Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Community and economic development
Policy Innovations that Strengthen Rural Capacity to Access Investment
Podcast episode discussing challenges rural areas face in attracting investment and implementing community and economic development projects, and suggests state-level policies to address these issues and promote rural quality of life. Features perspectives from rural development experts and state and federal leaders. Transcript available below recording.
Author(s): Anthony Pipa
Date: 10/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: The Brookings Institution
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Podcast episode discussing challenges rural areas face in attracting investment and implementing community and economic development projects, and suggests state-level policies to address these issues and promote rural quality of life. Features perspectives from rural development experts and state and federal leaders. Transcript available below recording.
Author(s): Anthony Pipa
Date: 10/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: The Brookings Institution
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State of Rural Preview: Nonemployer Statistics
Presents the growth changes in nonemployer Minnesota businesses by entirely rural, town/rural mix, urban/town/rural mix, or entirely urban county. Discusses the impact of nonemployer businesses on the state.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Presents the growth changes in nonemployer Minnesota businesses by entirely rural, town/rural mix, urban/town/rural mix, or entirely urban county. Discusses the impact of nonemployer businesses on the state.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Indian Health Service: Director's Year 2 Accomplishments Report - 2024
Provides an overview of the Indian Health Service's initiatives and accomplishments during fiscal year 2024. Discusses investments, access to healthcare, civil rights, partnerships and collaboration with tribes, and more.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Provides an overview of the Indian Health Service's initiatives and accomplishments during fiscal year 2024. Discusses investments, access to healthcare, civil rights, partnerships and collaboration with tribes, and more.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Beyond Connectivity: The Role of Broadband in Rural Economic Growth and Resilience
Reports on the economic value of broadband infrastructure for rural areas. Provides a variety of data on broadband and economic growth in rural communities and compares rural and urban gaps in broadband access. Features a broadband development case study for Beltrami County, Minnesota, which includes discussion of broadband's value for telehealth and other aspects of healthcare delivery and availability.
Author(s): Amanda Weinstein, May Erouart, Adam Dewbury
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Reports on the economic value of broadband infrastructure for rural areas. Provides a variety of data on broadband and economic growth in rural communities and compares rural and urban gaps in broadband access. Features a broadband development case study for Beltrami County, Minnesota, which includes discussion of broadband's value for telehealth and other aspects of healthcare delivery and availability.
Author(s): Amanda Weinstein, May Erouart, Adam Dewbury
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Center on Rural Innovation 2023 Impact Report
Annual report on the achievements of the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) in 2023. Discusses completed and continuing programs, advocacy, and investments for rural community development, infrastructure, broadband, data access and usability, and more.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Annual report on the achievements of the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) in 2023. Discusses completed and continuing programs, advocacy, and investments for rural community development, infrastructure, broadband, data access and usability, and more.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Introducing the New NCR-Stat: Small Business Dataset
A recorded webinar that provides an overview of the NCR-Stat: Small Business dataset that examines the intersection of small businesses, community and economic benefits, and rural health in the North Central Region. Data set focuses on demographic information of small businesses, community health and wellness, workforce development, and more. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): Maria I. Marshall, Renee Wiatt
Date: 08/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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A recorded webinar that provides an overview of the NCR-Stat: Small Business dataset that examines the intersection of small businesses, community and economic benefits, and rural health in the North Central Region. Data set focuses on demographic information of small businesses, community health and wellness, workforce development, and more. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): Maria I. Marshall, Renee Wiatt
Date: 08/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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Making Broadband Work for Rural Communities and Native Nations
Case study of broadband deployment efforts to promote digital equity in rural areas and Native nations. Discusses topics including organizational alignment, infrastructure, sustainability, and information exchange.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Aspen Institute
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Case study of broadband deployment efforts to promote digital equity in rural areas and Native nations. Discusses topics including organizational alignment, infrastructure, sustainability, and information exchange.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Aspen Institute
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Delivery of High-Speed Broadband Services in Unserved and Underserved Areas of the Commonwealth (Pennsylvania): Fifth Annual Report
Provides an update on the role of broadband in education, telehealth, agriculture, and community and economic development; barriers to development; and funding resources. Discusses developments in Pennsylvania state and local initiatives and efforts to identify unserved and underserved Pennsylvania communities.
Author(s): Yvonne Llewellyn Hursh, Bryan W. DeWalt, Lydia Hack, Allison N. Kobzowicz, Wendy L. Baker
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Joint State Government Commission, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Provides an update on the role of broadband in education, telehealth, agriculture, and community and economic development; barriers to development; and funding resources. Discusses developments in Pennsylvania state and local initiatives and efforts to identify unserved and underserved Pennsylvania communities.
Author(s): Yvonne Llewellyn Hursh, Bryan W. DeWalt, Lydia Hack, Allison N. Kobzowicz, Wendy L. Baker
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Joint State Government Commission, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Fifty Years of Rural Service, Impact, and Innovation: Looking Forward to Fifty More - RCAP's Fiscal Year 2023 Impact Report
Details the accomplishments of the Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) in FY 2023. Highlights RCAP's programs and partnerships supporting infrastructure and community development in rural and tribal areas, including in-depth discussion of water, wastewater, and solid waste initiatives.
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
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Details the accomplishments of the Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) in FY 2023. Highlights RCAP's programs and partnerships supporting infrastructure and community development in rural and tribal areas, including in-depth discussion of water, wastewater, and solid waste initiatives.
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
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Community-Driven Strategies to Address Persistent Poverty in Rural Areas
Webinar recording discussing persistent poverty and structural barriers to increasing wealth. Discusses the work of community development finance institutions. Highlights successful program examples including indigenous food systems in Maine, home ownership in the Mississippi Delta and colonias along the U.S.-Mexico Border, and using community engagement to impact systems and policy in Kansas. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 06/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Webinar recording discussing persistent poverty and structural barriers to increasing wealth. Discusses the work of community development finance institutions. Highlights successful program examples including indigenous food systems in Maine, home ownership in the Mississippi Delta and colonias along the U.S.-Mexico Border, and using community engagement to impact systems and policy in Kansas. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 06/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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