Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Rural Public Health: Issues and Considerations
Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Overview of the rural public health infrastructure. Addresses public health leadership, workforce preparedness, support for safety net providers, the impact of managed care, telecommunications, and funding for rural public health.
Date: 02/2000
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Overview of the rural public health infrastructure. Addresses public health leadership, workforce preparedness, support for safety net providers, the impact of managed care, telecommunications, and funding for rural public health.
Date: 02/2000
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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The Effect of Market Reform on Rural Public Health Departments
Reports on how rural health departments and populations they serve were affected by healthcare system changes in the 1990s, particularly Medicaid managed care. Based on site visits to four rural public health departments in each of five states: Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
Author(s): Rebecca Slifkin, Pam Silberman, Susan Reif
Date: 01/2000
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Reports on how rural health departments and populations they serve were affected by healthcare system changes in the 1990s, particularly Medicaid managed care. Based on site visits to four rural public health departments in each of five states: Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
Author(s): Rebecca Slifkin, Pam Silberman, Susan Reif
Date: 01/2000
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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National Rural Health Policy: Recommendations from the First Eight Years of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
Summarizes activities and accomplishments of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health from 1988-1996. Includes chapters on health workforce, Medicare payment policy, special needs of rural populations, and issues impacting rural health which the committee may address in the future.
Date: 01/1997
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Summarizes activities and accomplishments of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health from 1988-1996. Includes chapters on health workforce, Medicare payment policy, special needs of rural populations, and issues impacting rural health which the committee may address in the future.
Date: 01/1997
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Medical Assistance Facilities: A Demonstration Program to Provide Access to Health Care in Frontier Communities
Describes the Health Care Financing Administration's Medical Assistance Facility (MAF) demonstration program, which aimed to preserve healthcare access in frontier areas of Montana by converting full-service hospitals into low-intensity, short-stay healthcare service centers. Examines the impact of the program on access to inpatient care.
Date: 07/1993
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the Health Care Financing Administration's Medical Assistance Facility (MAF) demonstration program, which aimed to preserve healthcare access in frontier areas of Montana by converting full-service hospitals into low-intensity, short-stay healthcare service centers. Examines the impact of the program on access to inpatient care.
Date: 07/1993
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program: Academic Year 2024-2025
Summarizes outcomes of grantee programs and residents who received Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) support during the 2024-2025 academic year. Also presents select multi-year outcomes for the program. Features statistics including the number of disadvantaged or rural residents, and percentages of THCGME clinical training site settings, with breakdowns by rural area and medically underserved communities.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Summarizes outcomes of grantee programs and residents who received Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) support during the 2024-2025 academic year. Also presents select multi-year outcomes for the program. Features statistics including the number of disadvantaged or rural residents, and percentages of THCGME clinical training site settings, with breakdowns by rural area and medically underserved communities.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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"Rural Public Health Success Stories from the Field" Webinar Series
Webinar series focused on public health best practices, success stories, and initiatives that impact population health in rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: CDC Office of Rural Health
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Webinar series focused on public health best practices, success stories, and initiatives that impact population health in rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: CDC Office of Rural Health
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ACS Surgical Workforce Mapping Tool
An interactive county-level map that provides surgical workforce supply rates per 100K population. Allows user to create overlays showing location of hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers as well as to select for surgical specialty.
Sponsoring organization: American College of Surgeons
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An interactive county-level map that provides surgical workforce supply rates per 100K population. Allows user to create overlays showing location of hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers as well as to select for surgical specialty.
Sponsoring organization: American College of Surgeons
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Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health - Training and Events
Provides a list of upcoming events hosted by the Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health. Includes topics such as mental health, suicide prevention, family support, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health
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Provides a list of upcoming events hosted by the Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health. Includes topics such as mental health, suicide prevention, family support, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health
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Utah Suicides by Job Type, 2019-2023
Provides information on industries having the highest rates of suicide in Utah. Features statistics on rate of suicide deaths per 100,000 population, by industry sector and method of injury. Table 1 includes demographics and breakdowns by rural or urban area.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides information on industries having the highest rates of suicide in Utah. Features statistics on rate of suicide deaths per 100,000 population, by industry sector and method of injury. Table 1 includes demographics and breakdowns by rural or urban area.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Suicides in Rural and Urban Utah, 2014-2023
Provides information on suicide rates in Utah and circumstances related to suicides. Features demographics and statistics on rates of suicide deaths per 100,000 population from 2014-2023, rates of suicide by age group from 2021-2023, and percentages of suicide circumstances from 2019-2021, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides information on suicide rates in Utah and circumstances related to suicides. Features demographics and statistics on rates of suicide deaths per 100,000 population from 2014-2023, rates of suicide by age group from 2021-2023, and percentages of suicide circumstances from 2019-2021, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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