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This section provides information on health in rural communities. Best Practices, planning tools, funding resources, and general assistance through federal and state programs and/or organizations in this area.

General
  • DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” campaign offers free materials and resources including fact sheets, milestone checklists, growth charts, and flyers to educate parents about developmental milestones and warning signs of developmental delays. To order or download materials, visit www.cdc.gov/actearly.
Funding and Program Assistance
  • GSA. CAO. Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division.
    A database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
  • USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
    Please search for the programs below in the database for more details and contact information.
    • 93.127 Emergency Medical Services for Children
    • 93.767 State Children’s Insurance Program
    • 93.926 Healthy Start Initiative
Statistics, Data and Contact Information
  • Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
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