Rural leadership resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.orghttp://www.raconline.org/info_guides/leadership/ U.S. News and World Report tells how new doctors are shunning primary care, while seasoned physicians are giving up, but not Regina Benjamin of rural La Batre, Alabama. http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/best-leaders/2008/11/19/americas-best-leaders-regina-benjamin-small-town-primary-care-physician.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:25:35 CST http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/best-leaders/2008/11/19/americas-best-leaders-regina-benjamin-small-town-primary-care-physician.html Offers online courses on leadership and ethics for tribal members at different levels of management including: entry level employees, supervisors, administrators, program managers, tribal councils, boards, and committees. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.spiritlakeconsulting.com/TLI/index.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:05:41 CST http://www.spiritlakeconsulting.com/TLI/index.html Louisville KY June 16, 2009 -- Delta Regional Authority http://www.dra.gov/events/default.aspx?eventID=71 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:28:13 CST http://www.dra.gov/events/default.aspx?eventID=71 St. Louis MO April 14, 2009 -- Delta Regional Authority http://www.dra.gov/events/default.aspx?eventID=67 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:14:07 CST http://www.dra.gov/events/default.aspx?eventID=67 Memphis TN January 13, 2009 -- Delta Regional Authority http://www.dra.gov/events/default.aspx?eventID=66 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:11:47 CST http://www.dra.gov/events/default.aspx?eventID=66 A series of 14 organizational effectiveness manuals available for download in English and Spanish. Topics include: strategic planning, starting a nonprofit, program evaluation, board development, grantwriting, leadership development, volunteer management, technology development and needs assessment. -- National Minority AIDS Council http://www.nmac.org/index/oes-english Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:14:56 CST http://www.nmac.org/index/oes-english Committed to investing in the future of rural America, agriculture and cooperative business through education and leadership development. http://www.chsfoundation.org/index.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:17:01 CST http://www.chsfoundation.org/index.html CNBC article reports that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced Winners of the 2008 Community Health Leaders Award that honors unrecognized individuals who overcome daunting odds to improve the health and quality of life for underserved men, women and children in communities across the United States. http://www.cnbc.com/id/27445634/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:12:15 CST http://www.cnbc.com/id/27445634/ Curriculum designed for use as a comprehensive, multiple session leadership training program, taught by Penn State Cooperative Extension educators, however individual modules can be used for "stand alone" leadership training within existing groups or organizations. -- Pennsylvania State University Cooperative Extension http://leadership.psu.edu/Default.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:06:03 CST http://leadership.psu.edu/Default.html Provides resources and training to help leaders and citizens in rural communities and regions across the U.S. embrace entrepreneurship as a core rural economic development strategy. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.energizingentrepreneurs.org/index.php Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:27:48 CST http://www.energizingentrepreneurs.org/index.php Provides a framework for rural communities to help them identify reachable goals and strategies focused on the four strategies of reversing rural decline: leadership, youth, entrepreneurship and charitable assets. -- W.K. Kellogg Foundation http://www.htccommunity.org/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:59:06 CST http://www.htccommunity.org/ A listing of contact information for all USDA Cooperative Extension System Offices in the U.S. These offices provide practical and research-based information to agricultural producers, small business owners, youth, consumers, and others in rural areas and communities of all sizes. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:24:35 CST http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html Helps organizations use community-based collective leadership as a tool for making community change. -- W.K. Kellogg Foundation http://www.wkkf.org/DesktopModules/WKF.00_DmaSupport/ViewDoc.aspx?LanguageID=0&CID=276&ListID=28&ItemID=5000338&fld=PDFFile Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:12:00 CST http://www.wkkf.org/DesktopModules/WKF.00_DmaSupport/ViewDoc.aspx?LanguageID=0&CID=276&ListID=28&ItemID=5000338&fld=PDFFile A component of USDA that promotes economic and community development by working to strengthen the capacity of local citizens to guide the future of their rural communities. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/economics/in_focus/rural_if_regional.html Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:32:01 CST http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/economics/in_focus/rural_if_regional.html Features examples of successful initiatives that teach leadership skills to individual community residents and successful efforts to build the capacity of community-based organizations. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.oup.org/files/pubs/empowerment.pdf Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:35:17 CST http://www.oup.org/files/pubs/empowerment.pdf Provides communications, information, education and research products and services that advance leadership for health. http://www.healthforum.com/healthforum_app/index.jsp Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:20:15 CST http://www.healthforum.com/healthforum_app/index.jsp Discusses the Home Town Competitiveness approach as a comprehensive strategy for long-term rural community sustainability. -- Heartland Center for Leadership Development http://www.heartlandcenter.info/hometowncompete.pdf Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:51:31 CST http://www.heartlandcenter.info/hometowncompete.pdf New Orleans LA January 7, 2009 -- Community Action Partnership http://www.communityactionpartnership.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=59 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:59:59 CST http://www.communityactionpartnership.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=59 A web-based free publication of MIT course content that reflects the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT. -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:42:05 CST http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm Provides leadership training, builds linkages among leaders, and strengthens the relationships among health professionals, environment professionals, the academic community, the public sector and the private sector. http://www.rihel.org/ Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:16:07 CST http://www.rihel.org/ Offers a year-long learning experience designed to increase participants community leadership skills through on-site and distance education. http://www.nwcphp.org/training/leadership-institute Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:55:29 CST http://www.nwcphp.org/training/leadership-institute Dedicated to improving the health of communities in border and bi-national communities, tribal health programs, and state and county public health systems. Provides leadership workshops and collaborative leadership training for emerging and mid-level public health leaders. http://www.publichealth.arizona.edu/healthleadership/default.aspx Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:46:53 CST http://www.publichealth.arizona.edu/healthleadership/default.aspx Phoenix AZ January 18, 2009 -- American Hospital Association http://archives.subscribermail.com/msg/1deeaee8ad234241b730e5ce4695fe78.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:47:59 CST http://archives.subscribermail.com/msg/1deeaee8ad234241b730e5ce4695fe78.htm This initiative aims to enhance the leadership capacity of community-based nonprofit health organizations serving vulnerable populations. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1922 Tue, 27 May 2008 09:44:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1922 A guide to assist organizations and local officials as they engage citizens and stakeholders in local decision-making and other community projects. -- Center for Rural Pennsylvania http://www.ruralpa.org/Effective_Citizen_Engagement.pdf Mon, 12 May 2008 11:53:42 CST http://www.ruralpa.org/Effective_Citizen_Engagement.pdf A consortium of organizations and individuals from academic institutions, national and international organizations, and local, state, and federal agencies dedicated to advancing the practice of public health leadership. http://www.heartlandcenters.slu.edu:16080/nln/index.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:38:57 CST http://www.heartlandcenters.slu.edu:16080/nln/index.html Functions as a long-term economic, community and leadership development effort focused on 55 contiguous counties and parishes along the Mississippi River in rural Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. http://www.msdi.org/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:58:26 CST http://www.msdi.org/ Grants to potential community leaders age 25 and under who identify problems and make changes in their communities. -- Do Something http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=970 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:46:06 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=970 Addresses reasons why rural physicians needto become involved in solving rural health problems, and how they can effectively provide needed clinical leadership regardless of previous leadership roles. -- North Carolina Institute of Medicine http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/jan-feb-06/Crane.pdf Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:20:54 CST http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/jan-feb-06/Crane.pdf Focuses on leadership development to emphasize that throughout rural organizations and communities, there are individuals who may not be formally designated as leaders, but who can and do exercise leadership. -- North Carolina Institute of Medicine http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/jan-feb-06/Size.pdf Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:03:46 CST http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/jan-feb-06/Size.pdf