Rural health and human services resources for Vermont, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Demonstrates that high levels of health system performance are achievable and sustainable, and provides useful examples of policies and practices in Vermont, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Delaware that may be associated with health system improvement. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Fund%20Report/2009/Oct/Profile%20of%20Seven%20States/1329_Aiming_Higher_State_Profiles_Complete_Report_1016.pdf Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:04:39 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Fund%20Report/2009/Oct/Profile%20of%20Seven%20States/1329_Aiming_Higher_State_Profiles_Complete_Report_1016.pdf Supports collaboration among 16 regional libraries and over 500 library and information centers in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. http://nnlm.gov/ner/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:20:04 CST http://nnlm.gov/ner/ 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 13:48:14 CST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/index.html A field office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants that helps refugees and immigrants gain personal independence and economic self-sufficiency, become contributing members of their new communities, and able participants in all aspects of American life. http://www.vrrp.org/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:28:05 CST http://www.vrrp.org/ Works to reduce and eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities through partnership, education, and advocacy. http://healthvermont.gov/local/mhealth/minority.aspx Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:04:01 CST http://healthvermont.gov/local/mhealth/minority.aspx Discusses racial diversity in New England. Includes information about rural or Nonmetropolitan New England. -- Carsey Institute http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report_NE_Demographics.pdf Mon, 12 May 2008 16:22:07 CST http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report_NE_Demographics.pdf 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/VT.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/VT.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=VT Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=VT Summarizes the number and practice sites of primary care clinicians in the Vermont AHEC regions. This information can be used to address shortages in the workforce and to ensure that the services and support of AHEC programs are made available to primary care clinicians throughout each AHEC region. http://healthvermont.gov/local/rural/documents/2006AHEC_Primary_Care_Report.pdf Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:36:27 CST http://healthvermont.gov/local/rural/documents/2006AHEC_Primary_Care_Report.pdf Free, searchable database of Vermont foundations. Searchable by a variety of factors including grantmaker name, city, field of interest, and type of support. -- Foundation Center http://fdovermont.foundationcenter.org/srch_prof.php Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:43:52 CST http://fdovermont.foundationcenter.org/srch_prof.php 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/vt/ Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:40:40 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/vt/ Describes the current EMS system in Vermont, looks at the current models available to deliver EMS, and discusses some additional related services that might be included in an EMS package. -- Vermont Department of Health http://resources.vlct.org/u/EMS_Buyers_Guide_3_07.pdf Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:39:39 CST http://resources.vlct.org/u/EMS_Buyers_Guide_3_07.pdf