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The NHSC New Site application is open now through June 22, 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Review the Site Reference Guide (PDF - 970 KB). It has all the information you need to complete your application. Start your application: how to log in
Get help with your applicationAll webinar and Q&A sessions are in Zoom.
Review the Site Reference Guide (PDF - 970 KB). It has all the information you need to complete your application. Start your application: how to log in
- If you have a Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) Customer Service Portal, log in as the Site Point of Contact. If you do not have one, create a BHW Customer Service Portal account.
Get help with your applicationAll webinar and Q&A sessions are in Zoom.
- 2023 NHSC New Site Application Webinar – May 11, 2– 1:30 p.m. ET
Meeting ID: 160 606 3952 | (833) 568-8864 | Passcode: 89141580 - 2023 NHSC Site Application- Spanish and English Q&A Session – May 25, 12-1:30 p.m. ET
Delta Dental of Iowa FIND Dental Loan Repayment Program
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Application Process Now Open!
June 1: Set up application account
July 1: Application due date
Delta Dental of Iowa is now accepting “intent to apply” requests from interested dentists or graduating dental students for the 2023-24 dental education loan repayment application cycle.
The FIND Project provides loan repayment awards of $125,000 or $200,000 (based on the practice county) for a 5-year commitment period. As part of Delta Dental’s efforts to increase access to dental care throughout Iowa, awardees are required to allocate 35% of their patient visits to underserved populations, including 15% Medicaid-enrolled patients. Program details
are at: www.deltadentalia.com/foundation/find/
For additional information or to set-up your online application account, contact Sara Schlievert at sschlievert@deltadentalia.com or 515-261-5660.
June 1: Set up application account
July 1: Application due date
Delta Dental of Iowa is now accepting “intent to apply” requests from interested dentists or graduating dental students for the 2023-24 dental education loan repayment application cycle.
The FIND Project provides loan repayment awards of $125,000 or $200,000 (based on the practice county) for a 5-year commitment period. As part of Delta Dental’s efforts to increase access to dental care throughout Iowa, awardees are required to allocate 35% of their patient visits to underserved populations, including 15% Medicaid-enrolled patients. Program details
are at: www.deltadentalia.com/foundation/find/
For additional information or to set-up your online application account, contact Sara Schlievert at sschlievert@deltadentalia.com or 515-261-5660.
Gov. Reynolds Awards $13.5 Million To Expand Health Careers Through Apprenticeships |
Interim CMS Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Rural Location Determinations due to Census Bureau (CB) Regulatory Changes |
Pharmacists Colocated with Primary Care Physicians: Teaming up for Patient Access |
Governor Kim Reynolds awarded $13.5 million in funding for apprenticeship programs to help expand health careers across Iowa.
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CMS is implementing an interim process for making RHC rural location determinations while considering the most effective options for modifying its processes to align with the CB changes.
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The colocation of pharmacists and primary care physicians can increase access to integrated interprofessional care models. Presently, one in ten pharmacists working outside of hospitals are colocated with PCPs. This study provides information on predictors of colocation.
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Workforce Planning: How to Recruit and Retain Mental Health Workers
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Iowa Chronic Care Consortium Presents
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Community Health Worker Infographic |
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Over the course of the last three years, ICCC has invited Community Health Workers(CHWs) participating in the CHW Professional Skills course to share success stories -examples of situations the CHW assisted with that they felt especially good about or learned something important from. To date, 45 stories have been received. While each story is fascinating to read, they have been summarized and excerpted for brevity. This document highlights the information collected from these examples of CHW success in Iowa.
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Critical Access Hospital Workforce During COVID-19: Barriers and Facilitators for Recruiting and Retaining Staff |
Rural Population Health in the United States: A Chartbook |
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This brief describes findings from a survey of CAH CEOs about the specific types of staff positions for which they have had challenges with recruiting and retaining, as well as the barriers and facilitators they have experienced regarding recruiting and retaining hospital staff.
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This chartbook presents variations in U.S. population health in rural areas across all Census regions and states.
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Workforce Hero Showcase
Iowa Dentist Receives Loan Repayment Award from FIND Project to Provide Care for Underserviced Populations in Polk County
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Dr. Daniel Binkowski, a Polk County dentist who also practices in multiple locations throughout Iowa, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of an educational loan repayment award from Fulfilling Iowa’s Need for Dentists (FIND), a collaborative public-private partnership. Read more about his story here.
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Through the FIND (Fulfilling Iowa's Need for Dentists) project, Delta Dental and its Foundation collaborate with the Iowa Area Development Group, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa Department of Public Health, Aureon, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, the Iowa Dental Assocation, the State of Iowa and local Iowa communities to recruit and establish private practice dentists in rural and underserved areas in Iowa.
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The Iowa School Mental Health Hero award honors a practitioner, researcher, educator, or community partner for their defining contribution to school mental health in Iowa. After more than 20 years as a family nurse practitioner and psychiatric nurse practitioner, Sue Gehling, ARNP, MSN founded Classroom Clinic in 2019. Classroom Clinic provides rural school districts with timely and convenient access to children’s mental health services through the use of telehealth and related technologies.
Over the last three years, Classroom Clinic has worked with seven schools to provide mental health care services to 250 students.
Her vision is to improve children’s access to mental health care in rural Iowa by utilizing technology and integrating services into nontraditional places. She has been a champion of establishing cross-sector partnerships with educators, and a leader within the school-based telehealth movement here in Iowa. The Iowa School Mental Health Awards program recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to cultivating a positive mental health culture within an Iowa PreK-12 school, district, college/university, or community organization.
Over the last three years, Classroom Clinic has worked with seven schools to provide mental health care services to 250 students.
Her vision is to improve children’s access to mental health care in rural Iowa by utilizing technology and integrating services into nontraditional places. She has been a champion of establishing cross-sector partnerships with educators, and a leader within the school-based telehealth movement here in Iowa. The Iowa School Mental Health Awards program recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to cultivating a positive mental health culture within an Iowa PreK-12 school, district, college/university, or community organization.
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