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November 5, 2009
Briefing Webcast Available --
Rural Health: Laying the Foundation for Health Reform....
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October 31, 2009
PA AgrAbility’s Fetzer Receives
National Honor....
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Covering the Uninsured in Rural Areas: Key Elements of
Reform...
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October 30, 2009
Regina Benjamin confirmed as
U.S. surgeon general....
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Timing of Meals May Affect Weight Gain....
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State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009....
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CDC Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to
Prevent and Control Obesity in the United States....
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Availability of Less Nutritious Snack Foods and
Beverages in Secondary Schools -Selected States, 2002-2008....
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AHRQ Releases New Fact Sheet on Disparities in Health
Care Quality....
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Oldways Sponsors the Latino Nutrition Coalition (LNC)....
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Promotional Tools Increase Awareness of Clinical Trials....
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Updated CDC Asthma Management and Prevention
Slides/Speaker Notes Available....
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Vaccine Supply Status....
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Preventing Violence Against Women: Program Activities
Guide....
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2009 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Dentist and Dental
Hygienist Workforce Report....
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Department of Health Continues Statewide Distribution of
H1N1 Vaccine....
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October 23, 2009
Pennsylvania Observes National
Lead Poisoning Prevention Week....
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Announces First School
to Begin Administering H1N1 Vaccine to Students....
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Breast Cancer Screening: The Right to Know....
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Univision and Kaiser Foundation Mark National Latino
AIDS Awareness Day with New Campaign....
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MedlinePlus Website....
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MedlinePlus Website en Espanol....
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Tool Book to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning....
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Collaboration Is Key For Rural Challenges....
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Education Matters for Health....
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Rural, Urban Differences in Health Insurance....
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Nation's Teen Vaccination Coverage Increasing,
Variability Observed By Area, Race/Ethnicity, and Poverty Status....
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Unemployed Americans Smoke the Most, Study Finds....
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Advancing the Health and Well-Being of Rural Communities....
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October 20, 2009
Medicare Program; Medicare
Provider Feedback Group Town Hall Meeting--October 29, 2009....
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October 18, 2009
Deputy Director of Telemedicine
and Advanced Technology Research Center to Deliver Plenary Address at Upcoming
NOSORH HIT Summit....
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October 16, 2009
Health Department Announces
First Doses of H1N1 Vaccine Arrive in Pennsylvania....
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Pennsylvania’s Senate Resolution Proclaiming Health
Literacy Month....
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HHS Unveils New Features on Flu.gov....
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H1N1 Challenges Ahead....
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Health Literacy Stories....
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Free Online Multicultural Health Care Improvement Guide....
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Staying Healthy Everyday with Sesame Street....
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CDC Health-e-Cards....
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Majority of Americans Not Meeting Recommendations for
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption....
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Success Story in American Health Care: Using Health
Information Technology to Improve Patient Care in a Community Health Center in
Washington....
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Shape Your Surroundings: Make It Easier to Control Your
Weight....
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Health Coverage in Communities of Color: Talking about
the New Census Numbers....
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October 14, 2009
Not able to join us for our webinars on Accessing NCI
after CIS? They are now available on instant replay! If you would like to
receive copies of the supporting documents provided during the webinar, please
email us at CISAtlantic@fccc.edu and
we'll send them to you!...
-Breast
Cancer Resources: The replay will be available for 60 days, ending
DEC-07-2009
-Prostate
Cancer Resources: The replay will be available for 60 days, ending
NOV-23-2009
October 9, 2009
Rural Residents Lag in Preventive
Services Use; Lag Increases with Service Complexity....
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Drinking While Pregnant Poses a Serious Risk to
Children, Health Department Reminds....
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"Talk About Prescriptions" Month (October 2009)....
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Medications: Use as Directed....
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Rural Health IT Adoption Toolbox....
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Faces of Influenza....
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Find a Flu Clinic....
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Community Health Resources Web Site....
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Updated Online 50-State Database Provides Comprehensive
Source on Medicaid Benefits....
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Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community
Guide)....
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Media Access Guide: A Resource for Community Health
Promotion (2008)....
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Number of Uninsured Grew, Poverty Rate Hit Eleven-Year
High in 2008....
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Multicomponent Interventions with Community Mobilization
Reduce Alcohol-impaired Driving....
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Reports Consumers’ Perceptions of Electronic Health
Information Systems....
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Grim killer: Deadliest cancer tied almost entirely to
smoking....
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Drinking by Young Teens May Set Stage for Addiction....
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October 8, 2009
Profile of Sole Community
Pharmacists' Prescription Sales and Overall Financial Position....
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October 6, 2009
Health Department Announces First
Doses of H1N1 Vaccine Arrive in Pennsylvania....
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October 2, 2009
Department of Health Details
Pandemic H1N1 Vaccine Distribution Plan for PA....
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The WIC Food Package is changing!....
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October is Health Literacy Month....
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CDC Launches H1N1 Flu Mobile Texting Pilot....
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Improving the Health of Adolescents & Young Adults: A
Guide for States and Communities....
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CDC Launches New Parent Portal....
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The Health IT for Children Toolbox Now Available Through
HRSA’s website....
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Powerful HIV/AIDS Tool Available....
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The Community Health Promotion Handbook: Action Guides
to Improve Community Health....
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Promoting Health Equity—A Resource to Help Communities
Address Social Determinants of Health....
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Bad Lifestyle Habits Can Cut 15 Years from Lifespan....
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Multiple Studies Demonstrate Heart Benefits of Smoking
Bans....
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Timing of Meals May Affect Weight Gain....
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Antibodies Reveal a New HIV-1 Vaccine Target....
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Alcohol and Obesity Predict Depression Among Women,
Researchers Say....
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Family Health Premiums Have More Than Doubled in Past
Decade, Survey Finds....
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October 1, 2009
The H1N1 Flu: A Guide for
Community & Faith-based Organizations....
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Financial Security of PA Families and More....
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Rural-Urban Differences in Health
Care Access Vary Across Measures....
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September 30, 2009
H1N1 Online Resources page....
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September 29, 2009
The Health IT for Children
Toolbox Now Available Through HRSA’s website....
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Parent/Youth/Professional Forum....
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September 25, 2009
Department of Health Releases
Public Health Assessment on Price Battery Site for Public Comment....
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
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Case Foundation Launches Initiative to Help Nonprofits
Leverage Social Media....
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CDC's Healthy Communities Program Website....
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Pandemic Flu Preparedness: A Guide for Faith-based and
Community Organizations....
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The Transportation Prescription: Bold New ideas for
Healthy, Equitable Transportation Reform in America....
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New Research Shows Direct Link Between Soda and Obesity....
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Prevention System Reduces Risky Behavior in 10-14 Year
Olds....
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Oral Histories: Report From a Dental Fair for Uninsured
Adults....
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Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Public Health....
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September 24, 2009
The HRSA 2009 Novel H1N1
Influenza Guidance for HRSA grantees has been updated....More info...
Rural America at a Glance 2009 from ERS/USDA....
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Be Prepared for a Severe Flu Season....
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September 23, 2009
Help the Pennsylvania
Commission for Women spread the word about breast cancer awareness....More info...
Characterizing job satisfaction and intent to leave
among nationally registered emergency medical technicians: an analysis of the
2005 LEADS survey....
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September 22, 2009
Potentially Preventable
Readmissions in Rural Hospitals....
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Working Well with a Disability: Rural Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Progress Report....
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September 21, 2009
Childhood Agricultural Safety
Network urges parents to ‘Keep Kids Away from Tractors’....
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Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America
salutes farmers during safety week, September 20-26....
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September 19, 2009
New Web Site Will Help
Pennsylvanians Learn About, Protect Against Novel H1N1 Flu....
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Pennsylvania’s Clean Indoor Air Act Marks One Year
Anniversary....
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H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)....
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FAQ on CDC's Revised Recommendations for Use of
Influenza Antiviral Drugs....
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CDC Injury Center - National Child Passenger Safety Week....
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Health Care Without the Doctor: How New Devices and
Technologies Aid Clinicians and Consumers....
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Community Toolbox in Spanish....
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The Social Life of Health Information....
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Exercise Benefits Patients With Chronic Heart Failure....
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Reducing Obesity: Policy Strategies From the Tobacco War....
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September 16, 2009
Pennsylvania joins the nation
in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month....
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September 12, 2009
Out in the Silence - The story
of a small American town confronting a firestorm of controversy ignited by a....
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September 11, 2009
Geisinger Health Plan names
new chief executive officer....
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2009 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Physician and Physician
Assistant Workforce Report....
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Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity
(Report Brief)....
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Emergency Planning for At-Risk Populations: A Toolkit
for Local Health....
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Health Information in Every Day Language....
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The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools....
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Putting Women's Health Care Disparities on the Map:
Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level....
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Teen Drinkers Often Drink to Get Drunk, Survey Finds....
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Data.gov: Allowing Public to Access High Value Data....
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September 9, 2009
A Snapshot of U.S. Physicians:
Key Findings From the 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey....
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Cancer Information Service webinar series....
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PAC³ HPV Educational Piece for Parents....
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September 8, 2009
Report Calls on Federal
Government and States to Enhance Protection for Youth....
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September 4, 2009
Fighting Obesity Report
Released....
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Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
(CHIPRA): Addressing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities....
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Health Insurance Elusive in Rural U.S.....
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Pandemic Flu Preparedness: Lessons from the Frontlines....
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County-Level HIV, AIDS Map Data....
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New Fact Sheet Examines Medicare's Role for Women....
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Gaps in Health Strongly Linked to Education Levels,
Report Finds....
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Heart Failure Strikes Younger African Americans at the
Same Rate as Older Caucasians....
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Impact of the Recession on Rural America: Rising
Unemployment Leading to More Uninsured in 2009....
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Call for Proposals - 3rd Annual NIH Conference on the
Science of Dissemination and Implementation, March 15-16, 2010....
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September 3, 2009
H1N1 vaccine pre-registration
site launched....
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HRSA's Office of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity
of Operations has updated the 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza Guidance for HRSA
grantees located on the following webpage....
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Health Status and Health Care Access of Farm and Rural
Populations report....
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Explore the Rural Health issues that matter to YOU....
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Office of Rural Health Policy adds new Rural Health
Policy Analysis Initiatives....
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September 1, 2009
AMA debuts its third Virtual
Town Hall video....
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August 28, 2009
Governor Rendell Announces
Resignation of Dennis Wolff; Nominates Russell Redding as Agriculture Secretary....
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Report Reviews Research on Pre-Adolescents in the
Criminal Justice System....
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Loss of Community Pharmacies Since 2006: State
Experiences....
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New Health Reform Report Examines Health Coverage Among
the Middle Class....
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New Quality and Disparities Reports Show Only Weak
Progress....
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Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States,
2007....
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Improving Access to Language in Health Care: A Look at
National and State Effects....
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CDC's LEAN Works....
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DimDim Free: A New Web Conferencing Tool....
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Acceso Hispano: Linking and Informing Latino Communities....
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Healthy Roads Media Adds New Materials....
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Strategic Restructuring for Community Clinics: Options
and Examples....
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Front and Center: Ensuring that Health Reform Puts
People First....
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Strategies to Prevent Obesity in the United States....
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Secretaries of Health and Education Announce Active
School Grant Recipients for 2009-2010 School Year....
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H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Facility Pre-Registration
Information....
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August 25, 2009
US Department of Agriculture,
Economic Research Service Report: "Baby Boom Migration and Its Impact on Rural
America," by John Cromartie and Peter Nelson....
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HHS issues nearly $26 million in health center grants....
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Little kiosk to hold large database of women’s health
info at BRMC....
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Hundreds Take Advantage of Free Health Screenings at Ag
Progress Days....
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August 22, 2009
The Transportation Prescription....
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August 21, 2009
Governor Rendell Signs New EMS
Law....
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Improving Health Literacy Guide....
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Beyond Health Care: New Directions to a Healthier
America....
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The Communication Toolkit: Using Information to Get High
Quality Care....
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"Improving Access to Language Services in Health Care: A
Look at National and State Efforts"....
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Community Resources for Traumatic Stress....
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AHRQ Issues Recommendations for Safeguarding Children
During Public Health Emergencies....
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Fit Physical Activity into Your Life, Your Way....
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Health Disparities and Racial/Ethnic Minority Youth....
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Analysis Finds Elevated Risk from Soot Particles in the
Air....
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Vitamin D May Halt Lung Function Decline in Asthma and
COPD....
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Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions Grow....
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Update from NCI's Atlantic Region CIS - The FDA is
particularly interested in comments on the approaches and actions the agency
should consider....
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New Study Reveals Dangers of Secondhand Smoke in PA
Casinos....
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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE) recently completed a study entitled “Vulnerable Youth and the
Transition to Adulthood."....
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August 20, 2009
The HITECH Act authorizes a
Health Information Technology Extension Program....
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"2009 Novel Influenza A (H1N1) in Pennsylvania"
Guidance
and Toolkit
for Businesses and Employers....
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HRSA has been working with HHS, other Federal agency
partners, grantees and grantee associations to get ready for the upcoming flu
season....
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USDA study finds rural communities benefit from greater
broadband internet access....
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August 18, 2009
Today the USDA announced that it
would be launching a new Rural Tour website ....
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An update of Medicare Advantage enrollment numbers and
trends for July is available from the RUPRI Center....
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August 17, 2009
The Financial Burden of Substance
Abuse in West Virginia: The Criminal Justice System ....
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August 14, 2009
Secretary of Public Welfare
Releases 2008 Child Abuse Report ....
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Covering Health Information....
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Reducing Obesity in Young African Americans....
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"Put a Lid on It" Youtube Video....
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Understanding Common Reasons for Patient Referrals in
Difficult-to-Access Specialties....
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Accelerating Change for Women and Girls: The Role of
Women's Funds....
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Mapping Our Rights: Navigating Discrimination Against
Women, Men, and Families....
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Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer....
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Philanthropic Support for Women, Girls Increasing....
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August 13, 2009
The South Carolina Rural Health
Research Center at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South
Carolina is pleased to announce the release of a new final report....
Full Report...
Fact Sheet...
The Rural America At A Glance series highlights the most
recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas....
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August 10, 2009
AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians
will be hosting a number of free health screenings at the upcoming Penn State Ag
Progress Days (APD) on August 18-20....
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AHRQ Announces Intent to Publish Grant and Contract
Solicitations for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Projects with Funds
from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)....
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Pennsylvania Commission for Women releases 2009 Status
of Women Report....
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August 7, 2009
Initiative to Improve Healthcare
for 'Dual Eligibles'....
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Health Insurance Exchanges: Organizing Health Insurance
Marketplaces to Promote Health Reform Goals....
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Well Water Should be Tested Annually to Reduce Health
Risks to Children....
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Scaling What Works: Implications for Philanthropists,
Policymakers, and Nonprofit Leaders....
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Resources Examine Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among
Women at the State Level....
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CASA Report Finds Federal, State, and Local Governments
Spend Almost Half a Trillion Dollars on Substance Abuse and Addiction....
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2009 Healthcare Equality Index....
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Landmark Study Looks at Genetics of Africans, African
Americans....
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August 5, 2009
The Department of Homeland
Security is presenting September as National Preparedness Month....
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August 4, 2009
HRSA's Office of Health
Information Technology (OHIT) is pleased to announce the upcoming workshop
hosted by Community Health Access Network (CHAN), Newmarket, NH is now open to
ALL regions....
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August 3, 2009
Report Presents National Data on
Child Well-Being....
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August 1, 2009
The WWAMI Rural Health Research
Center at the University of Washington is pleased to announce the release of the
following policy briefs on important rural health workforce issues:
-The
Crisis in Rural Primary Care
-The
Crisis in Rural General Surgery
-Threats
to the Future Supply of Rural Registered Nurses
-The
Crisis in Rural Dentistry
-The
Availability of Family Medicine Residency Training in Rural Locations of the
United States
-The
Future of Family Medicine and Implications for Rural Primary Care Physicians
-The Aging
of the Primary Care Physician Workforce: Are Rural Locations Vulnerable? ....
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The August issue of JHCPU is now available online....
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July 31, 2009
Sniffle or Sneeze? No Antibiotics
Please....
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Online Access to the Newly Released 2007 National Survey
of Children's Health....
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Patient Safety....
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Hispanic Babies are at Higher Risk of Brain and Spine
Birth Defects: Mothers Who Take Folic Acid can Reduce that Risk....
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July 30, 2009
Emergency Department Utilization
and Capacity....
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Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance
Use Disorders, the latest release in the Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual
Series, is now available....
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July 29, 2009
From The Rural Health Research &
Policy Centers:
-Health
Insurance Profile Indicates Need for Reform in Rural Areas....
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New! Top 25 Women Video Interviews Just Released....
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The federal government, under the
Department of Health & Human Services, has announced $200 million is being made
available to underwrite grants, loans, loan repayment, and scholarships to
expand healthcare professionals’ training....
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July 28, 2009
The American Health Information
Management Association today announced the official opening of a Global Services
Office in Brussels, Belgium....
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(HRSA) Office of Health Information Technology has
released a new online tool to assist interested parties in locating information
about Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) resources....
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info...
July 24, 2009
From The Rural Health Research &
Policy Centers:...
-Workforce
Issues Among Sole Community Pharmacies
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has
released a new database, the 2006 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS),
and 2007 data for its Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)....
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Four Health Care Bills Signed....
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Advancing eHealth: Opportunities & Challenges for the
health e-Technologies Initiative....
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Race and Socioeconomic Factors Affect Opportunities for
Better Health....
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Hard Times in the Heartland: Health Care in Rural
America....
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Covering Kids and Families Evaluation: Synthesis of 10
Case Studies: Exploring Medicaid and SCHIP Enrollment Trends and Their Links to
Policy and Practice....
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To Err is Human--To Delay is Deadly....
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Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Asthma....
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Gaps in Health Strongly Linked to Education Levels,
Report Finds....
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Adolescent Mental Health: Service Settings and Reasons
for Receiving Care....
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Chronicling Latinos’ diverse experience in a changing
America....
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Pandemic Influenza Planning in the United States from a
Health Disparities Perspective....
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July 23, 2009
Budget Cuts Put Women and Children
at Risk! Join Leaders, Women and Men, at a Rally for Women 12:30, July 27 Main
Capitol Rotunda, Harrisburg....
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New Resource Now Available on Parents and Teens Talking
about Alcohol....
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July 22, 2009
From The Rural Health Research &
Policy Centers:
-Medicaid
& CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children
-Characteristics
of Rural & Urban Children Who Qualify For Medicaid or CHIP But Are Not Enrolled....
More info...
July 21, 2009
From The Rural Health Research &
Policy Centers:
-Rural
Issues Related to Comparative Effectiveness Research and Dissemination
-Health
Information Technology Policy and Rural Hospitals....
More info...
July 20, 2009
From The Rural Health Research &
Policy Centers:
-The
Aging of the Primary Care Physician Workforce: Are Rural Locations Vulnerable?
-The
Availability of Family Medicine Residency Training in Rural Locations of the
United States
-The
Future of Family Medicine and Implications for Rural Primary Care Physicians....
More info...
July 17, 2009
The American Health Information Management Association today
announced that chief executive
officer, Linda Kloss,
RHIA, CAE, FAHIMA, has decided to step down effective
March 31, 2010 after 15 years of leadership....
More info...
From The Rural Health Research & Policy Centers:
-Rural
residents are less likely than their urban counterparts to have private health
insurance coverage
-Many
rural communities face persistent challenges with health care access and cost...
More info...
AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians’ Press Release: Brother &
Sister Team Farm for the Future Despite Multiple Health Challenges... More info...
Drive Safe PA... More
info...
New Study Finds Fewer Families Can Afford Health
Insurance... More
info...
Obesity Among U.S. Adults Continues to Rise... More
info...
Recession Taking a Toll on Nonprofits... More
info...
Conversations with Doctor about Tobacco Use May Increase
Likelihood of Quitting... More
info...
Coordination of Care by Primary Care Practices:
Strategies, Lessons and Implications... More
info...
Federal Expenditures on Infants and Toddlers in 2007... More
info...
Application Makes Managing Medication Lists Easier... More
info...
America's Uninsured Crisis ... More
info...
July 16, 2009
2009 Report from the National
Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Now Available....
More info...
New NECAS website went live this afternoon at
www.necasag.org
From The Rural Health Research & Policy
Centers:
-The
Crisis in Rural Primary Care
-The
Crisis in Rural General Surgery
-Threats
to the Future Supply of Rural Registered Nurses
-The
Crisis in Rural Dentistry ....
More info...
July 11, 2009
The Maine Rural Health Research
Center has been working with RWJ to assess the activity friendliness of small
rural towns. The tool they developed is below. They are actively promoting use
of these tools, in hopes of getting enough data to start doing some validity
testing....
More info...
July 10, 2009
Can the design of a hospital affect
the quality of your care? Does noise reduction improve patient satisfaction?
Will better lighting decrease medical errors?...
More info...
July 6, 2009
Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute
researchers, looking for better and safe ways to prevent breast cancer, are
seeking volunteers for a new research study...
More info...
July 2, 2009
Department of Health Healthy Woman
Program...
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Sustaining Neighborhood Change: The Power of Resident
Leadership, Social Networks, and Community Mobilization...
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Medicare Information for Caregivers...
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Practice Coaching Manual...
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It's Okay to Go in the Water...
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Gaps in Health Strongly Linked to Education Levels,
Report Finds...
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Women at Risk: Why Many Women Are Foregoing Needed
Health Care...
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News Reports Show Weak Progress on Health Quality...
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Health Disparities: A Case for Closing the Gap...
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Study Finds Fewer Families Can Afford Health Insurance...
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E. coli Outbreak and Raw Cookie Dough...
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July 1, 2009
Video: Nursing professor delivers
mobile health care...
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June 30, 2009
Important Clinical Trial for Newly
Diagnosed Breast and Prostate Cancer Patients ...
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PA Health Care Services and Programs. There are many
health care services and programs available to you and your family, whether you
have health insurance or not. Many of them are free or low-cost, depending upon
your income...
More info...
HIT National Coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal will
Address General Session at 81st AHIMA National Convention...
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June 25, 2009
Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute
unveiled its new home today—the region’s only comprehensive cancer center,
located on the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus...
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June 24, 2009
The Pennsylvania Department of
Health has now confirmed nearly 1,400 swine flu cases in 41 counties...
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Osteopathic Board Will Soon Allow PAs to Prescribe in PA...
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Promoting Healthy Parenting Practices Across Cultural
Groups: A CDC Research Brief is a publication of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, and the
Adolescent Goals Team...
More info...
Mr. Stanley Ayers, President of the Tyrone Hospital
Board of Directors announced that Stephen Gildea has been appointed as Acting
Chief Executive Officer at Tyrone Hospital...
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Penn State Extension Offers Moneywise Resources. In
uncertain times, Pennsylvanians need information they can rely on. Trust Penn
State Cooperative Extension, with its state-wide network of educators, to
provide you and your family with strategies to live well in any circumstances...
More info...
June 23, 2009
People interested in finding more
information about “Get Help Now, Pennsylvania” locations and times should call
1.888.799.4557; visit www.pa.gov or visit
www.pabar.org
June 19, 2009
Two new policy briefs are available
from the RUPRI Center: A Rural-Urban Comparison of a Building Blocks Approach to
Covering the Uninsured, Impact of the Recession on Rural America: Rising
Unemployment Leading to More Uninsured in 2009...
Rural-Urban Comparison...
Impact of the Recession...
PaNOYS: National Organizations for Youth Safety in
Pennsylvania...
More info...
Spanish-Language Health Resources...
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Family Support Center on Disabilities: Knowledge and
Involvement Network...
More info...
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health
Policy Institute Launches New Website...
More info...
HRSA Now Accepting New Applications to Support Loan
Repayment at NHSC Sites...
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To Quit Smoking, Try Logging On...
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More and More Foundations Advance Their Causes by
Offering Prizes, Report Says...
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Extra Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans Will Total
$11.4 Billion in 2009, Report Finds...
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Improving Education May Cut Smoking In Youth...
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Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers...
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Without Federal Reform, Number Uninsured Could Expand
Sharply Over Next Decade, Report Finds...
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Hospital Stays among People Living in the Poorest
Communities, 2006...
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June 17, 2009
A new report is available from the
RUPRI Health Panel: A Rural Perspective/Commentary Regarding the Senate Finance
Committee's Report, "Financing Comprehensive Health Care Reform: Proposed Health
System Savings and Revenue Options."...
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HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC) is seeking comments on the preliminary definition
of “Meaningful Use” of electronic health records as presented to the HIT Policy
Committee on June 16. Comments due by Friday, June 26, 5 p.m...
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Matrix...
Preamble Definition...
Profile of Rural Health Insurance Coverage: A Chartbook...
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June 15, 2009
New Resources Examine Racial and
Ethnic Disparities Among Women at the State Level...
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June 12, 2009
May 2009: PPOs Driving Growth in
Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment...
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A Rural Perspective/Commentary Regarding the Senate
Finance Committee's Report, "Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to
Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans."...
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Breathe Easier When You Know More About Asthma...
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Nursing Home Compare - Help Choosing a Nursing Home...
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Nurse Residency Programs Emerging as Popular Retention
Tactic...
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Preparedness Resources for Healthcare Facilities...
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Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity in Rural
America...
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Short-term Air Pollution Exposure May Damage DNA...
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Clinical Information Technologies and Inpatient
Outcomes: A Multiple Hospital Study...
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Hormone Therapy Raises Lung Cancer Death Risk...
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Low Vitamin D Levels Associated with Colds and Flu...
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Quality Insights is proud to offer an online resource
center for health literacy and disparities information...
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June 9, 2009
The following publications are now
available in downloadable format from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services:
Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Fact Sheet (April 2009),
Critical Access Hospital Fact Sheet (April 2009)
June 5, 2009
Department of Health Urges Regular
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
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The Community Guide for Preventive Services.
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Improving Quality and Achieving Equity: A Guide for
Hospital Leaders.
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Hoops For Heart.
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The Legacy of Partnership: Enduring practices and
Sustainable Models from the Partnership for the Public's Health Initiative.
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Health and Social Justice Video Network.
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Measuring and/or Estimating Social Value Creation:
Insights Into Eight Integrated Cost Approaches.
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Word of Mouth and Physician Referrals Still Drive Health
Care Provider Choice.
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Teen Births: Examining the Recent Increase.
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The Public and the Health Care Delivery System.
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Cigarette Smoke May Rob Children Of Needed Antioxidants.
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June 3, 2009
Rural Health Research Alert: Why Are
Fewer Hospitals in the Delivery Business?
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June 1, 2009
Kaiser Family Foundation Launches
New Non-Profit Health Policy News Service...
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May 29, 2009
AHA Data Online: Ready When You Need
It. Use AHA Data Online to access the AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals and a
database of Health Forum magazine subscribers...
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Everette James today
announced the launch of Estoydecidido.com, a resource tool to help Latino
residents of Pennsylvania go tobacco free...
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Spanish Language Resources...
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Patient Safety Tools for Physician Practices...
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Eldercare Workforce Alliance...
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Foundation Communications: The State of the Practice...
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The Federal Role in Promoting Health Information...
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Pfizer Medicine Programs for Unemployed Americans...
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National Health Service Corps...
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Primary Care Physicians' Links to Other Physicians
Through Medicare Patients: The Scope of Care Coordination...
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Fine-Particulate Air Pollution and Life Expectancy in
the United States...
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Report Finds Limited Access to Healthy Foods in
Low-Income Neighborhoods...
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May 28, 2009
AHRSA announced a new funding cycle
for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment as a result of the ARRA funding...
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Rural America and the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 - Summaries Now Available...
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A new report is available from the RUPRI Health Panel: A
Rural Perspective/Commentary Regarding the Senate Finance Committee's Report,
"Transforming the Health Care Delivery System."...
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May 26, 2009
Satisfaction with Practice and
Decision to Relocate: An Examination of Rural Physicians...
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May 24, 2009
Women end up on the spot when
employers ask about plans for motherhood...
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May 22, 2009
April 2009 Rural Enrollment in
Medicare Advantage: Growth in PPO Plans Outpacing Growth in PFFS Plans...
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Department of Health Reminds All Pennsylvanians 'Clean
Hands Save Lives'...
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Community Health Status Indicators Report...
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New Kaiser Resources Examine Expanding Medicaid as a
Platform for Health Reform...
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Time of Day Can Be Critical in Chemotherapy...
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Sodium/Potassium Ratio Linked to Cardiovascular Disease
Risk...
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Space Technology Yields New Cataract Detection Technique...
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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports...
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Americans Speak on Health Reform: Report on Health Care
Community Discussions...
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A National Study of Chronic Disease Prevalence and
Access to Care in Uninsured U.S. Adults...
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Limited Life Foundations: Motivations, Experiences, and
Strategies...
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May 19, 2009
2009 National Farm Safety and Health
Week campaign from October 20 – 26...
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May 16, 2009
Statehealthfacts.org Updates Data on
Medicaid Physician Fees, CHIP Spending, High Risk Pools, State Fiscal Distress,
Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, and More...
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April 2009 Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage:
Growth in PPO Plans Outpacing Growth in PFFS Plans...
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May 15, 2009
The DAISY Award For Extraordinary
Nurses...
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CHIP Launches Web Site Serving Pennsylvania's
Fast-Growing Latino Population...
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Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool...
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Novel H1N1 Influenza: Resources for Clinicians...
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Cleaner Air May Lengthen Life...
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Weight Loss in Women Can Reduce Urinary Incontinence...
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Biomatrix Polymers Show Promise for Cancer Vaccines...
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H1N1 (Swine Flu) Resource...
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That's Not Cool, a website is attempting to raise
awareness about digital dating abuse...
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Genetic Tests Help Optimize Doses of Blood Thinning
Drugs...
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Weight Loss Depends on Less Calories, Not Nutrient Mix...
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Antibodies Neutralize Multiple Flu Strains...
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May 13, 2009
PSU Ag Greeks Raise Record Funds in
Support of Farmers with Disabilities.
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May 11, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report, Hard Times in the Heartland:
Health Care in Rural America...
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May 8, 2009
Pennsylvania working closely with federal partners to contain impact of swine
flu: Federal Health and Human Services Department declares a Public Health
Emergency.
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2008 Health Insurance Status Survey.
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PA DOH Refugee Health Program.
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Healthy Eating, Active Communities: Phase I Evaluation Findings 2005-2008.
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Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities: Challenges,
Promising Practices and Recommendations.
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Community Health Centers in an Era of Health System Reform and Economic
Downturn: Prospects and Challenges.
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New Campaign Helps Americans Deal with Stressful Times.
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Grocery Chain to Introduce Healthy Foods Identification Program.
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The Nurse as Health Care Innovator.
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Reports and Other Resources on Trends in Children's Health Coverage.
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Nonprofit Web Site Satisfaction Increases Donations, Volunteering, Loyalty,
Report Finds.
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Study Finds Insurance Coverage for All Could Reduce Health Disparities.
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Family History of Asthma Boosts Odds Almost 6 Times.
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Experience Corps: Health Outcomes of Participation.
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Screening for Skin Cancer.
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May 5, 2009
HRSA’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs
has published information regarding use of the 340B Drug Pricing Program during
a public health emergency.
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May 2, 2009
Findings Brief #88 "The Key Role of
Sole Community Pharmacists in Their Local Healthcare Delivery Systems".
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May 1, 2009
Swine Influenza.
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Community Preventive Services.
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Diabetes Risk With Weight Gain - A New Awareness
Program.
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Consumer Health Information in Multiple Languages
Available from National Library of Medicine.
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EPA: Greenhouse Gasses Are Health Threat.
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Collecting Your Family’s Medical History Could Save
Your Child′s Life.
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10-State Project To Study Methods To Reduce Central
Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Hospital ICUs.
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What is Your State Doing to Stop Tobacco Use?
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Worsening Economy Leaves More Americans Struggling with
Medical Debt.
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NIH Offers New Ways to Track Funding
Opportunities--Tweet!
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HIV/AIDS Policy Fact Sheet.
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State of the Air: 2009.
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Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing
Hispanic-White Disparities.
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America’s Health Rankings: Our Nation At a Glance.
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Shortchanging America's Health Report.
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Americans' Health in Jeopardy Without Action by All
Sectors of Society.
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Potentially avoidable admissions cost billions:
AHRQ,The Nationwide Frequency and Costs of Potentially Preventable
Hospitalizations 2006 report.
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April 29, 2009
The National Health Policy Forum
announces the publication of two papers dealing with new Schedule H hospital
community benefit reporting requirements and their implications.
Reporting
Requirements
Implications of Sched. H
Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA)
Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service is pleased to announce that it is
seeking applicants for the 2009 Faculty Loan Repayment Program.
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April 28, 2009
Dental care costs burden American
families.
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April 27, 2009
The new Kaiser Daily Global
Health Policy Report.
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April 24, 2009
2008 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s
Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce Report.
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New Report: What Works in Management of Chronic Care?
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Poison Help Web Site Launched.
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Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
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Can eating fruits and vegetables help people to manage
their weight?
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Flowers Hospital: Nearing Perfection on Core Measures.
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Teen Dietary Habits Related to Those of Parents.
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Metabolomics Links Compounds to Prostate Cancer.
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How Ozone Harms Lungs.
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April 23, 2009
Consumer Health Information in
Multiple Languages Available from National Library of Medicine.
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April 21, 2009
Modern Healthcare: The Top 25
Women in Healthcare.
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April 20, 2009
A new policy brief is available
from the RUPRI Center: Loss of Community Pharmacies Since 2006: State
Experiences.
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April 17, 2009
Recommended Immunization 2009
Schedules Released .
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Shortchanging America's Health 2009: A State-by-State
Look at How Federal Public Health Dollars Are Spent and Key State Health Facts.
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Increasing Access to Dental Care in Medicaid: Targeted
Programs for Four Populations.
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School Based Emergency Preparedness Report.
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Are You Troubled with Sleep Apnea?
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Links Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risks.
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Whooping Cough What You Need To Know.
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Report Finds Nonprofit Hospitals Provide Varying Levels
of Community Benefits.
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Rethinking Medicaid’s Financing Role for Medicare
Enrollees.
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April 14, 2009
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the 14 communities around the nation
that have been chosen for the Agency’s Care Transitions Project, seeking to
eliminate unnecessary hospital readmissions.
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April 13, 2009
Information about Health
Information Technology (HIT) Incentives and State Grants from the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 HITEACH Act.
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April 9, 2009
The American Cancer Society’s
Research Department is recruiting a diverse group of 500,000 adults across the
US and Puerto Rico for a new research study, the Cancer Prevention Study-3
(CPS-3).
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(CPS-3) overview info...
April 7, 2009
Top 10 Rural Issues for Health
Care Reform.
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April 6, 2009
Rural Coverage Gaps Decline
Following Public Health Insurance Expansions (Policy Brief).
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April 5, 2009
Sole Community Pharmacies and Part
D Participation: Implications for Rural Residents (Findings Brief).
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April 3, 2009
COBRA Continuation Coverage
Assistance Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Healthy People 2020 Public Comment Website.
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The Oncofertility Consortium is a website for consumers
and providers to learn more about the impact cancer treatment...
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Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes. More info...
Kids Walk-to-School, CDC's Nutrition and Physical
Activity Program to support the national goal of better health.
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Tobacco Control: How Does Your State Rate? More info...
Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health
Plans: Who Really Benefits? More info...
Improving Child Nutrition Policy: Insights from the
National USDA Study of School Food Environments.
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More Nonelderly Americans Face Problems Affording
Prescription Drugs.
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April 2, 2009
CMS has organized a National
Medicaid Dental Town Hall Forum scheduled for Monday, April 6, 2009 from 1:00 -
5:00 p.m. (EDT).
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April 1, 2009
Implementation of Telepharmacy in
Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety.
Policy Brief..
Full report..
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