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Rural Health Information Hub

Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Sustainability of programs

Health Extension Toolkit
Intended for a wide audience and designed as a tool for states to use as they collaborate to improve the quality of primary care practices as well as community health, using a model based on the agricultural Cooperative Extension Service. Includes chapters on engagement, the Health Extension model, primary care, population health, and sustainability, and features profiles on lead states Pennsylvania, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Oklahoma.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Rural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Toolkit
Resources and best practices to help rural areas develop health promotion and disease prevention programs in community, clinic, and workplace settings. 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 Oral Health Toolkit
Designed to help identify an appropriate model and implement an oral health program in your rural community. Contains seven modules: an overview of oral health in rural communities, models and ways to adapt them, resources for implementing programs, sustainability strategies, an evaluation framework, dissemination methods, and examples of programs that have been implemented in rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Sustainability Planning Tools
Collection of resources to help consider long-term program sustainability plans that address community needs and engage partners and stakeholders in the process.
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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Rural Community Health Gateway
Provides resources to help build effective community health programs, improve services, and develop new programs.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Applying for Grants to Support Rural Health Projects Topic Guide
Resources, information, and frequently asked questions about the grant writing process for rural health projects. Offers tips on searching for rural-specific funding, grant proposal preparation, building successful funding relationships, and planning for program sustainability.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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