Rural health and human services resources for Missouri, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Sedalia Democrat, (MO) article reports that super rural ambulance districts throughout Missouri are facing tough decisions as Medicare reimbursement money has been cut by up to 27 percent in some districts. http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/span-22369-font-style.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:25:47 CST http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/span-22369-font-style.html KMBC-TV Kansas City, (MO) article discusses how it's hard enough to find good health care, and now a new report said Missouri is struggling to preserve basic health care to rural parts of the state. http://www.kmbc.com/health/22652406/detail.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:46:39 CST http://www.kmbc.com/health/22652406/detail.html Center for Rural Affairs article tells how if your community needs a library or has one that needs improvements, now might be the right time to talk with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2010/02/20/usda-offers-100m-libraries Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:17:17 CST http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2010/02/20/usda-offers-100m-libraries The Federal Communications Commissions Rural Health Care Pilot Program has funded the build-out of an additional 16 broadband telehealth networks that will link hundreds of hospitals regionally in Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13121 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:05:59 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13121 Describes the mental health status of people living in both rural and urban Missouri, Louisiana, and Alabama. Summarizes how some of their health centers implement wholistic approaches to overcome barriers and improve the mental wellness of individuals, and thus, better community wellness. Information is based on data from 2006-2009. -- Foundation for the Mid-South http://www.fndmidsouth.org/Documents/Mind_Matters_final.pdf Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:11:21 CST http://www.fndmidsouth.org/Documents/Mind_Matters_final.pdf Columbia MO May 24, 2010 http://www.cambiodecolores.org/ Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:46:41 CST http://www.cambiodecolores.org/ 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. http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/BiennialReport08-09.pdf Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:57:41 CST http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/BiennialReport08-09.pdf Works to support Missouri's rural healthcare providers by showcasing current information available for assistance. -- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services http://www.ruralspotlight.com/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:23:00 CST http://www.ruralspotlight.com/ Kansas City MO September 29, 2010 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/programs-and-events-overview/calendar-of-nrha-events Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:28:57 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/programs-and-events-overview/calendar-of-nrha-events Kansas City MO June 16, 2010 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/rx Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:25:29 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/rx Works to improve access to health information for health professionals, librarians and members of the public in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:12 CST http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ 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 https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/20220/MOmedicaidbasics09.pdf?sequence=1 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:31:53 CST https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/20220/MOmedicaidbasics09.pdf?sequence=1 Develops systems and community capacity to eliminate health and wellness disparities. http://www.dhss.mo.gov/MinorityHealth/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:22:45 CST http://www.dhss.mo.gov/MinorityHealth/ 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 http://www.accessproject.org/adobe/issue_brief_no_2.pdf Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:19:57 CST http://www.accessproject.org/adobe/issue_brief_no_2.pdf 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 http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1773 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:21:55 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1773 Set of maps showing the geographic coverage provided by 9 different rural definitions for the state. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/MO.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/MO.pdf 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=MO Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=MO 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. http://www.proyectoideas.jsi.com/index.htm Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:11:39 CST http://www.proyectoideas.jsi.com/index.htm Profiles the states health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information. -- Rural Health Resource Center http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/mo/ Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:40:40 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/mo/ IFF is a nonprofit community development lender providing affordable, flexible and accessible loans to nonprofits serving low-income or special-needs populations. -- IFF http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1007 Thu, 24 May 2007 14:55:29 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1007 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 http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC_WP107_Andrilla.pdf Fri, 18 May 2007 09:19:01 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC_WP107_Andrilla.pdf 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 http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/1001010_CoverMo10.pdf Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:21:41 CST http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/1001010_CoverMo10.pdf 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. http://www.mhdc.com/ Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:56:20 CST http://www.mhdc.com/ Works to increase economic opportunities and bring high quality, high paying, family supporting jobs to Missouri. http://ded.mo.gov/ Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:54:08 CST http://ded.mo.gov/