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 | Rural Conference Calendar
USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
The Rural Information Center calendar features conferences, meetings, and workshops of interest to those involved with rural issues. We encourage you to contact us about coming events. |
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 | Dental Health
USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
Oral health for individuals in rural areas is an important factor for general health. In many cases, access to dental facilities is limited or non existent in rural counties. Below are resources that provide information and funding programs that assist with oral health for rural areas. |
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 | Native Americans
Contains links to Native American organizations, planning tools, case studies, funding programs, federal, state and local contacts, statistical data and online publications. |
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 | State and Local Resources
These resource links provide planning tools, best practices database, general funding programs, statistical resources, online publications and more. |
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 | What is Rural?
USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
Many people have definitions for the term rural, but seldom are these rural definitions in agreement. For some, rural is a subjective state of mind. For others, rural is an objective quantitative measure. The General Accounting Office, in its publication Rural Development: Profile of Rural Areas, discusses the three most common Federal definitions of rural: that of the Department of Commerce's Bureau of the Census based on the 1990 census criteria (now superceded by the 2000 census criteria), that of the White House's Office of Management and Budget, and that of the Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. |
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 | Rural Fire Department Resources for Local Officials
USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
There is a wide range of information available regarding all aspects of fire department operation including funding sources for operations, facilities, firefighter equipment, fire trucks and training, and first responder emergencies. This FAQ includes general rural fire information, training programs, statistical information and publications on fire issues that include: emergency medical services, emergency preparedness and first responders facility funding, operation and management, fire safety and prevention, hazardous materials, and wildland fires. |
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 | Rural Homeland Security Resources for Local Officials
USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
Local governments are actively engaged in safeguarding America's homeland and rural heartland. Many of the nation's major facilities that require upgraded security include dams, power plants, chemical plants and weapon stockpiles located throughout the immense areas of the nation's rural heartland. Local officials need additional information and funding resources for planning emergency preparedness, implementing, and managing higher security levels, providing equipment and training for emergency first responders, and providing recovery assistance. |
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