Title: Rural Assistance Center

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Section/SPIG: Health Administration

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A product of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Rural Initiative, the Rural Assistance Center (RAC) - <http://www.raconline.org/> - was "established in December 2002 as a rural health and human services "information portal." RAC helps rural communities and other rural stakeholders access the full range of available programs, funding, and research that can enable them to provide quality health and human services to rural residents." Used by local health and human services providers, community-based organizations, State government offices, researchers, and other interested in rural health and human services issues. Along with technical support, the site offers funding opportunites, information guides, recent news, a calendar of events, and a searchable resource database.

Most interesting about the site is the large selection of annotated information guides divided up into

• Tools


• Funding


• Documents


• Organizations


• Events
  

This is a site worth visiting for just this section alone, especially if you have an interest in rural issues, but the whole site is a gem!