to check their shelves and cupboards for any recalled food tied to the recent Salmonella outbreak. A complete list of products affected by the recall can be found on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website www.fda.gov. Click on "Recall of Products Containing Peanut Butter: for the most up-to-date list.[Read Article]
1. Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) 2009 Monthly Conference Calls - The Rural Health Care Program hosts a monthly outreach conference call for applicants and service providers on the second Thursday of each month at 2 P.M., EST.
Participants may begin calling in 10 minutes before the call begins.
Phone Number: 1-800-240-9939
Pass Code: 6772932# (be sure to press the pound key after entering the numbers)
Click here to access the 2009 Monthly Conference Call Schedule
Note: Technical assistance is available for the development of grant proposals and other funding applications from the professional staff of the Rural Health Office and the State Office of Rural Health Program. Please contact Jennifer Peters.
1. HRSA: Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities – Deadline: April 1, 2009
Description: Part D of Title III of the Public Health Service Act as amended, Subpart X - Primary Dental Programs, Section 340G (42 USC 256g) authorized the Secretary to award grants to States to improve the accessibility of the oral health workforce for under served geographic areas and populations. Section 340F defines a designated shortage area as “an area, population group, or facility that is designated by the Secretary as a dental health professional shortage area under section 332 or designated by the applicable State as having a dental health manpower shortage.” This Program is designed to help States address demonstrated oral health workforce needs.
Expected Number of Awards: 18
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,910,619
Click here to view funding announcement
2. AHRQ Grant Program for Large Conference Support (R13) and (U13) - Deadlines: April 12, 2009; August 12, 2009; December 12, 2009
Purpose: This program supports conferences that include plans and strategies for
disseminating conference materials and products to other audiences, beyond the
participants attending the event. The types of conferences eligible for support include:
research development - conferences where issues or challenges in the delivery of
health services are defined and a research agenda or strategy for studying them is
developed; design and methodology - conferences where methodological and technical
issues of major importance in the field of health services research are addressed or new
designs and methodologies are developed; dissemination conferences and research
training, infrastructure and career development conferences.
Eligibility:Public or non-profit private institution, such as a university, college, or a
faith-based or community-based organization, for-profit organizations for U13
applications only, unit of local or State government, unit of local Tribal government or
State Tribal government
Award Amount: $100,000
Click here for complete application/guidelines/submission.
3. Women Helping Others (WHO) Foundation: Education/Literacy Grants - Deadline March 17, 2009
Purpose: To support grassroots charities serving the overlooked needs of women and children in the United States; to support free after school organizations and for the implementation or expansion of education and/or literacy programs for low-income children of all ages. Suggested funding requests include healthy snacks, books, educational field trips, etc. The foundation does not provide funding for salaries.
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the United States and Puerto Rico (no affiliates accepted) and must have been incorporated for a minimum of three years prior to application. Preference will be given to organizations with an operating budget of $3 million or less, those not dependent upon government grants, and those with greater organizational program costs than personnel costs
Award Amount: The maximum request amount per organization is $5,000
Click here application/guidelines/submission information.
1. Women's Health Data Book - The seventh edition of the Women’s Health Data Book, selectively highlights emerging issues and trends in women’s health using a variety of data sources. The data book, developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration, includes information and data on population characteristics, health status and health services utilization. New topics in the 2008 edition include occupational injury, maternal mortality, digestive disorders, oral health, eye health and urologic disorders. Racial and ethnic, sex and gender and socioeconomic disparities in women’s health are also highlighted. The data book is intended to be a concise reference for policymakers and program managers at the federal, state, and local levels to identify and clarify issues affecting the health of women.
Click here for more information.
2. Community Health Worker Becomes a Recogni9zed Occupation - Community Health Worker (CHW) is now a recognized occupational category along with many other occupations.
Click here to view publication.
3 . Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Programs by State- Serves as a directory of programs that address the healthcare needs of homeless veterans. Organized alphabetically by state, and includes the District of Columbia. Listings offer the program name, location, full address, and phone number.
Click here to view directory.
4. Community Health Status Indicator Report - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released the Community Health Indicators (CHSI)
which is designed to inform public health professionals and community members about state- and county-level health status indicators such as: causes of death, tobacco use, diet, physical activity, and drug and alcohol use. Available reports also include Healthy People 2010 targets and information on vulnerable populations, access to care, and much more
Click here to view report.
5. Health Workforce Shortage Study Reports -
The report addresses the primary health care workforce shortage in Minnesota and recommendations that would address the State's health workforce challenges particularly in rural communities.
Click here to view report.
a. Arizona Congressional Delegation: Links to Arizona members of the
U.S. House of Representatives are available at: U.S. Representatives. Links to Arizona members of the U.S. Senate are available at: U.S. Senate
b. Arizona State Legislators: Available through the Arizona Legislative Information System (ALIS): Call 1-800-352-8404 or follow links at Arizona Legislature.
Important Links:
Editor's Note: This online newsletter is a joint project of the Rural Health Office housed at the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health, and the Arizona Rural Health Association, Inc. The mission of the Rural Health Office is to promote the health of rural and medically undeserved individuals, families, and communities through service, education and research. The Arizona Rural Health Association, Inc. advocates on behalf of the health needs of rural Arizonans at national, state and local levels. Its multidisciplinary membership provides a respected and highly effective group of rural health practitioners and rural community residents. For example, the AzRHA, Inc. has actively and successfully advocated with the state legislature for funding for telemedicine and mobile clinics in all fifteen counties of the state. Your questions (or answers) are always welcome. Please send them as well as address changes to Sharon Van Skiver, RHO Administrative Associate.
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