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            Missouri resources via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Rural health and human services resources for Missouri, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center
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		<copyright>Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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        http://www.raconline.org/states/
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  <title>Tool/Web Site: Rural Spotlight</title>
  <description>Works to support Missouri's rural healthcare providers by showcasing current information available for assistance.  -- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.ruralspotlight.com/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:23:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.ruralspotlight.com/ 
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  <title>Event: Critical Access Hospital Conference</title>
  <description>Kansas City MO September 29, 2010  -- National Rural Health Association  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/programs-and-events-overview/calendar-of-nrha-events 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:28:57 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/programs-and-events-overview/calendar-of-nrha-events 
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  <title>Event: Medication Use in Rural America Conference</title>
  <description>Kansas City MO June 16, 2010  -- National Rural Health Association  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/programs-and-events-overview/calendar-of-nrha-events 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:25:29 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/programs-and-events-overview/calendar-of-nrha-events 
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  <title>Event: Town Hall Meeting on Rural Health</title>
  <description>Fulton MO February 1, 2010  -- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/DHSSruralspotlightFall09.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:57:24 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/DHSSruralspotlightFall09.pdf 
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  <title>News: Town Hall Meetings on Rural Health</title>
  <description>The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Primary Careand Rural Health, through Community Asset Builders LLC, will be scheduling15 town hall meetings around the state to obtain public input on rural healthissues for the development of its Rural Health Plan.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/DHSSruralspotlightFall09.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:52:39 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/DHSSruralspotlightFall09.pdf 
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  <title>Event: Town Hall Meeting on Rural Health</title>
  <description>Lexington MO November 10, 2009  -- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/DHSSruralspotlightFall09.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:50:52 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/DHSSruralspotlightFall09.pdf 
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  <title>News: Study Shines Light on Health-Care Debt in Rural Areas</title>
  <description>Lincoln Journal Star, (NE) article reports on a new survey of farm and ranch residents in Nebraska and six other states, where findings suggest many people in rural settings are sinking under the weight of medical costs even when they have health insurance.   </description>
  <link>
  http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_feaff262-bb83-11de-a488-001cc4c03286.html 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:00:33 CST</pubDate>
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  http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_feaff262-bb83-11de-a488-001cc4c03286.html 
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  <title>Organization: National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region</title>
  <description>Works to improve access to health information for health professionals, librarians and members of the public in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.   </description>
  <link>
  http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:12 CST</pubDate>
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  http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ 
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  <title>Publication: Missouri Medicaid Basics</title>
  <description>Describes Missouri's Medicaid program, MO HealthNet. Includes data and statistics, plus information on all program sections, eligibility requirements, delivery systems, financing, and current economical impacts.  -- Missouri Foundation for Health  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.mffh.org/medicaidbasics09.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:31:53 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.mffh.org/medicaidbasics09.pdf 
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  <title>Organization: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: Minority Health</title>
  <description>Develops systems and community capacity to eliminate health and wellness disparities.    </description>
  <link>
  http://www.dhss.mo.gov/MinorityHealth/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:22:45 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.dhss.mo.gov/MinorityHealth/ 
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  <title>Publication: How Farmers and Ranchers Get Health Insurance and What They Spend for Health Care</title>
  <description>Examines health insurance costs and health care spending of farmers and ranchers. This issue brief is based on a 2007 survey of farm and ranch operators in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.  -- Access Project  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.accessproject.org/adobe/issue_brief_no_2.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:19:57 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.accessproject.org/adobe/issue_brief_no_2.pdf 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: Support for Local Tobacco Control Policy Change</title>
  <description>These funds support short-term activities conducted by an organization and their partners to advance policy change at the local level.  -- Missouri Foundation for Health  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1773 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:21:55 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1773 
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  <title>Map: Missouri Rural Definition Maps</title>
  <description>Set of maps showing the geographic coverage provided by 9 different rural definitions for the state.  -- USDA Economic Research Service  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/MO.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/MO.pdf 
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  <title>Tool/Web Site: Missouri Health Centers Data</title>
  <description>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  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=MO 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=MO 
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  <title>Organization: Proyecto/Project IDEAS</title>
  <description>Strives to improve HIV prevention services for Latino/Hispanic populations living in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Utah and Wyoming. Focuses on adapting and tailoring CDC-approved interventions that are culturally, linguistically and educationally appropriate. This is a capacity building assistance program for community-based organizations and state and local health departments.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.proyectoideas.jsi.com/index.htm 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:11:39 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.proyectoideas.jsi.com/index.htm 
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  <title>Tool/Web Site: State Profiles- Missouri:  Health Information Technology (HIT)</title>
  <description>Profiles the states health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) &amp; Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.  -- Rural Health Resource Center  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/mo/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:40:40 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/mo/ 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: IFF</title>
  <description>IFF is a nonprofit community development lender providing affordable, flexible and accessible loans to nonprofits serving low-income or special-needs populations.  -- IFF  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1007 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 14:55:29 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1007 
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  <title>Publication: Rural Dental Practice: A Tale of Four States</title>
  <description>Reports the findings of a study investigating rural dentist issues, such as demography, training, practice characteristics, staff, and job satisfaction, in Alabama, California, Maine, and Missouri.   -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center  </description>
  <link>
  http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC_WP107_Andrilla.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 09:19:01 CST</pubDate>
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  http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC_WP107_Andrilla.pdf 
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  <title>Publication: High-Deductible Health Plans with Health Savings Accounts: Emerging Evidence and Outstanding Issues</title>
  <description>Presents the 10th paper in the series titled Cover Missouri Project. Discusses data regarding the combination of high-deductible health plans and Health Savings Accounts and how these plans are likely to affect health care costs, risk segmentation, and overall levels of health insurance coverage.   -- Missouri Foundation for Health  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/1001010_CoverMo10.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:21:41 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/1001010_CoverMo10.pdf 
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  <title>Organization: Missouri Housing Development Commission</title>
  <description>Serves as the state's housing finance agency. Dedicated to strengthening communities and the lives of Missourians through the financing, development and preservation of affordable housing.    </description>
  <link>
  http://www.mhdc.com/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:56:20 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.mhdc.com/ 
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  <title>Organization: Missouri Department of Economic Development</title>
  <description>Works to increase economic opportunities and bring high quality, high paying, family supporting jobs to Missouri.   </description>
  <link>
  http://ded.mo.gov/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:54:08 CST</pubDate>
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  http://ded.mo.gov/ 
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