Rural health and human services resources for Idaho, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ On May 8, HRSA 's Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) launched a nationwide outreach effort to raise awareness about the need for cancer screening among people who lived near nuclear weapons testing facilities in the mid-20th century. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8643 Mon, 12 May 2008 10:19:22 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8643 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that National Heritage Insurance Corporation (NHIC) has been awarded a contract of up to five years for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8641 Mon, 12 May 2008 09:41:35 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8641 The Regence Foundation works to transform health care and address core problems in our health care system with innovative solutions. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1897 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:45:37 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1897 Pocatello ID October 22, 2008 http://www.isu.edu/kchp/hlthconf/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:48:57 CST http://www.isu.edu/kchp/hlthconf/ Reports on the research related to the IdahoFamily Medicine physician rural work force program that facilitates improved access to quality healthcare services. -- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/DesktopModules/DocumentsSortable/DocumentsSrtView.aspx?tabID=0&ItemID=8733&MId=11562&wversion=Staging Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:29:22 CST http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/DesktopModules/DocumentsSortable/DocumentsSrtView.aspx?tabID=0&ItemID=8733&MId=11562&wversion=Staging Coeur d' Alene ID May 21, 2008 -- Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation http://www.citmt.org/summit.htm Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:49:31 CST http://www.citmt.org/summit.htm 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/ID.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/ID.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/id.asp Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/research/id.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_Idaho.pdf Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:40:00 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_Idaho.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/id/ Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:38:48 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/id/ A project of Idaho State University's Institute of Rural Health and other partners educates gatekeepers and caregivers on the signs and symptoms of mental disorders in children and youth. Since its inception four years ago, the project has trained approximately 1,500 professionals, parents, and community members statewide. http://www.isu.edu/irh/bettertodays/ Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:15:04 CST http://www.isu.edu/irh/bettertodays/ A financial institution and administrator of housing resources that provides funding for affordable housing opportunities in Idaho communities where they are most needed and when it is economically feasible. http://www.ihfa.org/ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:53:37 CST http://www.ihfa.org/ The Idaho state agency that provides information, services, and programs regarding employment, community and economic development, and business programs. http://cl.idaho.gov/portal/ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:39:14 CST http://cl.idaho.gov/portal/ Works to provide a qualified workforce to meet the nursing and health care needs of Idaho through research activities, including the collection and analysis of valid and reliable data and the dispensing of expertise in workforce planning and project evaluation. http://inwc.org/index.htm Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:08:42 CST http://inwc.org/index.htm