Rural Health
Resources by Type: Document
Rural Maternity Innovation Summit Reports
Findings from a March 2024 Clifton, Texas summit that brought together leaders from six innovative and sustainable rural maternity programs. The site report provides case studies, sharing information on maternity services, staffing, financial strategies, and more. The leader report shares strategies and identifies leadership competencies, values, and character traits that support the leaders' abilities to meet the challenges in providing sustainable rural maternity services in rural communities.
Author(s): Erin E. Sullivan, Benjamin Anderson, Mark Deutchman
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Colorado School of Medicine Rural Program
view details
Findings from a March 2024 Clifton, Texas summit that brought together leaders from six innovative and sustainable rural maternity programs. The site report provides case studies, sharing information on maternity services, staffing, financial strategies, and more. The leader report shares strategies and identifies leadership competencies, values, and character traits that support the leaders' abilities to meet the challenges in providing sustainable rural maternity services in rural communities.
Author(s): Erin E. Sullivan, Benjamin Anderson, Mark Deutchman
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Colorado School of Medicine Rural Program
view details
Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders Cycle VIII (2020 - 2023) - 2024 Data Book
Report presents data on the health and wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native elders. Explores data through a number of measures, such as general health, healthcare access, weight and nutrition, and memory and disability, among other measures.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: National Resource Center on Native American Aging
view details
Report presents data on the health and wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native elders. Explores data through a number of measures, such as general health, healthcare access, weight and nutrition, and memory and disability, among other measures.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: National Resource Center on Native American Aging
view details
The Dialogue: Rural and Remote Disaster Behavioral Health
Journal issue discusses the behavioral health needs and challenges during disasters in rural and remote communities. Highlights the mental health challenges that co-occur with disasters such as extreme heat, floods, droughts and other disasters in rural communities and details strategies for addressing them.
Citation: The Dialogue, 19(4)
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
view details
Journal issue discusses the behavioral health needs and challenges during disasters in rural and remote communities. Highlights the mental health challenges that co-occur with disasters such as extreme heat, floods, droughts and other disasters in rural communities and details strategies for addressing them.
Citation: The Dialogue, 19(4)
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
view details
The Social Vulnerability of Farmworker Communities in North Central Florida: Challenges and Opportunities for Mapping Vulnerable Populations
Describes an emergency preparedness project to develop vulnerability indicators and conduct geospatial mapping analysis of the places that farmworkers live and work in north central Florida. Discusses collaborations with farmworker-focused community based organizations and community advisory boards, ethics, and public health implications of the work. Includes recommendations to public health workers and policymakers interested in farmworker communities.
Author(s): Miranda Carver Martin, Amr Abd-Elrahman, Paul Monaghan
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Natural Hazards Center
view details
Describes an emergency preparedness project to develop vulnerability indicators and conduct geospatial mapping analysis of the places that farmworkers live and work in north central Florida. Discusses collaborations with farmworker-focused community based organizations and community advisory boards, ethics, and public health implications of the work. Includes recommendations to public health workers and policymakers interested in farmworker communities.
Author(s): Miranda Carver Martin, Amr Abd-Elrahman, Paul Monaghan
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Natural Hazards Center
view details
Oral Health in Alabama: Unveiling the Burden and Pathways to Improvement
Reports on oral health in Alabama, highlighting issues across the lifespan, the relationship between oral health and other health conditions, protective factors, workforce, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and more. Discusses oral health disparities for particular groups including rural residents. Includes county-level data.
Author(s): Zachary W. Schulz
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: Alabama Public Health, Oral Health Office
view details
Reports on oral health in Alabama, highlighting issues across the lifespan, the relationship between oral health and other health conditions, protective factors, workforce, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and more. Discusses oral health disparities for particular groups including rural residents. Includes county-level data.
Author(s): Zachary W. Schulz
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: Alabama Public Health, Oral Health Office
view details
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
view details
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
view details
Essential Health Care Services Related to Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Women: Proceedings of a Workshop
Summarizes a workshop from April 2024 discussing essential healthcare services across the female lifespan for anxiety and mood disorders, policy, impacts on particular populations, and improving care provision. Discusses access concerns for rural and Native American women throughout.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
view details
Summarizes a workshop from April 2024 discussing essential healthcare services across the female lifespan for anxiety and mood disorders, policy, impacts on particular populations, and improving care provision. Discusses access concerns for rural and Native American women throughout.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
view details
Expanding Behavioral Health Care Workforce Participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace Plans
Report highlights barriers to obtaining behavioral health treatment on Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace plans. Discusses barriers specific to rural and tribal communities. Details behavioral workforce needs and makes policy recommendations.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
view details
Report highlights barriers to obtaining behavioral health treatment on Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace plans. Discusses barriers specific to rural and tribal communities. Details behavioral workforce needs and makes policy recommendations.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
view details
Challenges of EHR "Meaningful Use" in Rural Health Centers
Describes a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control quality improvement initiative to reduce health disparities for people with hypertension and high blood cholesterol in rural areas. Discusses the extent to which rural health centers were able to disaggregate data and report quality measures using electronic health records (EHRs). Highlights barriers to engaging in meaningful use, including rurality, staffing, and financial challenges.
Author(s): Courtney Brightharp, Kristian Myers, Jennifer Mandelbaum
Citation: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 30, S127-S129
Date: 2024
view details
Describes a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control quality improvement initiative to reduce health disparities for people with hypertension and high blood cholesterol in rural areas. Discusses the extent to which rural health centers were able to disaggregate data and report quality measures using electronic health records (EHRs). Highlights barriers to engaging in meaningful use, including rurality, staffing, and financial challenges.
Author(s): Courtney Brightharp, Kristian Myers, Jennifer Mandelbaum
Citation: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 30, S127-S129
Date: 2024
view details
Georgia Farmworker Health Program (GFHP) Policies and Procedures Manual: Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Health 2024-25
Outlines policies and procedures of the Georgia Health Program in its efforts to provide high quality, culturally sensitive, and appropriate healthcare to agricultural workers in Georgia. Includes program eligibility requirements, information on program management, health center requirements, and services offered by the clinics.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
view details
Outlines policies and procedures of the Georgia Health Program in its efforts to provide high quality, culturally sensitive, and appropriate healthcare to agricultural workers in Georgia. Includes program eligibility requirements, information on program management, health center requirements, and services offered by the clinics.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
view details