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421. Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program: Black Lung Screenings - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Fact sheet describing a program intended to study the causes and effects of coal mine dust lung disease and to offer early detection and prevent progression of the disease. Provides information on health screenings available at mobile testing units that travel to communities and mining sites.

...health screenings available at mobile testing units that travel to communities and mining sites. --- Coal Workers...

422. American Indian and Alaska Native Worker Safety and Health Strategic Plan - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Highlights a strategic plan for researching occupational safety and health of American Indian and Alaska Native workers. Provides a step-by-step guide for conducting and disseminating research on the health and safety risks of AI/AN workers, as well as crafting safety policy for tribal communities.

...health and safety risks of AI/AN workers, as well as crafting safety policy for tribal communities...

423. Communities, Climate Change, and Health Equity: Lessons Learned in Addressing Inequities in Heat-Related Climate Change Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief - Resources
Date: 2023

Summary of a National Academies' Environmental Health Matters Initiative workshop in June 2023 discussing differences in outcomes for extreme heat. Highlights challenges with data gathering, recent policy changes, capacity building, and partnerships. Includes discussion of rural specific challenges, occupational health for farmworkers and other outdoor workers, and healthcare access.

...health for farmworkers and other outdoor workers, and healthcare access. --- Communities, Climate Change, and Health...

424. Preventing Violence Against Rural Health Care Workers - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Policy brief discussing violence against healthcare workers and unique factors that may influence underreporting of such violence in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to prevent healthcare worker violence in rural healthcare settings and communities and reduce barriers to reporting.

...worker violence in rural healthcare settings and communities and reduce barriers to reporting. --- Preventing Violence Against Rural Health...

425. New Insights on the Rural Public Health Workforce, with Casey Balio and Betty Bekemeier – Exploring Rural Health Podcast - Podcast Episode
Date: May 5, 2026

This episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with Casey Balio, PhD, research assistant professor at the East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health and Research, and Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. Focuses on results of their new research study examining the rural public health workforce.

...communities are often wearing multiple hats and doing multiple jobs. And Betty alluded to this, especially with clinicians in public health nurses, but many public health workers...

426. Human Services to Support Rural Health Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Sep 10, 2025

Provides resources on and answers frequently asked questions related to rural human services. Includes information on income, housing supports, job training and placement programs, child care, child welfare programs, virtual models for delivering human services, and more.

...Health program includes social workers as part of multi-disciplinary community health teams that operate...

427. UT Health San Antonio ECHO - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2025

Program partnering healthcare workers in underserved, remote, and rural areas with providers to expand knowledge and support specialty care in local communities through the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model.

...workers in underserved, remote, and rural areas with providers to expand knowledge and support specialty care in local communities through the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model. --- UT Health...

428. Understanding the U.S. Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage - Resources
Date: May 2023

Discusses the shortage of behavioral health professionals across the country and highlights some of the contributing factors. Breaks down factors affecting licensed providers, clinical supporters, community care workers, and frontline workers. Makes recommendations for policymakers and includes considerations for rural areas.

...community care workers, and frontline workers. Makes recommendations for policymakers and includes considerations for rural areas. --- Understanding the U.S. Behavioral Health...

429. Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: May 14, 2025

Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to emergency preparedness and response for rural communities. Includes information on resources available for rural communities encountering emergency management challenges, emergency preparedness requirements for rural healthcare facilities, communication planning, and multiple tools and resources for preparedness planning for individuals, healthcare facilities, and communities in rural America.

...health workers and officials, and community members, who are willing to volunteer after disasters and emergencies...

430. How Are Migrant Health Centers and Their Patients Faring Under the Affordable Care Act? - Resources
Date: May 2016

An analysis of the population characteristics of migrant and seasonal agricultural workers (MSAW) and their dependents, the changes over time in the MSAW population served by federally funded community health centers, and the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid expansion on federally funded migrant health centers.

...workers (MSAW) and their dependents, the changes over time in the MSAW population served by federally funded community health...