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

Iowa Resources

• Iowa Code, Iowa Administrative Rules, and Regulations
• Governor's Designated Counties for Rural Health Clinics  
• Rural Health Clinics Eligibility and Certification Information

Resource Materials Developed by the State Office of Rural Health

• Federal Rural Health Grant Opportunities  
• Health Care and Public Transit  
  A guide for health care providers to work with their local transit system developed cooperatively with the Iowa Department of Transportation.
• Pilot Passenger Transportation Assessment  
  An assessment of public transportation services available within Butler, Monroe, and Pottawattamie counties, county specific recommendations to improve collaboration in these counties as well as recommendations for a state-wide action plan.

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