Rural Health Resources to Support Grant Writing
Looking to apply for rural health funding, but don’t know where to find data to support your application?
Course Information
- Audience: All public health professionals working in nonprofits, healthcare, educational institutions, government and private sector
- Format: Webinar
- Date/Time: January 27th, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.
- Price: Free
- Length: 1 hour
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Sponsored by New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 1. Provider ID: Event ID: .If you are not seeking a CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the post-test and evaluation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course.
- Competencies: Analytical/assessment Skills
- Learning Level: Awareness
- Companion Trainings: None
- Supplemental materials:None
- Pre-requisites: None
About this Webinar
This webinar will describe hallmarks of rural New England, identify access challenges of living in rural communities, and equip participants with tools to illustrate those demographics and challenges when writing a grant. Live demos of databases and resources will include PubMed, U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, the Rural Health Information Hub and more to relevant research and data to support the improvement of rural health initiatives.
Learning Objectives
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Describe current demographic trends in rural America.
- Explore data sets and visualizations from rural health resources.
- Locate information on health conditions, demographic groups and structural challenges to support writing Background or Evidence of Need sections in grants.
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Subject Matter Expert(s)
Sarah Levin-Lederer, MPH
Sarah Levin-Lederer, MPH, is a public health professional with twelve years of experience working in outreach, community engagement and health education in a variety of settings. Since 2018, Sarah has been an Education and Outreach Coordinator with the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 7 (NNLM R7) with a focus on graphic medicine, outreach to Public Health partners, and environmental health. Partner outreach and engagement activities include overseeing grantees, teaching online and in person, and program development. Sarah regularly teaches evidence based public health classes and classes on finding and using online health information and data. Before joining NNLM R7, Sarah worked for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) on health outreach to refugee and immigrant serving organizations, homeless serving organizations, and the Free Library of Philadelphia (FLP) coordinating and teaching professional development courses for organizational employees on finding, evaluating, and sharing online health information.
Enrollment and Contact Hours
Select the Enroll button below to register for the course. If you have any trouble accessing the course, contact support@nephtc.org.
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.This training was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $400,000 with 100% funded by HRSA/HHS and 0% funded by nongovernment source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
* Yale School of Public Health, Office of Public Health Practice, a New England Public Health Training Center partner, is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. All CHES credit inquiries are managed by YSPH
Registration
Select the Enroll Me button below to register for this recording. If you have any trouble accessing the recording, contact support@nephtc.org.
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.