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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>Event: 21st Annual Gerontology Clinical Update Conference</title>
  <description>Columbia MO December 3, 2009  -- MU Nursing Outreach and Distance Education  </description>
  <link>
  http://nursingoutreach.missouri.edu/gerontology09.htm 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:45:37 CST</pubDate>
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  http://nursingoutreach.missouri.edu/gerontology09.htm 
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  <title>Publication: Missouri Office of Rural Health Biennial Report 2008-2009</title>
  <description>Describes strategies in place that help the Missouri Office of Rural Health improve healthoutcomes in rural areas. Presents county-level data that illustrates issues related to socio-economic status, health status, and health infrastructure.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/BiennialReport08-09.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:57:41 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/BiennialReport08-09.pdf 
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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>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>Funding opportunity: Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative Community Grant - Cycle 1</title>
  <description>Grants to community-based organizations seeking to address smoking cessation services.  -- Missouri Foundation for Health  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2021 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:58:38 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2021 
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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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