Rural Health Briefing
Volume X, Issue 3, April 1, 2009
Rural Health Office
UA Zuckerman College of Public Health
in conjunction with the Arizona Rural Health Association, Inc.
- Rural Counties Losing Jobs Faster Than Cities
- HHS Releases $338 Million to Expand Community Health Centers, Serve More Patients
- CDC: Most Adults Should Restrict Salt but Don't
- Most Teens Aren't Getting Preventive Care
- Little Colorado Medical Center in Winslow Designated a Level IV Trauma Center.
- Medicare to Test Pay Incentivies to Improve Care in Nursing Homes: Four State Demonstrations Launched
- Yvette Roubideaux Will Lead the Indian Health Serivce (IHS)
- Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) 2009 Monthly Conference Calls
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DHHS, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: Drug Free Communities Mentoring Program – Deadline: April 24, 2009
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Local Funding Partnerships 2009-2010 Application – Deadline: July 7, 2009
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research Rapid Response Grants Round 2 Application – Deadline: July 17, 2009
- Report Shows That Hispanics Don't Benefit from Online Cancer Information
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Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook
- Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Hispanic-White Disparities
FY 2009 - Calendar of Upcoming Events
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.
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May 5-8, 2009
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NRHA's 32nd Annual Rural Health Conference
Location: Tthe historic Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach.
Keynote speakers: Newt Gingrich and Dr. Sanjeev Arora
More than 50 concurrent educational sessions, 20 research paper presentations and up to 100 poster sessions.
Click here for more information. |
May 12, 2009
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Women’s Health Fair
Organized by: Native Health
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Time: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Contact: (602) 279-5262 X 3302 or slevy@nachci.com
Click here for more information
Click here for Exhibitor Application |
May 31-June 1, 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
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Summer Institute
June 7-10, 2009
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National Health Literacy Institutes
Location: Freeport, Maine
Click here for more information
Fall Institute: October 25-28, 2009
Location: Freeport, Maine |
June 10-11, 2009
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Seventh Annual Western Region Flex Conference
Location: Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Click here for program and registration information |
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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June 15-19, 2009
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2009 Nurse Leaders in Native Care (NLiNC) Conference - Linking Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow through Leadership, Teamwork, and Evidence-Based Practice
Location: Sheraton Crescent Hotel, 2620 W. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021
Contact: Lisa Palucci at lisa.palucci@ihs.gov or (602) 364-7740
Click here for more information. |
July 17-18, 2009
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2nd Ft Defiance Cancer Awareness and Advocacy Conference
Presented by: Arizona Myeloma Network
Location: Navajo Nation Museum, Arizona 264 and Postal Loop Road, Window Rock, AZ
Contact: Mechelle Morgan-Flowers at 928-729-8024 or
Email: Mechelle.Morgan-Flowers@ihs.gov |
August 3-4, 2009
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36th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
SAVE THE DATE - MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MAY'S NEWSLETTER |
August 7-8, 2009
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Early Childhood Care & Family Development Conference
Location: Prescott Resort & Conference Center, 1500 State Route 69, Prescott, AZ 86301
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1. Rural Counties Losing Jobs Faster Than Cities - [ Mar 30, 2009] Daily Yonder article discusses how rural America has lost more jobs, and at a faster pace, than in the previous two severe economic downturns. [Read Article]
2. HHS Releases $338 Million to Expand Community Health Centers, Serve More Patients - [Mar. 27, 2009] The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the release of $338 million to expand services offered at the nation’s community health centers. The money was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and comes as more Americans join the ranks of the uninsured. [Read Article]
3. CDC: Most Adults Should Restrict Salt but Don't- [Mar. 30, 2009] (AP Medical Writer, Mike Stobbe) Atlanta - Seven out of 10 Americans should restrict their salt consumption, but very few of them do, according to a new government study. About 145 million U.S. adults are thought to be more sensitive to salt - a group that includes anyone with high blood pressure, African-Americans and everyone older than 40. [Read Article]
4. Most Teens Aren't Getting Preventive Care - [Mar. 30, 2009] (HealthDay News) Most American teens don't receive the appropriate amount of preventive health services, even though this type of care can establish good health behaviors and discourage damaging behaviors that can affect teens for the rest of their life, a new study finds. [Read Article]
1. Little Colorado Medical Center in Winslow Designated a Level IV Trauma Center.
Little Colorado Medical Center in Winslow (a critical access hospital), is the third critical access hospital in Arizona to have received notification that the hospital has been designated a Level IV Trauma Center. Congratulations!
Page Hospital and Northern Cochise Community Hospitals received the designation earlier. Other critical access hospitals that are in the process of making this application are those located in Bisbee, Globe, Nogales, and Springerville. Arizona has the highest percentage of critical access hospitals in the country that are seeking Level IV Trauma Designation.
2. Medicare to Test Pay Incentivies to Improve Care in Nursing Homes: Four State Demonstrations Launched - Medicare officials today announced a new, four-state demonstration to determine if cash incentives will improve the quality of care and efficiency of operations in nursing homes. Nursing homes in Arizona, Mississippi, New York and Wisconsin will be asked to participate. [Read Article]
3. Yvette Roubideaux Will Lead the Indian Health Serivce (IHS) [Mar, 29, 2009] - Daily Yonder article announces the appointment of Dr.Yvette Roubideaux, Rosebud Sioux, as director f the Indian Health Service (IHS), withing the Department of Health and Human Services. [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. DHHS, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: Drug Free Communities Mentoring Program – Deadline: April 24, 2009
Purpose: To provide grant funds to existing DFC grantees so that they may serve as Mentors to newly-formed and/or developing coalitions that have never received a DFC grant. Mentor grant funds should be used for the direct benefit of the Mentee Community/Coalition. Through the support of DFC mentoring funds, Mentor Coalitions are expected to share their expertise with non-grantee coalitions (Mentee Community/Coalition) and enable them to successfully compete for a DFC grant.
Amount of Award: 16 awards with a maximum of $75,000 per award
Eligibility: Faith-Based and Community Organizations who meet eligibility requirements
Contact: Dan Fletcher at (240) 276-1270 or Dfcnew2009@samhsa.hhs.gov
Click here to view funding announcement
2. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Local Funding Partnerships 2009-2010 Application – Deadline: July 7, 2009
Purpose: Across America in small towns and big cities, on street corners and town squares, in homes, schools and prisons, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships goes to where health happens. Funded through the Foundation’s Vulnerable Populations Portfolio, Local Funding Partnerships (LFP) projects address some of society’s most daunting and seemingly intractable health problems head-on at the community level.
Total Award: Up to $6 million is available for the 2010 grant cycle. Up to 14 matching grants of between $200,000 to $500,000 each will be awarded.
Contact: Curtis Holloman at cholloman@localfundingpartnerships.org or (609) 275-4128
Click here for more information.
3. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research Rapid Response Grants Round 2 Application – Deadline: July 17, 2009
Purpose: To support time-sensitive, opportunistic studies to evaluate changes in policies or environments with the potential to reach children who are at highest risk for obesity, including African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian-American and Pacific Islander children (ages 3 to 18) who live in low-income communities or communities with limited access to affordable healthy foods and/or safe opportunities for physical activity. Research studies may focus on one or both sides of the energy balance equation—on physical activity (including sedentary behavior), healthy eating or both. Studies funded under this CFP are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis.
Total Award: Up to $1.675 million total will be awarded for rapid-response research grants, with the majority of funds in this CFP focused on physical activity studies.
The maximum amount for a single grant is $150,000, with a maximum funding period of 12 months.
Contact: Chad Spoon at cspoon@projects.sdsu.edu or (619) 260-5539; or Laura L. Klein at healthyeating@umn.edu or (800) 578-8636
Click here information.
1. Report Shows That Hispanics Don’t Benefit from Online Cancer Information - The majority of Hispanics in the United States tend not to seek cancer information from any source, and those who do, don’t understand what they find, according to a study released recently by the National Cancer Institute.
Click here to view publication.
2. Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook - Rural minorities experience disparities in health and health care delivery. Previous studies have illustrated many of the health disparities experienced by rural residents, such as poorer health status, higher obesity prevalence, more with activity limitations, and higher mortality rates. The Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook seeks to expand the work of the National Healthcare Disparities Reports, issued annually by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Click here for the Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook Fact Sheet
Click here to view publication
3 . Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Hispanic-White Disparities - The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies undertook an examination of how child health indicators vary by sociodemographic characteristics. 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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