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501. Pennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan, 2023-2028 - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Multi-year strategic plan developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Healthy Pennsylvania Partnership, a multi-sector partnership of stakeholders and collaborators. Outlines steps and partnerships needed to achieve health equity, chronic disease prevention, and whole person care, and encourages policymakers, healthcare providers, nonprofits, and residents to promote and support health improvements throughout Pennsylvania.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Housing and homelessness · Infrastructure · Maternal health and prenatal care...

502. How a Desert Town Is Growing Its Way to Better Health - Resources
Date: Jul 2022

Highlights the work of a community garden program to address food insecurity in Huachuca City, Arizona, by offering fresh produce to the rural desert community through partnerships with the local library and senior center. Discusses the development of the garden, challenges related to water, and the efforts of the program to encourage healthy lifestyle through community and youth programming.

...programming. Elizabeth Bellizzi 07/2022 Access · Community engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Arizona...

503. The State of Our Health: A Statewide Health Assessment of Pennsylvania, August 2023 Update - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.

...Food security and nutrition · HIV and AIDS · Health disparities · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce...

504. Thinking "Bigger" About Smaller Places: Why Rural Health Planning is Critical to Successful Rural Collective Impact Approaches - Resources
Date: Mar 2017

Video of a speech by the president and CEO of the Rural Policy Research Institute. Presented as part of the Rural Health Lecture Series at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina and co-sponsored by the South Carolina Office of Rural Health. Explores how rural health is affected by social determinants of health, such as availability of safe housing, employment opportunities, and healthy food.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Housing and homelessness · Planning and strategy methods and resources...

505. Leveraging Medicaid to Support Housing and Nutrition in Ohio - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Describes the Ohio Medicaid program and the federal Medicaid health-related social needs (HRSN) framework. Discusses how Medicaid coverage in Ohio can cover aspects of housing and nutrition needs as of 2023. Includes county-level map depicting percent of income spent on housing in Ohio as well as examples of programs addressing HRSNs in rural areas.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Legislation and regulations · Medicaid · Social determinants of health...

506. Faith, Activity, and Nutrition - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Sep 30, 2025

FAN community health advisors trained church committees on ways to improve opportunities, guidelines, messages, and pastor support for physical activity and healthy eating.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention National/Multi-State, South Carolina...

507. Older Americans Act: Greatest Economic and Social Needs of Rural Older Adults - Resources
Date: Oct 2025

Policy brief discussing the economic and social needs for rural older adults. Offers policy and action recommendations for the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, discussing rural aging programs, affordable housing, access to nutrition, social isolation, healthcare workforce shortages, and caregiver support.

...Food security and nutrition · Health workforce supply and demand · Housing and homelessness · Informal caregivers · Policy...

508. Aging in Appalachia - Resources
Date: 2019

Episodes of the radio program "Inside Appalachia," exploring challenges faced by elderly people in Appalachia, and the resources available to them. Topics include caregiver shortages, Alzheimer's disease, dying with dignity, and isolation and loneliness.

...Food security and nutrition · Home and community-based services · Hospice and palliative care · Informal caregivers...

509. Promising Practice: Sowing the Seeds of Healthy Eating in Rural Indiana - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Illustrates how a training and education program for rural residents living in 7 rural communities within the New Allen Alliance (NAA), a partnership of communities in eastern Allen County, Indiana, encourages healthy cooking, access to healthy foods, and improved health.

...State Offices of Rural Health Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Indiana...

510. Future Directions for Rural Population Research: Findings from RPRN's Listening Sessions - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

Summarizes 5 listening sessions with rural development practitioners aiming to identify areas of research need by rural population researchers. Discusses trends in agriculture and food systems, community and economic development, the environment and natural resources, and health, healthcare, and disability services. Offers recommendations related to information sharing, community involvement in research, data gathering, and best practices and evaluation.

...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Research methods and resources · Statistics and data · Stigma · Technology for health...