Rural health and human services resources for Oklahoma, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has selected the Community Transportation Association of America to receive grant funding that will be used to help bring transportation improvements to rural areas in seven states. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13296 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:11:08 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13296 Oklahoma City OK July 9, 2010 -- Remote Area Medical Foundation http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:20:36 CST http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm 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 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:19:43 CST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/index.html Provides in-depth quality evaluation and improvement programs for Medicare. Offers expert consulting resources and tools to hospitals, physicians and nursing homes. http://www.ofmq.com/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:42:09 CST http://www.ofmq.com/ Supports collaboration among libraries and information centers that serve health information needs in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. http://nnlm.gov/scr/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:25:59 CST http://nnlm.gov/scr/ Reports on the health status of Oklahoma citizens using several health indicators. Addresses health-related issues affecting those living in rural areas. Compares Oklahoma data to that of the United States. -- Oklahoma State Department of Health http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/items/SOSHReport.pdf Thu, 07 May 2009 11:23:15 CST http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/items/SOSHReport.pdf Discusses demographic and economic data including population, race, education, age, poverty, income, and more. Includes maps and graphics. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Oklahoma2.pdf Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:12:40 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Oklahoma2.pdf Is a community based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the overall health of Oklahomans. http://www.okchs.org/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:13:28 CST http://www.okchs.org/ Created to address the disproportionately poor health of Oklahomas racial and ethnic minority population, as identified in various state and federal reports. http://www.ok.gov/health/Community_Health/Community_Development_Service/Minority_Health/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:34:08 CST http://www.ok.gov/health/Community_Health/Community_Development_Service/Minority_Health/ 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/OK.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/OK.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. -- National Association of Community Health Centers http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=OK Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=OK Works in rural areas to expand the opportunities for families to build assets, improve their lives, and strengthen their communities. http://www.crg.org/ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:37:02 CST http://www.crg.org/ 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/ok/ Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:40:40 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/ok/ Summarizes the current status of rural health care in Oklahoma. Includes county-level data, plus comparisons of urban and rural areas, and their relationship data in the United States. -- Oklahoma State University - Center for Health Sciences http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/ruralhealth/docs/Sequential%20Annual%20Report.pdf Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:42:20 CST http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/ruralhealth/docs/Sequential%20Annual%20Report.pdf