Rural health and human services resources for North Carolina, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that loans and grants provided through USDA's Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program will be provided to applicants in 10 states to support businesses, improve the quality of medical care, and create or save hundreds of jobs. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17247 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:35:20 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17247 Asheville NC December 5, 2012 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/nrha-conferences Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:06:38 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/nrha-conferences Provides basic information and skills to enable the health care professional to function in the anticipation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupational illnesses and injuries in the farm community. -- Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2502 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:11:21 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2502 Greenville NC April 19, 2012 -- AgriSafe Network http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/icash/education/agmedtraining.html Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:54:16 CST http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/icash/education/agmedtraining.html Collection of 12 case studies providing examples of how small cities, towns and rural regions across the country are transforming themselves into more livable communities. -- Transportation for America http://t4america.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Livability-Transit-Rural-Case-Studies-WEB.pdf Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:31:02 CST http://t4america.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Livability-Transit-Rural-Case-Studies-WEB.pdf Chapel Hill NC February 24, 2012 http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2012/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:16:48 CST http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2012/ Comprised of 14 accredited schools of public health that serve in a national capacity to meet preparedness and response training and education needs of the U. S. public health workforce. Funded schools are located in AL, AZ, FL, IA, IL, MA, MD, MN, NY, OK, NC, TX, and WA. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/cdcpreparedness/training/perlc.asp Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:51:57 CST http://www.bt.cdc.gov/cdcpreparedness/training/perlc.asp Showcases a new approach to economic development that focuses on the craft-arts industry as a major economic player in a rural region of North Carolina. -- National Endowment for the Arts http://arts.gov/about/NEARTS/storyNew.php?id=05-creative&issue=2011_v2 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:32:32 CST http://arts.gov/about/NEARTS/storyNew.php?id=05-creative&issue=2011_v2 The Humana Foundation supports charitable activities that promote healthy lives and communities. -- Humana Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2632 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:39:07 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2632 Supports economic and social development in all of West Virginia and parts of twelve other states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. http://www.arc.gov/index.asp Tue, 10 May 2011 13:17:53 CST http://www.arc.gov/index.asp Works to meet the North Carolina's health and health workforce needs through educational programs and information services. Their website provides information on and contact details for each of the nine regional AHECs in the state. http://www.ncahec.net/ Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:09:46 CST http://www.ncahec.net/ Through the Health Care Division, the Trust responds to health and wellness needs and invests in solutions that improve the quality of health for financially needy residents of North Carolina. -- Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2577 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:08:20 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2577 North Carolina State Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (REC) that helps health care providers become meaningful users of electronic health records by providing information and technical assistance. https://www.ncahecrec.net/Default.aspx Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:36:33 CST https://www.ncahecrec.net/Default.aspx One of four regional rural development centers in the nation. Works to strengthen the region's 29 land-grant institutions in addressing rural development issues. Serves a 14 state area in the Southern region which includes TX, LA, AR, OK, AL, MS, GA, FL, KY, SC, NC, VA, and TN. http://srdc.msstate.edu/index.html Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:07:48 CST http://srdc.msstate.edu/index.html Overview of the state, with links to state agencies, health associations, and other resources for North Carolina. -- National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region http://nnlm.gov/sea/about/states/nc/ Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:52:13 CST http://nnlm.gov/sea/about/states/nc/ A list of maps in PDF that define rural and characterize rural America. Thematic maps cover demographics, frontier counties, health status, critical access hospitals, rural hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and health workforce supply. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/maps.html Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:04:43 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/maps.html Reviews high school dropout rates and related factors in rural high schools throughout 15 Southern and Southwestern states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia. -- Rural School and Community Trust http://www.ruraledu.org/user_uploads/file/Rural_Dropout_Problem_2010.pdf Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:41:33 CST http://www.ruraledu.org/user_uploads/file/Rural_Dropout_Problem_2010.pdf An overview of the key elements of North Carolinas Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) screening program that identifies at risk young children in rural as well as urban areas needing early intervention services. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Issue%20Brief/2009/Aug/1312_Klein_North_Carolina_ABCD_using_community_care_ib.pdf Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:03:33 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Issue%20Brief/2009/Aug/1312_Klein_North_Carolina_ABCD_using_community_care_ib.pdf Provides the financial assistance necessary to make survival a reality for breast cancer patients in North Carolina. -- Pretty in Pink Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2227 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:21:44 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2227 A North Carolina 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides financial assistance, resources, and support to underinsured/uninsured people diagnosed with breast cancer who reside in North Carolina. http://www.prettyinpinkfoundation.org/index.aspx Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:58:11 CST http://www.prettyinpinkfoundation.org/index.aspx Highlights Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC), a public-private partnership that comprises local providers who form a medical home for low-income adults and children. Includes references to rural. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Case%20Study/2009/Jun/1219_McCarthy_CCNC_case_study_624_update.pdf Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:14:44 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Case%20Study/2009/Jun/1219_McCarthy_CCNC_case_study_624_update.pdf Study examines variation in the practice patterns of individual general surgeons and how they differ between rural and urban areas of North Carolina. -- American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute http://acshpri.org/documents/Kingetal..pdf Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:01:50 CST http://acshpri.org/documents/Kingetal..pdf Community action grant priorities include education and neighborhood improvement, economic development, youth development, community problem-solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment. http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=888 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:48:58 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=888 Describes the successes experienced by two health care centers that offer medical home services to their patients. Advocates in the Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) and the Lakewood Health System in Staples, Minnesota describe their programs. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/2009/spring.php#cover Thu, 28 May 2009 12:31:33 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/2009/spring.php#cover Addresses strategies that residents of the rural Appalachian region of western North Carolina are using to redevelop their economy by building on their age-old tradition of crafts and using it as a springboard to also expand their agricultural and tourism industries. -- Annie E. Casey Foundation http://www.aecf.org/~/media/Pubs/Topics/Economic%20Security/Other/UsingLocalCreativityandEntrepreneurshiptoBuil/handmade4_11final.pdf Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:56:11 CST http://www.aecf.org/~/media/Pubs/Topics/Economic%20Security/Other/UsingLocalCreativityandEntrepreneurshiptoBuil/handmade4_11final.pdf Promotes and advocates for the elimination of health disparities among all racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations in North Carolina. http://www.ncminorityhealth.org/omh/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:18:10 CST http://www.ncminorityhealth.org/omh/ Funding for safety, security and well-being of children and families, education and health programs, community service opportunities, and hunger and disaster relief. -- BJ's Charitable Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1874 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:36:25 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1874 Funds to assist transportation systems that serve the general public and human-service agency clients in North Carolina's rural areas. -- North Carolina Department of Transportation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1858 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:43:47 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1858 Draws on data from the HPDS and describes the supply and distribution in 2009 of licensed individuals in nineteen health professions by county and selected regions in North Carolina. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications/2009_HPDS_DataBook.pdf Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:47:58 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications/2009_HPDS_DataBook.pdf Brings together 27 years of data on the supply and distribution of practitioners in 17 categories of health care professions in rural and urban North Carolina. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications/NCHPDS_27yrbk.pdf Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:45:22 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications/NCHPDS_27yrbk.pdf