Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Technology for health and human services
Evaluation of the Vaping ECHO for Education Pilot Initiative in Kansas
Provides information on Project Echo and its impact on rural and underserved communities, with a focus on the Vaping ECHO for Education project. Includes information on the project's evaluation process as well as additional resources related to adolescent vaping use.
Author(s): Hina B. Shah, Samiyah Para-Cremer Moore, Angela S Wu, Cynthia Snyder, Wen-Chieh Lin
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Provides information on Project Echo and its impact on rural and underserved communities, with a focus on the Vaping ECHO for Education project. Includes information on the project's evaluation process as well as additional resources related to adolescent vaping use.
Author(s): Hina B. Shah, Samiyah Para-Cremer Moore, Angela S Wu, Cynthia Snyder, Wen-Chieh Lin
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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New Mexico Federal Funding Dashboard
Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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BEAD Broadband Funding Guide
Offers resources for Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program applicants. Includes an interactive broadband service map for assessment and planning at the census block level and resources explaining the various requirements for BEAD applications.
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Offers resources for Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program applicants. Includes an interactive broadband service map for assessment and planning at the census block level and resources explaining the various requirements for BEAD applications.
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Missouri Broadband Map
Interactive mapping tool offering availability and funding information for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program in Missouri at the congressional district, county, census block group, and other levels.
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Economic Development
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Interactive mapping tool offering availability and funding information for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program in Missouri at the congressional district, county, census block group, and other levels.
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Economic Development
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Telehealth Guidance and Resources: Communication Access for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Patients and their Providers
Offers tools and resources for patients, healthcare providers, and American Sign Language interpreters to enable deaf, hard of hearing, and DeafBlind patients to have successful telehealth appointments.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Offers tools and resources for patients, healthcare providers, and American Sign Language interpreters to enable deaf, hard of hearing, and DeafBlind patients to have successful telehealth appointments.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Telehealth and Disabilities
Describes barriers patients with disabilities face in utilizing telehealth to its fullest extent and considerations for providers using telehealth for patients and clients with disabilities. Provides links to resources on best practices and examples of using telehealth with deaf or hard of hearing patients, as well as information on auxiliary aids and services required by the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure effective communication with individuals with hearing or vision impairments.
Sponsoring organization: Center of Excellence for Telehealth and Aging
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Describes barriers patients with disabilities face in utilizing telehealth to its fullest extent and considerations for providers using telehealth for patients and clients with disabilities. Provides links to resources on best practices and examples of using telehealth with deaf or hard of hearing patients, as well as information on auxiliary aids and services required by the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure effective communication with individuals with hearing or vision impairments.
Sponsoring organization: Center of Excellence for Telehealth and Aging
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Kentucky County Data Profiles
Dashboard providing interactive charts and graphs on a variety of topics by county for Kentucky. Covers healthcare, housing, broadband access, economics, workforce, agriculture, and more. Healthcare-specific topics include employment, providers, obesity, smoking, uninsured population, and physical activity.
Sponsoring organization: Blueprint Kentucky
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Dashboard providing interactive charts and graphs on a variety of topics by county for Kentucky. Covers healthcare, housing, broadband access, economics, workforce, agriculture, and more. Healthcare-specific topics include employment, providers, obesity, smoking, uninsured population, and physical activity.
Sponsoring organization: Blueprint Kentucky
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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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Broadband Climate Risk Mitigation Tool
Tool that provides hazard risk data alongside broadband access data for the purpose of infrastructure decision-making while considering natural hazards. Provides information at the county, address, or census tract level.
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Tool that provides hazard risk data alongside broadband access data for the purpose of infrastructure decision-making while considering natural hazards. Provides information at the county, address, or census tract level.
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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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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