Minnesota is called the land of 10,000 lakes and gets its name from the Dakota word minisota, meaning “water that reflects the sky.” Minnesota covers 79,610 square miles, with a 2008 estimated population of 5,220,393 people - 1,406,875 living in rural Minnesota (USDA-ERS). Saint Paul, the state capital, is located in the southern region of the state. The largest cities are Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Bloomington, Duluth, and Rochester. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 89.3% of the state’s population is white, 4.5 % is Black/African-American, 1.2% is American Indian, 3.5% is Asian, and 4.0% is of Hispanic/Latino origin (2007).
There are 132 hospitals in Minnesota, 84 of which are located in rural areas (North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, Dec. 2008). The state has 79 hospitals currently identified by the Flex Monitoring Team as Critical Access Hospitals (April, 2009). There are also 79 Rural Health Clinics in Minnesota (CMS, 2009), and 14 Federally Qualified Health Centers provide services at 76 sites in the state (Kaiser, 2008). Most Minnesotans have some form of health insurance coverage, although 8.8% of its residents lack any health insurance (Kaiser, 2006-2007).
According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per-capita income for all Minnesotans in 2007 was $41,105, although rural per-capita income lagged at $31.029. 2008 estimates indicate a poverty rate of 11.3% exists in rural Minnesota, compared to a 9.0% level in urban areas of the state. 2000 data reports 17% of the rural population has not completed high school, while only 10.1% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma. The unemployment rate in rural Minnesota is at 6.1% while in urban Minnesota it is at 5.2% (USDA-ERS, 2008).
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
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts
Flex Monitoring Team: Critical Access Hospital List
Organizations
2-1-1 Minnesota Information and Referral
State/regional organization
Minnesota became the third in the nation to offer statewide 2-1-1 service.
Apple Tree Dental
Nonprofit/Foundation
Provides needed care to vulnerable population groups and people with special access needs in Minnesota.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
Nonprofit/Foundation
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation partners with organizations to foster healthy behaviors and improve access to health care.
Center for Rural Design (CRD)
Academic/Research
A multi-disciplinary research and design studio that helps communities find innovative solutions to problems in rural areas in Minnesota, the Midwest, and globally.
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Academic/Research
Based in St. Peter, Minnesota, this research organization is providing its policy makers with an unbiased evaluation of issues from a rural perspective.
Dakota Medical Foundation (DMF)
State/regional organization
Dedicated to improving health and access to health care services in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
Healthcare Equipment Recycling Organization (HERO)
Local organization
Serves as a clearinghouse for unused healthcare supplies and durable medical equipment (DME) by providing access to healthcare materials to low-income or uninsured individuals and qualifying human & social services agencies in North Dakota and Minnesota.
HUD Community Development Block Grants: Minnesota
Federal government
Contact information for the State CDBG program. Provides funding for community development projects.
Midwest Assistance Program (MAP)
State/regional organization
Aims to help rural communities in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to improve their environment, quality of life and be self-sustaining.
Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs (MACMHP)
Nonprofit/Foundation
Dedicated to improving quality through education, public policy advocacy and member services, provide leadership and service, improve service quality, and foster a unified voice for service providers and clients.
Minnesota Community Action Association (MNCAA)
State government
Provides job training, job searches, and career development services, energy assistance and weatherization services, food shelves and nutrition programs, emergency housing and financial assistance, counseling, and crisis nursery services.
Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF)
State/regional organization
Works actively to strengthen and expand philanthropy and improve the vitality and health of our communities.
Minnesota Department Of Commerce
Mission is to ensure equitable commercial and financial transactions and reliable utility services in the State of Minnesota.
Minnesota Department of Education: Division of Special Education
State government
Works for the development and implementation of programs and support for those children needed special services.
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: State Vocational Rehabilitation Council (DEED)
State government
Develops, and reviews State goals and priorities, evaluates the effectiveness of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, conducts a statewide needs assessment of individuals with disabilities, provides the MN State Services for the Blind Program, advises Vocational Rehabilitation regarding their activities, assists in the preparation of the State Plan, and reviews and analyzes consumer satisfaction.
Minnesota Department of Health
State government
Prepares for public health emergencies,
ensures quality care in nursing homes and other health care facilities, improves the quality of health care and controlling rising costs,
eliminates health disparities, and
maintains basic responsibilities of public health (such as safe food and water, immunizations, newborn screening, disease prevention and control).
Minnesota Department of Health: Office of Minority and Multicultural Health (MDH-OMMH)
State government
Focuses attention on the disparities in health status among Minnesota's populations of color and American Indians.
Minnesota Department of Human Services
State/regional organization
Helps people meet their basic needs by providing or administering health care coverage, economic assistance, and a variety of services for children, people with disabilities and older Minnesotans.
Minnesota Department of Human Services: Minnesota Methamphetamine Resource Center
State government
Provides information and education on addiction, treatment and awareness of methamphetamine issues as well as other chemical abuse and addictions.
Minnesota Department of Human Services: Adult Mental Health Division
State government
Works to ensure that mental health programs and services are available throughout Minnesota. Provides state and federal funding for mental health treatment.
Minnesota Department of Human Services: Chemical Health Division
State government
Responsible for defining a statewide response to drug and alcohol abuse, including providing basic information on chemical health, planning a broad-based community service system, evaluating the effectiveness of various chemical dependency services, and funding innovative programs to promote reduction of alcohol and other drug problems and their effects on individuals, families and society.
Minnesota Department of Human Services: Child Support Division
State government
Enforces parental responsibility for their children, works with parents to establish and enforce for child support, medical support, and child care support orders, and works with parents and guardians when applying for services.
Minnesota Department of Human Services: Children's Mental Health Division
State government
Addresses the needs of children faced with complex mental health problems.
Minnesota Department of Human Services: Disability Services Division
State government
Manages publicly funded programs that support people with a variety of disabilities, including developmental disabilities, chronic medical conditions, deaf and hearing loss, Telephone Equipment Distribution Program, acquired or traumatic brain injuries and physical disabilities.
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDoT)
State government
Mission is to improve access to markets, jobs, goods and services and improve mobility by focusing on priority transportation improvements and investments that help Minnesotans travel safer, smarter and more efficiently.
Minnesota Faith Health Consortium
State/regional organization
Promotes and enhances health and human flourishing of individuals, families, and communities within the context of personal faith and/or faith communities.
Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA)
State/regional organization
Represents hospitals' interests through advocacy and representation, as well as in educational programming, communications efforts, information resources and issue-area expertise.
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA)
State government
Works to create affordable housing solutions, helps Minnesotans buy and fix up their homes through low interest rate loans and assistance programs, and administers federal and state housing production and assistance programs to support low and moderate-income renters.
Minnesota International Health Volunteers (MIHV)
International organization
Works to improve the health of underserved women of reproductive age and children under five years of age around the world. Somali language publications available.
Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC)
State government
Provides technical assistance for clinics and hospitals, works to recruit and retain health professionals, and promotes access to quality health care for rural and underserved urban Minnesotans.
Minnesota Primary Care Association / Association of Community Health Centers
Nonprofit/Foundation
Promotes the cost-effective delivery of affordable, quality primary health care services, with a special emphasis on meeting the needs of low-income and medically underserved populations. Represents the interests of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other providers who offer comprehensive primary health care services on a sliding fee scale.
Minnesota Rural Health Association (MRHA)
State/regional organization
Brings together diverse interests to address rural health issues and advocates for and with rural Minnesotans.
Minnesota Rural Partners (MRP)
State/regional organization
Promotes rural-friendly policies, connects resources and develops tools that support rural economic and community development, shares stories of rural innovation, and unites Minnesotans everywhere who understand the power of rural roots in our lives.
Minnesota WorkForce Centers
State/regional organization
Provides the tools, resources and services needed for job search, career planning and training needs. People seeking work, businesses seeking employees, students, and those looking for a first job or returning to the workforce, will find services to meet their needs, offered at no cost.
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.
North Central EMS Cooperative (NCEMSC)
National organization
Maintains a network of nearly 1000 EMS agencies in 28 states, east of the Rocky Mountains, all purchasing equipment together on national contracts.
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)
Nonprofit/Foundation
Is one of the 10 regional educational laboratories funded by the U.S. Department of Education and is dedicated to providing high-quality, research-based resources to educators and policymakers in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Northern Great Plains Inc. (NGP)
Nonprofit/Foundation
Works to maximize the potential of the Northern Great Plains region through regional collaboration, by identifying and promoting policies and practices that support an integrated approach to economic opportunity, a healthy environment and vital rural communities.
Rural Health Resource Center: Minnesota Center for Rural Health
State/regional organization
Based in Duluth, Minnesota. Provides technical assistance, information, tools and resources for the improvement of rural health care.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Minnesota
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.
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Academic/Research
Conducts research and disseminates information, with primary areas of research including: rural health care financing, rural systems building, and outcomes and delivery of care in rural areas.
USDA Rural Development Minnesota 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
Bridge to Benefits Minnesota
Web site
A multi-state project by Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota to improve the well-being of families and individuals by linking them to public work support programs and tax credits.
Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS)
Web site
Provides citizen-centered research, training, and outreach to enhance rural safety and to meet the online and seminar training needs of rural transportation practitioners and policymakers.
Community Healthcare and Emergency Cooperative (CHEC)
Web site
Formed in July 2007 by leaders in Minnesota, Nebraska, Australia, and Canada to address critical health care shortages in rural and remote areas. Offers a standardized training curriculum that can be modified and customized for each community, province, and nation.
Datanet
Web site
An online system consisting of summarized statistical information designed to serve Minnesota's governments, businesses, schools, nonprofit agencies and citizens. Contains statistics about social, economic and demographic conditions in Minnesota. Delivers 200,000 reports, maps and data downloads annually.
ERS State Fact Sheet: Minnesota
Web site
Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
Future of Small Towns Idea Generator
Web site
Online forum to suggest and discuss ideas for dealing with the challenges facing small towns. Ideas are arranged by topic, including telecommunications, economic development, transportation, and more.
Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center
Web site
Assists rural health care providers, facilities, and organizations to better utilize and implement telehealth technology. Provides sample documents in clinical applications, education, IT operational and administrative manuals, and technical and individual consulting.
Health Information Technology for Rural and Safety Net Providers
Web site
A variety of information and resources to support efforts to accelerate the adoption and use of electronic health records (EHRs) and health information technology (HIT), including applications for telehealth in Minnesota.
Health Information Technology Toolkit for Home Health Agencies
Web site
Designed for use in implementing or overhauling a home health agency Health Information Technology (HIT) or Electronic Health Record system and to evaluate system effectiveness.
Health Information Technology Toolkit for Nursing Homes
Web site
Designed for use in implementing Health Information Technology or Electronic Health Record system in a nursing home and to evaluate system effectiveness.
Meadowlark Project
Web site
Describes a two year 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.
MedlinePlus Go Local
Web site
Offers information about health services in local geographic areas, including hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, support groups, health screening providers and many others.
Minnesota QuickFacts
Web site
Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
Minnesota AgrAbility Project
Web site
Dedicated to helping farmers work safely and independently.
Minnesota Cancer Resources
Database
Connects patients and health care providers with local resources within their communities, such as support groups, transportation, financial assistance, and palliative care. Provides links to cancer information such as treatment options, clinical trials, and pain management.
Minnesota Grant and Loan Information
Web site
Provides a complete listing of grants and loans available from the Minnesota Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
Minnesota Health Information: A Guide to Health Care Quality & Cost in Minnesota
Web site
Contains links to a wide range of health-related websites and information about the cost and quality of health care in Minnesota. Designed to be a clearinghouse of health care information.
Minnesota Health Workforce Data and Reports
Web site
Links to current health workforce licensing raw data, summary tables, maps, demand data, and reports.
Minnesota Health Workforce: Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
Web site
Highlights compile 2000 data on levels of employment, projected growth and key environmental factors that affect demand for health care. Details for medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, mental health and aides.
Minnesota Hospital Quality Report
Web site
Features data on hospitals' use of best practices for three conditions: heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia.
Minnesota KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
Web site
Provides data on child well-being for the state.
Minnesota Nursing Home Report Card
Web site
Provides information on choosing a nursing home. Shows how Minnesota nursing homes scored in seven quality measures.
Minnesota Relay
Web site
Provides access for people with hearing loss or a speech disability to communicate over the telephone.
Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Publications
Web site
Publications from one of the federally funded Rural Health Research Centers. Lists working papers and monographs.
Minnesota State Demographic Center
Web site
Analyzes and distributes data from state, U.S. Census Bureau and other sources.
Minnesota State Health Facts
Database
Provides the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. Individual state profiles and 50-state comparisons.
Minnesota Telehealth Registry
Web site
Online, searchable tool for health care providers in Minnesota to share information about telehealth services. Includes lists of providers along with a map of locations.
MinnesotaHelp.info
Web site
Provides an online directory of services to help people in Minnesota identify resources such as human services, information and referral, financial assistance, and other forms of aid and assistance. It is especially rich in resource information for seniors and their caregivers; people with disabilities and their caregivers; parents and families; and low income people
National Healthcare Quality Report State Snapshot: Minnesota
Web site
Health care quality report for the state, based on the National Healthcare Quality Report.
NN/LM Greater Midwest Region: Minnesota Resources
Web site
Overview of the state, with links to state agencies, health associations, and other resources for Minnesota.
Rural Minnesota Life
Web site
Part of the Rural Families Speak Project. Provides information that contributes to rural Minnesota family and business vitality. For use by both families and family businesses. Includes research, publications, and educational tools, as well as links to other websites.
Sowing the Seeds of Hope
Web site
Provides behavioral health services to uninsured, underinsured and other at-risk farm and ranch families and agricultural workers in seven states: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Roster
Web site
A voluntary statewide roster of spoken language health care interpreters to address access concerns for Minnesotans, particularly in rural areas.
State Profiles- Minnesota: Health Information Technology (HIT)
Web site
Profiles the state’s 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.
University of Minnesota Agricultural Safety & Health
Web site
Resources and information on a variety of agricultural safety topics. Includes educational opportunities, research, and outreach projects.
See also: Resources for All States: Tools Maps & Map Collections
Atlas of Minnesota: Online Edition
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Features updated maps and data on agriculture, people, economic vitality, income & poverty, housing, health, education, public safety, infrastructure, the environment, and civic engagement.
Minnesota Rural Definition Maps
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Set of maps showing the geographic coverage provided by 9 different rural definitions for the state.
See also: Resources for All States: Maps Funding
2010 Virginia McKnight Binger Awards in Human Service
Awards to Minnesotans who have demonstrated an exceptional personal commitment to helping others in their communities.
Alex Stern Family Foundation
The foundation supports the arts, social welfare/human services, education, youth recreation, civic projects and health issues for the benefit of the greater Fargo-Moorhead area.
Blandin Foundation Rural Minnesota Grants
Funding for addressing on a statewide basis issues that impact rural Minnesota.
First Children's Finance Loan Fund
Loans and technical assistance to child care and early education businesses, especially those serving lower-income communities.
Growing Up Healthy: Kids and Communities
A statewide grantmaking initiative to improve the health of Minnesota's children through a focus on social and environmental determinants of health.
Light Speed Grant Program
Program provides matching funds to support project implementation of new broadband applications from institutions (schools, health care facilities, etc.) to the home or between institutions with a priority on applications that reach home users.
Medica Foundation Cycle 1 Funding Priorities
Grants designed to develop capabilities or change processes related to behavioral health care and empowerment and self management of chronic disease.
Medica Foundation Cycle 2 Funding Priorities
Grants designed to improve health care disparities in the areas of prevention and health care literacy.
Midwest Assistance Program Loan Fund
Helps small communities and tribal nations jumpstart infrastructure, housing, technology, aging and economic development projects through low-cost, short-term loans.
Minnesota Electronic Health Record Loan Program
To assist in financing the installation or support of interoperable health record systems.
Minnesota Primary Care Loan Fund
Loans and financial management assistance to stabilize and strengthen nonprofits in the health care field.
Rural Hospital Capital Improvement Grant Program
Assists small (50 or fewer beds) rural hospitals undertake needed modernization projects to update, remodel or replace aging hospital facilities and equipment necessary to maintain the operations of the hospital.
Statewide Suicide Prevention Public Education Grant Program
Grants to organizations to implement a statewide suicide prevention public education project utilizing existing materials, and to conduct other educational activities.
Summer Health Care Intern Program
The purpose of the program is to expose interested secondary and postsecondary pupils to various careers within the health care profession.
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
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
Around the Country: EMS Co-op Helps Rural Providers
Author(s): Candi Helseth
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Highlights the North Central EMS Cooperative (NCEMSC), a Minnesota-based, EMS co-op that provides a mechanism to achieve cost reductions for members.
Journal citation: Rural Monitor Issue Summer
Date: 08 / 2007
Bigger is Not Necessarily Better: Small Hospitals Work Together to Improve Care in Rural Minnesota
Author(s): Jill Zabel, Annette Kritzler
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Last year, ten of Minnesota's smallest hospitals took on the task of improving care for patients with heart conditions as part of an innovative pilot quality improvement collaborative for Critical Access Hospitals CAHs).
Journal citation: Minnesota - MN Quarterly Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages: 4
Date: 05 / 2003
Bridging Distance in Healthcare: A Successful Model to Address the Rural Nursing Workforce Shortage
Author(s): Stefani Kloiber
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Discusses a program called Bridging Distance in Healthcare, that offers rural residents the opportunity to earn their RN degree close to home.
Journal citation: Minnesota - MN Quarterly Volume 6 Issue 2 Pages: 4-5
Date: 2004
By the Numbers: Using Data to Drive Action on Behalf of Children and Families
Author(s): Betsy Rubiner
Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Portrays how data collection and analysis have helped decision-making efforts to improve the well-being of low-income working families in Minnesota.
Date: 2007
Demographic and Economic Profile: Minnesota
Author(s): Kathleen K. Miller
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
Presents demographic, economic information and statistics on Minnesota. Includes charts, maps, and graphs.
Date: 01 / 2009
Distribution of Physician Specialties in Minnesota
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
A report derived from three sources of data - the American Medical Association, the Board of Medical Practice, and the Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care - to describe the specializations of Minnesota physicians.
Date: 11 / 2009
Effects of the Rising Cost of Gasoline on Rural Consumers in Minnesota
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
Research finds that rural Minnesota families spend on average 20 percent more on gasoline than Twin Cities families, regardless of the cost of gas.
Date: 07 / 2009
Evaluation of the Use of Midlevel Practitioners in Staffing Emergency Departments in Critical Access Versus Non-Critical Access Hospitals in Minnesota
Author(s): Ginger K. Urban
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center Technical Assistance and Services Center
Describes the results of a survey of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and non-CAHs in Minnesota regarding use of midlevel practitioners in the Emergency Department.
Date: 03 / 2004
Examining Rural Health Care
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
Entire issue of the RMJ is devoted to rural health care in Minnesota. Contains articles on becoming a rural doctor, health insurance coverage and access to health care, health care workforce, telehealth, pharmacy, long-term care, and more.
Journal citation: Rural Minnesota Journal
Date: 03 / 2007
Facing the Future of Health Care: A Report Detailing Conversations with Twelve Greater Minnesota Communities
Author(s): Barbara Brandt, Jeny Stumpf Kertz
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota
Brief overview of a set of community visits to discuss health care workforce in Minnesota. Includes information on Minnesota demographics, healthcare workforce development, and financial issues.
Date: 01 / 2005
Financial Status of Minnesota’s CAHs: Successes, Challenges, Needs, and Recommendations
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Reports on a study on the impact of the support from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, to sustain Critical Access Hospitals CAHs).
Date: 08 / 2008
Findings from the Minnesota Registered Nurse Workforce Survey
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Highlights of a study that collected detailed information on the state's Registered Nurse workforce.
Date: 01 / 2003
Health Care Reform: Addressing the Needs of Rural Minnesotans
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Describes the rural landscape and the context in which health policy decisions play out in rural Minnesota. Highlights the Rural Health Advisory Committee’s options and recommendations.
Date: 10 / 2007
Health Care Transformation Task Force Recommendations Submitted To: Governor Tim Pawlenty and the Minnesota State Legislature
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Human Services
Includes and recommendations of the Health Care Transformation Task Force working on the challenge of ensuring that all Minnesotans have access to high quality health care at a sustainable cost.
Date: 01 / 2008
Health Workforce Shortage Study Report
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
Addresses the primary health care workforce shortage in Minnesota, and makes recommendations that would address the State's health workforce challenges particularly in rural communities.
Date: 01 / 2009
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. This issue brief is based on a 2007 survey of farm and ranch operators in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 12 / 2007
Interpreter Services for Patients in Medical and Dental Settings
Sponsoring organization: Interpreter Services Work Group
Outcome of a study involving a work group in Minnesota, who examined ensuring access to interpreter services; complying with requirements of federal law and guidance; developing a quality assurance program to ensure the quality of health care interpreting services; and identifying broad-based funding mechanisms for interpreter services.
Date: 02 / 2008
Language Access Services in Critical Access Hospitals for Patients with Limited English Proficiency in Rural Minnesota
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
Examines how well Critical Assess Hospitals (CAHs) were meeting the needs of patients with limited English proficiency in rural Minnesota.
Date: 03 / 2008
Medical Homes Offer Comprehensive Care Approach
Author(s): Candi Helseth
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Describes the successes experienced by two health care centers that offer medical home services to their patients. Advocates in the Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) and the Lakewood Health System in Staples, Minnesota describe their programs.
Journal citation: Rural Monitor Issue Spring
Date: 05 / 2009
Minnesota Physician Assistants Facts and Data 2009
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Provides data and statistics on the number of registered licensed physician assistants in Minnesota, their work status and other demographic information.
Date: 01 / 2010
Minnesota Physician Workforce Geography 2009
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Analyzes the geography of the Minnesota physician workforce. Describes urban-rural
and regional variations in the per capita supply of physicians, as well as variations in the distribution of physicians between primary care and non-primary care specialties.
Date: 07 / 2009
Minnesota Statewide Trauma System
Author(s): Tim Held
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
A fact sheet providing background information about the Minnesota Statewide Trauma System.
Date: 01 / 2008
Minnesota Trauma System Performance Improvement Plan
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
Provides emergency medical services (EMS) agencies, trauma centers, trauma regions, and the Minnesota trauma program with a summary of the processes and activities required to measure, monitor, evaluate, and improve the process of trauma care and its outcome.
Date: 06 / 2009
Minnesota Workforce Analysis: Rural Supply and Demand
Author(s): Sally Buck, Vicki Trauba, Ray Christensen
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Medical Association
Examines the current and future need for physicians in Minnesota, with an emphasis on the differences between the needs in rural and metropolitan areas.
Journal citation: Minnesota Medicine Volume 87
Date: 09 / 2004
Minnesota's Hospitals: Serving and Strengthening our Communities
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Hospital Association
Compiles community benefit data and stories, and economic impact statistics for Minnesota's
nonprofit hospitals. Discusses the positive and powerful impact hospitals make in Minnesota.
Date: 2006
Minnesota’s Physical Therapist Workforce - 2009
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Information about demographics, employment and career plans collected from Minnesota physical therapists who voluntarily completed workforce surveys during the annual licensing renewal process.
Date: 06 / 2009
Minnesota’s Registered Dental Assistants 2006-2007
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Information about the role dental assistants play in Minnesota as well as their numbers and distribution within the State.
Date: 01 / 2009
Minnesota’s Rural Health Plan
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Provides a framework to ensure that rural communities have the structure, the tools and the resources to provide quality access to health care.
Date: 11 / 2009
Oral Health Practitioner Recommendations
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Provides recommendations and proposed legislation to: improve access to dental care for Minnesotans who are low income, uninsured and underserved; control the cost of education and dental services; preserve quality of care; and protect patients from harm.
Date: 01 / 2009
Practical Guide to Effective Use of EHR Systems: Guide 4
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
A guide for the effective and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) and to tap into the available incentives under Medicare and Medicaid stimulus funds.
Date: 06 / 2009
Practical Guide to Electronic Prescribing: Guide 3
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
A guide to help providers meet Minnesota’s 2011 e-prescribing mandate and to tap into incentives under Medicare and Medicaid stimulus funds.
Date: 06 / 2009
Profile of Minnesota Clinical Laboratory Employment and Operations
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Presents highlights of two surveys conducted regarding workforce issues in Minnesota. Discusses workforce issues nationwide.
Date: 01 / 2005
Region Apart: A Look at Challenges and Strategies for Rural K-12 Schools
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
Presents recommendations for changes to help maintain and improve student achievement in rural Minnesota schools while not increasing cost.
Date: 04 / 2009
Retaining Rural Nurses: Midwestern Summit on Retaining and Making Best use of the Older More Experienced Rural Registered Nurse
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota 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 Migration: The Brain Gain of the Newcomers
Author(s): Ben Winchester
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota
Describes the migration trends of rural Minnesota. Compiled findings indicate a growth in the population of 30-49 year-olds.
Small Business Profile: Minnesota
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: 2008
State of Minnesota: Profile of Drug Indicators
Sponsoring organization: White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Contains information on demographics, political figures, programs, crime, drug use, drug trafficking, and enforcement statistics.
Date: 08 / 2006
State Profiles - Minnesota: Reforming the Health Care System
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Detailed profile of the state's health care system. Covers demographics, expenditures and financing, health status, utilization and quality of services, health care providers, Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance coverage, and key trends.
Date: 12 / 2005
Teen Pregnancy and Teen Birth Rate
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
Fact sheet describing the results of Minnesota’s statewide needs assessment on teen pregnancy and teen birth rates - part of Minnesota’s Title V Block Grant requirements.
Date: 09 / 2009
Walking in Two Worlds: Helping Immigrant Women Adjust in Rural Minnesota
Author(s): Cecil Gassis, Anne Ganey
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
Discusses the challenges immigrant women face coming to rural America and describes a Minnesota program to help them adjust.
Journal citation: Rural Minnesota Journal Volume 3 Issue 1
Date: 2008
What Needs to be Done About Big Broadband
Author(s): Milda K. Hedblom
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
Discusses "big broadband" and if public bodies should invest in and operate the networks in the same way that privately owned companies do. Focuses on rural Minnesota communities.
Journal citation: Rural Minnesota Journal Volume 2 Issue 2
Date: 2007
Women’s Work: Productive Aging in Rural Minnesota
Author(s): Jan Hively
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
Rural Minnesota's population is getting older faster than the urban areas of the state. Discusses the many ways that the senior population can and is currently contributing to the welfare of their communities.
Journal citation: Rural Minnesota Journal Volume 3 Issue 1
Date: 2008
Working Towards a Common Goal: The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
Author(s): Sue Watlov Phillips
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
Identifies how the Minnesota Coalition for the
Homeless has worked with organizations across its
state to develop community-based strategies to combat homelessness.
Date: 2007
See also: Resources for All States: Documents Success Stories
Sanford Dental Clinic Canby
The departing dentist was unable to sell his private practice and the community was going to be without local service so a dental clinic became part of the Sanford Canby Medical Center to provide local dental services.
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council
In 2002, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council assumed responsibility for coordinating a public transportation and volunteer driver system to serve a sparsely populated, very rural five-county area covering 6,500 miles in northwest Minnesota.
Community Dental Care
Community Dental Care provides dental care and preventive programs in a culturally and linguistically sensitive manner to low income and ethnic minority families to improve the overall health and quality of life for its patients.
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