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Resources by Topic: Service delivery models

Telehealth ROCKS: 2024 Annual Report
Provides an overview of the Telehealth ROCKS program and related community stories and impacts. Includes information on the team members and collaborative efforts, social determinants of health, school-based community health workers, training and funding opportunities, and more. Discusses initiatives in rural areas.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: Heartland Telehealth Resource Center, Telehealth ROCKS
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Practical Guide for Expanding the Community-Based Behavioral Health Workforce
Explores the role of community-initiated care (CIC) and behavioral health support specialists (BHSS) in filling gaps in behavioral healthcare services and supporting community wellness. Provides guidance, strategies, and best practices for addressing behavioral health disparities in underserved communities and expanding the BHSS and CIC workforce.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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VHA 2024 State of Innovation Report
Reports on innovative programs and services in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration. Highlights pilot projects, projects being planned, and projects already implemented at local VA facilities. Discusses rural projects related to physical therapy, telehealth for podiatry and dentistry, and social connection.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Compendium of Best Practices for Rural Age-Friendly Care
Offers best practices, models of care, policies, and more related to offering age-friendly care in rural settings. Covers care coordination, caregiving support, behavioral health, community programming, community health workers, the 4Ms, and state-level priorities.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Association, The John A. Hartford Foundation
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Recommendations for Local Suicide Prevention Infrastructure
Presents a report detailing local infrastructure recommendations for suicide prevention. Discusses suicide prevention strategies, makes recommendations for partnerships, and implementation guidance for programs at the local level. Highlights considerations for rural communities and explores the role of culture in suicide prevention.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Suicide Prevention Resource Center
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Between the Lakes: Understanding Perceptions and Usage of Telehealth in the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Provides an overview on telehealth usage, perceptions, and barriers in the predominantly rural counties of central Upper Peninsula (U.P.) in Michigan. Provides 2024 survey data from 1,800 U.P. households as well as focus group feedback, discussing issues such as device ownership, household internet availability, telehealth use and concerns, and more.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Connected Nation
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Whole-Person Oral Health Education: Proceedings of a Workshop
Report discusses the proceedings of a workshop on the importance of holistic care in oral healthcare education. Highlights the use of interprofessional education and collaborative practices for oral healthcare providers. Explores considerations for rural communities.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Remote Evidence-Based Programs for Health Promotion to Support Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Mixed Methods Outcome Evaluation
Evaluated the effectiveness of 5 evidence-based programs (EBP) for older adult health promotion that moved from in-person to remote delivery due to COVID-19. Analyzes both EBP participants and service providers on various participant health and wellness measures. Includes a breakdown of participant and service provider data by rurality.
Author(s): Lesley Steinman, Kelly Chadwick, Erica Chavez Santos, et al.
Citation: JMIR Aging, 7(2024), e52069
Date: 2024
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RPM for FQHCs and RHCs: 10 Things to Consider
Details issues related to remote patient monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) in Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Covers reimbursement and billing, implementation, and quality of care.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center
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Rural Mental Health in the United States 2006–2022: An Overview and Annotated Bibliography
Provides a comprehensive overview of mental health in the rural United States. Includes chapters focused on a rural perspective of mental health, the demographic profile of rural areas by substance abuse, mental health service delivery, workforce challenges and opportunities, comparative information about rural mental health outside the U.S., and the future of rural mental health in the U.S.
Author(s): Jasmine R. Davis, David Lambert, Sree Sinha, et al.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
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