News

Grants and Funding

Primary Care Training and Enhancement-Residency Training in Mental and Behavioral Health NOFO

New Funding Opportunity Available! Primary Care Training and Enhancement-Residency Training in Mental and Behavioral Health (HRSA-23-099) Application deadline is Tuesday, November 15, 2022. VIEW GRANT Purpose: To train primary care residents in the prevention, identification, diagnosis, treatment, and referral of services for mental and behavioral health conditions. Eligible entities include: Accredited public or nonprofit private hospitals; Schools of allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine; Residency programs accredited by the Accreditation

October 11, 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: Boosting with an mRNA vaccine offers better protection in people who received two doses of CoronaVac

COVID-19: Boosting with an mRNA vaccine offers better protection in people who received two doses of CoronaVac by Barcelona Institute for Global Health One year after mass vaccination against COVID-19 was launched, inactivated virus vaccines accounted for half of the doses administered worldwide. Now, a large observational study performed in Brazil and co-led by Fiocruz and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), shows that in people who initially received

October 7, 2022

News

HRSA Funding Development of New Rural Residency Programs

HRSA Funding Development of New Rural Residency Programs Applications Due January 27. The Health Resources and Services Administration will make 15 awards of up $750,000 each for organizations developing new, sustainable rural residency programs that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The Rural Residency Planning and Development Program provides start-up funding to support the creation of new rural residency programs or rural track programs in family

October 6, 2022

Grants and Funding

Apply Now! Rural Health Network Development Planning Funding Opportunity

Rural Health Network Development Planning Funding Opportunity The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) has announced a funding opportunity that supports the planning and development of integrated health care networks seeking to expand access and improve quality of care in rural communities. HRSA plans to award 20 grants to rural communities as part of this funding opportunity. Successful award recipients of the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program will

October 5, 2022

Grants and Funding

Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program

Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program LinkView Program Website SponsorsOffice of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), U.S. Department of Education DeadlinesNov 3, 2022 Contact Julius Cotton202.245.6288Julius.Cotton@ed.gov Tawanda Avery202.987.1782Mental.Health@ed.gov Purpose The Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program provides funding to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in high need schools and local educational agencies (LEAs). Applicants must propose a school-based mental health partnership established

October 5, 2022

Grants and Funding

BPHC Bulletin: HRSA Makes $25 Million Available to Reduce Health Disparities in Maternal Health Care

HRSA made up to $25 million available for HRSA-funded health centers to increase equitable access to maternal health care in underserved communities. Award recipients will develop and pilot innovative models of care delivery to improve health outcomes and address clinical and health-related social needs for patients at the highest risk of maternal morbidity and mortality. This funding will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis

October 5, 2022

News

Emotional exhaustion among US health care workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2021.

Emotional exhaustion among US health care workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2021. October 5, 2022Sexton JB, Adair KC, Proulx J, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(9):e2232748. The COVID-19 pandemic increased symptoms of physician burnout, including emotional exhaustion, which can increase patient safety risks. This cross-sectional study examined emotional exhaustion among healthcare workers at two large health care systems in the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents reported increases in emotional exhaustion

October 5, 2022

Medicare

October NTP Medicare Update & Education Webinar

NTP Medicare Update & Education Webinar October 13, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET Join us as we share Medicare updates and information about NTP resources and training materials to prepare for Open Enrollment (October 15) The active Request for Information “Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs” National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15—October 15) Prescription Drug Take Back Day (October 29) Breast Cancer Awareness Month We’ll also

October 5, 2022