Rural health and human services resources for Minnesota, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Larger cities throughout the Northern Great Plains like Sioux Falls, Fargo and Bismarck continue to grab headlines for their relative economic strength in the midst of a recession, but recent research has indicated that a growing number of employers and workers are considering leaving congested major population centers in search of a simpler life in smaller communities with less crime and shorter commute times. http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/10144/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:53:20 CST http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/10144/ Bloomington MN February 2, 2010 -- Wipfli LLP http://www.wipfli.com/EventDetail_HC_CAHandRHC_2010.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:20:44 CST http://www.wipfli.com/EventDetail_HC_CAHandRHC_2010.aspx Star Tribune, (MN) article tells how it's one small piece of health care reform, but it's a big deal for medical schools and doctor's offices: forgiving the student loans of doctors who choose primary care. http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/66231357.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:07:07 CST http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/66231357.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ Daily Yonder article tells how women have been starting businesses like crazy in the small Minnesota town of Halstad. http://www.dailyyonder.com/pink-ladies-revive-halstad/2009/10/26/2417 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:49:18 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/pink-ladies-revive-halstad/2009/10/26/2417 The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded a three year, $1.1 million grant to the University of Minnesota for the Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center (GPTRAC). http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12409 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:05:33 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12409 Demonstrates that high levels of health system performance are achievable and sustainable, and provides useful examples of policies and practices in Vermont, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Delaware that may be associated with health system improvement. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Fund%20Report/2009/Oct/Profile%20of%20Seven%20States/1329_Aiming_Higher_State_Profiles_Complete_Report_1016.pdf Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:03:48 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Fund%20Report/2009/Oct/Profile%20of%20Seven%20States/1329_Aiming_Higher_State_Profiles_Complete_Report_1016.pdf A fact sheet providing background information about the Minnesota Statewide Trauma System. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/traumasystem/factsheet08.pdf Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:49:17 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/traumasystem/factsheet08.pdf Duluth MN June 28, 2010 -- Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/conf/index.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:05:57 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/conf/index.html Fact sheet describing the results of Minnesotas statewide needs assessment on teen pregnancy and teen birth rates - part of Minnesotas Title V Block Grant requirements. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/cfh/na/documents/teenpregnancy2010.pdf Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:40:43 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/cfh/na/documents/teenpregnancy2010.pdf A multi-state project by Childrens Defense Fund Minnesota to improve the well-being of families and individuals by linking them to public work support programs and tax credits. -- Children's Defense Fund http://mn.bridgetobenefits.org/Home2.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:11:15 CST http://mn.bridgetobenefits.org/Home2.html Provides behavioral health services to uninsured, underinsured and other at-risk farm and ranch families and agricultural workers in seven states: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin -- AgriWellness, Inc. http://www.extension.iastate.edu/iowaconcern/seedsofhope.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:40:33 CST http://www.extension.iastate.edu/iowaconcern/seedsofhope.html Information about demographics, employment and career plans collected from Minnesota physical therapists who voluntarily completed workforce surveys during the annual licensing renewal process. -- Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc//pubs/workforce/pt09.pdf Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:31:35 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc//pubs/workforce/pt09.pdf Analyzes the geography of the Minnesota physician workforce. Describes urban-ruraland regional variations in the per capita supply of physicians, as well as variations in the distribution of physicians between primary care and non-primary care specialties. -- Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/workforce/phys09.pdf Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:24:28 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/workforce/phys09.pdf The foundation supports the arts, social welfare/human services, education, youth recreation, civic projects and health issues for the benefit of the greater Fargo-Moorhead area. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2210 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:12:53 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2210 Provides emergency medical services (EMS) agencies, trauma centers, trauma regions, and the Minnesota trauma program with a summary of the processes and activities required to measure, monitor, evaluate, and improve the process of trauma care and its outcome. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/traumasystem/pi/model_pi_plan.pdf Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:00:19 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/traumasystem/pi/model_pi_plan.pdf Research finds that rural Minnesota families spend on average 20 percent more on gasoline than Twin Cities families, regardless of the cost of gas. -- Center for Rural Policy and Development http://www.mnsu.edu/ruralmn/pages/Publications/reports/GasandCOL09.pdf Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:00:07 CST http://www.mnsu.edu/ruralmn/pages/Publications/reports/GasandCOL09.pdf A multi-disciplinary research and design studio that helps communities find innovative solutions to problems in rural areas in Minnesota, the Midwest, and globally. http://ruraldesign.cfans.umn.edu/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:14:36 CST http://ruraldesign.cfans.umn.edu/ Designed for use in implementing or overhauling a home health agency Health Information Technology or Electronic Health Record system and to evaluate system effectiveness. -- Stratis Health http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/homehealth/hhtoolkit.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:38:56 CST http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/homehealth/hhtoolkit.html Designed for use in implementing Health Information Technology or Electronic Health Record system in a nursing home and to evaluate system effectiveness. -- Stratis Health http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/nursinghomes/nhtoolkit.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:38:24 CST http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/nursinghomes/nhtoolkit.html A guide for the effective and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) and to tap into the available incentives under Medicare and Medicaid stimulus funds. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g4effectiveuse2009.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:24:47 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g4effectiveuse2009.pdf A guide to help providers meet Minnesotas 2011 e-prescribing mandate and to tap into incentives under Medicare and Medicaid stimulus funds. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g3e-prescribing2009.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:20 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g3e-prescribing2009.pdf Mission is to ensure equitable commercial and financial transactions and reliable utility services in the State of Minnesota. http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=Commerce Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:26:50 CST http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=Commerce Provides access for people with hearing loss or a speech disability to communicate over the telephone. -- Minnesota Department Of Commerce http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?id=-536881376&agency=Commerce Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:24:41 CST http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?id=-536881376&agency=Commerce Information about the role dental assistants play in Minnesota as well as their numbers and distribution within the State. -- Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/workforce/da06.pdf Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:16:40 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/workforce/da06.pdf Describes the successes experienced by two health care centers that offer medical home services to their patients. Advocates in the Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) and the Lakewood Health System in Staples, Minnesota describe their programs. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring09.php#cover Thu, 28 May 2009 12:31:21 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring09.php#cover Formed in July 2007 by leaders in Minnesota, Nebraska, Australia, and Canada to address critical health care shortages in rural and remote areas. Offers a standardized training curriculum that can be modified and customized for each community, province, and nation. http://www.communityparamedic.org/AboutCHEC.aspx Thu, 21 May 2009 08:30:49 CST http://www.communityparamedic.org/AboutCHEC.aspx A voluntary statewide roster of spoken language health care interpreters to address access concerns for Minnesotans, particularly in rural areas. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/interpreters Wed, 13 May 2009 13:37:00 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/interpreters Presents recommendations for changes to help maintain and improve student achievement in rural Minnesota schools while not increasing cost. -- Center for Rural Policy and Development http://www.mnsu.edu/ruralmn/pages/Publications/reports/education09.pdf Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:06:45 CST http://www.mnsu.edu/ruralmn/pages/Publications/reports/education09.pdf Reports on a study on the impact of the support from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, to sustain Critical Access Hospitals CAHs). -- Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/cahqi09.pdf Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:56:12 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/cahqi09.pdf Portrays how data collection and analysis have helped decision-making efforts to improve the well-being of low-income working families in Minnesota. -- Annie E. Casey Foundation http://www.aecf.org/upload/PublicationFiles/StrengtheningFamilies.pdf Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:18:20 CST http://www.aecf.org/upload/PublicationFiles/StrengtheningFamilies.pdf