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This blueprint presents recommendations for Illinois to reduce health disparities in rural areas. Recommendations include (1) investing in programs to recruit and retain rural health care workers; (2) improving rural data systems; (3) integrating health care and social services in rural areas; (4) increasing communication between rural health organizations and public health departments; and (5) creating a rural innovation center to coordinate data, policies, and strategies across state agencies.
Resource Details
- Population: People Living in Rural Areas
- Geographic Areas of Implementation: Rural
- Topics of Practice: Data Collection and Analysis|Organizational Change/ Development
- Outcomes of Interest: Capacity Building|Improve Data Infrastructure|Reduction of Health Disparities
- Level of Evidence: Novel
- Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
- Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality|Neighborhood and Built Environment
- Outside of US: No