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Resources by Topic: Networking and collaboration

Improving Access to Buprenorphine for Rural Veterans in a Learning Health Care System
Describes the development of a implementation strategy to increase rural buprenorphine prescribing at U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) healthcare systems based on existing successful strategies in 6 rural VAs. Discusses clinical needs to support increased prescribing related to mentorship, consulting services, and practitioner education.
Author(s): Jessica J. Wyse, Katherine Mackey, Kim A. Kauzlarich, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, 59(S2), e14346
Date: 12/2024
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Rural Health Webinar Series November 2024
Webinar series discussing rural health issues on topics including social connectedness, digital literacy and internet access, physical activity, community partnerships, graphic medicine, and opioid use. Webinars listed in the "Previous Classes" tab.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Network of the National Library of Medicine
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Indiana Center for Rural Engagement 2023-2024 Impact Report: A Bright Rural Future
Provides information on the Indiana Center for Rural Engagement's activities and engagements through 2024. Discusses projects developed, partnerships formed, educational and arts initiatives, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Center for Rural Engagement
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Building a Rural Cancer Care Network: Federal Funding Supports Collaboration of Urban, Regional, and Local Organizations
Features a rural cancer care network in Georgia funded by a federal care coordination grant that brings together an urban nonprofit organization, a regional healthcare system with rural locations, and a local rural physician's office. Highlights the network's work related to patient navigation and clinical cancer trial enrollment.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Implementation and Sustainability of Systems Change for Mental Health Promotion and Substance Misuse Prevention: A Qualitative Study
Examines the implementation and sustainability of the Indiana Regional Prevention System (RPS), a community-focused systems change program focused on mental health promotion and substance use prevention, from interviews with 9 active regional coordinators. Discusses the impact of RPS in rural communities.
Author(s): Ashlyn Burns, Haleigh Kampman, Lauren Magee, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 24, 1477
Date: 11/2024
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Addressing Rural Mental Health in the North Central Region
A recorded webinar that discusses a 4-H sponsored adult volunteer training mental health program from Wisconsin as well as a South Dakota needs assessment on farm stress and mental health. Transcript available below description.
Additional links: Presentation Slides
Author(s): Shannon Sparks, Danette Hopke, Sheila Michels, Megan Suehring, Andrea Bjornestad
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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Analysis of Different Populations Accessing Online Overdose Response Training and Harm Reduction Supplies (ADORES)
Compares demographic groups accessing an online mail order naloxone and harm reduction supply via the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy (UNIV) website versus the Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) website. Analyzes website data from June 2020 through October 2023 to compare 1,662 UNIV and 4,121 DOH mail order request forms according to requestor's race/ethnicity, sex, age, income, rural versus urban location, and harm reduction supply type.
Author(s): Michaela Pacheco, Abiodun Ologunowa, Anita Jacobson
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 202
Date: 11/2024
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USDA Rural Health Liaison
Provides an overview of the USDA Rural Health Liaison (RHL) position and details RHL accomplishments in 2024, including contributions to USDA Rural Development outreach, coordination, and collaboration with partners and communities.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Technology Innovation Supporting Access to Rural Health and Human Services: Possibilities and Encouraging Further Investments
Describes the potential of technological innovation to improve access to rural healthcare and human services and the challenges of attracting new technology to rural and tribal areas. Summarizes themes and policy considerations that emerged from the April 2024 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Health and Human Services on this topic. Offers policy recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services related to supporting technological innovation and solutions for rural health.
Date: 10/2024
Sponsoring organizations: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Rural Policy Research Institute
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Building an Inclusive Disability Community in Rural Idaho: Stories from the Magic Valley
Case study highlighting the work of a rural Center for Independent Living (CIL) in Idaho participating in the Rural Community Living Development (RCLD), a peer support network offering mentorship. Discusses building both community relationships and individual capacity with focus on transportation, social connections, advocacy, independent living skills, and peer support.
Author(s): Lillie Greiman, Genna M. Mashinchi, E. Peterson, et al.
Date: 10/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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