Class Recordings

Promoting Walking for Health in Rural Communities

This webinar is part of the Rural Health Webinar Series in November 2024.

Rural American adults have higher rates of chronic physical activity-related illness and are less active than their urban counterparts, with less than 20% meeting U.S. physical activity guidelines of 150-300 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week. Walking is the most common form of physical activity and people who walk are more likely to meet physical activity guidelines. However, rural…
Date: November 14, 2024

When Your Community Is Your Hospital

This webinar is part of the Rural Health Webinar Series in November 2024.

In 2022, the North State Partnership to Expand Health Information Access formed in the rural northern region of California, after recognizing the lack of access to healthcare, the need for access to health information, and the importance of engagement with local, on-the-ground community health workers. The partnership included collaborators from academic institutions and community-based organizations. After assessing the regional capacity for delivering health information education,…
Date: November 13, 2024

Facilitating Rural Access to Quality Health Information through Little Free Libraries

This webinar is part of the Rural Health Webinar Series in November 2024.

This webinar addresses a NNLM grant-funded community partnership between a public library and a university health science library to add health education components to 30 new public library-sponsored Little Free Libraries built on rural county properties. The project goals were to improve rural residents’ health literacy skills, increase access to quality health information for diverse populations, and raise awareness of NIH’s All of Us Research Program. 

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Date: November 7, 2024

Building Healthy, Resilient Communities in Florida’s Rural Panhandle

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An exploration of the collaborative partnerships between public libraries and harm reduction organizations across the United States

This webinar is part of the Rural Health Webinar Series in November 2024.

Dr. Margaret Sullivan was recently awarded an IMLS grant to explore the relationship between the opioid use population and how they utilize their local library. This presentation will provide an overview of preliminary data from opioid…
Date: November 6, 2024

The Addict's Wake: Virtual Film Screening & Panel Discussion Webinar

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) has partnered with Glory Girl Productions to present the film, Addict’s Wake. The movie shares stories of substance use disorder and treatment told from the survivor’s perspective. Following a week of virtual film screenings beginning September 19th at 8am CT and ending September 26th at 12pm CT, a panel discussion including the film’s producer, Lisa Hall, Dr. William Cooke, a community physician and author of …
Date: September 26, 2024

Cybersecurity in the Rural Health Landscape (September 18, 2024)

Rural health is not simply a small version of urban, but rather a unique health care delivery environment. In this session, guest speaker Alan Morgan, MPA, Chief Executive Officer for the National Rural Health Association, examines the current state of rural health in America, with a focus on cybersecurity. Through current and relevant national policy research and data, we will explore the current cybersecurity challenges, opportunities and tools for rural health providers.

This webinar occurs Wednesday, September 18 from 2-3pm Eastern Time Zone.

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Date: September 18, 2024

Implementation of Telehealth Services in Rural Public Libraries

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A lack of access to healthcare professionals is a key contributing factor to poor health outcomes in the United States. Telehealth services have the potential to improve those outcomes by removing geographic barriers and providing timely care with healthcare providers and specialists. However, gaps in accessing telehealth exist in rural areas: citizens may lack internet access, a private space, or the digital literacy skills necessary to benefit from telehealth. 

Public libraries are increasingly recognizing the importance of facilitating…
Date: April 3, 2024

Climate Change and Health in Alaska: Addressing Inequities and Building Resilience

This presentation will focus on climate change and health in Alaska, particularly how some communities are disproportionately affected by climate change due to existing social and health inequities. Climate change can worsen these inequities, contributing to persistent disparities in the resources needed to prepare for, respond to, and recover from climate-driven impacts. We will also discuss the importance of considering existing disparities when developing climate adaptation strategies. Through this presentation, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness…
Date: March 19, 2024

Developing, implementing, and evaluating a mixed-methods community-based participatory research sleep intervention

This study uses a mixed-methods community-based participatory research approach to increase total sleep time in American Indian parent-child dyads. In the first phase of this work, we conducted focus groups with Blackfeet families to learn about the sleep environment and individual elder interviews to learn about Blackfoot traditional beliefs on sleep. This data was used to develop a sleep intervention that is currently ongoing. The intervention includes Blackfeet language and songs as well as elder stories on Blackfeet beliefs and experiences. In addition, western approaches to sleep…
Date: February 6, 2024

Advancing Rural Health: Utilizing State Rural Offices and Plans to Create Healthier Communities

People living in rural communities, make up approximately 60 million or one-fifth of the U.S. population. Rural America and rural Americans experience unique needs and challenges and rural communities in each state have unique health care needs. All 50 states have a State Office of Rural Health (SORH) and many have created state rural health plans to address their states’ rural health needs and challenges.  

This webinar will discuss the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health and the process of two states: Pennsylvania and Virginia, that recently…
Date: February 6, 2024