- Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Investments in Rural America, Invites Public Nominations for Rural Innovators Initiative
- Rural Victims of Intimate-Partner Violence Need More Resources and Support, Study Finds
- A Tribe in Maine Is Using Opioid Settlement Funds on a Sweat Lodge to Treat Addiction
- Fact Sheet: USDA, HHS Announce New Actions to Reduce Impact and Spread of H5N1
- Call for Experts: Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence
- Bill to Expand Definition of 'Village' Qualifying for Water Funds Passes Alaska House
- Child Care Workers Caught in Middle of Michigan's Broken Child Care System
- Few Options Available for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Big Bend
- In Rural Texas, ERs Are Facing a Growing Mental Health Crisis
- Ways and Means Members Put Forth Solutions to Strengthen Telehealth Access and Improve Health Care for Rural Communities
- Sage Memorial Hospital in Navajo Nation Constructs New Facility to Improve Health Care
- How the State, Tribes and Federal Government Are Working to Curb SD's Syphilis Epidemic
- Rural Children Struggle to Access Hospital Services, Say Researchers
- RPHARM Program Fulfills Need for Rural Pharmacists
- A Pilot Program in Rural Vermont Hopes to Build a Blueprint for Substance Abuse Recovery
Visualizing Immunization Registry Data to Identify Places With Low Rates of HPV Vaccination Initiation in a Rural State
This resource presents results of a 2016 study of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among Iowa adolescents aged 13-15. It includes a county-level map showing urban and rural areas and their vaccination rates. Find more information here.
Understanding the True State of Connectivity in America
This resource provides an overview of the TestIT mobile app, developed to study cellular and broadband internet services, and the data collected from app users. It examines download speeds by county compared to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards. It also discusses challenges rural and underserved communities with a limited broadband infrastructure face, including economic development, education and workforce development, and access to health and human services. Find more information here.
Rural America Ends First-Ever Period of Population Loss
This line chart shows metropolitan and nonmetropolitan population change from 1978-2018 and highlights a period of population loss in rural areas followed by a modest population gain. Find more information here.
Life Expectancy at Birth for U.S. States and Census Tracts, 2010-2015
This interactive map shows estimates of U.S. life expectancy at birth by state and census tract for the period 2010-2015, based on data from the U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP). Note that the map does not include access to county-level estimates. Find more information here.
Issue Brief: Creating a High-value Telehealth Strategy
This issue brief explores how hospitals can use telehealth services to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. It discusses approaches to deliver telehealth services and provides guidelines to consider when developing a telehealth strategy. It also provides examples of how rural hospitals are using telehealth services to meet community needs. Read more here.
Improving the Care of Students with Diabetes in Rural Schools Utilizing an Online Diabetes Education Program for School Personnel
This research analyzes the impact of Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap, an online diabetes education program, to determine the knowledge and confidence of school personnel who provide care to students with diabetes in rural areas. Read more here.
Deaths from Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injury — United States, 2008–2017
This research reports on national and state rates and trends for traumatic brain injury (TBI) related deaths caused by unintentional falls. It includes data by decedent characteristics, including location in a metropolitan or nonmetro area. Read more here.
Bureau of Health Workforce Clinician Dashboards
This resource offers data tools and information on retention and distribution of participants who have completed their training or service in Bureau of Health Workforce programs from 2012-2018. Shows retention rates for National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps alumni and includes filters for various clinician, program, location, and site characteristics. It features statistics with breakdowns by percentages of clinicians currently working in Health Professional Shortage Areas or working in rural communities. Find more information here.
The Behavioral Health Workforce in Rural America: Developing a National Recruitment Strategy
This project describes successful strategies to recruit and retain behavioral health workers in rural areas, based on phone interviews with state-level experts in rural health and behavioral health. It explores financial incentives, education and training programs, telehealth, licensure or scope of practice changes, innovative state approaches, and policy considerations. Read more here.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Launches $4.5M Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative for Rural Patients
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center launched a three-year initiative to build a “hub-and-spoke” model geriatric emergency department which will utilize telemedicine to extend services to rural areas. The goal of the initiative is to keep geriatric patients near their rural homes and keep complicated cases at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Read more here.