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Emergency services
(Servicios de urgencia)
On this page:
Tools
(Herramientas)
- EMS Trauma Systems
Provides a variety of information, funding announcements, contacts and other resources related to emergency medical services and trauma.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Department of State Health Services
- National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
An information exchange portal designed to facilitate communication, networking and collaboration to improve preparedness and eliminate disparities for racially and ethnically diverse communities in public health emergencies.
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of Minority Health
Success Stories
(Historias de éxito)
- EMS Co-op Helps Rural Providers
Using the power of group purchasing within a cooperative structure, the North Central EMS Cooperative (NCEMSC) is an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) cooperative developed to serve Minnesota and surrounding states.
Funding
(Financiamiento)
- 2010 Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship Program
Senior fire executives will be awarded fellowships to attend Harvard's annual Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Feb 12, 2010
Sponsor: U.S. Fire Administration
- Texas Rural Emergency Medical Services Enhancement Grant
Grants to support the development and improvement of rural EMS response, delivery, and service capacity.
Geographic Coverage: Texas
Application Deadline:
Dec 4, 2009
Sponsor: Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs
- USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program
Funding to construct, enlarge, or improve essential community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services in rural areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: USDA Rural Development
Publications
(Publicaciones)
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A Guide for Enhancing Rural Emergency Medical Services
Offers guidance for implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Provides strategies that can be employed to enhance rural emergency medical services.
Sponsoring organization: Transportation Research Board
Date: 2005
Format: PDF
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Medical Emergency: Who Pays the Price for Uncompensated Emergency Medical Care Along the Southwest Border?
A report on uncompensated emergency health care along the southwest border the prepared by MGT of America for the U.S. Mexico Border Counties Coalition.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date: 09 / 2002
Format: HTML
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States of Preparedness: Health Agency Progress 2006
Provides a sampling of how state and other health agencies have used their preparedness funds to increase the safety of communities, to rapidly identify and respond to new threats, and to improve their preparation for future emergencies based on lessons learned from exercises and real-life events.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2006
Format: PDF
Organizations
(Organismos)
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Emergencias, Agencia Federal para el Manejo de
La Agencia Federal para el manejo de Emergencias protege a la nación contra todo tipo de riesgos y desastres, tales como inundaciones, terremotos, tornados, huracanes y emergencias nacionales. La Agencia ofrece un programa de recuperación para individuos y negocios en caso de un desastre.
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Rural Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Technical Assistance Center
Serves as a national focal point for the dissemination of information on rural and frontier emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma care. REMSTTAC can be accessed by a broad range of rural and frontier EMS providers including federal grant recipients, state EMS and rural health offices, and their constituencies including rural hospitals and communities.
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Southern Arizona Trauma Network
Provides trauma related educational opportunities to trauma professionals throughout southern Arizona, the state and the region.
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