Alabama Resources

Promising Practice: Alabama SORH Collaborates with VA to Provide Telehealth Care for Vets
Describes a collaboration between the Alabama State Office of Rural Health and Alabama Veterans Affairs to create and implement a telehealth program aimed at delivering care to rural veterans.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Date: 06/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Alabama General Hospital Closures Since 1980
County-level map showing general hospitals that closed and were not replaced within two years.
Date: 03/2016
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Rural Health Association
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Alabama Rural Health Plan
Examines health status indicators in rural Alabama. Includes the number of practicing primary care physicians in Alabama by age, and the number of primary care physicians, dentists, and psychiatrists per 10,000 people for each Alabama county.
Date: 2016
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Alabama Veterans Rural Health Initiative: A Preliminary Evaluation of Unmet Health Care Needs
Reports on the Alabama Veterans Rural Health Initiative, which focuses on understanding barriers to care, health status, and health care needs of rural veterans.
Author(s): Lori L. Davis, Stefan G. Kertesz, Ann F. Mahaney-Price, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 26(3), 14-31
Date: 2011
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Alabama Rural Health Association - Upcoming Events
List of upcoming events from the Alabama Rural Health Association. Includes webinars and events related to rural health, conferences, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Rural Health Association
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PARTNER Program: Promoting Active Rural Transportation ​with Need & Economic-based Resources
Provides resources dedicated to explaining and implementing the PARTNER Program, a community-led process for developing walking and bicycling routes in rural Alabama communities. Covers topics including collaboration, planning, implementation, and funding.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Extension at Auburn University
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Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center - Events Calendar
Lists the events, trainings, and webinars for the Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center.
Sponsoring organization: Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center
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Alabama Public Health Statistical Query System
Database of information on births and deaths in Alabama, using Alabama Center for Health Statistics data beginning in the year 1990. Natality and mortality data can be queried by county, sex, age group, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Department of Public Health
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Alabama AHEC Newsletter Archive
Archive of the monthly newsletter of Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), which supports healthcare delivery and workforce throughout Alabama. Provides AHEC news as well as information on upcoming events, conferences, grants, and learning opportunities.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama AHEC Network
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Exploring the Health Care Challenges Rural Americans Face Across 5 States
Articles from Rural RX, a series intended to explore the forces that shape rural health care in America. Features programs in Alabama, Texas, Colorado, New York, and West Virginia.
Author(s): Nicole Ellis, William Brangham, Caleb Hellerman
Sponsoring organization: PBS News Hour
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