Nominate an exceptional nurse today Nomination form attached. march of dimes

  Each year in the U.S., more than 500,000 babies are born prematurely and an estimated 28,000 children die before their first birthday. In response to this national public health crisis, the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) is

Safety net Facility Improvements   Program web site

Health centers are community based organizations that provide populations who have limited access to health care with basic primary and preventive care. These include low income populations, the uninsured, those with limited English proficiency, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, individuals and

   The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS ) Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is pleased to announce the availability of an American Indian Alaska Native Community Award for American Indian and Alaska Native community members who are engaged, or

 This is an officialCDC Health AdvisoryDistributed via Health Alert NetworkAugust 4, 2010, 19 55 EST (7 55 PM EST)Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Virus InfectionsSummaryInfluenza A (H3N2) virus infections have been recently detected in people in a number of states acrossthe

Community Members Providers My name is Brittany Williams, and I am a student in the Master’s in Clinical Psychology program at the University of Alaska Anchorage.  I am currently working on my Master’s Thesis and would appreciate assistance in completing

View NACHC's Trainings and Technical Assistance Education Calendar Trainings and Technical Assistance Training Schedule for the week of July 12, 2010   Upcoming NACHC Training Offerings Regional Training Seminars Online Trainings  Register online to Learn more Looking for…         Financial management

Dear Health Centers    Text4baby is a free mobile health education service that provides underserved pregnant women and mothers with an infant under one year of age with free, evidence based, brief health messages.  An educational program led by the

CMS creates new EHR incentive program website In an effort to provide the public with current, extensive information regarding EHR incentive programs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have created a website for this purpose. The website contains An

This video was created by Eastern Aleutian Tribes in Honor of National Health Center Week 2010. What a tremendous presentation and celebration of health.   http www.youtube.com watch?v=8nbBww_XqCs

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced a change in the Affordable Care Act that now gives tax breaks to health care professionals who work in underserved communities on their 2009 and future federal income tax returns. This is an

Dear Health Leaders, HHS has set up an Affordable Care Act bulletin.  Below is information on how to sign up for future bulletins, including State specific information. All the Best, Dale   Dale M. Bates, MPH, REHS, CHTP   CDR,

National Network for Oral Health Access presents   Registration is now open for the 2010 National Primary Oral Health Conference This year's conference will take place October 24–27, 2010, at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Kissimmee Orlando, Florida. The theme

Primary care providers in remote areas have easier access to state hospital’s telemedicine The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration gave API a $221,000 grant to open a “walk in” type open access clinic, where services are accessible

HHS Grant Opportunities   Administration for Children & Families Announces $42 M Competitive Grants for Native American Communities and Organizations Community based projects that promote economic and social self sufficiency and cultural preservation for Amercian Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians,

A New Era for Community Health   NWRPCA 2010 Spring Primary Care Conference   Special Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jack Geiger   May 22 25, 2010 Portland, Oregon          Registration is now open click here to register       With the

Alaska MEDEX Northwest Open House   Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 5 00 to 8 00 p.m. 4500 Diplomacy Drive, Suite 305 Food and Refreshments will be served.   5 00 p.m. Meet Anchorage Class 1 7 00 p.m. Guest

Please note the HRSA NELRP program application was extended to March 11, 2010. Details can be found at their website (click here).

  Chapter One Health Center Fundamentals Available OnlineThe National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) has been charged with developing practice management resources related to Health Center oral health programs. The first chapter in our Operations Manual, “Health Center Fundamentals,”

  SOCIAL SECURITY   Please join the Social Security Administration on November 4 for a national webinar – “Social Security for Wounded Warriors.” During the webinar, you can learn more about Social Security benefit programs and the expedited processing of

The new HRSA funded Health Workforce Information Center, www.healthworkforceinfo.org, will provide free access to the most recent resources on the nation's health workforce in one easy to use online location.   "HRSA is pleased to have the University of North

The  tough two-year journey to achieve the reauthorization of the health center program reached its final destination in Congress today. After the Senate unanimously passed H.R. 1343, the Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008, yesterday, the House did the same this evening.

Including the capital funding various individual clinics received, a total of $9.6 million in state funding was appropriated for CHCs for FY09 $1.35 million operating ($1 million proposed for workforce recruitment retention and $350,000 designated for senior access) $2.5 million