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- November 14, 2014
Are you Missing a Nurse in the Board Room?
Read moreHospitals and clinics that do not count a nurse among their board members are missing an essential perspective for making board decisions. Every member of the board brings personal experience and perspective, but only a nurse knows the environment in which patient care is delivered 24/7. The nurse is...
00 - November 14, 2014
HPSA UPDATE
Read moreAs many of you are aware, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is making major changes in the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) application system and process. The current HPSA Application System (ASAPS) has been decommissioned and the new system (SDMS) will not begin accepting applications until December 2014...
- November 14, 2014
National Rural Health Day is almost here!
Read moreJoin the celebration of rural! Open House Celebration Please join us in celebrating National Rural Health Day! Open house activities include mini tours, educational booths, networking, a hot cocoa bar and more. Thursday November 20th, 2-5:30pm Colorado Rural Health Center Office 3033 S. Parker Road, Suite 606 Aurora, CO...
- November 11, 2014
November is National Diabetes Month
Read moreNovember is National Diabetes Month Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:38 AM PST This November, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) and its partners are proud to support National Diabetes Month 2014. Throughout National Diabetes Month, the NDEP and its partners will promote “Be Smart About Your Heart: Control the...
- November 11, 2014
American Lung Health Disparities Program
Read moreThe Health Disparities Program seeks to reduce health disparities among Colorado’s rural population by promoting early detection and effective treatment and disease management for respiratory diseases such as asthma, COPD, and lung cancer. The project will take a two-pronged approach of educating the public through a media campaign and...
- November 3, 2014
Celebrating National Rural Health Day!
Read moreThe Colorado Rural Health Center is once again preparing its National Rural Health Day celebrations! National Rural Health Day is an opportunity to “Celebrate the Power of Rural” by honoring the selfless, community-minded, “can do” spirit of that prevails in rural America. It also gives us a chance to...
- October 14, 2014
- October 14, 2014
Site Re-certification Closes November 3
Read moreThe NHSC recently notified (via email) sites that must recertify in order to extend their status as an NHSC-approved site for the next 3 years. The recertification application cycle will close on November 3, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Please note that the next application cycle for new NHSC...
- October 14, 2014
Are you Missing a Nurse in the Board Room?
Read moreHospitals and clinics that do not count a nurse among their board members are missing an essential perspective for making board decisions. Every member of the board brings personal experience and perspective, but only a nurse knows the environment in which patient care is delivered 24/7. The nurse is...
- October 2, 2014
Colorado Provider Recruitment Attending AAFP Scientific Assembly
Read moreThe Colorado Rural Health Center’s workforce recruitment program, Colorado Provider Recruitment (CPR), will be exhibiting at the upcoming American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Scientific Assembly on October 23rd – October 25th, 2014 in Washington DC. This event is the country’s largest annual meeting of Family Physicians, and CPR...
