Rural health & human services research 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/research/ Idaho Falls ID August 8, 2012 http://www.isu.edu/nursing/opd/research.shtml Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:33:41 CST http://www.isu.edu/nursing/opd/research.shtml Idaho State University announces that abstracts are being accepted until February 28, 2012, for an interprofessional rural health research conference and Think Tank that will be held Aug 8-10, 2012, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. http://isu.edu/nursing/opd/research.shtml Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:03:10 CST http://isu.edu/nursing/opd/research.shtml Offers lists of sole community hospitals (SCH), critical access hospitals (CAHs), CAH inpatient and outpatient cost to charge ratios (CCRs), plus rural hospitals under 100 beds and rural sole community hospitals under 100 beds. -- Military Health System http://www.tricare.mil/hospitalclassification/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:53:49 CST http://www.tricare.mil/hospitalclassification/ 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 11:36:24 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1243 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 09:56:23 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17169 Works to evaluate, catalog and coordinate past and ongoing programs and projects targeted to help identify, delineate, then disseminate models of best practices for rural Native Veterans. http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/native/mission.asp Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:37:24 CST http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/native/mission.asp Maintains three locations in Gainesville, FL; Togus, ME; and White River Junction, VT and focuses on developing models to deliver specialty care and services to rural areas, and educating and training VAs next generation of rural health care providers. -- Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/resource-centers/eastern/index.asp Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:01:51 CST http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/resource-centers/eastern/index.asp Located in Iowa City, this center focuses on evaluating rural health programs and piloting new strategies to help Veterans overcome barriers to access and quality. -- Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/resource-centers/central/index.asp Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:59:53 CST http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/resource-centers/central/index.asp Located in Salt Lake City, UT, this center focuses on outreach, access issues, and the needs of Native Veterans and Aging Veterans. -- Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/resource-centers/western/index.asp Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:58:23 CST http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/resource-centers/western/index.asp Describes a future rural system that would be built on foundations of affordability, accessibility, community focus, high quality, and patient centeredness. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_FutureSystem_October2011.pdf Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:46:39 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_FutureSystem_October2011.pdf Identifies needs and deficiencies in rural health care and investigates solutions to resolve disparities. Acts as a conduit for academic health centers to access rural patient populations and collaborate in research and educational activities. http://www.essentiainstitute.org/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:54:00 CST http://www.essentiainstitute.org/ Highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. The 2011 edition focuses on the U.S. rural economy, including employment trends, poverty, education, and population trends. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB85/ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:45:21 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB85/ Washington DC June 3, 2012 -- American Public Human Services Association http://www.aphsa.org Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:42:09 CST http://www.aphsa.org Provides access to the products of the Rural Futures Lab, which aims to ensure a successful future for rural America through papers, profiles, and case studies focusing on food systems, renewable energy, entrepreneurship, disability, and health systems. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.ruralfutureslab.org/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:41:19 CST http://www.ruralfutureslab.org/ Resources and frequently asked questions collected by topics related to rural health and human services. Guides include policy briefs, research reports, charts and data, success stories, and directories. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/atoz.php Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:48:12 CST http://www.raconline.org/topics/atoz.php Webinar, presented by Kathleen Miller, discusses the American Community Survey and how it is used to collect data, as well as issues with its methodology and results. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/webinars/062111.php Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:41:33 CST http://www.raconline.org/webinars/062111.php Uses American Community Survey five year average county-level data to compare the type and degree of human service needs in metropolitan versus non-metropolitan counties. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HeflinMiller_GeogNeed_June2011.pdf Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:00:57 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HeflinMiller_GeogNeed_June2011.pdf Based at Georgia Southern University in Bulloch county, this newly-formed Institute focuses on research initiatives to reduce health disparities among rural populations. It also engages community partners in collaborative research and outreach efforts, and fosters mentoring relationships among its faculty and students for rural health research purposes. http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/research/centers/rhri/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:21:45 CST http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/research/centers/rhri/ A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contractor that provides free assistance to academic, government and non-profit researchers interested in using Medicare and/or Medicaid data for their research. -- University of Minnesota http://www.resdac.org/Index.asp Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:15:00 CST http://www.resdac.org/Index.asp Provides decision-makers with timely, objective, and expert analysis of the implications of policy for rural health. http://www.rupri.org/panelandnetworkviewer.php?id=9 Fri, 06 May 2011 14:10:28 CST http://www.rupri.org/panelandnetworkviewer.php?id=9 Detailed literature review of rural health issues associated with the Healthy People 2010 focus area on educational and community-based programs. -- Southwest Rural Health Research Center http://srph.tamhsc.edu/centers/rhp2010/Volume_3/Vol3Ch4LR.htm Wed, 04 May 2011 14:51:45 CST http://srph.tamhsc.edu/centers/rhp2010/Volume_3/Vol3Ch4LR.htm Addresses rural health issues associatedwith the Healthy People 2010 focus area on education and community based programs. -- Southwest Rural Health Research Center http://srph.tamhsc.edu/centers/rhp2010/Volume_3/Vol3Ch4OV.htm Wed, 04 May 2011 14:51:25 CST http://srph.tamhsc.edu/centers/rhp2010/Volume_3/Vol3Ch4OV.htm Through grants and education, SARE works to advance agricultural innovation that promotes profitability, stewardship of the land, air and water, and quality of life for farmers, ranchers and their communities. http://www.southernsare.org Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:50:52 CST http://www.southernsare.org Highlights from the 2009 fiscal year Community Services Block Grant Information System (CSBG IS) Survey. CSBG grants provide funding to eliminate conditions of poverty. Survey measures outcomes such as: gaining employment, building assets, and improving child development. -- National Association for State Community Services Programs http://www.nascsp.org/data/files/csbg_publications/annual_reports/highlights/2009/nascsp%2009%20csbg%20highlights_final.pdf Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:12:02 CST http://www.nascsp.org/data/files/csbg_publications/annual_reports/highlights/2009/nascsp%2009%20csbg%20highlights_final.pdf Explores to what extent independent Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are serving a safety net role and whether the proximity of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) has an effect on the extent to which an Rural Health Clinic serves the safety net role. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/WP44/Rural-Health-Clinics-Safety-Net.pdf Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:44:11 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/WP44/Rural-Health-Clinics-Safety-Net.pdf Purpose of this paper is to help interested parties consider issues related to the designation of MUAs, MUPs, and HPSAs. Paper includes narrative describing key issues and a table summarizing how the designations establish eligibility for programs important to rural medical care delivery. -- Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Health_NPRM_Issues_August2010.FINAL.pdf Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:27:21 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Health_NPRM_Issues_August2010.FINAL.pdf Released in July 2010, the compendium is a collection of twenty-four research and policy analysis studies on health care access in rural America from the Office of Rural Health Policy Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Centers. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://www.raconline.org/pdf/research_compendium.pdf Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:26:54 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/research_compendium.pdf Provides information from the National Library of Medicine on various rural health concerns via research, journal articles, statistics, policy, and news. -- National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ruralhealthconcerns.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:47:41 CST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ruralhealthconcerns.html Introduces the skills to analyze and compare policies at the international, national, state, regional, and local levels. Enables graduate students and mid-career professionals to examine and compare the role of rural policy in different cultural, political and administrative contexts in Europe and North America, as well as in the South. http://www.icrps.com/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:33:46 CST http://www.icrps.com/ Create customized maps to illustrate the "place-based" implications of issues impacting rural America. -- Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems http://www.cim-network.org/tool/maps/default.aspx?portalid=1&user=public Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:47:50 CST http://www.cim-network.org/tool/maps/default.aspx?portalid=1&user=public