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Alabama Medical Education Consortium (AMEC)
Addresses the need for primary care physicians and dentists in rural and underserved areas in Alabama. Collaborates with universities and osteopathic schools to provide a pipeline for people interested in attending these schools.
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Contact:
amec@Gulftel.com
251.947.6288
PO Box 2387
Robertsdale, AL 36567
Tagged keywords: Alabama, Osteopathic Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
Alabama Rural Health Association (ARHA)
Strives to preserve and enhance the health of the rural citizens of Alabama.
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Contact:
arhaadmin@bellsouth.net
334.281.3866
PO Box 640308
Pike Road, AL 36064-0308
Tagged keywords: Alabama, Rural
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
Provides services for affiliated tribal health organizations and local communities in specialty medical care. Provides recruitment and referral services for tribally managed hospitals and clinics throughout Alaska in the fields of nursing, mid-level providers, physicians, and behavioral health. Operates the Alaska Dental Health Aide Therapist Program, known as DENTEX.
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Contact:
907.729.1900
4000 Ambassador Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
Tagged keywords: Alaska, Behavioral Health Occupations, Clinics, Dental Occupations, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
Arizona Rural Health Association
Advocates on behalf of the health needs of rural Arizonans at national, state and local levels. Provides grants, facilities studies, legislative updates, and publications.
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Contact:
info@azrha.org
800.390.8004
2066 W. Apache Trail, Suite 116
Apache Junction, AZ 85220
Tagged keywords: Arizona, Rural
Arizona State Office of Rural Health (AzSORH)
Promotes the health of rural and medically underserved individuals, families, and communities through service, education, and research.
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Contact:
lbergsma@u.arizona.edu
520.626.2254
1295 N Martin - PO Box 245177
Tucson, AZ 85724
Tagged keywords: Arizona, Rural
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) is a nonpartisan, independent health policy center dedicated to improving the health of Arkansans.
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Contact:
501.526.2244
1401 West Capitol
Suite 300, Victory Building
Little Rock, AR 72201
Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Health Care Quality, Policy
Arkansas Department of Workforce Services
Provides workforce related services and solutions. Includes information for job seekers, employers, and veterans. Provides labor market information, job training, publications, and unemployment services.
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Contact:
artee.williams@arkansas.gov
501.682.2121
2 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
Tagged keywords: Arkansas
Arkansas Rural Nursing Education Consortium (ARNEC)
Provides a way for Arkansas’ higher education institutions to serve LPN's/ LVN's who want to become RNs without leaving the communities in which they live and work.
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Contact:
adelong@ozarka.edu
800.821.4335
PO Box 10
218 College Drive
Melbourne, AR 72556
Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Rural
Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare (BACH)
Seeks to create a system to prepare Baltimore's residents for careers in health care in order to eliminate shortages. Initiatives include career coaches, career mapping, training unskilled employees as CNAs, a summer internship program for high school seniors, and more.
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Contact:
rhearn@baltimorealliance.org
410.878.1406
3700 Koppers St., Suite 116
Baltimore, MD 21227
Tagged keywords: Maryland
Baltimore Workforce Investment Board
Promotes partnerships between workforce stakeholders, identifies workforce pipelines, and engages employers in workforce development initiatives. Includes a website of 500+ services to help employers recruit and retain workers.
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Contact:
ltaylor@oedworks
410.396.1910
417 E. Fayette Street, Suite 468
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tagged keywords: Maryland, Recruitment and Retention
California Health Careers Resource Consortium
Supports health care education opportunities in California through professional development, career path materials, technical assistance, summer internships, and resources.
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Contact:
ccherry@khsd.k12.ca.us
661.827.3266
5801 Sundale Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Tagged keywords: California, Workforce Pipeline
California Health Workforce Alliance (CHWA)
Comprised of over 100 members from educational institutions, health professions employers, federal/state/local agencies, and constituent organizations. Supports the overall needs of health work force demand in California.
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Contact:
chwa@phi.org
510.285.5598
555 12th Street
10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
Tagged keywords: California, Supply and Demand
California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH)
Supports mental health services in California through training, research, policy development, technical assistance, and collaboration. Helps support the MHSA Workforce Education & Training Regional Partnerships.
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Contact:
sgoodwin@cimh.org
916.556.3480
2125 19th Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95818
Tagged keywords: California, Mental Health
California State Office of Rural Health (CalSORH)
Collaborates with public and private entities statewide, as well at the regional and national levels to increase rural access to health care and to link small rural communities with state and federal resources.
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Contact:
916.449.5770
PO Box 997413, MS 8500
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
Tagged keywords: California, Rural
California State Rural Health Association (CSRHA)
Brings together health care providers, consumers, educators, researchers, public health and economic development agencies and others to work on a variety of issues related to preserving and enhancing the health of rural California and the quality and accessibility of the health care they receive.
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Contact:
advocate@csrha.org
916.453.0780
555 Capitol Mall
Suite 750
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tagged keywords: California, Rural
Coalition of Community Health Clinics (CCHC)
The Coalition of Community Health Clinics is a network of thirteen private, non-profit health clinics located throughout Multnomah County. These clinics provide health services to the uninsured and under-served men, women and children in the Portland Metropolitan area.
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Contact:
sam.chase@coalition-clinics.org
503.546.4991
619 SW 11th Ave.
Suite 225
Portland, OR 97205
Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Oregon
Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC)
Serves as the State Office of Rural Health for Colorado. Offers programs and services to ensure that rural communities have access to adequate healthcare. Provides or helps arrange for technical assistance to rural communities. Builds linkages among rural programs and communities and urban and rural colleagues toward identifying and addressing healthcare issues.
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Contact:
info@coruralhealth.org
303.832.7493
3033 S. Parker Road
Suite 606
Aurora, CO 80014
Tagged keywords: Colorado, Rural
Connecticut State Office of Rural Health (CT-ORH)
Promotes health care for rural residents of Connecticut. Works with the Department of Public Health, Connecticut Primary Care Association, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Connecticut Hospital Association and community organizations.
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Contact:
860.738.6378
Northwestern Connecticut Community College,
Park Place East
Winsted, CT 06098-1798
Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Rural
Council for Allied Health in North Carolina
Supports allied health workforce needs in North Carolina. Monitors trends, makes recommendations, promotes career pathways in allied health, and more.
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Contact:
alisa_debnam @med.unc.edu
919.818.3840
CB #7302, UNC-CH Bondurant Hall
321 South Columbia Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7302
Tagged keywords: Allied Health, North Carolina
Council for Rural Virginia
The Council for Rural Virginia provides objective, non-partisan data to enable their partners in government and business to make the decisions that will have the greatest, most lasting impact for all Virginians.
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Contact:
tburris@vcom.vt.edu
804.371.7141
Richmond, VA 23218
Tagged keywords: Rural, Virginia
Delaware Organization of Nurse Executives (DONE)
Professional association of Delaware's nurse leaders, executives, educators, administrators and officers. Focuses on nursing advocacy, nursing policy, professional nursing practice, nursing leadership, and Delaware's nursing workforce.
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
District of Columbia Department of Mental Health
Provides mental health services to children, youth, adults and their families. Seeks to ensure mental health providers help people recover from mental illnesses and are accountable to the people they help.
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Contact:
202.673.7440
64 New York Avenue, NE, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Tagged keywords: District of Columbia, Mental Health
Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
Provides access to financial solutions to help Maine citizens pursue business and higher educational opportunities.
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Contact:
education@famemaine.com
207.623.3263
5 Community Drive
PO Box 949
Augusta, ME 04332-0949
Tagged keywords: Maine
Florida Office of Rural Health
Addresses the health care needs of the state's rural citizens. A division of the Florida Department of Health.
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Contact:
DHAT_CHR@doh.state.fl.us
850.245.4144
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-15
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1735
Tagged keywords: Florida, Rural
Florida Rural Health Association (FRHA)
Advocates for policy initiatives that strengthen health care services in Florida's rural communities.
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Contact:
frhainfo@srahec.org
386.462.1551
14646 NW 151 Blvd.
Alachua, FL 32615
Tagged keywords: Florida, Rural
Gateway Medical Society (GMS)
Our goal is to enhance the quality of health services, to encourage and promote effective health education; and to develop a more cohesive and effective community of health professionals.
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Contact:
president@gatewaymedicalsociety.org
412.281.4086
c/o Hillhouse Association
1835 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Quality, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
Georgia Rural Health Association (GRHA)
The oldest state rural health association in the country which is committed to the improvement of health and health care services of rural Georgians.
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Contact:
info@garuralhealth.org
478.552.3620
PO Box 593
601 Ferncrest Dr. Ste 2
Sandersville, GA 31082
Tagged keywords: Georgia, Rural
Greater Cincinnati Health Council Workforce Center
Provides health career exploration programs, health care education support, and initiatives for the recruitment and retention of the health care workforce. The Tristate Nursing Resource Center is a collaborative initiative facilitated by the Greater Cincinnati Health Council Workforce Center.
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Contact:
mduffey@gchc.org
513.878.2862
2100 Sherman Ave.
Suite 100
Cincinnati, OH 45212
Tagged keywords: Ohio
Greater Houston Partnership
Supports business development in the Houston region to build economic prosperity. Offers partnerships, strategic planning, international outreach, and assistance with expansion and relocation.
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Contact:
ghp@houston.org
713.844.3600
1200 Smith
Suite 700
Houston, TX 77002-4400
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Hospitals, Texas
Gulf Coast Health Services Steering Committee (GCHSSC)
Supports expanding the capacity of nursing schools in the Gulf Coast region, increasing the supply of nurses, and promotes a positive working environment for nurses in hospitals.
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Contact:
mary.koch@wrksolutions.com
713.993.4518
3555 Timmons Lane Ste 120
Houston, TX 77027
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Texas
Hawaii Island Healthcare Alliance (HIHA)
Stakeholders collaborating to address health provider shortages and to improve health and healthcare on Hawaii Island through dialogue and aligned advocacy.
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Contact:
vitousek@nhop.org
808.887.2425
PO Box 2655
Kamuela, HI 96743
Tagged keywords: Hawaii, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Supply and Demand
Hawaii State Postsecondary Education of Commission
Part of the Office of the Board of Regents. Serves as the agency that services Hawaii's state college loan programs. Regulates Hawaii's university system and administers state grants to students.
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Contact:
bor@hawaii.edu
808.956.8213
2444 Dole Street
Room 209
Honolulu, HI 96822-2394
Tagged keywords: Hawaii
Hawaii State Rural Health Association (HSRHA)
Provides communication, education, and research opportunities related to rural health issues in Hawaii and provides leadership in developing healthy rural communities. Includes five Rural Health Associations: Hawaii Island RHA, Kauai RHA, Maui RHA, Ka'u RHA, and Oahu RHA.
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Contact:
808.429.8712
651 Ilalo Street MEB 401J
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tagged keywords: Hawaii, Rural
The Health Alliance of Northern California (HANC)
The Health Alliance of Northern California (HANC) is a network of community clinics and health centers working to promote the health and well-being of our communities in rural, Northern California. Our clinics and partners work together to expand access to quality health care – including physical, mental health and dental care – and improve health outcomes for all people, regardless of their ability to pay. HANC exists to assist and support our member clinics in their mission to improve community health and to promote and preserve community-based health care in our rural area.
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Contact:
info@thehanc.org
530.247.1560
2280 Benton Drive Building C
Suite C
Redding, CA 96003
Tagged keywords: California
Health and Aging Policy Fellows
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans.
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Contact:
pincush@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu
212.543.5401
1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 9
New York, NY 10032
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, New York
Health and Science Pipeline Initiative (HAPSI)
The Health and Science Pipeline Initiative (HASPI) supports the building and implementation of middle & high school Health Career Pathway programs.
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Contact:
janet.hoff@gcccd.edu
619.644.7815
8800 Grossmont College Drive
El Cajon, CA 92020
Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Workforce Pipeline
Health Careers Futures
Works to attract, support and retain healthcare workers and support long-term regional economic development of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Aligns regional supply of and demand for healthcare workers.
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Contact:
412.594.2584
Centre City Tower
650 Smithfield Street, Ste. 2400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
Health Workforce Initiative (HWI)
Creates partnerships between health care employers and community colleges in the state. Includes job profiles, course outlines, a program directory, nurse educator registry, and links to regional health occupations resource centers.
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Contact:
530.879.9069
2050 Talbert Drive, Suite 500
Chico, CA 95928
Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training
Health Work Force Institute
Works to increase the supply of skilled health care workers in the state of Washington.
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Contact:
edp@wsha.org
206.216.2552
Washington State Hospital Association
300 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98119
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Washington
HealthCare Institute of New Jersey
Supports the pharmaceutical and medical technology research industry in New Jersey.
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Contact:
ballard@hinj.org
908.212.0333
400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Suite 700
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Tagged keywords: New Jersey
Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Supports the nursing and allied health workforce supply needs for western Pennsylvania's hospitals.
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Contact:
obriens@hcwcp.org
800.704.8434
500 Commonwealth Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086
Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania
Idaho Rural Health Association (IRHA)
Committed to the health and welfare of rural Idahoans and populations. Establishes access to appropriate and equitable health care services. Provides leadership on rural issues through advocacy, communications, education, evidence-based research and community health education.
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Contact:
idahorha@gmail.com
208.282.4436
921 S. 8th Ave., Stop 8174
Pocatello, ID 83209-8174
Tagged keywords: Idaho, Rural
Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)
The Board of Higher Education approves all new units of instruction, research, and public service, as well as new academic administrative units, for public colleges and universities in the state.
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Contact:
info@ibhe.org
217.782.2551
431 East Adams
2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62701-1404
Tagged keywords: Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Regulates medical practitioners, works to protect the state's residents, and promotes sanitation and prevention and control of diseases and injuries.
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Contact:
DPH.MAILUS@illinois.gov
217.782.4977
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
Tagged keywords: Illinois, Public Health
Illinois Rural Health Association (IRHA)
Works to improve access to health care for rural Illinois residents through education programs, legislative advocacy, public awareness and networking.
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Contact:
IRHA@sbcglobal.net
217.280.0206
217 E. Monroe Street, Suite 99
Springfield, IL 62701
Tagged keywords: Illinois
Illinois Student Assistance Commission (College Zone) (ISAC)
Works to make college accessible and affordable for all Illinois students. Offers a financial aid center. Administers most of the key state and federal grant, scholarship, loan and prepaid tuition programs available to postsecondary students.
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Contact:
isac.collegezone@isac.illinois.gov
800.899.4722
1755 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015-5209
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Illinois
Indiana Rural Health Association
Provides leadership to improve rural health in Indiana through conferences, education, and communication.
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Contact:
info@indianarha.org
812.478.3919
2901 Ohio Boulevard, Suite 110
Terre Haute, IN 47803
Tagged keywords: Indiana, Rural
Indiana State Office of Rural Health (InSORH)
Promotes the health of rural residents through education, conferences, publications, and various initiatives. A division of the Indiana State Department of Health.
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Contact:
tchadd@isdh.in.gov
317.233.7830
2 N. Meridian Street; 2 J
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Tagged keywords: Indiana, Rural
Institute for Health Technology Transformation
The Institute for Health Technology Transformation is the leading organization committed to bringing together private and public sector leaders fostering the growth and meaningful use of technology across the healthcare industry.
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Contact:
561.748.6281
244 5th Avenue #2150
New York, NY 10001
Tagged keywords: New York, Technology
Iowa Rural Health Association (IRHA)
Works for the preservation and enhancement of the health of individuals in rural Iowa and provides a mechanism for bringing individuals and organizations together to identify and address rural health issues.
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Contact:
515.282.8192
525 SW 5th Street, Suite A
Des Moines, IA 50309-4501
Tagged keywords: Iowa, Rural
Iowa State Office of Rural Health
Provides rural health advocacy and outreach, policy consultation and development, coordination of rural health resources, and consultation to communities and health care providers. Promotes local, state and federal partnerships, and supports recruitment and retention of health providers. Part of the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Health Care Access.
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Contact:
gvermie@idph.state.ia.us
515.281.7224
IA Department of Public Health, Bureau of Health Care Access
321 East 12 Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Tagged keywords: Iowa, Rural
The John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at Penn State (HCGNE)
Supports the preparation of geriatric nursing faculty thus reducing the nursing faculty shortage. Part of the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative (HGNI). Prepares professional nurses to play leadership roles in improving the health and health care of older adults.
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Contact:
phw120@psu.edu
814.863.5614
Pennsylvania State University, School of Nursing
105 Health and Human Development East
University Park, PA 16802
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, National, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses
Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP)
Provides financial and academic support for economically disadvantaged students in Texas to help them get into medical school and succeed.
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Contact:
jamp@utsystem.edu
512.499.4352
702 Colorado Street, Suite 6.400
Austin, TX 78701
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Physicians, Texas, Workforce Pipeline
Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA)
Offers to improve students' access to higher education.
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Contact:
staterelations@kheaa.com
502.696.7200
PO Box 798
Frankfort, KY 40602-0798
Tagged keywords: Kentucky
Kentucky Rural Health Association (KRHA)
Educates providers and consumers on rural health issues. Advocates actions by private and public leaders to assure equitable access to health care for rural Kentuckians.
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Contact:
dstur0@uky.edu
800.851.7512 ext. 83585
750 Morton Boulevard
Hazard, KY 41701
Tagged keywords: Kentucky, Rural
Louisiana Rural Health Association (LRHA)
Promotes rural health care through advocacy, education, and leadership.
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Contact:
fontenot@lrha.org
985.369.3813
133 Hwy 402
Napoleonville, LA 70390
Tagged keywords: Louisiana, Rural
Louisiana Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (LSCLS)
Promotes the profession of clinical laboratory science in Louisiana.
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Contact:
jessica.lasiter@hcahealthcare.com
58245 LaBauve Ave
Plaquemine, LA 70764
Tagged keywords: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Laboratory Professionals, Louisiana
Maryland Rural Health Association (MRHA)
Focuses on developing a broad-based grassroots advocacy effort on rural health issues.
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Contact:
mrha@allconet.org
410.302.4650
PO Box 5603
Baltimore, MD 21210
Tagged keywords: Maryland, Rural
Maryland State Office of Rural Health (SORH)
Collects and disseminates information within the state, coordinates rural health interests and activities across the state, and provides technical assistance to attract more federal, state, and foundation funding for rural communities.
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Contact:
OHPP@dhmh.state.md.us
410.767.5300
201 West Preston Street, Room 315
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tagged keywords: Maryland, Rural
Massachusetts Office of Rural Health
Collects and disseminates information on rural health; coordinates resources and activities within rural communities; provides technical assistance for planning and development; strengthens local, state, and federal partnerships; and administers the Massachusetts Rural Hospital Flex and the SHIP programs. Part of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
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Contact:
Cathleen.Mcelligott@state.ma.us
508.792.7880 ext. 2172
180 Beaman Street, West
Boylston, MA 01583
Tagged keywords: Massachusetts, Rural
Med Job Louisiana
Provides resources for job seekers to search available health care jobs in Louisiana posted by over 180 hospitals and other health care facilities throughout the state. Offers free recruitment services for underserved areas in the state.
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Contact:
jstephens@medjoblouisiana.com
337.989.0001
103 Independence Blvd
Lafayette, LA 70506
Tagged keywords: Louisiana, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses
Mentoring in Medicine (MIM)
Works to diversify the workforce by mentoring and exposing underrepresented students to careers in health care.
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Contact:
New York, NY
Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Georgia, Health Care Access, New York
Michigan Center for Rural Health
Coordinates resources and activities statewide, collects and disseminates information concerning rural health issues, promotes recruitment and retention of health professionals, and strengthens state/local/federal partnerships.
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Contact:
mcrh@msu.edu
517.355.7979
B218 West Fee Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1316
Tagged keywords: Michigan, Rural
Michigan League for Nursing
The Michigan League for Nursing offers to promote professional growth and continuous quality improvement of educators for the nursing workforce.
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Contact:
wilson@mhc.org
517.347.8091
2410 Woodlake Drive
Okemos, MI 48864
Tagged keywords: Michigan
Michigan Rural Health Association (MRHA)
Works to create a stronger voice and to advocate for policies and funding that will result in improved quality of life and health for Michigan's rural citizens.
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Contact:
John.Barnas@hc.msu.edu
B218 West Fee Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1316
Tagged keywords: Michigan, Rural
Midwest Alliance for Health Education (MAHE)
Provides accessible distance learning opportunities for health care professionals. Works to improve health care quality in rural communities through the development of a multi-state health education consortium.
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Contact:
info@midwesthealthed.org
866.603.4733
Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Rural
Minnesota Rural Health Association (MRHA)
Helps Minnesota's rural citizens, health care providers and organizations learn about how public policy issues may affect them and to teach them how to represent their interests.
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Contact:
jneppel@umn.edu
218.281.8323
University of Minnesota
2900 University Ave., Selvig 217
Crookston, MN 56716
Tagged keywords: Minnesota, Rural
Mississippi Rural Health Association (MRHA)
Works to improve the health of rural Mississippians through forums, networking, and communication.
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Contact:
601.898.3001
31 Woodgreen Place
Madison, MS 39110
Tagged keywords: Mississippi, Rural
Missouri Rural Health Association (MRHA)
Works to improve the health of rural Missourians through partnerships. Provides leadership on rural issues through advocacy, communication, education, and research.
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Contact:
mrha@earthlink.net
573.636.2700
606 Dix Road
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Tagged keywords: Missouri, Rural
Montana Health Network (MHN)
Represents critical access hospitals across the state of Montana. Consists of a consortium of health care providers, located throughout the state. Includes a Nursing Student Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) program for nursing students, a loan forgiveness program, mobile education, and a mobile patient simulator.
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Contact:
406.234.1420
11 South 7th Street
Suite 241
Miles City, MT 59301
Tagged keywords: Montana
Montana Office of Rural Health
Works to improve the quality of life for all rural Montanans through advocacy, networking, partnerships, education, outreach, research, and service.
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Contact:
natalie.claiborne@montana.edu
406.994.6001
PO Box 170520
Bozeman, MT 59717-0520
Tagged keywords: Montana, Rural
Montana Rural Health Association (MRHA)
Provides a forum for the exchange and distribution of ideas, information, research, and methods for improvement of rural health in Montana.
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Contact:
natalie.claiborne@montana.edu
406.994.6001
PO Box 170520
Bozeman, MT 59717-0520
Tagged keywords: Montana, Rural
Nebraska Office of Rural Health
Provides information on state loan repayment programs, state-designated and federal shortage areas, recruitment and retention, hospital maintenance, community planning, health care networks and cooperative ventures, identifies community leaders, develops leadership skills, and has an information clearinghouse. The Office develops state rural health policy in consultation with the Rural Health Advisory Commission. Part of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; houses the Nebraska Primary Care Office.
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Contact:
officeofruralhealth@dhhs.ne.gov
402.471.2337
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Tagged keywords: Nebraska, Recruitment and Retention
Nebraska Rural Health Association (NeRHA)
Works for the improvement and preservation of rural health in Nebraska by providing leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communication and education.
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Contact:
jroberts@mwhc-inc.com
402.421.2356
2222 Stone Creek Loop South
Lincoln, NE 68512
Tagged keywords: Nebraska, Rural
Nevada Health Service Corps (NHSC)
The Nevada Health Service Corps (NHSC), established in 1989, was created to designate areas of underservice within the State and match practitioners to those areas of need. A practitioner may enter the NHSC by engaging in full-time clinical practice in an assigned community in exchange for loan repayment funds.
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Contact:
clarkk@unr.edu
775.738.3828
701 Walnut
Elko, NV 89801
Tagged keywords: Nevada
New England Rural Health RoundTable (NERHRT)
Composed of a diverse group of individuals and organizations committed to improving health and health care throughout rural New England communities. Serves as a regional rural health advocate for Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Includes a rural workforce project.
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Contact:
mjpawlek@joimail.com
603.643.2800
10 Benning Street, Box 184
West Lebanon, NH 03784
Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Rural, Vermont
New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative
Helps develop a framework for a cost-effective, high-quality health care system for all of New Hampshire's citizens. Works with citizens, businesses, providers, and community agencies to create a state plan.
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Contact:
TheInitiative@jsi.com
603.573.3373
501 South Street, 2nd Floor
Bow, NH 03304
Tagged keywords: New Hampshire
New Hampshire Rural Health and Primary Care Program
Offers technical assistance to rural health care providers and organizations, supports clinician recruitment and retention efforts, and disseminates health care related information to rural health care stakeholders. A division of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Contact:
603.271.4741
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Tagged keywords: New Hampshire, Rural
New Hampshire State Office of Rural Health (NHSORH)
Funds the Rural Medical Scholar program which prepares medical students with leadership skills, operates the FLEX and CAH programs, and works to strengthen local EMS systems.
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Contact:
800.852.3345 ext. 4741
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Tagged keywords: New Hampshire, Rural
New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals (NJCTH)
Provides leadership for New Jersey's health care delivery system, education, research, and patient care, and the development of Centers of Excellence. Network of teaching hospitals in New Jersey.
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Contact:
info@njcth.org
609.656.9600
154 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Tagged keywords: Hospitals, New Jersey
New Jersey Mental Health Institute (NJMHI)
Offers to promote quality mental health services through policy development initiatives, training, technical assistance, research, data collection, best practice development, and anti-stigma and anti-discrimination campaigns.
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Contact:
hacosta@njmhi.org
609.838.5488
3575 Quakerbridge Road
Suite 102
Mercerville, NJ 08619
Tagged keywords: Mental Health, New Jersey
New Jersey Nursing Initiative (NJNI)
Working to ensure that New Jersey has the well prepared, diverse nurse faculty it needs to educate nurses to meet the demand for health and health care in the 21st century.
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Contact:
PO Box 2316
College Road East and Route 1
Princeton, NJ 08543
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
New Jersey State Office of Rural Health (NJSORH)
Provides technical assistance, statewide coordination, information clearinghouse, and recruitment and retention. Works with the New Jersey Primary Care Association.
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Contact:
609.689.9930
3836 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 201
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Rural
New Mexico Health Resources (NMHR)
Supports efforts to recruit and retain healthcare personnel in New Mexico. Maintains a clearinghouse of health care practice opportunities. Provides training assistance to agencies seeking to improve their recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals.
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Contact:
nmhealth@nmhr.org
505.260.0993
300 San Mateo NE
Suite 905
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Tagged keywords: New Mexico
New York State Association for Rural Health (NYSARH)
Leads and collaborates on issues that affect the health, welfare and well-being of rural New York residents.
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Contact:
info@nysarh.org
607.756.7863
3691 Westvale Drive
Cortland, NY 13045
Tagged keywords: New York, Rural
New York State Education Department (NYSED)
The New York State Education Department offers to provide leadership for a system that yields the best educated people in the world.
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Contact:
518.474.3852
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
Tagged keywords: New York
New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC)
Offers to help people pay for college. HESC guarantees federal student and parent loans, offers loan management services, and provides guidance for college planning.
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Contact:
webmail@hesc.org
518.473.1574
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12255
Tagged keywords: New York
New York State Office of Rural Health (Charles D. Cook Office of Rural Health)
A division of the New York State Department of Health.
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Contact:
orh@health.state.ny.us
518.402.0102
433 River Street, 6th Floor
Troy, NY 12180
Tagged keywords: New York, Rural
Newark Alliance
Supports Newark's economy and public education system through partnering with major corporations, higher education, civic organizations, the government, non-profits, labor, and the community.
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Contact:
info@newark-alliance.org
973.596.6400
744 Broad St.
Suite 1705
Newark, NJ 07102
Tagged keywords: New Jersey
North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM)
Convenes task forces, or working groups, of individuals to study health issues facing the state in order to develop workable solutions to address these issues. Provides balanced, nonpartisan information on issues of relevance to the health of North Carolina's population.
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Contact:
thalia_fuller@nciom.org
919.401.6599
Keystone Office Park
630 Davis Dr., Suite 100
Morrisville, NC 27560
Tagged keywords: North Carolina
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
Provides a complete and comprehensive source of information and real solutions for students and their families.
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Contact:
information@ncseaa.edu
919.549.8614
PO Box 14103
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3663
Tagged keywords: North Carolina
North Coast Clinics Network-CA
Consists of a consortium of community health centers in California. Works to improve the health outcomes of underserved populations by improving access to medical, mental and dental health care, regardless of the ability to pay.
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Contact:
information@northcoastclinics.org
707.444.6226
PO Box 966
Eureka, CA 95502
Tagged keywords: California
North Dakota Rural Health Association (NDRHA)
Identifies healthcare needs of rural North Dakota; provides a forum for the exchange and distribution of ideas, information, and research for the improvement of rural health care; and works collaboratively with rural and urban partners to strengthen rural healthcare in North Dakota.
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Contact:
pete.antonson@ndhc.net
701.587.6459
Tagged keywords: North Dakota, Rural
North Dakota State Office of Rural Health
Helps North Dakota's rural communities build their health care services through public and private partnerships and initiatives in rural health development. A division within the University of North Dakota's Center for Rural Health.
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Contact:
lynette.dickson@med.und.edu
701.777.6049
501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Tagged keywords: North Dakota, Rural
Northwest Arkansas Nursing Education Consortium (NEC)
Consists of a collaboration of nurse educators from northwestern Arkansas, specifically from the University of Arkansas Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, NorthWest Arkansas Community College, AHEC Northwest/UAMS and Northwest Technical Institute.
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Contact:
ehollowa@nwacc.edu
PO Box 2030
Bentonville, AR 72712
Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP)
Works to improve the quality and effectiveness of public health practice by providing courses, exercises, and hot topics. Focuses on six Pacific Northwest states: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
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Contact:
nwcphp@u.washington.edu
206.685.1130
1107 NE 45th St
Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98105
Tagged keywords: Washington
Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program (NW CEP)
Provides workforce programming in Northwest Wisconsin, with health workforce projects such as the Northwest Wisconsin Community Health Care Planning Project and the Healthcare Workforce Network.
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Contact:
info@nwcep.org
888.780.4237
422 Third St W, Ste. 200
Ashland, WI 54806
Tagged keywords: Wisconsin, Workforce Pipeline
Nursing Institute of the Mid South
Comprised of hospitals and schools of nursing. Works to facilitate a regional nursing workforce in Tennessee.
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Contact:
jforrest@nursinginstitute.org
901.448.3671
877 Madison Avenue, #663
Memphis, TN 38163
Tagged keywords: Nursing Occupations, Tennessee
Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio
Addresses nursing recruitment and retention issues in west central Ohio through collaborating with nursing programs, health care providers, businesses, the military, and more.
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Contact:
debi.sampsel@wright.edu
937.775.3954
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
Dayton, OH 45435
Tagged keywords: Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Recruitment and Retention
Ohio Society for Public Health Education
Society for Public Health Education is a professional organization for individuals who are involved in health education or health promotion in a variety of settings: health departments, schools, work sites, non-profit agencies, healthcare settings, universities and colleges.
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Contact:
patty.kuun@gmail.com
888.897.6743
PO Box 151554
Columbus, OH 43215
Tagged keywords: Health Educators, Ohio, Public Health
Ohio State Office of Rural Health (SORH)
Provides information, education, liaison activities, and increases access and decreases disparities in health services to rural Ohioans.
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Contact:
bchs@odh.ohio.gov
614.995.5556
246 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Tagged keywords: Ohio, Rural
Oklahoma Rural Health Works
Educates rural communities in Oklahoma so they can: identify health care needs, examine the issues affecting their local system, set realistic goals, and mobilize an action plan. Offers products such as physician feasibility studies and the economic impact of the health sector on the local economy.
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Contact:
gad@okstate.edu
405.744.6083
513 Agricultural Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Tagged keywords: Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Office of Rural Health (OORH)
Coordinates, plans and promotes quality healthcare for underserved rural Oklahomans. Works with rural communities to help ensure their healthcare infrastructure is economically viable and to broaden and improve the access and quality of healthcare services.
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Contact:
val.schott@okstate.edu
405.840.6502
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
1111 W. 17th Street
Tulsa, OK 74107
Tagged keywords: Oklahoma, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health (OORH)
Oversees rural rotations for third and fourth year medical students from the Oklahoma State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine program. Provides programs to support rural hospitals, clinics, and practitioners. Offers rural health information for the state of Oklahoma.
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Contact:
918.582.1972
1111 W. 17th St.
Tulsa, OK 74107
Tagged keywords: Oklahoma, Osteopathic Physicians, Rural
Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education
A partnership of nursing programs in Oregon. Seeks to increase nursing program capacity and enrollment and prepare students for the nursing field.
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Contact:
info@ocne.org
3455 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road
Portland, OR 97239-2941
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Oregon
Oregon Office of Rural Health (ORH)
Coordinates care provisions, provides information, offers recruitment and retention services, and provides technical assistance. Provides data and statistics on Oregon's physician workforce and health care shortages. Includes information on the state's loan repayment program and rural classifications.
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Contact:
ruralweb@ohsu.edu
866.674.4376
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., L593
Portland, OR 97239-3098
Tagged keywords: Oregon, Rural
Oregon Rural Health Association (ORHA)
Works to improve the health of rural Oregonians by providing leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communication and education.
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Contact:
grendele@orha.org
503.473.6728
11918 SE Division St, #292
Portland, OR 97266
Tagged keywords: Oregon, Rural
Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC)
The Oregon Student Assistance Commission offers to assist Oregon students and their families in attaining a postsecondary education and to enhance the value, integrity, and diversity of Oregon's college programs.
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Contact:
public_information@mercury.osac.state.or.us
541.687.7400
1500 Valley River Drive
Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97401
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Oregon
Pacific Islands Continuing Clinical Education Program (PICCEP)
Coordinated continuing education needs for health professionals in American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Republic of Palau. Program ended in 2004.
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Contact:
deac@fammed.washington.edu
206.685.0402
Dept of Family Medicine, Box 354696
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-4696
Tagged keywords: Continuing Education
Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
Works to improve the health of rural communities and their residents by compiling, analyzing, and disseminating information to policy makers. Also works to encourage partnerships and identify opportunities for collaboration and cooperation.
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Contact:
porh@psu.edu
814.863.8214
202 Beecher-Dock House
University Park, PA 16802
Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Rural
Pennsylvania Rural Health Association
Serves as an advocate for rural health development; maintains a coordinated rural health emphasis in federal, state, and local health policy development and implementation; promotes improved services; provides continuing education; improves awareness and public education; fosters cooperative partnerships, and more.
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Contact:
krb16@hhdev.psu.edu
814.863.8214
202 Beecher-Dock House
University park, PA 16802
Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Rural
Physician Manpower Training Commission (PMTC)
The Physician Manpower Training Commission offers to enhance medical care in rural and underserved areas of the state by administering residency, internship and scholarship incentive programs that encourage medical and nursing personnel to practice in rural and underserved areas.
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Contact:
PMTC@pmtc.ok.gov
405.843.5667
5500 North Western Avenue
Suite 201
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Oklahoma, Rural
Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)
Supports health care access and health care centers in underserved communities in New York City.
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Contact:
info@pcdc.org
212.437.3900
22 Cortlandt Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, New York
Quality New Mexico
Offers to motivate, educate, and congratulate New Mexico businesses and organizations for achievement in performance excellence using the Baldrige Criteria.
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Contact:
qnm@quality-newmexico.org
505.944.2001
PO Box 25005
Albuquerque, NM 87125
Tagged keywords: New Mexico
Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority (RIHEAA)
Offers to provide financial assistance to students and their families which assists them in realizing their postsecondary educational goals.
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Contact:
info@riheaa.org
401.736.1100
560 Jefferson Blvd.
Suite 100
Warwick, RI 02886-1304
Tagged keywords: Rhode Island
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority (RISLA)
Provides higher education loans in Rhode Island as a non-profit State authority. Offers students and parents free assistance with financial aid and college admissions.
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Contact:
info@risla.com
800.758.7562
560 Jefferson Blvd., Suite 200
Warwick, RI 02886
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Rhode Island
Rural Health Association of Tennessee (RHAT)
Works to improve the policies and practices of health programs and services in Tennessee.
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Contact:
susan@rhat.org
615.907.9707
PO Box 11675
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Tagged keywords: Rural, Tennessee
Rural Health Association of Utah (RHAU)
Provides a unified voice to promote and enhance the quality of rural health through leadership, advocacy, coalition building, education, and to affect policy and legislation.
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Contact:
moser@suu.edu
435.865.8453
351 University Blvd, ELC 115
Cedar City, UT 84720
Tagged keywords: Rural, Utah
Rural Maryland Council (RMC)
Addresses the needs of rural Maryland, including the health care and employment needs of rural communities.
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Contact:
rmc@mda.state.md.us
410.841.5772
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tagged keywords: Maryland, Rural
Rural Nurse Organization
RNO's goal is to help rural nurses network. Offers an on-line journal "The Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Healthcare."
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Contact:
rno@bama.ua.edu
PO Box 11025
Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-0007
Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Rural
Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC)
Owned and operated by thirty-five, rural acute, general medical-surgical hospitals. Emphasis is on developing an integrated network among freestanding entities.
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Contact:
office@rwhc.com
608.643.2343
880 Independence Lane
Sauk City, WI 53583
Tagged keywords: Rural, Wisconsin
San Diego Science Alliance (SDSA)
Supports K-12 science education in San Diego County. Provides programs, resources, and partnerships.
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Contact:
info@sdsa.org
619.400.9777
6161 El Cajon Blvd, #409
San Diego, CA 92115
Tagged keywords: California, Workforce Pipeline
South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH)
Offers services to increase health care access for South Carolina's rural communities.
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Contact:
info@scorh.net
803.454.3850
107 Saluda Pointe Drive
Lexington, SC 29072
Tagged keywords: Rural, South Carolina
South Dakota Health Care Association (SDHCA)
Represents long term care organizations, skilled nursing care, assisted living, and congregate living throughout South Dakota.
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Contact:
605.339.2071
804 N. Western Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Tagged keywords: South Dakota
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Consists of a regional organization of nurse educators in the 16 SREB states, an interstate compact for education. Works to improve pre-K through postsecondary education.
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Contact:
human.resources@sreb.org
404.875.9211
592 10th St. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318-5776
Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Education and Training, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC)
One of four regional centers coordinating rural development research and extension/education programs. Seeks to strengthen the capacity of the region's 29 land-grant institutions. Addresses critical contemporary rural development issues impacting the well-being of people and communities in the rural South.
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Contact:
andrewl@srdc.msstate.edu
662.325.3207
Box 9656, 190 Bost North
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Rural
Southwest Public Health Leadership Institute
Works to improve the health of communities in border and bi-national communities, tribal health programs, and state and county public health systems. Provides leadership workshops and collaborative leadership training for emerging and mid-level public health leaders.
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Contact:
kschacht@email.arizona.edu
520.626.7960
1295 North Martin Ave
Tucson, AZ 85724
Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Public Health, Texas
Suncoast Workforce
Seeks to recruit, train, and retain talent for the Suncoast region in Florida. One of the regional workforce boards in Florida.
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Contact:
941.358.4200
3660 N. Washington Blvd
Sarasota, FL 34234
Tagged keywords: Florida
Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC)
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission offers to elevate the overall educational attainment of citizens in the State through increased accessibility to mission-focused institutions, which deliver educational services on campus, as well as through a planned network of off-campus instruction and to prepare citizens responsibly for success in the new century by providing high quality teaching and research in an environment that serves the needs of its consumers.
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Contact:
Lovella.Carter@tn.gov
615.741.3605
Parkway Towers
404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243-0830
Tagged keywords: Tennessee
Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC)
Provides financial assistance for post-secondary educational opportunities to Tennessee residents and other students who have established eligibility in accordance with program guidelines.
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Contact:
TSAC.AidInfo@tn.gov
800.342.1663
404 James Robertson Parkway
Suite 1510, Parkway Towers
Nashville, TN 37243-0820
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Tennessee
Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA)
Plans, coordinates, and advocates to ensure continued access to rural health care services in Texas. Formerly named the Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA).
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Contact:
tdra@tdra.texas.gov
800.544.2042
1700 North Congress Street Suite 220
Austin, TX 78701
Tagged keywords: Rural, Texas
Texas Mental Health Transformation
Supports evidence-based mental health care and access to mental health services. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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Contact:
mimi.mckay@dshs.state.tx.us
909 W. 45th Street Mail Code 2083
Austin, TX 78756-3199
Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Mental Health, Texas
Texas Rural Health Association (TRHA)
Works to improve the health of rural Texans. Composed of individuals and organizations dedicated to providing leadership on rural health care issues through advocacy, communication, and education.
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Contact:
contact@trha.org
512.472.8921
PO Box 2337
Austin, TX 78768-2337
Tagged keywords: Rural, Texas
The Collaborative - Greater Bay Area Mental Health and Education Workforce Collaborative
Supports the development of the public mental health workforce in Greater San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Works to create a workforce that understands and supports wellness and recovery, is culturally and linguistically competent, and includes consumers and family members throughout the mental health system.
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Contact:
kmayer@cimh.org
Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Workforce Pipeline
University of Alaska Statewide Health Programs
Works with Alaska's health community and University of Alaska campuses to meet the state's social science and health needs. Includes reports on Alaska's health workforce.
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Contact:
jahoppough@alaska.edu
907.450.8017
Suite 202 Butrovich Building
Fairbanks, AK 99775-5320
Tagged keywords: Alaska
University of Minnesota Health Careers Center
Specialized career center that helps undergraduate students, high school students, and adult learners explore health career options, and prepare for application into health professional programs. Offers a variety of services through information sessions, online workshops, credit-courses, special events, and fairs.
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Contact:
HCC@umn.edu
612.624.6767
2-565 Moos Tower MMC 502
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Minnesota
Upstate New York Physician Recruiter Network
Represents hospitals and healthcare systems across New York State. Offers physicians direct contact with in-house hospital physician recruiters who can provide information, support and resources needed.
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Tagged keywords: New York, Recruitment and Retention
Vermont Nurses in Partnership (VNIP)
Offers support for transition to practice for nurses, provides educational programs for developing clinical preceptors and faculty, conducts research related to the transition to practice for new graduate, re-entry, and new to specialty nurses.
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Contact:
sboyer@vnip.org
802.674.7069
289 County Road
Windsor, VT 05089
Tagged keywords: Nursing Occupations, Vermont
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Offers to ensure that all Vermonters have the necessary financial and information resources to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
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Contact:
info@vsac.org
800.642.3177
10 East Allen Street
PO Box 2000
Winooski, VT 05404-2601
Tagged keywords: Vermont
Virginia Rural Health Association (VRHA)
Strives to improve the health of Virginia's rural residents by providing care, and planning for the delivery of care and health care services.
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Contact:
boconnor@vcom.vt.edu
540.231.7923
2265 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Tagged keywords: Rural, Virginia
Virginia State Office of Rural Health
Collects and disseminates information; provides technical assistance; helps coordinate rural health interests state-wide; and supports efforts to improve recruitment and retention of health professionals.
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Contact:
804.864.7435
109 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Tagged keywords: Rural, Virginia
Washington Rural Health Association (WRHA)
Advocates for enhanced access, quality and stability for rural health services throughout Washington.
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Contact:
wrha@wsu.edu
509.358.7653
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210
Tagged keywords: Rural, Washington
West Virginia Division of Rural Health
Serves as the focal point for rural health issues in West Virginia. Addresses rural health care needs by planning and developing policy, providing technical assistance and providing statewide coordination of rural health activities. A division of the West Virginia Office of Community and Rural Health Services.
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Contact:
304.558.3210
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Tagged keywords: Rural, West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WVHEPC)
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission is responsible for developing, establishing, and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state's four-year colleges and universities.
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Contact:
canderson@hepc.wvnet.edu
304.558.2101
1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
Tagged keywords: West Virginia
West Virginia Rural Health Association (WVRHA)
Works to improve the health status and health care of rural West Virginians through education and advocacy.
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Contact:
info@wvrha.org
304.347.1302
PO Box 11362
Charleston, WV 25339
Tagged keywords: Rural, West Virginia
Wisconsin Health Information Technology Extension Center (WHITEC)
Provides education and technical services to physician offices and hospitals in Wisconsin to help select, implement, and achieve meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) technology. Offers free services and subsidies for primary care providers. Funded by the Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services.
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Contact:
hclarke@whitec.org
608.644.3237
2909 Landmark Place
Madison, WI 53713
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Hospitals, Physicians, Technology, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Office of Rural Health (ORH)
Works to improve the quality of health for rural and underserved communities in Wisconsin by collaborating with health care organizations and systems, community based providers and individuals, and educational organizations to develop programs and provide resources designed to enhance life in rural communities.
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Contact:
mlradtke@wisc.edu
800.385.0005
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
310 N. Midvale Blvd., Suite 301
Madison, WI 53705
Tagged keywords: Rural, Wisconsin
Workforce Solutions
Provides free human resource services for the Houston-Galveston Gulf Coast region. Offers personalized employment services for businesses and job seekers, works with partners to find solutions to labor needs, offers financial aid for high demand occupations like nursing, and child care scholarships.
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Contact:
rodney.bradshaw@wrksolutions.com
713.627.3200
Houston-Galveston Area Council
3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 120
Houston, TX 77027
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Texas
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County
Creates partnerships to build and maintain Tarrant County's workforce. Provides training and services for youth, job seekers, businesses, and child care. Contains eight workforce centers.
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Contact:
info@workforcesolutions.net
817.413.4400
1320 S. University
Suite 600
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Tagged keywords: Texas
Wyoming Community College Commission
Offers to provide coordination, advocacy, and accountability for the Community College System on behalf of the State of Wyoming.
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Contact:
webmaster@commission.wcc.edu
307.777.7763
2020 Carey Avenue
Eighth Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Tagged keywords: Wyoming
Wyoming Health Resources Network (WHRN)
Dedicated to improving rural health in Wyoming. Composed of the state's leaders in health care working to support efforts to recruit and retain health care providers in Wyoming while encouraging healthy communities.
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Contact:
phunt@whrn.org
307.635.2930
1920 Evans Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Tagged keywords: Rural, Wyoming
Wyoming Office of Rural Health
Supports health care workforce development, access to health services, and promotes collaboration to expand health care in rural Wyoming. Includes information on grant writing; workforce development programs, including state loan repayment programs; health profession shortage areas; critical access hospitals; and more. Part of the Rural and Frontier Health Division, under the Wyoming Department of Health.
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Contact:
keri.wagner@health.wyo.gov
307.777.6512
6101 Yellowstone Road
Suite 259B
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Tagged keywords: Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Wyoming

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