Rural health and human services resources for Hawaii, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Honolulu Advertiser, (HI) article reports that working under a tight budget, state House and Senate lawmakers have tentatively agreed to appoint a working group to study ways to lure doctors to rural and underserved areas. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080424/NEWS02/804240375/1006/LOCALNEWSFRONT Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:58:12 CST http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080424/NEWS02/804240375/1006/LOCALNEWSFRONT Provides training courses that are designed to meet the needs of medical, health, and community professionals serving persons and communities impacted by STD and HIV. Service area includes the federal Health and Human Services Region IX: California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and the following Pacific Islands: American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.stdhivtraining.org/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:43:38 CST http://www.stdhivtraining.org/ Fund hopes to fund projects where citizens work together towards improving their rural communities. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1730 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:09:42 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1730 Set of maps showing the geographic coverage provided by 9 different rural definitions for the state. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/HI.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/HI.pdf Provides access to information on Federally Qualified Health Centers for the state. Includes a map of FQHC locations, as well as information on the populations served by health centers, services provided, staff, patient visits, costs of care, and use of electronic health information. http://www.nachc.com/research/hi.asp Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/research/hi.asp Provides data on Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for the state. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_Hawaii.pdf Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:40:00 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_Hawaii.pdf Profiles the states health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information. -- Rural Health Resource Center http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/hi/ Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:31:15 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/hi/ Provides documents, reports and statistics to promote health and prevent disease among the people of the United States particularly Hawaii. -- Hawaii State Department of Health http://www.healthyhawaii2010.org/ Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:55:43 CST http://www.healthyhawaii2010.org/ Works to improve the health of the underserved in Hawaii and the Pacific Basin through training and supporting health professions students and health care providers to serve rural and underserved areas. http://www.ahec.hawaii.edu Fri, 18 May 2007 14:14:44 CST http://www.ahec.hawaii.edu Provides Hawaii residents with affordable housing and shelter without discrimination. HPHA efforts focus on developing affordable rental and supportive housing, public housing and the efficient and fair delivery of housing services to the people of Hawaii. http://www.hcdch.state.hi.us/ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:34:42 CST http://www.hcdch.state.hi.us/