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Guiding Public Health Resources: A Framework for Identifying High-Need Rural Counties

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Gabriel A. Benavidez

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series September 2025

Dr. Gabriel A. Benavidez describes a simple, data-driven framework to identify rural US counties with the greatest burden of public health need to support targeted resource allocation and planning.

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Investing in Local Health: How Accreditation and Accountability Shape Stronger Communities

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Bradley Firchow, Kathryn Boroughs, Joseph Howard

This entry is part 4 of 16 in the series July 2025

This study reveals that PHAB-accredited health departments in Kentucky produce higher-quality public health planning documents and highlights opportunities to support all LHDs through better tools, resources, and collaboration frameworks.

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Guiding Public Health Resources: A Framework for Identifying High-Need Rural Counties

Investing in Local Health: How Accreditation and Accountability Shape Stronger Communities