PUBLICATIONS
- 1.Social Determinants of Health for Rural People
This topic guide has been updated with new frequently asked questions and updated statistics. It focuses on the health inequities that rural resident’s experience. Learn how income-level, educational attainment, race/ethnicity, housing quality, and other factors impact health. The guide is maintained by Maren Niemeier, RHIhub Information Resources Manager.
- 2.//foundationcenter.hosted.strongview.com/t/gcfbbJmQAAIxEjD6aBAGtFGZ5aaaaBAGtBL-B42eaa?p=6@y74A4&j=Xmmnnyjucjm.umtXyjw_riX.zniV.lj0&;g=J3&2=&m=uiiijrxx5w~vBv7" target="_blank">Foundations Combine Forces to Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs
A coalition of five national health foundations has announced the launch of a collaboration aimed at transforming care delivery for chronically ill patients with the greatest need. In an article in the //foundationcenter.hosted.strongview.com/t/gcfbbJmQAAIxEjD6aBAGtFGZ5aaaaBAGtBL-B42eaa?p=6@y74A4&j=Xmmnnyjucjm.umtXyjw_riX.zniV.lj0&;g=J4&2=&m=uiiijrxx5w~vBv7" target="_self">New England Journal of Medicine, leaders of the //foundationcenter.hosted.strongview.com/t/gcfbbJmQAAIxEjD6aBAGtFGZ5aaaaBAGtBL-B42eaa?p=6@y74A4&j=Xmmnnyjucjm.umtXyjw_riX.zniV.lj0&;g=KV&2=&m=uiiijrxx5w~vBv7" target="_self">Commonwealth Fund, the //foundationcenter.hosted.strongview.com/t/gcfbbJmQAAIxEjD6aBAGtFGZ5aaaaBAGtBL-B42eaa?p=6@y74A4&j=Xmmnnyjucjm.umtXyjw_riX.zniV.lj0&;g=KW&2=&m=uiiijrxx5w~vBv7" target="_self">Peterson Center on Healthcare, and the //foundationcenter.hosted.strongview.com/t/gcfbbJmQAAIxEjD6aBAGtFGZ5aaaaBAGtBL-B42eaa?p=6@y74A4&j=Xmmnnyjucjm.umtXyjw_riX.zniV.lj0&;g=KX&2=&m=uiiijrxx5w~vBv7" target="_self">John A. Hartford, //foundationcenter.hosted.strongview.com/t/gcfbbJmQAAIxEjD6aBAGtFGZ5aaaaBAGtBL-B42eaa?p=6@y74A4&j=Xmmnnyjucjm.umtXyjw_riX.zniV.lj0&;g=KY&2=&m=uiiijrxx5w~vBv7" target="_self">Scan, and //foundationcenter.hosted.strongview.com/t/gcfbbJmQAAIxEjD6aBAGtFGZ5aaaaBAGtBL-B42eaa?p=6@y74A4&j=Xmmnnyjucjm.umtXyjw_riX.zniV.lj0&;g=KZ&2=&m=uiiijrxx5w~vBv7" target="_self">Robert Wood Johnson foundations said their organizations would contribute resources in an effort to meet three urgent goals: help health system leaders and other stakeholders develop a deep understanding of the population of chronically ill patients and their needs; identify effective ways to deliver higher-quality, integrated care at a lower cost to that population; and accelerate the spread of those approaches across the country. In their article, the foundation leaders argued that their target population merits heightened attention both because it has complex and costly health and social care needs and because it is disproportionately affected by poor quality care. What's more, the need is urgent, they argue, because the number of such patients, many of them older adults, is growing....
Counting Values presents a set of financial and operational performance benchmarks for food hubs. This study aims to establish the basis for comparing results across a business sector that is both new and multipurpose.
This toolkit enable recipients of HUD Community Planning and Development (CPD) grants to integrate renewable energies into their affordable housing development programs under HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA), or Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). Integration of renewable energy into affordable housing is important because it maintains affordability through reduced energy costs, which can facilitate improved operations and maintenance.
- Fewer Than Half of WIC-Eligible Families Receive WIC Benefits
Examines the characteristics of families eligible for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) who receive WIC benefits compared to those who do not. Includes information on rural versus urban families participating in WIC. Identifies nonparticipating WIC-eligible families that could be targeted for outreach.
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
Date: 2016
Understanding where U.S. households acquire food, what they acquire, and what they pay is essential to identifying which food and nutrition policies might improve diet quality. USDA’s National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) provides a complete picture of these key aspects during a 7-day period in 2012 by including both food at home and food away from home acquisitions. Higher-income households are more likely to visit large grocery stores (88 versus 83 percent) and small or specialty food stores (20 versus 14-15 percent) than households that participate in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and lower-income non-SNAP households. SNAP households are more likely to report an acquisition in the ‘all other stores’ category compared with both non-SNAP groups (51 versus 39-41 percent), which includes convenience stores, gas stations, and pharmacies. Considering food away from home, SNAP households are least likely to visit restaurants/other eating places when compared to lower-income non-SNAP and higher-income households. In addition, a larger share of SNAP households obtain food from schools (20 percent) than lower-income non-SNAP households (12 percent) and higher-income households (14 percent). Finally, higher-income households are twice as likely to get food from work than the other two groups, which is not surprising given their greater employment rates. The data for this chart can be found in the ERS report, Where Households Get Food in a Typical Week: Findings from USDA’s FoodAPS, released on July 27, 2016.
EVENTS/LEARNING
- 1.What Works? Strategies to Improve Rural Health
A guide for rural community health improvement. Explains how to find strategies that are likely to be effective. Identifies interventions related to health behaviors, healthcare access and quality, social and economic factors, and the physical environment.
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Date: 07/2016
- 2.EPA Round-Table Discussion for Environmental Justice Communities on the Benefits of Addressing Climate Change
The U.S. EPA is providing a round-table discussion for Environmental Justice Communities as an opportunity to share information, find common ground, work collaboratively with community groups, and acknowledge stakeholders perspectives on a variety of topics about the Presidents Climate Action Plan and the Clean Power Plan.
Event Details: You must register to attend this event. Register Here.
Who Should Attend: Environmental Justice Communities and Organizations
When: Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Time: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM (CDT)
Location: EPA Region 5 -- Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building, Lake Michigan Room (77 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604)
Cost: FREE (There is Limited Seating Available. First Come, First Served)
The Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR) is proud to announce a webinar series focusing on tools and best practices for assisting communities in successfully leveraging resources for brownfields revitalization. Individual webinars will provide useful information for communities on how to establish effective strategies to build support for revitalization projects, and how to use existing resources to attract additional funding for critical community revitalization projects. The "Meet the Funders" webinars in the series will highlight funding resources and technical assistance available from specific federal agencies or from philanthropic organizations.