Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Human services
Using Rapid Cycle Learning to Build Momentum for Change in Two-Generation Service Delivery
Provides an overview of programs utilizing rapid cycle learning to quickly implement initiatives that help sustain changes for two or more generations aimed at improving outcomes for children, primary caregivers, and their families. Includes information on a Community Action Agency in a rural Maryland county and a human services organization that serves a rural Latino community in Colorado. Discusses their processes to improve data usage, referral systems, professional presentations, and more.
Author(s): Alex Bauer, Nickie Fung, Scott Baumgartner
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides an overview of programs utilizing rapid cycle learning to quickly implement initiatives that help sustain changes for two or more generations aimed at improving outcomes for children, primary caregivers, and their families. Includes information on a Community Action Agency in a rural Maryland county and a human services organization that serves a rural Latino community in Colorado. Discusses their processes to improve data usage, referral systems, professional presentations, and more.
Author(s): Alex Bauer, Nickie Fung, Scott Baumgartner
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Family Strengthening Research: 2022 Report
Provides an overview of the Division of Family Strengthening's (DFS) major research investments through 2022. Reports on DFS focus areas: strengthening and supporting relationships, fatherhood, children, and families; reducing teen pregnancy and supporting positive youth development; and preventing family violence. Includes discussions on programs and issues specific to tribal and rural communities.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides an overview of the Division of Family Strengthening's (DFS) major research investments through 2022. Reports on DFS focus areas: strengthening and supporting relationships, fatherhood, children, and families; reducing teen pregnancy and supporting positive youth development; and preventing family violence. Includes discussions on programs and issues specific to tribal and rural communities.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model Evaluation: Second Evaluation Report
Provides an overview of the Accountable Health Communities (ACH) Model, which tests whether identifying and addressing core health-related social needs (HRSNs) of community-dwelling beneficiaries improves health outcomes, reduces healthcare costs, and reduces unnecessary healthcare utilization. Explores the context in which the AHC Model was implemented and the model's impacts on Medicaid, FFS Medicare, and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. Presents information on participating organizations that had rural areas within their geographic target areas (GTAs) and compares outcomes among urban and rural participants.
Additional links: Findings at a Glance
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, RTI International
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Provides an overview of the Accountable Health Communities (ACH) Model, which tests whether identifying and addressing core health-related social needs (HRSNs) of community-dwelling beneficiaries improves health outcomes, reduces healthcare costs, and reduces unnecessary healthcare utilization. Explores the context in which the AHC Model was implemented and the model's impacts on Medicaid, FFS Medicare, and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. Presents information on participating organizations that had rural areas within their geographic target areas (GTAs) and compares outcomes among urban and rural participants.
Additional links: Findings at a Glance
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, RTI International
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Landscape of the Health Informatics Workforce: Rapid Response Brief
Focuses on the clinical informatics and public health, population health, and social service informatics subdomains of the health informatics workforce. Mentions resource hubs that serve rural communities by providing guidelines, toolkits, screening tools, and other resources. Examines social determinants of health and gives examples of clinical informatics work that can improve access to care for rural and underserved populations. Features statistics on physicians certified in clinical informatics from 2013-2022.
Author(s): Cynthia LeRouge, Shahida Shahrir, Bianca K. Frogner
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Focuses on the clinical informatics and public health, population health, and social service informatics subdomains of the health informatics workforce. Mentions resource hubs that serve rural communities by providing guidelines, toolkits, screening tools, and other resources. Examines social determinants of health and gives examples of clinical informatics work that can improve access to care for rural and underserved populations. Features statistics on physicians certified in clinical informatics from 2013-2022.
Author(s): Cynthia LeRouge, Shahida Shahrir, Bianca K. Frogner
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Rural Maryland Council Report on the Transportation Health Care Roundtable Meetings
Summaries of a series of roundtable discussions between healthcare and transportation providers to determine how health and human services transportation can be improved in Maryland. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Rural Maryland Council, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
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Summaries of a series of roundtable discussions between healthcare and transportation providers to determine how health and human services transportation can be improved in Maryland. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Rural Maryland Council, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program: Final Report
Examines the effectiveness of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to develop community responses and create Continuums of Care (CoCs) plans for unhoused youth in urban and rural sites. Discusses engagement of youth to create local policy; networking and collaboration among child welfare, education, behavioral health, and juvenile justice agencies; and outreach services and housing interventions.
Author(s): Kathryn A. Henderson, Debra J. Rog, Harihar Bhattarai, et al.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Examines the effectiveness of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to develop community responses and create Continuums of Care (CoCs) plans for unhoused youth in urban and rural sites. Discusses engagement of youth to create local policy; networking and collaboration among child welfare, education, behavioral health, and juvenile justice agencies; and outreach services and housing interventions.
Author(s): Kathryn A. Henderson, Debra J. Rog, Harihar Bhattarai, et al.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Coordinating Services To Support Families: Findings from the Head Start Connects Case Studies
Provides case studies of 6 Head Start programs to learn about program coordination and partnerships from staff, families, and local providers. Utilizes data from 2020 to evaluate strategies related to identifying family needs, connecting families with services, and maintaining connections with families. Includes rural specific feedback from 2 rural Head Start programs.
Author(s): Marissa Strassberger, Carol Hafford, Kate Stepleton
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides case studies of 6 Head Start programs to learn about program coordination and partnerships from staff, families, and local providers. Utilizes data from 2020 to evaluate strategies related to identifying family needs, connecting families with services, and maintaining connections with families. Includes rural specific feedback from 2 rural Head Start programs.
Author(s): Marissa Strassberger, Carol Hafford, Kate Stepleton
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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4C for Cherokee Children Cultural Connection
Discusses the trauma Cherokee children experience in the foster care system and a related program meant to mitigate the grief and loss after being removed from the home. Focuses on utilizing cultural knowledge to process trauma and improve physical and mental health. Transcript available below description.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Capacity Building Center for Tribes
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Discusses the trauma Cherokee children experience in the foster care system and a related program meant to mitigate the grief and loss after being removed from the home. Focuses on utilizing cultural knowledge to process trauma and improve physical and mental health. Transcript available below description.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Capacity Building Center for Tribes
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Human Services in Rural Contexts: Comprehensive Report
Provides an overview of human services in rural areas, with information focused on human services programs and benefits, economic and social well-being, persistent poverty communities, and adaptations to overcome access barriers in rural areas. Includes tables, graphs, and county-level U.S. maps depicting human services needs.
Author(s): Emily Brimsek, James Murdoch, Emma Ward, Neel Chakraborti, Ashton Cain
Date: 01/2023
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families, Urban Institute
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Provides an overview of human services in rural areas, with information focused on human services programs and benefits, economic and social well-being, persistent poverty communities, and adaptations to overcome access barriers in rural areas. Includes tables, graphs, and county-level U.S. maps depicting human services needs.
Author(s): Emily Brimsek, James Murdoch, Emma Ward, Neel Chakraborti, Ashton Cain
Date: 01/2023
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families, Urban Institute
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Building a Better Wisconsin: Investing in the Health and Well-Being of Wisconsinites - 2023 Governor's Health Equity Council Report
Provides an overview of the Wisconsin Governor's Health Equity Council 2023 recommendations which are focused on upstream health interventions related to the economic, social, and physical environment, with specific attention to health and community services, education and housing, justice, governance, and family-sustaining fiscal policy. Includes strategies specific to rural communities as well as county-level maps on health outcomes and percentage of children in poverty.
Date: 01/2023
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Provides an overview of the Wisconsin Governor's Health Equity Council 2023 recommendations which are focused on upstream health interventions related to the economic, social, and physical environment, with specific attention to health and community services, education and housing, justice, governance, and family-sustaining fiscal policy. Includes strategies specific to rural communities as well as county-level maps on health outcomes and percentage of children in poverty.
Date: 01/2023
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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