- Telehealth Study Recruiting Veterans Now
- USDA Delivers Immediate Relief to Farmers, Ranchers and Rural Communities Impacted by Recent Disasters
- Submit Nominations for Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) Committees
- Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation of the Medicare Program (Executive Order 14192) - Request for Information
- Dr. Mehmet Oz Shares Vision for CMS
- CMS Refocuses on its Core Mission and Preserving the State-Federal Medicaid Partnership
- Social Factors Help Explain Worse Cardiovascular Health among Adults in Rural Vs. Urban Communities
- Reducing Barriers to Participation in Population-Based Total Cost of Care (PB-TCOC) Models and Supporting Primary and Specialty Care Transformation: Request for Input
- Secretary Kennedy Renews Public Health Emergency Declaration to Address National Opioid Crisis
- Secretary Kennedy Renews Public Health Emergency Declaration to Address National Opioid Crisis
- 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule
- Rural America Faces Growing Shortage of Eye Surgeons
- NRHA Continues Partnership to Advance Rural Oral Health
- Comments Requested on Mobile Crisis Team Services: An Implementation Toolkit Draft
- Q&A: What Are the Challenges and Opportunities of Small-Town Philanthropy?
How will the COVID-19 Recession Impact People with Disabilities in Rural America?
This fact sheet discusses ways in which rural people with disabilities are especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 recession. It analyzes data from the 2015 and 2016 Survey of Household Economics and Decision-making and the American Time Use Survey 2017-18 Leave and Job Flexibilities Module. It features statistics on numbers of people with disabilities who have emergency funds, paid sick leave, and jobs that can be done from home, with breakdowns by rural or metropolitan location. Read more here.
COVID-19: Protecting Your Vulnerable Patients with Proactive Outreach
This article discusses ways to protect at-risk patients with proactive outreach during the pandemic. It emphasizes the importance of active outreach and ways to engage patients in new care options, and it examines special circumstances concerning telehealth and annual wellness visits. Read more here.
COVID-19 in Rural America – Is There Cause for Concern?
This issue brief compares the incidence of COVID-19 cases and deaths in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties in the United States. It features statistics including numbers of cases and deaths in the top 5 metro and nonmetro counties as of April 27, 2020, and average COVID-19 cases and deaths per 100,000 people and rates of increase in deaths, with breakdowns by metro and nonmetro counties. Read more here.
COVID-19 Among Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities ― 19 States, April 2020
This report examines COVID-19 cases among workers in 115 meat and poultry processing facilities reported by 19 states. It discusses factors potentially affecting risk for infection, including difficulties with workplace physical distancing and hygiene and crowded living and transportation conditions. It also includes recommended changes to address these issues. Read more here.
Childhood Obesity Resources Related to COVID-19
This resource provides a collection of resources to help prevent childhood weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes links to fact sheets and programs for parents and teachers, nutrition guidance for practitioners, and modules and webinars for graduate students and faculty engaging in virtual learning and teaching. Read more here.
Request for Information (RFI): Guidance on Current Clinical Experience in Suicide Prevention in Primary Care Settings
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is seeking input from primary care providers with clinical experience in screening for suicide risk to better understand the opportunities and barriers regarding efforts to care for individuals with suicide risk. Potential topics to address include suicide risk assessment, interventions, the use of telehealth for consultations, efforts to provide follow-up care, as well as adjustments practices have made during the coronavirus crisis. Find more information here.
Information on Mental Health Awareness Month – for PBS Story-Sharing Platform
PBS American Portrait is requesting 20-60 second video submissions from Americans telling stories related to Mental Health Awareness Month 2020. It includes a list of 16 prompts to choose from, encouraging mental health professionals, those who are dealing with or have overcome mental health concerns, and rural stakeholders to participate. Find more information here.
AHRQ: National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality: Request for Nominations for Members
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is requesting nominations for the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality to serve 3-year terms beginning in the spring of 2021. At least one member of the committee must be familiar with rural health issues. The committee advises the AHRQ director and the Secretary of Health and Human Services in regards to AHRQ’s mission. Nominations are due within 60 days of this notice. Find more information here.
Rural Transit Agencies Are Keeping People Alive
Rural transit agencies are a lifeline to the communities they serve and have stayed open during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure residents are able to access essentials. This article discusses how they have adapted, the impact COVID-19 has had on rural transit agencies financially, and how they get their funding. Read more here.
Meatpacking and Prisons Drive the Rural COVID-19 Infection Rate
From The Daily Yonder:
This article summarizes an analysis that identified economic patterns in the distribution of COVID-19 cases. Findings show more than a third of new cases emerging in rural counties originated where manufacturing is the predominant economic driver. It also identifies prisons as a driver of coronavirus infections, as well as recreation economies. Read more here.