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News by Topic: Health occupations

Oct 3, 2024 - Discusses the reasons for closures of labor and delivery departments across rural Arkansas and the impact on pregnant women. Highlights doulas as potential options for filling gaps in care.
Source: THV 11
Oct 2, 2024 - Highlights the Delta Nurse Scholars program at the University of Tennessee. The program supports nursing graduates as they transition to rural or underserved hospitals in the Delta region through financial support, mentoring, and specialized training. Discusses the challenges with recruiting nurses to rural areas and the high cost of turnover.
Source: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Sep 30, 2024 - Announces $68.5 million in grant funding for mental health, workforce education, health equity, and more. Includes $11.5 million in funding for rural emergency medical services training for first responders offering care to people with substance use disorders and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Sep 30, 2024 - The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces the renewal of the Council on Graduate Medical Education. The charter is effective through September 30, 2026.
Source: Federal Register
Sep 24, 2024 - Discusses oral healthcare gaps in rural Colorado and a university's aim to close those gaps by training rural dentists. Profiles students in the program and their motivations for working in rural communities, notably mentorship, rural culture, and increasing access to oral healthcare.
Source: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Dental Medicine Newsroom
Sep 24, 2024 - Discusses efforts to reduce emergency medical service (EMS) response times for rural Arkansas residents in need of emergency care. The volunteer group has been trained with basic EMS and can respond while waiting for full EMS teams to arrive.
Source: KARK
Sep 20, 2024 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking comments on a proposed information collection project titled the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). The goal of the project is to assess the health of the population through patient use of physician and advanced practice provider offices, health centers, and to monitor the characteristics of physician and advanced practice provider practices. Comments are due by November 19, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Sep 13, 2024 - Notice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeking comments and technical review on the draft Hazard Review: Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other Outdoor Workers. The purpose of the Hazard Review document is to provide an overview of the relevant health effects literature and present evidence-based recommendations to protect outdoor workers, including farm workers, construction workers, oil and gas workers, park rangers, emergency responders, and others, from the adverse health effects of occupational exposure to wildland fire smoke. Comments are due by November 12, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Sep 11, 2024 - A new training program for Arkansas rural healthcare professionals has launched. Notes the challenge of finding training for rural workforce while also having workforce shortages. The program will offer in person as well as distance learning training courses.
Source: Talk Business & Politics
Sep 6, 2024 - Offers overview of challenges for rural pharmacies in North Carolina and across the country, highlighting a recent increase in rural pharmacy closures. Discusses reimbursement, workforce recruitment, and volume purchasing as contributors to closures.
Source: North Carolina Health News