Links & Resources: Tools

• AAGP Consultants Directory
  Directory of grantwriting consultants.
  Sponsoring organization: American Association of Grants Professionals
• Action for Healthy Kids: Resources to Improve Schools
  Searchable database of successful school-based interventions, policies, programs and practices that improve children's health and readiness to learn through better nutrition and physical activity.
  Sponsoring organization: Action for Healthy Kids
• ADA Report Provides Checkup on Children's Dental Medicaid Programs
  Contains reports on all 50 states, including the main report titled State Innovations to Improve Access to Oral Health Care for Low-Income Children: A Compendium. Developed to record the activities states have pursued in an effort to improve access to oral health care for children enrolled in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
  Sponsoring organization: American Dental Association
• AFP Consultants Directory
  Serves as a database of fundraising consultants. Services covered include grantwriting, board and staff training, database and web site development and much more. Searchable by consultant specialty and state.
  Sponsoring organization: Association of Fundraising Professionals
• Aging
  Provides information on topics such as caregivers, data and statistics, diseases and conditions, health insurance, HHS agencies, nursing homes and care facilities, safety and wellness, and other agencies and resources for older people.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Aging Information Guide
  Information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to aging and the elderly in rural communities.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• AIDS and HIV Information Guide
  Information, resources and frequently asked questions addressing AIDS and HIV in rural America.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) National Resource Center (NRC)
  Web site provides training materials, clinical information resources, news and other resources related to providing healthcare to patients with HIV/AIDS.
  Sponsoring organization: AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center
• AIDSinfo
  Provides information in Spanish and English on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. AIDSinfo Information Service is available Monday through Friday between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Call 1-800-448-0440 or 1-301-519-0459 (International) or 1-888-480-3739 (TTY/TDD). Send email to: ContactUs@aidsinfo.nih.gov.
  Sponsoring organization: National Institutes of Health
• Alabama Health Centers Data
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
• Alabama Health Workforce: Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
  Highlights compiled 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.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• Alabama KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
  Provides data on child well-being for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Alabama QuickFacts
  Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
• Alabama State Health Facts
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• America's Health Rankings
  Provides data and recommendations related to health risk behaviors and outcomes. Includes state-by-state snapshots.
• APTA: United States Local and State Transit Links
  Provides a list of all transit agencies and their local links (if available) by state, county, and city.
  Sponsoring organization: American Public Transit Association
• Arkansas Health Centers Data
  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.
• Arkansas Health Workforce: Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• Arkansas KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
  Provides data on child well-being for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Arkansas QuickFacts
  Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
• Arkansas State Health Facts
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• Art of Grantsmanship
  Grantwriting guidelines. Produced by Dr. Jacob Kraicer.
• ASHP/PSSC Patient Assistance Program (PAP) Resource Center
  Information and resources to establish a patient assistance program (PAP) to increase medication access. Also includes links to state and manufacturer PAPs.
  Sponsoring organization: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
• BenefitsCheckUpRX
  Helps Medicare beneficiaries learn about and enroll in government benefits, including Medicare Part D, the new outpatient prescription drug benefit, and other federal, state and private programs that can help save money on health care and prescription drugs.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Better Todays. Better Tomorrows
  A project of Idaho State University's Institute of Rural Health and other partners educates gatekeepers and caregivers on the signs and symptoms of mental disorders in children and youth. Since its inception four years ago, the project has trained approximately 1,500 professionals, parents, and community members statewide.
• Bringing Doctors to the Delta
  Allows foreign physicians, who are trained in the U.S., to work in medically underserved areas for three years. Accepts waiver requests for medical specialists, and has assisted with the placement of more than 50 physicians in the region.
  Sponsoring organization: Delta Regional Authority
• Building a Hospital-Based Palliative Care Program
  Outlines the five stages involved in starting and implementing a quality palliative care program.
  Sponsoring organization: Center to Advance Palliative Care
• Building an Individual Transportation Plan
  Designed to help transition specialists, employment counselors, social workers and other human service agency personnel understand how the availability, or lack of transportation services, impacts individuals receiving services.
  Sponsoring organization: Federal Transit Administration
• Cancer Health Disparities
  Cancer statistics for African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations. Includes information on NCI research activities related to cancer health disparities.
  Sponsoring organization: National Cancer Institute
• CARES Maps: Hurricane Season, 2005
  Maps showing the impact of Hurricane Katrina on rural and impoverished areas of the Gulf Coast.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
  Contains information on all available federal programs including grant eligibility, application procedures, selection criteria, and program deadlines.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. General Services Administration
• CDC - HIV/AIDS - Contact Us
  1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)
  An AIDS hotline with Spanish Service and TTY Service that takes calls from people with questions about prevention, risk, testing, treatment and other HIV/AIDS- related concerns. Information Specialists are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can answer questions, provide referrals, and send free publications through email and postal mail. Formerly called the CDC National AIDS Hotline.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Closing the Health Gap
  Devoted to health topics of concern to minority communities.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• CMHS Mental Health Services Locator
  Provides state-specific information about mental health services, substance abuse treatment programs and resources nationwide for professionals, consumers and their families, and the public.
  Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Community Tool Box
  Practical and detailed information and curriculum to support community health and community development. Provides training and tools to help build skills on topics that include: cultural competence, community assessment, leadership, and advocacy.
  Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Community-Based Participatory Research
  Contains a variety of tools, reports, presentations, and links on community-based participatory research.
  Sponsoring organization: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
• Council on Technology and Innovation
  Provides improved methods for developing practical information about the clinical benefits of new medical technologies resulting in more efficient coverage and payment of these medical technologies.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Covering Kids & Families Communications Action Center
  Tools and training opportunities that organizations can use to promote low-cost and free health coverage to uninsured families.
  Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Critical Access Hospitals Information Guide
  Resources, information and frequently asked questions related to the requirements and benefits of the rural Critical Access Hospital (CAH) program.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program
  Designed to encourage the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities in the Delta states that lack essential health care services.
  Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
• Dental Health Information Guide
  Information, resources and frequently asked questions related to oral health and rural areas.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Developing and Sustaining Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships: A Skill-Building Curriculum
  Assists community-institutional partnerships in using or planning a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to improving health. It can be used by partnerships that are just forming as well as mature partnerships.
• Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Knowledge Path
  Offers a selection of recent, high-quality resources about preventing and controlling diabetes in children and adolescents and lowering the risk of complications. The path also identifies tools for staying abreast of new developments in diabetes care and conducting further research.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
• Directory of Primary Care Offices (PCO)
  Lists contact information for each state's Primary Care Office (PCO). PCOs represent the needs of the underserved populations and the providers who serve them. These offices can provide information on Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver programs, loan repayment programs, and recruitment and retention.
  Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Primary Health Care
• Directory of Rural Health Contacts
  Directory information for people and organizations with an interest in rural health. Includes associations, federal offices, U.S. legislators, rural health research centers, state offices of rural health, and the media.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Disability Counts
  Contains rural data for each U.S. county. Data topics include people with disabilities, Centers for Independent Living (CILs), metro & non-metro county maps, urban and urbanized area maps, congressional district maps, and disability statistics resources.
  Sponsoring organization: University of Montana Rural Institute
• Early Childhood Caries Project (ECCP)
  Transdisciplinary health care approach to prevention of dental disease in children ages 0 -3 years.
  Sponsoring organization: Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
• Emergency Medical Services Information Guide
  EMS resources, including equipment, training, frequently asked questions and more for rural communities.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Tools and Resources
  Tools and resources for emergency responders, State and local officials, medical personnel, hospitals, and health systems for hurricane response and recovery. Resources may also be applicable in responding to other types of disasters.
  Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• EnterpriseSouth.biz
  Is designed to encourage, support and document the efforts of the Southern states in building an enterprise economy and workforce.
  Sponsoring organization: Southern Growth Policies Board
• ERS State Fact Sheet: Alabama
  Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
• ERS State Fact Sheet: Arkansas
  Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
• ERS State Fact Sheet: Illinois
  Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
• ERS State Fact Sheet: Kentucky
  Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
• ERS State Fact Sheet: Louisiana
  Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
• ERS State Fact Sheet: Mississippi
  Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
• ERS State Fact Sheet: Missouri
  Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
• ERS State Fact Sheet: Tennessee
  Lists statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
• Fast Stats State Data
  Provides data and statistics on a variety of health topics by state.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
• FASTATS: Overweight
  Basic statistics on the rates of overweight and obesity, with links to more detailed data.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
• Federally Qualified Health Centers Information Guide
  Information, resources and frequently asked questions related to the requirements and benefits of the rural Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) program.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Find Senior Care Resources
  Search by state or resource to find organizations and services targeted for seniors regarding end of life care, financial planning and management, health care, home care, housing resources, legal resources, and transportation resources.
• FindAResident
  Helps to locate residency and fellowship positions; puts residents in contact with programs looking to fill these positions; supplements the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS); and is a resource when changing specialty, location, or residency program.
  Sponsoring organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
• Foundation Finder
  Provide contact information and basic fiscal profiles for 70,000+ U.S. private and community foundations.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• Foundation Funding Guide: HIV/AIDS
  Lists state and national foundations with an interest in HIV/AIDS.
  Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
• Foundation Funding Guide: Oral Health
  Lists state and national foundations with an interest in oral health.
  Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
• GIS Applications Laboratory, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  Provides detailed maps and data of Arkansas and its counties for a variety of indicators.
• GovLoans.gov
  Single point of access for information about Federal loan programs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and U.S. Small Business Administration.
• Grants for Nonprofits
  Contains private funding sources directed primarily to nonprofit organizations, although some topics are of interest to individuals, such as academic support. Funding sources are arranged by topic. This tool is produced by Jon Harrison at the Michigan State University Libraries.
• Grants.gov
  Serves as a single, comprehensive web site with information about finding and applying for all federal grant programs.
• GrantsNet
  Includes an introduction to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants, with information about policies governing the award and administration of grant activities.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• A Guide to Planning and Implementing Cultural Competence Organizational Self-Assessment
  A guide of self-assessment activities including the development of knowledge and products, dissemination, and the provision of technical assistance and consultation.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Cultural Competence
• The Health & Literacy Special Collection
  Contains health curricula for literacy classes, resources to provide basic health information in simple language, resources in languages other than English, information about the link between literacy & health status, and links to organizations dedicated to health and literacy education.
  Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Literacy
• Health Care Workforce Information Guide
  Information and frequently asked questions on physicians, midlevel practitioners, pharmacy and dental health care providers for rural communities.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Health Funding Watch
  Newsletter covering news, resources, funding opportunities for individuals and organizations, and job listings focused on health topics.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• Health Information Resources Information Guide
  Resources and frequently asked questions for finding information on specific health conditions.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  Contains tools, links, and contacts, provided by HRSA.
  Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
• Health Workforce Information Center (HWIC)
  An online library which provides information on health workforce issues. Resources include health workforce programs and funding sources; workforce data, research and policy; educational opportunities and models; and news and events, also available through e-mail updates.
  Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Professions
• Health, United States, 2008: Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Data
  Links to tables from the 2008 Health, United States chartbook, providing health statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
• Healthy Kids Challenge
  Information for parents, teachers, and schools on improving the fitness and nutrition of children.
• Healthy People 2010: PubMed Searches
  Links to searches of the biomedical literature on topics related to the Healthy People 2010 focus areas.
• Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Costs: Information for Organizations
  Resources for organizations to assist in providing information to Medicare beneficiaries about extra help available for people applying for Medicare Prescription Drug coverage.
  Sponsoring organization: Social Security Administration
• Hill-Burton Free and Reduced Cost Health Care
  Information on free or below cost health care available to people who meet poverty guidelines from certain health care facilities that received federal funds for construction or renovation under the Hill-Burton program.
  Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
• HIPAA Frequently Asked Questions
  Provides questions and answers pertaining to HIPAA.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• HIV/AIDS
  Provides data and information on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including policy reports, fact sheets, and survey data, and HIV/AIDS initiatives in South Africa.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• HIV/AIDS Information
  Publications providing the latest news, data and statistics, prevention and treatment information, funding, and publications.
  Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of Minority Health
• Hospital Compare
  Provides consumers with information on how well hospitals care for patients with heart attacks, heart failure, or pneumonia.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Hospitals Information Guide
  Resources related to rural hospitals and hospital services.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• HRSA Grants
  Provides details on HRSA's competitive grant offerings for the current fiscal year. Also known as the HRSA Preview.
  Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
• IHI.org
  A resource from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Website provides tools, literature, and practices that can be implemented and measured to help facilitate improvement of health care quality.
  Sponsoring organization: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• Illinois QuickFacts
  Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
• Illinois Health Centers Data
  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.
• Illinois Health Workforce: Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• Illinois KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
  Provides data on child well-being for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Illinois State Health Facts
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• IllinoisAtlas.com
  Creates and makes available online computer generated maps on various social, economic, educational, and demographic topics. All maps are focused on Illinois and its counties.
• Insure Kids Now!
  Supplies information on free and low-cost health insurance programs for children including Medicaid and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program).
  Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
• J-1 Visa Waiver Information Guide
  Information and frequently asked questions on the requirements and benefits of the J-1 visa waiver, which allows foreign physicians to practice in rural areas in the United States.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• KatrinaHealth.org
  An online service to help individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina work with their health professionals to gain access to their electronic prescription medication records.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Kentucky QuickFacts
  Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
• Kentucky Health Centers Data
  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.
• Kentucky Health Workforce: Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• Kentucky KIDS COUNT
  State and county data on the well-being of Kentucky children.
  Sponsoring organization: Kentucky Youth Advocates
• Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
  Provides data on child well-being for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Kentucky State Health Facts
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• Kid One: Transporting Children to Better Health
  Provides children and expectant mothers, that are considered to be transportation disadvantaged, access to health care services throughout the state of Alabama.
• KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
  Provides child well-being data by state and county.
  Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• KIDS COUNT Regional / Rural Collaboratives
  Links to research projects addressing the unique economic challenges faced by rural families.
  Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• KidsHealth
  Provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Information available in Spanish.
  Sponsoring organization: Nemours Foundation
• Knowledge Path: Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
  Provides a selection of current, high-quality resources about the identification, prevention, management, and treatment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
• List of Rural Counties and Designated Eligible Census Tracts in Metropolitan Counties
  A list of rural counties identified by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that are not part of a designated metropolitan area and a list of sub-county sections of metropolitan counties that through the Goldsmith Modification classification would be also be designated as rural.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Louisiana Health Centers Data
  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.
• Louisiana Health Workforce: Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
  Highlights compiled 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.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• Louisiana QuickFacts
  Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to parish-level data.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
• Louisiana State Health Facts
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• Maps Information Guide
  Resources, information and frequently asked questions addressing maps and mapping issues related to rural areas.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Maternal and Child Health Library
  A virtual guide to maternal and child health information. Offers a combination of maternal and child health information compiled by library staff and pathways to the best maternal and child health information available on other Web sites, from organizations, and in libraries.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
• Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) Program
  Works to stimulate the birth and growth of parent-to-parent interventions that improve health and child development for low-income families in urban and rural areas.
• Med Job Louisiana
  This state funded program provides recruitment services to rural and underserved entities throughout the state.
  Sponsoring organization: Central Louisiana Area Health Education Center
• Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Outreach Toolkit
  Designed to equip community-level organizations with the materials needed to provide information and assistance to their clients on the Medicare prescription drug coverage.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
  Online tool for identifying and enrolling in Medicare prescription drug plans. Includes information about plans available in each state. Available in Spanish.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• MedlinePlus: Child Dental Health
  Contains listings of research articles, and health information on child dental health.
  Sponsoring organization: National Library of Medicine
• MedlinePlus: Dental Health
  Contains listings of research articles, and health information on dental health.
  Sponsoring organization: National Library of Medicine
• MedlinePlus: Health Insurance
  Contains a list of resources including news, related issues, organizations, and statistics related to health insurance.
  Sponsoring organization: National Library of Medicine
• MedlinePlus: Obesity
  News, publications and resources addressing the topic of obesity.
  Sponsoring organization: National Library of Medicine
• MedlinePlus: Rural Health Concerns
  Provides information from the National Library of Medicine on rural health research, articles, statistics, policy and more.
  Sponsoring organization: National Library of Medicine
• MedlinePlus: Women's Health Topics
  Health information on a variety of women's health topics.
  Sponsoring organization: National Library of Medicine
• Mental Health Information Guide
  Information, resources and frequently asked questions on rural mental health services and issues.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• MEPS Insurance/Employer Component
  Provides access to national and state-level statistics and trends regarding employer-based health insurance. Also provides statistics and trends about health insurance offered by private establishments as well as national and regional health insurance estimates for State and local governments.
  Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Methamphetamine Information Guide
  Information, resources and frequently asked questions to help address the problem of methamphetamine in rural areas.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Minority Health Information Guide
  Resources and information about minority health issues in rural areas.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Mississippi QuickFacts
  Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
• Mississippi AgrAbility Project
  The Mississippi AgrAbility Project partners are the Mississippi State University Extension Service, the T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability, Methodist Rehabilitation Center, the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services and the Alcorn State University Extension Program.
  Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Mississippi Health Centers Data
  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.
• Mississippi Health Workforce: Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• Mississippi KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
  Provides data on child well-being for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Mississippi State Health Facts
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• Missouri AgrAbility Project
  Assists people with disabilities employed in agriculture. Provides training, site visits, on-farm assessments, technical assistance, and other information directly to the farmer, ranchers, or farmworker with a disease, disability, or disorder.
  Sponsoring organization: Services for Independent Living
• Missouri Health Centers Data
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
• Missouri Health Workforce: Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• Missouri KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
  Provides data on child well-being for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Missouri QuickFacts
  Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
• Missouri State Health Facts
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• MyPyramid: Steps to a Healthier You
  Replaces the original food guide pyramid. Helps in choosing proper foods and amounts by providing an estimate of what and how much is needed to eat based on age, gender, and activity level.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
• NARHC Listserve
  Email list to improve communication between rural health clinics and the rural health community. Individuals who participate in the listserve can ask questions, post comments and provide feedback.
  Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
• National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Publications
  Reports and related publications on rural health and human services issues to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
• The National Alcohol Substance Abuse Information Center (NASAIC)
  Provides information about alcohol and drug abuse at no charge. Hotline Call Center is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-784-6776.
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
  Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-729-6686. Staffs both English and Spanish speaking information specialists who can recommend publications, posters, and videocassettes; conduct customized searches; provide grant and funding information; and refer people to appropriate organizations.
  Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS)
  Helps public health programs monitor oral disease, use of the oral health care delivery system, and the status of community water fluoridation on both a state and national level.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• The National Women's Health Information Center
  Provides free health information for women via web site and toll-free call center: 1-800-994-9662.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Needy Meds
  Provides information for consumers to access patient assistance programs sponsored by pharmaceutical companies.
• NN/LM Greater Midwest Region: Illinois Resources
  Overview of the state, with links to state agencies, health associations, and other resources for Illinois.
  Sponsoring organization: National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region
• NOZA's 990-PF Database
  Searchable database, by GrantSmart, of federal tax returns filed by non-profit organizations such as private foundations and charitable trusts.
• Obesity and Weight Control Information Guide
  Information, resources and frequently asked questions related to the issue of obesity in rural communities.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Official NRHA Policy Documents & Statements
  Links to NRHA member approved and adopted positions and official documents of interest to the rural health community.
  Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
• Oral Health Maps
  Interactive mapping tool that presents indicators of oral health and preventive interventions for oral health. Availability of data varies by state.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance
  Provides patients and providers with resources to help qualifying patients who lack prescription drug coverage gain access to low-cost medications. Provides access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 180 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies.
  Sponsoring organization: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
• Pharmacy and Prescription Drugs Information Guide
  Information, resources and frequently asked questions related to providing pharmacy services and access to prescription medications in rural communities.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Poverty in America: One Nation Pulling Apart
  A research project designed to provide new understanding of the manifestation, meaning, and causes of enduring economic distress.
• Prescription Drug Coverage Information for Partners
  Outreach resource materials and information for organizations working to inform people about Medicare's new outpatient prescription drug coverage.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Proposal Budgeting Basics
  Offers an online course covering the basics of developing a project budget. Most appropriate for those who have general knowledge of proposal development.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• Proposal Writing Short Course
  Online course introducing the proposal writing process.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• Prospect Worksheet
  Contains worksheets grantseekers can use to focus on funders whose priorities match their projects. Available in a variety of formats, including Word and PDF.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• RAC Funding Search
  Offers a searchable database for funding opportunities, updated daily from the Federal Register and other sources.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• RAC Maps
  Provides national maps on a variety of rural health and human services topics. Maps can be customized to focus on a specified state or county and to show additional labels, boundaries and data, for use in grant applications, reports and other publications.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Race, Ethnicity and Health Care: Access to Care for Vulnerable Populations
  Discusses the role of race and ethnicity in health care.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• Race, Ethnicity, and Health Care: The Basics
  Contains a reference library with documents regarding demographics; health status; health coverage, access to care, and quality of care; state-level data, and public opinion.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health
  Aimed at eliminating disparities in health status experienced by ethnic minority populations in key health areas.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Reference Guides for Proposal Writers
  Offers resources on grantwriting, including links to web sites and recommended books on topics like finding a consultant, approaching a foundation, and more.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• Research & Resources for Rebuilding
  A list of relevant publications and ordinances to assist officials, builder/developers, and others involved in the Gulf Coast hurricane recovery efforts. This special package contains publications and other materials that can help local officials and rebuilding teams in their efforts to develop sound, affordable housing that can be produced relatively quickly.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Rural Health Clinics Information Guide
  Information, resources and frequently asked questions regarding the requirements and benefits of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Rural Health Policy Tools & Resources
  Helps rural health networks learn quicker and have access to educational and funding information.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Rural Health Resource Center Publications
  Lists publications, tools, and newsletter.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
• The Rural Renewal Monitor
  Collects news articles about innovative rural development efforts, challenges faced by rural communities, and rural policy developments.
  Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Affairs
• Rx Outreach
  A discount medications program available to individuals and families with incomes of up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
• Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)
  A project of the U.S. Census Bureau that provides model-based estimates of health insurance coverage for counties and states by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and income. Website provides links to maps, data sets, and interactive tables.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
• Social Climate of Tobacco Control
  Monitors changes in social norms and practices related to tobacco control in Mississippi.
  Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State University Social Science Research Center
• Southern Region Information Toolkit
  Provides access to a variety of economic, demographic, and social indicators that citizens, local leaders, and organizations could find valuable as they work to better understand and respond to important shifts taking place in their area.
  Sponsoring organization: Southern Rural Development Center
• Southern Region Information Toolkit
  Provides a wide variety of economic, demographic and social indicators that can be used by organizations and agencies at the local, state and regional levels.
  Sponsoring organization: Southern Rural Development Center
• State Health Workforce Profiles
  Detailed state-by-state data on supply, demand, distribution, education and use of health personnel.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• State Profiles of Medicaid and SCHIP in Rural and Urban Areas
  Provides state-level data from a range of sources on Medicaid and SCHIP, with an emphasis on program characteristics relevant to rural areas.
  Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)
• State Profiles of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid
  Consists of a summary of each state's coverage of behavioral health in Medicaid and in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
  Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• State Profiles- Alabama: Health Information Technology (HIT)
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
• State Profiles- Arkansas: Health Information Technology (HIT)
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
• State Profiles- Illinois: Health Information Technology (HIT)
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
• State Profiles- Kentucky: Health Information Technology (HIT)
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
• State Profiles- Louisiana: Health Information Technology (HIT)
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
• State Profiles- Mississippi: Health Information Technology (HIT)
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
• State Profiles- Missouri: Health Information Technology (HIT)
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
• State Profiles- Tennessee: Health Information Technology (HIT)
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
• Statistics and Data Information Guide
  Resources and tools for finding statistics and data related to rural America.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Stay Healthy Louisiana
  Offers interactive features, health expert advice, and the latest health news. Sponsored by DHH and LPHI.
  Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
  Locates drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs in each state as well as state substance abuse agencies.
  Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Success Stories Database
  Provides a variety of rural health success stories.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Take10!
  A classroom-based physical activity program for children in grades K-5.
• Telehealth Information Guide
  Telehealth information and resources for rural areas.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Tennessee QuickFacts
  Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
• Tennessee AgrAbility Project
  Is a cooperative effort of the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service and Easter Seals in Tennessee. Is joined together to create a project to benefit Tennessee's farmers, farm workers and their family members who have disabilities.
• Tennessee Health Centers Data
  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.
• Tennessee Health Workforce: Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• Tennessee KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
  Provides data on child well-being for the state.
  Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Tennessee State Health Facts
  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.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• The Toolkit for Healthcare Professionals: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
  Educational materials for physicians and other healthcare professionals to learn about Medicare's prescription drug coverage. Also includes materials physicians can distribute to Medicare patients.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Transportation Information Guide
  Information, resources and frequently asked questions on transportation issues relevant to rural America.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• UCLA School Mental Health Project
  Provides documents, news, and resources for the mental health needs of students and school staff. Includes mental health information for students affected by Hurricane Katrina.
• Understanding the Remittance Advice: A Guide for Medicare Providers, Physicians, Suppliers, and Billers
  Guide developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a resource for Medicare providers to promote a better understanding of the standard Remittance Advice (RA). Contains a variety of information describing the purpose of an RA and how to read it. Highlights the process of reading an RA and describes how to interpret the fields and codes communicated by Medicare contractors: Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs), Regional Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs), Carriers, and Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERCs).
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• The Uninsured: The Basics
  Contains a list of resources for obtaining key data on the uninsured.
  Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
• United We Ride
  Provides information on all federal programs funding human service transportation. Also includes state-supported initiatives, success stories, and a database of useful practices.
  Sponsoring organization: Federal Transit Administration
• USA Counties
  Features county-level data. Demographic, economic, and governmental data are presented for the purpose of multi-county comparisons or single county profiles.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
• Vital Information for a Healthy Arkansas
  The Arkansas Center for Health Statistics is the location for health-related data collection, data management, analysis, statistics, research, consultation, training, publication and computer use.
• We Can!
  Provides resources for parents and caregivers aimed at helping children maintain a healthy weight.
  Sponsoring organization: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Wellness and Prevention Information Guide
  Information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to wellness and prevention for rural communities.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Women's Health Information Guide
  Information, resources and frequently asked questions related to women's health issues in rural areas.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Your Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care
  A website to help consumers choose the best healthcare provider for them.
  Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality