Section Name Description
Module 1: Lesson 1: What is Rural Health? URL Rural and Remote Health — Definitions, Policy, and Priorities.

Read pages 16-18 under the heading "Definitions and characterization of rural health and remote health" and "Classification systems used overseas." (6 minutes)

Australian Rural Health Education Network-2019
URL What’s the Difference Between Rural and Remote Doctor Work?

Read the entire article. (3 minutes)

Healthcare Recruitment Specialists-2018
URL Is Remote Health Different to Rural Health?

Read the entire content. (20 minutes)

Rural and Remote Health-2017
URL Addressing Rural Health Challenges Head On.

Read the content under the heading "Abstract" and "Challenges of Rural Health." (6 minutes)

Journal of Missouri State Medical Association-2017
URL Rural and Remote Health.

Read "Summary" and "Health Status and Outcomes." (16 minutes)

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare-2019
URL Rural Health Care: Communities, Systems, and Patient Care.

Read pages the content under the headings: "Rural Populations and Health Inequality" and "Special Populations in Rural Health" pages 2-3. (6 minutes)

University of Washington-2020
URL Thinking in Rural Gap: Mobility and Social Inequalities.

Read the entire article. (33 minutes)

Humanities and social sciences communications-2019
URL Rural Poverty and Health Services: Challenges and Gaps.

Read the entire slide set. (17 minutes)

World Health Organization-2019
URL Rural Health Care Access and Policy in Developing Countries.

Read the content under the headings: "Abstract," "Sustainable Rural Health Care Services," and "Rural Health Workforce Supply." (8 minutes)

Annual Review of Public Health-2016
URL What Have the Social Sciences Ever Done for Equity in Health Policy and Health Systems?

Read the entire article. (9 minutes)

International Journal For Equity in Health-2018
URL Rural and Remote Health.

Read the following tabs on the left: "Summary," "Health status and outcomes," and "Access to Healthcare." (25 minutes)

Australian Institute Health and Welfare-2019
URL Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Strategies.

Read the entire article and click on the headings of "Health Communication," "Health Education," and "Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change." (13 minutes)

Rural Health Information Hub-2018
URL Is Remote Health Different to Rural Health?

Read the content under the heading "Introduction" and "Discussion." (7 minutes)

Rural and Remote Health-2017
URL Addressing Rural Health Challenges Head On.

Read the content under the heading " Challenges of Rural Health." (4 minutes)

Journal of Missouri State Medical Association-2017
URL Rural Health Around the World: Challenges and Solutions.

Read the sections: "Rural Health Status," "Rural Cultures," and "Rural Health Services." (11 minutes)

Journal of Family Practice (Oxford)-2003
URL Trying to Understand and Close the Rural Health Care Gap.

Read the entire article. (23 minutes)

Healio-2017
Module 1: Lesson 2: The Intersection Between Health, Social, and Behavioral Sciences URL Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Theories and Models

Read the entire article. Click on the headings of "Ecological Models," "The Health Belief Model," "Stages of Change Model (Transtheoretical Model)," "Social Cognitive Theory," and "Theory of Reasoned Action/Planned Behavior." (9 minutes)

Rural Health Information Hub-2018
URL Contribution of Social Science Disciplines to Make Public Health Interdisciplinary

Read the content under the heading "Sociology and Public Health," "Anthropology and Public Health," "Economics and Public Health," "Geography and Public Health," "Demography and Public Health," "Political Science and Public Health," and "Conclusion" From pages 14 to 19. (19 minutes)

Research gate-2019
URL Models and Theories of Health Behavior and Clinical Interventions in Aging: A Contemporary, Integrative Approach

Read from: A Progression in Models/Theories of Health Behavior and Behavior Change. (19 minutes)

Journal of Clinical Interventions of Aging-2019
URL Behavioural and Social Sciences in Public Health: The First Strategy of its Kind.

Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

UK Government.
Module 2: Lesson 1: Social and Behavioral Determinants of Rural Health URL Social Determinants of Health.

Read the sections from "Introduction" to "Potential Rural Strategies." (22 minutes)

National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services-2017
URL Social Determinants of Health for Rural People.

Overview and FAQ's : 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15, and 18. (26 minutes)

Rural Health Information Hub-2020
URL Module 2: Rural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program Approaches.

Read the "Ecological Models" tab under Module 2: "Program Models" including examples of ecological models & considerations for implementations. View "PROJECT HEART" Model link for an actual ecological model on health promotion. (23 minutes)

Rural Health Information Hub-2018
URL Social Ecological Approaches to Individuals and Their Contexts: Twenty Years of Health Education & Behavior Health Promotion Interventions.

Read content under "Discussion." (16 minutes)

PubMed Journal Article-2012
URL Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop.

Read the content under the heading "Introduction" from page 1 to page 4. (10 minutes)

The National Academies Press-2018
URL Attaining Rural Health Equity in Africa.

Read the content under "Introduction" in Chapter 1.1.5. on pages 57-58. (3 minutes)

WONCA Rural Education Guidebook-2014
URL Health Care and Equity in India.

Read the content under "Abstract" and "Introduction." (7 minutes)

HHS Public Access-2011
URL Aging Populations and Public Health Ethics.

Read the content under the heading "Identifying Public Health Goals and Benefits for Elderly Populations." (7 minutes)

The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics-2019
URL Health Inequalities in Old Age.

Read the entire document. (18 minutes)

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs-2018
URL An Ecosystem of Health Disparities and Minority Health Resources.

Read instructions for the peer activity. (20 minutes)

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
URL Are There Particular Social Determinants of Health for the World's Poorest Countries?

Read the entire article. (29 minutes)

African Health Sciences-2011
URL Remote Health Service Vulnerabilities and Responses to the COVID‐19 Pandemic.

Read the entire article. (19 minutes)

Wiley Public Health Emergency Collection-2020
URL WHO- The Ecological Framework.

Read the entire article. (3 minutes)

World Health Organization-2021
URL Older Persons in Rural and Remote Areas.

Read the entire document. (40 minutes)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe-2017
Module 2: Lesson 2: Power and Health Inequities URL Social Determinants of Health in the United States: Addressing Major Health Inequality Trends for the Nation, 1935-2016.

Read 1.3 Health Equity. (3 minutes)

International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
URL Rural Health Disparities.

Read the first Frequently Asked Question (FAQ): What is the difference between health disparities and health inequities? (1 minute)

Rural Health Information Hub-2017
URL What Are Health Disparities and Health Equity? We Need to Be Clear.

Read the entire article. (12 minutes)

Public Health Reports-2014
URL Power, Privilege, and Priorities-2020-Global Health Report.

Read the content under the heading "How GH5050 Understands Power, Privilege & Priorities and Applies Them in This Report" on page 13. (2 minutes)

Editorial: Global Health
URL Power and Public Health.

Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

Boston School of Public Health
URL Power – A Health and Social Justice Issue.

Read the entire document. (11 minutes)

NHS Health Scotland-2016
URL The Ethical Life of Rural Healthcare Professionals.

Read: What is the Significance of Morality and Ethics to the Rural Professional? (8 minutes)

Dartmouth College Press-2009
URL The Ethical Life of Rural Healthcare Professionals.

Read pages 54-56, "Basic Ethical Principles as Essential Material for Your Peer Activity." (10 minutes)

Dartmouth College Press-2009
URL Healthy Ageing in the Caribbean.

Read pages 45-49 under "Human Rights, Ethics, and Principles of Public Health." (15 minutes)

Caribbean Public Health Agency-2019
URL Global Conference on Primary Health Care - PAHO Director's Closing Remarks.

Watch the entire video. (17 minutes)

PAHO TV-2018
URL Aging Populations and Public Health Ethics.

Read the section titled "Ethical Challenges in Pursuing Public Health Goals" in the book as supplementary material for your peer activity. (12 minutes)
The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics-2019

URL Care of the Old—A Matter of Ethics, Organization and Relationships.

Read content from "Findings" and stop before "Methodological Considerations." (28 minutes)

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Health and Well Being-2012
Module 3: Lesson 1: Community Health Workers in Rural Health URL Who is a Community Health Worker? – A Systematic Review of Definitions.

Read the abstract, discussion, and conclusion. (13 minutes)

Global Health Action-2017
URL Community Health Workers.

Read the content from pages 1 to 2 under "Community Health Workers" and "Definition of Terms." (5 minutes)

Brigham and Women's Hospital-2018
URL Community Health Workers in Rural Settings.

Read the paragraphs before the Frequently Asked Questions. (2 minutes)

The Rural Health Information Hub-2019
URL Roles of Community Health Workers.

Read entire page except "Resources to Learn More." (1 minute)

The Rural Health Information Hub-2020
URL Advantages of Community Health Workers in Rural Programs.

Read entire page except "Resources to Learn More." (2 minutes)

The Rural Health Information Hub-2020
URL 2 Million African Community Health Workers: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend, Ending AIDS and Ensuring Sustainable Health for all in Africa.

Read the content from pages 1 to 9. (28 minutes)

UNAIDS-2017
URL Access to Specialty Healthcare in Urban Versus Rural US Populations: A Systematic Literature Review

Read the content under the section titled Results: Approachability, Acceptability, Availability and Accommodation, Affordability, and Appropriateness; Discussion, and Conclusions. (27 minutes)

BMC Health Services Research-2019
URL A Community Health Worker–Based Program for Elderly People With Hypertension in Indonesia: A Qualitative Study

Read the content under, "Central role of CHWs in the community," and "Multiple benefits for the elderly" (5 minutes)

Centers for Disease Prevention and Control-2013
URL Rural and urban differences in health system performance among older Chinese adults: cross-sectional analysis of a national sample

Read the content under "Discussion" (12 minutes)

BMC Health Services Research-2020
Module 3: Lesson 2: Barriers and Solutions for Healthcare Delivery in Rural Communities URL Healthcare Access in Rural Communities.

Read the following sections: (23 minutes)
1. What are barriers to healthcare access in rural areas?
2. What types of healthcare services are frequently difficult to access in rural areas?
3. How do rural healthcare facility and service closures impact access to care? 

The Rural Health Information Hub-2019
URL Advancing Universal Health Coverage in South Asian Cities: A Framework.

Read content under "Access to Healthcare." (4 minutes)

Europe PMC Funders Group-2018
URL Five Things You Need to Know about Health Infrastructures.

Read the entire article. (5 minutes)

United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security-2020
URL Infrastructure - The Key to Healthcare Improvement.

Read the entire article. (14 minutes)

NCBI-2015
URL Public Health Infrastructure.

Read the following sections of the article: (2 minutes)
1. Overview.
2. Why is Public Health Structure Important?
3. Understanding Public Health Infrastructure.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Department of Health and Human Services-2021
URL Rural Public Health Agencies.

Read the following section of the page: (4 minutes)
1. What infrastructure and governance exists in rural areas for public health agencies?

Rural Health Information Hub-2020
URL Module 2: Rural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program Approaches.

Read the entire module introduction and all the links provided in the subsection program models. (9 minutes)

• Community Organization Model
• Community Readiness Model
• PRECEDE/PROCEED
• Clinical Model
• Workplace Model

Rural Health Information Hub-2018
URL Establishing and Maintaining Public Health Infrastructure in Rural Communities.

Read Chapter 4: Recommendations. (8 minutes)

Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis-2012
URL Module 3: Implementing a Rural Community Health Program.

Read the subsection: Implementation Considerations. (5 minutes)

Rural Health Information Hub-2017
URL Module 4: Implementation Strategies for Rural Aging in Place Programs.

Read the following sections of the module: (8 minutes)
• Implementation Challenges
• Staff Training and Education
• Financial Resources
• Technology
• Partnerships

Rural Health Information Hub-2019
URL Module 2: Evidence-Based and Promising Aging in Place Program Models.

Read the section that aligns with your chosen model in the Peer Activity. (Estimated time to complete peer activity (540 minutes).
• Housing
• Legal Assistance
• Telehealth/Home Health
• Caregivers and Caregiver Well-Being
• Transportation Programs
• Community Integration
• Community Supports
• Designing Age-Friendly Communities

Rural Health Information Hub-2019
URL Establishing and Maintaining Public Health Infrastructure in Rural Communities.

Read the content under the heading "Challenges to Infrastructure Establishment" on pages 14-16. (6 minutes)

Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis-2012
URL Rural Behavioral Health LC: Understanding the Opioid Crisis & Community Strategies

Watch the entire webinar. (83 minutes)
URL Aging, the Opioid Crisis, & Treatment Considerations for American Indian & Alaska Native Communities

Watch the entire webinar The LTSS webinar introduces participants to the Opioid Response Network (STR-TA) and provides an overview of the intersection of aging and the opioid epidemic. Presenters discussed examples and implications for treatment and care in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. (61 minutes)
URL Primary Health Care Delivery Models in Rural and Remote Australia – A Systematic Review.

Read the entire article. (23 minutes)

BMC Health Services Research-2008
URL Towards a Better Health Care Delivery System: The Tamil Nadu Model.

Read the entire article. (12 minutes)

Indian Journal of Community Medicine-2016
URL Reform and Innovation for Better Rural Health Services in China.

Read entire article. (11 minutes)

The World Bank-2015
Module 4: Lesson 1: Key Players in Rural Health URL Rural Health Policy.

Read the following contents: (14 minutes)
1. All paragraphs under Rural Health Policy.
2. What types of issues does rural health policy address?
3. What role does the federal government play in the rural health policy process?
4. Which federal agencies participate in the rural health policy process?
5. How do researchers support rural health policy?
6. What role do membership organizations play in advocating for rural health issues?

Rural Information Hub-2021
URL Defining Rural Health Networks and Coalitions.

Read the content under the heading "Defining Rural Health Networks and Coalitions." (2 minutes)

Rural Health Information Hub-2017
URL Rural Community Health Toolkit Module 1: Creating Program- Potential Partners, Identify and Engage Possible Partners.

Read the section: "Identify and Engage Possible Partners." (3 minutes)

Rural Health Information Hub-2017
URL Partnerships and Coalitions.

Read the first two paragraphs on the page. (1 minute)

Center for Community Health and Development: University of Kansas-2018
URL A Guide for Rural Health Care Collaboration and Coordination.

Read "Section 1. Why Rural Health Care Provider Collaboration and Coordination is Important Today." (4 minutes)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Health Resources and Services Administration-2019
URL Module 2: Program Models for Rural Health Networks and Coalitions.

Instructions for the use learning resources here are available in the activity plan. [7 minutes (for reading) and 540 minutes (for the Peer Activity)].

Rural Health Information Hub-2017
URL Stakeholder Perspectives on the Implementation and Impact of Indigenous Health Interventions: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.

Read the content under "3.3 Synthesis" and "5 Conclusion and Implications." (17 minutes)

Health Expectations-2021
URL Rural Health Workforce.

Read the entire article. (9 minutes)

Parliament of Australia-2019
URL Rural Health Coalitions.

Read the entire page. (8 minutes)

National Rural Health Association-2021
URL Strengthening National Advocacy Coalitions for Improved Women’s and Children’s Health.

Read the entire document. (45 minutes)

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health-2013
URL Partnering to Address Rural Health Workforce Challenges in Western NSW.

Read the entire document. (39 minutes)

Journal of Integrated Care-2019
URL Mobilizing Community Partnerships in Rural Communities: Strategies and Techniques.

Read "Part 2: Profiles of Successful Partnerships" on pages 27 to 28. (5 minutes)

Development Organizations-2013
URL Achieving the Global Public Health Agenda.

Read the content under the following headings: (19 minutes)

  • "The Prominent Role of Partnerships in the Success of the AIDS Response," on page 95.
  • "UNITAID: New Partnerships for Innovative Financing Mechanisms," on page 97.
  • "Lessons from the AIDS Movement for Current and Future Partnerships," on page 99. 
  • "Strengthen Partnerships in Support of the Campaign to End Fistula," on page 106.

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs-2009
Module 4: Lesson 2: Strengthening Collaboration in Public Health Response URL Inter-Professional Collaboration in Primary Health Care: A Review of Facilitators and Barriers Perceived by Involved Actors.

Read the first section "Introduction." (1 minute)

Journal of Public Health-2014
URL The Role of Interdisciplinary Teams in Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine.

Read the section "The Role of Interdisciplinary Teams in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (Types of Teams)." (4 minutes)

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine-2018
URL Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice.

Read "Key Concepts- Inter-Professional Education & Collaborative Practice" on page 13. (2 minutes)

World Health Organization-2010
URL Interprofessional Education in a Rural Community-Based Falls Prevention Project: The CHAMP Experience.

Read the entire case report. (43 minutes)

Journal of Physical Therapy Education-2014
URL The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations, 2020.

Read the content under the heading "Investments in Public Health Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Health Care Spending," "Lack of Investment has led to a Dangerously Underfunded Public Health Infrastructure" on page 8, and "Substantially Increase Funding to Strengthen the Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce," and "Safeguard and Improve Americans’ Health" on pages 25 and 26. (13 minutes)

Trust for America's Health Organization-2020
URL Public Health Preparedness: The Role of Healthcare Coalitions in Emergency Response.

Read the entire fact sheet. (8 minutes)

National Association of County and City Health Officials: The National Connection for Local Public Health-2017
URL A Guide for Rural Health Care Collaboration and Coordination.

Read Section 1 on pages 2-3 and Section 3 on pages 15 - 29. (34 minutes)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Health Resources and Services Administration-2019
URL Ensuring Collaboration between Primary Health Care and Public Health Services.

Read content under "Contextual Background: Configuration of Health-Care and Public Health Services" and "Catalyzing a virtuous cycle of collaboration until Guidance and Training" on pages 11 to 20. (35 minutes)

World Health Organization-2018
URL Personal Disaster and Emergency Support Networks of Older Adults in a Rural Community: Changes After Participation in a Preparedness Program.

Read the entire article. (33 minutes)

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Journal by Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (SDMPH)-2017
URL Interprofessional Collaboration and Barriers Among Health and Social Workers Caring for Older Adults: A Philippine Case Study.

Read the entire article. (50 minutes)

Human Resources for Health-2021
URL Hancock County Addiction Coalition Rural Partners 9 2 2021

Watch the entire webinar. (62 minutes)
URL Interprofessional Collaboration and Barriers Among Health and Social Workers Caring for Older Adults: A Philippine Case Study.

Read the entire article. (50 minutes)

Human Resources for Health-2021
URL Strengthening Public Health Capacities and Services in Europe: A Framework for Action.

Read content under "Framework for Action" on pages 6-14. (28 minutes)

World Health Organization-2011
URL Health Systems’ Resilience: COVID-19 Response in Trinidad and Tobago.

Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene-2020
URL Overview of Available Policies and Legislation, Data and Research, and Institutional Arrangements Relating To Older Persons - Progress Since Madrid.

Read the content under "2.1 Health Promotion and Well-Being Throughout Life" and "2.2 Universal and Equal Access to Health-Care Services" on pages 38 to 44. (24 minutes)

United Nations Population Fund and HelpAge International-2012
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