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FY 2012 GRHA Board of Directors
President
Sallie Barker
Immediate Past President
Nannette Turner
President Elect
Denise Kornegay
Vice President
Ann Addison
Treasurer
Sheila Freeman
Secretary
Deidre Howell
Board Members
Carla Belcher
Laura Bland Gillman
Sue Nieman
Charles Owens
Chris Parker
Rhett Partin
Caroline Holley Womack
Paula Guy
Monty M. Veazey
Matt Caseman
Meet our Board of Directors
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Threats to rural health in Washington decline thanks to NRHA efforts In recent months, the rural health care safety net was threatened by proposals from members of Congress and the Administration to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
Thanks to an unprecedented effort by NRHA staff and members, the proposed modifications were not adopted. Super committee staff indicated that the strong response from rural hospitals, physicians and advocates was influential in protecting these vital facilities. The fight is not over, as sequestration looms, but major threats have subsided.
As many temporary payment adjusters are set to expire at the end of 2011 or 2012, NRHA now turns its attention to reauthorizing vital rural Medicare extenders.
Now is a critical time to continue the fight to protect the health care safety net in rural America. Join this fight at NRHA's 23rd Annual Rural Health Policy Institute Jan. 30-Feb. 1 in Washington, D.C.
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The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (S2S LRP) pilot application cycle is now open.
To learn more click here.
The S2S LRP application cycle will close on December 14, 2011
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For those of you who want to stay up to date through social networks, please like the Georgia Rural Health Association Facebook page and follow us on Twitter!
  By joining our social media sites, you have the ability to stay updated on the latest rural health information in Georgia. Please help us spread the word! Thank you for your support and feel free to contact us with any questions.
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MAG/GMGMA WORKSHOPS
The Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) in partnership with the Georgia Medical Group Management Association (GMGMA) will condut innovative CME-accredited workshops across the state in 2011.
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Drive-by Flu Shot Clinics a Great Success in North Georgia
 The holidays are a busy time of year full of travelling, shopping, social gatherings and sometimes, the flu. County public health departments in the North Georgia Health District decided to help people fit flu shots into their busy schedules by conducting drive-by flu shot clinics. This quick and convenient method of delivery allows people to stay in their vehicles to receive their flu shot: an easy and safe method of flu protection.
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Live Dec. 7 Webcast to Explore New CMS Estimates of State-by-State Health Expenditures
At Noon ET on Wednesday, December 7, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a live interactive webcast to discuss trends in state health care expenditures and the implications for national and state efforts to constrain health care costs.
The webcast will examine new state-by-state estimates of public and private health spending from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which will be published that morning in the online journal, Medicare and Medicaid Research Review. An expert panel will offer perspectives on the trends within and across states, as well as the outlook for policy efforts to control costs, including provisions of the Affordable Care Act and various state initiatives. Viewers can email questions to ask@kff.org before or during the live webcast.
The webcast will feature study lead author Gigi Cuckler, an economist with the CMS Office of the Actuary; John F. Holahan, Director of the Health Policy Research Center at The Urban Institute; and Dan Crippen, Executive Director of the National Governors Association. Larry Levitt, a Foundation Senior Vice President and Co-Executive Director of the Kaiser Initiative on Health Reform and Private Insurance, will moderate the discussion
WHEN: Wednesday, December 7 from Noon to 1 p.m. ET
Add this program to your Outlook calendar.
WHERE: Watch the live studio webcast here.
ASK: Submit questions before or during the live webcast at ask@kff.org.
Please note: If you have never viewed a webcast before, please test your media player in advance of the live webcast.
Contact: Craig Palosky- (202)347-5270- cpalosky@kff.org
Michelle Keller- (650) 234-9237- mkeller@kff.org
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Learn about Comparative Effectiveness Research on Type 2 Diabetes Treatments and Get CME/CE Credit - FREE
Are you a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physician assistant or nurse practitioner? Do you want to learn how to use the latest evidence-based research to help your diabetes patients make informed treatment decisions? Do you still need to earn CME/CE credits before the end of the year? If so, join us for an upcoming webinar on using comparative effectiveness research to help care for your patients with type 2 diabetes.
On Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. ET, National Association of Free Clinics and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will offer a free Webinar on applying diabetes comparative effectiveness research to diabetes care with underserved populations, and explore the value of shared decisionmaking around treatment options. Craig Dietz, DO, MPH, Clinical Director of General and HIV medicine at the Kansas City Free Health Clinic, and Monica Peek, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago, will identify resources and best practices to help you and your patients improve shared decisionmaking, as well as describe how to address low health literacy and cultural communication barriers among patients with type 2 diabetes.
Participants are eligible to receive 1 CME/CE credit, and there is no is no fee for attending.
To register, visit: www.primeinc.org/NAFC
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Mark Your Calendar
Georgia Rural Health Association
Rural Health Day at the Capitol
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Georgia State Capitol, South Wing
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth
2012 Annual Conference
March 14th-16 Ritz-Carlton, Reynold Plantation
Lake Oconee, GA
Society of Trauma Nurses
STN 15th Annual Conference
April 11-14, 2012
Going Coastal: Reset your Trauma Compass
Hyatt Regency Savannah
Savannah, GA
NRHA 17th Annual Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference
Dec. 7 and 8
Daytona Beach, Fla.
NRHA 2012 Policy Institute
Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2012
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