Community Vitality and Rural Healthcare – Organizations
Build Healthy Places Network
Program that aims to improve organizational collaboration on health, community development, and finance to address poverty, health, and equity. A program of the Public Health Institute.
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Program that aims to improve organizational collaboration on health, community development, and finance to address poverty, health, and equity. A program of the Public Health Institute.
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Center for Community Investment
(CCI)
Supports communities in creating local investment systems that are equitable and effective with a focus on affordable housing, climate, shared ownership, racial equity, community health, and philanthropy. Uses the Capital Absorption Framework to encourage defining priorities, collaboration, and developing adaptive leadership skills with racial equity as the goal.
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Supports communities in creating local investment systems that are equitable and effective with a focus on affordable housing, climate, shared ownership, racial equity, community health, and philanthropy. Uses the Capital Absorption Framework to encourage defining priorities, collaboration, and developing adaptive leadership skills with racial equity as the goal.
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Center for Economic Analysis of Rural Health
(CEARH)
Provides tools and research for rural communities to explore the connection between healthcare services and the economy in their community. Organization is comprised of University of Kentucky and Oklahoma State University faculty and staff associated with the Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK).
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Provides tools and research for rural communities to explore the connection between healthcare services and the economy in their community. Organization is comprised of University of Kentucky and Oklahoma State University faculty and staff associated with the Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK).
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Center for Rural Affairs
(CRA)
Works to support strong rural communities, social and economic justice, environmental stewardship, and genuine opportunity for all.
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Works to support strong rural communities, social and economic justice, environmental stewardship, and genuine opportunity for all.
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Center on Rural Innovation
(CORI)
Creates public, private, and philanthropic partnerships to support rural economic success. Offers mapping and data analytics tools, economic development models, broadband consulting, and rural entrepreneurial investment through the CORI investment fund.
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Creates public, private, and philanthropic partnerships to support rural economic success. Offers mapping and data analytics tools, economic development models, broadband consulting, and rural entrepreneurial investment through the CORI investment fund.
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Economic Development Administration
(EDA)
Federal agency that supports industrial and commercial growth in economically distressed rural and urban areas of the United States. Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Offers funding for regional economic development, including public works projects and job creation projects. Past projects have included funding for water and wastewater projects in hospitals and healthcare facilities, and road infrastructure projects that would support the expansion of healthcare facilities.
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Federal agency that supports industrial and commercial growth in economically distressed rural and urban areas of the United States. Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Offers funding for regional economic development, including public works projects and job creation projects. Past projects have included funding for water and wastewater projects in hospitals and healthcare facilities, and road infrastructure projects that would support the expansion of healthcare facilities.
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Economic Innovation Group
(EIG)
A bipartisan policy organization that produces research and data on economic issues in the United States.
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A bipartisan policy organization that produces research and data on economic issues in the United States.
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Heartland Center for Leadership Development
Works to develop local leadership that responds to the challenges of the future. Focused on practical resources and public policies for rural community survival. Provides training and services in leadership, community development, strategic planning, evaluation, and energizing entrepreneurship.
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Works to develop local leadership that responds to the challenges of the future. Focused on practical resources and public policies for rural community survival. Provides training and services in leadership, community development, strategic planning, evaluation, and energizing entrepreneurship.
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National Association of Development Organizations
(NADO)
Advocates for a regional approach to community, economic and rural development. Provides a network for its members to share ideas and innovations.
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Advocates for a regional approach to community, economic and rural development. Provides a network for its members to share ideas and innovations.
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National Cooperative of Health Networks Association
(NCHN)
A national nonprofit organization of health networks, alliances, and consortiums. Supports and strengthens these organizations through collaboration, networking, leadership development, and education. NCHN's membership includes approximately 60 network organizations across the nation.
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A national nonprofit organization of health networks, alliances, and consortiums. Supports and strengthens these organizations through collaboration, networking, leadership development, and education. NCHN's membership includes approximately 60 network organizations across the nation.
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National Rural Health Association
(NRHA)
Promotes leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education, and research. Consists of individual and organizational members who share a common interest in rural health.
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Promotes leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education, and research. Consists of individual and organizational members who share a common interest in rural health.
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National Rural Water Association
(NRWA)
The National Rural Water Association is a non-profit federation of State Rural Water Associations. Their mission is to provide support to more than 31,000 water and wastewater system members via State Rural Water Associations.
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The National Rural Water Association is a non-profit federation of State Rural Water Associations. Their mission is to provide support to more than 31,000 water and wastewater system members via State Rural Water Associations.
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Partners for Rural America
(PRA)
Serves as the national association of State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs). Operates in 37 states. Works to expand economic and social opportunities in rural communities, promote equal treatment by government agencies and the private sector, and provide a collective voice for rural America. Includes a listing of all state rural development councils.
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Serves as the national association of State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs). Operates in 37 states. Works to expand economic and social opportunities in rural communities, promote equal treatment by government agencies and the private sector, and provide a collective voice for rural America. Includes a listing of all state rural development councils.
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Rural Community Assistance Partnership
(RCAP)
Consists of a national network that works to ensure that rural and small communities and tribal lands have access to safe drinking water, sanitary wastewater, and solid waste disposal.
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Consists of a national network that works to ensure that rural and small communities and tribal lands have access to safe drinking water, sanitary wastewater, and solid waste disposal.
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Rural Partners Network
(RPN)
Collective effort of several federal agencies and civic partners organized to support rural economic development through job creation, infrastructure investment, and community improvement.
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Collective effort of several federal agencies and civic partners organized to support rural economic development through job creation, infrastructure investment, and community improvement.
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USDA Economic Research Service
(USDA ERS)
Anticipates trends and emerging issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America. Conducts economic research on these topics to inform and enhance public and private decision making.
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Anticipates trends and emerging issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America. Conducts economic research on these topics to inform and enhance public and private decision making.
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USDA Rural Development
(USDA RD)
Helps improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America through programs that support economic development and essential services such as housing, healthcare, first responder services and equipment, and water, electric and communications infrastructure.
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Helps improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America through programs that support economic development and essential services such as housing, healthcare, first responder services and equipment, and water, electric and communications infrastructure.
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Last Reviewed: 11/25/2024