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Rural Health Capital Resources Council Project
Describes the Rural Health Capital Resources Council, comprising over 30 national organizations, philanthropic organizations, regional community development finance organizations, and federal agencies. Represents finance, housing, economic development, rural health, broadband, and the many components that promote healthy communities. Includes links for Council presentations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Best Practice Guide: Telehealth for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Offers resources on telehealth programs for American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including telebehavioral health and telehealth to treat chronic conditions.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Best Practice Guide: Telehealth for Rural Areas
Offers information and resources for rural healthcare providers interested in starting a telehealth program. Covers startup, workflow, billing, working with patients, and internet access considerations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Medicaid and CHIP Renewals Outreach and Educational Resources
A collection of materials states and other Medicaid stakeholders can use to communicate as health insurance coverage that was maintained during the public health emergency through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) expires. Includes a communications toolkit, social media messages, print publications, and more. Offers materials focused on coverage renewal, addressing coverage loss, and other topics.
Additional links: Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding: A Communications Toolkit, Medicaid and CHIP Renewals: Patient-Centered Messaging for Clinical Offices and Health Care Settings
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicaid.gov: Unwinding and Returning to Regular Operations after COVID-19
Central resource for states and other Medicaid stakeholders to find information and resources to help them plan and prepare as health insurance coverage that was maintained during the public health emergency through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) expires.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Arizona Marketplace and Medicaid Enrollment
Interactive tool depicting health insurance coverage data by county for Arizona, including Medicaid and marketplace health insurance enrollment, as well as the rate of uninsured. Draws data from the United States Census, American Community Survey and CMS data.
Additional links: Methods
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Rural Resilience
Provides resources for rural areas recovering from various disasters such as tornadoes, floods, pandemics, and more. Focuses on readiness, response, and recovery. Includes a U.S. map that shows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) risk index by county.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Nebraska Behavioral Health Workforce Dashboard
Dashboard that allows user to search behavioral workforce providers by region or county in Nebraska. Includes charts about distribution of providers by age, gender, rural versus urban, race/ethnicity, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Census Frequently Asked Questions: How Do I Select Geographic Components Such As Urban/Rural?
Instructions for selecting rural data in U.S. Census Bureau products. Shows how to select rural/urban and metropolitan/micropolitan/nonmetro data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Long COVID and Fatiguing Illness Recovery Program
Highlights a CDC-funded program that provides training sessions about long-term, post-acute COVID-19 symptoms and syndromes. Presents webinars and a resource library detailing best practices and emerging treatments.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Project ECHO, University of New Mexico Health Sciences
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