Useful Rural Health Links

Arizona Health Agencies and Organizations

• Arizona Department of Health Services
• Bureau of Health Systems Development (ADHS)
• Division of Licensing Services (ADHS)
• Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (ADHS)
• Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS-Medicaid)
• Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
• Arizona Rural Health Association, Inc.
• Arizona Critical Access Hospital Program
• Arizona Area Health Education Centers Program (AzAHEC)
• Indian Health Service, Navajo Area Office
• Indian Health Service, Phoenix Area Office
• Indian Health Service, Tucson Area Office
• Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
• Arizona Emergency Medical Systems
• Health Services Advisory Group
• Arizona Community Health Outreach Workers Network (AzCHOW)
• Arizona Health-e Connection (AzHeC)
• Southwest Rural Policy Network

Federal Health Agencies

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Administration on Aging
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (CMS)
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• Office of Rural Health Policy, HHS
• State Offices of Rural Health Grant Program
• U.S. Department of Agriculture

National Health Organizations

• American Hospital Association: Rural Health Care Section
• Health Services Advisory Group
• Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
• National Association of State EMS Officials
• National Association of Community Health Centers
• National Association of Rural Health Clinics
• National Committee on Quality Assurance
• National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
• National Rural Health Association
• National Council of Urban Indian Health

National Healthcare Workforce Resources

• 3R Net, National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network
• HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
• HRSA Bureau of Primary Care
• National Area Health Education Centers Program

Data and Research

• AHRQ Effective Healthcare Program
• American Indian and Alaska Native Information (CMS)
• America’s Health Rankings: Our Nation at a Glance
• Center for Rural Strategies
• Catalyst Center Chartbook on Financy Care on CYSHCN
• Critical Access Hospital Information (CMS)
• Critical Access Hospitals Financial Performance Indicators by State
• Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI)
• HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse
• HRSA Data warehouse - Map Tool
• Kaiser Family Foundation: Fast Facts
• Local Community Resource Finder
• Medicare Learning Network (CMS)
• National Rural Health Resource Center
• Rural Assistance Center
• Rural Health Information (CMS)
• Rural Health Research Gateway
• RUPRI State Profiles
• State Health Facts Online
• Veteran Affairs State Summary Fact Sheets
• Urban Indian Centers in the U.S
• USDA Rural Indicator Map Machine

Media and News

• The Daily Yonder
• The Rural Blog
• Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues