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Funding Opportunities
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HHS/NIH, NICHD: Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (R13)
Deadline is November 17, 2015
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SDA/FSA: Outreach and Education, Technical Assistance, and Financial Education for FSA Programs, Functions, and Activities.
Deadline is November 20, 2015.
Guidelines for Women's Preventive Services
HHS/HRSA
Deadline is January 4, 2016
Rural Health Network Development Planning Program
HHS/HRSA
Deadline is January 8, 2016
VHCF: Virginia Health Safety Net Grants
Deadline is March 2, 2016
HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01).
Deadline is May 7, 2016.
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National Rural Health Day is November 19!
Is someone you know a
rural health champion?
Do you know someone doing exceptional work in rural Virginia and
advancing rural health?
Do you have a friend/family member/colleague who you feel should be recognized for
contributions to rural health?
National Rural Health Day is quickly approaching, and the Virginia State Office of Rural Health is looking for nominations for rural health champions in Virginia to highlight! Let's take a moment to acknowledge those who are making rural Virginia a healthy and prosperous place to live and work!
Nominations are due November 10, 2015
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Strategic Action Plan to Address COPD in Virginia Now Available
American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic, November 3, 2015
The Strategic Action Plan to Address chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Virginia
is the result of collaboration between the American Lung Association in Virginia and a group of 29 stakeholders who served on the Virginia COPD Strategic Planning Committee
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The ultimate goals of The Strategic Action Plan to Address COPD in Virginia are to reduce the morbidity and mortality, as well as improve the quality of life for those living with COPD, create opportunities to leverage statewide resources to raise awareness, and to improve health equity for COPD patients.
Recording of NIHCM Webinar "Reaching Minorities: Health Care Enrollment and Engagement" Now Available
NIHCM Foundation
NIHCM Foundation hosted a webinar on efforts to increase coverage and improve health literacy among minority populations during the upcoming open enrollment period, including Enroll America's Get Covered Plan Explorer and CMS's From Coverage to Care roadmap. Presentations included the following:
- lessons learned by Enroll America in the first two years of enrollment outreach
- the federal government's targeted efforts, including culturally competent resources to help consumers select and retain coverage
- a private-sector push to clarify coverage options under the ACA, increase overall enrollment and improve health literacy
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Finding Success in Cultural Competence
The Hearing Journal, November 2015
Several years ago, an American traveled to Zambia with big plans for starting an audiology training program there. Although he had never traveled to Africa before, the American managed to meet with Zambia's minister of health to outline the plan.
"But what that American didn't know was that in Zambia, nodding and saying 'Uh-huh,' doesn't really mean agreement," said Jackie Clark, PhD, a clinical professor at the University of Texas at Dallas School of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, who also serves as a research scholar at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and collaborates with several other universities in Africa and Asia.
Two Webinars from Cultural Competency Series Now Available in TRAIN VA
In case you missed them, recordings of two webinars from the Health Equity and Cultural Competency Training Series by the Virginia Department of Health - Office of Minority Health and Heath Equity are now available to view on TRAIN VA.
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8 Virginia Rural Hospitals Recognized in National Hospital Performance Assessment
NOSORH/iVantage, November 3, 2015
iVantage Health Analytics has developed a data-driven program designed to identify excellence across a broad spectrum of indicators relevant to hospital performance and patient care.
The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and iVantage recognizes
Virginia as having 8 hospitals reach top quartile performance status in Quality, Outcomes, Patient
Satisfaction, and Financial Strength compared to all acute care hospitals in the nation.
Why Health IT Integration Must Assist Rural Healthcare
HealthITIneropeablity.com, October 29, 2015
Rural healthcare providers support approximately 40 to 45 percent of the U.S. population, which extrapolates to 150 million people across America. These organizations operate on the slimmest of financial margins, severely hampering their move to emerging care models in the areas of health IT integration and implementation.
"If you want to use data analytics to transition to a wellness delivery model, you're going to need the technology to do that. But if you only have four or five days' cash on hand, you don't have the resources to make capital investments to actually position yourself strategically. You've got to worry about making payroll and keeping the lights on for the next 30 days," according to Sean McPhillips, health IT program/project manager at CTG, an IT solutions and services company.
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