Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program

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For FY 2009, the Rural Health and Safety Education Programs will focus on issues related to aging in one or more of three areas: 1) population aging in rural areas; 2) eldercare or caregiving and its impact on rural and farm families; and/or 3) related issues of rural health care to provide older individuals and families with: • Information as to the value of good health in an era of population aging; • Information to increase the older adult individual or family’s motivation take more responsibility for their own health; • Access by older adults to health promotion and educational activities; • Trained health and allied health professionals or paraprofessionals committed to rural health and care of aging population; and • Training for volunteers and health services providers concerning health promotion and health care services for rural older adult populations, in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services.

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