Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Listening To Rural Missouri: A Needs Assessment
Provides an overview of healthcare access, behavioral health, mortality rates, and social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural Missouri. Includes data as well as qualitative feedback from listening sessions across 9 regions focused on rural Missouri's most pressing needs. Discusses issues such as the rural healthcare workforce, transportation systems, expansion and collaboration of healthcare services, and more.
Author(s): Derek S. Landes, Aiden P. Bondurant
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Rural Health Association
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Provides an overview of healthcare access, behavioral health, mortality rates, and social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural Missouri. Includes data as well as qualitative feedback from listening sessions across 9 regions focused on rural Missouri's most pressing needs. Discusses issues such as the rural healthcare workforce, transportation systems, expansion and collaboration of healthcare services, and more.
Author(s): Derek S. Landes, Aiden P. Bondurant
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Rural Health Association
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The Association between Grandparents as Caregivers and Overdose Mortality in Appalachia and Non-Appalachia Counties
Evaluates associations between drug overdose mortality and grandparents as primary caregivers of children in Appalachian and non-Appalachian counties using national datasets from the period 2015-2019. Covers factors associated with grandparents as primary caregivers, rurality and other demographics. Discusses the impact of high rates of kinship care and opioid use disorder in rural and Appalachian areas.
Author(s): Kate E. Beatty, Stephanie M. Mathis, Abby R. McCurry, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1035564
Date: 02/2023
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Evaluates associations between drug overdose mortality and grandparents as primary caregivers of children in Appalachian and non-Appalachian counties using national datasets from the period 2015-2019. Covers factors associated with grandparents as primary caregivers, rurality and other demographics. Discusses the impact of high rates of kinship care and opioid use disorder in rural and Appalachian areas.
Author(s): Kate E. Beatty, Stephanie M. Mathis, Abby R. McCurry, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1035564
Date: 02/2023
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The Washington Rural Palliative Care Initiative Handbook
Handbook explores Washington State's rural palliative care initiative. Details the structure of the program, the cohorts around the state, and the activities implemented by the program.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Washington State Department of Health, Washington State Office of Rural Health
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Handbook explores Washington State's rural palliative care initiative. Details the structure of the program, the cohorts around the state, and the activities implemented by the program.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Washington State Department of Health, Washington State Office of Rural Health
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Rural Community Transit Strategies: Building on, Expanding, and Enhancing Existing Assets and Programs
Provides an overview of a potential rural transit model based on the current infrastructure in Minnesota and by examining other state models. Focuses on solutions such as hybrid mobility, small town assets, expanding service, responding to driver shortages, engaging citizens and networking within communities, and more. Discusses public health concerns such as food access and disability accommodations.
Author(s): Thomas Fisher, Mary Vogel, Alireza Khani, Fernando Burga
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Transportation
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Provides an overview of a potential rural transit model based on the current infrastructure in Minnesota and by examining other state models. Focuses on solutions such as hybrid mobility, small town assets, expanding service, responding to driver shortages, engaging citizens and networking within communities, and more. Discusses public health concerns such as food access and disability accommodations.
Author(s): Thomas Fisher, Mary Vogel, Alireza Khani, Fernando Burga
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Transportation
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Building Rural Primary Care Research by Connecting Rural Programs
Provides an overview of a program meant to connect rural medical education programs with a community of practice that conducts successful research and engages in scholarly activity. Discusses the impact of the Scholarly Intensive for Rural Programs event that took place in January 2022 that offered support for professional development, academic communities, and scholarship in rural health professions education programs.
Author(s): David F. Schmitz, Sharon Casapulla, Davis G. Patterson, Randall Longenecker
Citation: The Annals of Family Medicine February, 21(Suppl 2), S82-S83
Date: 02/2023
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Provides an overview of a program meant to connect rural medical education programs with a community of practice that conducts successful research and engages in scholarly activity. Discusses the impact of the Scholarly Intensive for Rural Programs event that took place in January 2022 that offered support for professional development, academic communities, and scholarship in rural health professions education programs.
Author(s): David F. Schmitz, Sharon Casapulla, Davis G. Patterson, Randall Longenecker
Citation: The Annals of Family Medicine February, 21(Suppl 2), S82-S83
Date: 02/2023
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Minnesota State Suicide Prevention Plan: 2023-2027
Provides an overview of Minnesota's state suicide prevention plan, with a focus on impacts of suicide, Minnesota's suicide prevention infrastructure, and the goals, objectives, and strategies of the prevention plan. Includes discussions and data on suicide in Minnesota according to specific demographic groups, including rural and tribal.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Provides an overview of Minnesota's state suicide prevention plan, with a focus on impacts of suicide, Minnesota's suicide prevention infrastructure, and the goals, objectives, and strategies of the prevention plan. Includes discussions and data on suicide in Minnesota according to specific demographic groups, including rural and tribal.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Obstetric Readiness in Rural Communities Lacking Hospital Labor and Delivery Units
Policy brief discussing the current rural maternal healthcare workforce and their capacity to manage obstetric emergencies during pregnancy, labor, and delivery. Offers recommendations to promote obstetric readiness for emergency care in rural hospitals without obstetric units and support for community-based, emergency department-adjacent health workers.
Author(s): Eneka Lamb, Madeline Merwin, Quinyatta Mumford, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief discussing the current rural maternal healthcare workforce and their capacity to manage obstetric emergencies during pregnancy, labor, and delivery. Offers recommendations to promote obstetric readiness for emergency care in rural hospitals without obstetric units and support for community-based, emergency department-adjacent health workers.
Author(s): Eneka Lamb, Madeline Merwin, Quinyatta Mumford, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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CDC-Supported National Network of Farmworker-Serving Organizations to Mitigate COVID-19
Describes the creation and work of a network of farmworker focused organizations to respond to COVID-19. Led by the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an advisory council of 20 people and 54 network partners worked from October 2020 through September 2021 to build capacity for organizations to connect farmworkers to COVID-19 resources and healthcare as well as enhance collaboration among the network partners. Discusses the network's impact including farmer outreach activities, collaborative activities, and staff support. Data include locations of network partners and project outcomes.
Author(s): Bethany Boggess, Sarah Prager, Jennifer M. Lincoln, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 113(2), 166-169
Date: 02/2023
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Describes the creation and work of a network of farmworker focused organizations to respond to COVID-19. Led by the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an advisory council of 20 people and 54 network partners worked from October 2020 through September 2021 to build capacity for organizations to connect farmworkers to COVID-19 resources and healthcare as well as enhance collaboration among the network partners. Discusses the network's impact including farmer outreach activities, collaborative activities, and staff support. Data include locations of network partners and project outcomes.
Author(s): Bethany Boggess, Sarah Prager, Jennifer M. Lincoln, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 113(2), 166-169
Date: 02/2023
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The Other Side of the ACEs Pyramid: A Healing Framework for Indigenous Communities
Describes the Indigenous Wellness Pyramid developed at the University of Montana National Native Children's Trauma Center offering a holistic approach to healing from the effects of adverse childhood events (ACEs) in Indigenous communities. Provides examples, supporting research, and suggestions for implementing the Indigenous Wellness Pyramid.
Author(s): Maegan Rides At The Door, Sidney Shaw
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4108
Date: 02/2023
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Describes the Indigenous Wellness Pyramid developed at the University of Montana National Native Children's Trauma Center offering a holistic approach to healing from the effects of adverse childhood events (ACEs) in Indigenous communities. Provides examples, supporting research, and suggestions for implementing the Indigenous Wellness Pyramid.
Author(s): Maegan Rides At The Door, Sidney Shaw
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4108
Date: 02/2023
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Indigenous Evaluation Toolkit: An Actionable Guide for Organizations Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Communities through Opioid Prevention Programming
Toolkit presents guidance for American Indian and Alaska Native communities and organizations for providing opioid prevention services. Provides a four-phase plan for program design and details holistic and culturally competent approaches to opioid prevention.
Author(s): Danielle Eakins, Angela Gaffney, Caelin Marum, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Seven Directions - A Center for Indigenous Public Health
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Toolkit presents guidance for American Indian and Alaska Native communities and organizations for providing opioid prevention services. Provides a four-phase plan for program design and details holistic and culturally competent approaches to opioid prevention.
Author(s): Danielle Eakins, Angela Gaffney, Caelin Marum, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Seven Directions - A Center for Indigenous Public Health
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