Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Population health
Engaging Stakeholders to Address Changing Service Delivery Conditions Due to COVID-19
Describes the use of participatory curriculum development for online delivery of a health promotion and skills-building program for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the effects of disruptions to service delivery experienced by Centers for Independent Living and strategies to address them, as well as stakeholder engagement strategies.
Author(s): Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC)
Sponsoring organization: Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR)
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Describes the use of participatory curriculum development for online delivery of a health promotion and skills-building program for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the effects of disruptions to service delivery experienced by Centers for Independent Living and strategies to address them, as well as stakeholder engagement strategies.
Author(s): Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC)
Sponsoring organization: Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR)
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Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Teens
Provides data on health topics such as bullying, stressful life events, social and emotional supports, healthcare access and quality, mental health, physical activity, sleep, screen time, alternative health, and health status for youth aged 12-17. Includes July 2021-December 2023 data breakdowns according to demographics, socioeconomic status, and urbanicity by large central and fringe metro, medium and small metro, or nonmetropolitan.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Provides data on health topics such as bullying, stressful life events, social and emotional supports, healthcare access and quality, mental health, physical activity, sleep, screen time, alternative health, and health status for youth aged 12-17. Includes July 2021-December 2023 data breakdowns according to demographics, socioeconomic status, and urbanicity by large central and fringe metro, medium and small metro, or nonmetropolitan.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Achieving Healthcare Efficiency through Accountable Design (AHEAD) Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Achieving Healthcare Efficiency through Accountable Design (AHEAD) Model, a voluntary state total cost of care model that will test state accountability for controlling overall growth in health expenditures while increasing investment in primary care and improving population health outcomes.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Achieving Healthcare Efficiency through Accountable Design (AHEAD) Model, a voluntary state total cost of care model that will test state accountability for controlling overall growth in health expenditures while increasing investment in primary care and improving population health outcomes.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Texas Office of Border Public Health Newsletter
Newsletter of the Office of Border Public Health in Texas. Covers public health in the Texas-Mexico border region. Issues include graphs, charts, maps, and other visual data covering border health topics in addition to newsletter articles.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Office of Border Public Health
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Newsletter of the Office of Border Public Health in Texas. Covers public health in the Texas-Mexico border region. Issues include graphs, charts, maps, and other visual data covering border health topics in addition to newsletter articles.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Office of Border Public Health
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South Dakota Rural Health Listserv
Listserv connects subscribers to resources, reports, and information pertaining to rural healthcare in South Dakota.
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Listserv connects subscribers to resources, reports, and information pertaining to rural healthcare in South Dakota.
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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ClimaWATCH (Climate and Weather Analytics, Trends, and Community Health)
Examines the impact of heat waves, based on data from Medicaid beneficiaries on healthcare utilization and spending. Includes information at the national, state, and county levels. Offers interactive maps and charts that show heat waves, excess healthcare use and spending due to heat, and more. Identifies communities most affected by heat waves using different metrics.
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
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Examines the impact of heat waves, based on data from Medicaid beneficiaries on healthcare utilization and spending. Includes information at the national, state, and county levels. Offers interactive maps and charts that show heat waves, excess healthcare use and spending due to heat, and more. Identifies communities most affected by heat waves using different metrics.
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
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ACO REACH Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's ACO REACH Model, which is intended to encourage healthcare coordination to improve care for people with Medicare.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's ACO REACH Model, which is intended to encourage healthcare coordination to improve care for people with Medicare.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System
Provides information on trends and statistics regarding pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. Includes mortality rates by race/ethnicity, causes, and rural versus urban location.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides information on trends and statistics regarding pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. Includes mortality rates by race/ethnicity, causes, and rural versus urban location.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Heat-Related EMS Activation Surveillance Dashboard
Mapping dashboard that shows Emergency Medical Services activations related to heat illness. Includes data at the state and county level for the previous 14 and 30 days. Selecting the Disparity Explorer tab shows patient data related to EMS response time, rate of EMS activation, number of deaths, and EMS transportation for patients at the urban, suburban, rural, and frontier levels. Updated weekly.
Sponsoring organizations: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Mapping dashboard that shows Emergency Medical Services activations related to heat illness. Includes data at the state and county level for the previous 14 and 30 days. Selecting the Disparity Explorer tab shows patient data related to EMS response time, rate of EMS activation, number of deaths, and EMS transportation for patients at the urban, suburban, rural, and frontier levels. Updated weekly.
Sponsoring organizations: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Toward Racial Equity & Rural Prosperity: Legal & Policy Resources for Rural Communities
Resources for local and state policymakers discussing inequity in rural communities for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC). Includes resources for policymaking, water access, housing, and broadband.
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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Resources for local and state policymakers discussing inequity in rural communities for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC). Includes resources for policymaking, water access, housing, and broadband.
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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