Rural health and human services resources for Arizona, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Phoenix AZ April 1, 2012 http://www.methpedia.org/cops-tribal-meth-summit Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:36 CST http://www.methpedia.org/cops-tribal-meth-summit Tucson AZ March 28, 2012 -- Arizona Center for Rural Health http://crh.arizona.edu/calendar/287 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:37:22 CST http://crh.arizona.edu/calendar/287 Health insurance premium increases in five states have been deemed unreasonable by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced yesterday. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17167 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:34:32 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17167 Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (REC) for New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado that helps health care providers become meaningful users of electronic health records by providing information and technical assistance. http://www.fourcornerstelehealth.org/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:53:03 CST http://www.fourcornerstelehealth.org/ Phoenix AZ May 2, 2012 -- Visiting Nurse Associations of America http://vnaa.org/vnaa/g/?h=HTML/AM_2012.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:25:00 CST http://vnaa.org/vnaa/g/?h=HTML/AM_2012.html Comprised of 14 accredited schools of public health that serve in a national capacity to meet preparedness and response training and education needs of the U. S. public health workforce. Funded schools are located in AL, AZ, FL, IA, IL, MA, MD, MN, NY, OK, NC, TX, and WA. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/cdcpreparedness/training/perlc.asp Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:51:01 CST http://www.bt.cdc.gov/cdcpreparedness/training/perlc.asp 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 11:59:38 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 11:09:31 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 10:58:21 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2696 Information and resources about US-Mexico border health issues. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/border_health/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:03:58 CST http://www.raconline.org/topics/border_health/ Phoenix AZ June 5, 2012 http://www.borderhealth.org/files/res_1938.pdf Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:03:47 CST http://www.borderhealth.org/files/res_1938.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 10:26:48 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/workplan2012.pdf Serves as Arizona's Primary Care Association (PCA) and works to advance the expansion of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and advocate for the health care interests of the medically underserved and uninsured. The are a resource for organizations providing primary health care to the underserved, including Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, and Tribal organizations. http://www.aachc.org/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:48:36 CST http://www.aachc.org/ Phoenix AZ February 5, 2012 -- American Hospital Association http://www.healthforum.com/healthforum/html/conferences/12Rural/conf_ruralhealth.html Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:10:32 CST http://www.healthforum.com/healthforum/html/conferences/12Rural/conf_ruralhealth.html The Humana Foundation supports charitable activities that promote healthy lives and communities. -- Humana Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2632 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:37:42 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2632 A multidisciplinary healthcare educator and home of the worlds first osteopathic medical school. http://www.atsu.edu/ Tue, 24 May 2011 16:42:11 CST http://www.atsu.edu/ Serves as a resource in health related research and training for Native American communities nation-wide. http://nartc.fcm.arizona.edu/ Mon, 16 May 2011 14:49:30 CST http://nartc.fcm.arizona.edu/ Coordinates and supports activities that target workforce development to meet the needs of Arizonas medically underserved rural and urban populations. http://www.azahec.org/ Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:39:56 CST http://www.azahec.org/ Connects HIV/AIDS resources with community needs along the U.S.-Mexico Border. Provides local, regional and national information on HIV/AIDS training resources for a range of health care providers, and HIV/AIDS-related services for both providers, and consumers. -- AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center http://www.aids-ed.org/aidsetc?page=rep-umbast-dir#S1X Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:00:32 CST http://www.aids-ed.org/aidsetc?page=rep-umbast-dir#S1X Examines the situation that the rural residents of Arizona face in accessing behavioral health services and makes recommendations for possible actions. -- Arizona Center for Rural Health http://crh.arizona.edu/sites/crh.arizona.edu/files/pdf/2011_RuralBehavioralHealthReview.pdf Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:52:21 CST http://crh.arizona.edu/sites/crh.arizona.edu/files/pdf/2011_RuralBehavioralHealthReview.pdf Arizona 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.azhec.org Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:55:20 CST http://www.azhec.org 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 10:20:15 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 Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. http://www.southwesttrc.org/ Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:37:20 CST http://www.southwesttrc.org/ Overview of the state, with links to state agencies, health associations, and other resources for Arizona. -- National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region http://nnlm.gov/psr/about/region/arizona.html Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:20:56 CST http://nnlm.gov/psr/about/region/arizona.html 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 09:28:00 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 09:55:07 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=61C3BF78-3048-651A-FE1A9BDCACD2B3B3&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename Identifies five states that demonstrate expertise in managed care approaches for individuals with long-term care needs. States included are Arizona, Hawaii, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. -- Center for Health Care Strategies http://www.chcs.org/usr_doc/MLTS_Roadmap_112210.pdf Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:14:09 CST http://www.chcs.org/usr_doc/MLTS_Roadmap_112210.pdf Reviews high school dropout rates and related factors in rural high schools throughout 15 Southern and Southwestern states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia. -- Rural School and Community Trust http://www.ruraledu.org/user_uploads/file/Rural_Dropout_Problem_2010.pdf Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:41:49 CST http://www.ruraledu.org/user_uploads/file/Rural_Dropout_Problem_2010.pdf Dedicated to promoting and enhancing the economic independence and social well-being of children, families, individuals, and communities. ACF Region 9 serves Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region9/ Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:01:35 CST http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region9/ Housing America Corporation describes its efforts providing housing assistance in the Arizona colonias communities of SanLuis, Somerton, Wellton and Quartzsite. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/winter09.pdf#page=13 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:16:49 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/winter09.pdf#page=13