Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Emergency preparedness and response
Perspectives of Rural Hospitals on Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning
Overview of rural hospital preparedness, addressing topics like workforce and training, physical capacity and supplies, communication, and coordination. Includes policy recommendations. Based on a meeting of rural hospital representatives responsible for bioterrorism preparedness planning.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur, Marc L. Berk, Curt D. Mueller
Date: 04/2004
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Overview of rural hospital preparedness, addressing topics like workforce and training, physical capacity and supplies, communication, and coordination. Includes policy recommendations. Based on a meeting of rural hospital representatives responsible for bioterrorism preparedness planning.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur, Marc L. Berk, Curt D. Mueller
Date: 04/2004
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Alaska Tsunami Map App
Offers resources for some Alaskan coastal communities with potential to experience tsunamis. Includes locations of community services, elevation information, evacuation routes, historical tsunami information, and more.
Sponsoring organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Earthquake Center
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Offers resources for some Alaskan coastal communities with potential to experience tsunamis. Includes locations of community services, elevation information, evacuation routes, historical tsunami information, and more.
Sponsoring organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Earthquake Center
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Rural Child Well-Being Dashboards
Dashboards providing data on the well-being of rural children and families compared with those in urban areas, covering topics including educational outcomes, family income, poverty, nutrition, household spending, disaster vulnerability, and more. Includes state and county data.
Sponsoring organization: Save the Children
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Dashboards providing data on the well-being of rural children and families compared with those in urban areas, covering topics including educational outcomes, family income, poverty, nutrition, household spending, disaster vulnerability, and more. Includes state and county data.
Sponsoring organization: Save the Children
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Strengthening Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems
Features information, services, and products to assist systems in preparing for, preventing, and responding to water-related cybersecurity threats. Includes updates and advisories, training modules, and information on National Rural Water Association initiatives and partnerships.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Water Association
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Features information, services, and products to assist systems in preparing for, preventing, and responding to water-related cybersecurity threats. Includes updates and advisories, training modules, and information on National Rural Water Association initiatives and partnerships.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Water Association
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Pediatric Considerations in Disasters for Resource-Constrained and Rural Settings
A collection of 10 modules on topics affecting children in disasters, focusing on rural and other resource-constrained settings. Includes videos, case-based learning, exercises, and e-books.
Sponsoring organization: Pediatric Pandemic Network
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A collection of 10 modules on topics affecting children in disasters, focusing on rural and other resource-constrained settings. Includes videos, case-based learning, exercises, and e-books.
Sponsoring organization: Pediatric Pandemic Network
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CI Fortify: Strengthening Resilience Across Critical Infrastructure
Describes CI Fortify, an initiative dedicated to improving public health and safety, critical infrastructure, continuity of the economy, and national security, in case of a geopolitical conflict. Includes links to resources that help ensure cybersecurity professionals are prepared to sustain essential operations in case of disruptive cyberattacks.
Sponsoring organization: Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
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Describes CI Fortify, an initiative dedicated to improving public health and safety, critical infrastructure, continuity of the economy, and national security, in case of a geopolitical conflict. Includes links to resources that help ensure cybersecurity professionals are prepared to sustain essential operations in case of disruptive cyberattacks.
Sponsoring organization: Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
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RF-DASH Online Course
A free training for rural first responders covering agricultural health and safety topics for injury prevention and emergency preparedness through 34 lessons across 6 online modules.
Sponsoring organization: National Farm Medicine Center
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A free training for rural first responders covering agricultural health and safety topics for injury prevention and emergency preparedness through 34 lessons across 6 online modules.
Sponsoring organization: National Farm Medicine Center
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North Carolina AHEC Medicaid Managed Care Trainings
Offers tools and coaching on Medicaid care management for North Carolina medical practices. Intended to help practices discover their revenue potential with billing the various care management models, and provides no-cost assistance with education and issue resolution, quality improvement, and clinical workflow redesign.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Area Health Education Center Program
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Offers tools and coaching on Medicaid care management for North Carolina medical practices. Intended to help practices discover their revenue potential with billing the various care management models, and provides no-cost assistance with education and issue resolution, quality improvement, and clinical workflow redesign.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Area Health Education Center Program
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Risk Management in Rural Communities: Expanding Capacities for the If and When
Training module introducing concepts and practical issues related to risk management, collective capacity, and risk communication for rural public health professionals. Provides tailored guidance on developing organizational risk management plans for emergency response. Continuing education credits for this course are available through September 1, 2027, via CDC TRAIN.
Additional links: CDC TRAIN
Sponsoring organization: Cornell Public Health
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Training module introducing concepts and practical issues related to risk management, collective capacity, and risk communication for rural public health professionals. Provides tailored guidance on developing organizational risk management plans for emergency response. Continuing education credits for this course are available through September 1, 2027, via CDC TRAIN.
Additional links: CDC TRAIN
Sponsoring organization: Cornell Public Health
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HHS Cyber Gateway
Lists healthcare and public health cybersecurity performance goals and identifies cybersecurity information and resources from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Lists healthcare and public health cybersecurity performance goals and identifies cybersecurity information and resources from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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