Illinois Organizations
Delta Regional Authority
(DRA)
A federal-state partnership serving 252 counties and parishes in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Fosters local and regional partnerships that address economic and social challenges to strengthen the Delta economy and the quality of life for Delta residents.
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A federal-state partnership serving 252 counties and parishes in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Fosters local and regional partnerships that address economic and social challenges to strengthen the Delta economy and the quality of life for Delta residents.
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Great Lakes Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center
(Great Lakes ROTA-RC)
Offers education and resources on rural and indigenous mental health, opioid use disorders, and substance use disorders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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Offers education and resources on rural and indigenous mental health, opioid use disorders, and substance use disorders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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Illinois Area Health Education Centers Network Program
(IL AHEC)
Provides educational pipeline programs that address the development and retention of the Illinois health workforce. Works to improve healthcare for the underserved by providing access to health professions education, health careers development, and community and public health promotion activities.
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Provides educational pipeline programs that address the development and retention of the Illinois health workforce. Works to improve healthcare for the underserved by providing access to health professions education, health careers development, and community and public health promotion activities.
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Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies
(IACAA)
Works to improve health, education, and economic standards of Illinois' low income population. Provides programs for housing and weatherization and oversees the Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP).
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Works to improve health, education, and economic standards of Illinois' low income population. Provides programs for housing and weatherization and oversees the Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP).
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Illinois Center for Rural Health
Serves as the State Office of Rural Health (SORH) for Illinois and works to improve access to primary healthcare in rural and underserved areas in the state. Provides consultation and technical assistance to community-based organizations, serves as an information clearinghouse on rural health issues, and administers scholarship programs for students in the health professions.
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Serves as the State Office of Rural Health (SORH) for Illinois and works to improve access to primary healthcare in rural and underserved areas in the state. Provides consultation and technical assistance to community-based organizations, serves as an information clearinghouse on rural health issues, and administers scholarship programs for students in the health professions.
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Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
(ICAHN)
Consists of member hospitals including rural and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Oversees the ICAHN Rural Recruitment program, which addresses the healthcare workforce needs in Illinois' rural communities. Oversees the Supporting Onboarding and Retention of Rural Nurses Nurse Residency Program (SOAR-RN), which supports newly licensed rural nurses' transition to practice.
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Consists of member hospitals including rural and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Oversees the ICAHN Rural Recruitment program, which addresses the healthcare workforce needs in Illinois' rural communities. Oversees the Supporting Onboarding and Retention of Rural Nurses Nurse Residency Program (SOAR-RN), which supports newly licensed rural nurses' transition to practice.
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Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
(HFS)
Provides child support services, medical programs for individuals and families, and services for seniors and persons with disabilities. Works with care coordination programs, community mental health centers, and Rural Health Clinics.
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Provides child support services, medical programs for individuals and families, and services for seniors and persons with disabilities. Works with care coordination programs, community mental health centers, and Rural Health Clinics.
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Illinois Department of Human Services
(IDHS)
Provides community health and prevention programs. Includes programs for persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or substance abuse problems. Oversees programs for medical assistance, healthy child, WIC, migrant head start, refugee and immigrant services, school health, employment, and other family services for low-income families.
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Provides community health and prevention programs. Includes programs for persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or substance abuse problems. Oversees programs for medical assistance, healthy child, WIC, migrant head start, refugee and immigrant services, school health, employment, and other family services for low-income families.
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Illinois Department of Public Health
(IDPH)
Works to promote the health of residents through the prevention and control of disease and injury. Oversees numerous programs including the licensing of health facilities, the Allied Health Care Scholarship Program, and the Illinois Center for Rural Health.
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Works to promote the health of residents through the prevention and control of disease and injury. Oversees numerous programs including the licensing of health facilities, the Allied Health Care Scholarship Program, and the Illinois Center for Rural Health.
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Illinois EMS Association
(ILEMSA)
Supports EMS providers and first responders in Illinois by offering resources, networking opportunities, training opportunities, consulting services, information on grants and scholarships, and more.
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Supports EMS providers and first responders in Illinois by offering resources, networking opportunities, training opportunities, consulting services, information on grants and scholarships, and more.
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Illinois Health and Hospital Association
(IHA)
Works to advocate and support hospitals and health systems throughout Illinois. Includes community, safety net, teaching, rural, critical access, and specialty hospitals. Oversees the small and rural hospitals constituency section which represents 88 hospitals throughout Illinois.
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Works to advocate and support hospitals and health systems throughout Illinois. Includes community, safety net, teaching, rural, critical access, and specialty hospitals. Oversees the small and rural hospitals constituency section which represents 88 hospitals throughout Illinois.
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Illinois Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center
(IL-HITREC)
One of two state health information technology (HIT) regional extension centers (REC) serving Illinois. Helps healthcare providers become meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs) by providing information and technical assistance.
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One of two state health information technology (HIT) regional extension centers (REC) serving Illinois. Helps healthcare providers become meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs) by providing information and technical assistance.
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Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
(IIRA)
Works to improve the quality of life in rural areas. Develops public-private partnerships with local agencies on community development projects in rural areas. Oversees the Rural Economic Technical Assistance Center (RETAC) and the Illinois Rural Transit Assistance Center (RTAC). Located at Western Illinois University.
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Works to improve the quality of life in rural areas. Develops public-private partnerships with local agencies on community development projects in rural areas. Oversees the Rural Economic Technical Assistance Center (RETAC) and the Illinois Rural Transit Assistance Center (RTAC). Located at Western Illinois University.
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Illinois Primary Health Care Association
(IPHCA)
Represents Illinois' community health centers (CHCs). Works to increase access to high-quality, cost-effective, primary healthcare services in underserved communities and high-risk populations throughout Illinois.
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Represents Illinois' community health centers (CHCs). Works to increase access to high-quality, cost-effective, primary healthcare services in underserved communities and high-risk populations throughout Illinois.
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Illinois Public Health Association
(IPHA)
Works to improve the health of Illinois residents. Offers legislative updates, educational conferences, workshops, seminars, and networking and leadership opportunities for its members.
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Works to improve the health of Illinois residents. Offers legislative updates, educational conferences, workshops, seminars, and networking and leadership opportunities for its members.
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Illinois Rural Health Association
(IRHA)
Works to strengthen health systems for rural Illinois residents and communities through advocacy, education, networking, and leadership for its members.
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Works to strengthen health systems for rural Illinois residents and communities through advocacy, education, networking, and leadership for its members.
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Illinois Telehealth Network
(ITN)
Works to improve healthcare access by developing telemedicine services for rural and underserved populations in Illinois. Offers support via training, technical assistance, resource sharing and collaboration, and more.
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Works to improve healthcare access by developing telemedicine services for rural and underserved populations in Illinois. Offers support via training, technical assistance, resource sharing and collaboration, and more.
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National Center for Rural Health Professions
(NCRHP)
Dedicated to meeting healthcare needs of rural Illinois residents, through projects involving multiple health professions. Emphasizes recruitment, retention, and healthcare delivery initiatives. Located on the campus of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.
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Dedicated to meeting healthcare needs of rural Illinois residents, through projects involving multiple health professions. Emphasizes recruitment, retention, and healthcare delivery initiatives. Located on the campus of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.
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North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
(NCRCRD)
One of four regional rural development centers in the U.S. that works with extension professionals, researchers, and partners to enhance rural development outcomes. Serves a 12-state area in the North Central region which includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
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One of four regional rural development centers in the U.S. that works with extension professionals, researchers, and partners to enhance rural development outcomes. Serves a 12-state area in the North Central region which includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
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Rural Partners
Coordinates private and public leadership efforts for community and economic development throughout rural Illinois. Maintains collaborative relationships with local, state, and federal agencies.
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Coordinates private and public leadership efforts for community and economic development throughout rural Illinois. Maintains collaborative relationships with local, state, and federal agencies.
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Telligen QI Connect
A Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) working to make healthcare safer, more accessible, and more cost-effective in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Oklahoma.
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A Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) working to make healthcare safer, more accessible, and more cost-effective in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Oklahoma.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Illinois
(HUD)
Works to increase home ownership, 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.
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Works to increase home ownership, 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.
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Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center
(UMTRC)
One of the telehealth resource centers funded by the federal Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). Assists healthcare organizations, healthcare networks, and healthcare providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Includes Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.
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One of the telehealth resource centers funded by the federal Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). Assists healthcare organizations, healthcare networks, and healthcare providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Includes Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.
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USDA Rural Development Illinois State Office
Works to improve the economy and quality of life in rural Illinois. Provides information about Rural Development programs and applications for financial assistance.
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Works to improve the economy and quality of life in rural Illinois. Provides information about Rural Development programs and applications for financial assistance.
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Last Reviewed: 7/7/2023