Human Services to Support Rural Health – Resources
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The 2021–2022 Study of Family and Staff Experiences in American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start FACES Programs: Spring 2022 Data Tables and Study Design
Provides a comprehensive overview of Region XI Head Start programs, which works with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, and provides data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). Includes data on Region XI characteristics, experiences, health status, and needs of children and their families; cultural and linguistic experiences; and characteristics of Head Start programs and staff.
Author(s): Charlotte Cabili, Natalie Reid, Carla Chavez, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides a comprehensive overview of Region XI Head Start programs, which works with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, and provides data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). Includes data on Region XI characteristics, experiences, health status, and needs of children and their families; cultural and linguistic experiences; and characteristics of Head Start programs and staff.
Author(s): Charlotte Cabili, Natalie Reid, Carla Chavez, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Assessing SNAP Participants' Fitness for Work: Final Report
Examines how assessments are made and implemented regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements. Discusses variations of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) across 4 case study states: Georgia, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin. Includes SNAP applicant characteristics and determinations for work requirements by demographic information and urbanicity of metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural. Provides feedback from rural SNAP staff regarding difficulties assessing SNAP participants' fitness for work.
Additional links: Appendices, Summary
Author(s): Chrissy Steigelman, Irma Castañeda, Jackie Kauff, Katherine Allison-Clark, Johnny Willing
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Examines how assessments are made and implemented regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements. Discusses variations of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) across 4 case study states: Georgia, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin. Includes SNAP applicant characteristics and determinations for work requirements by demographic information and urbanicity of metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural. Provides feedback from rural SNAP staff regarding difficulties assessing SNAP participants' fitness for work.
Additional links: Appendices, Summary
Author(s): Chrissy Steigelman, Irma Castañeda, Jackie Kauff, Katherine Allison-Clark, Johnny Willing
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Challenges and Opportunities for Workforce Programs in Rural Areas: Evidence from HPOG 2.0
Provides an overview of the non-tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 program location and statistics, services delivery strategies, participant receipts of support services, and participant outcomes. Includes comparative data on rural versus non-rural HPOG 2.0 programs.
Author(s): Radha Roy, Douglas Walton, Lola Jacquin, Jasmine Harmon
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides an overview of the non-tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 program location and statistics, services delivery strategies, participant receipts of support services, and participant outcomes. Includes comparative data on rural versus non-rural HPOG 2.0 programs.
Author(s): Radha Roy, Douglas Walton, Lola Jacquin, Jasmine Harmon
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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The 2021–2022 Study of Family and Staff Experiences in American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start FACES Programs: Fall 2021 Data Tables and Study Design
Analyzes 18 Region XI programs and reported data from American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Head Start children, parents, and teachers. Provides information on issues such as children's home environments, social-emotional learning skills, disabilities and physical health, and teacher and child characteristics.
Author(s): Myley Laurent, Tatiana Santiago, Katie Gonzalez, et al.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Analyzes 18 Region XI programs and reported data from American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Head Start children, parents, and teachers. Provides information on issues such as children's home environments, social-emotional learning skills, disabilities and physical health, and teacher and child characteristics.
Author(s): Myley Laurent, Tatiana Santiago, Katie Gonzalez, et al.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Housing Assistance Council 2023 Annual Report
Provides an overview of the Housing Assistance Council's (HAC) 2023 work to provide safe housing for rural residents, create original research, advocate for housing policy, and train housing professionals.
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Provides an overview of the Housing Assistance Council's (HAC) 2023 work to provide safe housing for rural residents, create original research, advocate for housing policy, and train housing professionals.
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Housing for Rural Residents Recovering from Substance Use Disorders
Presents a study featuring a number of programs providing housing for substance use disorder (SUD) recovery in rural communities. Discusses three different case studies on programs in MN, OR, and WV. Highlights the community need, organizational structure, and key features of each program.
Author(s): Katie Rydberg, Ingrid Jacobson, Mariana Tuttle, et al.
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Presents a study featuring a number of programs providing housing for substance use disorder (SUD) recovery in rural communities. Discusses three different case studies on programs in MN, OR, and WV. Highlights the community need, organizational structure, and key features of each program.
Author(s): Katie Rydberg, Ingrid Jacobson, Mariana Tuttle, et al.
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Understanding Planning for Tribal Home Visiting Implementation: A Report From the Multi-Site Implementation Evaluation of Tribal Home Visiting
Examines model implementation of home visiting programs within U.S. indigenous communities. Uses community-engaged approaches to identify planning, implementation, challenges, and supports of the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) program.
Author(s): Melina Salvador, Kirsten Keene, Tess Abrahamson-Richards, et al.
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Examines model implementation of home visiting programs within U.S. indigenous communities. Uses community-engaged approaches to identify planning, implementation, challenges, and supports of the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) program.
Author(s): Melina Salvador, Kirsten Keene, Tess Abrahamson-Richards, et al.
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Practice Perspectives on Care Coordination in Rural Settings
Analyzes perspectives on care coordination models in rural areas that integrate social services with healthcare. Examines interview feedback from 16 healthcare informants in rural Missouri regarding integration of social determinant of health (SDOH) services into their practices, such as transportation, mental health, housing, food access, and dental care.
Author(s): Julie M. Kapp, Beau Underwood, Kristi Ressel, Kathleen Quinn
Citation: Professional Case Management, 29(1), 4-12
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
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Analyzes perspectives on care coordination models in rural areas that integrate social services with healthcare. Examines interview feedback from 16 healthcare informants in rural Missouri regarding integration of social determinant of health (SDOH) services into their practices, such as transportation, mental health, housing, food access, and dental care.
Author(s): Julie M. Kapp, Beau Underwood, Kristi Ressel, Kathleen Quinn
Citation: Professional Case Management, 29(1), 4-12
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
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Rural/Urban Differences in Receipt of Governmental Rental Assistance: Relationship to Health and Disability
Examines the relationship of housing to health and disability. Utilizes 2021 National Health Interview Survey data to analyze home ownership and rental assistance by rural versus urban location, with further breakdowns by age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital status, education and employment status, self-rated health, region, and disability status.
Author(s): Carrie Henning-Smith, Alexis Swendener, Katie Rydberg, Megan Lahr, Hawking Yam
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(2), 394-400
Date: 2024
Type: Document
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Examines the relationship of housing to health and disability. Utilizes 2021 National Health Interview Survey data to analyze home ownership and rental assistance by rural versus urban location, with further breakdowns by age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital status, education and employment status, self-rated health, region, and disability status.
Author(s): Carrie Henning-Smith, Alexis Swendener, Katie Rydberg, Megan Lahr, Hawking Yam
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(2), 394-400
Date: 2024
Type: Document
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Portfolio of Research in Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency
Provides an overview of the efforts of the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation to support families and promote self-sufficiency. Focuses on capacity building, strategies to improve program/participant outcomes, knowledge building and communication, and related family welfare resources and publications. Discusses nuances of specific environments and human services in rural contexts.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides an overview of the efforts of the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation to support families and promote self-sufficiency. Focuses on capacity building, strategies to improve program/participant outcomes, knowledge building and communication, and related family welfare resources and publications. Discusses nuances of specific environments and human services in rural contexts.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Last Updated: 11/27/2024