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101. Opioid Prescribing Rates in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties Among Primary Care Providers Using an Electronic Health Record System — United States, 2014–2017 - Resources
Date: Jan 2019

Examines opioid prescribing rates among primary care providers for six urban-rural classification categories of counties, before and after the March 2016 release of CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.

...Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. --- Opioid Prescribing Rates in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties...

102. Addressing Chronic Disease Through Community Health Workers: A Policy and Systems-Level Approach - Resources
Date: Apr 2015

Provides guidelines for the integration of community health workers (CHWs) into community based chronic disease prevention programs. Includes examples from a variety of CHW programs, some of which serve rural communities.

...guidelines for the integration of community health workers (CHWs) into community based chronic disease prevention...

103. Implications of Proposed Changes to Rural Hospital Payment Designations - Resources
Date: Dec 2012

Discusses the short-term policy implications of proposed changes to the designation and payment guidelines for small rural hospitals. Focuses on proposed changes to rural Medicare payments for hospitals and physicians, as well as a proposal to change the CAH distance requirements.

...guidelines for small rural hospitals. Focuses on proposed changes to rural Medicare payments for hospitals...

104. Do SNAP Eligibility and Benefit Determinations Sufficiently Reflect Expenses of Older Households? - Resources
Date: Oct 2023

Report investigating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility guidelines to determine whether they are in line with the spending patterns of low-income households with adults over 50. Offers policy recommendations based on findings. Table 1 of the appendix compares the rural and urban share of total expenditures for these households.

...guidelines to determine whether they are in line with the spending patterns of low-income...

105. Models to Prevent and Intervene Early in Substance Use Disorders - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Dec 12, 2025

Outlines prevention and early intervention models for rural substance use disorder programs.

...Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain outlines the risks and benefits of prescription opioids and offers...

106. Palliative Care — More Than Just Hospice, with Karla Weng and Pat Justis – Exploring Rural Health Podcast - Podcast Episode
Date: Jun 7, 2022

The June 2022 episode of RHIhub's podcast features Karla Weng, Senior Program Manager for Stratis Health, and Pat Justis, Director of the Washington State Office of Rural Health, discussing their work on an initiative to expand access to palliative care in rural communities in Washington State, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

...guidelines for those conditions. In palliative care, it really depends on what the patient and family...

107. Fall 2021 COVID-19 Surge Hits Remote Island Community in Alaska: Local Critical Access Hospital Responds Under Challenging Circumstances – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Describes how the Petersburg Medical Center Caldwell, a Critical Access Hospital on Mitkof Island in southeastern Alaska, activated crisis standards of care due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the fall of 2021.

...guidelines for 20 medical facilities in the state. The CSC protocols adopted by the state...

108. Module 3: Implementing a Rural Community Health Program - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Feb 29, 2024

Tips and guidelines for implementing a rural community health program.

...guidelines for implementing a rural community health program. --- Module 3: Implementing a Rural Community Health...

109. Improving Health Insurance and Financial Literacy - RHIhub Health Literacy Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Sep 14, 2022

Provides an overview of the importance of improving health insurance and financial literacy skills and highlights several successful programs.

...guidelines and best practices for improving financial literacy and education . These guidelines and best practices...

110. Recruitment and Retention: Overcoming the Rural EMS Dilemma - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 7, 2018

Limited funding, expanding coverage areas, and a cultural shift in volunteerism across generations has motivated EMS leaders to find new recruitment methods that attract more personnel and keep them as long as possible. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines are fairly cutting-edge and the ability to do more advanced paramedic skills, I think...