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Topic Pages:
Public health
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Tools
- Hospital Compare
Provides consumers with information on how well hospitals care for patients with heart attacks, heart failure, or pneumonia.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Social Climate of Tobacco Control
Monitors changes in social norms and practices related to tobacco control in Mississippi.
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State University Social Science Research Center
Funding
- National Public Health Leadership Institute (PHLI)
PHLI is a one-year tuition-free leadership development program for high-potential leaders with a commitment to leading in their own organizations and communities, but also leading system change on the national scene.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Jan 15, 2010
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Public Health Conference Support Grant Program
Grants to provide partial support for specific non-Federal conferences in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention information and education programs, and applied research.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Dec 11, 2009
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Public Health Informatics Training
Training to strengthen the breadth and depth of the public health workforce by providing training in public health informatics.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Medical Informatics Association
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Borrowers may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on their eligible federal student loans after they have made 120 payments on those loans under certain repayment plans while employed full time by certain public service employers.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
- Safety-net Enhancement Initiative
Funding designed to reduce health disparities within vulnerable communities by enhancing collaboration and coordination among agencies and institutions providing health and social supports to these communities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Kresge Foundation
Publications
Journals
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Alabama - Rural Remedy
Quarterly newsletter for both the AL Rural Health Association and the AL State Office of Rural Health.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Rural Health Association
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Hot Topics in Rural Health Care
Discusses relevant rural health topics important to health care providers, rural community leaders, and others.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Consultants, Inc.
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Kentucky - Rural Health Update
Quarterly newsletter for both the Kentucky State Office of Rural Health and the Kentucky Rural Health Association.
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
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Rural Monitor
Newsletter containing information regarding a variety of successful programs throughout rural America including news, research, and funding.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
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Rural Roads
NRHA magazine focusing on human-interest stories and successful rural programs.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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State Rural Health Newsletters
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Organizations
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Alabama Rural Health Association
Strives to preserve and enhance the health of the rural citizens of Alabama.
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Alabama Department of Public Health
Works closely with the community to preserve and protect the public's health, to provide caring, quality services and serve the people of Alabama by assuring conditions in which they can be healthy.
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Arkansas Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
Promotes the development of community-based health care services and systems throughout Arkansas to ensure that well managed, quality health services are available to all citizens. This is a component of the Arkansas Department of Health (William Rodgers) and Human Services, Division of Health.
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Bright Futures
National health promotion initiative dedicated to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy and that optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the health professional, the child, the family, and the community as partners in health practice.
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Center for Rural Strategies
Works to improve rural life by increasing public understanding about the importance and value of rural communities.
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Works to improve and expand access to quality health care for all. Part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
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Illinois Rural Health Association
The IRHA is a membership organization that works to improve access to health care for rural Illinois residents through education programs, legislative advocacy, public awareness and networking.
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National Rural Health Association
Promotes leadership, ideas, information, communication, education, research, advocacy, and methods to improve rural health. Composed of individual and organizational members who share a common interest in rural health.
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