Rural health and human services resources for New Hampshire, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced a commitment to insure a mortgage loan to LRGHealthcare in Laconia, New Hampshire. http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2009/HUDNo.09-210 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:05:30 CST http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2009/HUDNo.09-210 Contains the House Bill establishing the state Office of Rural Health in New Hampshire. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB1615.html Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:15:31 CST http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB1615.html Works to improve the health and reduce the burden of illness for the people of New Hampshire, especially the vulnerable and underserved. http://www.endowmentforhealth.org/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:03:16 CST http://www.endowmentforhealth.org/ A rural health network, created in 1997, as a vehicle for addressing common issues through collaboration among health and human service providers serving Northern New Hampshire. http://www.nchin.org/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:20 CST http://www.nchin.org/ Creates and sustains a public dialogue that will improve the systems that finance and provide health care in New Hampshire. http://www.steppingupnh.org/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:55:04 CST http://www.steppingupnh.org/ Supports collaboration among 16 regional libraries and over 500 library and information centers in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. http://nnlm.gov/ner/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:19:48 CST http://nnlm.gov/ner/ Discusses the challenges that teenagers face growing up in rural areas of New Hampshire. -- Carsey Institute http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-NE12-TeenYears-09.pdf Wed, 06 May 2009 10:01:24 CST http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-NE12-TeenYears-09.pdf Discusses the attitudes and experiences of youth in the rural community of Coos County, New Hampshire. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-CoosYouth-1.pdf Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:30:59 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-CoosYouth-1.pdf Focuses on the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to New Hampshire's residents. Maintains communication with racial, ethnic and other medically underserved populations to create partnerships to enhance the overall health of the communities by addressing health disparities. http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/MHO/default.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:10:16 CST http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/MHO/default.htm Discusses racial diversity in New England. Includes information about rural or Nonmetropolitan New England. -- Carsey Institute http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report_NE_Demographics.pdf Mon, 12 May 2008 16:22:53 CST http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report_NE_Demographics.pdf Discusses demographic trends within New Hampshire, including rural statistics and data. -- Carsey Institute http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report_NH_Demographics.pdf Mon, 12 May 2008 16:08:14 CST http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report_NH_Demographics.pdf 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 12:37:59 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1874 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/NH.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/NH.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=NH Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=NH 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/nh/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:53:29 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/nh/ Compared to the nation, New Hampshire has the lowest percentage of people living in poverty and one of the lowest child poverty rates in the nation. Despite an overall well-being, one in seven families in New Hampshire was low-income in 2004, including 83,000 adults and 62,000 children in approximately 48,000 families. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB_lowincomeNH_06.pdf Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:46:59 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB_lowincomeNH_06.pdf