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Informational Resources
Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health
The Youth Advocates for Community Health (YACH) initiative creates youth-adult partnerships that allows youth to lead and generate energy among their peers (and adults) to improve the health in their community in ways that matter to them. This video provides a brief introduction into the social determinants of health. These concepts are critical to supporting community-based solutions to ensuring all individuals have fair and just opportunities to be healthy.
Health Equity
The Youth Advocates for Community Health (YACH) initiative creates youth-adult partnerships that allows youth to lead and generate energy among their peers (and adults) to improve the health in their community in ways that matter to them. This video provides a brief introduction into health equity. These concepts are critical to supporting community-based solutions to ensuring all individuals have fair and just opportunities to be healthy.
Solving the Achievement Gap through Equity, Not Equality
What happens when when we try to fix problems through equality? In education, equality reinforces the achievement gap by applying the same expectations and norms to unequal groups. Dr. Lindsey F. Ott is a teacher that brings her rebel attitude into the classroom by establishing relationships with each individual student and designing progressive, inquiry driving assignments to meet the needs of each learner.
Roots of Health Inequality
from National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO)
Earlier this year the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) released a revamped version of their health equity training course. Titled, ‘The Roots of Health Inequity,’ this online training explores the underlying causes of health equity and highlights public health’s role in building healthier communities. The best part? While this course was designed for public health practitioners, anyone can access the course for free!
Equity Resources
Incorporating the Social Determinants of Health into Substance Use Prevention E-Course
Mental Health & Substance Use
The Science of Addiction from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Overcoming Stigma Resource Guide from SAMHSA
An Increasingly Common Opioid Additive: Xylazine Fact Sheet
Bemidji Area Domestic Violence Resource Guide 2023 from the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center
Is it Stress or Anxiety?
Helping Someone in Emotional Pain
Challenging, Sustaining, and Evolving: An Anthology on Youth Mental Health Advocacy (and Hope)
Articles
Intergenerational Trauma: Definition, Health Affects, and How to Cope
9 Keys to Healing from Adverse Childhood Experiences
Building Resilience: It Is Never Too Late
Rural Health
Site Offices with Rural Resources
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
Rural Information From Around the Great Lakes Region
Video: How Rural Communities Are Tackling a Suicide and Depression Crisis Among Farmers
Articles
Why Mindfulness is Essential for Farmers and Their Health
Wisconsin-Based Resources
Technical Resources
Technology Transfer Centers
Technology Transfer Centers – The purpose of the SAMHSA-funded Technology Transfer Centers (TTC) is to develop and strengthen the specialized behavioral healthcare and primary healthcare workforce that provides prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for substance use disorders and mental illness.
Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center – is located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies. Check out their site to learn about upcoming events to help people and organizations implement effective practices for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services.
Great Lakes PTTC Prevention Learning Portal – Community-based coalitions and their prevention efforts are the heart of this important work. There is a science to building and maintaining effective coalitions. Check out the Great Lakes PTTC Prevention Learning Portal. Click on Coalition Basics to learn more about it, take action and find resources to support your work.
Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center – is located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS). Check out their site to learn about upcoming learning events provide training and technical assistance services to the substance use prevention field including professionals/pre-professionals, organizations, and others in the prevention community.
Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center – is located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies. Check out their site to learn about upcoming events to help people and organizations implement effective practices for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services.
National American Indian and Alaskan Native MHTTC – The National American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC works with organizations and treatment practitioners involved in the delivery of mental health services to American Indian and Alaska Native individuals, families, and tribal and urban Indian communities to strengthen their capacity to deliver effective evidence-based and experience-based practices. This includes the full continuum of services spanning mental illness, prevention, treatment, and recovery support.
Great Lakes Mental Health Technology Transfer Center – is located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies. Check out their site to learn about upcoming events to increase access to publicly available, free of charge, training and technical assistance to the mental health field, as well as, Develop strategies for delivering culturally-informed care with diverse practitioners, researchers, policy makers, family members, and consumers of mental health services.
National American Indian and Alaskan Native MHTTC Newsletter – link to their most recent newsletter.
Community Toolkits
Compassion Resilience Toolkit by WISE
Farm Stress Grab and Go Kits by MHTTC
Wisconsin Farm Center Social Media Toolkits by DATCP
Harm Reduction Toolkit by University of Minnesota Extension
Rural Community Toolbox by the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Tribal Principles Toolkit by the Center for Indigenous Health
Tribal opioid settlements are beginning to be distributed to federally-recognized tribes across the United States. This is why the Center for Indigenous Health is beyond excited to introduce the brand-new Tribal Principles website, where tribal leaders and community members can access culturally-relevant, Indigenous-centered guidance to consider when allocating the tribal opioid settlement dollars.
Farmland Access Legal Toolkit by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
Naloxone Education for School Nurses Toolkit by the NASN Learning Center
A Guide for Child and Family Advocates by the Frameworks Institute
Evidence-Based Practices Toolkit coming soon
Harm Reduction Saves Lives Toolkit from the Northwoods Coalition
Maintaining Fidelity to ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) from SAMHSA
Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths from SAMHSA
ORCCA Practice Guide by SAMHSA
Reimagining Recovery Toolkits
Digital Resources
Podcast Resources
Podcasts are great ways to get information and can be very engaging. They can be enjoyed while doing other activities like cooking or exercising. Here are several that we have curated.
Coping Better: Connecting With Our Positive Emotions Podcast
A podcast about building positive emotions for farmers, farm families and agricultural professionals highlighted through the voices of those working, living and experiencing the joys and challenges of agriculture.
7 Episodes
Remembering Resilience Podcast
This series highlights Native American resilience through and beyond trauma… exploring concepts, science, history, culture, stories and practices that we are working with as we seek to shape a future for our children and our grandchildren that is defined not by what we have suffered, but what we have overcome.
3 Seasons, 6 Episodes per season (and growing)
Tool’s for Today’s Farmers Podcast
Today’s Farmers weather more stress than ever before. Our podcast seeks to share important information, tools, and hope through interviews with experts in Agriculture and special guests from Purdue University. The Tools For Today’s Farmers podcast is brought to you by the Purdue Extension Farm Stress Team. #farmstrong
Every other week since 2020
Exploring Rural Health Podcast
Exploring Rural Health is a podcast from the Rural Health Information Hub. In each episode, we’ll provide you with engaging and useful information about current issues facing rural healthcare, and talk to the people who are coming up with solutions. We’ll learn about various aspects of rural healthcare, from quality and access to programs and services. Join us each month, as we discuss new research, program implementation, and funding, here on Exploring Rural Health!
10 episodes (and growing)
You Heal You Podcast (formerly the Wellness Farmer Podcast)
Ben is a father, a husband, author, podcaster, meat eating, garden growing chiropractor. He is on a mission to bring our connection to nature and earth into the forefront of our journey for greater health and well-being. He believes enjoying the earth beneath us is the only way to achieve sustainable health as an individual and continuous sustainability for the human race as a whole.
16 Episodes
Big Shift for Small Farms Podcast
From soil health to mental health we are discussing the need for A BIG SHIFT in #faming and #agricultural systems. Each episode brings together insights from #farmers, scientists and industry to share and grow knowledge about holistic and regenerative farming practices. Based on the Australian landscape, but applicable to rural communities across a variety of cultures.
33 Episodes
SOW (Seeds of Wellbeing) Podcast
Brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources (CTAHR), and the Seeds of Well-being (SOW) Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
40 Episodes
Talking Total Farmer Health Podcast
AgriSafe has long been a trusted voice in the health and safety of the people who feed the world, and we’re excited to bring that to you in a new format. Tune in every month to hear the latest from health and safety experts in agriculture. Together we’ll tackle the safety issues important to the producers and ag workers.
30 Episodes
School Wellness Podcast with Al Levin
6 Episodes (and growing)
Avoiding the Addiction Affliction
3 Episodes (and growing)
YouTube Channels
These are some partner channels combining lived experience, content specialists, and evidenced based knowledge to topic conversations in the area of prevention, recovery, harm reduction, stigma prevention and more. If there is something you wish to see added here, reach out and let us know!
Speak Out on Stigma – produced by Wisconsin Voices for Recovery, Wisconsin’s only statewide recovery network currently supported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Care and Treatment Services.
Supportive Apps
Mental health apps are a simple way to work on your mental health. Mental health apps aren’t designed to diagnose a condition or substitute care from a mental health professional. Still, they can support your overall mental health. Apps are a convenient way to get extra support between therapy sessions or office visits, and they can offer continued support after graduating from therapy. Mental health apps may provide activities, encouragement, and other techniques to practice daily. Many types are based on research and therapy techniques to provide evidence-based interventions.
A quick look at the best mental health apps (updated for 2024)
Healthline Review conducted a rigorous vetting process of many mental health apps available online. They factored in many aspects, like if the company promotes a healthy approach to well-being and adheres to industry best practices. When choosing the best mental health apps, they considered the types of features available and if they were evidence-based. They also read dozens of customer reviews and considered the cost of the apps.
- Best overall: Daylio | Skip to review
- Best for therapy: Talkspace | Skip to review
- Best for pre-crises: notOK | Skip to review
- Best for meditation: Headspace | Skip to review
- Best for stress: iBreathe | Skip to review
- Best for anxiety: MindShift CBT | Skip to review
- Best for substance use disorders: I Am Sober | Skip to review
- Best for boosting your mood: Happify | Skip to review
- Best for eating disorders: Recovery Record | Skip to review
- Best for OCD: NOCD | Skip to review
- Best for sleep: Calm | Skip to review
- Best for drinking less alcohol: Reframe | Skip to review
