Rural Resources

Listed below are several rural resource links where a variety of information can be found. Please contact us if you have additional information you would like to see posted or if you find a broken link or inaccurate information so we can correct the problem. 

American Fact Finder
(
http://factfinder.census.gov/)

Critical Access Hospitals
(http://www.raconline.org/states/iowa.php)

Federal Network Development, Outreach, and Telemedicine Grants
Kathy Williams, (515) 281-7224

Federal Resources: Department of Health and Human Services
Network Development Grants and Outreach Grants
~Donna Marx (301) 594-4245 Office of Grants Management (budget, financial, or fiscal information)

Iowa Economy, Farm Sector Data
(
http://www.iowaworkforce.org/trends/farm.html)

ISU Extension to "Acreage Living"
An online newsletter providing research-based information for non-ag rural Iowa.
(
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/acreage/)

ISU Extension to Agriculture and Natural Resources
(
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ag/)

ISU Extension - Integrated Crop Management
(http://www.extension.iastate.edu/CropNews/
)

ISU Extension News
(
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/)

Mahaska County Extension: Current information about Mahaska County
(
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska/)

PRIMECARE
Margaret Pitris, (515)281-5069
~Community Grants Program,
~Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment
~Community Scholarship Programs

Programmatic Questions Office of Rural Health Policy
~Roberto Anson, (301)443-7440
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Rural Health Clinics
Kathy Williams, (515) 281-7224

Rural Policy Research Institute
(
http://www.rupri.org)

Shortage Designations
Brian Bock (515)242-6879

Shortage Designation, Community Health Centers
National Health Service Corps, J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Carl Kulczyk, (515) 281-8154

Technical Assistance Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care. IDPH
Lucas State Office building. Des Moines. IA 50319
Fax: 515-242-6384

USDA Rural Programs
(http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=5&tax_level=1&tax_subject=213)

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program
Carol Barnhill (515)281-6221