Rural health and human services resources for Mississippi, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Wide sections of the Southeast, Appalachia, and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the nation′s highest rates of obesity and diabetes, according to estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r091119c.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:24:06 CST http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r091119c.htm Associated Press article via Jackson Sun, (FL) reports that Mississippi is just one of several mostly rural states across the South with a dearth of resources for HIV and AIDS patients. http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20091116/NEWS01/91116004/1002/rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:01:48 CST http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20091116/NEWS01/91116004/1002/rss Despite progress in some areas, smoking rates among U.S. adults remained stalled in 2008, halting the nations progress in ending the tobacco epidemic, according to a CDC study. http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r091112.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:10:07 CST http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r091112.htm A statewide effort to improve care for patients with diabetes across Mississippi, particularly for patients considered to be medically underserved, is being announced today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12456 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:12:41 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12456 Focuses on Walthall County, a small county located in southwestern Mississippi, which is dealing with the health care crisis. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/The%20Cost%20of%20Inaction%20to%20Rural%20Communities_Walthall_FINAL.pdf Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:13:04 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/The%20Cost%20of%20Inaction%20to%20Rural%20Communities_Walthall_FINAL.pdf Examines Leake County, a rural Mississippi county, which embodies many of the problems of the U.S. health care crisis. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/The%20Cost%20of%20Inaction%20to%20Rural%20Communities_Leake_FINAL.pdf Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:56:48 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/The%20Cost%20of%20Inaction%20to%20Rural%20Communities_Leake_FINAL.pdf Offers a brief overview of the potential that exists to improve the social and economic conditions in the Mid South Delta Region. -- Southern Rural Development Center http://srdc.msstate.edu/files/midsouthdeltareport.pdf Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:50:20 CST http://srdc.msstate.edu/files/midsouthdeltareport.pdf Details the plan being submitted to the Mississippi Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) for the state's Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program. The plan contains information related to Mississippis demographic, economic, health status, and health facilities and systems characteristics. In addition, the plan includes an overview of the states health workforce, emergency medical services, critical access hospitals, and the Flex Program Strategic Planning Process and FLEX Program Objectives. -- Mississippi Office of Rural Health http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/resources/66.pdf Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:31:12 CST http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/resources/66.pdf Emergency grants to grantee organizations working in communities affected by this Hurricane Gustav and possible future disasters. -- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1998 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:33:32 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1998 Performs research and education on unequal access to quality health care and strives to eliminate such disparities across the state. http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/44,1527,236.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:19:33 CST http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/44,1527,236.html Provides maps and data about access to child care in the Delta Counties of Mississippi. -- National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives http://www.ruralec.msstate.edu/reports/delta-report.pdf Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:22:00 CST http://www.ruralec.msstate.edu/reports/delta-report.pdf 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/MS.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/MS.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. http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=MS Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=MS Works in rural areas to expand the opportunities for families to build assets, improve their lives, and strengthen their communities. http://www.crg.org/ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:36:56 CST http://www.crg.org/ 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/ms/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:46:24 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/ms/