Enhancing the Health Status of Rural Pennsylvanians
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>>
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- Registration is now open for sites interested in attending the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) 2012 Scholar Orientation and Placement Conference, July 19-21 in Grapevine, TX. Event organizers anticipate over 100 NHSC scholars will be in attendance, so sites are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to interview, recruit, and network with scholars currently in the placement cycle. Representatives from Primary Care Organizations and Primary Care Associations may also attend to recruit on behalf of sites that are not able to attend . . . . more >>
- The South Carolina Rural Health Research Center's Final Report: " State Policy Levers for Addressing Preventive Dental Care Disparities for Rural Children: Medicaid Reimbursement to Non-Dental Clinicians for Fluoride Varnish and Dental Hygiene Supervision in Primary Care Safety Net Settings" . . . more >>
- American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (Quad A) has been approved by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) as a “deemed” entity for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) certification . . . more >> Click here for more information about Rural Health Clinics Medicare Accreditation
- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center's (RHRC) Research Alerts:
- URAC and the LeapFrog Group announce "Excellence in Hospital Website Transparency Best Practices Awards and Acknowledgement Program." This program was created to identify outstanding hospital websites that promote transparency of quality measures in a manner that is useful and user-friendly for consumers more >>
- Apr. 5, 2012: Author, journalist and First Lady of Colorado, HELEN THORPE, to speak about her new book, Just Like Us, at Schlow Centre Region Library, in State College, Pennsylvania. This book is an account of four high school students whose lives have been impacted – and even defined – by the issue of immigration status… more >>
- USDA Rural Development's "Direct Housing Loan Program" Provides "One of a Kind" Opportunity … more>>
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces New Program to Help Primary Care Practices Use Their Workforce More Effectively … more>>
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Latest Funding Opportunities
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Application Deadline: 5/24/2012
The Federal Department of Labor's "Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program (TAACCCTGP)" will provide funding to educational institutions to expand and improve upon 2-year (or less) education and career training programs available to workers who are eligible for training under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers Program (“TAA-eligible workers”), a federal program that provides a path for employment growth and opportunity through aid to US workers who have lost their jobs as a result of foreign trade… more>> -
Registration Deadline: 4/2/2012
A "Pre-proposal Webinar" will be held on April 3, 2012 related to the Pennsylvania’s Children’s Trust Fund's (CTF) "2012 RFA #01-12" which will be issued on March 20, 2012 at: http://www.emarketplace.state.pa.us/Search.aspx. Enter Solicitation #: 01-12 (enter numbers and dash only) in the box provided.
This pre-proposal webinar will be the only opportunity for applicants to ask questions and discuss the specifics of this RFA and the application package. Attendance at the pre-proposal webinar is optional. The webinar will be coordinated by the Center for Schools and Communities and a registration link will be located on their website at www.center-school.org/ctf. . . more>> - View all Funding opportunities here