Communities Affected Last Year
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Rural counties, rural counties adjacent to metro counties, and urban non-metro counties, according to the Iowa State University Midwest Profiles and based on the USDA Beale Code Definitions.
Towns and Cities
POP_2000
under 6,000
6,001 - 15,000
15,001 - 25,000
!. 25,001 - 50,000
&3 50,001 - 100,000
!. 100,001 - 250,000
") over 250,000
RUCA Census Tracts
(Rural Urban Commuting Areas)
1 - Urban Area (UA): 50k+
2 - High Flow to UA
3 - Low Flow to UA
4 - Urban Cluster (UC): 10k - 50k
5 - High Flow to UC
6 - Low Flow to UC
7 - Small UC: 2,500 - 10,000
8 - High flow to Small UC
9 - Low Flow to Small UC
10 - Primary Flow not UA
Communities Affected Last Year
Critical Access Hospitals
59 CAHS in WI, 6th largest in the nation
• First certified CAH was in Eagle River in October of 1999.
• Almost half of WI hospitals are CAHs
• About half of Wisconsin’s CAHs belong to the Rural Wisconsin Health Coop (RWHC)
• A high concentration are part of a system – therefore information and resources shared with the CAH ripple out into the larger system
◘ WI ranks 3rd nationally in its funding for all Flex program years
WI County Health Rankings, 2006 by UW Population Health Institute
Top Quartile:
10 Urban 8 Rural
Bottom Quartile:
4 Urban14 Rural
“Health Outcomes” constructed from:
• 50% Mortality: years of potential life lost prior to age 75
• 50%: General health status (self-reported)
Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
Workforce• Full time Physician and Dentist Recruiters• (Allied) Health Careers Website• Loan Assistance Program• WI Academy of Rural Medicine (WARM)
Rural Hospitals/Clinics/EMS• Flex Program• SHIP Program
Informational Resource• Fed/State/Regional research• Daily News Feed• Website of resources• Training series online
Rural Communities• Rural capacity building• Strong Rural Communities Initiative • Rural Health Development Council• Health Information Technology
Advocacy (Federal, state and regional)• Connecting independent efforts• Academic/community partnerships