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Valuable
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AHRQ
(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Healthcare Informatics
Timely intelligence about information technology for the IT decision-making
team in healthcare facilities and organizations of every type. News, features,
analysis, resource lists.
Basic
West Virginia Census Data
2000 Census demographics by county.
Health
Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA)
A program for underrepresented students in grade 9 though 12 that follows
them through college and toward professional school to help them prepare
for health care careers.
Healthcare
Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
A tool for identifying, tracking, analyzing and comparing statistics on
hospitals at the national, regional and state levels.
Human
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
HRSA's mission is to improve and expand access to quality health care
for all.
MEPS
(Medical Expenditure Panel Survey)
MEPS, as it is commonly called, is the third (and most recent) in a series
of national probability surveys conducted by AHRQ on the financing and
utilization of medical care in the United States.
National
AHEC Organization (NAO)
Office website and directory for the nation's Area Health Education Centers.
National
Center for Health Statistics
The nation's principal health statistics agency, compiling statistical
information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our
people.
National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
National
Rural Health Association
A nonprofit association composed of individual and organizational members
who share a common interest in rural health.
Pew
Health Professions: Twenty-One Competencies for the Twenty-First Century
US Census Bureau
US
Census Bureau American FactFinder
Source for population, housing, economic and geographic data.
US
Census Bureau Regional Offices - Local Sources Census 2000
Twelve regional offices conduct data workshops, seminars and training
sessions, and site visits.
US
Census Bureau - West Virginia Quick Facts
Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and
Housing,
1990
Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates,
etc.
West
Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Provides links to related offices and divisions.
West
Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Provides information about Health and Human Resources for the State of
West Virginia.
West
Virginia Health Statistics Center
Tables for population, birth, death, marriage by county.
West
Virginia Healthy People 2010
Targeted West Virginia health priorities to be achieved by the year 2010.
West
Virginia Hospital Association
A not-for-profit statewide organization representing member hospitals
and health systems across the continuum of care in West Virginia.
West
Virginia Medical Institute
WVMI is West Virginia's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO),
dedicated to improving the health of the people they serve.
West
Virginia Office of Rural Health Policy
Focal point for rural health issues in West Virginia seeking innovative
approaches for addressing rural health care needs of West Virginia underserved
population.
West
Virginia Primary Care Association
A non-profit membership organization composed of all the community-based,
non-profit health centers throughout West Virginia.
West
Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships
Unique program dedicated to providing the underserved, rural communities
of West Virginia with access to high quality primary health care.
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