Rural health and human services resources for North Carolina, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ 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/funding_details.php?funding_id=2227 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:21:44 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/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 An overview of Community Care of North Carolina, 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 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/web/spring09.php#cover Thu, 28 May 2009 12:31:33 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring09.php#cover Addresses strategies that residents of the 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 Provides data on child well-being for the state. -- Annie E. Casey Foundation http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/StateLanding.aspx?state=NC Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:09:05 CST http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/StateLanding.aspx?state=NC Summarizes workforce and related data collected annually by the North Carolina Hospital Association(NCHA) from North Carolina hospitals. Includes rural and urban data. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.ncchca.org/353044.ihtml Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:30:51 CST http://www.ncchca.org/353044.ihtml Offers information about health services in local geographic areas, including hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, support groups, health screening providers and many others. -- National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/index.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:47:13 CST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/index.html 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/omhhd/index.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:18:10 CST http://www.ncminorityhealth.org/omhhd/index.html Funding for safety, security and well-being of children and families, education and health programs, community service opportunities, and hunger and disaster relief. -- BJs Charitable Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1874 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:36:25 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/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/funding_details.php?funding_id=1858 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:43:47 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1858 Draws on data from the HPDS and describes the supply and distribution in 2006 oflicensed 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/2006_HPDS_DataBook_rev.pdf Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:47:58 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications/2006_HPDS_DataBook_rev.pdf Brings together 27 years of data on the supply and distribution of practitioners in 17 categories of health care professions in 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 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/NC.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/NC.pdf Provides up-to-date information about programs and services across North Carolina for families, seniors, and youths. -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nccarelink.gov/ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:35:24 CST https://www.nccarelink.gov/ 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=NC Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=NC 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/nc/ Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:58:04 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/nc/ Provides low-interest loans to low-income rural communities for predevelopment costs, system upgrades and new construction of water and wastewater services and facilities. -- Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1588 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:05:17 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1588 Funding to help low-income citizens save energy and reduce expenses through the installation of energy conservation materials, the implementation of energy efficiency measures in their homes and energy education. -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1587 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:54:11 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1587 Highlights workforce supply, distribution, professional shortage areas, demographics, and practice characteristics and training. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications/nc_dentists05.pdf Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:58:17 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications/nc_dentists05.pdf Creates affordable housing opportunities through federal and state tax credit programs, the federal HOME Program, the state Housing Trust Fund, and other programs. http://www.nchfa.com/ Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:08:12 CST http://www.nchfa.com/ Acts as the lead agency for economic, community and workforce development in NC. Recruits and encourages the expansion in NC of high-value, technologically competitive industries and companies. http://www.nccommerce.com/ Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:05:32 CST http://www.nccommerce.com/