Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Networking and collaboration
A Primer for Multi-Sector Health Partnerships in Rural Areas and Small Cities
Provides an overview of community-level investments in rural communities and small cities to support healthy lives through multi-sector efforts. Discusses the roles of healthcare, rural philanthropy, and community development organizations in supporting community health. Provides a toolbox that explores key terms, offers case studies, data sources, and links to national and local partners.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Build Healthy Places Network
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Provides an overview of community-level investments in rural communities and small cities to support healthy lives through multi-sector efforts. Discusses the roles of healthcare, rural philanthropy, and community development organizations in supporting community health. Provides a toolbox that explores key terms, offers case studies, data sources, and links to national and local partners.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Build Healthy Places Network
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Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic
Provides resources and information related to a U.S. Department of Justice initiative to work with targeted rural communities through data sharing, educational programming, and therapy services to respond to opioid use disorder (OUD) at the community level, focusing on individuals who become involved with the criminal justice system or law enforcement. Website includes a map of the targeted sites with information on partners and responses, and offers published reports and resources.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program, U.S. Department of Justice
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Provides resources and information related to a U.S. Department of Justice initiative to work with targeted rural communities through data sharing, educational programming, and therapy services to respond to opioid use disorder (OUD) at the community level, focusing on individuals who become involved with the criminal justice system or law enforcement. Website includes a map of the targeted sites with information on partners and responses, and offers published reports and resources.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program, U.S. Department of Justice
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Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector
Collection of community-based program models, data and mapping information, and other resources for communities to reduce opioid addiction and overdose. Program models cover prevention, harm recovery, recovery, and treatment, and can be filtered by setting to select rural-specific examples.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Opioid Policy Research Collaborative
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Collection of community-based program models, data and mapping information, and other resources for communities to reduce opioid addiction and overdose. Program models cover prevention, harm recovery, recovery, and treatment, and can be filtered by setting to select rural-specific examples.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Opioid Policy Research Collaborative
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Iowa Project ECHO
Shares knowledge and expertise through telementoring for primary care staff to enhance their capacity to provide best practice healthcare for underserved people. Currently two ECHO interactive web-based programs are offered: Hepatitis C (HCV) and Behavioral Health (BH).
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Primary Care Association
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Shares knowledge and expertise through telementoring for primary care staff to enhance their capacity to provide best practice healthcare for underserved people. Currently two ECHO interactive web-based programs are offered: Hepatitis C (HCV) and Behavioral Health (BH).
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Primary Care Association
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Illinois - Project ECHO
Provides a virtual network for experts to mentor and share their medical expertise with front-line clinicians giving them the knowledge and support they need to treat patients with challenging conditions. Participants can earn continuing medical education (CME) credits.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: Illinois Health and Hospital Association, Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine
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Provides a virtual network for experts to mentor and share their medical expertise with front-line clinicians giving them the knowledge and support they need to treat patients with challenging conditions. Participants can earn continuing medical education (CME) credits.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: Illinois Health and Hospital Association, Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine
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ECHO Hawai'i
A medical education and mentoring model consisting of a group of clinical and community experts along with telehealth technology to build primary care capacity while improving access to specialty healthcare in rural communities. Offers no-cost CME to participants.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: 'Ohana Health Plan, Hawaii and Pacific Basin Area Health Education Centers, Hawaii State Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, Hawaii State Rural Health Association, John A. Burn School of Medicine, Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center
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A medical education and mentoring model consisting of a group of clinical and community experts along with telehealth technology to build primary care capacity while improving access to specialty healthcare in rural communities. Offers no-cost CME to participants.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: 'Ohana Health Plan, Hawaii and Pacific Basin Area Health Education Centers, Hawaii State Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, Hawaii State Rural Health Association, John A. Burn School of Medicine, Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center
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Indiana University Project ECHO
Offers technology to leverage scarce resources and reduce disparities in healthcare by providing expert knowledge and case-based learning through a partnership between local primary care providers and medical specialists.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: Indiana University, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
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Offers technology to leverage scarce resources and reduce disparities in healthcare by providing expert knowledge and case-based learning through a partnership between local primary care providers and medical specialists.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: Indiana University, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
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National Rural Health Day Promotional Toolkit
Contains customizable resources for for community stakeholders, including hospitals, clinics, first responders, public health and elected officials, non-profits, civic organizations, to engage employees and the community in National Rural Health Day events and activities. Includes template social media posts, press releases, posters and flyers, and planning calendars.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Contains customizable resources for for community stakeholders, including hospitals, clinics, first responders, public health and elected officials, non-profits, civic organizations, to engage employees and the community in National Rural Health Day events and activities. Includes template social media posts, press releases, posters and flyers, and planning calendars.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Providing Developmental Screenings and Services in Rural Communities
Discusses barriers rural communities face in providing developmental screenings to children. Highlights a program in Alaska that builds community coalitions to raise awareness about the importance of early childhood programs and to provide screenings and referrals. Offers recommendations for others seeking to build early childhood development coalitions.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality
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Discusses barriers rural communities face in providing developmental screenings to children. Highlights a program in Alaska that builds community coalitions to raise awareness about the importance of early childhood programs and to provide screenings and referrals. Offers recommendations for others seeking to build early childhood development coalitions.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Impact Case Studies
Provides a list of successful, rural-specific case studies describing how tools and resources from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are being used and their impacts at the local and national policy level, in healthcare systems, and for other professional healthcare services and providers. Case study examples are searchable by state/territory or at the national level, date, and topic.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides a list of successful, rural-specific case studies describing how tools and resources from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are being used and their impacts at the local and national policy level, in healthcare systems, and for other professional healthcare services and providers. Case study examples are searchable by state/territory or at the national level, date, and topic.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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