Rural health and human services resources for Alaska, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Daily Yonder article reports that The National Congress of American Indians every year releases its State of Indian Nations, an alternative prospect for the Congress reported during the week of the State of the Union. One goal set by Nation Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel is to turn out a record number of Indian voters in 2012. http://www.dailyyonder.com/state-indian-union/2012/01/28/3719 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:06:22 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/state-indian-union/2012/01/28/3719 This program benefits Alaskan seniors (persons age 65 years & older) who need primary healthcare services. -- Alaska Division of Public Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2762 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:14:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2762 Funding for financial assistance to provide comprehensive primary health care services to an underserved area or population. This announcement is for one (1) service area only, Anchorage, ALASKA. -- Bureau of Primary Health Care http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2759 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:17:21 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2759 Funding to provide rural nurses in Idaho and the Intermountain Region with a rural generalist residency. http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2378 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:28:56 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2378 Educates and trains health professionals in allied health and osteopathic medicine. Focuses on increasing access to primary health care services to rural communities in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. http://www.pnwu.org/ Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:29:30 CST http://www.pnwu.org/ Loans to help create and improve essential community facilities in the rural West. -- Rural Community Assistance Corporation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2699 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:59:34 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2699 Loans to finance water and waste facility projects in the rural West. -- Rural Community Assistance Corporation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2697 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:09:25 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2697 Loan program helps create, improve or expand the supply of affordable housing for communities in the rural West. -- Rural Community Assistance Corporation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2696 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:58:18 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2696 Report from a survey of 1,541 residents of the ten boroughs and unincorporated census areas in Southeast Alaska regarding the social and environmental change in the region and their implications for Alaskan community and families. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report-Safford-USDA-Alaska.pdf Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:38:20 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report-Safford-USDA-Alaska.pdf Discusses WICHE's focus in 2012 which includes finance, access and success, workforce and society, technology and innovation, and accountability. Highlights students exchange programs in rural and underserved areas, rural healthcare initiatives, and rural primary care clinics. -- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/workplan2012.pdf Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:26:43 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/workplan2012.pdf Anchorage AK May 15, 2012 -- National Association for Rural Mental Health http://www.narmh.org/conferences/default.aspx Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:01:48 CST http://www.narmh.org/conferences/default.aspx Funds training and supervision of primary community health aides who provide health care services in rural communities throughout the State. http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2611 Mon, 23 May 2011 12:05:52 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2611 Network of Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHA/Ps) in over 170 rural Alaska villages that works within the guidelines of the 2006 Alaska Community Health Aide/Practitioner Manual (CHAM). Manual outlines assessment and treatment protocols and is available from CHA/P. -- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium http://www.akchap.org/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:49:06 CST http://www.akchap.org/ Describes practices and lessons learned in Alaska, Nevada, North Dakota, and Washington during the second year of the federal College Access Challenge Grant program. Includes rural locations. -- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/WPE-CACG-2-2011.pdf Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:19:25 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/WPE-CACG-2-2011.pdf WWAMI AHEC Program consists of the program office, and six independent AHEC Centers in the five WWAMI states: Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Works to alleviate shortages of health care personnel in medically underserved rural and urban areas. http://depts.washington.edu/ahec/ Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:07:43 CST http://depts.washington.edu/ahec/ Helps strengthen systems to deliver comprehensive and culturally relevant health care to rural Alaskans. http://acrh-ahec.uaa.alaska.edu/ahec/index.html Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:42:55 CST http://acrh-ahec.uaa.alaska.edu/ahec/index.html Alaska State Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (REC) that helps health care providers become meaningful users of electronic health records by providing information and technical assistance. http://www.ak-ehealth.org/ Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:34:48 CST http://www.ak-ehealth.org/ Describes issues faced by people living on American Indian Area, Alaska Native Area, Hawaiian Homeland Area (AIANHH) lands, such as poverty, housing deficiencies, and social and health-related problems. Information is based on the 2000 Census. http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/nativeoverview.pdf Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:55:21 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/nativeoverview.pdf One of four regional development centers in the nation. Participates in rural development research and extension (outreach) projects cooperatively with universities in the West. Serves a 13 state area in the Western region and 4 U.S. Pacific Territories, which includes WA, UT, WY, NV, ID, HI, CA, AZ, AK, OR, NM, MT, and CO. http://wrdc.usu.edu/ Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:20:33 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/ One of five telehealth resource centers. Assists health care organizations, health care networks, and health care providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. http://www.nrtrc.org/ Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:23:32 CST http://www.nrtrc.org/ Overview of the state, with links to state agencies, health associations, and other resources for Alaska. -- National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region http://nnlm.gov/pnr/characteristics/alaska.html Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:02:56 CST http://nnlm.gov/pnr/characteristics/alaska.html Examining the challenges faced by Southeast Alaska, this brief discusses ways to encourage community groups and governmental agencies to work collaboratively to craft a robust economic future for the region. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-Ulrich-Enduring-Ties.pdf Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:41:10 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-Ulrich-Enduring-Ties.pdf Discusses WICHE's three student exchange programs: Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), and Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP). Covers Fall 2011 enrollment, discusses health workforce shortages, and the funds that flow between students' home states and the enrolling institutions in these programs. -- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/statReport1112.pdf Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:27:52 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/statReport1112.pdf Developed by NRHA's National Rural Task Force. Highlights rural workforce programs in Alaska, Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, South Carolina, and West Virginia. -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=61C3BF78-3048-651A-FE1A9BDCACD2B3B3&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:54:53 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=61C3BF78-3048-651A-FE1A9BDCACD2B3B3&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename Grants for providing Alaska Natives better access to GED services. -- Adult Learning Programs of Alaska http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2544 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:17:24 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2544 Operates REAL:Rural Education for Adult Learners GED Program. Consists of a non-profit educational organization that provides adult basic education services to Fairbanks, the North Star Borough, and underserved populations in Alaska. http://www.adultlearning.org/REAL/ Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:34:22 CST http://www.adultlearning.org/REAL/ Describes findings from an evaluation showing that dental therapists provide safe and appropriate care for underserved and rural populations. http://www.wkkf.org/~/media/F2E86B5717174D2E9311359902DF7216.ashx Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:08:01 CST http://www.wkkf.org/~/media/F2E86B5717174D2E9311359902DF7216.ashx Identifies ten broad core competencies categories designed to guide skill development with direct care workers in Alaska, referred to as direct support workers, direct support professionals, paraprofessionals, or technicians. -- Alaska Department of Health and Social Services http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/alaskanCoreCompetenciesVersion1.pdf Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:52:16 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/alaskanCoreCompetenciesVersion1.pdf An assessment of health manpower shortage based on budgeted staff positions and their vacancies in organizations throughout the state. -- Alaska Center for Rural Health http://acrh-ahec.uaa.alaska.edu/projects/pdf/2009workforce09.pdf Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:02:27 CST http://acrh-ahec.uaa.alaska.edu/projects/pdf/2009workforce09.pdf Supports translational research - research that improves human health by leading to discoveries that will eliminate human disease. https://www.iths.org/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:52:51 CST https://www.iths.org/