Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health conditions
Rural Disaster Health TA Responses
Examples of technical assistance (TA) requests related to rural health disasters, as addressed by the Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE). Includes links to resources on how healthcare facilities can apply for grant and funding assistance, hospital emergency operations plans, and discussion of how rural areas can prepare for and manage residents who test positive for COVID-19.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Examples of technical assistance (TA) requests related to rural health disasters, as addressed by the Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE). Includes links to resources on how healthcare facilities can apply for grant and funding assistance, hospital emergency operations plans, and discussion of how rural areas can prepare for and manage residents who test positive for COVID-19.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Telehealth Best Practice Guides
Library of guides offering information and resources related to telehealth billing, strategy, and implementation. Topic areas include behavioral healthcare, chronic conditions, maternal health, and school-based services.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Library of guides offering information and resources related to telehealth billing, strategy, and implementation. Topic areas include behavioral healthcare, chronic conditions, maternal health, and school-based services.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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RADx Underserved Populations (RADx-UP)
National Institutes of Health program promoting research projects studying COVID-19 testing patterns in communities in the United States and its territories as well as tribal nations. Provides data on disparities in infection rates, disease progression, health outcomes, access to healthcare, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Institutes of Health
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National Institutes of Health program promoting research projects studying COVID-19 testing patterns in communities in the United States and its territories as well as tribal nations. Provides data on disparities in infection rates, disease progression, health outcomes, access to healthcare, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Institutes of Health
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The Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey Dashboard
An interactive tool that shows tables, plots, and maps of the healthcare landscape in Ohio based on data from the Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey which focuses on both Medicaid and non-Medicaid populations. Customizes information according to population, age range, income, county, year of data, and health indicators, including health insurance status, chronic diseases, health behaviors, access to care, unmet healthcare needs, and economic distress.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey
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An interactive tool that shows tables, plots, and maps of the healthcare landscape in Ohio based on data from the Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey which focuses on both Medicaid and non-Medicaid populations. Customizes information according to population, age range, income, county, year of data, and health indicators, including health insurance status, chronic diseases, health behaviors, access to care, unmet healthcare needs, and economic distress.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey
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Appalachian Diabetes Control and Translation Project
Provides an overview of the Appalachian Diabetes Control and Translation Project (ADCTP) which works to address health disparities in Appalachia related to diabetes prevention and management. Discusses ADCTP community health projects and success stories.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides an overview of the Appalachian Diabetes Control and Translation Project (ADCTP) which works to address health disparities in Appalachia related to diabetes prevention and management. Discusses ADCTP community health projects and success stories.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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COVID.gov
Provides guidance to communities on where to find COVID-19 resources. Includes information on masks, vaccines, testing, and treatment. Includes location information for the Test-to-Treat program, which offers quick access to appropriate COVID-19 treatments, including antivirals.
Additional links: COVID-19 Community Corps
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides guidance to communities on where to find COVID-19 resources. Includes information on masks, vaccines, testing, and treatment. Includes location information for the Test-to-Treat program, which offers quick access to appropriate COVID-19 treatments, including antivirals.
Additional links: COVID-19 Community Corps
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Public Health Strategies to Help Cancer Survivors in Rural Communities
Resource guide that describes the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, highlighting key steps to improving care for rural cancer survivors. Modules cover lessons learned regarding collaboration, tailoring program services to local needs, recruitment and education of healthcare providers, and monitoring and program evaluation.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Resource guide that describes the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, highlighting key steps to improving care for rural cancer survivors. Modules cover lessons learned regarding collaboration, tailoring program services to local needs, recruitment and education of healthcare providers, and monitoring and program evaluation.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Mapping The Mental Health Of Our Communities
A map tool that presents statistics on mental health risks on a state or county level, based on 2020 and 2021 mental health screening data from MHAScreening.org. Includes data on depression, suicidal ideation, PTSD, trauma, and psychosis.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Mental Health America
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A map tool that presents statistics on mental health risks on a state or county level, based on 2020 and 2021 mental health screening data from MHAScreening.org. Includes data on depression, suicidal ideation, PTSD, trauma, and psychosis.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Mental Health America
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Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
Utilizes census tract data to identify environmental and economic indicators that locate climate and economic disadvantage on a U.S. map. Incorporates indicators such as clean energy, water, and transit; affordable and sustainable housing; poverty; educational attainment; pollution; unemployment; and health burdens, among others. Includes census tracts in tribal nations.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Council on Environmental Quality
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Utilizes census tract data to identify environmental and economic indicators that locate climate and economic disadvantage on a U.S. map. Incorporates indicators such as clean energy, water, and transit; affordable and sustainable housing; poverty; educational attainment; pollution; unemployment; and health burdens, among others. Includes census tracts in tribal nations.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Council on Environmental Quality
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Michigan Center for Rural Health - ECHO Clinics
Lists upcoming Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) clinics that address the management of infectious disease patients throughout Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Includes topics such as case discussion of hepatitis C (HCV) patients; therapy basics for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); updates on sexually transmitted diseases (STD), hepatitis A (HAV), and hepatitis B (HBV) for primary care providers, among others.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organizations: Michigan Center for Rural Health, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Lists upcoming Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) clinics that address the management of infectious disease patients throughout Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Includes topics such as case discussion of hepatitis C (HCV) patients; therapy basics for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); updates on sexually transmitted diseases (STD), hepatitis A (HAV), and hepatitis B (HBV) for primary care providers, among others.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organizations: Michigan Center for Rural Health, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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