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Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations

Funding Rural Podcast
Series of rural philanthropy-related podcasts sponsored by The Roundhouse Foundation, dedicated to supporting programs that inspire creativity, connect people with each other, and ensure sustainability for the economic success of rural Oregon communities, including tribal lands.
Sponsoring organization: The Roundhouse Foundation
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Agricultural Safety and Health: The Core Course
A training for healthcare providers, public health practitioners, safety managers, and others interested in the unique health and safety needs of agricultural communities. Includes 4 tiers of training: Ag Health 101, Intermediate Ag Health, Ag Health Academy, and Solutions Workshops. Covers topics such as heat illnesses, exposures, personal protective equipment, equipment safety, and more. Trainings include both synchronous and asynchronous virtual delivery methods as well as in-person workshops.
Sponsoring organization: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
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Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture Online, On-Demand Courses
On-demand courses offering agricultural safety managers, employers, and educators training and tools for agricultural health and safety. Covers heat-related illness, pesticide safety, sexual harassment, dairy safety, and infection prevention and control. Some courses offer continuing education.
Sponsoring organization: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Dementia DataHub
Provides data on dementia prevalence, incidence, and mortality and COVID-19 prevalence among Medicare beneficiaries with likely dementia. Includes an interactive, county-level map which displays data by Medicare program type, dementia category, age group, sex, race and ethnicity, and other demographic and health-related characteristics.
Additional links: Interactive Map
Sponsoring organizations: KPMG LLP, Milken Institute School of Public Health, NORC at the University of Chicago
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HDPulse Interventions Portal
Provides access to a collection of evidence-based interventions, study findings, and intervention materials focused on improving minority health and reducing health disparities. Materials can be sorted by demographic, health disparity population group, health conditions studied, community type (rural, suburban, urban, and other), and more.
Sponsoring organization: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
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Developing Partnerships in Rural Communities: At the Intersection of Suicide Prevention, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences
A fillable worksheet that guides the user in determining how to address suicide prevention, overdose prevention, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) at the societal, community, relationship, and individual levels. Provides tailored information and planning for rural health departments on risk and protective factors, data sources available to them, and potential partnerships.
Sponsoring organizations: Community-Led Suicide Prevention, edc.org, National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Native Community Data Profiles
Provides interactive data profiles and maps of Native communities, including American Indian reservations, Alaska Native village statistical areas, Hawaiian home lands, and other Native geographies. Covers geographic characteristics, population, demographics, housing, transportation, internet, healthy food, and healthcare, including data on life expectancy, primary care physicians, dentists, hospitals, births, and deaths. Displays key infrastructure locations, including Indian Health Service facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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Protecting Young Agricultural Workers: A Training for Supervisors, Parents, and Teachers
Online training for supervisors, parents, and teachers of youth working on farms covering common agricultural health and safety issues. Includes both online and print materials in both English and Spanish.
Sponsoring organization: Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest
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Think F.A.S.T.
Curriculum for 14- to 17-year old youth addressing safety on farms. Includes 10 modules covering agricultural health and safety issues. Offers options for both online self-paced and in-person direct instruction by schools or in community programs.
Sponsoring organization: American Farm Bureau Federation
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Invest in Your Health
Training curriculum for use by agricultural educators of young adults working on farms. Includes 7 modules covering various agricultural health and safety topics. Access the curriculum by creating a free account and register for the Invest in Your Health series.
Sponsoring organization: AgriSafe Network
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