Rural health and human services resources for Minnesota, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ 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 10:13:25 CST http://www.tristateneighbor.com/news/regional/article_fcdbc7ce-3d61-11e1-aaeb-0019bb2963f4.html Duluth MN June 25, 2012 -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:29:58 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/ 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=MN Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:42:07 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=MN 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 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:29:12 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2378 Duluth MN September 19, 2012 -- National Rural Health Resource Center https://secure.ruralcenter.org/lead Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:13:25 CST https://secure.ruralcenter.org/lead Duluth MN June 6, 2012 -- National Rural Health Resource Center https://secure.ruralcenter.org/lead Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:11:03 CST https://secure.ruralcenter.org/lead Duluth MN March 14, 2012 -- National Rural Health Resource Center https://secure.ruralcenter.org/lead Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:24:43 CST https://secure.ruralcenter.org/lead Describes the Minnesota Rural Palliative Care Initiative (MRPCI), which assisted ten communities establish or strengthen palliative care services in rural Minnesota. -- Stratis Health http://www.stratishealth.org/documents/PC_Stratis_Health_MRPCI_Final_Report_2011_06.pdf Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:48:38 CST http://www.stratishealth.org/documents/PC_Stratis_Health_MRPCI_Final_Report_2011_06.pdf This entire issue of Rural Voices is dedicated to the topic of rural homelessness. Highlights some of the innovative ways rural homeless providers are accessing and usingresources in Michigan, Minnesota, California, Georgia, and Kentucky. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall2007.pdf Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:39:52 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall2007.pdf Grant to provide modest resources to help health care providers and hospitals in rural and underserved areas build HIE capacity and achieve HIE capability. -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2714 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:49:58 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2714 Highlights how rural communities in Colorado and Minnesota are training paramedics to also provide home care, immunizations, and other health services. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/fall10/feature.php#story3 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:35:05 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/fall10/feature.php#story3 A compilation of news, interviews, and documents regarding Minnesota's rural health care issues. -- Minnesota Public Radio http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/2011/06/rural-health/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:27:42 CST http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/2011/06/rural-health/ 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 09:51:36 CST http://www.bt.cdc.gov/cdcpreparedness/training/perlc.asp Captures the discussion and recommendations of the New Rural Health Care DeliveryModel Work Group, formed to examine the influence health reform legislation mayhave on rural health delivery, and to consider specific improvements that could be made to thesystem to better meet the needs of rural consumers and providers. -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/delivery.pdf Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:35:07 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/delivery.pdf One stop shop where CHWs and CHW stakeholders work together to advance the profession of the CHW throughout Minnesota. http://www.mnchwalliance.org/ Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:15:13 CST http://www.mnchwalliance.org/ Supports innovative clinical training for dental professionals and programs that increase access to dental care for underserved populations through grant funding. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2685 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:18:51 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2685 Contains statistics, data, and summaries describing the adoption and use of EHRs and other HIT and the exchange of health information in a variety of health settings in Minnesota that are essential to improving the affordability, accessibility, and quality of health care and supporting healthier communities. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/assessment.html Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:08:11 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/assessment.html A snapshot of the health of rural Minnesotans by summarizing key health indicators, health behaviors, and other social and environmental health determinants. -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/workforce/status.pdf Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:55:55 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/workforce/status.pdf 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 11:39:42 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/summer11/feature.php#story1 Also called FirstLink. Connects people with important community services in North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota. This information, referral and crisis intervention service is free and operator-serviced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. -- First Link http://www.myfirstlink.org/211.shtml Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:12:18 CST http://www.myfirstlink.org/211.shtml Describes how a tribal human services center added original Ojibwe art to the walls of their health care facility as a way to develop a sense of community ownership and identity. -- National Endowment for the Arts http://arts.gov/about/NEARTS/storyNew.php?id=04-minnesota&issue=2011_v2 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:14:12 CST http://arts.gov/about/NEARTS/storyNew.php?id=04-minnesota&issue=2011_v2 Provides planting and harvesting assistance to farm families in that have experienced a major illness, injury or natural disaster. Qualifying farmers may be eligible to have their agricultural land planted or harvested free of charge. Areas served are North Dakota, South Dakota, western Minnesota, and eastern Montana. http://farmrescue.org/ Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:14:08 CST http://farmrescue.org/ An electronic gateway for data about health, the environment, and other risk factors that may affect public health in Minnesota. -- Minnesota Department of Health https://apps.health.state.mn.us/mndata/ Thu, 26 May 2011 11:04:57 CST https://apps.health.state.mn.us/mndata/ Presents general information about the demographics, employment and career plans of advanced practice registered nurses in Minnesota. -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/workforce/aprn.pdf Mon, 23 May 2011 11:02:08 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/workforce/aprn.pdf Presents general information about the demographics, employment and career plans of dentists and dental specialists in Minnesota. -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/workforce/dent10.pdf Mon, 23 May 2011 10:58:04 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/workforce/dent10.pdf Describes the practice of general surgery, key elements of successful models, and barriers to the availability of rural surgical services in Minnesota. -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/rhac/surgery.pdf Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:26:02 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/rhac/surgery.pdf Provides free assistance to academic and non-profit researchers interested in using Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, and Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) data for research. Staffed by a consortium of epidemiologists, public health specialists, health services researchers, biostatisticians, and health informatics specialists from the University of Minnesota. http://www.resdac.org/ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:44:01 CST http://www.resdac.org/ Funding to help build healthy, vibrant communities. -- Otto Bremer Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2575 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:18:12 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2575 Supports the health professional workforce needs of rural and urban underserved Minnesota communities through community-campus partnerships among academic institutions, health care agencies, communities, and others committed to improving the health of Minnesotans. http://www.mnahec.umn.edu Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:01:06 CST http://www.mnahec.umn.edu Minnesota and North Dakota 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.khareach.org Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:03:35 CST http://www.khareach.org