Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Schools
Telehealth for FQHCs/RHCs: School-Based Telehealth
Offers a 3-part video series on school-based telehealth for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Topics covered in part 1 include school-based telehealth resources and opportunities; part 2 offers information on school-based health clinic benefits, program development, payment, and technology considerations; and part 3 covers school based primary care, integrated behavioral health, virtual learning, and evolution of telehealth services. If viewed through YouTube, transcripts are available below description.
Additional links: Telehealth for FQHCs/RHCs: School-Based Telehealth Part 2, Telehealth for FQHCs/RHCs: School-Based Telehealth Part 3
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Offers a 3-part video series on school-based telehealth for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Topics covered in part 1 include school-based telehealth resources and opportunities; part 2 offers information on school-based health clinic benefits, program development, payment, and technology considerations; and part 3 covers school based primary care, integrated behavioral health, virtual learning, and evolution of telehealth services. If viewed through YouTube, transcripts are available below description.
Additional links: Telehealth for FQHCs/RHCs: School-Based Telehealth Part 2, Telehealth for FQHCs/RHCs: School-Based Telehealth Part 3
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Wisconsin's Demographic Changes & The Impact of the Pandemic on Schools
Presentation slides that show population changes and trends in Wisconsin. Provides percentage change by county from 2010-2020 and compares changes across metro, micro, and rural counties. Includes enrollment data as well as discussion of COVID-19 impacts on rural schools in Wisconsin.
Author(s): Sarah Kemp
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Applied Population Laboratory
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Presentation slides that show population changes and trends in Wisconsin. Provides percentage change by county from 2010-2020 and compares changes across metro, micro, and rural counties. Includes enrollment data as well as discussion of COVID-19 impacts on rural schools in Wisconsin.
Author(s): Sarah Kemp
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Applied Population Laboratory
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Support for Rural Colorado Schools Survey: Opportunities for Philanthropy to Address District Needs
Discusses results from an October 2021 survey in rural Colorado schools about urgent challenges and needed supports. Offers guidance for collaborating with philanthropic funders to meet needs in rural schools to address mental health, staffing shortages, academic support, and other issues.
Author(s): Katrina Boone, Paul Beach, Juliet Squire
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Bellwether Education Partners
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Discusses results from an October 2021 survey in rural Colorado schools about urgent challenges and needed supports. Offers guidance for collaborating with philanthropic funders to meet needs in rural schools to address mental health, staffing shortages, academic support, and other issues.
Author(s): Katrina Boone, Paul Beach, Juliet Squire
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Bellwether Education Partners
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Rural Community Health Initiative: Compendium of Best Practices
Presents a collection of community-based health initiatives, including a school health initiative, a COVID-19 vaccine outreach and education program, and telehealth consortia, among others. Describes successful outcomes and sources of funding for each program.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Presents a collection of community-based health initiatives, including a school health initiative, a COVID-19 vaccine outreach and education program, and telehealth consortia, among others. Describes successful outcomes and sources of funding for each program.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Disaster Recovery: School Districts in Socially Vulnerable Communities Faced Heightened Challenges after Recent Natural Disasters
Examines 5 school districts in socially vulnerable communities and describes problems faced by students after disasters, including housing instability, food insecurity, and lack of access to mental health services, especially in rural communities. Includes a state- and territory-level map showing school districts that received federal recovery grants for 2017-2019 presidentially-declared disasters.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines 5 school districts in socially vulnerable communities and describes problems faced by students after disasters, including housing instability, food insecurity, and lack of access to mental health services, especially in rural communities. Includes a state- and territory-level map showing school districts that received federal recovery grants for 2017-2019 presidentially-declared disasters.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Fatality Management in Rural Areas: How One Justice of the Peace Oversaw the Uvalde School Shooting
Interview with Judge Eulalio "Lalo" Diaz, Jr., Justice of the Peace in Uvalde County, Texas, describing his experience as acting coroner at the time of the May 2022 school shooting. Dr. Kimberly Molina, Chief Medical Examiner for Bexar County, Texas's Medical Examiner's Office, also shares lessons learned following her experience with two mass fatality events and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citation: The Exchange, (16), 1-5
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Interview with Judge Eulalio "Lalo" Diaz, Jr., Justice of the Peace in Uvalde County, Texas, describing his experience as acting coroner at the time of the May 2022 school shooting. Dr. Kimberly Molina, Chief Medical Examiner for Bexar County, Texas's Medical Examiner's Office, also shares lessons learned following her experience with two mass fatality events and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citation: The Exchange, (16), 1-5
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Vermont Oral Health Plan 2022
Describes the oral health plan for Vermont including the burden of oral disease, prevention strategies, surveillance and assessment, school-based dental programs, and the oral health workforce. Addresses challenges for people living in rural areas, including healthcare access.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Describes the oral health plan for Vermont including the burden of oral disease, prevention strategies, surveillance and assessment, school-based dental programs, and the oral health workforce. Addresses challenges for people living in rural areas, including healthcare access.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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2022 School Pulse Panel
Provides data on COVID-19 impacts in 2022 from a sample of elementary, middle, high, and combined-grade public schools across the U.S. Examines impacts such as absenteeism, student behavior, staffing and learning modes, mitigation strategies and common concerns, and health-related issues such as nutrition, policies (including vaccination status), and mental health. Allows user to view data by region, minority and poverty status, and school size, level, and location (city, suburban, town, rural).
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Education Sciences
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Provides data on COVID-19 impacts in 2022 from a sample of elementary, middle, high, and combined-grade public schools across the U.S. Examines impacts such as absenteeism, student behavior, staffing and learning modes, mitigation strategies and common concerns, and health-related issues such as nutrition, policies (including vaccination status), and mental health. Allows user to view data by region, minority and poverty status, and school size, level, and location (city, suburban, town, rural).
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Education Sciences
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Lessons Learned in Health Professions Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Part 2
Summarizes the second part of the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education, which explored the future of health professions education and challenges affecting educators, administrators, and students in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter 4 discusses the roles of community colleges as an entry point to higher education for rural, low-income, and other low-resource families.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Global Health
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Summarizes the second part of the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education, which explored the future of health professions education and challenges affecting educators, administrators, and students in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter 4 discusses the roles of community colleges as an entry point to higher education for rural, low-income, and other low-resource families.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Global Health
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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The School-Based Health Alliance Child Health and Education Mapping Tool
An interactive mapping resource that focuses on education and healthcare access among low-income children using geographic information systems (GIS). County-level data and statistics included for child health, education, and socioeconomic status.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: School-Based Health Alliance
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An interactive mapping resource that focuses on education and healthcare access among low-income children using geographic information systems (GIS). County-level data and statistics included for child health, education, and socioeconomic status.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: School-Based Health Alliance
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