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February 2012

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HRSA Spotlight

Helping Veterans & Their Families

If you can save a life in Afghanistan, you can save a life in an ambulance.The challenge to HRSA programs: Help veterans transition to civilian health care careers.

In October 2011, the President asked

  • Community Health Centers to hire 8,000 veterans – approximately one veteran per health center site – over the next three years,
  • Physician Assistant training programs to make it easier for veterans to build on their military medical training and become physician assistants, and 
  • Nurse training programs to better align enlisted health care training and nursing academic credit.

Learn more about HRSA’s response to the challenge: Helping Veterans & Their Families

Get ready for National Poison Prevention Week, March 18-24, 2012

It’s the 50th anniversary of National Poison Prevention Week, a great time to program your mobile phone with the toll-free Poison Help number (800-222-1222).

Whether you have an emergency or just a question about medicines, food, plants, insect bites, chemicals or any kind of poisoning, call Poison Help to be connected with your local poison center – one of 57 nationwide supported by HRSA. Calls are free, confidential and services are provided in 161 languages.

More people in the U.S. die from poisoning than motor vehicle accidents.  About 91 percent of poisonings happen at home. Half involve children younger than 6, but more than 70 percent of poisoning deaths occur in adults between 20 and 59; 20 percent in older adults.

Learn how you can protect your family at Poison Help and order Poison Help magnets and stickers.

Press Releases

02/21/2012 - We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Announces Steps to Boost the Rural Economy, Promote Job Creation

02/13/2012 - New health care law helps expand primary care physician workforce

02/07/2012 - We can’t wait: Administration announces new steps to fight Alzheimer’s disease

New Grant Opportunities

HRSA-12-164  Rural Health Research Center Cooperative Agreement

HRSA-12-080 Dental Reimbursement Program

HRSA-12-162 Ryan White States/Territories Part B Supplemental

More Grants >

Upcoming Events and Webinars

03/08/12 - Bureau of Primary Health Care: Technical Assistance - Mid-Year Progress Reporting - 1:30-3:30pm ET - Details 

03/23/12 - Webinar: Health IT - "Tips for Using Health IT for Patient Safety" - 2:00pm ET - Register Online 

 

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