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7721. Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Funding
Deadline: Jan 27, 2027

Funding to support federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, Tribal colleges and universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations (collectively, eligible Tribal entities) to establish Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) or enhance the capacity of existing Tribal IRBs.

...Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Scientific/research contact: Crystal Richards, PhD crystal.richards@nih.gov Peer...

7722. Promising Practice: Texas SORH's Handheld Ultrasound Project - An Innovative Approach to Providing Training & Technology to Small Rural Hospitals - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Details a pilot program implemented by the Texas State Office of Rural Health that allows rural hospitals to use handheld ultrasound machines as a cost-effective method for improving quality of care.

...Offices of Rural Health Health screening · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Technology for health and human services · Texas...

7723. Medicaid Financing Cliff: Implications for the Health Care Systems in Puerto Rico and USVI - Resources
Date: May 2019

Issue brief providing an overview of the status of healthcare systems and Medicaid programs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) a year and a half after hurricanes hit the islands in September 2017. Focuses on challenges and includes an analysis of the implications for the islands' Medicaid finances, as most of the temporary disaster relief funding is set to expire in September 2019. Features statistics on the two territories' past and projected Medicaid spending.

...Health Care Systems in Puerto Rico and USVI --- Issue brief providing an overview of the status...

7724. SparkMap's Community Assessment Tool - Resources
Reviewed: Dec 2025

Allows user to select data indicators such as demographics, economics, housing, education, health behaviors and indicators, healthcare workforce, and more by state and county to create a community assessment report. Utilizes data from multiple geographical levels and housed with the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Transportation, and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

...attainment · Health conditions · Health workforce · Housing and homelessness · Social determinants of health · State-by-state...

7725. Forming Partnerships to Increase Rural Immunization Rates - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Discusses barriers to vaccine uptake in rural communities. Describes how two community organizations worked to increase vaccinations in rural Alabama and how a network led by the National Center for Farmworker Health built the capacity to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and build vaccine confidence among migrant farmworkers. Identifies state considerations for implementing community-based programs to increase vaccinations in rural areas.

...Networking and collaboration · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Vaccination · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Alabama...

7726. Health Care Coalitions: A Resource to Support Critical Access Hospital Emergency Preparedness Planning - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Describes unique challenges Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) face regarding emergency preparedness planning. Presents findings from interviews with leaders from 8 statewide or regional healthcare coalitions (HCCs) regarding strategies and resources HCCs provide to support the CAH emergency preparedness planning process. Outlines the functions and roles of HCCs by the 4 Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) capability goals.

...Health Care Coalitions: A Resource to Support Critical Access Hospital Emergency Preparedness Planning --- Describes unique...

7727. Developing Partnerships in Rural Communities: At the Intersection of Suicide Prevention, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2025

A fillable worksheet that guides the user in determining how to address suicide prevention, overdose prevention, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) at the societal, community, relationship, and individual levels. Provides tailored information and planning for rural health departments on risk and protective factors, data sources available to them, and potential partnerships.

...Health Officials Abuse and violence · Children and youth · Networking and collaboration · Public health · Substance use and misuse...

7728. Engaging Communities Through Issues Forums: A How-To Guide for Onsite and Online Community Engagement - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Offers guidance on community forums as a technical education tool, including information on planning and hosting a forum, strategies for engaging communities, and resources to support committees and stakeholders. Features examples from forums on farm vitality, farmer mental health, and family health. Requires email registration to view the guide as a flipbook, with a PDF download option at the bottom of the screen.

...health, and family health. Requires email registration to view the guide as a flipbook, with...

7729. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Chartbook on Patient Safety - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Summarizes trends in healthcare quality across 28 measures of patient safety. Presents findings for four settings of care: ambulatory care, home health, hospitals, and nursing homes. Highlights differences in maternal morbidity and mortality measures by rurality.

...Health disparities · Healthcare facilities · Healthcare quality · Home health · Hospitals · Long-term care · Maternal health and prenatal...

7730. Arkansas Child Obesity Growth Patterns and Evaluations of Preschool Interventions on Obesity in Kindergarten - Resources
Date: Aug 2021

Study examining body mass index (BMI) growth in Arkansas children between Kindergarten and Grade 8 using data from the Arkansas Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Organizes data based on sex, race/ethnicity, social determinants of health (SDOH) indicators, and by rural and urban location. Discusses case studies of Kindergarten weight intervention programs.

...Health Improvement Children and youth · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health...