LibGuides: COVID-19 Subsector Resources: Rural Communities

Resource Guides and Media

COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide
The USDA and other federal partners created this PDF to provide long-term assistance to rural residents.
COVID-19 Resources
A link roundup by the National Rural Health Association.
Jeff Eastman on Covid Vaccines and Getting Care to People in Need
Host Whitney checks in with her neighbor Jeff Eastman, who is also CEO of the nonprofit Remote Area Medical (RAM). Whitney and Jeff discuss RAM's efforts to provide Covid-19 vaccines at its pop-up clinics, and how to overcome vaccine hesitancy in rural areas.
Rural Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
The Rural Health Information Hub provides information on activities happening in response to the current health crisis.

COVID-19 and Rural America
The Daily Yonder's regularly updated roundup of COVID-19 articles.
COVID-19 increases Illinois farm losses to point that farms may be lost
Discussion of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting farms.
Rural Frontlines and COVID-19: Reporting from the Field
Aspen Institute collects emerging themes on how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting rural areas, including quotes from rural leaders.
Why rural Americans are having a hard time working from home
Urban Vaccination Rate Climbs Two Times Faster than Rural Rate
New 'Broadband Together' Initiative Will Tackle Internet Fairness Consumer Reports, along with a coalition of partners, is embarking on an ambitious project called Broadband Together to investigate the state of internet access in the U.S.
Building a healthier rural Illinois: Understanding and Addressing the Challenges of COVID-19 Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development and University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health continued the work of the 2018 Illinois Rural Health Summit and convened rural stakeholders for 11 discussion forums to better understand and address the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Illinois.

Image credit to Building a healthier rural Illinois

Southern Illinois COVID-19 Community Fund
A fund focused on the 17 southernmost counties in Illinois.
Illinois humanities 2021 covid-19 emergency relief and recovery grants
Illinois Humanities COVID-19 Emergency Relief and Recovery Grants will provide over $1,000,000 in support to humanities and cultural organizations throughout Illinois. The deadline for these opportunities is Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 5:00 PM (CST).