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Human Services to Support Rural Health – Resources

Selected recent or important resources focusing on Human Services to Support Rural Health.

Place-Based Policies and Public Health: The Road to Healthy Rural People and Places
Identifies how the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) can influence the social determinants of health and contribute to the prosperity, equity, sustainability, and livability of rural places.
Author(s): Keith J. Mueller, A. Clinton MacKinney, Mario Gutierrez, Jocelyn Richgels
Date: 03/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Rural Policy Research Institute Human Services Panel, Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Stimulating Local Innovation for Rural Health and Human Services Integration: A Critical Review of the ORHP Outreach Grantees
Examines the existing health and human service integration efforts in the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Rural Health Outreach Grants. Includes considerations for future programs.
Author(s): Mario Gutierrez, Kathleen Belanger, Vaughn Clark, et al.
Date: 03/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Human Services Panel
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Rethinking Rural Human Service Delivery in Challenging Times: The Case for Service Integration
Explains the need for a regionally integrated rural human services system in order to address challenges many rural social services agencies face in delivering human services.
Author(s): Mario Gutierrez, Kathleen Belanger, Vaughn Clark, et al.
Date: 02/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Human Services Panel
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ACL Housing and Services Resource Center: Tribal Housing
Provides resources and information on solutions to tribal housing issues. Includes links to help users develop knowledge about the unique housing needs of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, as well as tools and resources related to tribal housing partnerships.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Community Living
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The EveryONE Project: Neighborhood Navigator
Allows users to search by ZIP code for resources and programs in their neighborhood to address their patients' social determinants of health. Provides information on food, housing, goods, transportation, health, care, education, employment, and more.
Additional links: Neighborhood Navigator Training Video
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
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Weatherization Assistance Program
Provides an overview of the federally-funded program that provides grants to states, territories, and some Indian tribes to improve the energy efficiency of low-income families' homes. Includes information on how to apply for weatherization assistance.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Energy
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Rural Services Integration Toolkit
Resources and information to help rural communities integrate health and human services. Describes a range of different program models for service integration. Identifies evidence-based and promising models that have been implemented in rural communities.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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PubMed Search: Rural Human Services
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on topics related to rural human services.
Type: Literature Search
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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CDBG Program Contacts
Directory of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program state contacts.
Type: Directory
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
Connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information, resource libraries, and tools to help protect children and strengthen families. Includes information specific to serving families and children in rural communities and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Additional links: Resources for Tribal Professionals, Rural Child Welfare Practice
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Last Updated: 11/20/2024