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            West Virginia resources via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Rural health and human services resources for West Virginia, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center
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		<copyright>Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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        http://www.raconline.org/states/
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  <title>News: Most States Not Making the Grade in Children's Dental Care</title>
  <description>eMaxHealth article reports that according to a new report issued Tuesday by the Pew Center on the States, at least one in five US children go without annual dental care and 44 out of 50 states fail to meet at least six key benchmarks or policies to ensure access to preventive care.   </description>
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  http://www.emaxhealth.com/1506/79/35816/most-states-not-making-grade-childrens-dental-care.html 
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	                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:03:05 CST</pubDate>
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  <title>News: Rural Telemedicine Program Funds 16 More Broadband Telehealth Networks</title>
  <description>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.   </description>
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  http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13121 
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	                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:07:23 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13121 
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  <title>Event: Remote Area Medical Foundation Free Clinic</title>
  <description>Welch WV April 24, 2010  -- Remote Area Medical Foundation  </description>
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  http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm 
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	                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:13 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm 
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  <title>Event: Remote Area Medical Foundation Free Clinic</title>
  <description>McDowell County WV April 9, 2010  -- Remote Area Medical Foundation  </description>
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  http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm 
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	                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:51:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: Peoples Bancorp Foundation</title>
  <description>Charitable giving in community investment and economic development, youth and education, human services programs that improve the social needs of low-to moderate-income communities and individuals, and arts and culture.  -- Peoples Bancorp Foundation  </description>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2261 
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	                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:06:55 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2261 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: Service Area Competitions-Additional Areas (SAC-AA)</title>
  <description>Grants to continue to support comprehensive primary and preventive health care service delivery to areas where the existing section 330 grantee's continuation application was not approved.  -- Bureau of Primary Health Care  </description>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1968 
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	                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:31:28 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1968 
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  <title>Map: West Virginia Rural Definition Maps</title>
  <description>Set of maps showing the geographic coverage provided by 9 different rural definitions for the state.  -- USDA Economic Research Service  </description>
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  http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/WV.pdf 
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	                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/WV.pdf 
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  <title>Organization: West Virginia Health Information Network</title>
  <description>Partnership facilitating public and private use of health care information in West Virginia, while protecting the privacy and security of health data.   </description>
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  http://www.wvhin.org/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:06:59 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.wvhin.org/ 
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  <title>Publication: West Virginia Health Information Network: Country Roads to a RHIO</title>
  <description>Describes the West Virginia Health Information Network (WVHIN), which was formed to enable authorized health care providers, insurers and patients to share medical data.  -- American Hospital Association  </description>
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  http://www.hhnmostwired.com/hhnmostwired_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMOSTWIRED/PubsNewsArticleMostWired/data/07Summer/070829MW_online_Appleby&amp;domain=HHNMOSTWIRED 
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	                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:03:25 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.hhnmostwired.com/hhnmostwired_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMOSTWIRED/PubsNewsArticleMostWired/data/07Summer/070829MW_online_Appleby&amp;domain=HHNMOSTWIRED 
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  <title>Tool/Web Site:  West Virginia Health Centers Data</title>
  <description>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.   </description>
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  http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=WV 
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	                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=WV 
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  <title>Tool/Web Site: State Profiles- West Virginia:  Health Information Technology (HIT)</title>
  <description>Profiles the states health information technology (HIT) issues.  Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) &amp; Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.  -- Rural Health Resource Center  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/wv/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:13:54 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/wv/ 
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  <title>Organization: West Virginia Housing Development Fund</title>
  <description>Works to develop and improve housing opportunities for West Virginia's residents.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.wvhdf.com/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:36:21 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.wvhdf.com/ 
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  <title>Organization: West Virginia Development Office</title>
  <description>West Virginia's economic and community development agency. Works to improve the quality of life for all West Virginians by strengthening the state's communities and expanding its economy to create more and better jobs.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.wvdo.org/ 
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	                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:35:09 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.wvdo.org/ 
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  <title>Organization: Mountain State Centers for Independent Living</title>
  <description>Provides advocacy, networking, and resources to persons with disabilities and their families in the state of West Virginia.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.mtstcil.org/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:53:51 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.mtstcil.org/ 
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