RAC’s Topic Guides – Tools for Learning and Doing

Looking for information and resources on a rural health or human services topic? The Topic Guides from the Rural Assistance Center (RAC) could be just what you need. Topic Guides (http://www.raconline.org/topics/) are pages on the RAC website dedicated to the rural aspects of over 70 specific health, human services, and other important topics. Each information guide is developed by one of RAC’s information specialists with the assistance of content experts from organizations such as local-level providers, national membership organizations or federal agencies. Topic Guides contain information and resources such as:

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Tools, such as websites and online databases
• Funding opportunities
• Documents, such as publicly available reports, regulations, and government publications
• Organizations with interests in the topic
• News stories and upcoming events
• Terms and acronyms associated with the topic
• Searches and bibliographies
• Maps
• Success stories
• Contact information for experts in the field