Project Reach: Health Policy & leadership training for rural Minnesotans

Listen to speakers present on Project REACH (Rural Experts Advancing Community Health), a year long health policy training program for community leaders in rural Minnesota. Participants learn how to frame health policy challenges and communicate effectively with state legislators and other local policy makers. Click the video to learn more.

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Accessing Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources for Rural Communities

Three professionals from the Public Health field provide resources for rural communities and how they can access needed resources when responding to and recovering from a disaster or emergency. This webinar is part of a 3-part webinar series on emergency preparedness through the Rural Health Information Hub.

Learn More about the Rural Information hub

MINNESOTA:

Minnesota Department of Health

Find a Planned Parenthood near you

Women’s Shelter and Support Center

NAMI Minnesota – National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota

Healthy Community Initiative – Variety of Community progrms in Rice county and Northfield

Office of Rural Health and Primary Care – MN Dept. of Health

Rural Health Advisory Committee – MN Dept. of Health  – Rural Health Advisory Committee, Public Meetings

Minnesota Critical Access Hospital List – MN Dept. of Health

Minnesota Health Care Programs / Minnesota Department of Human Services

Suicide Prevention Help for You or Someone You Know – SAVE – Suicide prevention + Awareness resources + education

180 Degrees – Variety of Services, youth shelters, re-entry programs, statewide org

 

Food insecurity:

Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America

FoodPantries.org

Two Harbors Area Food Shelf – Services Lake County, MN

Semcac Food Shelf, Food Shelves, Food Donation, Emergency Food Resources – Services Southeastern Minnesota County

Cook County Co-op – Community-owned grocery store in Grand Marais, MN

Winona Volunteer Services – Food Shelf & other services provided to Winona

 

Mental Health Resources: 

Mental Health America Screening/ Surveys 

Farm State of Mind

Rural Minds; Rural Suicide Awareness and Prevention 

Rural Mental Health Crisis 

Mental Health and Suicide Video

NATIONAL:

CDC

National Rural Health Association

Rural Health Information Hub

HELP Webinars by the National Rural Health Resources Center

CDC Women’s Health

National Rural Health Association

Rural Health Information Hub

Health Education and Learning Program (HELP) Webinars

National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health – Offers statistics and studies on Rural Care Access etc.

National Association of Rural Health Clinics 

 

VACCINE RESOURCES:

CDC – Coronavirus Vaccines

Vaccine Myths Debunked

Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines

Moderna Preparation & Administration

How the Vaccine Works

Prevaccination Screening

Pregnant or Breastfeeding & COVID vaccines

When you’ve been fully vaccinated

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