3. 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.Iowa State University Midwest ProfilesUSDA Beale Code Definitions

4. Communities Affected Last Year

7. Critical Access Hospitals 59 CAHS in WI, 6 th 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

11. 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)

12. 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