The Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program released the 2008 revision of the Wisconsin Essential Diabetes Mellitus Care Guidelines. 
Depression is three times more common for those who have had a heart attack than for others. Heart patients should be screened and treated for depression. 
Although cancer deaths have declined for both whites and African Americans in the U. S., African Americans continue to suffer the greatest burden for the most common types of cancer.
The combination of quit smoking medications and counseling can double or triple a person's chance of quitting for good.
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Coming soon: NHSC Loan repayment program for Half-Time Clinicians
- Eligible clinicians: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/ lists all eligible clinicians
- Eligible sites: NHSC approved; sites not currently approved may learn more at http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/communities/
- Service commitment: clinicians will commit to four years of service in exchange for $50,000 in loan repayment
- Application period is 30 days beginning sometime in March. Sign up at http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/parttime/default.htm for notice.
- Application checklist: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/nhsclrpforms.pdf
Loan Repayment Awards Program Bigger and Better
Thanks to $175M in ARRA funding for the National Health Service Corps, there is unprecedented opportunity to expand the number of eligible clinicians. Apply NOW through July 29, 2010. Learn more and pick up a simplified application at HRSA's Web site.2010 County Health Rankings
Increased health care access, higher unemployment, stimulus dollar investment, low inflation. What does it all mean for our state's health? The measurements are in - use this website to see how the work - county by county - is paying off and where our next efforts should be focused.HRSA Nurse Education Loan Repayment Apps Open Now!
Nurses who work at Community Health Centers may be eligible for repayment of their student loans through the HRSA Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program. The application cycle closing date extended to March 11, 2010.
The 2010 application is on HRSA's Web site.
The 2010 application is on HRSA's Web site.