Rural hurricane relief resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/hurricane/ Benefits public school libraries recovering from major disasters. The fund provides grants for books, media and/or equipment that support learning in a school library environment. -- American Library Association http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1793 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:19:46 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1793 Funds to assist not-for-profit institutions and providers of breast cancer care to maintain the continuum of services to breast cancer patients and breast cancer survivors impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita. -- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1010 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:53:41 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1010 Addresses a house-to-house survey of people living in the New Orleans area which examines the ongoing struggles of residents seeking to recover from the Hurricane Katrina disaster, including a detailed look at differences in views and experiences by race. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7631.pdf Thu, 10 May 2007 10:11:36 CST http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7631.pdf Describes health care costs related to Hurricane Katrina. In February 2006, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 appropriated $2 billion for certain health care costs related to Hurricane Katrina through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). -- Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0767.pdf Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:03:59 CST http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0767.pdf Concentrates on the status of the region a year after Katrina and Rita hammered the Mid South Gulf States. The issue focuses on Foundation for the Mid South's views of the recovery effort, the insights of leaders from the region, and keeping the disasters in the public's attention. -- Foundation for the Mid-South http://www.fndmidsouth.org/Documents/2006_August_Bridge_lowrez.pdf Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fndmidsouth.org/Documents/2006_August_Bridge_lowrez.pdf Includes resources related to an ongoing effort to monitor and study the health coverage and needs of Hurricane Katrina victims. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/katrina/ Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/katrina/ Shows how the characteristics of rural Gulf Coast families place them at higher risks during natural disasters and make them far less able to recover from such disasters. -- Rural Sociological Society http://ruralsociology.org/pubs/RuralRealities/RuralRealities1-2.pdf Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://ruralsociology.org/pubs/RuralRealities/RuralRealities1-2.pdf Discusses challenges faced by hospital and nursing home administrators that are related to hurricane evacuations, federal program that supports the evacuation of patients needing hospital care and nursing home residents, and challenges states and localities face in preparing for and carrying out the evacuation of transportation-disadvantaged populations. -- Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06790t.pdf Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06790t.pdf Provides programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement, including a faith-based and community resource center. Works to serve people along the Alabama-Mississippi Gulf Coast who are hungry, homeless, and fighting for survival since Hurricane Katrina. Offers programs for children, chronic mental illness, hard of hearing, community enhancement, elderly, housing, and substance abuse. http://www.voasoutheast.org/Faith%20Based%20CRC.html Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.voasoutheast.org/Faith%20Based%20CRC.html Discusses Hurricane Katrina's impact on health and human services. http://www.jointcenter.org/publications1/focus/focusPDFs/2006/PoliticalReportJanFeb06.pdf Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.jointcenter.org/publications1/focus/focusPDFs/2006/PoliticalReportJanFeb06.pdf Updates a summary and comparison of seventeen states' approved Medicaid waivers related to Hurricane Katrina evacuees. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7420.pdf Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7420.pdf The Internal Revenue Service is working to provide appropriate relief and assistance to victims of Hurricanes. If you are a hurricane victim and need help with tax matters, please call 1-866-562-5227. -- Internal Revenue Service http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=147085,00.html Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=147085,00.html