From: Susan
Veale [susan@rhat.org]
Sent: Monday,
May 04, 2009 8:11 AM
Subject: Rural
Health Digest for 5-4-09
Please hold the dates of November 18-20 on your calendars to attend the 15th Annual Rural Health Association of Tennessee conference in Pigeon Forge.
Don’t forget to get our your cameras and shoot some rural photos for the:
PHOTO
CONTEST
Send us
your original photography of rural Tennessee subjects, size 4 by 6 inches.
Please specify which category your photo should be listed in from the following
list:
Color
Prints
1. Rural People – focus of the photo
should be on people, not their background surroundings
2. Nature/Rural Location and Objects-
focus of the photo should be on nature, location or object; can have people in
the picture but not as main focus.
No
negatives, no sepias. Photos become the property of the Rural Health
Association of Tennessee. Winner of each category will receive a check in the
amount of $50, may be featured on our website and the RHAT 2010 conference
brochure and program. Submitter must be attending the RHAT conference.
Exhibitors are welcome to submit.
Photographs
that violate or infringe upon another person's copyright are not eligible. The
photographer must hold all rights to submitted photographs, especially any
photos in which a person is recognizable. Each photograph should be submitted
with a caption of up to 60 words that identifies where and when the photo was
taken.
Please
send your original rural photos, along with short description, to:
Paula
Postai, RN, MPH, CHES
3545
Cherokee Rd.
Jonesborough, TN 37659
Photos
must be postmarked by October 15, 2009 to be eligible.
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2) Grant
Opportunities from Channing Bete
3) Needs
Assessment for Aging Population
4) Free
Educational Conference for School Nurses at ETSU
5) Events
from the TC4 (TN Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition)
6)
ETSU listed among top schools in rural medicine, family medicine and audiology
7) Senate
Panel Examines NHSC's Role in Health Care Reform
8)
Excerpts from Wisconsin Office of Rural Health - May Rural Reporter
9) Stimulus
funds child care scholarships for working families
10) Bredesen
recommends 22 ARC grants
11) Police:
meth making up again in Tenn
Correction:
In
the digest of 4-21-09, Operation Sharing Tennessee was published. I was
recently informed that the program IS restricted to the Appalachian counties (Tennessee: Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon,
Carter, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress,
Franklin, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins,
Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Loudon, McMinn, Macon,
Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane,
Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Smith, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren,
Washington, and White).
OPERATION
SHARING TENNESSEE
(In Partnership with
Christian Appalachian Project, Inc.)
Operation Sharing is
a program that distributes items to groups that fulfill the following
requirements.
Thank you to Terrie
Cross of ALQI for permission to post this in the digest.
INFORMATION
SHEET
1.
Each program MUST have an outreach component to be eligible to receive regular
visits to the warehouse. If you do not have an outreach program, but are
tax exempt or 501 (c)(3), you may pick up products for your office use only –
such as desks, other equipment, supplies, etc. (See #3 below)
2.
New signees must have a tax exemption certificate, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
letter, or a church pastor’s ordination papers.
3.
Other 501(c)(3) programs* may pick up on a limited schedule, only as needed
items are available.
4.
We must have a picture identification of the three persons signing the
contract.
5.
Operation Sharing Tennessee products cannot be given to staff or
volunteers, used for any type of fundraisers, sold, bartered, or traded.
These items MUST be given to the youth, needy, or the ill and distribution of
the product will take place at no charge to the consumer. To report fraud
please call 423-569-2677.
6.
Each program MUST keep a distribution log of all goods that are distributed
outside of the stated program.
7.
Each distribution log MUST be turned in at the beginning of your next visit to
the warehouse for pick up (no log, no next appointment).
8.
No appointments are made until the contract is completed.
Terrie Cross,
Operation Sharing Tennessee, alqi@highland.net
Health experts say
that although the Internet can be an effective way for consumers to obtain
up-to-the-minute information about the symptoms and spread of swine flu, it
raises concerns about the quality of online information, USA Today reports.
2) Grant Opportunities from Channing Bete
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
The
George Gund Foundation
Application Deadlines:
·
June
15 (for consideration at September trustee meeting)
·
September 15
(for consideration at December trustee meeting)
·
December 15
(for consideration at March trustee meeting)
·
March 15
(for consideration at June trustee meeting)
Description: The George Gund Foundation has
maintained long-standing interests in:
·
arts
·
economic
development and community revitalization
·
education
·
environment
·
human
services.
Who May Apply: Organizations with 501(c)(3) status
and classification as a public charity or status as a governmental unit or
agency
For more information, go to:
http://www.gundfdn.org/HOW/program_guidelines.asp
The
Braitmayer Foundation
Application Deadlines:
For grants up to $35,000: June 1 each year
For grants up to $10,000: June 1 and November 15 each year
Description: The foundation is interested in K-12
education throughout the United States. Of particular interest are:
·
curricular
and school reform initiatives
·
preparation
of and professional development opportunities for teachers, particularly those
that encourage people of high ability and diverse backgrounds to enter and
remain in K-12 teaching.
Guidelines: The foundation is pleased to have its
grants used as seed money and challenge grants, or to match other grants to the
recipient organization. The foundation does not normally make grants to
individuals, multiyear grants, grants for endowment purposes or building
programs, or grants to child-care or pre-kindergarten programs.
Funding Amount: Presently, the foundation has two
grant categories: grants up to $10,000 and grants up to $35,000.
For more information, go to:
http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Home
Depot Foundation -- Affordable Housing Built Responsibly
Application Deadlines: Letters of inquiry are due July 1,
2009. Full project descriptions are due September 15, 2009.
Description: The Home Depot Foundation supports
programs and projects that align with the foundation's mission and grant
criteria. Preference is given to proposals that include community engagement;
that result in the production, preservation, or financing of housing units for
low- to moderate-income families; and that address as many of the following
considerations as possible:
·
resource
efficiency in design, construction, and operations
·
minimization
of the depletion of natural resources, including timber and water
·
inclusion
of landscaping features -- such as trees and shrubs -- that minimize demand for
water and synthetic chemicals, and reduce heat island effect
·
utilization
of innovative and durable materials to reduce cost
·
the
use of more environmentally friendly building materials
·
site
planning with minimal environmental impact
·
energy-efficiency
and renewable energy use
·
indoor
air-quality improvement, including moisture control and proper ventilation
·
smart
site planning and land use.
Funding Amount: Grants typically range from $50,000
to $125,000.
Who May Apply: The Home Depot Foundation will only
fund nonprofit organizations that are designated as tax-exempt under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in the United States or that have a
notification of registration and confirmation of registration from the Canadian
Customs and Revenue Agency Charities Division in Canada.
For more information, go to:
http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/grants.html
CHILDREN'S
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
CVS
Caremark Charitable Trust
Application Deadline: June 15 annually
Description: The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
makes grants to noprofit orgnizations that are primarily focused on serving
children with disabilities and to help advance the vision of the CVS Caremark
All Kids Can program. Applications are being accepted in the following areas:
1. Programs that serve children with
physical, developmental, or sensory disabilities under the age of 21 that
address accessibility to physical activity, early intervention, or health and
rehabilitative services
2. Healthcare organizations that are
dedicated to improving the quality of health and well-being of uninsured
seniors, adults, youth and children that address pre-natal care, screening and
preventive programs, better healthcare outcomes, or general health programs.
Who May Apply: Use the interactive form on the Web
site to determine if your program is eligible.
For more information, go to:
http://www.cvscaremark.com/community/our-impact/charitable-trust
The
Palmer Foundation
Application Deadline: Letters of intent may be submitted
after May 1, 2009, for the fall 2009 meeting.
Description: The foundation seeks to empower young
people to reach their potential to become responsible contributors to their
families and communities. The foundation considers only proposals that empower
young people ages birth to 25.
Who May Apply: 501(c)(3) organizations
For more information, go to:
http://www.thepalmerfoundation.org
More funding sources can be found at http://www.channing-bete.com
and choose "Find Funding Opportunities."
3) Needs Assessment for Aging Population
The
Comprehensive (Statewide) Needs Assessment is now available on the TN
Commission on Aging & Disability
website.
You may access the needs assessment by going to www.tn.gov/comaging and scrolling
down to the Forms and Publications box in the lower right-hand corner and
clicking on one of the two Comprehensive Needs Assessment icons under the
Administrative bullet.
The report
is 530 pages long and the full report is available on the website in Adobe
format (black & white or color). TCAD also has each section in Word or
Adobe format. The sections available separately include the following:
●
Overview
●
Literature Review
●
Survey Report with Attachments
●
Survey Report Attachments Only
●
Social and Health Indicators
If you
have a need for these separate reports, please contact Belinda Bruns at belinda.bruns@tn.gov or 615-741-2056
extension 119.
4) Free Educational Conference for School Nurses at ETSU
WHEN:
June 4, 2009 from 8:15am-4:30pm
WHERE: East Tennessee State
University Main Campus
Nicks Hall, Room 110
COST: There is no
fee to attend, but pre-registration is required.
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE:
Please register by May 29th, 2009
At the end of this conference participants should be able to:
• Define the purpose
of a 504 plan and how it impacts students and staff in the
school environment. (Bill
Smith, MS, Education Specialist)
• Identify and
manage students with developmental disabilities and their related
health
impairments. (Amy Swango-Wilson, PhD, RN)
•
Recognize and take appropriate action in the care and referral for orthopedic
injuries in the school setting, including injury prevention. (Dr. Danny Smith)
•
Perform appropriate intervention and management of students who present with
asthma and tracheostomy assisted ventilation. (Michael Fischer, RT)
• Develop an
understanding of TOSHA requirements when designing and implementing an
exposure control plan within a school setting. (Jan
Cothron, TOSHA)
• Learn nine key
elements that are important for an effective school health program.
(Sherry
Freeman, MSN, RN)
This program has been approved for 6.5 Continuing Education Units
(CEU) by
ETSU’s
Office of Professional Development.
There
will be a $15.00 fee for CEU certificate.
DETACH
AND MAIL REGISTRATION
EAST
TENNESSEE SCHOOL NURSES CONFERENCE
________________________________________________
Name:
Last
First
M.I.
________________________________________________
Mailing Address
________________________________________________
___ ___ ___ ___
Last four of Social Security Number (required for CEUs)
_______________________________________________
Daytime Phone
________________________________________________
E-mail address
Requesting CEUs: q
Yes q No
Registration fee:
There is no fee to attend, however,
pre-registration is required
Mail completed form to:
Ms.
Sherry Freeman
Assistant
Professor
168 Carden
Drive
Elizabethton, TN 37643
To register by email:
5) Events from the TC4 (TN Comprehensive Cancer Control
Coalition)
Kids
Health Fair
May 16, 2009
– Jackson
Spring Into
Health – Kids Health Fair
The event is
for children ages birth and up and it’s FREE. They will have
a treasure hunt, petting zoo, pony rides, health and developmental screenings
(birth to age 5).
When:
May 16, rain date May 30, 2009
Where:
Regional Hospital of Jackson
Jackson -
American Cancer Society Support Groups
Man to Man
2nd
Thursday of each month
6:30 P.M.
ACS office in
Jackson
Circle of
Survivors
3rd
Thursday of each month
6:00 P.M.
ACS office in
Jackson
6) ETSU listed among top
schools in rural medicine, family medicine and audiology
JOHNSON CITY (April 27, 2009)
– The latest rankings from U.S.News & World Report find East
Tennessee State University listed among the top schools in rural medicine,
family medicine and audiology.
The 2010 “America’s Best
Graduate Schools” edition ranked ETSU’s James H. Quillen College of Medicine
seventh in the nation for rural medicine training and 17th for family medicine
education. ETSU’s audiology program, which is taught at the doctoral level in
the Department of Communicative Disorders within the College of Clinical and
Rehabilitative Health Sciences, was ranked 31st.
The rankings are based on
surveys sent to academic experts in these various fields. http://www.etsu.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?eventidn=910&view=EventDetails&information_id=6162
7) Senate Panel Examines NHSC's Role in Health Care Reform
The Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions April 29 held a hearing
entitled, "Primary Health Care Access Reform: Community Health Centers and
the National Health Service Corps." In his opening statement, Sen. Bernie
Sanders (I-Vt.) noted the importance of addressing the health professionals
shortage in health care reform and lauded the steps made under the Recovery Act
(P.L. 111-5) to triple funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
Witnesses spoke strongly in favor of increasing funding for the NHSC.
Information:
Matthew Shick <mshick@aamc.org>,
AAMC Government Relations, 202-828-6116.
The
complete story is at:
http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/library/washhigh/2009/050109/start.htm#6
8) Excerpts from
Wisconsin Office of Rural Health - May Rural Reporter
Federal News
(05/01/09)
The Mental Health Parity and
Addiction Equity Act signed into law in October 2008 consolidated longstanding
efforts at the national and state level to establish parity between the
financial health coverage for mental health/substance abuse conditions, and
physical health disorders. The three federal government agencies are seeking
information and advice from the public addressing critical issues surrounding
the best ways to implement the law and fulfill its objectives. [Read
article]
(05/01/09)
The Bureau of Clinician
Recruitment and Service Faculty Loan Repayment Program provides a financial
incentive for degree-trained health professionals from disadvantaged
backgrounds to pursue academic careers. Individuals selected agree to
serve on the faculty of an accredited health professions college or university
for a minimum of two years. In return, the Federal government agrees to
pay, for each year of faculty service, up to $20,000 of the outstanding principal
and interest on the participant's educational loans. Learn more about program
and to receive an application. [Website]
(05/01/09)
As Broadband stimulus money
nears availability, rural America will soon get a connectivity boost. [Read article]
(05/01/09)
Mayo Clinic's manager for
syndication and social media has emerged a rock star in that space where social
media and health care marketing overlap. [Read article]
(05/01/09)
The Senate approved a fiscal
year 2010 budget conference report that includes reconciliation instructions
for health care reform. [Read article]
(05/01/09)
Electronic medical records
(EMRs) are quickly becoming the standard way for health care professionals to
manage patients’ health information. The published study, Implementing
an Electronic Medical Record at a Residency Site, found that physician
productivity rose immediately and stayed at elevated levels throughout the
study period. Meanwhile, physicians perceived that EMRs decreased their
productivity. [Read article]
(05/01/09)
Electronic health records
need a nudge from the government if the technology is to become
widespread. [Read article]
Funding Opportunities
Application
Deadline: 09/30/2009
This program helps ensure
that low-income children receive nutritious food during critical times when
they are out of school and particularly vulnerable to hunger. By increasing
access to nutritious meals outside of school hours, we can help end childhood
hunger in communities across the country. [Funding]
Application
Deadline: 05/27/2009
This funding is designed to
address gaps in prevention services and increase the ability of States to help
specific populations or geographic areas with serious, emerging substance abuse
problems. [Funding]
Application
Deadline: 12/31/2020
Targeted Grants to
organizations working in their five core concern areas: The Health of Women,
Children & Families, Obesity Awareness & Prevention, Patient/Doctor
Communications & Health Literacy, Elimination of Gender & Ethnic
Disparities in Health Care, and Connection Between a Healthy Mind and a Healthy
Body. [Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis] [Funding]
Application
Deadline: 06/08/2009
The Street Outreach Program
seeks to aid young people living on the streets by funding grantees to provide
street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street youth, who have been
subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution,
or sexual exploitation. [Funding]
Application
Deadline: 06/16/2009
This grant program is to support
States ready to implement a health insurance coverage program designed for the
uninsured. Two types of State grants are available: 1) target grants for
States focusing on a particular population(s) at $2-4 million a year for 5
years, subject to the availability of funds and; 2) comprehensive grants for
large States or those planning more extensive coverage initiatives at $7-10
million a year for 5 years, subject to the availability of funds. [Funding]
9) Stimulus funds child care scholarships for working families
(Nashville Biz Journal)
Gov. Phil Bredesen
announced the creation of a child care scholarship for low-income, working
families this week. The scholarship comes through the American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act. Providers at all licensed child care centers and homes across
Tennessee are eligible in this one-time $42 million program. All 5,100 licensed
child care providers in Tennessee will be receiving letters, including area
Boys & Girls Clubs, about the program. Child care agencies will identify
families that are not eligible for existing programs and have the greatest need
to participate in the scholarship program. “This scholarship is designed to
help working families provide their children safe, quality child care,”
Bredesen said. “The Department of Human Services has created an excellent
program to use valuable child care Recovery Act dollars to reach as many
eligible families as quickly as possible.”
http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2009/04/27/daily42.html?surround=lfn
10)
Bredesen recommends 22 ARC grants (Associated Press)
Gov.
Phil Bredesen has recommended 22 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grants
to assist state and local agencies and others. They are: Arthur-Shawnanee
Utility District, $249,921; Children's Center of the Cumberlands, $243,200;
Clay County Water Services, $320,000; Cleveland/Bradley Business Incubator,
$75,000; Cookeville Area Chamber of Commerce; $10,100; Dunlap Sewer Pump
Station, $210,000; Fentress County Children's Center of the Cumberlands,
$200,000; Friends of the Big South Fork Tourism, $20,000. Also, Governor's
Books From Birth Foundation, $100,000; Keystone Dental Care, $84,220; Kid's
Place/A Child Advocacy Project, $7,500; Kingsport Riverwalk; $250,000; Lawrence
County Water Storage, $295,000; Monteagle Water System, $500,000; Newport
Utilities, $500,000;
http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=tennessean&sParam=30675597.story
11)
Police: meth making up again in Tenn. (Associated Press)
Drug agents in Tennessee are reporting a
surge in the production of methamphetamine, despite state laws enacted to curb
its use. The Tennessean reports that law enforcement is on pace to make about
1,300 meth lab seizures this year. Lab busts haven't been that high since 2004,
according to Tommy Farmer, director of the TBI's meth task force. That year, more
than 1,500 labs were seized. State legislators responded to the meth crisis by
passing the Meth-Free Tennessee Act of 2005. The law limited access to cold and
allergy medicine containing pseudoephedrine and ephedrine, used in the
manufacture of meth. Consumers were limited to buying only 9 grams of
pseudoephedrine in a 30-day period, and pharmacies began keeping records of who
bought the medicines.
http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=tennessean&sParam=30672795.story
May 6-12 is National Nurses
Week.
RHAT receives funding from the
State of Tennessee.
Susan Veale
Executive Assistant
Rural Health Association of TN
PO Box 11675
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
615-907-9707
615-413-3322
15th Annual Conference
"Rural Health Conference 2009: Building Healthy
Communities"
November 18-20, 2009
Music Road Hotel & Convention Center
Pigeon Forge, TN
Mission: to improve the health of rural Tennesseans by providing
leadership on rural issues through advocacy, communication, education and
legislation.