Iowa is known as the Hawkeye State, as a tribute to Indian leader Chief Black Hawk. Iowa is bordered by the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. This state ranks first in the nation with corn and soybean production as well as in hog production from its 93,000 farms. Iowa covers 55,869 square miles, with a 2010 estimated population of 3,046,355 people - 1,324,641 living in rural Iowa (USDA-ERS). Des Moines, the state capital, is located in the south-central region of the state. The state's largest cities are Des Moines, Davenport and Cedar Rapids. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 91.3% of the state’s population is white, 2.9% is Black/African-American, 0.4% is American Indian, 1.7% is Asian, and 5.0% is of Hispanic/Latino origin (2010).
There are 118 hospitals in Iowa (Kaiser, 2009). The state has 82 hospitals identified by the Flex Monitoring Team as Critical Access Hospitals (March 2011). There are 141 Rural Health Clinics in Iowa (Kaiser, 2011), and 13 Federally Qualified Health Centers provide services at 83 sites in the state (Kaiser, 2010). Most Iowans have some form of health insurance coverage, although 12.0% of its residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2009-2010).
According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per-capita income for Iowans in 2009 was $37,647, although rural per-capita lagged at $35,684. 2010 estimates indicate a poverty rate of 12.5% exists in rural Iowa, as well as 12.5% level in urban areas of the state. 2010 ACS data reports that 11.4% of the rural population has not completed high school, compared to 8.9% of urban populations. The unemployment rate in rural Iowa is at 6.5% while in urban Iowa it is at 5.9% (USDA-ERS, 2010).
For a national comparison, please see an overview of the United States.
Data Sources
U.S. Census Bureau: State & County Quick Facts; USDA Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets; Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts; Flex Monitoring Team: Critical Access Hospital List
Organizations
AgriSafe Network
National organization
Supports and trains health professionals who deliver occupational health services to farm families. National headquarters is located in Spencer, IA.
Des Moines University and University of Iowa Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)
State/regional organization
Working together, addresses workforce and medical shortages in Iowa. Operates seven regional centers in the state including Northwest Central, West Central, Central, Northeast, Southwest, South Central, and Southeast.
Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
Academic/Research
Works to protect and promote the health and safety of farmers, farmworkers, their families and their neighbors. Located at the University of Iowa's School of Public Health.
Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center (GPTRAC)
State/regional organization
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 North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska.
Homeward, Inc.
Nonprofit/Foundation
Works to improve the vitality of Iowa's rural communities by providing financial and other development services. Includes information on the Energy Efficiency Loan Program, geothermal loans, homebuyer loans, and home owner loans.
HUD Community Development Block Grants: Iowa (CDBG)
Federal government
Contact information for the State CDBG program. Provides funding for community development projects.
IFF (IFF)
Nonprofit/Foundation
Provides loans to nonprofits in IL, IN, IA, MO, and WI, which serve low-income or special-needs populations. Loans can be used for facility or equipment projects such as community health centers, including construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, purchase of equipment or furnishings, and facility improvements to leased or owned space.
Iowa 2-1-1
State/regional organization
Provides 2-1-1 service for all 99 counties in Iowa. There are eight call centers that cover the entire state and the model is considered a regional concept. Iowa has 24 hour coverage for the entire state and cell phone access with the majority of all cell providers in the state.
Iowa Association of Rural Health Clinics (IARHC)
State/regional organization
Provides strategic leadership and acts as a liaison for rural health clinics in the state of Iowa.
Iowa Bureau of Administration, Regulation & Licensure
State government
Licenses and monitors approximately 110 substance abuse and problem gambling treatment programs. Includes community-based, hospital-based, assessment and evaluation, and correctional facility programs.
Iowa Bureau of Health Care Access
Federal government
Part of the Iowa Department of Public Health. Advocates for quality health care delivery for all Iowans. Provides information, referrals, education, grant opportunities, technical assistance, and planning. Comprised of several programs including the Iowa SORH and the Iowa PCO.
Iowa Center on Health Disparities
Nonprofit/Foundation
Provides statewide academic leadership in addressing and reducing health disparities among minority, immigrant, and medically underserved populations in Iowa. Serves as a national model to other rural states challenged with addressing health disparities.
Iowa Collaborative Safety Net Provider Network (Network)
State/regional organization
Creates opportunities for Iowa's community health centers, free clinics, rural health clinics, family planning agencies, boards of health, and maternal/child health centers. Works together to gather information, identify, and address common challenges in providing care to the uninsured and underserved.
Iowa Community Action Association (ICAA)
State government
Consists of locally-based private, non-profit organizations that network with a wide-array of local organizations to enhance the opportunities for low-income Iowans (children and families) to meet basic needs and develop their own capacity to do so. Includes information on the Weatherization Assistance Program, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and the Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Program.
Iowa Department of Education: Special Education
State government
Works with the learning needs of children and adults needing special education services.
Iowa Department of Human Services (IA DHS)
State government
Provides information in 99 counties, including mental health, child support, child care, food assistance, health insurance for children, medical assistance, and research.
Iowa Department of Human Services: Child Support Program
State government
Works to enforce child support payments. Works with the foster care program, fathers, and employers.
Iowa Department of Human Services: Division of Mental Health and Disability Services (MHDS)
State government
Includes the divisions of Adult Mental Health and Disability Services, Child and Youth Mental Health and Disability Services, and Accreditation.
Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
State government
Works with local public health partners, policymakers, health care providers, and businesses. Works to promote and protect the health of Iowans.
Iowa Department of Public Health: Office of Minority and Multicultural Health
State government
Addresses minority population health issues. Works to decrease health disparities.
Iowa Department of Public Health: Substance Abuse Prevention
State government
Provides technical assistance to individuals, groups, and contracted agencies and organizations. Coordinates and collaborates with multiple state agencies and organizations for assessment, planning, and implementation of statewide prevention initiatives. Coordinates, trains, and monitors funding to local community-based organizations for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention services.
Iowa Department on Aging
State government
Helps individuals maintain health and independence in their homes and communities. Offers long term living and community support services. Collects statistics on the aging population in Iowa.
Iowa Division of Latino Affairs
State government
Studies the issues facing Spanish-speaking persons. Offers a newsletter, a directory of Latino resources, interpreter services, and educational opportunities.
Iowa Finance Authority (IFA)
State government
Finances, administers, advances, and preserves affordable housing. Promotes community and economic development for Iowans.
Iowa Health Care Association and Iowa Center for Assisted Living (IHCA and ICAL)
State/regional organization
Represents over 600 Iowa nursing homes, assisted living programs, residential care facilities, and independent senior living and retirement communities. Provides consumers with tools and resources on long term care living options, including Alzheimer's and dementia care.
Iowa Hospital Association (IHA)
State/regional organization
Represents Iowa hospitals. Focuses on health policy, health care delivery, gathering data, and monitoring health care payment systems.
Iowa Primary Care Association (IAPCA)
State/regional organization
Provides technical assistance and training to Iowa community health centers. Provides primary and preventive health care to the underserved in Iowa.
Iowa Public Health Association (IPHA)
State/regional organization
Represents public health interests in Iowa. Advocates for and supports the public health workforce by providing education, networking, and leadership development opportunities.
Iowa Rural Health Association (IRHA)
State/regional organization
Works to ensure health for all Iowans, particularly those in rural areas. Identifies and addresses rural health issues.
Iowa State Office of Rural Health
State government
Helps rural communities and organizations identify and resolve issues and build rural health infrastructure. Provides rural health advocacy and outreach, coordination of rural health resources, and consultation to communities and health care providers in rural Iowa communities.
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS)
State government
Works for and with individuals with disabilities to achieve their employment, independence, and economic goals. Assists individuals with disabilities to become employed.
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD)
State/regional organization
Provides employment services, and education and regulation of health, safety, and employment laws. Assists businesses in fulfilling their workforce needs.
Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (I-CASH)
State government
Establishes and coordinates prevention and education programs to enhance the health and safety of Iowa's agricultural community. Offers Agricultural Medicine Training for rural health professionals.
Midwest Assistance Program (MAP)
State/regional organization
Helps communities and tribal nations find solutions to their infrastructure and development needs through information, resource management, expertise, and technical assistance. Helps rural communities in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region (NN/LM-GMR)
State/regional organization
Works to improve access to health information for health professionals, librarians and members of the public in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Nebraska 2-1-1
State/regional organization
Services 38 counties in Nebraska and eight counties in Southwest Iowa. Provides service to 80% of Nebraskan's who can access health and human services 24/7 by dialing 2-1-1. The statewide 2-1-1 Resource Call Center is housed at United Way of the Midlands. Efforts continue to build partnerships to get 2-1-1 telephone service statewide.
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD)
State/regional organization
One of four regional rural development centers in the nation. Works with extension professionals, researchers, and partners to enhance rural development outcomes. Serves a 12 state area in the North Central region which includes ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, IN, MI, and OH.
Northern Great Plains Inc. (NGP)
Nonprofit/Foundation
Identifies and promotes policies and practices that support an integrated approach to economic opportunities in rural communities. Identifies trends, needs, and research.
Proyecto/Project IDEAS
State/regional organization
Strives to improve HIV prevention services for Latino/Hispanic populations living in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Utah and Wyoming. Focuses on adapting and tailoring CDC-approved interventions that are culturally, linguistically and educationally appropriate. This is a capacity building assistance program for community-based organizations and state and local health departments.
Telligen Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (Iowa HITREC)
State/regional organization
Helps health care providers become meaningful users of electronic health records by providing information and technical assistance. Serves clinics and critical access and rural hospitals in Iowa.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Iowa (HUD)
Federal government
Works to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing. The HUD state office provides information about HUD housing programs and local contacts for the state.
USDA Rural Development Iowa State Office
Federal government
Committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America. The Rural Development State Office provides information about Rural Development programs and applications for financial assistance.
Tools
ERS State Fact Sheet: Iowa
Web site
Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
Iowa Health Centers Data
Web site
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.
Iowa Health Workforce Center
Web site
Coordinates public and private efforts to develop and maintain appropriate health care delivery infrastructures and health care workforce in Iowa.
Iowa KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
Web site
Provides data on child well-being for the state. Includes profiles for many Iowa locations; rankings, maps, or trend graphs by topic; and raw data. Includes over 100 measures of child well-being, community-level data.
Iowa Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Web site
Preserves access to primary and emergency health care services, improves quality of rural health services, provides health services that meet community needs, and fosters a health delivery system that is both efficient and effective. Consists of five core components: rural health planning, Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), emergency medical services, quality improvement, and networking.
Iowa QuickFacts
Web site
Provides demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
Iowa State Health Facts
Database
Provides state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. Includes individual state profiles and 50-state comparisons.
Iowa Youth Survey
Web site
Contains the 2010 Iowa survey. Includes the results of the 1999, 2002, 2005, and 2008 surveys completed by students in the 6th, 8th, and 11th grades across the state of Iowa regarding substance abuse and violence, and their perceptions of their peer, family, school, and neighborhood/community environments.
Latino Affairs Statewide Directory
Web site
Assists the Latino community and state in accessing a variety of services, resources and information. Identifies agencies, organizations, businesses and non-profits that assist those in the Latino community.
Meadowlark Project
Web site
Describes a process aimed at systemic change by bringing a diverse sample of the Northern Great Plains region's population to the table to discuss the region's future. Engages in conversations among rural communities and organizations.
National Healthcare Quality Report State Snapshot: Iowa
Web site
Health care quality report for the state, based on the National Healthcare Quality Report.
NN/LM Greater Midwest Region: Iowa Resources
Web site
Overview of the state, with links to state agencies, health associations, and other resources for Iowa.
Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLC)
Web site
Comprised of 14 accredited schools of public health that serve in a national capacity to meet preparedness and response training and education needs of the U. S. public health workforce. Funded schools are located in AL, AZ, FL, IA, IL, MA, MD, MN, NY, OK, NC, TX, and WA.
Rural Road Crashes: They're Preventable
Web site
Safety education materials directed toward teen drivers, instructors, parents, law enforcement, and Iowa's rural road stakeholders that can be applied to other state's rural roads. Website offers access to a short video segment, discussion guide, coaching guide, and quiz.
Rural Roadway Safety Video Project
Web site
Works to improve rural roadway safety such as changes in Driver’s Education to include safety issues related to operation of farm machinery on public roads. Includes the It's Preventable educational campaign as well as an educational video on rural roadway safety to raise awareness of motor vehicle and farm equipment drivers on rural roads, which will be used by Iowa Driver’s License instructors, driving instruction for the older driver, and Iowa Public Service officers.
State Data Center of Iowa
Web site
Provides population, housing, business and government statistics about Iowa, including data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa state agencies, and other state and federal sources.
University of Iowa Libraries LibGuides: Updates to Critical Access Hospitals
Research instrument
Offers a link between Iowa's Critical Access Hospitals and the free resources available to them through the University of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences and the State Library of Iowa.
See also: Resources for All States: Tools Funding
2012 Midwest Garden Grant
Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs.
Agricultural Medicine: Occupational and Environmental Health for Rural Health Professionals
Provides basic information and skills to enable the health care professional to function in the anticipation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupational illnesses and injuries in the farm community.
Community Impact Fund: Core Mission Grants, and Impact Grants
Funding to unmet needs in the Iowa Great River Bend community, as they arise and vary from year to year.
Community Partnerships for Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Community public health services covered by this application include effective tobacco control initiatives and activities that have outcomes focused on policy or systems change and that are consistent with the initiatives recommended by the CDC.
Delta Dental of Iowa Public Benefit Program
Numerous funding programs regarding the oral health of underserved Iowans.
First Children's Finance Loan Fund
Loans and technical assistance to child care and early education businesses, especially those serving lower-income communities.
FirstHome Plus Programs
Cash assistance to help Iowa homebuyers with closing costs and down payment or repairs.
FirstHome Program
Loans to help the borrower obtain a below-market interest rate on their mortgage loan if they are purchasing a home in the state of Iowa.
Gannett Foundation Community Action Grants
Community action grant priorities include education and neighborhood improvement, economic development, youth development, community problem-solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment.
Health Care Career Scholarships
Scholarships to students in Iowa who are pursuing a health career.
Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i)
A program that provides health care coverage for Iowa children, under the age of 19, in families with limited incomes.
Homeward Energy Efficiency Loans
Loans for making homes more energy efficient.
Homeward Homebuyer Loans
Loans to assist families with their down payments and closing costs as they purchase their rural Iowa home.
Homeward Housing Trust Fund
Grants and loans for minor home repairs, home improvement and down payment assistance.
IFF
IFF is a nonprofit community development lender providing affordable, flexible and accessible loans to nonprofits serving low-income or special-needs populations.
Iowa Community Coalition Grant
Grants to community coalitions to reduce underage use of alcohol and/or binge drinking.
Iowa Dental Education Loan Repayment Program
A program for the repayment of dental education debt for Iowans.
Iowa Home and Community Based Services Rent Subsidy Program
A rent subsidy program to aid people receive services under a federal Medicaid waiver program called home and community-based service (HCBS) and who are at risk of nursing facility placement.
Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation Health Care Careers Scholarship Fund
Scholarship help for students in Iowa seeking careers in health care.
Iowa Rental Help
Iowa Rental Help can assist qualified Iowa renters (and some homeowners) who are facing financial difficulties and the threat of homelessness.
Jerry Karbeling Award
Recognizes an individual who has demonstrated successful activism for improving rural health and a commitment to community service.
Jewel-Osco In Your Community
Funding to nonprofit and school programs for hunger relief, health, and nutrition.
Midwest Assistance Program Revolving Loan Fund
Helps small communities and tribal nations jumpstart infrastructure, housing, technology, aging and economic development projects through low-cost, short-term loans.
New Home Construction Program
Loan funds to construct new single-family homes in Iowa communities.
Prevention Through Mentoring
Continuation funding for organizations that provide youth programming using mentors.
Youth Development Project
Funding for continuation applications for evidence-based substance abuse prevention programming for youth.
Youth Mentoring
Funding to provide guidance for current contractors to submit continuation applications
Inactive Funding
Inactive Funding Opportunities -
Lists additional funding programs for this state that are not currently accepting applications. Programs that are inactive may be offered again in the future.
Documents, Reports and Other Publications
2007 Health Insurance Survey of Farm and Ranch Operators, Issue Brief #1: Overview of Findings
Author(s): Bill Lottero, Carol Pryor, Mark Rukavina, Jeffrey Prottas, Alana Knudson
Sponsoring organization: Access Project
Describes health insurance coverage among farmers and ranchers. Based on a survey of non-corporate farm and ranch operators in seven states: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 09 / 2007
2007 Health Insurance Survey of Farm and Ranch Operators, Issue Brief #2: How Farmers and Ranchers Get Health Insurance and What They Spend for Health Care
Author(s): Carol Pryor, Jeffrey Prottas, Bill Lottero, Mark Rukavina, Alana Knudson
Sponsoring organization: Access Project
Examines health insurance costs and health care spending of farmers and ranchers. Based on a 2007 survey of farm and ranch operators in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 12 / 2007
2007 Health Insurance Survey of Farm and Ranch Operators, Issue Brief #3: Who Experiences Financial Hardship Because of Health Care Costs?
Author(s): Bill Lottero, Carol Pryor, Mark Rukavina, Jeffrey Prottas, Alana Knudson
Sponsoring organization: Access Project
Examines which farmers and ranchers are at greatest risk of experiencing financial hardship due to health care costs. Based on a survey of non-corporate farm and ranch operators in seven states: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 08 / 2008
2007 Health Insurance Survey of Farm and Ranch Operators, Issue Brief #4: The Costs of Dental Care and the Impact of Dental Insurance Coverage
Author(s): Bill Lottero, Carol Pryor, Mark Rukavina, Jeffrey Prottas, Alana Knudson
Sponsoring organization: Access Project
Presents data on the costs of dental care, the prevalence of dental debt, and the impact of having dental insurance on the costs of dental care, access to care, and the likelihood that
people will experience financial hardship because of health care costs. Based on a survey of non-corporate farm and ranch operators in seven states: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 04 / 2009
2007 Health Insurance Survey of Farm and Ranch Operators, Issue Brief #5: Who is Uninsured?
Author(s): Bill Lottero, Carol Pryor, Mark Rukavina, Jeffrey Prottas, Alana Knudson
Sponsoring organization: Access Project
Examines the characteristics of uninsured family farmers and ranchers and the impact of lack of insurance on their financial situation and ability to access care. Based on a survey of non-corporate farm and ranch operators in seven states: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 06 / 2009
2007 Health Insurance Survey of Farm and Ranch Operators, Issue Brief #6: Who Has Medical Debt and What Are the Consequences?
Author(s): Bill Lottero, Carol Pryor, Mark Rukavina, Jeffrey Prottas, Alana Knudson
Sponsoring organization: Access Project
Examines the characteristics of farmers and ranchers who had medical debt and the impact of the debt on their financial situation and ability to access care. Based on a survey of non-corporate farm and ranch operators in seven states: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 10 / 2009
2007 Health Insurance Survey of Missouri Farm and Ranch Operators, Executive Summary: Health Care in the Heartland
Author(s): Bill Lottero, Carol Pryor, Mark Rukavina, Jeffrey Prottas, Sidney Watson
Sponsoring organization: Access Project
Presents the results of a survey involving 257
Missouri farmers and ranchers to gather data about their health insurance and the burden that health care expenses are placing on farm and ranch families.
Date: 2008
2011 I-CASH Annual Report: Helping Farmers Stay Alive and Well
Sponsoring organization: Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
Presents information on partner and affiliate programs, finances, and presentations. Mentions several programs that rural farmers were involved in.
Date: 2011
2011 Iowa Health Fact Book
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Covers a broad range of health and health-related behaviors of Iowans. Includes data on prenatal and infant health, various diseases and injury, population totals, age distributions, demographics, and health care facilities.
Date: 09 / 2011
Aiming Higher for Health System Performance: A Profile of Seven States That Perform Well on the Commonwealth Fund’s 2009 State Scorecard
Author(s): Greg Moody, Sharon Silow-Carroll
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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.
Date: 10 / 2009
Building Medical Homes: Lessons from Eight States with Emerging Programs
Author(s): Neva Kaye, Jason Buxbaum, Mary Takach
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
Profiles eight states that are at different stages in the development and implementation of a medical home program. Includes Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia.
Date: 12 / 2011
Community Benefit Activities of Critical Access Hospitals, Non-Metropolitan Hospitals and Metropolitan Hospitals: National and Iowa Data
Author(s): Melanie Race, John Gale, Andrew Coburn
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
Uses data from the "2007 American Hospital Association Annual Survey of Hospitals" to compare Iowa's Critical Access Hospital community benefit activities to those of other hospitals.
Date: 03 / 2010
Demographic and Economic Profile: Iowa
Author(s): Kathleen K. Miller
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
Presents demographic, economic information and statistics on Iowa. Includes charts, maps, and graphs.
Date: 10 / 2008
e-Emergency Services Bring Specialists to Rural Patients with the Push of a Button
Author(s): Candi Helseth
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
More and more specialists are available to small hospitals via telemedicine, benefiting patients—and doctors. Highlights Avera eEmergency Services, a hospital-based telemedicine emergency support service available in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
Journal citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08 / 2011
Health Coverage in Rural Iowa: In Small Communities, Big Challenges
Author(s): Marybeth J. Mattingly, Michelle L. Stransky
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Policy Project
Describes how Iowans living in rural areas face the challenge of obtaining and maintaining health insurance coverage due to the trend that they earn less and their employer is more likely not to provide insurance benefits.
Date: 11 / 2009
Health Insurance, Health Care Costs, and Access to Care: How Are Iowa Farmers and Ranchers Faring Compared to Farmers and Ranchers in Other Great Plains States?
Sponsoring organization: Access Project
Discusses how health care costs effects farmers and ranchers in Iowa, including the effects on their families, businesses, and surrounding rural economies.
Date: 07 / 2009
Iowa Governor's Designated Areas for Rural Health Clinics: Information Sheet
Sponsoring organization: Iowa State Office of Rural Health
Describes the whole-county approach Iowa uses to designate areas as eligible for Rural Health Clinic certification.
Date: 03 / 2010
Iowa Health Center Fact Sheet
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Provides a description of what health centers are, and the most recent state-level data available for health center patients, services provided, staff, patient visits, and costs of care.
Date: 12 / 2010
Iowa Quick Health Facts 2010
Author(s): Leigh Purvis
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Presents data on Iowa including demographics, health expenditures and financing, health status, utilization and quality of services, Medicare and Medicaid, and access to care.
Date: 07 / 2010
Iowa Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety Resource Plan, 2011
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Presents the Iowa DPH strategic plan, including a rural health care resource plan. Discusses rural facts, access to health services, agricultural health and safety, and rural health workforce and information technology implications.
Date: 2011
Linking Health Care Consumers to Transportation Services
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Highlights Iowa's 35 designated transit systems, 16 of which are rural. Discusses the need for planning and collaboration between the worlds of health care and transit. Includes map of regions.
Journal citation: Iowa - ACCESS Update
Date: 10 / 2011
Past Silos and Smokestacks: Transforming the Rural Economy in the Midwest
Author(s): Mark Drabenstott
Sponsoring organization: Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Discusses a development strategy that includes regional cooperation, innovation, and a leveraging of all strengths for the rural Midwest to transform its economy.
Date: 2010
Retaining Rural Nurses: Midwestern Summit on Retaining and Making Best use of the Older More Experienced Rural Registered Nurse
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Highlights of a one-day session, consisting of 25 nurse-leaders from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota who engaged in a series of roundtable discussions on the future of older
nurses in rural communities.
Date: 08 / 2007
Rural Counties Overcome Barriers to Improve Health
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Describes how six communities in rural Northeast Iowa promote health by increasing access to healthy, locally grown foods.
Journal citation: Iowa - Iowa Health Focus Newsletter Volume 2010 Issue July/August Pages: 4-5
Date: 07 / 2010
Small Business Profile: Iowa
Sponsoring organization: Small Business Administration
Profile of the state's economy, covering the number of firms, industry composition, small business income, banking, women and minority business ownership, and employment.
Date: 02 / 2011
State of Iowa: Iowa Hospital Association - Economic Impact of the Health Care Sector
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Hospital Association
Summarizes the direct economic impact and total economic impact of hospitals, nursing homes, health care professionals, pharmacies, and other medical services for the state of Iowa.
Date: 01 / 2011
Understanding Community Health Needs in Iowa: An Important Step in Making Iowa the Healthiest State in the Nation
Author(s): Meghan O’Brien
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Presents the results of a community-wide discussion with stakeholders and residents about their community's health needs. Lists Iowa's health needs and identifies critical health issues.
Date: 05 / 2011
USDA Rural Development and HAC Work Together to Improve Housing in Rural Iowa
Author(s): Darin Leach
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
Describes how USDA Rural Development partnering with HAC have helped build affordable apartment complexes in rural Iowa.
Journal citation: Rural Voices Volume 17 Issue 4 Pages: 12
Date: 12 / 2011
Vital Statistics of Iowa 2009
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Includes statistics on births, deaths, and diseases in Iowa for the year 2009.
Date: 2010
What is Rural?
Author(s): Gloria Vermie
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Defines what rural is, using the U.S. Census Bureau's census tract based definition and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's county-based definition. Highlights rural counties in Iowa.
Journal citation: Iowa - ACCESS Update
Date: 04 / 2011
See also: Resources for All States: Documents Journals
Iowa - ACCESS Update
Bi-monthly electronic newspaper published by the Iowa Department of Public Health's Bureau of Health Care Access. Provides news, calendar of events, and grant related information for health care professionals, hospitals, clinics and other health care related organizations and groups.
Iowa - Iowa Health Focus Newsletter
Bi-monthly electronic newsletter that features local and national current events in healthcare, epidemiological reports, legislative updates and more.
Iowa - Public Health Matters newsletter
Quarterly publication of the Iowa Public Health Association that features local public health, various programs, events, and calls for abstracts.
Iowa - Swatches
Quarterly newsletter of the Iowa Rural Health Association offering news and information on legislative issues. IRHA sends timely news bulletins regularly through the members-only listserv, issues dated 2007 and earlier are available on the web.
Source Newsletter
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.
Success Stories
Maximizing Independence of Rural Elderly Through Use of Assistive Technology and Access to Health Care Services
Five organizations joined together to address the health care needs of the aging rural Iowa population by providing assistive technologies and home modifications, increasing access to primary health care and rehabilitative therapies, and educating rural elderly and health care workers to help identify potential hazards in homes.
Maquoketa Community School District (MCSD) Rural Health Outreach Program
The MCSD Rural Health Outreach Program provided a wide range of health promotion and disease prevention activities including nursing offices in every school, annual health screenings for all students, dental care, mental health services, community education, annual scoliosis screenings for sixth through eighth grade students, and annual vision, height, weight, and blood pressure screenings.
Around the Country: Finding New Ways to Meet Oral Health Needs in Rural Areas
In Storm Lake, Iowa, school and home health nurses are giving oral exams and fluoride treatments to children as part of a broader-based program known as Early Smiles.
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