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- August 13, 2013
State legislative tool kit: Mental health first aid
Read moreIn response to rising local and state interest in improving the awareness, recognition and ability to appropriately respond to the needs of persons experiencing symptoms of a mental illness or who may be in crisis, the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council) and Mental Health First Aid—USA offers resources designed...
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In nursing homes, an epidemic of poor dental hygiene
Read moreKatherine Ford visited her father, Dean Piercy, a World War II veteran with dementia, at a nursing home in Roanoke, Va., for months before she noticed the dust on his electric toothbrush. His teeth, she found, had not been brushed recently, so she began doing it herself after their...
- August 13, 2013
State participation in the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid eligibility
Read moreVisit the following link to hover your mouse over a map of the United States to see state wide expansion statuses and the impact of the expansion of Medicaid eligibility on the uninsured; data courtesy of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
- August 13, 2013
Richest resort counties rank worst for health coverage
Read moreTwo ritzy resort counties in Colorado have made a list of the 50 worst counties in the U.S. for working people who are living without health insurance. Eagle County, home to swanky Vail and Beaver Creek, ranked 42nd worst among U.S. counties with nearly 29 percent of people who...
- August 13, 2013
Oregon delays wide access to Obamacare insurance exchange
Read moreThe online insurance exchange that Oregon established under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law will not allow residents to sign up for coverage on their own when enrollment begins nationwide on Oct. 1, state officials say. The state is the first to say it won’t be open for all comers by...
- August 13, 2013
Building health places: Three models in Colorado
Read moreHealthy Places: Designing an Active Colorado is a five-year, $4.5 million initiative sponsored by the Colorado Health Foundation (CHF). The goal of Colorado’s Healthy Places initiative is to reduce and prevent obesity by fostering a built environment where it is easy to walk, play, and engage in daily activities...
- August 13, 2013
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Key design decisions for state-based exchanges
Read moreThe Affordable Care Act requires the establishment of new health insurance marketplaces — known as exchanges — in every state by October 1, 2013. This report examines key design decisions made by the 17 states and the District of Columbia that chose to establish a state-based exchange. The analysis...
- August 13, 2013
Colorado Health Service Corps Loan Repayment application cycle opens September 1st
Read moreThe Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) Loan Repayment Program fall 2013 application cycle will open September 1, 2013. The application cycle is open for one month, closing on September 30, 2013. Don’t let your providers miss their opportunity for loan repayment! The CHSC provides loan repayment to fully trained...
- August 13, 2013
NIMHD social, behavioral, health services, and policy research on minority health and health disparities (R01) grant
Read moreFunding Opportunity Number: RFA-MD-13-006 The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit innovative social, behavioral, health services, and policy research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to the elimination of health disparities. Projects may involve primary data collection or secondary analysis of existing datasets. Projects that...
- August 13, 2013
NINDS phase III investigator-initiated efficacy clinical trials (U01) grant
Read moreFunding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-278 The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide a vehicle for submitting grant applications to conduct multi-site, randomized, controlled, Phase 3 clinical trials to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The trials may address questions within the mission and...
