- Native Americans Have Shorter Life Spans, and It's Not Just Due to Lack of Health Care
- Promotoras Play Essential Role in Connecting Farmworkers with Health Care in Rural NorCal
- Using Medicaid to Address Young People's Mental Health Needs in School Settings
- Across the Country, Amish Populations Are on the Rise
- Sunsets, Wildlife and Limited Care: Challenges of Aging in Place in Rural America
- City-Country Mortality Gap Widens amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care Access
- Tribal Environmental Impact Network
- Minnesota's Rural Ambulance Providers Look to State Capitol for Their Own Lifeline
- Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Support the Primary Care Workforce
- Over 3,000 Homes on the Navajo Nation Receive Accurate Addresses for the First Time
- Rural Population Grows for Second Consecutive Year
- Rapides Library Offers Telehealth to a Town Without Doctors
- Rural Infection Preventionists Need Community Support
- New Federal Health IT Strategy Sets Sights on a Heathier, More Innovative, and More Equitable Health Care Experience
- Upcoming Virtual Workshop: Partnering for Success: Building Partnerships for Health Workforce Training and Education
Deadline Extended: Provider Relief Fund – August 3
Eligible Medicaid, CHIP and Dental providers who had not yet received a payment from the $50 billion General Distribution have the opportunity to apply for COVID-related relief by August 3, 2020. A final webinar will be held on Monday, July 27 @ 3:00pm ET. Register here.
RWJF 2021 Culture of Health Prize – October 15
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation honors collaborative, community-based efforts that prioritize health in marginalized populations. Awards will go to entire communities, not single organizations or initiatives. Eligible nominees include local municipalities, federally-recognized Tribes or state-designated Indian reservations, and communities within U.S. territories. Read more here.
NIH Health Services Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities – October 5
The National Institutes of Health will award project grants for research to understand differences that contribute to population-specific health disparities. Participating institutes within NIH include Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Dental and Craniofacial Research, Drug Abuse, and the National Cancer Institute. Read more here.
CARES Act Funds for Adult Education and Workforce Preparation – August 24
As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the U.S. Department of Education will provide funding support for short-term education and training opportunities in states with the highest coronavirus burden. Applicants who missed the July 13 deadline for Notices of Intent to Apply may still submit application through August 24. Read more here.
HHS Strengthening Economic Supports for Working Families – August 17
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) will make six awards, each up to $450,000 per year for a three-year demonstration project. Successful applicants are community-level governments and organizations engaged in outreach for the earned income tax credit in communities at higher risk for adverse childhood experiences. The HHS Office of Minority Health created an hour-long video to assist applicants to this funding opportunity announcement (FOA). Read more here.
How Alabama Lowered Its Infant Mortality Rate
The Milbank Foundation examines the strategy that state officials took to bring Alabama’s rate for infant mortality drop to 7.0 deaths per 1000 live births in 2018. Part of the strategy incorporated a Collaborative Innovation Improvement Network supported by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau at the Health Resources and Services Administration. Read more here.
PCORI Research on Rural Transitions from Hospital to Home
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is a non-profit organization that funds projects that inpatients and other healthcare stakeholders throughout the research process. Patients, doctors, and hospital staff from rural Montana helped design this study comparing standard hospital transition support with a new program. Read more here. Watch a brief video from PCORI on the importance of including rural populations in research.
CDC Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) counts the number of overdose deaths in the 12 months prior to July 5, 2020, based on mortality surveillance data in the National Vital Statistics System.
Challenges to Rural Harm Reduction During COVID-19
A new commentary in The Journal of Rural Health examines the relationship between substance use and coronavirus in the Southern Mountains region of Appalachia. Authors cite recent data showing greater and faster-increasing COVID-19 rates in Appalachia and the South and rural-specific challenges to programs for overdose prevention and infection control. Read more here.
Rural Philanthropy Response to COVID-19
In a free-access blog post, the publication Health Affairs highlights rural-focused philanthropies responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by quickly providing funding specific to rural communities and organizations. Read more here.