Studies Show More COVID-19 Cases in Areas Without School Masking Policies
Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released three studies in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that highlight the importance...
Deadline is Approaching for Emergency Rural Health Grants
​Rural hospitals and nursing home providers located in South Dakota communities of 20,000 people or less are encouraged to apply for the USDA Emergency...
CDC Funding for Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings
On September 17, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a $2.1 billion investment to improve infection prevention and control activities across the U.S. public health and...
HHS Announces $350 Million in new Maternal and Child Health Awards
​The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced nearly $350 million in awards to every state across the nation to support safe...
Updated CDC Covid-19 Guidance for Healthcare Settings
CDC has streamlined their COVID-19 guidance for healthcare settings into 3 main source documents.
Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During...
AmeriCorps and CDC Launch Public Health AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, has launched Public Health AmeriCorps, a new partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
HHS Announces Phase 4 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is making $25.5 billion in new funding...
Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Settings
The Biden-Harris Administration will require COVID-19 vaccination of staff within all Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities to protect both them and patients from the virus...
American Medical Association Published Eight New COVID-19 Vaccine Codes
The American Medical Association (AMA) last week published eight new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for providers administering COVID-19 vaccines. The codes are used...
Emergency Rural Health Care Grants Now Available
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Office, is now accepting applications for Emergency Rural Health Care Grants, which is part of...
