Rural Health Information Clearinghouse
(RHIC)
E-mail Alert
March 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. CDC Evaluates State Preparedness
2. Emory Prepares Health Profile of Georgia’s Children and Youth
3. New Findings on Services and Support for Georgia Families of Special Needs Children
4. Trust for America’s Health Releases State Reports on Disaster Preparedness
5. Rural Health Funding Opportunities
6. Rural Health Current Literature Alert— March 2008
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1. CDC Evaluates State Preparedness
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CDC's Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response has released its inaugural report on public health emergency preparedness: Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State. It highlights the progress that has been made in state and local preparedness and response, identifies preparedness challenges facing public health departments, and outlines CDC’s efforts to address those challenges. Designed to increase accountability regarding the country’s investment in preparedness activities, the report presents national data as well as state-specific snapshots for all 50 states. The report and state specific snapshots are available at http://emergency.cdc.gov/publications/feb08phprep.
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2. Emory Prepares Health Profile of Georgia’s Children and Youth
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With support from the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University has developed a user-friendly inventory of selected health indicators of Georgia’s children and youth, including healthcare utilization, health insurance coverage and access, preventive services, health behaviors, sexual activity, and child health. An executive summary as well as the full report are available at http://www.healthcaregeorgia.org/Publications.cfm.
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3. Findings on Services and Support for Georgia Families of Special Needs
Children
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The Georgia Health Policy Center has published its report on services and support for Georgia families of children with special needs. The report provides a systematic examination of the existing gaps in service and support for families with medically fragile and special needs children in Georgia. Available at http://aysps.gsu.edu/ghpc/files/NewFinalChampionsReport.pdf.
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4. Trust for America’s Health Releases State Reports on
Disaster Preparedness
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Trust for America’s Health has released its fifth annual “Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism” report. The report finds that while important progress has been made, critical areas of the nation’s emergency health preparedness effort still require attention. In addition, the continuing trend of annual cuts in federal funding for state and local preparedness activities threatens the nation’s safety. The “Ready or Not?” report contains state-by-state health preparedness scores based on 10 key indicators to assess health emergency preparedness capabilities. The full report with state-specific information is available at http://healthyamericans.org/reports/bioterror07/.
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5. Rural Health Funding Opportunities
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***Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act
Grants***
Deadline: April 24, 2008
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17101
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act) grants. The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth in communities throughout the United States. Grantees must focus on environmental strategies for preventing and reducing underage drinking, and grantees and coalition member organizations should continue to seek other funding sources to implement individual (non-environmental) change strategies that are a part of a comprehensive community plan. Note: Eligibility is limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities that are currently grantee organizations receiving or having received grant funds under the Drug-Free Communities Program (DFC).
***USDA Food Stamp Participation Grants***
Deadline: May 15, 2008
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/government/grants/2008-RFA.pdf
The purpose of this grant competition is to support efforts by State agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners to develop and implement simple food stamp application and eligibility determination systems OR measures to improve access to food stamp benefits by eligible applicants.
***Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding
Partnerships***
Deadline: July 8, 2008
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20203
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships program is designed to forge relationships between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local grantmakers to fund promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative, and community- based. Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker interested in participating as one of the funding partners. These funders may include independent and private foundations, family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies. Up to 14 matching grants of between $200,000 and $500,000 each per project will be awarded.
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6. Rural Health Current Literature Alert – March 2008
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The latest RHIC current literature alert is available at http://gain.mercer.edu/rhic/rhicbb.asp. Follow the directions online to obtain copies of any of the publications listed, or call Rita Smith at 478-301-2827.
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Rita Smith, MLIS, AHIP
Outreach and Education Coordinator
Medical Library and LRC
Mercer University School of Medicine
1550 College St.
Macon, GA 31207-0001
478-301-2827 phone
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