Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Access
Community Perceptions of the Health Equity Navigators Program: A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural and Medically Underserved Areas of Georgia, USA
Examines the Health Equity Navigators Program (HENP) and its perceived impact on healthcare access in rural and underserved areas of Georgia. Utilizes survey data from 269 adults participating in HENP and analyzes their perceptions regarding HENP's effectiveness.
Author(s): Ransome Eke, Jones Aneesa, Shermeeka Hogans-Mathews, Joedrecka Brown Speights
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 4212
Date: 12/2025
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Examines the Health Equity Navigators Program (HENP) and its perceived impact on healthcare access in rural and underserved areas of Georgia. Utilizes survey data from 269 adults participating in HENP and analyzes their perceptions regarding HENP's effectiveness.
Author(s): Ransome Eke, Jones Aneesa, Shermeeka Hogans-Mathews, Joedrecka Brown Speights
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 4212
Date: 12/2025
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All Texas Access Report for Fiscal Year 2025
Reports on access to mental health services for rural Texans. Includes information on service availability, objectives and strategies, and challenges and strengths in each region in Texas.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Reports on access to mental health services for rural Texans. Includes information on service availability, objectives and strategies, and challenges and strengths in each region in Texas.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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When the Hospital CEO Becomes the Patient: Rural Maternal Care Up Close
A conversation with Eilidh Pederson, CEO of Western Wisconsin Health, focused on her experience giving birth at a rural Critical Access Hospital. Discusses high-quality maternal healthcare access in rural communities.
Author(s): Tom Haederle, Julia Resnick, Eilidh Pederson
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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A conversation with Eilidh Pederson, CEO of Western Wisconsin Health, focused on her experience giving birth at a rural Critical Access Hospital. Discusses high-quality maternal healthcare access in rural communities.
Author(s): Tom Haederle, Julia Resnick, Eilidh Pederson
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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The Role of Information and Communication Technology on the Well-being of Residents in Rural Nursing Homes
Explores how information and communication technologies (ICTs) may promote well-being among rural long-term care residents. Presents results of a thematic analysis of interviews with 16 residents of a nursing home in rural Illinois. Identifies themes, advantages of ICT use, and barriers to effective ICT integration.
Author(s): Xiaoli Li, Craig McPherson, Manasa Battu, Thomas Shaw
Date: 11/2025
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Explores how information and communication technologies (ICTs) may promote well-being among rural long-term care residents. Presents results of a thematic analysis of interviews with 16 residents of a nursing home in rural Illinois. Identifies themes, advantages of ICT use, and barriers to effective ICT integration.
Author(s): Xiaoli Li, Craig McPherson, Manasa Battu, Thomas Shaw
Date: 11/2025
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Reimbursement and Policy Considerations of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Rural Family Medicine
Examines the current Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) reimbursement landscape, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in rural primary care and emergency departments. Includes a section on financial differences between providing POCUS in Critical Access Hospitals and in Rural Health Clinics.
Author(s): Kylie Long, Geoffrey Bocobo, Andrew Goldsmith
Citation: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 38(6), 967-973
Date: 11/2025
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Examines the current Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) reimbursement landscape, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in rural primary care and emergency departments. Includes a section on financial differences between providing POCUS in Critical Access Hospitals and in Rural Health Clinics.
Author(s): Kylie Long, Geoffrey Bocobo, Andrew Goldsmith
Citation: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 38(6), 967-973
Date: 11/2025
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Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant - Hawaii: FY 2026 Application/FY 2024 Annual Report
Describes Hawaii's maternal and child health programs, which include initiatives related to access to care, family violence and neglect, sleep environment, developmental screening, preventive care, mental health supports, and more. Includes discussion of rural topics including healthcare access, activities of the Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, and more.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Department of Health
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Describes Hawaii's maternal and child health programs, which include initiatives related to access to care, family violence and neglect, sleep environment, developmental screening, preventive care, mental health supports, and more. Includes discussion of rural topics including healthcare access, activities of the Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, and more.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Department of Health
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Reshaping Access: Community-Led Action for Contraceptive Access in Rural Appalachian Kentucky
Examines the All Access Eastern Kentucky (AAEKY) program that provides contraception to patients via the mailing system. Discusses contraception access issues due to geographic isolation, transportation issues, and stigma. Provides clinic and participation feedback on the AAEKY program.
Author(s): Alecia Fields, Kelsie Williams, Dustin Miracle, Joanne Brown, Kyla Preece
Citation: Contraception, 155, 111278
Date: 11/2025
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Examines the All Access Eastern Kentucky (AAEKY) program that provides contraception to patients via the mailing system. Discusses contraception access issues due to geographic isolation, transportation issues, and stigma. Provides clinic and participation feedback on the AAEKY program.
Author(s): Alecia Fields, Kelsie Williams, Dustin Miracle, Joanne Brown, Kyla Preece
Citation: Contraception, 155, 111278
Date: 11/2025
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Development of a Cocurricular Program to Prepare New Graduate Midwives for Rural Practice
Examines the Colorado Rural Midwifery Workforce Expansion Program which provides cocurricular programming for midwife trainees wishing to practice in rural areas. Discusses the impact of rural-focused maternal healthcare programs on the rural maternal health workforce supply and patient healthcare access.
Author(s): Shannon Pirrie, E. Brie Thumm, Katherine J. Kissler, et al.
Citation: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 70(6), 897-903
Date: 11/2025
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Examines the Colorado Rural Midwifery Workforce Expansion Program which provides cocurricular programming for midwife trainees wishing to practice in rural areas. Discusses the impact of rural-focused maternal healthcare programs on the rural maternal health workforce supply and patient healthcare access.
Author(s): Shannon Pirrie, E. Brie Thumm, Katherine J. Kissler, et al.
Citation: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 70(6), 897-903
Date: 11/2025
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A Mixed Methods Study of Perceptions of a Rideshare Intervention to Address Transportation Vulnerability among People Living with HIV in South Carolina
Examines perceptions of using rideshare services to access HIV care among 160 people living with HIV in South Carolina, which . Provides discussion and interview excerpts on topics including safety, privacy, convenience, cost, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Diamonde C. McCollum, Sarah J. Miller, Cheuk Chi Tam, et al.
Citation: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 24
Date: 11/2025
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Examines perceptions of using rideshare services to access HIV care among 160 people living with HIV in South Carolina, which . Provides discussion and interview excerpts on topics including safety, privacy, convenience, cost, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Diamonde C. McCollum, Sarah J. Miller, Cheuk Chi Tam, et al.
Citation: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 24
Date: 11/2025
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Closing the Care Gap: Strengthening Long-Term Services and Supports in Rural California
Describes gaps in long-term services and providers for rural older adults in California and offers policy recommendations to address those gaps. Discusses the direct care workforce, aging-related barriers to support, family caregiving support, and workforce education.
Author(s): Pauline DeLange Martinez, Elizabeth Bogumil, Helen Miltiades, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organizations: The SCAN Foundation, UC Davis Health
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Describes gaps in long-term services and providers for rural older adults in California and offers policy recommendations to address those gaps. Discusses the direct care workforce, aging-related barriers to support, family caregiving support, and workforce education.
Author(s): Pauline DeLange Martinez, Elizabeth Bogumil, Helen Miltiades, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organizations: The SCAN Foundation, UC Davis Health
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