Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Emergency preparedness and response
Defending Rural Healthcare Against Ransomware
A recorded webinar that discusses the burden of ransomware attacks on rural healthcare facilities. Provides information on how to prepare for, detect, and respond to a cyber attack. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): Michael Hamilton, Fred Langston, Johnathen Inskeep, Jake Milstein
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Optimizing Rural Health
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A recorded webinar that discusses the burden of ransomware attacks on rural healthcare facilities. Provides information on how to prepare for, detect, and respond to a cyber attack. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): Michael Hamilton, Fred Langston, Johnathen Inskeep, Jake Milstein
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Optimizing Rural Health
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Building Capacity with American Indians and Alaska Natives to Handle Hazardous Materials and Respond to Emergencies
Report details the NIEHS Worker Training Program initiative to train American Indian and Alaska Native workers and communities to handle hazardous materials and public emergencies. Highlights the courses offered, such as chemical emergency response, asbestos awareness, and infectious disease awareness, among others. Discusses the need for training in AI/AN communities and identifies the tribal nations that have received the training.
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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Report details the NIEHS Worker Training Program initiative to train American Indian and Alaska Native workers and communities to handle hazardous materials and public emergencies. Highlights the courses offered, such as chemical emergency response, asbestos awareness, and infectious disease awareness, among others. Discusses the need for training in AI/AN communities and identifies the tribal nations that have received the training.
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients
Offers cybersecurity guidelines for healthcare organizations to help reduce cybersecurity risks. Outlines the top five cybersecurity threats, and discusses best practices to combat these threats. Technical Volume 1 discusses cybersecurity practices for small healthcare organizations.
Additional links: Technical Volume 1: Cybersecurity Practices for Small Health Care Organizations
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organizations: 405(d) Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Offers cybersecurity guidelines for healthcare organizations to help reduce cybersecurity risks. Outlines the top five cybersecurity threats, and discusses best practices to combat these threats. Technical Volume 1 discusses cybersecurity practices for small healthcare organizations.
Additional links: Technical Volume 1: Cybersecurity Practices for Small Health Care Organizations
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organizations: 405(d) Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Challenges and Solutions for Disaster Behavioral Health in Rural and Remote Communities
Describes the scope and diversity of rural and remote populations across the nation, highlighting sources of strength and struggle, including the effects of stigma, for rural Americans and rural healthcare providers. Explores potential approaches to disaster behavioral health in rural and remote areas, including governmental and policy approaches, community-based approaches, and telemedicine.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
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Describes the scope and diversity of rural and remote populations across the nation, highlighting sources of strength and struggle, including the effects of stigma, for rural Americans and rural healthcare providers. Explores potential approaches to disaster behavioral health in rural and remote areas, including governmental and policy approaches, community-based approaches, and telemedicine.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
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In Need of a Checkup: Examining the Cybersecurity Risks to the Healthcare Sector
Recording of a March 16, 2023, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on cybersecurity threats facing the healthcare sector. Features testimony from Kate Pierce, the former Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer of an Alabama Critical Access Hospital, who discusses cybersecurity in small and rural hospitals.
Additional links: Kate Piece, Fortified Health Security - Testimony
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Recording of a March 16, 2023, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on cybersecurity threats facing the healthcare sector. Features testimony from Kate Pierce, the former Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer of an Alabama Critical Access Hospital, who discusses cybersecurity in small and rural hospitals.
Additional links: Kate Piece, Fortified Health Security - Testimony
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Rural Emergency Hospital Requirements: CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule
Provides a reference source for Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) requirements related to the final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), "Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers." Includes excerpts from the REH Conditions of Participation regarding emergency preparedness, as well as CMS interpretive guidelines for 17 other provider types. Covers the development of an emergency plan, related policies and procedures, communications, training, and more.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Provides a reference source for Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) requirements related to the final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), "Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers." Includes excerpts from the REH Conditions of Participation regarding emergency preparedness, as well as CMS interpretive guidelines for 17 other provider types. Covers the development of an emergency plan, related policies and procedures, communications, training, and more.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Role of Rural Libraries in Promoting Digital Health Literacy
Webinar highlighting a rural library's efforts to increase digital health literacy and healthcare access in rural Texas. Discusses telehealth, broadband access inequities and digital literacy, transportation issues, aging in place, community health workers working in libraries, emergency response, circulating medical equipment, and summer meals for students. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Network of the National Library of Medicine
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Webinar highlighting a rural library's efforts to increase digital health literacy and healthcare access in rural Texas. Discusses telehealth, broadband access inequities and digital literacy, transportation issues, aging in place, community health workers working in libraries, emergency response, circulating medical equipment, and summer meals for students. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Network of the National Library of Medicine
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Ready or Not 2023: Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
Report explores the readiness of state public health systems to respond to emergencies, such as diseases, disasters, and bioterrorism. Focuses on measures such as hospital safety scores, vaccination rates, and water system maintenance, among others. Includes rural considerations throughout.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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Report explores the readiness of state public health systems to respond to emergencies, such as diseases, disasters, and bioterrorism. Focuses on measures such as hospital safety scores, vaccination rates, and water system maintenance, among others. Includes rural considerations throughout.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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Analysis of an Innovative Approach to Target Rural Communities in Public Health Funding
Explores the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) funding to address COVID-19 in rural communities and its impact. Presents findings from interviews with federal and state officials regarding the development of this dedicated funding, its impact on state behavior and rural communities, challenges faced, and lessons learned.
Author(s): Timothy H. Callaghan, Gogoal Falia, Earl Greer, Maya Ramy, David Washburn
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Explores the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) funding to address COVID-19 in rural communities and its impact. Presents findings from interviews with federal and state officials regarding the development of this dedicated funding, its impact on state behavior and rural communities, challenges faced, and lessons learned.
Author(s): Timothy H. Callaghan, Gogoal Falia, Earl Greer, Maya Ramy, David Washburn
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Emergency Preparedness in Rural Communities
Policy position paper discussing emergency preparedness for rural communities. Covers fostering community involvement and a rural culture of readiness, communication, training of health professionals and community residents, community health workers, and research.
Author(s): Justin Kearley, Kate Hill, Joanie Perkins
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy position paper discussing emergency preparedness for rural communities. Covers fostering community involvement and a rural culture of readiness, communication, training of health professionals and community residents, community health workers, and research.
Author(s): Justin Kearley, Kate Hill, Joanie Perkins
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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