Public health officials throughout Idaho continue to monitor flu-like illnesses. The state is posting this data on www.swineflu.idaho.gov every day at approximately 2 p.m.
IPCA receives SEARCH Grant for Idaho
Idaho Primary Care Association (IPCA) was recently notified of a contract award for the National Health Service Corps SEARCH(Students/Residents Experiences and Rotations in Community Health)program. The award contract is for three years with a base year and 2 option years. Through the Idaho SEARCH Program, IPCA will provide incentives in
the form of stipends to 30 students/residents per year and also provide
modest stipends to participating host sites to offset productivity loss
when clinicians are “precepting.” More detailed information is available
by contacting Katrina Hoff @ IPCA. Congratulations IPCA!
Qualification Course for Interpreters in Health Care
The next Qualification Course for Interpreters in Health Care will be
held in the Boise area 12/7-8, 2009. The registration brochure can be
downloaded from the following website:
The Health IT for Children Toolbox Now Available Through HRSA’s website.
The new Health IT for Children Toolbox is accessible through HRSA’s
website at: http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/. Developed by the Health
Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Office of Health
Information Technology, the Health IT for Children Toolbox is a resource
meant to serve those within the children’s health community who seek to
integrate information technology into promoting pediatric health and
well-being. To access the Health IT for Children Toolbox please visit: http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/
Please
post your agency's or community's vacancies in health care careers here.
Both the state Idaho AHEC and the
state Office of Rural Health and Primary Care are located in southwest
Idaho in Boise, the state capitol.
Continuing Education Calendar
Coming Soon
Idaho WWAMI 8th Annual Mini-Medical Series
is a four week series of lectures on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. starting February 11th through March 4th, 2010.
Topic this year is around dermatology "Skin:the Body Protector." More information is available in January on our website.
Idaho Nurses Association 2010 Spring Conference "Promoting a Healthy Idaho" April 29-30, 2010
St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center – Boise, Idaho
The Idaho Nurses Association (INA), in collaboration with Idaho Public Health Association and Idaho Rural Health Association, invites all nurses and nursing students to attend our 2010 Spring Conference, April 29-30, in Boise. With our theme of "Promoting a Health Idaho", this conference will address important topics related to the promotion of the health and well-being for the people of Idaho. The conference will be facilitated by leaders in nursing and public health in Idaho and nationally. Please visit the INA Web site at http://idahonurses.org for additional information and to register.
