Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network – Training and Events Calendar
Highlights a list of trainings, webinars, and other events presented by the Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network and regional PTTC offices. Events cover topics related to the prevention of substance abuse.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network
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Highlights a list of trainings, webinars, and other events presented by the Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network and regional PTTC offices. Events cover topics related to the prevention of substance abuse.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network
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Indiana Healthy Opportunities for People Everywhere (I-HOPE)
A statewide program in Indiana to address health disparities among minority and rural citizens. Collaborates with various partners to improve nutrition, affordable housing, transportation, childcare issues, and employment, among others. Details funding opportunities for community projects and offers program resources such as contact information for regional field teams and interactive maps related to program goals.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Indiana Department of Health, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue University
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A statewide program in Indiana to address health disparities among minority and rural citizens. Collaborates with various partners to improve nutrition, affordable housing, transportation, childcare issues, and employment, among others. Details funding opportunities for community projects and offers program resources such as contact information for regional field teams and interactive maps related to program goals.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Indiana Department of Health, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue University
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Indiana Rural Opioid Consortium (InROC)
Offers resources and provider education events with the aim of building a regional model to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with opioid use disorder in rural Indiana through identification, treatment, and recovery services. Events include webinars, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) waiver trainings, and county-specific rural substance use workshops.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Rural Health Association
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Offers resources and provider education events with the aim of building a regional model to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with opioid use disorder in rural Indiana through identification, treatment, and recovery services. Events include webinars, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) waiver trainings, and county-specific rural substance use workshops.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Rural Health Association
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Urban Indian Health Institute COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
Provides information resources to address COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy in Native American communities. Tools include vaccination messaging and conversation guides, fact sheet, social media resources, and video interviews.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Urban Indian Health Institute
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Provides information resources to address COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy in Native American communities. Tools include vaccination messaging and conversation guides, fact sheet, social media resources, and video interviews.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Urban Indian Health Institute
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Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit
Resources and best practices to help rural communities implement medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources and best practices to help rural communities implement medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Healthy Alaskans
Details Alaska's state health improvement plan. Highlights health objectives with the goal of reaching them by 2030. Features scorecards to track progress, interactive data portal, and news bulletins, among other things.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Department of Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Details Alaska's state health improvement plan. Highlights health objectives with the goal of reaching them by 2030. Features scorecards to track progress, interactive data portal, and news bulletins, among other things.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Department of Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Use of Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Remote Communities — Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region, Alaska, September 15, 2020-March 1, 2021
Results of an ecologic study of rapid point-of-care antigen testing for COVID-19 in remote Alaskan villages and other community settings, which allowed for same-day identification of infected persons and prompt isolation, contact tracing, and quarantine of close contacts.
Author(s): Ellen Hodges, Brian Lefferts, Elizabeth Bates, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(33), 1120-1123
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Results of an ecologic study of rapid point-of-care antigen testing for COVID-19 in remote Alaskan villages and other community settings, which allowed for same-day identification of infected persons and prompt isolation, contact tracing, and quarantine of close contacts.
Author(s): Ellen Hodges, Brian Lefferts, Elizabeth Bates, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(33), 1120-1123
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Local Initiatives to Address Opioid Use Disorder
Describes opioid prevention and treatment research collaboratives in 6 communities, some of which are rural. Provides links to articles profiling each program in detail.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Pew Charitable Trusts
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Describes opioid prevention and treatment research collaboratives in 6 communities, some of which are rural. Provides links to articles profiling each program in detail.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Pew Charitable Trusts
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COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence
Toolkit to support rural community-based groups, faith-based organizations, businesses, healthcare organizations, and others to develop communication materials to promote vaccine confidence. Offers customizable templates for print ads, posters, brochures, social media posts, and an online resource guide.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Legato Healthcare Marketing, National Rural Health Resource Center
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Toolkit to support rural community-based groups, faith-based organizations, businesses, healthcare organizations, and others to develop communication materials to promote vaccine confidence. Offers customizable templates for print ads, posters, brochures, social media posts, and an online resource guide.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Legato Healthcare Marketing, National Rural Health Resource Center
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Rural Maternal Health Toolkit
Resources and best practices to help rural communities support maternal health. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources and best practices to help rural communities support maternal health. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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