Rural Health Information
Clearinghouse (RHIC)
E-mail Alert
January 15, 2007
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. Census Bureau Releases Latest Poverty Estimates for States, Counties, School Districts
2. Health, United States, 2007 Released
3. New State Physician Data from the AAMC
4. New Fact Sheet on Overweight and Physical Inactivity Among Rural Children
5. Ga. Rural Health Association Hosts Rural Health Day at the Capitol, February 12
6. Rural Health Funding Opportunities
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1. Census Bureau Releases Latest Poverty Estimates for States, Counties, School
Districts
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The U.S. Census Bureau has released 2005 poverty estimates for each of the nation’s almost 14,000 Title I-eligible school districts. The tables also contain 2005 state- and county-level estimates of median household income and the total number of poor children younger than 18, related children between 5 and 17 in families; and for states, through age 4. Included as well are estimates of the total number of people of all ages in poverty in states and counties. These estimates are the only source of income and poverty data for counties and poverty statistics for school districts with populations of less than 65,000. The estimates are part of Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates, available at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/index.html.
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2. Health, United States, 2007 Released
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The National Center for Health Statistics has released its annual Health, United States, 2007 report with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans. It presents national trends in health statistics, with an executive summary, highlights, a chartbook, trend tables, extensive appendixes, and an index. This year's special feature is on access to health care. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf.
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3. New State Physician Data from the AAMC
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The 2007 State Physician Workforce Data Book from the Association of American Medical Colleges examines the active physician supply in each state, current medical school enrollment, physicians in graduate medical education programs, and in-state retention rates. Includes data charts and tables for all 50 states, in addition to national averages. The Data Book is available at http://www.aamc.org/workforce/statedatabooknov2007.pdf.
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4. New Fact Sheet on Overweight and Physical Inactivity Among Rural Children
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The South Carolina Rural Health Research Center has produced a new fact sheet on “Overweight and Physical Inactivity among Rural Children Aged 10-17: A National and State Portrait.” It provides a brief overview of obesity and overweight, physical activity, and weight-related behaviors among rural and urban children. Available at http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_KF_ObesityChartbook.pdf.
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5. Ga. Rural Health Association Hosts Rural Health Day at the Capitol February
12
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Join Georgians from across the state to talk with legislators about the healthcare issues rural providers and communities face every day. Rural Health Day will be held in the South Wing of the Capitol on Tuesday morning, February 12th. A reception will be held the evening of Monday, February 11th at the Sheraton Hotel downtown. All members of the General Assembly will be invited to join the group that evening. For more information see http://www.garuralhealth.org.
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6. Rural Health Funding Opportunities
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***Public Health Conference Support Grant Program***
Deadline: Letter of intent (optional) February 1, 2008; Application March 3,
2008
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1013
The purpose of conference support funding from the CDC is to provide partial support for conferences in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention, education programs, and applied research. Only conferences planned for May 1, 2008 through September 30, 2010 are eligible to apply under this announcement.
***USDA Food Stamp Outreach Grant***
Deadline: February 19, 2008
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40074
Eligible applicants are invited to compete for a 2008 Food Stamp Outreach Grant. The purpose of the grant is to implement and learn more about effective strategies to inform and educate potentially eligible low income seniors and Hispanic persons, who are not currently participating in the Food Stamp Program (FSP), about the nutrition benefits of the program, eligibility rules, and how to apply. Eligible applicants include: public and state controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), and private institutions of higher education. Grant awards will range from $1 - $75,000.
***Nancy R. Gelman Foundation Seed Grant Competition***
Deadline: February 20, 2008
http://www.nrgf.org/grants.html
Funding for projects aimed at improving outcomes for women with breast cancer. Project may be basic science research or community-based. Seed grant amounts will not exceed $3000 to any one recipient.
***American Academy of Dermatology’s Shade Structure
Program***
Deadline: March 5, 2008
http://www.aad.org/public/sun/grants.html
The American Academy of Dermatology’s Shade Structure Program provides grant awards ($8,000 each) for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet ray protection for outdoor areas. The Academy also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure promoting the importance of sun safety. The Shade Structure Program is open to non-profit organizations or educational institutions that serve children and teenagers, ages 18 and younger.
***Lance Armstrong Grants for Cancer Survivors***
Deadline: Letter of intent, March 24, 2008; If invited, full proposals due June
20, 2008.
http://www.livestrong.org/site/c.khLXK1PxHmF/b.3712821/
Through its community program, the Lance Armstrong Foundation offers grants to community nonprofit organizations that serve the needs of people living with cancer as identified by the “National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship: Advancing Public Health Strategies.” The LAF seeks to fund projects that promote the optimal physical, psychological, and social recovery and care of cancer survivors and their loved ones. Priority is given to projects that employ innovative, collaborative approaches to addressing long-term survivorship issues and the needs of underserved communities including, but not limited to, adolescent/young adult survivors, ethnic and racial minorities, and rural populations.
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