Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Networking and collaboration
Missoula Veteran Directed Care Program Supports Veterans and Caregivers
Case study highlighting a partnership between a Montana Area Agency on Aging and the Veterans Administration to provide Veteran Directed Care, a program assisting veterans to manage their own care to promote aging in place. Notes the high rates of Montana veterans in rural areas.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Case study highlighting a partnership between a Montana Area Agency on Aging and the Veterans Administration to provide Veteran Directed Care, a program assisting veterans to manage their own care to promote aging in place. Notes the high rates of Montana veterans in rural areas.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Vermont Partnership Offers Caregivers Wellness Programs and Respite
Case study highlighting a partnership between a Area Agency on Aging in Vermont and a regional nonprofit health plan to offer respite opportunities to rural and suburban caregivers.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Case study highlighting a partnership between a Area Agency on Aging in Vermont and a regional nonprofit health plan to offer respite opportunities to rural and suburban caregivers.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Aroostook Agency on Aging's Specialized Support for Dementia Caregivers and Care Recipients via Health Care Partnership
Case study highlighting a partnership between an Area Agency on Aging in Maine and a local hospital to provide dementia assessments and support services for local residents with dementia and their caregivers.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Case study highlighting a partnership between an Area Agency on Aging in Maine and a local hospital to provide dementia assessments and support services for local residents with dementia and their caregivers.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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35 Years of Partnership to Advance Cardiovascular Health and Well-Being in American Indian Communities: The Strong Heart Study and Strong Heart Family Study
Discusses the impact of the Strong Heart Study (SHS) and Strong Heart Family Study (SHFS) to provide population health and cardiovascular health outcomes information on rural tribal communities. Focuses on the importance of longitudinal studies, rigorous data collection, knowledge sharing, and partnerships.
Author(s): Amanda M. Fretts, Jessica A. Reese, Ying Zhang
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 22
Date: 07/2025
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Discusses the impact of the Strong Heart Study (SHS) and Strong Heart Family Study (SHFS) to provide population health and cardiovascular health outcomes information on rural tribal communities. Focuses on the importance of longitudinal studies, rigorous data collection, knowledge sharing, and partnerships.
Author(s): Amanda M. Fretts, Jessica A. Reese, Ying Zhang
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 22
Date: 07/2025
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Confronting the Crisis: Actions to Address Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Black Women in Rural Georgia
Discusses the issue of maternal mortality among Black women in rural Georgia. Focuses on policy, proposed solutions and strategies, and community-based collaborations that can provide improved maternal healthcare access to rural areas of Georgia.
Author(s): Jalen Robinson, Jaliyah Screen, Carey Roth Bayer
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 22
Date: 07/2025
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Discusses the issue of maternal mortality among Black women in rural Georgia. Focuses on policy, proposed solutions and strategies, and community-based collaborations that can provide improved maternal healthcare access to rural areas of Georgia.
Author(s): Jalen Robinson, Jaliyah Screen, Carey Roth Bayer
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 22
Date: 07/2025
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Difference-Making Factors for Successful Implementation of a Multicomponent Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Rural Clinics (SMARTER CRC)
Evaluates multicomponent colorectal cancer screening programs at 14 rural primary care clinics to identify factors associated with higher rates of screening. Interventions include using mailed outreach materials and patient navigation programs in partnership with health plans. Discusses the effectiveness of outreach activities conducted by the clinic or a third-party vendor as well as collaborations between clinics and health plans.
Author(s): Amanda F. Petrik, Brittany Badicke, Melinda M. Davis, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Medicine, 12
Date: 06/2025
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Evaluates multicomponent colorectal cancer screening programs at 14 rural primary care clinics to identify factors associated with higher rates of screening. Interventions include using mailed outreach materials and patient navigation programs in partnership with health plans. Discusses the effectiveness of outreach activities conducted by the clinic or a third-party vendor as well as collaborations between clinics and health plans.
Author(s): Amanda F. Petrik, Brittany Badicke, Melinda M. Davis, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Medicine, 12
Date: 06/2025
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Partnering with Schools, Feeding Communities: ETHRA's Non-Congregate Success
Profiles the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA) and their partnership with schools to provide non-congregate meals to children in rural and hard-to-reach areas. Provides information on the program model and and how it functions.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Profiles the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA) and their partnership with schools to provide non-congregate meals to children in rural and hard-to-reach areas. Provides information on the program model and and how it functions.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Promoting Health through Transdisciplinary Local Food System Partnerships: Insights from the North Carolina Local Food Council
Discusses the impact of the North Carolina Local Food Council (NCLFC) Community Health Working Group and their efforts to strengthen statewide and local food systems. Focuses on the North Carolina Medicaid 1115 Waiver Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOPs) case study that aimed to integrate local food into health systems and healthcare initiatives. Includes information about partnerships, collaborations, pilot structure, and network leads in specific North Carolina regions.
Author(s): Amanda S. Hege, Morgan Cooper, K. Alexander Soltany, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Date: 06/2025
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Discusses the impact of the North Carolina Local Food Council (NCLFC) Community Health Working Group and their efforts to strengthen statewide and local food systems. Focuses on the North Carolina Medicaid 1115 Waiver Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOPs) case study that aimed to integrate local food into health systems and healthcare initiatives. Includes information about partnerships, collaborations, pilot structure, and network leads in specific North Carolina regions.
Author(s): Amanda S. Hege, Morgan Cooper, K. Alexander Soltany, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Date: 06/2025
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Integrating Mental Health Support into Rural Libraries: Evaluation of the Libraries for Health (L4H) Initiative
Presents findings from an evaluation of the implementation of Libraries for Health (L4H), a pilot project embedding nonclinical adult mental health supports into ten libraries in rural Texas. Summarizes how libraries implemented L4H, barriers and facilitators of implementation, and efforts to to build and sustain the program and sustain their capacity to address patrons' mental health needs.
Additional links: Research Summary
Author(s): Lynsay Ayer, Karen Christianson, Ivy Todd, et al.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Presents findings from an evaluation of the implementation of Libraries for Health (L4H), a pilot project embedding nonclinical adult mental health supports into ten libraries in rural Texas. Summarizes how libraries implemented L4H, barriers and facilitators of implementation, and efforts to to build and sustain the program and sustain their capacity to address patrons' mental health needs.
Additional links: Research Summary
Author(s): Lynsay Ayer, Karen Christianson, Ivy Todd, et al.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Navigating Natural Disasters: Lessons from North Carolina's Medicaid Response to Hurricane Recovery
Discusses disaster relief in North Carolina with North Carolina's Medicaid Chief Medical Officer, Janelle White. Focuses on preparedness, protecting various populations, problem solving, coordinating relationships, rural providers and agencies, and more.
Author(s): Emily Eelman
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Health Care Strategies, Juniper Peak Consulting
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Discusses disaster relief in North Carolina with North Carolina's Medicaid Chief Medical Officer, Janelle White. Focuses on preparedness, protecting various populations, problem solving, coordinating relationships, rural providers and agencies, and more.
Author(s): Emily Eelman
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Health Care Strategies, Juniper Peak Consulting
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