Rural Health
News by Topic: Service delivery models
Oct 5, 2026 - Announces awarded funding for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program which offers home visiting services for improved outcomes during pregnancy and early childhood. Notes that the program reaches families where services are more limited, including in rural communities.
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Oct 1, 2026 - Announces new awarded funding in Alabama from the Rural Health Transformation Program. Initiatives include maternal and fetal health, emergency medical services for stroke response and treat-in-place services, simulation training, cancer screening and treatment, equipment upgrades, and workforce pipeline projects.
Source: Office of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey
Sep 30, 2026 - Describes awarded projects as part of West Virginia's Rural Health Transformation Program's first year of funding. Projects include telehealth upgrades, mobile healthcare, training, staffing, and artificial intelligence.
Source: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Sep 29, 2026 - Announces a new diabetes management program for rural South Carolina that builds on a previous successful program. The new program uses a community health worker model that coordinates a multidisciplinary team working to aid program participants in managing their diabetes.
Source: Clemson News
Sep 27, 2026 - Describes the growth of mobile healthcare as a method of increasing access for rural communities.
Source: KCTV
Sep 25, 2026 - Discusses Iowa Rural Health Transformation Program funding for radon mitigation and increased access to cancer screenings through telehealth.
Source: Moline Dispatch & Rock Island Argus
Sep 22, 2026 - Announces newly awarded funding for telehealth and technology-enabled learning projects focused on testing innovative solutions, increasing access to nutrition services, and improving provider retention to strengthen the rural healthcare workforce.
Source: Health Resources & Services Administration
Sep 22, 2026 - Describes the benefits of a telestroke program including the improved outcomes as well as time and money saved for rural residents in need of emergency and follow-up care.
Source: Sanford Health
Sep 21, 2026 - Describes disparities in buprenorphine treatment availability in rural areas despite new data showing a national increase in the medication in pharmacies and emergency departments. Discusses challenges that continue to exist in rural Pennsylvania and highlights telehealth as a tool that could support improved access to the medication.
Source: WHYY
Sep 18, 2026 - Describes technology being used in Nebraska that may facilitate better access to healthcare for rural patients and enhanced training for healthcare students.
Source: WOWT