- In Rural Texas, ERs Are Facing a Growing Mental Health Crisis
- Sage Memorial Hospital in Navajo Nation Constructs New Facility to Improve Health Care
- How the State, Tribes and Federal Government Are Working to Curb SD's Syphilis Epidemic
- Rural Children Struggle to Access Hospital Services, Say Researchers
- RPHARM Program Fulfills Need for Rural Pharmacists
- A Pilot Program in Rural Vermont Hopes to Build a Blueprint for Substance Abuse Recovery
- Farmers Don't Do Mental Health
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Critical More Than $1.5 Billion State and Tribal Opioid Response Funding Opportunities
- Outlining the Intersection between Health Care and Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
- USDA Rural Development Seeks Input to Improve Access to Grants and Help More Communities Thrive
- Rural Telehealth Extension Reintroduced in Congress
- The South Was the Center of Rural Population Growth Last Year
- Students From Across the State Emphasized the Need for Mental Health Resources in Rural Alaska During a Conference
- How HHS SUD Confidentiality Regulations Will Impact Rural Providers
- VA Announces Expansion of "Close to Me" Cancer Program as Part of the Cancer Moonshot, Bringing Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Closer to Thousands of Veterans
States to Watch Oral Health in 2020: New Hampshire and the Adult Dental Benefit
New Hampshire has passed House Bill 692/HB 4, adding a comprehensive adult dental benefit that will aid nearly 120,000 adult residents covered under both traditional and Medicaid expansion requirements. Open here to read the first in our blog series on States to Watch in 2020.
Healthy Mouths: Why They Matter for Adults and State Budgets
How does your state measure up in providing a comprehensive Medicaid adult dental benefit? Read DentaQuest’s latest brief, Healthy Mouths: Why They Matter for Adults and State Budgets, which explores the ways in which the lack of a comprehensive dental benefit can drain state budgets, and how adding this benefit can improve population and fiscal health.
2020 Will Bring Major Changes to the Oral Health Landscape
There’s a lot on the oral health horizon in 2020. As we start a new year and a new decade, we can expect significant changes that will address the oral health industry’s biggest challenges and fundamentally change the way Americans access oral health care. From the first Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health in 20 years to disruptive technology, here’s what we’re watching.
Request for Proposals: Evaluation of Grant Performance Measurement Practices
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) invites proposals from qualified consultants to assess ARC’s current grant performance measurement system and conduct a scan of performance measurement practices at other grantmaking organizations. The scope of work includes input from ARC staff and stakeholders, selection of model grantmaking organizations whose grant management practices exemplify best practices, and a scan of performance measurement practices at those organizations. The selected contractor will work closely with ARC to shape this effort over the course of a nine-month period beginning May 1, 2020 and concluding January 31, 2021. Proposals will be evaluated on contractors’ qualifications, expertise, track record, work samples, and cost-effectiveness.
ARC is an economic development agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 420 counties across the Appalachian Region. ARC’s mission is to innovate, partner, and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia to help the Region achieve socioeconomic parity with the nation. Learn more at www.arc.gov.
Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. ET on March 10, 2020.
To download the RFP, visit: www.arc.gov/funding/Contracts.asp
Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance Program Funding Opportunity from SAMHSA
The Rural Emergency Medical Services Training and Equipment Assistance Program received $5 million in appropriation through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 Rural Emergency Medical Services Training grants (Short Title: EMS Training). The purpose of this program is to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural areas, with awards up to $200,000. Applications are due Monday, March 30, and the Funding Opportunity Announcement is available here.
Eligible applicants are rural emergency medical service agencies operated by a local or tribal government (fire-based and non-fire based) and non-profit emergency medical service agencies.
Please note that all applicants will need to register in multiple sites to be able to submit an application, and registration can take up to six weeks. If you are even thinking about applying, start the registration process now! IMPORTANT: All applicants must register with NIH’s eRA Commons in order to submit an application. Applicants must also register with the System for Award Management (SAM) and Grants.gov. See Appendix A in the specific SAMHSA Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for all registration requirements. It is strongly recommended that applicants start the registration process six (6) weeks in advance of the application due date. Additional tips for applying for a SAMHSA grant can be found here.
The Power of Data to Build a Healthier Nation
June 10-12, 2020 at the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District Hotel in Philadelphia, PA
In 2020 the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium is co-hosting a conference with the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers. “The Power of Data to Build a Healthier Nation” will be held June 10-12, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Save the date!
4th Annual Symposium: Translating Research to Innovations in Practice 2020
Penn State College of Nursing and Penn State Hershey Medical Center
May 14, 2020 at the Hershey Country Club in Hershey, PA
The symposium brings together nurse researchers from both academic and clinical settings to focus on the translation of evidence to health care practices. The intended purpose is to include research that provides an understanding of what makes an organization successful in use of evidence-based practice and to provide an opportunity for clinical nurses to network with and share their research with others.
Find the Penn State College of Nursing website here.
New Report Explores Preventing Dental Caries in Children
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted a final research plan on screening and interventions to prevent dental caries in children younger than 5 years. The draft research plan was posted for public comment in September. The Task Force reviewed all of the comments and took them into consideration. Read more here.
New Oral Health During Pregnancy Resource from OHRC
The Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) recently released “Promoting Oral Health During Pregnancy: Update on Activities.” This is the seventh in a series of updates to highlight national, state, and local activities focusing on oral health care for pregnant women. The update includes briefs, guides, handouts, reports, toolkits, and trainings for health professionals and consumers. Read more here.
Veteran Affairs Announces Dental Care Proposal
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it has submitted to Congress a waiver request and pilot program under Section 152 of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act) to improve access to dental care for veterans. Read more here.