The NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis is pleased to share the final report and a series of practice briefs from the Exploring Strategies to Improve Health and Equity in Rural Communities project. These documents are the result of a one-year formative research project exploring rural strengths, cross-sector partners, cultural and historical assets, and opportunities for action to improve health and equity in rural communities. We welcome and would appreciate wide dissemination of these materials through your networks and established dissemination channels. Please let us know if we can support you in doing so.
All materials and a brief description of the project can be found on the Exploring Strategies to Improve Health and Equity in Rural Communities project webpage. The following links will take you to each report directly:
- Final Report: “Exploring Strategies to Improve Health and Equity in Rural Communities”
- Practice Brief #1: “Leveraging Culture and History to Improve Health and Equity in Rural Communities”
- Practice Brief #2: “Supporting Change Agents across Sectors to Improve Health and Equity in Rural Communities”
- Practice Brief #3: “Recommendations for Philanthropies and Government Agencies to Improve Health and Equity in Rural Communities”