by RUPRI Rural Human Services Panel

The RUPRI Human Services Panel has released the first-in-a- series case study on the integrated health and human services delivery system in rural Humboldt County, California. The Panel identified key elements that were critical to the integration process and structural design of the integrated system, such as shared and public vision and goals, a focus on the whole person or family, and integrated funding streams and shared resources.

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2012-04-17 - New blog entry: Regional resilience
• Brian Dabson writes about regional resilience and a new Rural Futures Lab report on the blog this week.

2012-03-26 - New blog entry: Creating pathways for youth
• Darryl Birkenfeld at Ogallala Commons discusses signs of success in their Community Internship program at the Rural Futures Lab blog.

2012-03-12 - New blog entry: Youth Renewing the Countryside
• Jan Joannides shares some thoughts and good news about youth leadership on the Rural Futures Lab blog.

2012-03-05 - ICRPS Survey Report
• International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) 2004-2011 Summer Institute Participants Survey Report - Click here to open.

2012-02-15 - Senate Ag Committee Testimony by RUPRI President Chuck Fluharty
• Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  Written Statement for the Record  |  Oral Comments  |  Video archive of the Testimony  |  Link to coverage of testimony in The Daily Yonder and Nonprofit Quarterly 

2012-02-13 - New blog entry: rural health
• Brian Dabson celebrates rural health innovators in the news.

2012-01-30 - New blog entry: Building regional relationships online
• Timothy Collins of the Upper Mississippi Valley Rural Partners LinkedIn Group uses social media to bring rural advocates together in his region. Read the new Rural Futures Lab blog here.

2012-01-17 - New blog entry: Investing in Youth Leadership
• Noah Wilson and Mary Snow of Rural Support Partners discuss the Rural Fellows program, a practical investment in rural youth leadership. Click here

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• RUPRI Rural Health Panel
• RUPRI State Profile Series
• RUPRI Human Services Panel
• RUPRI Rural Futures Lab
• Rural Futures Lab blog

Legislative Update - more updates >>
WH Rural Council Announces Three New Initiatives
The White House Rural Council announces three new initiatives to leverage existing programs and funding to drive economic growth in rural communities.
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Items of Interest - more items >>
Small Main Street Businesses Revitalize Rural MS Town
New York Times higlights the work of four entrepreneurial women to revitalize rural Water Valley, Mississippi.
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