Rural health and human services resources for Nevada, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Las Vegas Sun, (NV) article reports that the U.S. Homeland Security Department is investigating a Nevada doctor's involvement with the J-1 visa waiver program, where patients may be at risk because pediatricians working for him have been required to see as many as 75 patients in a day. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/17/foreign-doctors-sponsor-investigated/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:07:57 CST http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/17/foreign-doctors-sponsor-investigated/ Las Vegas NV November 18, 2009 -- American Academy of Medical Administrators http://www.aameda.org/Conference/Annual/AnnualMain.html Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:35:24 CST http://www.aameda.org/Conference/Annual/AnnualMain.html Supports collaboration among libraries and information centers that serve health information needs in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the U.S.-Associated Pacific Basin. http://nnlm.gov/psr/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:55:21 CST http://nnlm.gov/psr/ Contains data on demographics, social and economic characteristics, population health status and insurance coverage, and health care workforce for the state of Nevada. Tables display data by region and distinguish between rural, frontier, and urban regions. -- Nevada State Office of Rural Health http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/cehso/databk/FullBook.pdf Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:10:06 CST http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/cehso/databk/FullBook.pdf Explores education characteristics in the western states and examines how it impacts rural development. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/Education_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:01:56 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/Education_WEB.pdf Examines and compares employment and income in western states with both rural and urban data. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/PovertyIncome_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:59:20 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/PovertyIncome_WEB.pdf Provides baseline data for identifying population changes in the western states for use in advancing rural development. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/ChangingWest_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:42:33 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/ChangingWest_WEB.pdf Baseline information for the advancement of rural development that examines population changes and characteristics within Nevada. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/Nevada_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:54:45 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/Nevada_WEB.pdf Examines land use and resources in the western states. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/LandUse_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:43:59 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/LandUse_WEB.pdf Examines health and longevity for states in the western region. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/Health_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:37:29 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/Health_WEB.pdf 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 13:46:45 CST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/index.html Works to improve the quality of health care services for members of minority groups; and to increase access to health care services; to seek ways to provide education, address, treat and prevent diseases and conditions that are prevalent among minority populations. http://health.nv.gov/MH.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:00:52 CST http://health.nv.gov/MH.htm Provides training courses that are designed to meet the needs of medical, health, and community professionals serving persons and communities impacted by STD and HIV. Service area includes the federal Health and Human Services Region IX: California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and the following Pacific Islands: American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.stdhivtraining.org/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:43:27 CST http://www.stdhivtraining.org/ 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/NV.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/NV.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=NV Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=NV Discusses how frontier and rural health care providers looking for innovative ways to solve increasing workforce shortages, are recruiting and training local people to be health care professionals in their communities. Highlights programs in Nevada, Maryland, and Alaska. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#workforce Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:16:49 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#workforce 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/nv/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:49:38 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/nv/ A public housing authority that administers affordable housing programs across the State of Nevada. http://www.nvrural.org/ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:34:40 CST http://www.nvrural.org/ Assists and encourages the private sector and other government entities in the creation and maintenance of affordable housing throughout the State of Nevada. http://nvhousing.state.nv.us/ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:34:03 CST http://nvhousing.state.nv.us/ Provides information, resources and training programs that support the economic development of Nevada. http://www.expand2nevada.com/ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:28:31 CST http://www.expand2nevada.com/