Rural health and human services resources for Indiana, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ 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 10:34:30 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17247 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 11:32:19 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2763 French Lick IN August 3, 2012 -- Indiana Rural Health Association http://www.indianaruralhealth.org/index.php?src=events&category=Main%20Events%20Lister&srctype=detail&category=Main%20Events%20Lister&refno=309 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:39:38 CST http://www.indianaruralhealth.org/index.php?src=events&category=Main%20Events%20Lister&srctype=detail&category=Main%20Events%20Lister&refno=309 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 14:32:19 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2177 Indianapolis IN April 10, 2012 -- Indiana Area Health Education Center Program http://www.indiana.edu/~meddev/ahec/index.php?cID=145 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:49:01 CST http://www.indiana.edu/~meddev/ahec/index.php?cID=145 Plainfield IN March 2, 2012 -- Indiana Rural Health Association http://www.indianaruralhealth.org/index.php?src=events&category=Main%20Events%20Lister Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:16:42 CST http://www.indianaruralhealth.org/index.php?src=events&category=Main%20Events%20Lister Highlights the ROCK after-school program in communities throughout Indiana. The program teaches youth about social and media influences, conflict resolution and refusal/resistance skills, gang and violence prevention, avoidance of gambling, and structuring their leisure time to be free of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/summer11/atc.php#story2 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:53:54 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/summer11/atc.php#story2 Indianapolis IN June 14, 2012 -- Indiana Rural Health Association http://www.indianaruralhealth.org/index.php?src=events&submenu=test&srctype=detail&category=Annual%20Conference&refno=49 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:20:21 CST http://www.indianaruralhealth.org/index.php?src=events&submenu=test&srctype=detail&category=Annual%20Conference&refno=49 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 13:38:09 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2632 Works to improve the supply, distribution, generalist-specialist balance, and quality of health care professionals. Consists of eight regional AHECs in the state including North Central, East, Metropolitan Indianapolis/Central, Northeast, Northwest, South Central, Southwest, and West Central. http://ahec.iupui.edu/ Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:16:13 CST http://ahec.iupui.edu/ Indiana 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.ihitec.purdue.edu Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:45:40 CST http://www.ihitec.purdue.edu Southwestern Ohio, northeastern Kentucky, and south-central Indiana 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.tristaterec.org/ Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:21:41 CST http://www.tristaterec.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 09:48:50 CST http://ncrcrd.msu.edu/ Provides loans to nonprofits in IL, IN, IA, MO, and WI, which serve low-income or special-needs populations. Loans can be used for facility or equipment projects such as community health centers, including construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, purchase of equipment or furnishings, and facility improvements to leased or owned space. http://www.iff.org/ Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:46:59 CST http://www.iff.org/ Provides a description of what health centers are, and the most recent state-level data available for health center patients, services provided, staff, patient visits, and costs of care. -- National Association of Community Health Centers http://www.nachc.com/client/documents/IN10.pdf Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:28:12 CST http://www.nachc.com/client/documents/IN10.pdf Evaluates health-care quality, clinical appropriateness, and outcome assessments. Also designs customized management solutions and develops appropriate educational programs to significantly improve the delivery of health services. Leads the Central Indiana Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) efforts, which is sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. http://www.hce.org/ Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:21:25 CST http://www.hce.org/ Conducts research, develops partnerships among stakeholders, assists with strategic planning, and supports creative, regional approaches to economic and community development. http://www.pcrd.purdue.edu/ Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:32:52 CST http://www.pcrd.purdue.edu/ Presents data on Indiana including demographics, health expenditures and financing, health status, utilization and quality of services, Medicare and Medicaid, and access to care. -- AARP Public Policy Institute http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/d19305_healthfacts_in.pdf Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:05:11 CST http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/d19305_healthfacts_in.pdf Presents the results of a study to determine the prevalence rates, risk factors, and types of treatments used to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease among a sample of the adult Amish in northern Indiana. http://www.rno.org/journal/index.php/online-journal/article/viewFile/237/288 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:59:09 CST http://www.rno.org/journal/index.php/online-journal/article/viewFile/237/288 Discusses a development strategy that includes regional cooperation, innovation, and a leveraging of all strengths for the rural Midwest to transform its economy. -- Chicago Council on Global Affairs http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/UserFiles/File/Task%20Force%20Reports/Heartland%20Paper%20-%20Rural%20Development%2010.pdf Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:16:19 CST http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/UserFiles/File/Task%20Force%20Reports/Heartland%20Paper%20-%20Rural%20Development%2010.pdf Community action grant priorities include education and neighborhood improvement, economic development, youth development, community problem-solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment. http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=888 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:47:34 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=888 Works to address the health care workforce shortage issues in rural Indiana through working groups focusing on finance, communications, education, economic development, and facilities. http://www.therhic.org/index.html Thu, 28 May 2009 15:17:22 CST http://www.therhic.org/index.html Works to improve disparities in preventable health conditions among minorities throughout Indiana. http://www.in.gov/isdh/23551.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:48:26 CST http://www.in.gov/isdh/23551.htm Works to ensure that all children and families eligible for Medicaid and the States Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) are enrolled. http://www.ckfindiana.org/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:49:55 CST http://www.ckfindiana.org/ Provides an overview of Indiana's Medicaid waiver program, the Healthy Indiana Plan, which is the first that allows a state to use Medicaid funds to provide a benefit package modeled after a high-deductible plan and health savings account to previously uninsured adults. Executive Summary and an Issue Brief are available in PDF format. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7786.cfm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:31:53 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7786.cfm Presents a 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/IN.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/IN.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. -- National Association of Community Health Centers http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=IN Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=IN IFF is a nonprofit community development lender providing affordable, flexible and accessible loans to nonprofits serving low-income or special-needs populations. -- IFF http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1007 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:19:55 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1007 Works to create affordable housing for rent or purchase as well as supportive facilities, through homeownership, rental housing and community development programs in Indiana. http://www.in.gov/ihcda/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:47:24 CST http://www.in.gov/ihcda/ Indiana's lead economic development agency. Focuses on growing and retaining businesses in Indiana and attracting new businesses to the state. http://iedc.in.gov/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:45:24 CST http://iedc.in.gov/