- 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
CRS Backgrounder on Federal Broadband Programs
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) provides objective policy and legal analysis to committees and members of the U.S. House and Senate. This report provides an overview of federal programs designed to accelerate broadband deployment and adoption in minority communities, rural and tribal areas, and among other eligible households.
Research: Minority Race/Ethnicity and Cancer Disparities in Rural Areas of the United States
The Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) is an international organization providing open access to more than 300 academic journals. In an article published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, researchers examine how racism and related social determinants of health expose rural Black and American Indian/Alaska Native populations to greater risk of developing cancer.
Research: Impact of COVID-19 Shutdown on Mental Health in Appalachia
A study published in the Journal of Appalachian Health examines whether there were higher levels of anxiety, fear, and depression among those who continued working outside the home compared with those who began working remotely during the shutdown. A separate article in the same issue, A Description of COVID-19 Lifestyle Restrictions Among a Sample of Rural Appalachian Women gives findings of a survey that asked about social interactions, doctor visits, child care, and substance use recovery.
ERS: Rural Residents More Vulnerable to COVID-19
The Economic Research Service (ERS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture examines trends in COVID-19 case rates and death rates for urban and rural areas. Find more information here.
Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines
On February 1, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released new guidelines used to determine financial eligibility for certain federal programs. Programs using the guidelines include Head Start, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the National School Lunch Program, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
HHS Adds Categories of Those Allowed to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
On February 2, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued an amendment to the Emergency Declaration made last March in response to COVID-19. The amendment allows additional categories of health care professionals – including physicians, registered nurses, and practical nurses with recently expired licenses – to administer COVID-19 vaccinations.
Living With Natural Gas Pipelines: Appalachian Landowners Describe Fear, Anxiety, and Loss
By Erin Brock Carlson and Martina Angela Caretta, The Conversation
The natural gas boom in Appalachia came with a host of environmental and safety issues, hurting people who were in the communities it promised to lift economically the most.
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Commentary: Five Signs Rural Elders May Need A Helping Hand
By Donna Kallner
Families who have followed recommended guidelines on social distancing for nearly a year are looking forward to the time when pandemic precautions lift and they can hug their elders again. But there may be some surprises in store once you get past the front door.
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New Infections Ease in Rural Counties, but the Number of Deaths Climbs Slightly
By Tim Murphy and Tim Marema
New cases dropped by 8% last week in rural counties, but the number of new Covid-related deaths climbed by about 1%.
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Without a Ride, Many in Need Have No Shot at Covid-19 Vaccine
By Jenni Bergal, Stateline
Experts identified cold storage capacity, facilities and personnel, and – above all – transportation as the main roadblocks to vaccinating parts of rural populations.
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