Rural health and human services resources for Wyoming, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Tri-State Neighbor, (SD) tells how the eEmergency system of Avera Health in Sioux Falls is entering its third year, and has no plans to slow down as it expands and continues to help smaller rural facilities - and a few larger ones - in six states provide more efficient and timely patient care in emergency rooms. http://www.tristateneighbor.com/news/regional/article_fcdbc7ce-3d61-11e1-aaeb-0019bb2963f4.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:13:18 CST http://www.tristateneighbor.com/news/regional/article_fcdbc7ce-3d61-11e1-aaeb-0019bb2963f4.html Health insurance premium increases in five states have been deemed unreasonable by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced yesterday. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17167 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:35:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17167 Collection of 12 case studies providing examples of how small cities, towns and rural regions across the country are transforming themselves into more livable communities. -- Transportation for America http://t4america.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Livability-Transit-Rural-Case-Studies-WEB.pdf Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:31:27 CST http://t4america.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Livability-Transit-Rural-Case-Studies-WEB.pdf Funding to provide rural nurses in Idaho and the Intermountain Region with a rural generalist residency. http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2378 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:29:08 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2378 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 12:00:49 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 11:10:57 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 10:59:55 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 10:28:10 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/workplan2012.pdf Works to improve the occupational health, safety, and well-being of the residents of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. http://www.hicahs.colostate.edu/ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:27:48 CST http://www.hicahs.colostate.edu/ Results of a survey sent to participants of the Wyoming Healthcare Professional Loan Repayment Program. -- Wyoming Office of Rural Health http://www.health.wyo.gov/Media.aspx?mediaId=8864 Tue, 10 May 2011 13:58:51 CST http://www.health.wyo.gov/Media.aspx?mediaId=8864 Survey of the 16 certified Rural Health Clinics in Wyoming to help other clinics understand why becoming a Rural Health Clinic may be in their best interest. -- Wyoming Office of Rural Health http://health.wyo.gov/Media.aspx?mediaId=10685 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:11:50 CST http://health.wyo.gov/Media.aspx?mediaId=10685 WWAMI AHEC Program consists of the program office, and six independent AHEC Centers in the five WWAMI states: Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Works to alleviate shortages of health care personnel in medically underserved rural and urban areas. http://depts.washington.edu/ahec/ Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:08:25 CST http://depts.washington.edu/ahec/ Mission is to increase access to quality health care and to use educational methods to attract and retain health care providers in areas of need. http://www.uwyo.edu/ahec/ Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:01:18 CST http://www.uwyo.edu/ahec/ Montana and Wyoming 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.healthtechnologyservice.com/janda/ Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:44:19 CST http://www.healthtechnologyservice.com/janda/ 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 10:20:05 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 Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. http://www.nrtrc.org/ Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:24:16 CST http://www.nrtrc.org/ Overviews the state and provides links to state agencies, health associations, and other resources for residents of Wyoming. -- National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region http://nnlm.gov/mcr/states/wyoming.html Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:39:45 CST http://nnlm.gov/mcr/states/wyoming.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 09:29:45 CST http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/statReport1112.pdf Published three times a year. Provides news on infrastructure and development needs for rural communities in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. -- Midwest Assistance Program http://www.map-inc.org/resources_source_current.html Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:54:46 CST http://www.map-inc.org/resources_source_current.html Overview of the state's rural healthcare demographics, organization, infrastructure and state and federally funded programs. -- Wyoming Office of Rural Health http://health.wyo.gov/Media.aspx?mediaId=11419 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:39:18 CST http://health.wyo.gov/Media.aspx?mediaId=11419 Published quarterly, Community Connections reports on research, programs, and emerging issues affecting low and moderate-income and small business communities. As a regional headquarters of the central bank, the Kansas City Fed seeks to link the communities of the seven-state region to the work of the Federal Reserve, including Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and portions of western Missouri and northern New Mexico. -- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City http://www.kansascityfed.org/publications/community/connections/ Wed, 26 May 2010 08:05:31 CST http://www.kansascityfed.org/publications/community/connections/ Discusses several programs, federal and state, that work to increase access to care in undeserved areas in Wyoming. -- Wyoming Office of Rural Health http://health.wyo.gov/Media.aspx?mediaId=8434 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:30:03 CST http://health.wyo.gov/Media.aspx?mediaId=8434 Presents statistics calculated from Wyoming psychologist licensing records and from a survey of all licensees conducted for the Wyoming Healthcare Commission in early 2009. -- WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/WY_Psychologists_DS.pdf Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:49:26 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/WY_Psychologists_DS.pdf Displays statistics calculated from Wyoming dentist licensing records and from a survey of all licensees conducted for the Wyoming Healthcare Commission in early 2009. -- WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/WY_Dentists_DS.pdf Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:42:28 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/WY_Dentists_DS.pdf Presents statistics on Wyoming pharmacists calculated from pharmacist licensing records and a survey of all licensees conducted for the Wyoming Healthcare Commission in early 2009. -- WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/WY_Pharmacists_DS.pdf Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:32:19 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/WY_Pharmacists_DS.pdf Displays statistics calculated from Wyoming physician assistant (PA) licensing records and a survey of all licensees conducted for the Wyoming Healthcare Commission in 2009. -- WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/WY_PAs_DS.pdf Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:21:47 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/WY_PAs_DS.pdf Displays statistics calculated from Wyoming physician licensing records and a survey of all licensees conducted for the Wyoming Healthcare Commission in 2009. -- WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/WY_Physicians_DS.pdf Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:11:57 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/WY_Physicians_DS.pdf Examines the extent to which medical professionals in Wyoming provide care to enrollees in Medicaid and Medicare, and factors associated with provider acceptance of new patients. -- WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/CHWS_FR128_Patterson.pdf Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:41:00 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/CHWS_FR128_Patterson.pdf Supports translational research - research that improves human health by leading to discoveries that will eliminate human disease. https://www.iths.org/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:53:20 CST https://www.iths.org/ Works to improve access to health information for health professionals, librarians, and members of the public in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. Also provides free training on using National Library of Medicine online resources. http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:12:47 CST http://nnlm.gov/mcr/