Rural Health
Resources by State: Wisconsin
Rural Wisconsin Caregiver Toolkit 2022
Toolkit offering rural-relevant resources on informal caregiving. Provides videos and handouts on various types of caregiving, resources on advance directives, and information on self-care for informal caregivers.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
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Toolkit offering rural-relevant resources on informal caregiving. Provides videos and handouts on various types of caregiving, resources on advance directives, and information on self-care for informal caregivers.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
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2020 Wisconsin Farm Related Fatalities
Report details the farm fatalities in Wisconsin in 2020. Presents data on the injuries that caused the fatalities, the counties the fatalities occurred in, and the age and occupation of the victims.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organizations: National Farm Medicine Center, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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Report details the farm fatalities in Wisconsin in 2020. Presents data on the injuries that caused the fatalities, the counties the fatalities occurred in, and the age and occupation of the victims.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organizations: National Farm Medicine Center, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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Rural Wisconsin Caregiver Resources Toolkit 2022
Compendium of resources intended to help caregivers find the information they need to perform their caregiving roles effectively. Includes resources to help caregivers perform medical and nursing tasks, resources relating to advance directives and power of attorney, links to a broad range of Wisconsin and national caregiver resources, and resources intended to help caregivers address their own health and well-being.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
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Compendium of resources intended to help caregivers find the information they need to perform their caregiving roles effectively. Includes resources to help caregivers perform medical and nursing tasks, resources relating to advance directives and power of attorney, links to a broad range of Wisconsin and national caregiver resources, and resources intended to help caregivers address their own health and well-being.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
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2021 Wisconsin Population Health and Equity Report Card
Reports on overall health of citizens in Wisconsin in 2021 with a focus on improving equity and eliminating health disparities. Discusses access to quality healthcare, safe and affordable housing, economic resources for children and families, broadband infrastructure, civic engagement, and more. Includes data broken down by education, race and ethnicity, and community type from large metro to rural.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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Reports on overall health of citizens in Wisconsin in 2021 with a focus on improving equity and eliminating health disparities. Discusses access to quality healthcare, safe and affordable housing, economic resources for children and families, broadband infrastructure, civic engagement, and more. Includes data broken down by education, race and ethnicity, and community type from large metro to rural.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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Wisconsin Critical Access Hospitals
County-level map showing locations of Wisconsin Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and list of CAHs by county.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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County-level map showing locations of Wisconsin Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and list of CAHs by county.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Association Between Area-Level Socioeconomic Deprivation and Diabetes Care Quality in US Primary Care Practices
Results of a study examining the association between deprived and rural areas and optimal diabetes care, using data from patients who received care at Mayo Clinic or Mayo Clinic Health System primary care practices in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin in 2019. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban, rural, and highly rural areas.
Author(s): Shaheen Shiraz Kurani, Michelle A. Lampman, Shealeigh A. Funni, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 4(12), e2138438
Date: 12/2021
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Results of a study examining the association between deprived and rural areas and optimal diabetes care, using data from patients who received care at Mayo Clinic or Mayo Clinic Health System primary care practices in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin in 2019. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban, rural, and highly rural areas.
Author(s): Shaheen Shiraz Kurani, Michelle A. Lampman, Shealeigh A. Funni, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 4(12), e2138438
Date: 12/2021
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Disparities in the Use of In-Person and Telehealth Primary Care Among High- and Low-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19
Study examining telehealth and in-person primary care for low-risk and high-risk Medicare beneficiaries, assessing telehealth's ability to compensate for fewer in-person clinical visits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Describes rural and urban differences in health risk and telehealth utilization. Analyzes data from Medicare beneficiaries from an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Wisconsin.
Author(s): Ying Jessica Cao, Dandi Chen, Yao Liu, Maureen Smith
Citation: Journal of Patient Experience, 8, 1-10
Date: 12/2021
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Study examining telehealth and in-person primary care for low-risk and high-risk Medicare beneficiaries, assessing telehealth's ability to compensate for fewer in-person clinical visits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Describes rural and urban differences in health risk and telehealth utilization. Analyzes data from Medicare beneficiaries from an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Wisconsin.
Author(s): Ying Jessica Cao, Dandi Chen, Yao Liu, Maureen Smith
Citation: Journal of Patient Experience, 8, 1-10
Date: 12/2021
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Wisconsin Rural Health Clinics
County-level map showing locations of Wisconsin Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and list of RHCs by county.
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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County-level map showing locations of Wisconsin Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and list of RHCs by county.
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Rural Voices for Prosperity: A Report of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity
Reports on feedback generated by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity of Wisconsin and rural Wisconsin stakeholders about how to address challenges in rural communities and increase prosperity. Includes discussions about policy, culture and diversity, communication and broadband, childcare, education, health, transit, business and economy, housing, and public health infrastructure.
Date: 10/2021
Sponsoring organizations: Aspen Institute, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
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Reports on feedback generated by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity of Wisconsin and rural Wisconsin stakeholders about how to address challenges in rural communities and increase prosperity. Includes discussions about policy, culture and diversity, communication and broadband, childcare, education, health, transit, business and economy, housing, and public health infrastructure.
Date: 10/2021
Sponsoring organizations: Aspen Institute, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
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Wisconsin PDO Grant Final Report: Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths Prevention Project
Reports on the outcomes of the Wisconsin Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Death Prevention (PDO) project grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Includes statistics on the rural and urban counties selected to receive the project services such as estimated population with opioid use disorder (OUD), poverty, and more. Describes project activities and strategies focused on reducing the number of opioid-related deaths and adverse events, developing and implementing secondary prevention programs, and providing overdose survivors and their families with services and support within 72 hours of overdose.
Author(s): Kylie Lafayette, Elizabeth Feder, Tom Bently
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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Reports on the outcomes of the Wisconsin Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Death Prevention (PDO) project grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Includes statistics on the rural and urban counties selected to receive the project services such as estimated population with opioid use disorder (OUD), poverty, and more. Describes project activities and strategies focused on reducing the number of opioid-related deaths and adverse events, developing and implementing secondary prevention programs, and providing overdose survivors and their families with services and support within 72 hours of overdose.
Author(s): Kylie Lafayette, Elizabeth Feder, Tom Bently
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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