Rural health and human services resources for Nevada, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ On May 8, HRSA 's Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) launched a nationwide outreach effort to raise awareness about the need for cancer screening among people who lived near nuclear weapons testing facilities in the mid-20th century. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8643 Mon, 12 May 2008 10:19:07 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8643 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/ Las Vegas NV August 4, 2008 -- National Native American EMS Association http://www.heds.org/nnaemsa.htm Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:23:03 CST http://www.heds.org/nnaemsa.htm Las Vegas NV October 13, 2008 -- National Association of EMTs http://www.naemt.org/annualMeetingAndExpo/ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:07:38 CST http://www.naemt.org/annualMeetingAndExpo/ 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/research/nv.asp Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/research/nv.asp Provides data on Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for the state. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_Nevada.pdf Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:40:00 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_Nevada.pdf 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/