Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Planning and strategy methods and resources
Local Facilitators Lead the Way in Stigma Reduction
Discusses how rural community members have led Community Conversations on Opioid Use Disorder workshops addressing substance use disorder stigma via training from the UR Medicine Recovery Center for Excellence. Highlights impacts of the Community Conversations series and strategies for effective training and collaboration.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
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Discusses how rural community members have led Community Conversations on Opioid Use Disorder workshops addressing substance use disorder stigma via training from the UR Medicine Recovery Center for Excellence. Highlights impacts of the Community Conversations series and strategies for effective training and collaboration.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
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Quality Improvement Workbook
Outlines seven steps of the quality improvement process. Offers interactive worksheets to help Critical Access Hospitals develop and support quality improvement goals and projects.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA) Resource Center
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Outlines seven steps of the quality improvement process. Offers interactive worksheets to help Critical Access Hospitals develop and support quality improvement goals and projects.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA) Resource Center
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REH: Key Staffing Considerations
Describes key considerations to developing staffing plans for Rural Emergency Hospitals that balance operational needs and workforce stability.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Describes key considerations to developing staffing plans for Rural Emergency Hospitals that balance operational needs and workforce stability.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Resolving Wastewater Treatment Challenges in Small Communities
Manual providing guidance on wastewater challenges and wastewater system evaluation, planning, and implementation in small and rural communities.
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
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Manual providing guidance on wastewater challenges and wastewater system evaluation, planning, and implementation in small and rural communities.
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
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A Strategic Planning Guide for Rural Communities
Report outlines the importance of strategic planning in supporting the health of rural communities and highlights implementation challenges. Details the process of engaging community partners in the strategic planning process and explores methods for overcoming barriers.
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Report outlines the importance of strategic planning in supporting the health of rural communities and highlights implementation challenges. Details the process of engaging community partners in the strategic planning process and explores methods for overcoming barriers.
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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From Mapping to Mobilizing: Leveraging Local Assets to Create Sustainable Solutions for Shared Challenges
Summarizes the community asset mapping process, an model for understanding community strengths and needs and supporting collaboration and informed decision-making. Provides a step-by-step approach for community asset mapping in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Summarizes the community asset mapping process, an model for understanding community strengths and needs and supporting collaboration and informed decision-making. Provides a step-by-step approach for community asset mapping in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Rural Health Resources to Support Grant Writing
Training webinar discussing trends in rural demographics and health conditions, and detailing how health and demographic data influences grant writing. Provides guidance on navigating rural health databases and other resources, including PubMed, the USDA Economic Research Service, and the Rural Health Information Hub. Requires free registration for access.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: New England Public Health Training Center
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Training webinar discussing trends in rural demographics and health conditions, and detailing how health and demographic data influences grant writing. Provides guidance on navigating rural health databases and other resources, including PubMed, the USDA Economic Research Service, and the Rural Health Information Hub. Requires free registration for access.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: New England Public Health Training Center
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REH: Service Line Development
Summarizes an educational session regarding how a Rural Emergency Hospital can evaluate service line opportunities. Identifies building blocks for effective service line development, best practices, and key takeaways for leaders.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Summarizes an educational session regarding how a Rural Emergency Hospital can evaluate service line opportunities. Identifies building blocks for effective service line development, best practices, and key takeaways for leaders.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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REH: Improving Rural Emergency Hospital Care: RCA and FMEA
Summarizes an educational session discussing two tools for improving patient safety: root cause analysis (RCA) and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA). Provides a brief description of each method and best practices for rural hospitals.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Summarizes an educational session discussing two tools for improving patient safety: root cause analysis (RCA) and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA). Provides a brief description of each method and best practices for rural hospitals.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Measuring State Flex Program Impact: Tools to Support Outcome Measurement and Evaluation
Toolkit designed to help State Flex Programs (SFPs) with manage and document project performance and comply with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's expectations regarding outcome measurement and reporting. Provides blank worksheets for SFPs as they work through the steps for their projects, as well as links to outcome measurement resources.
Author(s): John Gale, Bridget Harr
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Toolkit designed to help State Flex Programs (SFPs) with manage and document project performance and comply with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's expectations regarding outcome measurement and reporting. Provides blank worksheets for SFPs as they work through the steps for their projects, as well as links to outcome measurement resources.
Author(s): John Gale, Bridget Harr
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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