Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Leadership
Building Sustainable Capacity for Quality and Organizational Excellence: Critical Access Hospital Quality Infrastructure Summit
Summarizes a March 2023 summit with experts that sought to identify the core elements of infrastructure necessary for successful quality efforts in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Outlines a framework to help leaders assess needs and growth and consider holistic approaches to creating a sustainable quality infrastructure.
Additional links: Core Elements of Critical Access Hospital Quality Infrastructure Video Summary, National Critical Access Hospital Quality Inventory and Assessment: Critical Access Hospital Fact Sheet, National Critical Access Hospital Quality Inventory and Assessment: State Flex Program Fact Sheet, National Critical Access Hospital Quality Inventory and Assessment: Video Summary
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Flex Monitoring Team, National Rural Health Resource Center, Stratis Health
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Summarizes a March 2023 summit with experts that sought to identify the core elements of infrastructure necessary for successful quality efforts in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Outlines a framework to help leaders assess needs and growth and consider holistic approaches to creating a sustainable quality infrastructure.
Additional links: Core Elements of Critical Access Hospital Quality Infrastructure Video Summary, National Critical Access Hospital Quality Inventory and Assessment: Critical Access Hospital Fact Sheet, National Critical Access Hospital Quality Inventory and Assessment: State Flex Program Fact Sheet, National Critical Access Hospital Quality Inventory and Assessment: Video Summary
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Flex Monitoring Team, National Rural Health Resource Center, Stratis Health
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Trauma-Informed Supervision in Tribal Child Welfare (Part 1 of 2): Maintaining Clear Roles with Realistic Expectations
A webinar recording that discusses strategies to develop culturally-responsive and trauma-informed supervision in tribal child welfare. Discusses how to support child welfare staff, such as maintaining clear roles and ensuring manageable caseload expectations. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): Kimee Wind-Hummingbird, Lisa Stark
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Capacity Building Center for Tribes
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A webinar recording that discusses strategies to develop culturally-responsive and trauma-informed supervision in tribal child welfare. Discusses how to support child welfare staff, such as maintaining clear roles and ensuring manageable caseload expectations. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): Kimee Wind-Hummingbird, Lisa Stark
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Capacity Building Center for Tribes
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Prioritizing Rural Populations in State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans: A Qualitative Assessment
Discusses the development of comprehensive cancer control (CCC) plans at the state level to address rural health disparities. Reports on interviews with cancer control leaders about barriers and facilitators in creating CCC plans and the strategies to create effective partnerships and networks in rural areas.
Author(s): Rachel Hirschey, Catherine Rohweder, Whitney E. Zahnd, et al.
Citation: Cancer Causes & Control, 34, 159-169
Date: 02/2023
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Discusses the development of comprehensive cancer control (CCC) plans at the state level to address rural health disparities. Reports on interviews with cancer control leaders about barriers and facilitators in creating CCC plans and the strategies to create effective partnerships and networks in rural areas.
Author(s): Rachel Hirschey, Catherine Rohweder, Whitney E. Zahnd, et al.
Citation: Cancer Causes & Control, 34, 159-169
Date: 02/2023
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National Rural Health Day 2023 Community Stars
Collection of stories about individuals and organizations across the U.S. that have made positive differences in the health of the rural communities they serve through innovation, leadership, commitment, collaboration, education, and communication.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Collection of stories about individuals and organizations across the U.S. that have made positive differences in the health of the rural communities they serve through innovation, leadership, commitment, collaboration, education, and communication.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Bringing Community Voice into Cross-Sector Data Sharing: Addressing the Health Needs of Children and Youth in Rural South Carolina
A case study that discusses collaboration across multiple organizations involved with the Learning and Action in Policy and Partnerships (LAPP) initiative to improve data sharing related to youth living in rural South Carolina. Discusses how improved data sharing and collaboration can help rural schools and community leaders address students' physical and mental health needs.
Date: 11/2022
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Health Care Strategies, Data Across Sectors for Health
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A case study that discusses collaboration across multiple organizations involved with the Learning and Action in Policy and Partnerships (LAPP) initiative to improve data sharing related to youth living in rural South Carolina. Discusses how improved data sharing and collaboration can help rural schools and community leaders address students' physical and mental health needs.
Date: 11/2022
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Health Care Strategies, Data Across Sectors for Health
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National Rural Health Day 2022 Community Stars
Collection of stories about individuals and organizations across the U.S. that have made positive differences in the health of the rural communities they serve through innovation, leadership, commitment, collaboration, education, and communication.
Date: 11/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Collection of stories about individuals and organizations across the U.S. that have made positive differences in the health of the rural communities they serve through innovation, leadership, commitment, collaboration, education, and communication.
Date: 11/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Louisiana Rural Health Association 2023-2025 Strategic Plan
Offers the strategic plan for the Louisiana Rural Health Association with focus on growth, accountability, relationships, and impact. Plan includes a SWOT analysis and presentation slides highlighting survey data that contributed to the final plan.
Date: 09/2022
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Rural Health Association
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Offers the strategic plan for the Louisiana Rural Health Association with focus on growth, accountability, relationships, and impact. Plan includes a SWOT analysis and presentation slides highlighting survey data that contributed to the final plan.
Date: 09/2022
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Rural Health Association
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State Flex Program Staff Sustainability Guide and Toolkit
A guide for state Flex Programs to help recruit good Flex Program staff, train them successfully, retain staff longer, and plan an orderly process of finding and training new staff before the outgoing staff leave. Presents a Staff Sustainability Cycle, a process for improving the retention of high-performing Flex Program staff, and outlines specific strategies and practical tools for addressing each component of the cycle.
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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A guide for state Flex Programs to help recruit good Flex Program staff, train them successfully, retain staff longer, and plan an orderly process of finding and training new staff before the outgoing staff leave. Presents a Staff Sustainability Cycle, a process for improving the retention of high-performing Flex Program staff, and outlines specific strategies and practical tools for addressing each component of the cycle.
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Leadership Fundamentals Video Series: Surviving and Thriving as a New Leader
A 6-part video series for new rural health leaders transitioning to a supervisor or manager role. Covers building organizational awareness; managing performance; communication, conflict, and difficult conversations; leading change; and team engagement. Training modules include interviews with rural health leaders, discussion questions, suggested activities to support learning, and supplemental resources.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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A 6-part video series for new rural health leaders transitioning to a supervisor or manager role. Covers building organizational awareness; managing performance; communication, conflict, and difficult conversations; leading change; and team engagement. Training modules include interviews with rural health leaders, discussion questions, suggested activities to support learning, and supplemental resources.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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A Playbook for New Rural Healthcare Partnership Models of Investment
Provides information for healthcare organizations looking to collaborate with local community and economic stakeholders to improve the health of their citizens. Includes case studies of multisector partnerships in rural areas that focus on upstream interventions, such as strengthening economic support, supporting local control, strengthening infrastructure to support healthcare access, and increasing resources.
Additional links: Update
Author(s): Ruth Thomas-Squance, Ashley Hernandez, Colleen Flynn, et al.
Date: 05/2022
Sponsoring organization: Build Healthy Places Network
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Provides information for healthcare organizations looking to collaborate with local community and economic stakeholders to improve the health of their citizens. Includes case studies of multisector partnerships in rural areas that focus on upstream interventions, such as strengthening economic support, supporting local control, strengthening infrastructure to support healthcare access, and increasing resources.
Additional links: Update
Author(s): Ruth Thomas-Squance, Ashley Hernandez, Colleen Flynn, et al.
Date: 05/2022
Sponsoring organization: Build Healthy Places Network
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