Friends of the NHSC—March 2004

Dear Friends of the NHSC:

Please take a look at the information below to review the latest news. Click on the link for additional information about that topic.

• NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK
  This year’s National Public Health Week (NPHW) takes place from April 5-11 and focuses on eliminating health disparities. The NPHW toolkit and planner’s guide are now available online to help plan for this event.
  http://www.apha.org/nphw/

• HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVE PROGRAM
  The Johnson & Johnson/UCLA Health Care Executive Program is a management development course for executive directors and leaders of community-based health care organizations. Applications must be postmarked by March 31, 2004.
  http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/community/healthcare/

• LOCAL INITIATIVE FUNDING PARTNERS
  The Local Initiative Funding Partners program, a partnership between The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local grantmakers, supports innovative, community-based projects to improve the health of and health care for society’s most vulnerable people. The application deadline is July 14, 2004.
  http://www.lifp.org

• GUIDANCE ON LEGALITY OF DISCOUNTING CHANGES
  The Office of the Inspector General has released a guidance document on the legality of discounting charges for services health care providers deliver to low-income underinsured or uninsured individuals (including Medicare beneficiaries).
  ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/nhsc/resources/OIG_policy.pdf

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