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Text Box: Tennessee Database to Collect Stroke Treatment, Outcomes Data Text Box: Tennessee is creating a stroke registry designed to help providers identify and address weaknesses in stroke care, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. Created under legislation signed into law in June, the registry will include data on stroke outcomes and treatment patterns, including information on whether providers administer clot-dissolving medications and whether patients are transported to the hospital in an ambulance or by other means. Although participation in the registry is voluntary, state officials hope to enroll as many hospitals as possible. To date, 15 hospitals have signed up to report data. East Tennessee State University's College of Public and Allied Health will create the $30,000 registry and plans to tap faculty members, graduate students and volunteers to help launch and maintain the database (Bregel, Chattanooga Times Free Press, 7/15/08).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rural Health Association of TN (RHAT) Conference is an annual event, whose purpose is to educate participants about concerns affecting rural Tennessee. The goal of this year’s conference is to recognize and highlight the rural connections that comprise a healthy community. Our rural communities are like an orchestra with many different instruments and we sound beautiful when we cooperate and collaborate in together in concert in providing health care to rural Tennesseans.  Those who live and work in rural areas know the importance of the connections we make everyday; we are all connected, whether we realize it or not. Through this conference, we hope to showcase our “connectivity” and its impact.

Rural Health Association of Tennessee: 14th Annual Conference, "Rural Connections 2008: Health Partners in Concert"

What about the NRHA Rural Minority and Multicultural Health Conference?

December 11-12, 2008

Albuquerque, NM

Early Bird Registration Deadline:  November 7th, 2008

One of the only meetings in the nation to focus on rural minority and multicultural health issues, this event offers attendees the opportunity to meet with peers and experts who share unique concerns and interests. This conference is designed to benefit those who are dedicated to bringing quality health care and health care services to this underserved and often under-represented portion of the rural population. The sessions will showcase new ways to look at promising traditional health practices and customs in rural minority and multicultural communities so they can be replicated in other practices.

 

Check in at their website to register.

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

This HRSA Request for Proposals encourages the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack essential care services.  The emphasis of the grant program is on service delivery through collaboration, requiring the grantee to form a consortium with at least two additional partners.  Find Out More at the announcement web page.

Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change

Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change seeks to improve the quality of health care provided to patients from racial and ethnic backgrounds likely to experience disparities.
Finding Answers will: Text Box: grant funds to discover and evaluate practical and replicable solutions designed to reduce and eliminate disease-specific racial and ethnic health care disparities; Text Box: focus on interventions aimed at health care delivery for one or more of the following health concerns: cardiovascular disease, depression and/or diabetes; Text Box: conduct systematic reviews of the literature regarding racial and ethnic health care disparities interventions; and Text Box: disseminate results from these research efforts and systematic reviews to encourage health care systems to address racial and ethnic gaps in care. Find out more by reading the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Call for Proposals.