Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Infrastructure
Appalachian Regional Commission Performance & Accountability Report: Fiscal Year 2024
Provides an overview of the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) projects from 2024 that develop economy, promote education and healthy living, invest in infrastructure, strengthen natural and cultural heritage, and build capacity in the Appalachian region. Includes healthcare-focused discussions about substance use, healthcare grants, healthcare workforce, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Provides an overview of the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) projects from 2024 that develop economy, promote education and healthy living, invest in infrastructure, strengthen natural and cultural heritage, and build capacity in the Appalachian region. Includes healthcare-focused discussions about substance use, healthcare grants, healthcare workforce, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Rural Health Success Stories
Highlights USDA Rural Development-funded programs in each region of the United States. Highlights healthcare facilities and other uses of community development funding in Arizona, Maine, Louisiana, and South Dakota.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Highlights USDA Rural Development-funded programs in each region of the United States. Highlights healthcare facilities and other uses of community development funding in Arizona, Maine, Louisiana, and South Dakota.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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USDA Rural Development Rural Health: What We Do
Presents an overview of USDA Rural Development funding for rural health in fiscal year 2024. Covers telehealth and broadband, rural facilities, economic development, housing, infrastructure, mental health and substance use, and emergency medical services.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Presents an overview of USDA Rural Development funding for rural health in fiscal year 2024. Covers telehealth and broadband, rural facilities, economic development, housing, infrastructure, mental health and substance use, and emergency medical services.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Future Directions for Rural Population Research: Findings from RPRN's Listening Sessions
Summarizes 5 listening sessions with rural development practitioners aiming to identify areas of research need by rural population researchers. Discusses trends in agriculture and food systems, community and economic development, the environment and natural resources, and health, healthcare, and disability services. Offers recommendations related to information sharing, community involvement in research, data gathering, and best practices and evaluation.
Author(s): Kristina Brant, Paige, Kelly, Danielle Rhubart, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Population Research Network
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Summarizes 5 listening sessions with rural development practitioners aiming to identify areas of research need by rural population researchers. Discusses trends in agriculture and food systems, community and economic development, the environment and natural resources, and health, healthcare, and disability services. Offers recommendations related to information sharing, community involvement in research, data gathering, and best practices and evaluation.
Author(s): Kristina Brant, Paige, Kelly, Danielle Rhubart, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Population Research Network
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Texas Rural Hospital Services Strategic Plan Progress Report, 2024
Reports on the progress, strategies, and milestones of the Texas Rural Hospital Services Strategic Plan. Discusses strategies to support rural hospitals, covering policies and initiatives related to Medicaid reimbursements, hospital revenue opportunities, challenges providing care to patients covered by Medicare and other payers, use of state funds for hospital stabilization, and infrastructure development. Provides a map of rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Rural Emergency Hospitals in Texas.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Reports on the progress, strategies, and milestones of the Texas Rural Hospital Services Strategic Plan. Discusses strategies to support rural hospitals, covering policies and initiatives related to Medicaid reimbursements, hospital revenue opportunities, challenges providing care to patients covered by Medicare and other payers, use of state funds for hospital stabilization, and infrastructure development. Provides a map of rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Rural Emergency Hospitals in Texas.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Access in Appalachia: Pilot Study
Builds upon the research report, Access in Appalachia Concept and Methodologies–Final Report, to examine the transportation system in North Carolina. Includes data on public, private, and pedestrian/bicycle transit. County-level statistics on access to essential healthcare available in Table 19.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Builds upon the research report, Access in Appalachia Concept and Methodologies–Final Report, to examine the transportation system in North Carolina. Includes data on public, private, and pedestrian/bicycle transit. County-level statistics on access to essential healthcare available in Table 19.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Sustainable Development in Rural Underserved Communities through Improved Responsible Management of Decentralized Wastewater Infrastructure: A Focus on the Alabama Black Belt
Examines strategies to achieve sustainable development in rural, underserved communities through safe wastewater management in the Alabama Black Belt. Discusses utility structure, operation, and potential barriers to achieving development that is compatible with public health, as well as policy to support sustainable wastewater systems.
Author(s): Amal Bakchan, Kevin D. White
Citation: Environmental Science & Technology, 58(42), 18671-18685
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Examines strategies to achieve sustainable development in rural, underserved communities through safe wastewater management in the Alabama Black Belt. Discusses utility structure, operation, and potential barriers to achieving development that is compatible with public health, as well as policy to support sustainable wastewater systems.
Author(s): Amal Bakchan, Kevin D. White
Citation: Environmental Science & Technology, 58(42), 18671-18685
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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About 1 in 4 Households Experienced a Power Outage in the Span of a Year
Reports on power outages in homes over a 12 month period using the 2023 American Housing Survey. Includes a comparison of rural and urban homes and discusses healthcare-related challenges associated with power outages including operating electrical medical equipment and refrigerating medication.
Author(s): Patrick Madamba
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Reports on power outages in homes over a 12 month period using the 2023 American Housing Survey. Includes a comparison of rural and urban homes and discusses healthcare-related challenges associated with power outages including operating electrical medical equipment and refrigerating medication.
Author(s): Patrick Madamba
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Community Health Centers Leading the Charge to Build Resilience Against Climate Change
An interactive report showing Community Health Centers that have implemented resilient energy systems such as solar panels or back-up battery systems. Provides information about each Community Health Center and the operational, environmental, and financial impacts of their energy system.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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An interactive report showing Community Health Centers that have implemented resilient energy systems such as solar panels or back-up battery systems. Provides information about each Community Health Center and the operational, environmental, and financial impacts of their energy system.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Private Well Water Stewardship in Rural Georgia
Analyzes the factors that impact private well water stewardship behaviors, such as education, the provision of household water treatment systems [HWTS], and the combination of education and HWTS. Utilizes data from 64 private well water owners in rural Georgia to discuss barriers and facilitators to well water testing and treatment.
Author(s): J. Edward Dotherow, Bettye Apenteng, Andrew Hansen, Asli Aslan
Citation: PLoS ONE, 19(9)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Analyzes the factors that impact private well water stewardship behaviors, such as education, the provision of household water treatment systems [HWTS], and the combination of education and HWTS. Utilizes data from 64 private well water owners in rural Georgia to discuss barriers and facilitators to well water testing and treatment.
Author(s): J. Edward Dotherow, Bettye Apenteng, Andrew Hansen, Asli Aslan
Citation: PLoS ONE, 19(9)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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