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• Paul Jansen joins the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care November 8 as a research analyst. Paul will divide his time between the Trauma System and the Rural Health Advisory Committee. • Seven State Trauma Advisory Council positions are open for application. • Applications close November 4 for an oral health research analyst position at ORHPC. • An explanation of RUCA and defining rural, urban and underserved areas is online. • ORHPC was a proud sponsor of the Many Faces of Community Health Conference October 28-29. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY A new rural HIT network grant program announcement is expected in early 2011. The federal Office of Rural Health Policy anticipates approximately 40 awards for up to $300,000 per year for three years. Watch the ORHPC website for details. The ORHPC Health Information Technology (HIT) site has the latest information including: HRSA's new toolbox sites and HIT training opportunities.
STAFF NEWS Doug Benson and Mark Schoenbaum attended Apple Tree Dental's 25th anniversary event. Judy Bergh, Mark Schoenbaum and Kristen Tharaldson participated in the first statewide conference to develop relationships between the Veterans Administration and rural health communities that address specific needs of rural veterans in palliative and hospice care. Lorry Colaizy presented at the National Health Science Curriculum Conference in Minneapolis focusing on curriculum development to prepare students for choosing a health care career. Jill Myers met with the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy to discuss adding licensed marriage and family therapists to the occupations ORHPC analyzes. Angela Sechler and Kristen Tharaldson presented Promoting Health Care Access to Rural and Underserved Areas of Minnesota to a Metropolitan State University Collaborative and Advanced Dental Hygiene Practice class. Kristen Tharaldson is participating in the Racism Work Group of the Minnesota Department of Health American Indian Infant Mortality Project. Ed Van Cleave presented Outlook for Registered Nurses in Minnesota to an introductory nursing class at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus. Karen Welle was invited to participate in the National Rural Health Association's HIT task force in Washington, D.C. on October 26-27. | ||||||
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Applications to administer the Summer Health Care Intern Program are due November 19. Health Careers Promotion Grant applications are due November 30. Loan Forgiveness Programs to health care students or residents are open for application through December 1. Tax benefits expanded for health professionals working in underserved areas. Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant applications are due December 15. | |
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Grants are available to schools of nursing for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing program. Applications are due December 15. Applications are ongoing for the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities: Light Speed Grant Program to implement new innovative bandwidth intensive communications applications. |
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Serve on one of these Minnesota councils/boards seeking members: Anyone interested in enhancing their rural health leadership skills is encouraged to apply for the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health Leadership Institute (PDF: 496KB/7pgs). The deadline has been extended to November 15. |
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The Region 5+ Mental Health Local Advisory Council is producing a film to educate communities on mental illness and working to dispel the myths and stigma that surround psychiatric diagnosis. Nine people who have psychiatric diagnoses will tell their stories. The council, which serves Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties, is seeking funds for development and distribution. Contact Jode Freyholtz-London at jode.@freyholtz@mhcsn.org, for more information or to contribute. Mary Maertens, regional president of Avera Marshall Medical Center in Marshall; Peter Person, chief executive officer of Essentia; and Tim Rice, president of Lakewood Health Systems were interviewed for the MPR News feature Changes to health care bring added stress to hospital administrators. Therese Zink, M.D., M.P. H., University of Minnesota Family Medicine and Community Health, edited The Country Doctor Revisited: A Twenty-First Century Reader an interprofessional collection. Dr. Zink practices and teaches in rural Minnesota. The Minnesota Hospital Association received an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality grant for Using Clinically-Enhanced Claims Data to Guide Treatment of Acute Heart Failure. Terry Hill, executive director of the National Rural Health Resource Center in Duluth, and other Minnesota rural health leaders, explain some of the challenges as rural health care braces for reform. Stratis Health awarded Building Healthier Communities Awards to Lakewood Health System and the Minnesota Shared Decision Making Collaborative. People's Center Health Services now owns and operates Family Dental Care. HealthPartners launched a remote diagnostic service called Virtuwell. Users complete an online questionnaire and receive a response from a nurse practitioner within 30 minutes. Lakewood Health System (Staples) joined other member facilities Essentia Health Sandstone (Sandstone), Fairview Range Regional Health Services (Hibbing), Gateway Clinic, Inc. (Moose Lake), Grand Itasca (Grand Rapids), Hibbing Community College (Hibbing), Kanabec Hospital (Mora), Mercy Hospital & Health Care Center (Moose Lake), Mille Lacs Health System (Onamia), Northeast Minnesota Area Health Education Center (NE MN AHEC) and Riverwood Healthcare Center (Aitkin) in mnHEALTHnet. Partners of mnHEALTHnet include Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center, National Rural Health Resource Center, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration and the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center. | ||
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• Mary Wakefield, HRSA administrator, describes the role of family physicians and patient-centered medical home in health care system. Mental Health Workforce HIT Hospitals Resources | ||
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MDH Trauma Registry Report Writer webinar is November 2, 1-3 p.m. Effective Collaboration Between Community Health Centers and Critical Access Hospitals webinar is November 3, 3-4:30 p.m. Rural Health Care Program Monthly Outreach Conference Call is November 11. The 2010 Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety & Health Forum is November 17-18 in Iowa City, Iowa. The Rural Health Advisory Committee meeting is November 30 in St. Paul. AgriSafe Network webinar: Addressing Rural Health and Safety Issues is November 30, 12-1 p.m. The National Rural Health Association Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference is December 1-3 in Tucson, Arizona. The Flex Program Advisory Committee meeting is December 8 in St. Paul. |
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