Health

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Rural Health and Economic Prosperity: Executive Summary

Executive Summary for Unlocking Potential: Call to Action. Get quick takeaways and recommendations for action on weaving health and development.

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Three Principles for Bridging Rural Health and Prosperity

Rural America’s health equity is inseparable from its economic well-being, and aligning these two crucial fields is essential for achieving true rural prosperity.

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Exploring Examples of Rural Area Resources for Prosperity

Learn about valuable rural area resources that foster community prosperity. Explore examples of rural resources that support health, local wealth creation, and equitable development.

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Maternal health in rural America

National Rural Health Association

This NRHA white paper notes the lack of access to rural obstetric care as a known and growing concern. It supports a multifactorial approach to workforce, local access, regional care models, and social drivers of health to provide obstetric services in rural areas.

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Mental Health and New Mexico RISE

Daily Yonder

New Mexico’s RISE, or Reach Intervene Support Engage program, serves 10 rural counties across the state, allowing each of them to custom design services they provide.

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Learning What it Takes: Climate and Health

Grantmakers in Health

Building Community Power to Improve Climate Resilience and Health Equity: Learning What It Takes. Views from the Field.

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Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults

National Council on Aging (NCOA)

NCOA's guide has actionable steps for effective emergency preparedness includes considerations for people with sensory impairments, service animals, and specific chronic diseases.

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Advancing Rural Health Equity Through Partnerships, Data, And Finance

Partners for Rural Transformation

Partnerships and data-driven strategies are essential for addressing health disparities in rural America. Learn more from an event hosted by the Partners for Rural Transformation and the Urban Institute.

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Health Justice & the Drivers of Inequity

ChangeLab Solutions

The health justice framework is an approach to eliminating health disparities based on law and policy reforms that center subordination as a key driver of disparities.

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Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being

Rippel

The vital conditions are an evolution, not a replacement, of the social determinants model that has been prevalent since its emergence in the early 2000s. A framework for community health and change.

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ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY APPROACHES FROM THE RURAL HEALTH INFORMATION HUB

Rural Health Information Hub

Toolkit explores how asset-based approaches for rural communities working to build community capacity to address different social determinants of health.

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EXPLORING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND EQUITY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

The Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis

The NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis conducted formative research to enhance understanding of strengths and assets in rural places, identify key partners and change agents, and identify opportunities to leverage assets to improve rural health and equity.