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Rural communities and economic resilience
This webinar will highlight the shifting social, economic, and cultural conditions of rural communities and offer strategies and frameworks to promote rural health and economic resilience.
Rural training in medical education
Expand medical school training and learning experiences focused on the skills necessary to practice successfully in rural areas
Rural transportation services
Establish transportation services for areas with low population densities using publicly funded buses and vans on a set schedule, dial-a-ride transit, volunteer ridesharing, etc.
Safe Routes to Schools
Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS
Sales to intoxicated persons (SIP) law enforcement
Increase enforcement of laws that prohibit alcoholic beverage service to intoxicated customers, usually with fines, imprisonment, or revocation of a license
Scared Straight
Organize tours of prison facilities for juvenile delinquents or youth at risk of delinquency and allow them to observe prison life and attend inmates’ presentations; also called juvenile awareness programs
School and district level zero tolerance policies
Require school officials to apply predetermined consequences for certain infractions, regardless of situational context or circumstances; consequences are usually severe (e.g., suspension or expulsion)
School breakfast programs
Support programs to provide students with a nutritious breakfast in the cafeteria, from grab and go carts in hallways, or in classrooms
School dental programs
Provide sealants, fluoride treatment, screening, and other preventive dental care on school grounds via partnerships with dental professionals
School food & beverage restrictions
Limit access to competitive foods and beverages in schools via restrictions on foods that are not provided through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.