Rural minority health 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/minority_health/ Reuters article reports that the graying of America and a booming Hispanic population is driving major changes in the structure of the U.S. workforce and the types of jobs that will be available over the next decade, according to a new government report. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/01/us-usa-economy-jobs-outlook-idUSTRE8102FT20120201 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:10:21 CST http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/01/us-usa-economy-jobs-outlook-idUSTRE8102FT20120201 Provides the published standards for data collection on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language and disability status, as required by Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act. Includes explanation and fact sheets regarding these standards. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=208 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:59:35 CST http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=208 Uses tables and narrative to present trends and information regarding the Nation's physical and mental disability status, level of education and income, demographic distribution, health insurance coverage and expenditures, health behaviors and risk factors, and the utilization and access to health care. Includes data on Rural Health Clinics and on non-metropolitan (rural) areas. -- National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus10.pdf Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:44:42 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus10.pdf Asheville NC December 5, 2012 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/nrha-conferences Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:10:12 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/nrha-conferences Chapel Hill NC February 24, 2012 http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2012/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:26:10 CST http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2012/ Information and resources about US-Mexico border health issues. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/border_health/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:03:42 CST http://www.raconline.org/topics/border_health/ Discusses strategies to improve how the health care system serves vulnerable populations those who are uninsured, low-income, or members of racial and ethnic minority groups. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Fund-Reports/2011/Oct/Ensuring-Equity.aspx Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:26:15 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Fund-Reports/2011/Oct/Ensuring-Equity.aspx Data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) show that Medicare Advantage plans, Medicares private comprehensive health plans, are an important source of coverage for low-income and minority beneficiaries in 2009. -- AHIP Center for Policy and Research http://www.ahipresearch.org/pdfs/MALowIncomeMinorityReport2011.pdf Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:29:02 CST http://www.ahipresearch.org/pdfs/MALowIncomeMinorityReport2011.pdf Provides estimates of hospital admission rates for rural Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, tracks the proportion of patients who receive adequate outpatient care post discharge, and assesses subsequent readmissions to the hospital. It also explores the potential for race-based disparities in care for diabetes. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/Handling%20the%20handoff%20September%202011.pdf Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:57:12 CST http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/Handling%20the%20handoff%20September%202011.pdf Initial report from the 2010 Census identifying population change in rural and metro areas. Includes statistics on the increased diversity and ethnicity in the U.S. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.prb.org/pdf11/reports-on-america-2010-census.pdf Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:19:56 CST http://www.prb.org/pdf11/reports-on-america-2010-census.pdf HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health published a report of targeted recommendations for improving the health of minorities with physical disabilities. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/Assets/pdf/Checked/1/ACMHHealthDisparitiesReport.pdf Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:56:22 CST http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/Assets/pdf/Checked/1/ACMHHealthDisparitiesReport.pdf Provides national teenage pregnancy data for the years 1972 - 2006. Includes pregnancy, birth and abortion rates and abortion ratio by race and ethnicity. -- Alan Guttmacher Institute http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:26:32 CST http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf Basic information to help health care professionals work with an interpreter when providing health care. -- Cross Cultural Health Care Program http://www.xculture.org/files/Guidelines%20for%20Providing%20Health%20Care%20Services%20through%20an%20Interpreter.pdf Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:18:47 CST http://www.xculture.org/files/Guidelines%20for%20Providing%20Health%20Care%20Services%20through%20an%20Interpreter.pdf Toolkit for community action in order to support community efforts in the goal of ending health disparities and promoting health equity. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/files/Plans/Toolkit/NPA_Toolkit.pdf Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:58:12 CST http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/files/Plans/Toolkit/NPA_Toolkit.pdf Highlights a method for providing respectful, inclusive and sensitive services for any diverse community. Consists of a four-step process and a questionnaire that assists professionals, volunteers and grassroots advocates with every stage of program planning, implementation and service delivery for older adult communities, their families and caregivers, including rural populations. -- Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_Resources/DOCS/AoA_DiversityToolkit_full.pdf Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:13:03 CST http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_Resources/DOCS/AoA_DiversityToolkit_full.pdf Outlines the preparedness challenges for people with disabilities and other at-risk groups, describes the information and communications technologies being used by healthcare providers and consumers, and gives examples of ways state governments and local communities are using technology to reach those who are most at risk. -- Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/Public-Health-At-Risk-Populations.pdf Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:08:41 CST http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/Public-Health-At-Risk-Populations.pdf Provides a common set of goals and objectives for public and private sector initiatives and partnerships to help racial and ethnic minorities - and other underserved groups - reach their full health potential. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/templates/content.aspx?lvl=1&lvlid=33&ID=286 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:45:03 CST http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/templates/content.aspx?lvl=1&lvlid=33&ID=286 Provides a brief overview of racial and ethnic health disparities and unveils the Departmentof Health and Human Services Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/files/Plans/HHS/HHS_Plan_complete.pdf Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:24:43 CST http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/files/Plans/HHS/HHS_Plan_complete.pdf Provides customized funding searches focused on minority health and related issues (1.800.444.6472). Includes information to support grant writing activities and lists links to government and private funding sources. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=1 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:17:55 CST http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=1 Addresses effective strategies of health communication with Latino/Hispanic audiences. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/pdf/hispanic_latinos_insight.pdf Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:32:40 CST http://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/pdf/hispanic_latinos_insight.pdf Lists contact information for regional AHECs by state. AHEC's (Area Health Education Centers) work to recruit, train and retain health professionals committed to underserved populations. -- National Area Health Education Center Organization http://www.nationalahec.org/Directory/AHECDirectory.asp Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:36:41 CST http://www.nationalahec.org/Directory/AHECDirectory.asp Comprehensive national overview of disparities in health care. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr10/nhdr10.pdf Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:59:43 CST http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr10/nhdr10.pdf Source of health information on several topics in many languages and multiple formats. -- National Library of Medicine http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:58:58 CST http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ National collaborative partnership managed by refugee health professionals, whose objective is to provide quality multilingual, health information resources for those providing care to resettled refugees and asylees. -- National Library of Medicine http://rhin.org/ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:53:20 CST http://rhin.org/ Reports on a study that identified potential social determinants of health among African Americans in a rural community in the Deep South. http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/subviewnthamer.asp?ArticleID=1634 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:21:18 CST http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/subviewnthamer.asp?ArticleID=1634 Provides culturally competency programs with continuing education credits and other resources for physicians, pharmacists, and nurses to better meet the cultural and linguistic needs of an increasingly diverse patient population. Offers a free online accredited educational program for a variety of health care providers: physicians, PAs, nurses, and emergency & disaster preparedness workers. -- HHS Office of Minority Health https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/index.asp Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:12:25 CST https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/index.asp Information about the health centers programs for special populations, including the Migrant Health Center program, Health Care for the Homeless program, Public Housing Primary Care program, and Native Hawaiian Health Care program. -- Bureau of Primary Health Care http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/specialpopulations/index.html Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:07:09 CST http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/specialpopulations/index.html Provides services and technical assistance to community, migrant, and homeless health centers. http://www.nachc.com Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:42:35 CST http://www.nachc.com HRSAs Office of Regional Operations (ORO) website that includes a directory of the ten regional offices and key staff working to improve health care systems and safety net, increase access to quality care, reduce disparities, and advance public health. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/oro/index.html Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:33:32 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/oro/index.html Representation of NRHA's Border Health Initiative's activities to encourage the development of quality health care services for rural populations along the U.S.-Mexico border. Compendium is intended to highlight communities along the border with models that can be built upon and can be used by federal agencies, states and local health and health-related agencies for setting priorities for rural border communities. -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=C27E0CAC-3048-651A-FE25971447A73C92&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:41:49 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=C27E0CAC-3048-651A-FE25971447A73C92&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename