Illinois Resources
FY 2023: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – Illinois Fact Sheet
HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Illinois in Fiscal Year 2023. Lists grant and cooperative agreement recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Illinois in Fiscal Year 2023. Lists grant and cooperative agreement recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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The Costs and Benefits of Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Illinois: County Level Analysis
Provides an analysis of costs and benefits of recreational marijuana in metro versus nonmetro counties in Illinois. Includes data on cannabis sales by month as well as tax estimates, healthcare costs, and average usage by county and metro versus nonmetro location.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 10/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Provides an analysis of costs and benefits of recreational marijuana in metro versus nonmetro counties in Illinois. Includes data on cannabis sales by month as well as tax estimates, healthcare costs, and average usage by county and metro versus nonmetro location.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 10/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Telemedicine and the Carbon Footprint of Healthcare: An Empirical Analysis of Illinois Counties
Examines the impact of telemedicine on reducing carbon emissions in Illinois. Provides metro versus nonmetro estimates as well as county-level estimates of carbon emissions savings in both outpatient and hospital settings.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Examines the impact of telemedicine on reducing carbon emissions in Illinois. Provides metro versus nonmetro estimates as well as county-level estimates of carbon emissions savings in both outpatient and hospital settings.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Illinois
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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A Path Forward: The Rural Healthcare System of the Future
Presentation slides that discuss federal and state healthcare policies, implementation of new models of care, and plans to transform patient modalities of care. Includes U.S. county-level map on the Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) assigned beneficiary population as well as county-level data on ACO attributed lives in Illinois and residents enrolled in Medicare advantage.
Author(s): Keith J. Mueller
Date: 06/2023
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organizations: Iowa Department of Health Management and Policy, Rural Policy Research Institute
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Presentation slides that discuss federal and state healthcare policies, implementation of new models of care, and plans to transform patient modalities of care. Includes U.S. county-level map on the Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) assigned beneficiary population as well as county-level data on ACO attributed lives in Illinois and residents enrolled in Medicare advantage.
Author(s): Keith J. Mueller
Date: 06/2023
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organizations: Iowa Department of Health Management and Policy, Rural Policy Research Institute
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Cost of Dementia in Illinois: Metro versus Nonmetro
Examines prevalence of Alzheimer's dementia in metro and nonmetro counties in Illinois, with further breakdowns by race, number of people at risk, financial cost of dementia, risk calculation and life expectancy, and more.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Examines prevalence of Alzheimer's dementia in metro and nonmetro counties in Illinois, with further breakdowns by race, number of people at risk, financial cost of dementia, risk calculation and life expectancy, and more.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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A Strategy to Tackle Public Health Misinformation
Blog post discussing how COVID-19 vaccine misinformation impacted vaccine uptake in rural Livingston County, Illinois. Describes how the county health department worked to address vaccine hesitancy. Highlights the theory of planned behavior and its potential applications for hospitals and health systems.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Blog post discussing how COVID-19 vaccine misinformation impacted vaccine uptake in rural Livingston County, Illinois. Describes how the county health department worked to address vaccine hesitancy. Highlights the theory of planned behavior and its potential applications for hospitals and health systems.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Distribution of Direct Care Workforce COVID-19 Funding Between Rural and Urban Counties in Minnesota and Illinois
Brief highlights the differences in the distribution of CARES Act direct care workforce funding between rural and urban counties in Minnesota and Illinois. Discusses the differences in distribution between the two states and the consequences for rural COVID-19 outcomes.
Author(s): Katie Rydberg, Janette Dill, Carrie Henning-Smith
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Brief highlights the differences in the distribution of CARES Act direct care workforce funding between rural and urban counties in Minnesota and Illinois. Discusses the differences in distribution between the two states and the consequences for rural COVID-19 outcomes.
Author(s): Katie Rydberg, Janette Dill, Carrie Henning-Smith
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Marshall Browning Spotlight Video
Profiles Marshall Browning Hospital, a participant in the 2019 cohort of the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program (DRCHSD). Describes how shifting the Marshall Browning Hospital mission statement led to improvements to care coordination and transitional care services.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Profiles Marshall Browning Hospital, a participant in the 2019 cohort of the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program (DRCHSD). Describes how shifting the Marshall Browning Hospital mission statement led to improvements to care coordination and transitional care services.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Sparta Community Hospital Spotlight
Describes how the Sparta Community Hospital worked to identify the social determinants of health in its community. Discusses the addition of a mobile clinic to increase access to primary care, address barriers, and advance health equity.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Describes how the Sparta Community Hospital worked to identify the social determinants of health in its community. Discusses the addition of a mobile clinic to increase access to primary care, address barriers, and advance health equity.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Last Updated: 11/17/2023