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Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations

Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series Resource Center
Resource portal provides behavioral health disaster resources. Searchable portal allows filtering by type of disaster, target audience, and resource population such as American Indians and Alaska Natives and rural populations, among other indicators.
Sponsoring organization: SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
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Indian Health Service Upcoming Webinars
Lists the upcoming webinars by the Indian Health Service. Presents virtual discussions on a variety of topics pertaining to the health and well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native populations.
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Down on the Farm Training Kit
Provides materials for a 3-hour workshop to teach people in agricultural communities to recognize and respond in cases when a farmer or farm family member may require help dealing with farm stress. Offers a PowerPoint slide deck and facilitator's guide.
Sponsoring organizations: AgCentric Northern Center of Agricultural Excellence, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
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PubMed Search: Rural Response to Farmer Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on farmer mental health and suicide prevention published in the U.S.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Hawaii Primary Care Needs Assessment Tracker
Data tool offering health statistics for the state of Hawaii, including data on population by demographic, including health insurance coverage, income and employment, maternal health, morbidity, mortality, and oral health. Each health indicator can be broken down to offer statewide, county-level, and primary care service area data.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Video: Coffee Break Series 9, Primary Care Needs Assessment (PCNA) Tracker
Sponsoring organizations: Hawaii Health Matters, Hawaii State Department of Health
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Urban Indian Health Institute COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
Provides information resources to address COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy in Native American communities. Tools include vaccination messaging and conversation guides, fact sheet, social media resources, and video interviews.
Sponsoring organization: Urban Indian Health Institute
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Healthy Alaskans
Details Alaska's state health improvement plan. Highlights health objectives with the goal of reaching them by 2030. Features scorecards to track progress, interactive data portal, and news bulletins, among other things.
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Department of Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Colorado Agricultural Addiction and Mental Health Program
Offers resources to support mental health and addiction services for Colorado agricultural and rural communities, including vouchers to access mental health providers who understand agriculture and support sympathetic care. Services are available through telehealth, where preferred by participants.
Sponsoring organizations: Colorado AgrAbility, Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Office of Behavioral Health, Colorado State University Extension, Energize Colorado, Farm Bureau Federation, Goodwill of Colorado, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, The Colorado Trust
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Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) Among In-Hospital Deliveries
Dashboard showing severe maternal morbidity rates related to in-hospital deliveries. Offers comparisons between states. See rates for large metropolitan, nonmetropolitan, and small/medium metropolitan areas with national and state-level data for 2010-2022 in the Trend Graph and Trend Table views using the outcome and characteristics filter.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Minority Health Index (MHI) Explorer
Data tool that maps social vulnerability at the county-level, which indicates communities that would most likely require support during an emergency, natural disaster, or public health crisis. Data dashboard can present data by state and can be customized based on level of vulnerability according to 6 themes, including socioeconomic status, household composition and disability status, language and minority status, healthcare infrastructure, medical vulnerability, and housing type and transportation.
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
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