Rural health and human services resources for Iowa, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ WCF Courier, (IA) article discusses the efforts being made by the Area Health Education Center in Iowa to attract more doctors to rural and underserved areas. http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/country-doctors-center-draws-doctors-to-underserved-areas/article_8229027f-b595-5ca9-a24f-7ee0472835c5.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:16:00 CST http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/country-doctors-center-draws-doctors-to-underserved-areas/article_8229027f-b595-5ca9-a24f-7ee0472835c5.html Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that loans and grants provided through USDA's Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program will be provided to applicants in 10 states to support businesses, improve the quality of medical care, and create or save hundreds of jobs. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17247 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:34:23 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17247 The Center for Rural Affairs, and the Women Food and Agriculture Network are co-hosting several workshops to discuss how the 2012 Farm Bill and other looming policy debates in Washington will significantly impact rural communities. http://www.cfra.org/newsrelease/2012/01/24/opportunities-rural-communities-rural-policy-workshops-held-next-week Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:46:54 CST http://www.cfra.org/newsrelease/2012/01/24/opportunities-rural-communities-rural-policy-workshops-held-next-week Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2763 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:32:23 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2763 Tri-State Neighbor, (SD) tells how the eEmergency system of Avera Health in Sioux Falls is entering its third year, and has no plans to slow down as it expands and continues to help smaller rural facilities - and a few larger ones - in six states provide more efficient and timely patient care in emergency rooms. http://www.tristateneighbor.com/news/regional/article_fcdbc7ce-3d61-11e1-aaeb-0019bb2963f4.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:13:32 CST http://www.tristateneighbor.com/news/regional/article_fcdbc7ce-3d61-11e1-aaeb-0019bb2963f4.html Funding to nonprofit and school programs for hunger relief, health, and nutrition. http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2177 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:32:15 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2177 Scholarships to students in Iowa who are pursuing a health career. http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2746 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:01:12 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2746 Describes how USDA Rural Development partnering with HAC have helped build affordable apartment complexes in rural Iowa. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/rv_winter2011-12.pdf#page=12 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:44:22 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/rv_winter2011-12.pdf#page=12 Shows Critical Access Hospitals and other hospitals throughout Iowa. -- Iowa Department of Public Health http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/common/pdf/health_care_access/flex_map.pdf Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:26:24 CST http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/common/pdf/health_care_access/flex_map.pdf An interactive map that shows Rural Health Clinics throughout Iowa. -- Iowa Association of Rural Health Clinics http://iarhc.org/clinics/clinic_locations.php Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:35:31 CST http://iarhc.org/clinics/clinic_locations.php Dubuque IA September 24, 2012 -- Rural Community College Alliance http://www.ruralccalliance.org/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:05:01 CST http://www.ruralccalliance.org/ Provides strategic leadership and acts as a liaison for rural health clinics in the state of Iowa. http://iarhc.org/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:55:49 CST http://iarhc.org/ Profiles eight states that are at different stages in the development and implementation of a medical home program. Includes Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Fund%20Report/2011/Dec/1569_Kaye_building_medical_homes_v2.pdf Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:41:20 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Fund%20Report/2011/Dec/1569_Kaye_building_medical_homes_v2.pdf Identifies counties for eligibility for certification as Rural Health Clinics. -- Iowa Department of Public Health http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/common/pdf/health_care_access/governors_designated_map.pdf Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:10:52 CST http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/common/pdf/health_care_access/governors_designated_map.pdf Ames IA April 17, 2012 -- Iowa Public Health Association http://www.iowapha.org/Default.aspx?pageId=127969 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:22:27 CST http://www.iowapha.org/Default.aspx?pageId=127969 Safety education materials directed toward teen drivers, instructors, parents, law enforcement, and Iowa's rural road stakeholders that can be applied to other state's rural roads. Website offers access to a short video segment, discussion guide, coaching guide, and quiz. -- Iowa Department of Transportation http://www.iowadot.gov/mvd/ods/RuralRoadCrashes.html Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:52:50 CST http://www.iowadot.gov/mvd/ods/RuralRoadCrashes.html Highlights Iowa's 35 designated transit systems, 16 of which are rural. Discusses the need for planning and collaboration between the worlds of health care and transit. Includes map of regions. -- Iowa Department of Public Health http://www.idph.state.ia.us/IDPHChannelsService/file.ashx?file=34B98411-A53B-4D4A-8092-128CD364D04F Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:38:25 CST http://www.idph.state.ia.us/IDPHChannelsService/file.ashx?file=34B98411-A53B-4D4A-8092-128CD364D04F 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 09:51:13 CST http://www.bt.cdc.gov/cdcpreparedness/training/perlc.asp Iowa City IA June 11, 2012 -- Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/icash/education/agmedtraining.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:46:29 CST http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/icash/education/agmedtraining.html Covers a broad range of health and health-related behaviors of Iowans. Includes data on prenatal and infant health, various diseases and injury, population totals, age distributions, demographics, and health care facilities. -- Iowa Department of Public Health http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/factbook/ Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:19:47 CST http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/factbook/ More and more specialists are available to small hospitals via telemedicine, benefiting patientsand doctors. Highlights Avera eEmergency Services, a hospital-based telemedicine emergency support service available in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/summer11/feature.php#story1 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:39:35 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/summer11/feature.php#story1 Presents the Iowa DPH strategic plan, including a rural health care resource plan. Discusses rural facts, access to health services, agricultural health and safety, and rural health workforce and information technology implications. -- Iowa Department of Public Health http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/common/pdf/health_care_access/2011_safety_resource_plan.pdf Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:31:20 CST http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/common/pdf/health_care_access/2011_safety_resource_plan.pdf Presents the results of a community-wide discussion with stakeholders and residents about their community's health needs. Lists Iowa's health needs and identifies critical health issues. -- Iowa Department of Public Health http://www.idph.state.ia.us/chnahip/common/pdf/health_needs_2011.pdf Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:33:12 CST http://www.idph.state.ia.us/chnahip/common/pdf/health_needs_2011.pdf Defines what rural is, using the U.S. Census Bureau's census tract based definition and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's county-based definition. Highlights rural counties in Iowa. -- Iowa Department of Public Health http://www.idph.state.ia.us/IDPHChannelsService/file.ashx?file=28028D58-29A6-460F-9309-6AC9F83D1877 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:05:10 CST http://www.idph.state.ia.us/IDPHChannelsService/file.ashx?file=28028D58-29A6-460F-9309-6AC9F83D1877 Working together, addresses workforce and medical shortages in Iowa. Operates seven regional centers in the state including Northwest Central, West Central, Central, Northeast, Southwest, South Central, and Southeast. http://www.iowaahec.org/regions/ Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:28:47 CST http://www.iowaahec.org/regions/ Helps health care providers become meaningful users of electronic health records by providing information and technical assistance. Serves clinics and critical access and rural hospitals in Iowa. http://www.telligenhitrec.org/ Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:10:05 CST http://www.telligenhitrec.org/ One of four regional rural development centers in the nation. Works with extension professionals, researchers, and partners to enhance rural development outcomes. Serves a 12 state area in the North Central region which includes ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, IN, MI, and OH. http://ncrcrd.msu.edu/ Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:48:24 CST http://ncrcrd.msu.edu/ One of five telehealth resource centers. Assistshealth 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 North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. http://gptrac.wordpress.com/about/ Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:25:59 CST http://gptrac.wordpress.com/about/ Funding to provide guidance for current contractors to submit continuation applications -- Iowa Department of Public Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2548 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:04:44 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2548 Continuation funding for organizations that provide youth programming using mentors. -- Iowa Department of Public Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2547 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:52:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2547