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431. Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: May 14, 2025

Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to emergency preparedness and response for rural communities. Includes information on resources available for rural communities encountering emergency management challenges, emergency preparedness requirements for rural healthcare facilities, communication planning, and multiple tools and resources for preparedness planning for individuals, healthcare facilities, and communities in rural America.

...health workers and officials, and community members, who are willing to volunteer after disasters and emergencies...

432. How Are Migrant Health Centers and Their Patients Faring Under the Affordable Care Act? - Resources
Date: May 2016

An analysis of the population characteristics of migrant and seasonal agricultural workers (MSAW) and their dependents, the changes over time in the MSAW population served by federally funded community health centers, and the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid expansion on federally funded migrant health centers.

...workers (MSAW) and their dependents, the changes over time in the MSAW population served by federally funded community health...

433. Health Care Workforce: Key Issues, Challenges, and the Path Forward - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Provides an overview of the supply and distribution of physicians, nurses, direct care workers, behavioral health workers, and oral healthcare providers. Describes persistent challenges related to the healthcare workforce, including supply and distribution of healthcare workers, especially in rural communities; burnout; compensation; and administrative burden. Identifies opportunities to address these challenges and efforts supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to address these issues.

...health workers, and oral healthcare providers. Describes persistent challenges related to the healthcare workforce, including supply and distribution of healthcare workers, especially in rural communities...

434. Confronting Workforce Shortages and Health Worker Well-Being - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Six videos addressing the impact of healthcare worker shortages and how those shortages affect individual well-being and the ability to provide care in rural communities. Includes a keynote presentation by the Chief Medical Officer of the Indian Health Service. Transcripts available under the descriptions of the videos.

...Health Worker Well-Being --- Six videos addressing the impact of healthcare worker shortages and how those shortages affect individual well-being and the ability to provide care in rural communities...

435. Education and Training of the Rural Healthcare Workforce Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Apr 6, 2026

Information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to the education and training of the rural healthcare workforce. Includes use of educational programs to introduce students to healthcare careers, role of community colleges, rural rotations in academic programs, use of technology in training the rural health workforce, and baccalaureate-MD programs.

...community? How can grow-your-own programs improve the future health workforce available in rural areas? Grow-your-own programs help to address the shortage of healthcare workers...

436. Store Owners as Potential Agents of Change: Energy Drinks in the Interior of Alaska - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Discusses how store workers can act as health advocates by limiting or promoting specific products to improve the health status of their rural Alaskan community members.

...workers can act as health advocates by limiting or promoting specific products to improve the health status of their rural Alaskan community...

437. How Primary Care Associations Can Serve as Champions of Multisector Collaboration - Resources
Date: May 2026

Describes the Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association's Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) pilot including the partners, focus on housing instability and public benefits denials, findings after Years 1 and 2, lessons learned, and future plans. 2 of 3 community health centers in the pilot serve rural and migrant and seasonal agricultural worker populations. Requires an email to download for free.

...community health centers in the pilot serve rural and migrant and seasonal agricultural worker populations...

438. Richmond Substance Use and Mental Health Mobile Integrated Health Program - Models & Innovations
Added: Nov 16, 2023

A mobile integrated healthcare program in Richmond, Indiana connects social workers with people who have just experienced a mental health crisis or overdose.

...health treatment to community resources. Intervention: A mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) program that connects social workers...

439. A Holistic Approach to Maternal Health in Rural Indiana - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Discusses the Healthy Start Communities that C.A.R.E. (HSCC) program that utilizes family nurse practitioners (FNPs) and a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) to serve women in 4 rural counties in Indiana. Provides commentary on the program, such as reducing access barriers, utilizing bilingual healthcare practitioners, providing mental health support and trauma-informed care, and more. Transcript available below description.

...Health in Rural Indiana --- Discusses the Healthy Start Communities that C.A.R.E. (HSCC) program that utilizes family nurse practitioners (FNPs) and a licensed clinical social worker...

440. Arkansas Rural Health Partnership - RHIhub Mental Health Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: May 15, 2024

Describes the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership's program to address mental health in rural Arkansas through a range of behavioral health initiatives.

...health. ARHP offers free MHFA training to community members, emergency responders, healthcare workers, college students...