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Public Policy Forum Reports & Presentations

Professional Liability and Access to Quality Health Care in Rural Illinois (2005)

Power Point presentations from Forum speakers:

Access to Mental Health Care in Rural Illinois: Moving from Crisis to Action - Executive Summary October 2006

Professional Liability and Access to Quality Health Care in Rural Illinois Summary Report - Presentation

Randall J. Bovbjerg, JD, AB, The Urban Institute - Presentation

Ross Silverman, JD, MPH, SIU School of Medicine - Presentation

Robert Kaestner, PhD, The Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois - Presentation

Paul McNamara, PhD, MPP, University of Illinois Extension - Presentation

Pat Schou, Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network - Presentation

Professional Liability And Access To Health Care In Rural Illinois Press Release

Access to Mental Health Services in Rural Illinois: Challenges and Future Prospects (2003)
Summary Report December 2003

The Health Care Workforce in Rural Illinois: Successes, Challenges and Future Prospects (2002)
Summary Report

Are Rural Illinois Doctors Leaving? Views of Rural Health Professionals published by the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs.
Report

Emergency Medical Services Reports

Emergency Medical Services in Rural Illinois
Executive Summary

Emergency Medical Services in Rural Illinois
Full Report

Rural Mental Health Services Reports

Mental Health in Rural Illinois: Recovery Is the Goal
Executive Summary

Mental Health in Rural Illinois: Recovery Is the Goal
Full Report

Rural Health Informational Websites

For more information on rural health issues, visit the web sites of these organizations/agencies.

IRHA Partners

Governor’s Rural Affairs Council
Illinois Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program
Illinois Department of Public Health’s Center for Rural Health
Illinois Farm Bureau
Illinois Hospital Association
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Illinois Public Health Association
Rural Partners
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
University of Illinois Extension
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford’s Rural Medical Education Program

Associations/Organizations

Illinois Rural Health Workshop
National Rural Health Association
Rural Assistance Center
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)

State

Contact your State/Federal Legislators
Illinois State Government

Federal

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institutes of Health
Office of Rural Health Policy

Rural Health Clinics

CMS Rural Definitions
CMS RHC Manual
CMS Rural Health Clinic Fact Sheet
National Association of Rural Health Clinics
National Rural Health Association – Rural Health Clinics
RHC Interpretive Guidelines
Rural Assistance Center – Rural Health Clinics
Rural Health Clinic Guidebook
Rural Health Policy Council Clinic Information
Starting a Rural Health Clinic
Technical Assistance for RHCs on Quality Improvement
USDA – Clinics/Centers

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