Human Services to Support Rural Health – Resources
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Rural Housing Symposium: Recovery Through Resiliency
Video recording of the 2020 Rural Housing Conference that covers discussions on long-term trends and recent changes in rural housing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic impacts, recovery pathways, and policy collaboration on a variety of topics to build rural resiliency. Includes 7 sessions available for viewing.
Date: 12/2020
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Video recording of the 2020 Rural Housing Conference that covers discussions on long-term trends and recent changes in rural housing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic impacts, recovery pathways, and policy collaboration on a variety of topics to build rural resiliency. Includes 7 sessions available for viewing.
Date: 12/2020
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Child Care in 25 States: What We Know and Don't Know
Compares the supply and demand for childcare services in 25 states, and examines potential reasons behind resulting child care gaps. Features state-by-state data on child care need, including urban versus rural comparisons. Discusses challenges with data collection and offers recommendations for improvement.
Additional links: Webinar Recording
Author(s): Linda K. Smith, Anubhav Bagley, Benjamin Wolters
Date: 10/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Compares the supply and demand for childcare services in 25 states, and examines potential reasons behind resulting child care gaps. Features state-by-state data on child care need, including urban versus rural comparisons. Discusses challenges with data collection and offers recommendations for improvement.
Additional links: Webinar Recording
Author(s): Linda K. Smith, Anubhav Bagley, Benjamin Wolters
Date: 10/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Housing Change and Occupancy in Rural America
Provides an overview of housing occupancy and vacancy in rural America. Offers data on changes in housing availability and demand in rural areas. Includes a chart describing housing structure by rural, suburban, and urban residence status.
Author(s): Keith Wiley
Date: 09/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Provides an overview of housing occupancy and vacancy in rural America. Offers data on changes in housing availability and demand in rural areas. Includes a chart describing housing structure by rural, suburban, and urban residence status.
Author(s): Keith Wiley
Date: 09/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Early Care and Education in Rural Communities
Examines 2012 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) data to describe and compare early childhood care and education opportunities in rural, suburban, and urban areas on four features: need for and use of care; difficulty finding care; setting characteristics; and workforce characteristics.
Author(s): Katherine Paschall, Tamara Halle, Kelly Maxwell
Date: 07/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Examines 2012 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) data to describe and compare early childhood care and education opportunities in rural, suburban, and urban areas on four features: need for and use of care; difficulty finding care; setting characteristics; and workforce characteristics.
Author(s): Katherine Paschall, Tamara Halle, Kelly Maxwell
Date: 07/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Ground Truth from Rural Practitioners
Shares the results of a survey of national and regional organizations serving rural communities in 44 states to provide analysis and information on their characteristics, expertise, diversity, and needs. Includes information on how these rural serving organizations engage in public policy discussions and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their work.
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Aspen Institute, Housing Assistance Council
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Shares the results of a survey of national and regional organizations serving rural communities in 44 states to provide analysis and information on their characteristics, expertise, diversity, and needs. Includes information on how these rural serving organizations engage in public policy discussions and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their work.
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Aspen Institute, Housing Assistance Council
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Homeownership in Rural America
Discusses rates of homeownership in rural areas. Provides demographic data on rural and small town homeownership by marital status, age, race and ethnicity, and other household factors.
Author(s): Mike Feinberg
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Discusses rates of homeownership in rural areas. Provides demographic data on rural and small town homeownership by marital status, age, race and ethnicity, and other household factors.
Author(s): Mike Feinberg
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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U.S. Child Care Deserts Mapping Tool
Interactive map featuring data on child care availability and locations for child care deserts or areas in which the demand for child care is much greater than the availability of child care. Includes layered maps showing poverty rates, educational attainment, median family incomes and home values, and percent of Black and Hispanic/Latinx residents.
Date: 06/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Center for American Progress, University of Minnesota
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Interactive map featuring data on child care availability and locations for child care deserts or areas in which the demand for child care is much greater than the availability of child care. Includes layered maps showing poverty rates, educational attainment, median family incomes and home values, and percent of Black and Hispanic/Latinx residents.
Date: 06/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Center for American Progress, University of Minnesota
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Mitigating COVID-19's Rural Impact on Families At-Risk for Violence and Child Maltreatment and Neglect
Discusses the potential impact of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on rural children experiencing maltreatment and those living in situations of intimate partner violence. Describes how rural communities and providers can help through community awareness efforts and changes to screening and other service delivery approaches.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 04/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Discusses the potential impact of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on rural children experiencing maltreatment and those living in situations of intimate partner violence. Describes how rural communities and providers can help through community awareness efforts and changes to screening and other service delivery approaches.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 04/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Housing an Aging Rural America
Includes articles on addressing the housing needs of aging populations in rural America during the COVID-19 pandemic, policy solutions to increase the supply of affordable housing, meeting the housing needs of aging farmworkers in rural California, providing holistic care and services for rural seniors in Illinois, and more.
Citation: Rural Voices, 24(1)
Date: 2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Includes articles on addressing the housing needs of aging populations in rural America during the COVID-19 pandemic, policy solutions to increase the supply of affordable housing, meeting the housing needs of aging farmworkers in rural California, providing holistic care and services for rural seniors in Illinois, and more.
Citation: Rural Voices, 24(1)
Date: 2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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A Roadmap for Delivering Child Care in Agricultural Communities
Workbook designed to identify challenges and assets in providing services in rural communities, and to examine how these factors play a part in accessing services. Includes resources and links for further information.
Author(s): A.K. Liebman, M.A. Salzwedel, J. Simmons, B.C. Lee
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Migrant Clinicians Network, National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
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Workbook designed to identify challenges and assets in providing services in rural communities, and to examine how these factors play a part in accessing services. Includes resources and links for further information.
Author(s): A.K. Liebman, M.A. Salzwedel, J. Simmons, B.C. Lee
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Migrant Clinicians Network, National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
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Last Updated: 4/26/2024