Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Emergency preparedness and response
Wildfire Risk to Communities
Offers interactive maps, charts, and resources showing risk of wildfire at the city, county, or state level. Includes impact to vulnerable populations such as those in poverty, with limited transportation, by age, with a disability, and more. Includes recommended actions for reducing risk for community members, elected officials, healthcare services, and more.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organizations: Headwaters Economics, Pyrologix LLC, Rocky Mountain Research Station's Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service
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Offers interactive maps, charts, and resources showing risk of wildfire at the city, county, or state level. Includes impact to vulnerable populations such as those in poverty, with limited transportation, by age, with a disability, and more. Includes recommended actions for reducing risk for community members, elected officials, healthcare services, and more.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organizations: Headwaters Economics, Pyrologix LLC, Rocky Mountain Research Station's Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service
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Economic Profile System
Tool providing downloadable socioeconomic reports for communities, counties, or states using publicly available data. Reports cover various demographics such as poverty, race and ethnicity, employment, and more in addition to environmental risks, land management, and trends in industry.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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Tool providing downloadable socioeconomic reports for communities, counties, or states using publicly available data. Reports cover various demographics such as poverty, race and ethnicity, employment, and more in addition to environmental risks, land management, and trends in industry.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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The U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index
Interactive map of 184 indicators identifying climate vulnerability in health, social determinants of health, environment, and infrastructure at the state, county, and census tract levels.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Darkhorse Analytics, Environmental Defense Fund, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University
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Interactive map of 184 indicators identifying climate vulnerability in health, social determinants of health, environment, and infrastructure at the state, county, and census tract levels.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Darkhorse Analytics, Environmental Defense Fund, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University
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Broadband Climate Risk Mitigation Tool
Tool that provides hazard risk data alongside broadband access data for the purpose of infrastructure decision-making while considering natural hazards. Provides information at the county, address, or census tract level.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Tool that provides hazard risk data alongside broadband access data for the purpose of infrastructure decision-making while considering natural hazards. Provides information at the county, address, or census tract level.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Kansas Palliative Care 5-Year State Plan: 2022-2027
Provides an overview of the 2022-2027 Kansas palliative care plan, with a focus on access, education and healthcare workforce training, public and community awareness, and emergency preparedness and disaster planning. Includes palliative care access strategies that are specific to rural and frontier areas, as well as a county-level map that shows data on palliative care needs according to mortality rates.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides an overview of the 2022-2027 Kansas palliative care plan, with a focus on access, education and healthcare workforce training, public and community awareness, and emergency preparedness and disaster planning. Includes palliative care access strategies that are specific to rural and frontier areas, as well as a county-level map that shows data on palliative care needs according to mortality rates.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit
Resources and strategies to support rural emergency planning, response, and recovery. Includes detailed case studies, and discusses cross-cutting issues, specific types of disasters, funding, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources and strategies to support rural emergency planning, response, and recovery. Includes detailed case studies, and discusses cross-cutting issues, specific types of disasters, funding, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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FEMA Case Study Library
A repository of FEMA case studies and best practice reports to help communities plan and recover from disasters. Information is searchable by title, keyword, location, incident, and report type. Pre-selected collections of information are also available by topic.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Federal Emergency Management Agency
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A repository of FEMA case studies and best practice reports to help communities plan and recover from disasters. Information is searchable by title, keyword, location, incident, and report type. Pre-selected collections of information are also available by topic.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Disaster Behavioral Health Resources
Offers a variety of resources for professionals working in disaster behavioral health fields. Includes the Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series Resource Center, an information series searchable by specific population and type of disaster. Also, comprises publications discussing new research and information: The Dialogue, a quarterly newsletter; SAMHSA DTAC Bulletin, a monthly journal; and SAMHSA DTAC Supplemental Research Bulletin, providing practitioners, planners, and responders a review of current published research and literature. Several tip sheets are included to help first responders, healthcare professionals, and survivors after disasters and traumatic events.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Offers a variety of resources for professionals working in disaster behavioral health fields. Includes the Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series Resource Center, an information series searchable by specific population and type of disaster. Also, comprises publications discussing new research and information: The Dialogue, a quarterly newsletter; SAMHSA DTAC Bulletin, a monthly journal; and SAMHSA DTAC Supplemental Research Bulletin, providing practitioners, planners, and responders a review of current published research and literature. Several tip sheets are included to help first responders, healthcare professionals, and survivors after disasters and traumatic events.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
Offers confidential and multilingual crisis counseling and support for people in emotional distress related to human-caused or natural disasters. Call or text 1-800-985-5990 to speak with a trained counselor. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Type: Hotline
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Offers confidential and multilingual crisis counseling and support for people in emotional distress related to human-caused or natural disasters. Call or text 1-800-985-5990 to speak with a trained counselor. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Type: Hotline
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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County Disability and Natural Disasters Maps
An interactive map set that shows county disability rates by sex, race, ethnicity, age group, and type of impairment. Also shows whether people with disabilities are more or less likely to live in counties with a higher risk of natural disasters.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
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An interactive map set that shows county disability rates by sex, race, ethnicity, age group, and type of impairment. Also shows whether people with disabilities are more or less likely to live in counties with a higher risk of natural disasters.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
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