Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Community and economic development
Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
Report from the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity identifying key opportunities for improving the well-being of America's rural communities and citizens. Provides recommendations to the President of the United States, focusing on five main areas: e-Connectivity, improving quality of life, supporting a rural workforce, harnessing technological innovation, and developing the rural economy.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
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Report from the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity identifying key opportunities for improving the well-being of America's rural communities and citizens. Provides recommendations to the President of the United States, focusing on five main areas: e-Connectivity, improving quality of life, supporting a rural workforce, harnessing technological innovation, and developing the rural economy.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
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Live Healthy, Live Well, 'Live Algoma'
An overview of a rural community (Algoma, Wisconsin) coming together to set goals and work on projects focused on health and wellness. Projects included modifying an old bank to develop an alternative school called Pathfinder, building the Algoma Community Wellness Center, and collaborating with local industries and schools to create new learning opportunities for students. Algoma is a recipient of the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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An overview of a rural community (Algoma, Wisconsin) coming together to set goals and work on projects focused on health and wellness. Projects included modifying an old bank to develop an alternative school called Pathfinder, building the Algoma Community Wellness Center, and collaborating with local industries and schools to create new learning opportunities for students. Algoma is a recipient of the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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A Review of Community Benefit Reporting by Critical Access Hospitals in Oregon
Provides background on hospital community benefit reporting, describes issues with under-reporting or over-reporting data, identifies issues associated with federal tax-exemption requirements, and offers conclusions and recommendations.
Author(s): Keith Hearle
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Provides background on hospital community benefit reporting, describes issues with under-reporting or over-reporting data, identifies issues associated with federal tax-exemption requirements, and offers conclusions and recommendations.
Author(s): Keith Hearle
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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The Economic Impacts of 26-50 Bed Prospective Pay System (PPS) Hospitals and 51-100 Bed PPS Hospitals on the Local Economies
Estimates the economic impact of different size rural Prospective Payment System (PPS) hospitals on their communities. Uses a sample of 347 rural hospitals from 41 states. Discusses direct impacts, such as employee wages and benefits, as well as secondary benefits such as construction activity and retail spending.
Author(s): Fred C. Eilrich, Cheryl F. St. Clair, Gerald A. Doeksen
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Estimates the economic impact of different size rural Prospective Payment System (PPS) hospitals on their communities. Uses a sample of 347 rural hospitals from 41 states. Discusses direct impacts, such as employee wages and benefits, as well as secondary benefits such as construction activity and retail spending.
Author(s): Fred C. Eilrich, Cheryl F. St. Clair, Gerald A. Doeksen
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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The Economic Impact of Rural Nursing Homes
Discusses the projected national total health expenditures and national nursing home expenditures that are affected by the aging population of the U.S. and increased life expectancies. Identifies how nursing homes contribute economically to the community through wages, salaries and benefits.
Author(s): Cheryl F. St. Clair, Gerald A. Doeksen, Fred C. Eilrich
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Discusses the projected national total health expenditures and national nursing home expenditures that are affected by the aging population of the U.S. and increased life expectancies. Identifies how nursing homes contribute economically to the community through wages, salaries and benefits.
Author(s): Cheryl F. St. Clair, Gerald A. Doeksen, Fred C. Eilrich
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Implementing Physical Activity Recommendations in a Tri-Ethnic Rural Community through a Community-University Partnership
Details the findings of a study on community-university partnerships to improve health and encourage physical activity in rural communities with limited resources. Presents a timeline of the partnership formation and the steps to designing and implementing evidence-based strategies to increase physical activity.
Author(s): Sally M. Davis, Theresa Cruz, Julia Meredith Hess, Richard Kozoll, Janet Page-Reeves
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 11(2), 149-159
Date: 07/2017
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Details the findings of a study on community-university partnerships to improve health and encourage physical activity in rural communities with limited resources. Presents a timeline of the partnership formation and the steps to designing and implementing evidence-based strategies to increase physical activity.
Author(s): Sally M. Davis, Theresa Cruz, Julia Meredith Hess, Richard Kozoll, Janet Page-Reeves
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 11(2), 149-159
Date: 07/2017
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Transportation Matters: A Health Impact Assessment in Rural New Mexico
Reports on a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in rural New Mexico that informed expansion of public transportation services along the U.S./Mexico border. Addresses the HIA process and results. Discusses transportation challenges in rural areas and the impacts of transportation access.
Author(s): Michelle Del Rio, William L. Hargrove, Joe Tomaka, Marcelo Korc
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6)
Date: 06/2017
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Reports on a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in rural New Mexico that informed expansion of public transportation services along the U.S./Mexico border. Addresses the HIA process and results. Discusses transportation challenges in rural areas and the impacts of transportation access.
Author(s): Michelle Del Rio, William L. Hargrove, Joe Tomaka, Marcelo Korc
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6)
Date: 06/2017
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As the South Grows: Strong Roots
Explores the connection between community-driven economic development and equity in the South, particularly in the Lowcountry and Coal Country. Focuses on promoting systemic, long-term economic change in the South through culturally sensitive, locally controlled philanthropic investments.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Ryan Schlegel, Stephanie Peng
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
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Explores the connection between community-driven economic development and equity in the South, particularly in the Lowcountry and Coal Country. Focuses on promoting systemic, long-term economic change in the South through culturally sensitive, locally controlled philanthropic investments.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Ryan Schlegel, Stephanie Peng
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
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Turning the Tide on Persistent Rural Poverty: Blueprint for a Path Forward
Outlines the problem of persistent rural poverty, discussing both challenges and possible solutions. Includes recommendations to alleviate persistent poverty in rural areas.
Author(s): Nick Mitchell-Bennett, Jim King, Bill Bynum, Ed Sivak, Chrystel Cornelius
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: NeighborWorks America
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Outlines the problem of persistent rural poverty, discussing both challenges and possible solutions. Includes recommendations to alleviate persistent poverty in rural areas.
Author(s): Nick Mitchell-Bennett, Jim King, Bill Bynum, Ed Sivak, Chrystel Cornelius
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: NeighborWorks America
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Tennessee Hospital Association 2017 Rural Impact Report
Describes hospitals' economic impact on rural Tennessee communities and the effect of hospital closures. Includes county-level statistics on ER visits, births, cost of bad debt and charity care, number of employees, salaries, and total economic impact.
Date: 03/2017
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Hospital Association
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Describes hospitals' economic impact on rural Tennessee communities and the effect of hospital closures. Includes county-level statistics on ER visits, births, cost of bad debt and charity care, number of employees, salaries, and total economic impact.
Date: 03/2017
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Hospital Association
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