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News from the Az Center for Rural Health,Arizona's State Office of Rural Health
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COVID-19 Updates
UArizona Partnership with State of ArizonaBegins Providing COVID-19 Antibody TestsArizona Center for Rural Health - COVID-19Rural Resource DirectoryCOVID-19 Literature and Research Resourcesfor Emergency Medical Services (EMS)Arizona SURGELINE: Expediting interfacility transfer of patients with COVID-19 with ongoing state-wide surveillance of inpatient bed availability and realtime consultation to providers on managing COVID-19 patients.Training Video for First Responders - The College of Public Health’s faculty
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has taken the initiative to support first responders.
COVID - 19 Demographic and Economic Resources - United States CensusBureau
Recommendations for Administering Naloxone During COVID-19
Join our next AzCRH Webinar on May 21at Noon AZ TimeSUD/OUD Treatment in Primary Care: The RuralHealth Center Experience with presenters, AndrewLewandowski, Da-Nell Pedersen, and J. JonathanBenitez.
Register Now for the 47th Annual Arizona Rural HealthConference July 30-31, 2020!AzCRH will convene its 47th Annual Rural Health Conference virtually and ifpossible on site at the High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff, AZ.
Registration, Exhibit & Sponsorship FeesRegister HEREExhibit Opportunities (PDF form)Sponsorship Opportunities (PDF form)Call for Presentations Criteria
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Help
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Arizona is working to help countiesredistribute Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPE) to sites in most needduring the COVID-19"coronavirus" pandemic. If you haveextra PPE, please donate to your localcounty health department or hospitals.Click on your county link below for directions. Thank you for helping our sharedcommunity.
Community Health Worker/Representative Opioid Overdose &Naloxone Use TrainingMany in our communities are struggling with accidentalopioid overdoses. Opioids are heroin, prescription drugslike hydrocodone and oxycodone, and other drugs withfentanyl (a strong and potentially lethal opioid).
The Arizona Center for Rural Health offers in-persontraining to learn about opioid use and how to useNaloxone to save a life. Find out how you can supportfriends and family members who are at-risk for overdose and how to connect themto resources.
Who? Arizona Community Health Workers/Representatives and Promotoresde SaludWant a training? Visit: https://is.gd/naloxonetrainingQuestions? Contact Elena Cameron: [email protected].
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May 12, 2020 : UArizona Health Sciences awarded $1.35M in COVID-19 relieffunds for rural hospitals in ArizonaMay 11, 2020 : Lawmakers press Congress for more relief cash for rural AmericaMay 5, 2020 : Navajo Nation Is Behind Only New York and New Jersey in Rates ofCOVID-19 Infection. What Happened?April 30, 2020 : UArizona Partnership with State of Arizona Begins ProvidingCOVID-19 Antibody TestsApril 27, 2020 : University of Arizona to start antibody testing this weekApr 27, 2020 : PBS Video: Why Navajo Nation is especially vulnerable to COVID-19Apr 25, 2020 : Rural Matters — Coronavirus and the Navajo NationApr 20, 2020 : COVID-19 Support Grants available to qualifying organizationsacross ArizonaApr 17, 2020 : ‘The worst is yet to come.’ How COVID-19 could wipe out manyrural hospitalsApr 15, 2020 : Hospitals near ‘financial extinction’ from limits to prep for COVID-19Apr 15, 2020 : Almost 40% of Arizonans live in ‘health care shortage’ areasApr 14, 2020 : Governor Ducey Announces Partnership with UArizona for AntibodyTests For Health Professionals, First Responders
NOTE: Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, in-person events have beencancelled, modified or postponed. May 15 2020 : Strategies to Reopen Tribal Casinos 100% Smoke-Free” webinarMay 20 2020 : COVID-19 and the Impact on Communities of Color: Our Nation'sInequities ExposedMay 20 2020 : Sheltering In Place, Intimate Partner Violence, and the HealthcareResponse Webinar May 21 2020 : AzCRH Webinar: SUD/OUD Treatment in Primary Care: The RuralHealth Center Experience
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May 26 2020 : Tech Talk Tuesdays: Managing Vulnerable Rural Populations andCOVID-19 Jun 3 2020 : 2020 Region D SORH Regional Partnership MeetingJun 9 2020 : 18th Annual Western Regional Flex Conference (Postponed)Jun 11 2020 : 2020 20th Annual EMS Odyssey Conference (cancelled) Jun 23 2020 : Abstraction WorkshopJul 30 2020 : 47th Annual Arizona Rural Health ConferenceAug 20 2020 : 5th Annual Rural Women’s Health Symposium (new date)Aug 27 2020 : 2020 2nd Annual Native American and Rural Emergency MedicineConference (Postponed)
Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program Facilitates access to capital funding and reduces financing costs for health centersby guaranteeing up to 80% of financing needed to support capital infrastructureprojects.Geographic coverage: NationwideApplications accepted on an ongoing basisSponsors: Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and ServicesAdministration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Summer Food Service Program Funding to provide free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-incomeareas get the nutrition they need during the summer months.Geographic coverage: NationwideApplications accepted on an ongoing basisSponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program Grants and technical assistance to help individuals and communities recover fromnatural and human-caused disasters through community outreach and access tomental health services.Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
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Applications accepted on an ongoing basisSponsors: Federal Emergency Management Agency, SAMHSA Disaster TechnicalAssistance Center, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
PCORI COVID-19 Targeted Funding Funding to support innovative studies in patient-engaged and patient-centeredcomparative clinical effectiveness research and the impact of COVID-19.Geographic coverage: NationwideApplication Deadline: May 26, 2020Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Establishment of HRSA Tribal Advisory Council and Request for TribalDelegate Member Nominations - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 6, 2020HRSA is soliciting comments and recommendations regarding its intent to establishthe HRSA Tribal Advisory Council (TAC) and is seeking nominations of qualifiedtribal officials as candidates for consideration for appointment as voluntary delegatemembers of the HRSA TAC. The HRSA TAC will engage in regular and meaningful collaboration and consultationwith tribal officials on policies that have tribal implications and a substantial directeffect on Indian tribes. The HRSA TAC will be the vehicle for acquiring a broad rangeof tribal views, determining the impact of HRSA programs on the AmericanIndian/Alaska Native health systems and population, developing innovativeapproaches to deliver health care and assisting with effective tribal consultations.HRSA is also seeking nominations of qualified candidates to fill up to 12 positions onthe HRSA TAC; one authorized tribal representative (and one designated alternate)from each of the 12 Indian Health Service geographic areas. For more information, visit the Federal Register Notice here. The Federal RegisterNotice extending the nomination deadline to July 6, 2020 can be found here.
HHS Begins Distribution of Payments to Hospitals with High COVID-19
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Admissions, Rural Providers. On May 1, the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services (HHS) announced that it is processing payments from the ProviderRelief Fund to hospitals with large numbers of COVID-19 inpatient admissionsthrough April 10, 2020, and to rural providers in support of the national response toCOVID-19. Recipients of the $10 billion rural distribution will include, rural acute caregeneral hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Health Clinics(RHCs), and Community Health Centers located in rural areas.
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy FAQs for COVID-19. A set of FrequentlyAsked Questions (FAQs) from our grantees and stakeholders, updated regularly. Next Stimulus Needs to Help Us, Small Cities and Counties SayNinety-five percent of the nation’s counties got left out of the March stimuluspackage. Cities and counties are organizing to make sure they fare better with thenext proposal.https://www.dailyyonder.com/next-stimulus-needs-to-help-us-small-cities-and-counties-say/2020/05/08/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=5-08-20
Rural Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019. The Rural Health Information Hubhas created a guide to help you learn about activities underway to address COVID-19.
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Cover photo: Duncan, AZ, by Dan DerksenCopyright © 2020 The University of Arizona Center for Rural Health, All rights reserved.
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