Rural health and human services resources for Idaho, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Idaho Falls ID August 8, 2012 http://www.isu.edu/nursing/opd/research.shtml Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:06:30 CST http://www.isu.edu/nursing/opd/research.shtml Boise ID April 4, 2012 -- Idaho State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/default.aspx?TabId=104 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:36:25 CST http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/default.aspx?TabId=104 Idaho Falls ID August 8, 2012 http://isu.edu/nursing/opd/research.shtml Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:19:53 CST http://isu.edu/nursing/opd/research.shtml Idaho State University article reports that Idaho State University's Institute of Rural Health has received a $22,500 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to serve as the agency's Outreach Partner for Idaho. http://www2.isu.edu/headlines/?p=3527 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:42:08 CST http://www2.isu.edu/headlines/?p=3527 Boise ID April 5, 2012 -- Idaho State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/default.aspx?TabId=104 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:06:12 CST http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/default.aspx?TabId=104 Collection of 12 case studies providing examples of how small cities, towns and rural regions across the country are transforming themselves into more livable communities. -- Transportation for America http://t4america.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Livability-Transit-Rural-Case-Studies-WEB.pdf Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:31:34 CST http://t4america.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Livability-Transit-Rural-Case-Studies-WEB.pdf 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 08:29:19 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 11:59:54 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 11:09:51 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 10:58:57 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2696 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 10:27:10 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/workplan2012.pdf Works to assist Northwest tribes to improve the health status and quality of life of member tribes and Indian people in their delivery of culturally appropriate and holistic health care. A Native American Research Center on Health site. http://www.npaihb.org/index.html Mon, 16 May 2011 14:50:41 CST http://www.npaihb.org/index.html 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 11:07:52 CST http://depts.washington.edu/ahec/ Washington and Idaho 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.wirecqh.org Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:54:32 CST http://www.wirecqh.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 10:19:07 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 13:23:39 CST http://www.nrtrc.org/ Overview of the state, with links to state agencies, health associations, and other resources for Idaho. -- National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region http://nnlm.gov/pnr/characteristics/idaho.html Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:07:55 CST http://nnlm.gov/pnr/characteristics/idaho.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 09:28:31 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/statReport1112.pdf A source of statistics by region, state, county, reservation, and tribe for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Users can find indicators and trends in areas like: demographics, economic well-being, and health. http://www.indicatorsnorthwest.org/ Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:58:04 CST http://www.indicatorsnorthwest.org/ 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 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:30:09 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2378 Program to encourage primary care physicians to practice in medically underserved areas of Idaho. http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2299 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:57:46 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2299 Matches providers in health related fields who are looking for opportunities in rural and underserved areas of Idaho with vacancies in practice sites. -- Idaho State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Default.aspx?TabId=197 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:45:30 CST http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Default.aspx?TabId=197 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 18:53:02 CST https://www.iths.org/ Identifies community factors that help rural communities recruit and retain family physicians. -- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Portals/0/Health/Rural%20Health/RuralWorkforceStudy2.pdf Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:07:22 CST http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Portals/0/Health/Rural%20Health/RuralWorkforceStudy2.pdf Committed to building healthier communities, transforming health care and supporting end-of-life issues. http://www.regencefoundation.org/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:50:55 CST http://www.regencefoundation.org/ Grants to respond to unmet, local palliative care needs through new or expanded community partnerships. -- Regence Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2229 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:43:36 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2229 Supports collaboration among regional libraries and information centers in the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. http://nnlm.gov/pnr/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:22:27 CST http://nnlm.gov/pnr/ Focuses on improving care for children with special needs by providing information to families and health care professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho). Focuses on children who have chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions such as asthma, cancer, autism, or cerebral palsy. http://cshcn.org/ Wed, 27 May 2009 08:25:37 CST http://cshcn.org/ Explores education characteristics in the western states and examines how it impacts rural development. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__9602220.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:01:34 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__9602220.pdf Examines and compares employment and income in western states with both rural and urban data. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__1181147.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:58:32 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__1181147.pdf