Rural Health Resources

Article - Rural Illinois doesn’t have enough health workers, and the pandemic made it worse (Illinois NewsRoom)

Healthy Southern Illinois Delta Network

National Rural Health Resource Center The Center provides technical assistance, information, tools and resources for the improvement of rural health care. It serves as a national rural health knowledge center and strives to build state and local capacity.

Rural Health Information Hub or RHIhub is a national clearinghouse on rural health information and provides resources to support healthcare and population health in rural communities. 

Rural Health Research Gateway provides easy and timely access to research conducted by the Rural Health Research Centers

AAFP Communities

Rural Health Member Interest Group

Join the Rural Health MIG Online Community Connect with other AAFP members who share your professional interests (AAFP login required)

Health Equity

Virtual Rural Health Equity Summit: Additional Resources – HealthLandscape

HRSA, Office of Health Equity

Health Equity During COVID-19: Top Strategies for an Equity-Focused Recovery Strategy

OMH Advancing the Response to COVID-19: Sharing Promising Programs and Practices for Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations

Substance Use Disorder

FORHP Rural Community Opioids Response Programs (RCORP). A great place to find information and resources for your programs or to share with your communities and stakeholders to address substance use and opioid use disorders.

COVID-19 and the Rural Opioid Epidemic Report and recommendations (Nov 2021) SIU School of Medicine and UIC School of Public Health

COVID-19

HRSA COVID-19 Health Equity Efforts, Rural Health Programs, and Resources (PPT from 2021 IL & MO AFP Rural Health Summit, Kimberly Shiu, Public Health Analyst, and Nancy Rios, Regional Administrator 

COVID-19 AND THE RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN ILLINOIS  (siumed.edu)

Immunizations / Vaccines

Immunizations in Rural Communities (PPT from 2021 IL & MO AFP Rural Health Summit,  Laura Morris, MD, FAAFP)

 AAFP Vaccine resources

Maternity Care

Maternal Mortality and Obstetrics Deserts (PPT from 2021 IL & MO AFP Rural Health Summit, Kristina Dakis, MD, Family Medicine with Maternity Care, Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services)

HRSA MATERNAL AND OBSTETRIC CARE CHALLENGES IN RURAL AMERICA report (2020)

Nowhere to go: Maternity Care Deserts across the U.S. (2020 report, March of Dimes)

Education / CME

Southern IL Health Departments

• Egyptian Health Department

• Franklin-Williamson bi-county health department

• Hamilton county health department

• Jackson County health department

• Perry county health department

• Randolph county health department

• Southern seven health department