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Native Nation Building

When tribes center sovereignty, Indigenous institutions and culture in their development processes they increase the probability of reaching their development goals and can build community wealth that is more in line with tribal values and lifeways.

BY Stephanie Gutierrez & 1 more

Publication

11.15.2021
US Economy

Rural Development and Rural Health Practices

This first in the Thrive Rural Field Perspective Series highlights how accelerating connections between health and development can propel rural prosperity.

BY Brian Dabson & 1 more

Publication

11.01.2021
Economic Development

Turning Points

This book chapter highlights six action principles “do economic development differently”—that shifts from the risky “winner takes all” approach that is heavily reliant on a business-recruitment strategy to a “let’s all win” approach of building on a region’s existing, underutilized assets.

BY Janet Topolsky

Publication

10.20.2021
Public Health

Rural Public Health Practice and Trends

What are the pathways of influence for public health and health care to foster more prosperous, equitable and sustainable communities across rural America? This field scan provides an understanding of the state of relevant health fields in the rural United States.

BY University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Publication

10.05.2021
Economic Development

Rural Development Practice and Trends

What must happen for economic development to foster a more prosperous, healthier, equitable and environmentally sustainable rural America? This scan of field practices and trends advances our answer to this question.

BY Brian Dabson & 1 more

Publication

08.09.2021
Economic Development

Equitable Recovery and Resilience in Rural America

Quality of life is largely determined by the characteristics of places, for better or worse. Differences between places drive inequalities in economic opportunity, educational attainment and health outcomes. A Thrive Rural Brief by Brian Dabson.

BY Brian Dabson

Publication

12.08.2020
Economic Development

Ground Truth from Rural Practitioners

Small but mighty, rural-serving organizations work in concert with local people, firms and governments to fill gaps and adapt to do whatever it is communities need done.

BY Community Strategies Group & 1 more

Publication

06.10.2020
Media

Revealing Rural Realities

This report underscores and articulates how ongoing changes in the structure and business of media and journalism contribute to the gap between rural realities and public perception of rural America.

BY Community Strategies Group

Publication

05.01.2020