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Welcome to the March 2008 issue of the HIL. Public Health Observances for March include: National Nutrition Month, National Endometriosis Awareness Month, and National Brain Injury Awareness Month. For more information on these and other March National Health Observances, see HealthFinder's National Health Observances Calendar at http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp?year=2008#m3.


Looking ahead, Public Health Observances for April include: National Donate Life Month, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month, and Alcohol Awareness Month. For more information on April's National Health Observances, visit http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp?year=2008#m4.


Inside HRSA: The March issue of Inside HRSA highlights HRSAs completion of the health center initiative at an event convened by President Bush and covers activities at the recent Health Professions All-Programs Meeting. It also reports on the latest developments of the Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative, a challenge for Federal employees to get fit, and a special meeting of the Black Commissioned Officers Advisory Group that featured HRSAs Deborah Parham Hopson. As with every issue, Inside HRSA gives you a snapshot of current news and events and staff on the move. P.S. Look for a PBS documentary that will begin airing March 28 on the Hansens Disease facility that HRSA supported at Carville, La.

For the latest HRSA news, as well as previous editions of Inside HRSA, visit the HRSA News Room at http://newsroom.hrsa.gov/.


Program In Focus: The official U.S. Government website for organ and tissue donation and transplantation, www.organdonor.gov, is maintained by HRSA's Division of Transplantation. The Division administers grant programs and conducts public and professional education initiatives to increase awareness of the critical need for organ and tissue donors. The Division also supports programs to increase awareness of transplantation as a treatment option for conditions such as organ failure and to improve the success of the donation/transplantation processes. You can learn more about organ and tissue donation by going to http://www.organdonor.gov .


Next month is National Donate Life Month. You can view and order organ and tissue donation publications in preparation for related events/activities by going to http://www.ask.hrsa.gov/Organ.cfm and clicking on the publication titles.



NEW PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT THE HRSA INFORMATION CENTER

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  • Across the Board. Succession Planning: Key Elements to Consider (Volume 12, Issue 2, Winter 2008)
    This bulletin focuses on succession planning for boards of community health centers. It features key elements for board members on how to create successful transitions and includes a discussion about special issues in succession planning. The bulletin includes additional succession planning resources and board member profiles. Use inventory code PC00613 to order.


  • Desde la Junta Directiva. La planificacion del nombramiento de sucesor: Elementos claves a considerar (Volumen 12, Numero 2, Invierno 2008).
    Across the Board. Succession Planning: Key Elements to Consider (Volume 12, Issue 2, Winter 2008)
    This bulletin focuses on succession planning for boards of community health centers. It features key elements for board members on how to create successful transitions and includes a discussion about special issues in succession planning. The bulletin includes additional succession planning resources and board member profiles. Use inventory code PC00614 to order.


  • HRSA CAREAction. Rules of Engagement in HIV/AIDS Care (September 2007)
    This newsletter discusses outreach efforts that target people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). It provides examples of effective engagement and retention services from the Whitman-Walker Clinic (Washington, DC), the Brothers Saving Brothers project (Detroit, MI), and CareLink (Portland, OR). The newsletter explains the fundamentals for building partnerships that link PLWHA who are not receiving care to the HIV/AIDS service system. It includes figures and references. Use inventory code HAB00431 to order.


  • Multi-Site Process Evaluation Report. Targeted Peer Support Model Development and Evaluation: Caribbeans Living with HIV/AIDS (CHIVES) Study (December 2007)
    This report analyzes the early development of the CHIVES study and implementation and evaluation of the targeted peer support model among HIV-positive Caribbean immigrants residing in the United States. It assesses the Caribbean immigrants knowledge of HIV infection, their understanding of HIV treatment options and service delivery system, and their timely use of appropriate HIV medical care and services. The report provides essential information for the future replication of interventions and includes figures and tables. Use inventory code HAB00432 to order.


  • Policy Brief: Reliance on Independently Owned Pharmacies in Rural America (Number 2007-6, November 2007)
    This policy brief provides researchers, policy makers, and stakeholders with the location of independently owned pharmacies in rural America that are the sole source of access to local pharmaceutical services. It identifies those rural pharmacies that should be the first focus in analyzing vulnerability to payment formulas intended to reduce program costs such as commercial insurances, Medicaid, and Medicare. The policy brief includes maps, data, and references. Use inventory code ORHP00400 to order.


  • A Way with Words: Guidelines for Writing Oral Health Materials for Audiences with Limited Literacy [Fact Sheet]
    This fact sheet provides tips on writing oral health educational materials that are easy for everyone to understand. It offers suggestions on word choice, eliminating unnecessary words, sentence and paragraph structure, and presenting unfamiliar terms to communicate most effectively with people with limited health literacy. The fact sheet includes resources and contact information. Use inventory code MCH00243 to order.


The HRSA Information Center (IC) houses over a thousand free publications, on a variety of related topics. For more information, visit the HRSA IC at http://www.ask.hrsa.gov/.

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