Rural health and human services resources for Virginia, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Provides access to various information and data sources related to rural health in Virginia. Users have the ability to create custom charts, graphs, and maps. Data sets are based on the Virginia State Rural Health Plan. -- Virginia Rural Health Resource Center http://www.vrhrc.org/data-portal/index.htm Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:01:32 CST http://www.vrhrc.org/data-portal/index.htm Richmond Times-Dispatch, (VA) article tells how budget cuts in education may hurt many of the state's small, rural school systems. http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/education/article/BUDG28_20100227-222808/327330/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:09:15 CST http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/education/article/BUDG28_20100227-222808/327330/ Richmond VA May 17, 2010 http://www.preventionconnections.org/savedate2.shtml Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:36:43 CST http://www.preventionconnections.org/savedate2.shtml Daily Yonder article reports that Google has announced a new competition for super-fast fiber networks. Craig Settles explains what rural communities should consider before going after the megabits. http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-communities-and-google-grants/2010/02/19/2598 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:59:08 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-communities-and-google-grants/2010/02/19/2598 The Federal Communications Commissions Rural Health Care Pilot Program has funded the build-out of an additional 16 broadband telehealth networks that will link hundreds of hospitals regionally in Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13121 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:07:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13121 Designed to help instructors and administrators better understand the problem of health literacy as it affects their adult learners. Provides resources to aid in curriculum and lesson plan development for use in adult health literacy education. -- Virginia Adult Learning Center http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/1b/95/ef.pdf Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:12:37 CST http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/1b/95/ef.pdf Grundy VA October 2, 2010 -- Remote Area Medical Foundation http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:35:33 CST http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm Danville VA March 18, 2010 http://www.va-srhp.org/2010-rural-health-summit.htm Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:27:22 CST http://www.va-srhp.org/2010-rural-health-summit.htm Danville VA March 17, 2010 http://www.va-srhp.org/2010-rural-health-summit.htm Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:25:11 CST http://www.va-srhp.org/2010-rural-health-summit.htm Danville VA March 16, 2010 http://www.va-srhp.org/2010-rural-health-summit.htm Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:21:36 CST http://www.va-srhp.org/2010-rural-health-summit.htm This video profiles patients attending a dental fair in rural Virginia and highlights the impact of lack of coverage for oral health services. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/healthreform/hr090909video.cfm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:26:31 CST http://www.kff.org/healthreform/hr090909video.cfm Wise County VA July 23, 2010 -- Remote Area Medical Foundation http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:10:26 CST http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm Provides data on child well-being for the state. -- Annie E. Casey Foundation http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/StateLanding.aspx?state=VA Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:10:19 CST http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/StateLanding.aspx?state=VA Serves as a call to action on health issues for Virginia residents, medical professionals, business and community leaders, advocates, policymakers, citizens, public health officials, providers and school leaders. -- Virginia Department of Health http://www.va-srhp.org/docs/va-rhp-final.pdf Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:41:19 CST http://www.va-srhp.org/docs/va-rhp-final.pdf Works to advance the adoption, implementation and integration of telehealth and related technologies into models of healthcare statewide. http://ehealthvirginia.org/index.asp Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:11:34 CST http://ehealthvirginia.org/index.asp Highlights a three to five year strategic plan designed to strengthen the health care infrastructure in rural areas in Virginia. -- Virginia Department of Health: Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy http://www.va-srhp.org/index.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:05:15 CST http://www.va-srhp.org/index.htm Identifies health inequities and their root causes, and addresses them by promoting social justice, influencing policy, establishing partnerships, providing resources and educating the public. http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/healthpolicy/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:46:22 CST http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/healthpolicy/ 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 12:37:53 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1874 The Institute for Advanced Learning & Research (IALR) will develop and attract technology and talent critical to Southside Virginia's economic transformation through advanced learning, strategic research and technology transfer, IALR Conference Center activities, IALR outreach programs, and technology infrastructure development. The IALR will leverage the resources of Virginia Tech in partnership with Danville Community College and Averett University and public and private bodies and organizations of the region as a means to that end. http://www.ialr.org/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:43:12 CST http://www.ialr.org/ A scholarship program for rural dental students. -- State Council of Higher Education for Virginia http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1697 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:10:52 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1697 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/VA.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/VA.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=VA Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=VA 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/va/ Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:09:44 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/va/ Provides low-interest loans to low-income rural communities for predevelopment costs, system upgrades and new construction of water and wastewater services and facilities. -- Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1588 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:06:02 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1588 Virginia's mortgage finance agency. Works to help low- and moderate-income Virginians attain quality, affordable housing. http://www.vhda.com/ Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:33:37 CST http://www.vhda.com/