Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Networking and collaboration
Organizing State and Local Health Departments for Public Health Preparedness
Examines whether state and local public health agencies relate to one another in a way that facilitates emergency response and preparedness. Includes discussion of issues facing rural areas.
Author(s): Jeffrey Wasserman, Peter Jacobson, Nicole Lurie, et al.
Date: 2006
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Examines whether state and local public health agencies relate to one another in a way that facilitates emergency response and preparedness. Includes discussion of issues facing rural areas.
Author(s): Jeffrey Wasserman, Peter Jacobson, Nicole Lurie, et al.
Date: 2006
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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The 2005 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes chapters focused on collaborations in rural communities, rural access to obstetrical services, and obesity in rural communities. Also examines rural welfare reform, including barriers faced by TANF recipients in the areas of transportation, child care, and the rural labor market. Includes recommendations to address these issues.
Date: 04/2005
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes chapters focused on collaborations in rural communities, rural access to obstetrical services, and obesity in rural communities. Also examines rural welfare reform, including barriers faced by TANF recipients in the areas of transportation, child care, and the rural labor market. Includes recommendations to address these issues.
Date: 04/2005
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Toolkit for Rural Community Coordinated Transportation Services
Provides information, instructions, and lessons learned from rural communities that have implemented coordinated transportation services. Includes details on who needs to be involved in coordinated transportation, how it operates, and its benefits.
Author(s): Jon E. Burkhardt, Charles A. Nelson, Gail Murray, David Koffman
Date: 08/2004
Sponsoring organization: Transportation Research Board
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Provides information, instructions, and lessons learned from rural communities that have implemented coordinated transportation services. Includes details on who needs to be involved in coordinated transportation, how it operates, and its benefits.
Author(s): Jon E. Burkhardt, Charles A. Nelson, Gail Murray, David Koffman
Date: 08/2004
Sponsoring organization: Transportation Research Board
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Telehealth Broadband Project
Provides information and data on rural broadband access and its impact on healthcare. Profiles rural community partnerships in four states - Alaska, Michigan, Texas, and West Virginia - designed to better understand connectivity issues.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center
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Provides information and data on rural broadband access and its impact on healthcare. Profiles rural community partnerships in four states - Alaska, Michigan, Texas, and West Virginia - designed to better understand connectivity issues.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center
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Supporting Rural Health Leadership and Management Topic Guide
Resources and strategies to help rural healthcare facilities and organizations develop and support the leaders and managers needed now and in the future to meet residents' health and healthcare needs.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources and strategies to help rural healthcare facilities and organizations develop and support the leaders and managers needed now and in the future to meet residents' health and healthcare needs.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Mobility Management Certificate Program
Free training offering participants the skills and knowledge to identify community transportation barriers and resources at the community, state, and national levels. At the completion of the course, participants will have developed their own national, state, and local mobility management resources toolkit. Course content covers mobility management basics, community health needs assessments, inclusivity, and the mobility ecosystem.
Sponsoring organization: Community Asset Builders, LLC
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Free training offering participants the skills and knowledge to identify community transportation barriers and resources at the community, state, and national levels. At the completion of the course, participants will have developed their own national, state, and local mobility management resources toolkit. Course content covers mobility management basics, community health needs assessments, inclusivity, and the mobility ecosystem.
Sponsoring organization: Community Asset Builders, LLC
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CDC: Tribal Affairs
Provides an overview of CDC partnerships and programs supporting tribal public health. Features tribal health data, publications, funding, documentation, and other resources facilitated by the CDC Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances (OTASA).
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides an overview of CDC partnerships and programs supporting tribal public health. Features tribal health data, publications, funding, documentation, and other resources facilitated by the CDC Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances (OTASA).
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Community Mental Health Information Community Partnerships Toolkit
Resources designed to help community organizations, healthcare providers, educators, and other partners address mental health information needs in their communities. Offers guides, templates, and strategies to establish partnerships, develop mental health programs, and promote mental health awareness and support. Includes a section on rural mental health information.
Sponsoring organization: Network of the National Library of Medicine
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Resources designed to help community organizations, healthcare providers, educators, and other partners address mental health information needs in their communities. Offers guides, templates, and strategies to establish partnerships, develop mental health programs, and promote mental health awareness and support. Includes a section on rural mental health information.
Sponsoring organization: Network of the National Library of Medicine
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USDA and Rural Health Care
Fact sheet on USDA Rural Development resources supporting community development and healthcare availability in rural communities. Details loan and grant programs as well as partnerships through the Rural Partners Network (RPN).
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Fact sheet on USDA Rural Development resources supporting community development and healthcare availability in rural communities. Details loan and grant programs as well as partnerships through the Rural Partners Network (RPN).
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Previous Rural Grocery Summits
Provides the agenda, speaker presentation slides, and poster presentations from completed National Rural Grocery Summits. Focuses on issues such as rural grocery best practices, local food access, community partnerships, funding and sustainability, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Grocery Initiative
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Provides the agenda, speaker presentation slides, and poster presentations from completed National Rural Grocery Summits. Focuses on issues such as rural grocery best practices, local food access, community partnerships, funding and sustainability, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Grocery Initiative
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