Rural Health
Resources by Topic: LGBTQ+
Rural School- and Community-Based Programs Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth
Highlights several school and community based programs that support the mental health and wellness of LGBTQ+ youth in rural communities. Presents four case studies of youth programs in rural communities in Minnesota and Maine. Discusses the context, organizational overview, key features, and challenges and opportunities for each program.
Author(s): Madeleine Pick, Robert Libal, Mariana Tuttle, Carrie Henning-Smith
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Highlights several school and community based programs that support the mental health and wellness of LGBTQ+ youth in rural communities. Presents four case studies of youth programs in rural communities in Minnesota and Maine. Discusses the context, organizational overview, key features, and challenges and opportunities for each program.
Author(s): Madeleine Pick, Robert Libal, Mariana Tuttle, Carrie Henning-Smith
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Mental Health in Rural New York: Findings and Implications of a Listening Tour with Residents and Professionals
Findings from the Rural Mental Health Listening Tour of New York State, conducted between March 2020 and September 2021 to elicit input and experiences of community members living and working in rural areas. Presents strengths and assets of rural communities, and highlights model programs and success stories. Includes recommendations in categories including access to transportation and broadband, access to mental health programs, availability of services, improving and sustaining workforce capacity, and offers state- and county-specific recommendations.
Author(s): Brett Harris, Katie Gallant, Abby Mariani
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Findings from the Rural Mental Health Listening Tour of New York State, conducted between March 2020 and September 2021 to elicit input and experiences of community members living and working in rural areas. Presents strengths and assets of rural communities, and highlights model programs and success stories. Includes recommendations in categories including access to transportation and broadband, access to mental health programs, availability of services, improving and sustaining workforce capacity, and offers state- and county-specific recommendations.
Author(s): Brett Harris, Katie Gallant, Abby Mariani
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
Provides a framework for the federal government's strategic plan to prevent and reduce homelessness in the United States 25% by 2025. Discusses the current state of homelessness; feedback gained from listening sessions and public comments; disparities for LGBTQ+ persons, racial minorities, the formerly incarcerated, and those with disabilities; and the social determinants that cause homelessness. Includes strategic planning that collaborates with federal housing, mental health, and drug control agencies.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
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Provides a framework for the federal government's strategic plan to prevent and reduce homelessness in the United States 25% by 2025. Discusses the current state of homelessness; feedback gained from listening sessions and public comments; disparities for LGBTQ+ persons, racial minorities, the formerly incarcerated, and those with disabilities; and the social determinants that cause homelessness. Includes strategic planning that collaborates with federal housing, mental health, and drug control agencies.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
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Support over Social Media among Socially Isolated Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Rural U.S. during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities for Intervention Research
Reports on an online survey examining how rural sexual and gender (SGM) minority adolescents find information and emotional support through social media (SM), and the preferred platforms and features they use. Discusses how digital interventions on SM platforms could benefit SGM youth living in rural areas, and offers recommendations for delivering interventions on preferred SM platforms.
Author(s): Sana Karim, Sophia Choukas-Bradley, Ana Radovic, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(23)
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
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Reports on an online survey examining how rural sexual and gender (SGM) minority adolescents find information and emotional support through social media (SM), and the preferred platforms and features they use. Discusses how digital interventions on SM platforms could benefit SGM youth living in rural areas, and offers recommendations for delivering interventions on preferred SM platforms.
Author(s): Sana Karim, Sophia Choukas-Bradley, Ana Radovic, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(23)
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
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Key Informant Perspectives on Supporting Health and Well-Being for LGBTQ+ Rural Residents
Provides an overview of challenges rural LGBTQ+ populations face related to their physical and mental health as well as recommendations to overcome these challenges. Reports on 14 interviews held with representatives from LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and includes discussions about issues such as cultural competency and attitudes among healthcare staff, intersecting concerns about LGBTQ+ and rural identity, resource availability in rural areas, and ability to access services.
Author(s): Megan Lahr, Carrie Henning-Smith, Gilbert Gonzales
Date: 09/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Provides an overview of challenges rural LGBTQ+ populations face related to their physical and mental health as well as recommendations to overcome these challenges. Reports on 14 interviews held with representatives from LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and includes discussions about issues such as cultural competency and attitudes among healthcare staff, intersecting concerns about LGBTQ+ and rural identity, resource availability in rural areas, and ability to access services.
Author(s): Megan Lahr, Carrie Henning-Smith, Gilbert Gonzales
Date: 09/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Strategies Adopted by Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men to Prevent Monkeypox virus Transmission — United States, August 2022
Reports on monkeypox vaccination among men who have sex with men (MSM), with data by location for urban, suburban, small/medium metro, and rural areas. Information is based on a monkeypox-specific follow-up survey to the annual American Men's Internet Survey, completed by a convenience sample of 824 MSM.
Author(s): Kevin P. Delaney, Travis Sanchez, Marissa Hannah, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 71(35), 1126-1130
Date: 09/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on monkeypox vaccination among men who have sex with men (MSM), with data by location for urban, suburban, small/medium metro, and rural areas. Information is based on a monkeypox-specific follow-up survey to the annual American Men's Internet Survey, completed by a convenience sample of 824 MSM.
Author(s): Kevin P. Delaney, Travis Sanchez, Marissa Hannah, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 71(35), 1126-1130
Date: 09/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Pride in Idaho Care Neighborhoods Roadmap - A Guide For Healthcare Communities
Presents a model for delivering culturally appropriate care to LGBTQ+ people living in rural areas. Discusses the application of this model to the state of Idaho and highlights recommendations for providers, and healthcare facilities in general, on how to provide comprehensive care to a marginalized group in a rural area. Includes a resource library for LGBTQ+ support programs and information.
Additional links: Resource Library
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Cornerstone Whole Healthcare Organization, Inc.
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Presents a model for delivering culturally appropriate care to LGBTQ+ people living in rural areas. Discusses the application of this model to the state of Idaho and highlights recommendations for providers, and healthcare facilities in general, on how to provide comprehensive care to a marginalized group in a rural area. Includes a resource library for LGBTQ+ support programs and information.
Additional links: Resource Library
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Cornerstone Whole Healthcare Organization, Inc.
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Transformation Transfer Initiative (TTI) 2022 Resource Guide
Highlights information pertaining to the behavioral health equity for children and adolescents, American Indian and Alaska Native, and LGBTQ+ populations. Discusses workforce issues and trauma-informed care. Features resource papers, presentations, websites, toolkits, and pamphlets.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
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Highlights information pertaining to the behavioral health equity for children and adolescents, American Indian and Alaska Native, and LGBTQ+ populations. Discusses workforce issues and trauma-informed care. Features resource papers, presentations, websites, toolkits, and pamphlets.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
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Achieving Health Equity in US Suicides: A Narrative Review and Commentary
Discusses suicide mortality disparities by different demographics, such as age, race, veteran status, and rurality, among others. Tracks suicide rates from 1999-2019 and highlights rates by specific demographic group.
Author(s): Seth W. Perry, Jacob C. Rainey, Stephen Allison, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 22, 1360
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
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Discusses suicide mortality disparities by different demographics, such as age, race, veteran status, and rurality, among others. Tracks suicide rates from 1999-2019 and highlights rates by specific demographic group.
Author(s): Seth W. Perry, Jacob C. Rainey, Stephen Allison, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 22, 1360
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
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HIV Prevention and Treatment Challenges in Rural America
A webinar recording that covers issues related to HIV healthcare in rural communities and presents HIV data in the United States. Discusses populations who should be offered pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), current options in HIV treatment, and rural health issues such as stigma, medical and mental health shortage areas, and LGBT discrimination. Provides healthcare options available in Kansas.
Date: 07/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organizations: AIDS Education and Training Centers National Coordinating Resource Center, University of Kansas Medical Center
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A webinar recording that covers issues related to HIV healthcare in rural communities and presents HIV data in the United States. Discusses populations who should be offered pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), current options in HIV treatment, and rural health issues such as stigma, medical and mental health shortage areas, and LGBT discrimination. Provides healthcare options available in Kansas.
Date: 07/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organizations: AIDS Education and Training Centers National Coordinating Resource Center, University of Kansas Medical Center
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