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Small Towns, Big Change
A series of articles that address the development and the challenges of building a robust economy focusing on the health and well-being of individuals living in the rural communities of Colorado and New Mexico. -- LOR Foundation (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - June 30, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Alaska Regional Data Availability
Provides resources and direct links to access regional data for Alaska's 25 leading health indicators (LHIs). -- Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - June 2, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Bureau of Health Workforce Program Highlights
HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce program accomplishments for recent years, including links for various programs that have rural impact. These include Advanced Nursing Education, Physician Residency and Physician Assistant Expansion, Health Careers Pipeline and Diversity, Nursing Education and Practice, Oral Health Training, Primary Care Training and Enhancement, and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education. -- Bureau of Health Workforce (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - May 31, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Program Highlights
Bureau of Health Workforce program accomplishments for recent years, including links for various programs that have rural impact. -- Health Resources and Services Administration (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - May 31, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Grants by Location - US by Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan
Provides information on grants awarded to rural areas by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its 11 operating divisions. Search by year, organization, state, and metro/non-metro status. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - May 9, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Last Post - Switch to new RHIhub Resource Feed
The RHIhub /rss/tools.xml RSS feed is being discontinued. A new feed: /rss/resources.xml will contain the items previously in this feed, along with other rural health resources. (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - May 1, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Rural Relevance 2016: Vulnerability to Value, A Hospital Strength INDEX Study
An iVantage study about the transition of Critical Access Hospitals from volume to value using the Hospital Strength INDEX. Includes the full research study, methodology, news release, vulnerability and health disparities index infographics, and conference presentation. In order to access the research study a free registration is required. (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - April 29, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Rural Relevance 2016: Vulnerability to Value, A Hospital Strength INDEX Study
An iVantage study about the transition of Critical Access Hospitals from volume to value using the Hospital Strength INDEX. Includes the full research study, methodology, news release, vulnerability and health disparities index infographics, and conference presentation. In order to access the research study you are required to complete a free registration. (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - April 29, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Medicare Physician Bonus Payment Eligibility Analyzer
Tool to determine if an address is in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) eligible for a Medicare Physician Bonus. -- Health Resources and Services Administration (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - April 29, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Rural Residency Planning and Development Program Eligibility
Assesses eligibility for the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program. -- Health Resources and Services Administration (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - April 14, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Drug Poisoning Mortality: United States, 1999 - 2014
Includes charts, graphs, and maps depicting drug poisoning mortality data by national, state, and county level for the years 1999-2014. Part of the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics Data Visualization Gallery. -- National Center for Health Statistics (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - April 1, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

NCHS Data Visualization Gallery
Provides CDC drug poisoning mortality data by national, state, and county level for the years 1999-2014. -- National Center for Health Statistics (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - April 1, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Rural Services Integration Toolkit
Resources and information to help rural communities integrate health and human services. Describes a range of different program models for service integration. Identifies evidence-based and promising models that have been implemented in rural communities. -- Rural Health Information Hub (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - March 21, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Mapping Medicare Disparities
County-by-county interactive map providing information on geographic disparities in chronic disease among Medicare beneficiaries. Indicates disparities in health outcome, utilization, and spending among racial and ethnic minorities and geographic location. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - March 17, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news