- Social Factors Help Explain Worse Cardiovascular Health among Adults in Rural Vs. Urban Communities
- Reducing Barriers to Participation in Population-Based Total Cost of Care (PB-TCOC) Models and Supporting Primary and Specialty Care Transformation: Request for Input
- Secretary Kennedy Renews Public Health Emergency Declaration to Address National Opioid Crisis
- 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule
- Rural America Faces Growing Shortage of Eye Surgeons
- NRHA Continues Partnership to Advance Rural Oral Health
- Comments Requested on Mobile Crisis Team Services: An Implementation Toolkit Draft
- Q&A: What Are the Challenges and Opportunities of Small-Town Philanthropy?
- HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson, Joined by Co-Chair of the Congressional Black Maternal Health Caucus Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, Announces New Funding, Policy Action, and Report to Mark Landmark Year of HRSA's Enhancing Maternal Health Initiative
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces $60 Million Investment for Adding Early Morning, Night, and Weekend Hours at Community Health Centers
- Volunteer Opportunity for HUD's Office of Housing Counseling Tribe and TDHE Certification Exam
- Who Needs Dry January More: Rural or Urban Drinkers?
- Rural Families Have 'Critical' Need for More Hospice, Respite Care
- Rural Telehealth Sees More Policy Wins, but Only Short-Term
- States Help Child Care Centers Expand in Bid To Create More Slots, Lower Prices
Rural-Urban Differences In Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
In the U.S., severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMMM) is climbing—a reality that is especially challenging for rural communities, which face declining access to obstetric services. Using data for 2007-15 from the National Inpatient Sample, the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center analyzed SMMM during childbirth hospitalizations among rural and urban residents. Read more here.
New Map Shows State-Level Legislation to Address Health Care Workforce Shortages
In 2019, more than 40 states introduced legislation describing the procedures, actions, and processes that a health care practitioner is permitted to undertake in keeping with the terms of their professional licensure. This new interactive map shows recent scope of practice legislation by state. The map was created by the National Conference of State Legislatures, supported by cooperative agreement between the Health Resources and Services Administration and the National Organizations of State and Local Health Officials. Read more here.
HRSA National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
In collaboration with the U.S Census Bureau, the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis provides a comprehensive view of the nurse workforce with data on demographics, educational attainment, licenses and certifications, and employment characteristics in all U.S. states. The survey is the work of the Bureau of Health Workforce at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Read more here.
Comments Requested: Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
The Department of Health and Human Services, led by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, released the draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public comment. This plan, which was developed in collaboration with over 25 federal organizations, is intended to guide federal health information technology (IT) activities. Read more here.
NCHN 2020 Annual Educational Conference
NCHN is excited to announce that conference registration is now open!
Embassy Suites by Hilton
Minneapolis Dountown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pre-Conference Workshop – April 21, 2020
Conference – April 21-23, 2020
Welcome Reception – April 21, 2020
Evening Networking Event – April 22, 2020
MLB: Minnesota Twins vs. Seattle Mariners Baseball Game
You can visit the conference website to view the agenda, read speaker bios, explore the hotel and more.
Registration Fee: $595 (NCHN Member) / $695 (Non-Member)
Registration fee includes: Tuesday Night Reception, 2 Lunches; Beverage Breaks; Wednesday Night Networking Event & access to the conference mobile app.
Pre-Conference Grant Writing Workshop Fee:
NCHN Member:$125
Non – Member: $175
Workshop fee includes: Access to the mobile app.
Room Rates:
$179 + tax/ night (single/double)
*Rates are available 3 days pre + post event, subject to availability
*Deadline to reserve your room is March 30, 2020
Please use this event specific link to make your reservations.
Parking:
Valet Parking: $46/night
After you register, please watch your email for an invitation to download the mobile event app. The app contains information useful prior to arriving in Minneapolis, including weather, transportation, site-seeing & dining.
For more information please contact:
Linda K. Weiss at lweiss@nchn.org / 217-549-4121
Resource Guide for Fluoride Varnish & Silver Diamine Fluoride
The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center recently published the Fluoride Varnish and Silver Diamine Fluoride Resource Guide that was funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The guide is to help professionals and consumers learn more about these products to promote oral health and prevent oral disease by providing professional education and training, materials on data and surveillance and public education.
Nurses Get It Done!
Nurses are critical members of the immunization team and have a powerful role to play in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. The National HPV Vaccination Roundtable created the HPV Prevention: Nurses Get it Done! toolkit as an educational resource for nurses at all practice levels to empower confident initiation and completion of the HPV vaccination series. With this toolkit, nurses have easy access to educational materials including:
- HPV 101 for immunizers
- Answers to commonly asked questions about HPV vaccination
- Tips and tools to help manage shot discomfort
- Knowledge checks and practice prompts to help learners feel confident in what they learned
Nurse Practitioners Stepping Up to Fill Primary Care Need
Modern Healthcare reports that the number of nurse practitioners in the U.S. grew at an unprecedented rate, from around 91,000 in 2010 to 190,000 in 2017. Nurse practitioners are filling a primary care void, particularly in rural areas, offering a more convenient option for families in remote locations as fewer medical school graduates pursue family physician roles over other higher-paying specialties.
As Out-Of-Pocket Health Costs Rise, Insured Adults Are Seeking Less Primary Care
Visits to primary care providers by adults under the age of 65 dropped by nearly 25 percent from 2008 to 2016. Furthermore, adults who went at least a year without a single visit to a primary care provider increased from about 38 percent to 46 percent in that period. Read more.
PA Moves to Expand Coverage of Treatments for Advanced Cancers
Patients in Pennsylvania facing the most serious stage of cancer will no longer be forced to try cheaper drugs before their insurance covers other, more expensive treatments. The state House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would abolish the heavily criticized “fail first” approach for stage IV cancer, which requires patients to show no improvement with cheaper, insurance-approved drugs before moving on to more innovative approaches. Read more.