Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Broadband
The Impact of Internet Connectivity When Conducting a Virtual Clinical Trial with Participants Living in Rural Areas
Evaluates the effectiveness of virtual randomized clinical trials for research involving rural family caregivers. Analyzes notes across 1,003 visits with research participants in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin to identify internet reliability issues and impact on the research. Discusses internet access a social determinant of health.
Author(s): Diane E. Holland, Catherine E. Vanderboom, Jay Mandrekar, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 42, 101366
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
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Evaluates the effectiveness of virtual randomized clinical trials for research involving rural family caregivers. Analyzes notes across 1,003 visits with research participants in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin to identify internet reliability issues and impact on the research. Discusses internet access a social determinant of health.
Author(s): Diane E. Holland, Catherine E. Vanderboom, Jay Mandrekar, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 42, 101366
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
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USDA Rural Development Rural Health: What We Do
Presents an overview of USDA Rural Development funding for rural health in fiscal year 2024. Covers telehealth and broadband, rural facilities, economic development, housing, infrastructure, mental health and substance use, and emergency medical services.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Presents an overview of USDA Rural Development funding for rural health in fiscal year 2024. Covers telehealth and broadband, rural facilities, economic development, housing, infrastructure, mental health and substance use, and emergency medical services.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Rural America at a Glance: 2024 Edition
Provides an overview of social and economic factors affecting rural America, with a focus on population migration, poverty, child care and elder care, broadband, and employment. Includes county-level maps as well as metro and nonmetro comparisons.
Author(s): Tracey Farrigan, Brandon Genetin, Austin Sanders, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Provides an overview of social and economic factors affecting rural America, with a focus on population migration, poverty, child care and elder care, broadband, and employment. Includes county-level maps as well as metro and nonmetro comparisons.
Author(s): Tracey Farrigan, Brandon Genetin, Austin Sanders, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Beyond Connectivity: The Role of Broadband in Rural Economic Growth and Resilience
Reports on the economic value of broadband infrastructure for rural areas. Provides a variety of data on broadband and economic growth in rural communities and compares rural and urban gaps in broadband access. Features a broadband development case study for Beltrami County, Minnesota, which includes discussion of broadband's value for telehealth and other aspects of healthcare delivery and availability.
Author(s): Amanda Weinstein, May Erouart, Adam Dewbury
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Reports on the economic value of broadband infrastructure for rural areas. Provides a variety of data on broadband and economic growth in rural communities and compares rural and urban gaps in broadband access. Features a broadband development case study for Beltrami County, Minnesota, which includes discussion of broadband's value for telehealth and other aspects of healthcare delivery and availability.
Author(s): Amanda Weinstein, May Erouart, Adam Dewbury
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Center on Rural Innovation 2023 Impact Report
Annual report on the achievements of the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) in 2023. Discusses completed and continuing programs, advocacy, and investments for rural community development, infrastructure, broadband, data access and usability, and more.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Annual report on the achievements of the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) in 2023. Discusses completed and continuing programs, advocacy, and investments for rural community development, infrastructure, broadband, data access and usability, and more.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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NERCRD Webinar: The National Broadband Navigator
A recorded webinar that discusses broadband generally and how to use the National Broadband Navigator, a tool that allows users to search for broadband discrepancies across the U.S. by multiple geographic and sociodemographic units.
Additional links: Presentation Slides
Author(s): Jim Ladlee, Harry Crissy, Tom Beresnyak, Dana Ollendyke
Date: 09/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
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A recorded webinar that discusses broadband generally and how to use the National Broadband Navigator, a tool that allows users to search for broadband discrepancies across the U.S. by multiple geographic and sociodemographic units.
Additional links: Presentation Slides
Author(s): Jim Ladlee, Harry Crissy, Tom Beresnyak, Dana Ollendyke
Date: 09/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
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Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearing: "From Introduction to Implementation: A BEAD Program Progress Report"
Recording of a September 10, 2024, House Energy & Commerce Committee Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on the status and progress of implementing the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Features testimony from Shirley Bloomfield, Chief Executive Officer of NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association.
Additional links: Shirley Bloomfield, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association - Testimony
Date: 09/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Recording of a September 10, 2024, House Energy & Commerce Committee Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on the status and progress of implementing the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Features testimony from Shirley Bloomfield, Chief Executive Officer of NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association.
Additional links: Shirley Bloomfield, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association - Testimony
Date: 09/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Vital Signs: Suicide Rates and Selected County-Level Factors — United States, 2022
Examines differences in suicide rates by county-level health insurance coverage, broadband Internet access, and household income. Includes data on suicide rates for these three county-level factors for rural compared to urban areas.
Author(s): Alison L. Cammack, Mark R. Stevens, Rebecca B. Naumann, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(37), 810-818
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Examines differences in suicide rates by county-level health insurance coverage, broadband Internet access, and household income. Includes data on suicide rates for these three county-level factors for rural compared to urban areas.
Author(s): Alison L. Cammack, Mark R. Stevens, Rebecca B. Naumann, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(37), 810-818
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Making Broadband Work for Rural Communities and Native Nations
Case study of broadband deployment efforts to promote digital equity in rural areas and Native nations. Discusses topics including organizational alignment, infrastructure, sustainability, and information exchange.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Aspen Institute
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Case study of broadband deployment efforts to promote digital equity in rural areas and Native nations. Discusses topics including organizational alignment, infrastructure, sustainability, and information exchange.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Aspen Institute
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Delivery of High-Speed Broadband Services in Unserved and Underserved Areas of the Commonwealth (Pennsylvania): Fifth Annual Report
Provides an update on the role of broadband in education, telehealth, agriculture, and community and economic development; barriers to development; and funding resources. Discusses developments in Pennsylvania state and local initiatives and efforts to identify unserved and underserved Pennsylvania communities.
Author(s): Yvonne Llewellyn Hursh, Bryan W. DeWalt, Lydia Hack, Allison N. Kobzowicz, Wendy L. Baker
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Joint State Government Commission, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Provides an update on the role of broadband in education, telehealth, agriculture, and community and economic development; barriers to development; and funding resources. Discusses developments in Pennsylvania state and local initiatives and efforts to identify unserved and underserved Pennsylvania communities.
Author(s): Yvonne Llewellyn Hursh, Bryan W. DeWalt, Lydia Hack, Allison N. Kobzowicz, Wendy L. Baker
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Joint State Government Commission, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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