Evidence-Based Toolkits for Rural Community Health

Step-by-step guides to help you build effective community health. Resources and examples are drawn from evidence-based and promising programs. By learning from programs that are known to be effective, you can make the best use of limited funding and resources.

Rural Community Health Toolkit

Start here for a guide to building rural community health programs to address any type of health issue. Learn how to identify community needs, find evidence-based models, plan and implement your program, evaluate results, and much more.

Aging in Place Toolkit

Explore program models and approaches to support rural aging in place.

Chronic Disease Management Toolkit

Discover models and resources for developing chronic disease management programs.

Community Paramedicine Toolkit

Discover models and resources for developing community paramedicine programs in rural areas.

Early Childhood Health Promotion Toolkit

Learn how to develop early childhood health promotion programs in rural communities.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Toolkit

Learn about strategies and models for rural health promotion and disease prevention in the community, clinic, and workplace.

Mental Health Toolkit

Discover resources and models to develop rural mental health programs, with a primary focus on adult mental health.

Oral Health Toolkit

Discover rural oral health approaches that focus on workforce, access, outreach, schools, and more.

Suicide Prevention Toolkit

Find evidence-based models and resources for implementing a suicide prevention program in rural areas.

Telehealth Toolkit

Discover program examples and resources for developing a telehealth program to address access issues in rural America.

Transportation Toolkit

Explore how communities can provide transportation services to help rural residents maintain their health and well-being.

Unintentional Injury Prevention Toolkit

Learn about evidence-based models and resources to implement unintentional injury prevention programs in rural communities.

Temporarily Unavailable Toolkits

Community Health Workers
Rural Health Literacy
Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response
Rural Maternal Health
Rural Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Rural Services Integration
Social Determinants of Health in Rural Communities

About the Evidence-based Toolkits

The evidence-based toolkits showcase program approaches that you can adapt to fit your community and the people you serve, allowing you to:

Research approaches to community health programs
Discover what works and why
Learn about common obstacles
Connect with program experts
Evaluate your program to show impact

Toolkits are developed based on a review of rural programs and initiatives and an extensive literature review, to identify evidence-based and promising models. Programs featured in the toolkit are interviewed to provide insights about their work and guidance for other rural communities interested in undertaking a similar project.

More Useful Tools

Rural Health Models and Innovations – Features rural health programs and interventions, including evidence-based approaches

Rural Community Health Gateway – Resources for every stage of program implementation, from finding an approach, to securing funding, to planning for long-term sustainability