Strategies for Disseminating and Implementing COVID-19 Public Health Prevention Practices in Rural Areas

This brief recommendations article urges public health decision-makers to consider the rural social environment when addressing COVID-19. Some recommendations include considering familial roles in rural communities, leveraging community leaders as trusted messengers, and using strengths-based messaging.

Resource Details

• Population: People Living in Rural Areas
• Geographic Areas of Implementation: Rural
• Setting/Context of Implementation: Community
• Topics of Practice: Outreach/ Education/ Communications
• Outcomes of Interest: Partnership Building|Reduction of Health Disparities
• Level of Evidence: Emerging
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
• Social Determinants of Health: Neighborhood and Built Environment|Social and Community Context
• Outside of US: No