Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA)
Description
Works to improve the quality of life in rural areas.
Develops public-private partnerships with local agencies on
community development projects in rural areas. Oversees the
Rural Economic Technical Assistance Center (RETAC) and the
Illinois Rural Transit Assistance Center (RTAC). Located at
Western Illinois University.
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Illinois
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Upcoming Events (1)
- 2025 36th Annual Illinois Rural Community Economic Development Conference, Feb 26 - 27, 2025, view details
Resources (31)
- Beliefs about Dementia and Risk Reducing Behavior: An Empirical Analysis of Adults Age 40 and Above in the Midwest, Metro versus Nonmetro, 11/2023, view details
- Cost of Dementia in Illinois: Metro Versus Nonmetro, 06/2023, view details
- The Costs and Benefits of Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Illinois: County Level Analysis, 10/2023, view details
- Customer Perceptions of Critical Access Hospitals in Illinois: Insights from User Generated Contents from Google and Yelp, 08/2024, view details
- Demographics of High-income Households In Rural Illinois, 2021, 02/2022, view details
- Dental Care Use in the Midwest: Metro vs. Nonmetro, 03/2023, view details
- Discrimination in Healthcare: Perceptions Among LGBTQ Individuals in the Metro and the Nonmetro, 05/2024, view details
- An Empirical Analysis of Financial Hardship Associated with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia: Metro and Nonmetro Patients, 09/2023, view details
- Exploring the Other Side of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia: Informal Caregivers, 08/2023, view details
- Gender and Health in the Midwest, Metro Versus Nonmetro: Insights from the National Health Interview Survey, 05/2023, view details
- Geographic Variation in Trauma Deaths in Rural Illinois: A Hypothesis about Trauma Deserts, 04/2024, view details
- Health Policy for Rural Illinois, Data for Policy Development, 02/2023, view details
- Healthcare in Illinois: A County-Level Index of 'Readiness for AI' in Healthcare, 06/2024, view details
- Hospitals in Illinois that are Likely to Seek the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation: An Exploratory Analysis, 01/2023, view details
- Illinois Agricultural Workers' Health: A County-Level Analysis, 06/2024, view details
- The Living Conditions of Elderly in Nonmetro Illinois and East North Central Division of the Midwest Region, 11/2022, view details
- Market Selection Insights for New Mental Healthcare Facilities in Rural Illinois, 12/2024, view details
- Maternal Mortality in Illinois Counties by Race, 2000-2023, 03/2024, view details
- Medical Debt of Residents in the Metro and the Nonmetro, 11/2024, view details
- Men's Health in Illinois: Metro Versus Nonmetro, 02/2024, view details
- Mental Health of Women in Rural Illinois: Insights from the Household Pulse Survey, June-July 2024, 08/2024, view details
- Nutritional Guidance on Fitness Centers' Websites in Illinois: An Automated Content Analysis, 03/2024, view details
- Patient Satisfaction with Rural Health Centers, 05/2023, view details
- Pharmaceuticalization of Obesity: Empirical Analysis of Metro and Nonmetro Populations, Cognitions and Behavior, 11/2023, view details
- Prevalence of Hospital Readmission in Illinois Counties, 2007-2022, 05/2024, view details
- Rural Illinois in Numbers: Content-Valid Indicators for Governance, 06/2022, view details
- Support for Healthy Eating and Active Living in Rural Communities: Insights from a National Survey of Local Governments, 12/2023, view details
- Telemedicine and the Carbon Footprint of Healthcare: An Empirical Analysis of Illinois Counties, 07/2023, view details
- Urban-Rural Differences in Mental Health Concerns: Findings from a Survey of the American General Population, 07/2023, view details
- Walking in the Metro and the Nonmetro: Beliefs and Behavior of People Aged 50 and Older, 10/2024, view details
- Worker Burnout in Healthcare: Metro vs. Non-Metro, 03/2023, view details