HHS Announces Nearly $35 Million To Strengthen Mental Health Support for Children and Young Adults The announcement is part of a new HHS-wide initiative to tackle the nation’s mental health crisis. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Office of Minority Health (OMH)—announced nearly $35 million in funding opportunities to strengthen and expand community mental

REMINDER: Letters of intent from those intending to bid are due by Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 3 p.m. EDT. The Learn More Breathe Better® Community Subcontract Program is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) to further implementation of the COPD National Action Plan. Organizations nationwide are invited to submit proposals focused on increasing awareness about COPD and encouraging actions that reduce its burden. The primary goal of

    HRSA Works to Expand Health Care Access and Resources in Underserved Populations In February, HRSA announced the winners of the Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention Challenge, $66.5 million to support community-based vaccine outreach efforts, more than $560 million in pandemic relief payments to health care providers, funding to increase virtual care quality and access, and new funding to support primary care residency programs. In February, the Health Resources and Services

  Advancing Heart Health It’s widely recognized that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. In fact, one person dies approximately every 30 seconds from heart disease in this country. Primary care practices, where most patients get their care, are the first line of defense in protecting patients at risk of heart disease,

    In rural America, access to healthcare can be hard to reach. Hospitals are few and far between and healthcare providers are often overwhelmed, especially recently during the COVID-19 pandemic. In rural areas, COPD, the third leading cause of disease-related death in the U.S., sees higher mortality rates than in urban areas. This is partially because rural Americans have higher smoking rates, less access to cessation services as compared

Decades of AHRQ research studies, extensive consultation with stakeholders and results from a primary care research summit have identified research needs central to transforming primary care and achieving a high-performing healthcare system that serves all Americans and advances health equity, according to an Annals of Family Medicine commentary by AHRQ experts. According to AHRQ’s Arlene Bierman, M.D., M.S., Bob McNellis, M.P.H., P.A., and Sebastian Tong, M.D., M.P.H., primary care research

New in the Rural Monitor More from the Rural Monitor     From Idea to Reality: Federal Funding Supports Quapaw Nation’s Community Paramedicine Programby Kay Miller Temple, MDBy leveraging federal COVID-related funding, the Qaupaw Nation now serves its local residents with a new community paramedicine program. Current program data indicates that it’s bringing significant cost savings, along with valuable information for future local healthcare delivery decision-making. Most importantly, the program