Rural Health
News by Topic: Families

Telehealth Is Changing the Way We Access Medical Care

Dec 16, 2024 - Highlights the way telehealth can improve access to healthcare for rural residents, discussing access to specialty care, services for children, economic barriers, services for women, travel difficulties for working adults and older adults, and equity.

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HRSA: Public Comment Request: Request for Information Regarding HRSA Sickle Cell Disease Programs Federal Register

Dec 6, 2024 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Programs regarding strategies that HRSA should consider or prioritize to meet the needs of individuals with sickle cell disease and their families within the United States. Includes questions to which HRSA is seeking responses. Comments are due by January 6, 2025.

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ACF: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority Federal Register

Dec 4, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announcing the creation of two new offices, the Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) and the Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO), within the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE).

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HHS: Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming; Announcement and Correction Federal Register

Oct 31, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) making corrections to the August 21, 2024, final rule. These corrections are effective October 31, 2024.

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FNS: Agency Information Collection Activities: WIC & FMNP Outreach, Innovation, and Modernization Evaluation Federal Register

Oct 28, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) seeking comments on a proposed information collection related to the implementation and effectiveness of modernization projects across all 88 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) State agencies to help identify successes, opportunities for improvement, and areas for additional support from FNS to strengthen project implementation. Comments are due by December 27, 2024.

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HHS: Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF); Corrections Federal Register

Oct 25, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) making technical corrections to the March 1, 2024, final rule. This notice is effective October 25, 2024.

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