Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
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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Injury Prevention Legislation Database
Identifies state legislation addressing injury prevention. Topics covered include prescription drug abuse, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), child abuse and neglect, older adult falls, teen dating violence, and traumatic brain injury. Searchable by state, topic, keyword, year, status, and author.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Identifies state legislation addressing injury prevention. Topics covered include prescription drug abuse, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), child abuse and neglect, older adult falls, teen dating violence, and traumatic brain injury. Searchable by state, topic, keyword, year, status, and author.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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State Public Health Legislation Database
Identifies state legislation addressing infectious disease prevention and treatment, public health information and reporting, public health workforce, and vaccines. Updated every two weeks, with information on legislation starting in 2021. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Identifies state legislation addressing infectious disease prevention and treatment, public health information and reporting, public health workforce, and vaccines. Updated every two weeks, with information on legislation starting in 2021. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Suicide Prevention Resource Center - Best Practices Registry
Presents a database of best practices for suicide prevention. Allows users to search by population served, location, and approaches, including by rural and urban locations.
Sponsoring organization: Suicide Prevention Resource Center
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Presents a database of best practices for suicide prevention. Allows users to search by population served, location, and approaches, including by rural and urban locations.
Sponsoring organization: Suicide Prevention Resource Center
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Ohio Locations for Naloxone & Support
Provides an interactive map that shows locations for naloxone, syringe service programs, and other harm reduction resources by county and facility in Ohio.
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Provides an interactive map that shows locations for naloxone, syringe service programs, and other harm reduction resources by county and facility in Ohio.
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Pennsylvania Opioid Data Dashboard
Interactive dashboard showing data on opioids in Pennsylvania, including county-level estimates on individuals with drug use disorders and drug overdose deaths. Also includes information on prevention efforts such as the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and other programs; treatment access and types; and life-saving measures such as naloxone and emergency room use.
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Interactive dashboard showing data on opioids in Pennsylvania, including county-level estimates on individuals with drug use disorders and drug overdose deaths. Also includes information on prevention efforts such as the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and other programs; treatment access and types; and life-saving measures such as naloxone and emergency room use.
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Telehealth for FQHCs/RHCs: Video Resource Library
Offers videos on topics relevant to telehealth implementation for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Topics address telehealth readiness, marketing, selecting service providers, process improvement, and documenting workflows. Also, covers telehealth in primary care and dentistry, school-based telehealth, and diabetes prevention, screening and education services. Transcripts are available in the video descriptions.
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Offers videos on topics relevant to telehealth implementation for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Topics address telehealth readiness, marketing, selecting service providers, process improvement, and documenting workflows. Also, covers telehealth in primary care and dentistry, school-based telehealth, and diabetes prevention, screening and education services. Transcripts are available in the video descriptions.
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Roadmap to Strong Rural Health Care
Provides information on sustaining rural hospitals and clinics, growing the rural healthcare workforce in Nebraska, improving access to post-acute hospital care, improving rural well-being, and preserving emergency medical services, among other topics related to rural healthcare in Nebraska.
Sponsoring organizations: Nebraska Hospital Association, Nebraska Rural Health Association
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Provides information on sustaining rural hospitals and clinics, growing the rural healthcare workforce in Nebraska, improving access to post-acute hospital care, improving rural well-being, and preserving emergency medical services, among other topics related to rural healthcare in Nebraska.
Sponsoring organizations: Nebraska Hospital Association, Nebraska Rural Health Association
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Our Vision: Achieving Health Equity - Faster and Together
Supports health equity by focusing on health as a national priority advocated by collaborators from all sectors. Offers a series of action areas to encourage cooperation, create healthier communities, strengthen integration of health services, and measure health outcomes and well-being. Includes a searchable collection of rural and urban communities working to promote health equity.
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Supports health equity by focusing on health as a national priority advocated by collaborators from all sectors. Offers a series of action areas to encourage cooperation, create healthier communities, strengthen integration of health services, and measure health outcomes and well-being. Includes a searchable collection of rural and urban communities working to promote health equity.
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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