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Public Health Strategies to Help Cancer Survivors in Rural Communities
Resource guide that describes the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, highlighting key steps to improving care for rural cancer survivors. Modules cover lessons learned regarding collaboration, tailoring program services to local needs, recruitment and education of healthcare providers, and monitoring and program evaluation.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Indiana Physician Workforce Dashboards
Presents information on the physician workforce in Indiana, including geographic supply trends, demographics, education, and practice and specialty. Provides population to provider ratios broken down by county and metro versus nonmetro.
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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RCD Program: Bringing Safe Water to Our Nation's Communities
Presents information on safe water initiatives developed by the Rural Community Development (RCD) Program. Includes RCD project data and a video on training certification developed by the Colorado River Indian Tribes to help maintain healthy water systems.
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Central Valley Rural Education and Health Alliance (REHA) (Historical)
A collaboration of rural educators, administrators, and school-based health professions working to improve education and health outcomes in California's rural Central Valley. Includes resources and promising practices to address the physical, mental, and behavioral health of students, as well as reduce chronic absences, create a positive culture, and improve school readiness, among other issues.
Sponsoring organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Program
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Food-Related Data Sources
Compiles food-related data sources that examine store sales, consumer purchases, consumption, availability, and food-related types of data.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Minnesota Hospital-Treated Suicidal and Self-Harm Injury
Presents 2016-2020 suicidal injury and ideation rates in Minnesota according to age, county, sex, mechanism, and survival.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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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.
Sponsoring organizations: Indiana Department of Health, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue University
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Healthy Aging in Rural Towns (HeART)
A project that focuses on strengthening support networks for older adults and their caregivers to promote healthy aging in place in rural Wisconsin. Focuses on pedestrian and home safety, technology training, and partnerships. Includes online resource directories for a few select locations.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) at the UW-Madison School of Nursing
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State Associations of RHCs
Provides a list of state Rural Health Clinic associations. Identifies state rural health and primary care associations that serve as defacto RHC associations.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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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.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Rural Health Association
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