Enhancing the Health Status of Rural Pennsylvanians
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2012 Rural Migrant and Immigrant Health Conference
March 13-14, 2012
Holiday Inn Conference Center, York, PA
The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health (PORH) works with local state and federal partners to achieve equity in, and access to, quality health care for Pennsylvania's rural residents. We strive to be the premier rural health leadership organization in the state and one of the most effective State Offices of Rural Health in the nation…more>>
Headlines
- Rural Medicare Advantage 2011: Enrollment Trends and Plan Characteristics. Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment in rural areas continues to grow in 2011, despite the decline in private fee-for-service (PFFS) plan enrollment in recent years. Rural MA enrollment reached 1.5 million in March 2011. The rural MA market has changed dramatically over the last five years, with a shift in enrollment from PFFS plans to preferred provider organization (PPO) plans, which dominate the rural MA market in 2011 … 11/05/2011 more >>
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Services in 29 Rural Primary Care Practices: A Work in Progress. The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is an increasingly endorsed primary care delivery model.1 Multiple definitions of PCMH exist. Most describe a PCMH as the infrastructure (providers, staff, health information technology, care processes, etc.) that supports proactive prevention, care coordination, and patient-centered health care. Providing PCMH services and processes can require significant practice transformation: practices must shift clinic emphasis from patient care that is visit-focused and based on fee-for-service to patient care that is comprehensive and longitudinal … 10/4/2011 more >>
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Latest Funding Opportunities
- New Funding Opportunity: Diabetes Today Training for Local Health Departments in Appalachia. Application Deadline: 11/15/2011. The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Diabetes Translation (CDC/DDT) and the Diabetes Training and Technical Assistance Center (DTTAC) at Emory University is pleased to offer this opportunity for skill-building instruction to local health department (LHD) diabetes prevention and control staff and their community partners … more>>
- RFA – HICAHS Pilot Program. Application Deadline: 11/15/2011. In accordance with its mission, the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (HICAHS) offers funding to support projects in agricultural health and safety research. As one of several Agricultural Health Centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), HICAHS has established a program to support feasibility projects. The goals of the HICAHS Pilot/Feasibility… more>>
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