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MT Rural Health Initiative
PO Box 170520
Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone: 406.994.5310
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Thank you for being part of our network and encouraging health and wellness. Please let us know if we can be of any assistance.
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Upcoming Staff Changes
The Rural Health Initiative will enter a time of transition later this summer. Julie Middleton, who has provided exceptional leadership to RHI over the past three years, has been accepted into the Montana WWAMI Medical Program in the Targeted Rural Underserved Track. As a TRUST student, Julie will have an intensive rural/underserved experience throughout her medical education. It is exciting to think of her future career as a physician, well grounded in concepts of community based prevention.
Julie's enthusiasm, scholarship, and positive outlook on life will be missed by all of us. We are very proud of what Julie has accomplished, and will keep you informed as we transition RHI leadership over the next few months.
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Nominations Open for Health Hero Award
Eat Right Montana (ERM) and Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) would like to recognize individuals and/or public and private organizations that go above and beyond their job duties to promote health in Montana through nutrition and physical activity. If you know someone deserving such recognition, please submit a nomination describing how the nominee has made a noteworthy contribution to their organization, local community, or the state as a whole. Letters of nomination should include specific activities that warrant the award.
Please consider the following when making a nomination:
- Worked on a policy, program, project, or promotion to encourage healthy nutrition and physical activity choices and behaviors
- Went beyond the normal requirements of the job
- Employed a creative or innovative method to overcome a problem
- Maximized limited resources
Deadline: Monday, July 10, 2013
ERM and AFHK will announce the awards in August and present the awards at Build a Stronger Montana: End Childhood Hunger Conference September 23-24 at Montana State University in Bozeman (www.montana.edu/cs/conferences/endchildhunger).
For more information and a nomination form,
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| Funding Opportunities
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ITHS Small Pilot Project Grant
Agency: Institute of Translational Health Sciences
Pre-Application Deadline: July 25, 2013
Deadline (by invitation): September 16, 2013
Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Deadline: October 17, 2013
More information:
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Upcoming Events
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June 5, Webinar
The Bakken: With Prosperity Comes Challenge
Presented by Anthony Preite, Eastern Montana Economic Development Coordinator. For more information, contact Janelle Booth at the MSU Extension Local Government Center.
July 19-21, Billings
Montana's Big Sky State Games
An Olympic-style sports festival with over 40 sports.
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