Rural Health Information Clearinghouse (RHIC)
E-mail Alert
February 15, 2008
Comments or questions? Please contact Rita Smith at smith_rb@mercer.edu or 478-301-2827. The RHIC Alert is a service of the Mercer University Medical Library.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. Study Finds Smoking Declines Directly Related to Tobacco-Control Funding Levels
2. CDC Releases New Community Diabetes Prevention Kit for African-Americans
3. DCA to Host Workshops on Programs for the Homeless and Continuum of Care Planning
4. GAO Finds Fewer American Doctors Focusing on Primary Care
5. Rural Health Funding Opportunities
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1. Study Finds Smoking Declines Directly Related to Tobacco-Control Funding
Levels
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A new study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Public Health (Farrelly MC et al, “The Impact of Tobacco Control Programs on Adult Smoking”) finds declines in smoking are directly related to the amount of funding given to tobacco-control programs - separate from cigarette prices. To effectively reduce rates of smoking and tobacco use, the CDC recommends that Georgia spend a minimum of $42.6 million, and optimally spend $114.3 million this year. Instead, Georgia will spend only $2.6 million this year on tobacco-control programs. See http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/02/08/smoking0208.html?cxntlid=inform for more information.
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2. CDC Releases New Community Diabetes Prevention Kit for African-Americans
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A new diabetes prevention resource designed to encourage and help faith–based and community organizations get actively involved in deterring preventable diabetes among African–Americans has been released by the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a joint venture of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health. The new interactive educational kit, Power to Prevent: A Family Lifestyle Approach to Diabetes Prevention, provides hands–on instruction and guidance in making behavior changes that can help prevent diabetes. The sessions are designed to be led by various members of the faith–based or community organization, such as a recreation director. To download or order a free single printed copy of Power to Prevent go to www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/power_to_prevent.htm.
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3. DCA to Host Workshops on Programs for the Homeless and Continuum of Care
Planning
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From February 21-March 6, 2008, DCA will host workshops focusing on programs for the homeless and Continuum of Care planning. The purpose of the workshops is two-fold: 1)To provide application information and materials for the Emergency Shelter Grant Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids (HOPWA), Housing Management Information System (HMIS) and Shelter plus Care (S+C) programs. 2) To provide opportunities to comment on housing and associated service needs within the 152 counties which comprise the “Balance of the State” Continuum of Care. Workshops will be held around the state, including Dublin, Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Gainesville, Dalton, Norcross, Albany, Valdosta, Columbus, Athens, Marietta, and LaGrange. See http://www.dca.state.ga.us/housing/specialneeds/programs/emergencysheltergrants.asp for more information.
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4. GAO Finds Fewer American Doctors Focusing on Primary Care
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Fewer U.S. physicians are focusing on primary care according to a new Government Accountability Office report. The report compared primary care physician residency program data in the U.S. from 1995 to 2006 and found that the number of U.S. primary care physicians declined from 23,801 to 22,146 during that time period. Meanwhile, the number of foreign medical school graduates training in primary care increased from 13,025 in 1995 to 15,565 in 2006, according to the report. For more information, see http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=50396.
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5. Rural Health Funding Opportunities
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***MAC
AIDS Fund Accepting Applications for HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention
Programs***
Deadline: March 14, 2008, June 13, 2008; and September 15, 2008
http://www.macaidsfund.org/support/givingguidelines.html
The MAC AIDS fund has identified the following four crucial areas of need: 1) Link Between Poverty and AIDS -- Funding for basic needs such as food and housing to those living with HIV/AIDS; 2) Models of Care -- Developing hospitals and increasing the number of doctors and nurses in countries that need it the most; 3) Treatment Adherence -- Developing peer- based programs to help people adhere to their treatment regimes; and 4) Prevention -- Programs with a specific focus on high risk populations such as youth, people over 50, and African Americans.
Grants are awarded to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that are directly associated with HIV/AIDS. Typical grant size ranges between $5,000 and $25,000 each.
***Schools/Healthy Students Program***
Deadline: March 14, 2008
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=783
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, this priority supports projects of local educational agencies proposing to implement an integrated, comprehensive community-wide plan designed to create safe, respectful, and drug-free school environments and promote prosocial skills and healthy childhood development. Plans must focus activities, curricula, programs, and services in a manner that responds to the community's existing needs, gaps, or weaknesses in areas related to the five comprehensive plan elements: Safe School Environments/Violence Prevention: Drug Prevention: Student Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Supports; Mental Health Services; and Early Childhood Social and Emotional Learning Programs
***Community Connect Broadband Funds from USDA***
Deadline: March 28, 2008
http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/commconnect.htm
Grants for communities without broadband service to provide residential service and connect facilities such as police and fire stations, health care, libraries and schools. The provision of broadband transmission service is vital to the economic development, education, health, and safety of rural Americans. The purpose of the Community Connect Grant Program is to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants that will provide currently unserved areas, on a "community-oriented connectivity" basis, with broadband transmission service that fosters economic growth and delivers enhanced educational, health care, and public safety services.
*** DCH
Critical Access Hospital Health Information Technology Network Grant***
Deadline: Due April 1, 2008
http://dch.georgia.gov/00/channel_title/0,2094,31446711_63998195,00.html
Funding will support one CAH HIT Network pilot program. A CAH HIT Network may include up to three CAH hospitals as collaborators in the development of health information exchange among themselves and the providers they work with directly. Network provider members may include, but are not limited to emergency medical services, physicians, public health departments, home health facilities, rural health networks, federally qualifying health centers, pharmacies, volunteer clinics and other state and federal programs that together provide a full continuum of care for rural residents in their service area.
***Health Information Technology (HIT) Planning Grants for Health Centers***
Deadline: April 15, 2008
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16803
HRSA is providing funds to support health centers in structured planning activities that will prepare them to adopt Electronic Health Records (EHR) or other HIT innovations. Planning activities for EHR adoption may include readiness assessment, workflow analysis, due diligence in selecting vendor, business planning, determining specific network HIT functions. Planning activities for other HIT initiatives may include marketplace assessment, initial stages of collaboration with partners, and business planning.
***My
Hometown Helper Grants from General Mills Foundation***
Deadline: applications accepted monthly.
http://www.myhometownhelper.com/LearnMore.aspx
Individuals from communities and organizations across America can visit the program's Web site to submit a written essay describing how the "My Hometown Helper" grant would help improve their community project. Examples of possible community projects include Red Cross health and safety programs; Swimming and lifeguard training; Equipment or supplies for a local food bank; YMCA/YWCA tutoring or job training initiatives. Applicants can request a one-time award of between $500 and $15,000 during any single month.
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Outreach and Education Coordinator
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