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- 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...
00 - 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...
- October 1, 2014
Huge thanks to our 2014 conference sponsors!!
Read moreEach year the Colorado Rural Health Center hosts its Annual Rural Health Conference. This is an important event for CRHC members, partner organizations and other healthcare professionals to be educated and create dialogue around rural healthcare issues. We would like to extend enormous thanks to this year’s conference sponsors! ...
- October 1, 2014
Cavities Get Around
Read moreWith back-to-school season in full swing, it’s important for kids to take into the classroom what helps them learn and grow—including a healthy smile. Did you know cavities get around? Yes, it’s true. Cavities in children’s baby teeth can spread to their adult teeth, causing pain, problems eating, school...
- September 25, 2014
- September 25, 2014
