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State Office of Rural Health

Purpose

The State Office of Rural Health (SORH) is a federal-state partnership to help rural communities and organizations identify and resolve issues and build rural health infrastructure. The office provides rural health advocacy and outreach, coordination of rural health resources and consultation to communities and health care providers in rural Iowa communities.

Activities

Center for Rural Health and Primary Care Advisory Committee

Resource Materials Developed by the State Office of Rural Health

• IA Rural & Agricultural Health & Safety Resource Plan 2011  
• Executive Summary Report  
• Section One - Rural Facts and Health Implications  
• Section Two - Access to Health Services  
• Section Three - Health Care  
• Section Four - Local Health Agencies and Boards of Health   
• Section Five - Agricultural Health and Safety  
• Section Six - Health Workforce Implications for Rural  
• Section Seven - Information Technology Implications for Rural  
• Federal Rural Health Grant Opportunities  
• Health Care and Public Transit  
• Iowa Transit Agencies  

Rural Health Clinics

Rural Health Clinics Eligibility and Certification Information

RHC Resources

• Iowa Governor's Designated Counties for Rural Health Clinics  
• Governor's Designated RHC Counties Map  
• Iowa Rural Health Clinics  
• Characteristics and Roles of a RHC  
• Rural Health Clinic- Safety Net  
• Rural Health Clinic Fact Sheet  
• Rural Health Clinic Fact Sheet 2  
• RHC-CHC-ACS visits  
• RHC Rules and Guidelines  

Web Resources

Contact Information:

State Office of Rural Health
Iowa Dept of Public Health
321 East 12 St., 4th fl. Lucas Bldg
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-7224
FAX (515) 242.6384