Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Ohio: Find My Local Health Department
A directory that allows user to input address in Ohio to find their associated local health department (LHD).
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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A directory that allows user to input address in Ohio to find their associated local health department (LHD).
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Specialty Physician Supply and Demand Tool
Offers a method for generating reports and maps demonstrating state and county physician supply and demand by specialty including family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, neurology, and psychiatry.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Offers a method for generating reports and maps demonstrating state and county physician supply and demand by specialty including family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, neurology, and psychiatry.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Advancing Prosperity in Rural Indiana: Seven Priorities for Creating Thriving Rural Places, Businesses, and Families
Outlines the priorities for supporting rural Indiana such as providing citizens with essential goods and services, employment opportunities, broadband connection, housing, access to child care, and more. Includes data on rural versus urban population changes, median income, unemployment, immigration, poverty, mental stress, commute time, housing costs, internet access, education, and county-level percentages related to volunteering, population, job automation risk, and more.
Author(s): Carl Rist, Allan Freyer
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
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Outlines the priorities for supporting rural Indiana such as providing citizens with essential goods and services, employment opportunities, broadband connection, housing, access to child care, and more. Includes data on rural versus urban population changes, median income, unemployment, immigration, poverty, mental stress, commute time, housing costs, internet access, education, and county-level percentages related to volunteering, population, job automation risk, and more.
Author(s): Carl Rist, Allan Freyer
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
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Rural Health Grants: State Fact Sheets
Shares information on Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) investments by state in Fiscal Year 2024 to increase healthcare access; strengthen health networks; advance maternal health; support substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery; and focus on care quality improvements for Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals. Individual state fact sheets list grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional districts.
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Shares information on Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) investments by state in Fiscal Year 2024 to increase healthcare access; strengthen health networks; advance maternal health; support substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery; and focus on care quality improvements for Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals. Individual state fact sheets list grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional districts.
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Rural Health Mapping Tool
An interactive mapping system to help inform rural communities' strategies around COVID-19. Includes county-level data on COVID-19 vaccination rates, cases, and hospitalizations, as well as healthcare access, health status, and sociodemographic information.
Sponsoring organization: NORC at the University of Chicago
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An interactive mapping system to help inform rural communities' strategies around COVID-19. Includes county-level data on COVID-19 vaccination rates, cases, and hospitalizations, as well as healthcare access, health status, and sociodemographic information.
Sponsoring organization: NORC at the University of Chicago
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Disaster Behavioral Health Resources
Offers a variety of resources for professionals working in disaster behavioral health fields. Includes the Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series Resource Center, an information series searchable by specific population and type of disaster. Also, comprises publications discussing new research and information: The Dialogue, a quarterly newsletter; SAMHSA DTAC Bulletin, a monthly journal; and SAMHSA DTAC Supplemental Research Bulletin, providing practitioners, planners, and responders a review of current published research and literature. Several tip sheets are included to help first responders, healthcare professionals, and survivors after disasters and traumatic events.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Offers a variety of resources for professionals working in disaster behavioral health fields. Includes the Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series Resource Center, an information series searchable by specific population and type of disaster. Also, comprises publications discussing new research and information: The Dialogue, a quarterly newsletter; SAMHSA DTAC Bulletin, a monthly journal; and SAMHSA DTAC Supplemental Research Bulletin, providing practitioners, planners, and responders a review of current published research and literature. Several tip sheets are included to help first responders, healthcare professionals, and survivors after disasters and traumatic events.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Wisconsin Immunizations: Influenza Vaccine Data
Provides county-level data on Wisconsin residents who have received a flu vaccine. Includes vaccine trends from past seasons as well as percentage data broken down by age, race/ethnicity, and sex.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Provides county-level data on Wisconsin residents who have received a flu vaccine. Includes vaccine trends from past seasons as well as percentage data broken down by age, race/ethnicity, and sex.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
Offers confidential and multilingual crisis counseling and support for people in emotional distress related to human-caused or natural disasters. Call or text 1-800-985-5990 to speak with a trained counselor. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Offers confidential and multilingual crisis counseling and support for people in emotional distress related to human-caused or natural disasters. Call or text 1-800-985-5990 to speak with a trained counselor. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Addressing the Intersection of Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: What Is the Capacity of Local Health Departments?: Results from the National Fielding of the SPACECAT
Provides survey results from local health departments (LHDs) regarding their capacity to address suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Analyzes data from 101 LHDs that completed the Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) from a sampling of small (serving 50,000 people or less), medium (serving 50,000-499,999 people), and large (serving 500,000 or more people) LHDs. Includes discussions centering around capacity issues such as networking and partnerships, strategic planning, staffing, data integration, and addressing concerns for at-risk populations.
Author(s): Katherine Palm, Lane Davis, Margaret Cunningham, Kyle Brees, Kellie Hall
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Provides survey results from local health departments (LHDs) regarding their capacity to address suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Analyzes data from 101 LHDs that completed the Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) from a sampling of small (serving 50,000 people or less), medium (serving 50,000-499,999 people), and large (serving 500,000 or more people) LHDs. Includes discussions centering around capacity issues such as networking and partnerships, strategic planning, staffing, data integration, and addressing concerns for at-risk populations.
Author(s): Katherine Palm, Lane Davis, Margaret Cunningham, Kyle Brees, Kellie Hall
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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March of Dimes Maternity Care Deserts Dashboard
An interactive dashboard that depicts county-level access to maternity care, with counties characterized by maternity care deserts, low access to maternity care, moderate access to maternity care, or full access to maternity care.
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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An interactive dashboard that depicts county-level access to maternity care, with counties characterized by maternity care deserts, low access to maternity care, moderate access to maternity care, or full access to maternity care.
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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