Rural health and human services resources for Nevada, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Las Vegas NV November 12, 2012 -- National Association of Community Health Centers http://meetings.nachc.com/?page_id=85 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:18:21 CST http://meetings.nachc.com/?page_id=85 Las Vegas NV April 22, 2012 -- Arizona Association of Community Health Centers http://www.aachc.org/event/view/32?date=2012-04-22 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:18:45 CST http://www.aachc.org/event/view/32?date=2012-04-22 Highlights Humboldt General Hospital Emergency Medical Services, in Nevada, which is taking ultrasound and lab out in the field to improve patient outcomes. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/fall11/atc.php Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:20:12 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/fall11/atc.php Reno NV October 24, 2012 -- National Association of Rural Health Clinics http://www.narhc.org Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:20:51 CST http://www.narhc.org Las Vegas NV February 20, 2012 -- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society http://www.himssconference.org Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:46:10 CST http://www.himssconference.org Loans to help create and improve essential community facilities in the rural West. -- Rural Community Assistance Corporation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2699 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:00:11 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2699 Loans to finance water and waste facility projects in the rural West. -- Rural Community Assistance Corporation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2697 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:10:19 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2697 Loan program helps create, improve or expand the supply of affordable housing for communities in the rural West. -- Rural Community Assistance Corporation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2696 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:59:11 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2696 Discusses WICHE's focus in 2012 which includes finance, access and success, workforce and society, technology and innovation, and accountability. Highlights students exchange programs in rural and underserved areas, rural healthcare initiatives, and rural primary care clinics. -- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/workplan2012.pdf Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:27:21 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/workplan2012.pdf 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 13:38:44 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2632 An alliance of 14 small and rural hospitals in Nevada. http://nrhp.org/ Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:50:39 CST http://nrhp.org/ Describes practices and lessons learned in Alaska, Nevada, North Dakota, and Washington during the second year of the federal College Access Challenge Grant program. Includes rural locations. -- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/WPE-CACG-2-2011.pdf Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:19:31 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/WPE-CACG-2-2011.pdf Works to enhance access to quality health care, particularly primary and preventive care, by improving the supply and distribution of health care professionals through community/academic educational partnerships. http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/cehso/neahec.html Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:12:59 CST http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/cehso/neahec.html Nevada and Utah 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. http://www.healthinsight.org/Internal/REC.html Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:48:30 CST http://www.healthinsight.org/Internal/REC.html One of four regional development centers in the nation. Participates in rural development research and extension (outreach) projects cooperatively with universities in the West. Serves a 13 state area in the Western region and 4 U.S. Pacific Territories, which includes WA, UT, WY, NV, ID, HI, CA, AZ, AK, OR, NM, MT, and CO. http://wrdc.usu.edu/ Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:19:51 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/ One of five telehealth resource centers. Assists health care organizations, health care networks, and health care providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Includes Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. http://www.southwesttrc.org/ Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:37:46 CST http://www.southwesttrc.org/ Overview of the state, with links to state agencies, health associations, and other resources for Nevada. -- National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region http://nnlm.gov/psr/about/region/nevada.html Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:46:03 CST http://nnlm.gov/psr/about/region/nevada.html Discusses WICHE's three student exchange programs: Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), and Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP). Covers Fall 2011 enrollment, discusses health workforce shortages, and the funds that flow between students' home states and the enrolling institutions in these programs. -- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/statReport1112.pdf Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:28:47 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/statReport1112.pdf A summary of key findings from a NOSORH project in partnership with the Nevada Office of Rural Health and the National Center for Frontier Communities (NCFC) that focused on workforce development for rural mental health in Kansas, Nevada, and Virginia. -- National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health http://www.nosorh.org/resources/files/NCFC_Final_Report092009.pdf Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:37:04 CST http://www.nosorh.org/resources/files/NCFC_Final_Report092009.pdf Describes successful oral health programs in Arkansas, Nevada, and Wisconsin. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/aag/pdf/2010/oral_health_success_stories.pdf Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:56:23 CST http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/aag/pdf/2010/oral_health_success_stories.pdf Dedicated to promoting and enhancing the economic independence and social well-being of children, families, individuals, and communities. ACF Region 9 serves Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region9/ Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:01:45 CST http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region9/ Supports collaboration among libraries and information centers that serve health information needs in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the U.S. Territories in the Pacific Basin. http://nnlm.gov/psr/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:55:21 CST http://nnlm.gov/psr/ 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 10:48:35 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=888 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/databk11/NevadaRuralFrontierDataBook2011.pdf Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:10:06 CST http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/cehso/databk11/NevadaRuralFrontierDataBook2011.pdf Explores education characteristics in the western states and examines how it impacts rural development. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__9602220.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:01:56 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__9602220.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/publications/publication/pub__1181147.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:59:20 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__1181147.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/publications/publication/pub__5817878.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:42:33 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__5817878.pdf Access baseline information for the advancement of rural development that examines population changes and characteristics within Nevada. Files are available for each county or as a statewide overview. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/htm/regional-data/nevada Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:54:45 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/htm/regional-data/nevada Examines land use and resources in the western states. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__3408245.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:43:59 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__3408245.pdf Examines health and longevity for states in the western region. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__3890477.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:37:29 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__3890477.pdf