Rural health policy resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/ruralhp/ As 450 of Americas most passionate advocates are fighting for rural health on Capitol Hill, the NRHA Rural Health Voices blog thought they would recap some of the memorable (and often unscripted) quotes from the National Rural Health Associations 23rd annual Rural Health Policy Institute so far. http://blog.ruralhealthweb.org/2012/01/talk-of-the-town-at-policy-institute/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:34:24 CST http://blog.ruralhealthweb.org/2012/01/talk-of-the-town-at-policy-institute/ New Haven CT April 21, 2012 http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:21 CST http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/ NRHA Rural Health Voices blog gives excerpts of a talk given by Mary Wakefield, PhD, Health Resources and Services Administration administrator, at the Rural Health Policy Institute being held this week in Washington, D.C.Wakefield outlined workforce, education, health information technology, telehealth and other HRSA projects and grant programs benefiting or with the potential to help improve rural health quality and access. http://blog.ruralhealthweb.org/2012/01/wakefield-proud-to-partner-with-nrha/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:23:53 CST http://blog.ruralhealthweb.org/2012/01/wakefield-proud-to-partner-with-nrha/ Funds to respond rapidly to requests for rural data analysis and conduct issue-specific rural research studies. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1243 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:36:03 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1243 Daily Yonder tells how the White House has added "rural issues" and "Native American issues" to a list of nearly a score of items administration officials will talk about (via Twitter) in the days after the President's State of the Union Address. http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-native-americans-now-white-house-schedule/2012/01/23/3710 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:08:58 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-native-americans-now-white-house-schedule/2012/01/23/3710 Policy brief identifying and assessing evidence-based patient safety and quality improvement interventions appropriate for use by state Flex Programs and CAHs. -- Flex Monitoring Team http://flexmonitoring.org/documents/PolicyBrief24_Falls-Prevention.pdf Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:32:05 CST http://flexmonitoring.org/documents/PolicyBrief24_Falls-Prevention.pdf NRHA Rural Health Voices blog reports that six months after President Barack Obama created the White House Rural Council to address challenges in rural America, the National Rural Health Associations Rural Roads magazine asked Doug McKalip, White House senior policy advisor for rural affairs, to explain how the council has and hopes to impact rural health. http://blog.ruralhealthweb.org/2012/01/white-house-outlines-progress-plans/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:05:30 CST http://blog.ruralhealthweb.org/2012/01/white-house-outlines-progress-plans/ The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) announces that the deadline for nominations for their Rural Health Awards, that honor outstanding individuals and organizations in the field of rural health at their annual conference, is February 8, 2012. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17169 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:56:44 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17169 Idaho Falls ID August 8, 2012 http://isu.edu/nursing/opd/research.shtml Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:25:00 CST http://isu.edu/nursing/opd/research.shtml Washington DC March 21, 2012 -- National Association of Community Health Centers http://meetings.nachc.com/?page_id=78 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:27:14 CST http://meetings.nachc.com/?page_id=78 The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) announces that after the completion of a competitive review process, the 2012 fellows were selected to participate in this year-long, intensive program aimed at developing leaders who can articulate a clear and compelling vision for rural America. http://blog.ruralhealthweb.org/2012/01/nrha-welcomes-2012-fellows/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:26:30 CST http://blog.ruralhealthweb.org/2012/01/nrha-welcomes-2012-fellows/ Washington DC February 15, 2012 -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/01/10/2012-225/national-advisory-committee-on-rural-health-and-human-services-notice-of-meeting#p-13 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:04:02 CST http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/01/10/2012-225/national-advisory-committee-on-rural-health-and-human-services-notice-of-meeting#p-13 -- Colorado Rural Health Center http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:28:16 CST http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/acicbl/acicbl.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:08:10 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/acicbl/acicbl.html Washington DC April 3, 2012 -- National Network of Public Health Institutes http://www.cvent.com/events/inaugural-national-health-impact-assessment-meeting/event-summary-0636364fcc2b4736b8426eeb85c9da4a.aspx Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:59:20 CST http://www.cvent.com/events/inaugural-national-health-impact-assessment-meeting/event-summary-0636364fcc2b4736b8426eeb85c9da4a.aspx Mount Pleasant MI April 12, 2012 -- Michigan Center for Rural Health http://www.mcrh.msu.edu/conferences.aspx Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:19:51 CST http://www.mcrh.msu.edu/conferences.aspx Washington DC May 6, 2012 -- American Hospital Association http://www.aha.org/advocacy-issues/annual-meeting/12-index.shtml Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:36:59 CST http://www.aha.org/advocacy-issues/annual-meeting/12-index.shtml Spokane WA March 14, 2012 -- Washington Area Health Education Center - WSU http://extension.wsu.edu/ahec/conferences/Pages/default.aspx Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:34:36 CST http://extension.wsu.edu/ahec/conferences/Pages/default.aspx Washington DC February 13, 2012 -- AcademyHealth http://www.academyhealth.org/Events/content.cfm?ItemNumber=1551&navItemNumber=532 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:38:52 CST http://www.academyhealth.org/Events/content.cfm?ItemNumber=1551&navItemNumber=532 Describes a strategy for rural providers, communities, and policy makers to support or establish accountable care organizations (ACOs). http://www.rupri.org/Forms/MacKinney_Phoenix1_Jan2011.pdf Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:16:35 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/MacKinney_Phoenix1_Jan2011.pdf Kearney NE September 19, 2012 -- Nebraska Office of Rural Health http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/hew_orh.aspx Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:37:59 CST http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/hew_orh.aspx Contains supportive material for developing recommendations and influencing methodologies used to determine medically underserved populations (MUPs) and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) as presented in the full Negotiated Rulemaking (NRM) Committee report. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcreportattachments.pdf Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:29:38 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcreportattachments.pdf Represents the views of certain members of the Negotiated Rulemaking (NRM) Committee with information in support of several key Committee decisions related to the designation process presented in the full Committee report. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcreportaddenda.pdf Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:24:09 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcreportaddenda.pdf Contains recommendations and documentation of the Negotiated Rulemaking (NRM) Committee to influence methodologies used to determine medically underserved populations (MUPs) and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs). -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcfinalreport.pdf Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:27:56 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcfinalreport.pdf Highlights specific ACA provisions and provides recommendations for program and policy changes that would help HHS address concerns in rural communities. -- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/publications/wpacaprimarycareprovisions092011.pdf Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:11:17 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/publications/wpacaprimarycareprovisions092011.pdf Washington DC June 3, 2012 -- American Public Human Services Association http://www.aphsa.org Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:41:42 CST http://www.aphsa.org Outlines NRHA's main rural health concerns for the next decade as they prepare to draft the Rural Healthy People 2020 companion document to Healthy People 2020. -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=37F1DE3E-3048-651A-FEA203DE7ED16E47&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:51:04 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=37F1DE3E-3048-651A-FEA203DE7ED16E47&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename Tuscaloosa AL April 19, 2012 -- Institute for Rural Health Research at the University of Alabama http://cchs.ua.edu/irhr/conference/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:21:10 CST http://cchs.ua.edu/irhr/conference/ Journal issue focused on rural physicians. First half examines patient-physician relationship dilemmas encountered in rural medicine and second half discusses policy initiatives undertaken on national and state levels, and new strategies in medical education, to increase rural physician workforce. -- American Medical Association http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2011/05/toc-1105.html Tue, 31 May 2011 14:57:37 CST http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2011/05/toc-1105.html Identifies how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) can influence the determinants of health and contribute to the prosperity, equity, sustainability, and livability of rural places. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HHSPanels_Integration_March2011.pdf Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:15:13 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HHSPanels_Integration_March2011.pdf