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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 2008 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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        http://www.raconline.org/states/
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  <title>News: High Energy Prices Hindering Economy</title>
  <description>Bismarck Tribune, (ND) article tells how high energy prices have led to languishing economic growth and continued job losses in 10 Midwestern and Plains states, according to a survey of rural bankers.   </description>
  <link>
  http://bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/04/19/news/state/153733.txt 
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	                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:38:43 CST</pubDate>
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  http://bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/04/19/news/state/153733.txt 
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  <title>Event: 2008 National Conference: Family Medicine</title>
  <description>Kansas City MO July 30, 2008  -- American Academy of Family Physicians  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/cme/aafpcourses/conferences/nc.html 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:21:53 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/cme/aafpcourses/conferences/nc.html 
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  <title>Event: 2008 Summer Clinical Conference</title>
  <description>St. Louis MO July 12, 2008  -- National PACE Association  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.npaonline.org/website/article.asp?id=2320 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:58:03 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.npaonline.org/website/article.asp?id=2320 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: Missouri Hospital Association Center for Educations Nursing Bridge Grant</title>
  <description>Grants for nursing students seeking advanced education to become qualified nursing staff in a Missouri hospital or nursing faculty in a Missouri school of professional nursing.  -- Missouri Hospital Association  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1841 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:48:19 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1841 
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  <title>Event: 2008 APHL Annual Meeting &amp; Second State Environmental Laboratory Conference</title>
  <description>St. Louis MO May 18, 2008  -- Association of Public Health Laboratories  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.aphlnet.org/eweb/Dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=EventInfoc&amp;evt_key=eb0f19b5-92a9-4f47-b6ed-efb1b79b5b48 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:37:30 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.aphlnet.org/eweb/Dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=EventInfoc&amp;evt_key=eb0f19b5-92a9-4f47-b6ed-efb1b79b5b48 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative 2008: Innovative Funding</title>
  <description>Through the Innovative Funding program, the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative will accept concept papers to test new approaches and innovative ideas that advance tobacco prevention and cessation in Missouri.  -- Missouri Foundation for Health  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1815 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:45:25 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1815 
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  <title>Publication: How Farmers and Ranchers Get Health Insurance and What They Spend for Health Care</title>
  <description>Issue brief examining health insurance costs and health care spending of farmers and ranchers. 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>Event: National Conference of State FLEX Programs</title>
  <description>Kansas City MO July 1, 2008  -- Rural Health Resource Center  </description>
  <link>
  http://ruralcenter.org/?id=events 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:11:55 CST</pubDate>
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  http://ruralcenter.org/?id=events 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: Support for Local Tobacco Control Policy Change</title>
  <description>Funding to strengthen and develop local coalitions, implement or defend tobacco control policies in communities, and support activities necessary to advance efforts in tobacco control policy change.  -- 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>Event: 2008 Missouri Clinical Conference</title>
  <description>Branson MO May 29, 2008  -- Missouri Primary Care Association  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.mo-pca.org/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:50:19 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.mo-pca.org/ 
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  <title>Event: MHA's 86th Annual Convention &amp; Trade Show</title>
  <description>Osage Beach MO November 5, 2008  -- Missouri Hospital Association  </description>
  <link>
  http://web.mhanet.com/asp/Education/Convention_Trade_Show.asp 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:09:25 CST</pubDate>
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  http://web.mhanet.com/asp/Education/Convention_Trade_Show.asp 
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  <title>Event: Spring Training Institute</title>
  <description>Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach MO May 14, 2008  -- Missouri Department of Mental Health: Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.dmh.missouri.gov/ada/provider/springtrain.htm 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:01:43 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.dmh.missouri.gov/ada/provider/springtrain.htm 
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  <title>Event: NAEMSE 13th Annual Educational Symposium</title>
  <description>St. Louis MO September 9, 2008  -- National Association of EMS Educators  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.naemse.org/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:45:14 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.naemse.org/ 
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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.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.nachc.com/research/mo.asp 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.nachc.com/research/mo.asp 
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  <title>Tool/Web Site: Missouri State Medicaid Profile</title>
  <description>Provides data on Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for the state.  -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_Missouri.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:40:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_Missouri.pdf 
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  <title>Organization: Proyecto/Project IDEAS</title>
  <description>Srives 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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