Rural Public Health Data Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case for Building Better Systems Ahead of a Public Health Crisis.
Betty BekemeierElizabeth M HeitkemperUba BackonjaGregory WhitmanMelinda SchultzYufei JiangBarbara BaqueroAnne M TurnerPublished in: Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (2023)
Recommendations for addressing these challenges include increasing dedicated resources specifically to rural public health systems, improving data access and infrastructure, and providing dedicated data-related workforce development.