This report provides an overview of the Nutrition Services Program authorized under the Older Americans Act. It describes the administration of the Nutrition Services Program, its funding, service delivery, program participation, and program evaluation. It includes brief rural references throughout. Read more here.

This research examines perceived job preparedness by practice location, gender, and professional characteristics among practicing registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice nurses who completed a web-based national survey. The particular focus was on the probability their nursing education adequately prepared them for job. Read more here.

This article examines high and extreme poverty areas by rural and urban county designation. It includes a map showing rural high poverty and extreme poverty counties and urban high poverty counties. It discusses the geographic concentration of extreme poverty in regions with above-average populations of racial minorities, highlighting 6 counties in South Dakota with a large Native American population and 4 counties in Mississippi with historically high poverty rates among African Americans. Read more here.

This report provides an overview of how Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas, developed and implemented protocols to improve maternal hemorrhage outcomes. It discusses the impact and lessons learned from implementing the protocols as well, as future maternal health improvement goals at the medical center. Read more here.

This report explores four challenges that federal agencies face in addressing antibiotic resistance. It provides eight recommendations for federal agencies to strengthen their efforts to combat antibiotic resistance. It includes references to antibiotic stewardship guidance and programs for Critical Access Hospitals throughout. Read more here. Find the full report here.