Rural Monitor
Newsletter containing information regarding a variety of successful programs throughout rural America including news, research, and funding. Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Tools
Best Practices Registry (BPR) For Suicide Prevention Web site
Identifies, reviews, and disseminates information about best practices that address specific objectives of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Sponsoring organization: Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Energizing Entrepreneurs: E Stories Web site
Features stories about successful entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial communities, organizations and/or initiatives.
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
Future of Small Towns Idea Generator Web site
Online forum to suggest and discuss ideas for dealing with the challenges facing small towns. Ideas are arranged by topic, including telecommunications, economic development, transportation, and more. Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Public Radio
Health Care Facilities Mortgage Insurance for Hospitals Success Stories Web site
Through its Section 242 mortgage insurance program, the Federal Housing Administration has supported and strengthened hundreds of hospitals and communities across the country. Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Health Care Workforce Web site
Provides news, education, events, and examples of workforce success stories titled Ideas in Action. Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
Health Disparities Projects and Interventions Database Database
Public health projects and interventions submitted by the public health community. Search by topic, keyword, race/ethnicity, age group, and state. See the category "Reducing geographic challenges" for rural-specific projects. Includes detailed project descriptions and project contacts. Sponsoring organization: American Public Health Association
Health IT Implementation Stories Web site
Stories and lessons learned from AHRQ-funded health information technology (HIT) projects. Includes rural projects. Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
NACCHO's Model Practices Database Database
Lists effective and innovative public health practices, searchable by state and topic. Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Health Service Corps Success Stories Web site
Stories from communities nationwide that have been served by the National Health Service Corps. Sponsoring organization: National Health Service Corps
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) Database
Searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders. Includes option to focus on interventions used in a rural or frontier setting. Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Renewing the Countryside Web site
Success stories about rural entrepreneurs and communities. Features stories of everyday people making a difference in their rural communities. Organized by state and topic.
Rural Community Assistance Corporation: Success Stories Web site
Features success stories regarding community infrastructure including a completed water, wastewater or housing project. Describes what problems the community faced, how the project came together, and funding options. Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Corporation
Rural Health Outreach Grantee Directory, FY 2009 Web site
Provides project descriptions and contact information for rural health outreach grantees funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy. Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
Rural Healthy People 2010: Models for Practice Database
Lists rural health model programs, browseable by focus area, state, and program name. Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
South Dakota Health Occupations for Today and Tomorrow (HOTT) Web site
Focused on health career information for students at all grade levels. Provides information on health care careers, K-12 lesson plans, and other resources. A project of the South Dakota Departments of Education, Health, and Labor and the South Dakota Board of Regents.
Success Stories Database Database
Provides a variety of rural health success stories. Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Technology Opportunities Program: Support for Innovations in Health Care Web site
Provides information on grant projects available, offers a searchable database of all grants, has links to the websites of nearly 300 TOP (Technology Opportunities Program) grantees, and connects to a resource center for current TOP grantees. Programs focus on telehealth and telemedicine initiatives. Sponsoring organization: Technology Opportunities Program
Transportation to Work Toolkit for the Business Community Web site
Gives businesses information on how to assist their employees in achieving a timely, cost-efficient commute that promotes productivity and job satisfaction. Toolkit materials include: flyers, fact sheets, resources and examples of transportation initiatives undertaken by employers nationwide. Sponsoring organization: Community Transportation Association of America
USDA Rural Development Success Stories Web site
State-by-state list of successful projects supported by the USDA Rural Development. Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Around the Country: Finding New Ways to Meet Oral Health Needs in Rural Areas
Author(s): Candi Helseth Reports that dentist shortages are prompting rural doctors and nurses to provide dental care themselves. Describes programs in Maine and Iowa in which oral health services are not provided by dental care professionals. Journal citation: Volume 2010 Issue Summer Date: 08 / 2010
Innovative Programs Aim to Prevent Premature Births
Author(s): Candi Helseth Outlines programs in North Carolina and Georgia that help women carry their pregnancies longer, working to fight the trend that preterm births and infant mortality are higher in rural areas. Journal citation: Volume 2010 Issue Summer Date: 08 / 2010
Lessons & Concepts for Advancing Community Wind
Author(s): Morgan Winters, Ryan Stockwell, Dan Thiede Describes the concept and structure of "community wind" as well as the process involved in starting a wind energy program. Case studies explored include those in rural Minnesota and South Dakota. Date: 12 / 2009
Network Sourcebook, Vol. 1, 1997-2000
Detailed descriptions of 27 network development grant projects funded during the 1997-2000 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 05 / 2001
Nonprofit Sustainability: Doing More With Less
Author(s): Stephanie L. Geller, Lester M. Salamon, Sharon Wise, Kim Schaffer, Marlene Anglin, Tanisha Smith, Robin Kees, Tuan Ngo, Kim C. Datwyler, Dana Pancrazi This issue of Rural Voices focuses on nonprofit sustainability. Illustrates what organizations can do and are doing to survive the economic recession to include developing partnerships and encouraging volunteerism that can help sustain housing and other human services programs. Journal citation: Volume 14 Issue 3 Date: 10 / 2009
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 4, 1994-1997
Detailed descriptions of 81 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1994-1997 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 09 / 1998
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 6, 1996-1999
Detailed descriptions of 25 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1996-1999 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 04 / 2000
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 5, 1995-1998
Detailed descriptions of 25 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1995-1998 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 01 / 2000
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 7, 1997-2000
Detailed descriptions of 45 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1997-2000 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 03 / 2001
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 8, 1998-2001
Detailed descriptions of 13 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1998-2001 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 03 / 2002
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 9, 1999-2002
Detailed descriptions of 38 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1999-2002 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 04 / 2003
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 10, 2000-2003
Detailed descriptions of 63 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 2000-2003 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 07 / 2004
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 11, 2001-2004
Detailed descriptions of 18 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 2001-2004 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 07 / 2005
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 12, 2002-2005
Detailed descriptions of 28 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 2001-2004 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 06 / 2006
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 13, 2005-2008
Detailed descriptions of 29 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 2005-2008 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project. Date: 11 / 2008
Outreach Sourcebook, Vol. 14, 2006-2009
Detailed descriptions of 65 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 2006-2009 period. Includes project descriptions and contact information. Date: 04 / 2010
Profiles of Innovative Rural Vanpool Programs
Describes successful vanpool programs serving rural communities or commuters that have incorporated approaches such as: partnerships, outreach, and third-party operators to meet the needs of providers and participants. Date: 06 / 2009
