Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Sustainability of programs
The Future of Rural Health
Describes the state of the rural healthcare system and the opportunities for improvement with the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Discusses core concepts of providing primary care, basic mental health and oral health services, surgery and obstetric, pharmacy, eye and audiology services, public health, new models of care, workforce issues, and more.
Author(s): Charlie Alfero, Tommy Barnhart, Darrold Bertsch, et al.
Date: 02/2013
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Describes the state of the rural healthcare system and the opportunities for improvement with the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Discusses core concepts of providing primary care, basic mental health and oral health services, surgery and obstetric, pharmacy, eye and audiology services, public health, new models of care, workforce issues, and more.
Author(s): Charlie Alfero, Tommy Barnhart, Darrold Bertsch, et al.
Date: 02/2013
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Exploring Opportunities to Strengthen the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program
Reports on the efforts of Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Networking Planning grantees and provides recommendations for future rural health networks, including on the topics of network planning and sustainability. Focus areas included care coordination, health information technology, behavioral and mental health services, and services for vulnerable populations.
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Adam Hofer, Ira Moscovice
Date: 02/2012
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Reports on the efforts of Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Networking Planning grantees and provides recommendations for future rural health networks, including on the topics of network planning and sustainability. Focus areas included care coordination, health information technology, behavioral and mental health services, and services for vulnerable populations.
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Adam Hofer, Ira Moscovice
Date: 02/2012
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Rural Behavioral Health Programs and Promising Practices
Examines rural behavioral health programs that were involved in a 2008 study. Reports information gathered from the study, the value of collecting and using the data to make program improvements, and finding funding for sustainability.
Date: 06/2011
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Examines rural behavioral health programs that were involved in a 2008 study. Reports information gathered from the study, the value of collecting and using the data to make program improvements, and finding funding for sustainability.
Date: 06/2011
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Positioning for Sustainability: A Formative Assessment Tool
Assessment tool designed to help organizations plan for long-term viability and the overall success of local health initiatives.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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Assessment tool designed to help organizations plan for long-term viability and the overall success of local health initiatives.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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Sustainability Framework
Identifies components contributing to programmatic and organizational sustainability.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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Identifies components contributing to programmatic and organizational sustainability.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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Care in the Country: A Historical Case Study of Long-Term Sustainability in Four Rural Health Centers
Explores the histories of four rural primary care health center programs and identifies factors that contributed to their sustainability, such as physician advocates, innovative practices, organizational flexibility, and community integration.
Author(s): D. Brad Wright
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 99(9), 1612-1618
Date: 09/2009
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Explores the histories of four rural primary care health center programs and identifies factors that contributed to their sustainability, such as physician advocates, innovative practices, organizational flexibility, and community integration.
Author(s): D. Brad Wright
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 99(9), 1612-1618
Date: 09/2009
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Sustaining Community Health Services Over Time: Models from the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program
Discusses post-grant sustainability of services provided by recipients of Rural Health Outreach Grant Program projects. Based on site visits to a medical rehabilitation project in Wyoming, a prenatal outreach project in Maryland, and a community health center in Oregon.
Author(s): Walter R. Gregg, Astrid Knott, Ira Moscovice
Date: 11/2004
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Discusses post-grant sustainability of services provided by recipients of Rural Health Outreach Grant Program projects. Based on site visits to a medical rehabilitation project in Wyoming, a prenatal outreach project in Maryland, and a community health center in Oregon.
Author(s): Walter R. Gregg, Astrid Knott, Ira Moscovice
Date: 11/2004
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Grantee Sustainability in the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program
Describes a study of the post-grant experiences of 99 Rural Health Outreach Grant recipients. Focuses on the extent to which programs were able to maintain or expand services after their grants ended and characteristics that helped programs succeed in the post-grant period.
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Astrid Knott, Ira Moscovice
Date: 12/2003
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Describes a study of the post-grant experiences of 99 Rural Health Outreach Grant recipients. Focuses on the extent to which programs were able to maintain or expand services after their grants ended and characteristics that helped programs succeed in the post-grant period.
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Astrid Knott, Ira Moscovice
Date: 12/2003
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Chronic Disease Management Toolkit
Resources and best practices to help rural areas develop chronic disease management programs. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources and best practices to help rural areas develop chronic disease management programs. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Rural Unintentional Injury Prevention Toolkit
Resources and best practices to help rural communities develop unintentional injury prevention programs. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources and best practices to help rural communities develop unintentional injury prevention programs. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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