Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Needs assessment methods and resources
Healthy Aging in Rural Towns (HeART) Toolkit
A toolkit for community leaders in rural areas that contains resources to conduct needs-and-assets assessments and develop strategies to strengthen community supports for aging adults. Offers 10 modules focused on planning, data collection and analysis, developing strategies, and building coalition and community support. Contains tips and anecdotes from rural Wisconsin communities who implemented HeART projects. Toolkit is free to download with registration.
Author(s): Sharon Schumacher, Eileen Whalen Partridge, Molly Schwebach, Kim Nolet, Barbara Bowers
Sponsoring organization: Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) at the UW-Madison School of Nursing
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A toolkit for community leaders in rural areas that contains resources to conduct needs-and-assets assessments and develop strategies to strengthen community supports for aging adults. Offers 10 modules focused on planning, data collection and analysis, developing strategies, and building coalition and community support. Contains tips and anecdotes from rural Wisconsin communities who implemented HeART projects. Toolkit is free to download with registration.
Author(s): Sharon Schumacher, Eileen Whalen Partridge, Molly Schwebach, Kim Nolet, Barbara Bowers
Sponsoring organization: Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) at the UW-Madison School of Nursing
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How to Conduct a Rapid Community Assessment: A Guide to Understanding Your Community's Needs Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines
Guide to help healthcare providers and other organizations understand the concerns of their communities related to COVID-19 vaccination and identify strategies to increase vaccination confidence. Includes information on addressing vaccine confidence in rural and tribal communities.
Additional links: Addendum: Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment in Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Communities, Addendum: Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment in Tribal Communities
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Guide to help healthcare providers and other organizations understand the concerns of their communities related to COVID-19 vaccination and identify strategies to increase vaccination confidence. Includes information on addressing vaccine confidence in rural and tribal communities.
Additional links: Addendum: Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment in Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Communities, Addendum: Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment in Tribal Communities
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Indigenous Environmental Health Training Modules
A series of free online training modules describing why and how the Swinomish Tribal Community modified and implemented the CDC Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) health assessment framework as part of the Climate Ready Tribes project designed to help tribes assess and adapt to climate change.
Sponsoring organizations: National Indian Health Board, Oregon State University, College of Public Health and Human Sciences
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A series of free online training modules describing why and how the Swinomish Tribal Community modified and implemented the CDC Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) health assessment framework as part of the Climate Ready Tribes project designed to help tribes assess and adapt to climate change.
Sponsoring organizations: National Indian Health Board, Oregon State University, College of Public Health and Human Sciences
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Rural Community Health Gateway
Provides resources to help build effective community health programs, improve services, and develop new programs.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Provides resources to help build effective community health programs, improve services, and develop new programs.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Conducting Rural Health Research, Needs Assessments, and Program Evaluations Topic Guide
An overview of rural health research, needs assessments, and program evaluations, with tools and resources to support these activities. Discusses the roles each of these activities play in helping rural communities and their partners understand rural health needs and identify effective interventions.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An overview of rural health research, needs assessments, and program evaluations, with tools and resources to support these activities. Discusses the roles each of these activities play in helping rural communities and their partners understand rural health needs and identify effective interventions.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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The Community Tool Box
Practical and detailed information and resources to support community health. Provides training and tools to help build skills on topics that include culture, community assessment, leadership, grant writing, financial sustainability, and more.
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Practical and detailed information and resources to support community health. Provides training and tools to help build skills on topics that include culture, community assessment, leadership, grant writing, financial sustainability, and more.
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