Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
National Rural Health Policy: Recommendations from the First Eight Years of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
Summarizes activities and accomplishments of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health from 1988-1996. Includes chapters on health workforce, Medicare payment policy, special needs of rural populations, and issues impacting rural health which the committee may address in the future.
Date: 01/1997
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Summarizes activities and accomplishments of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health from 1988-1996. Includes chapters on health workforce, Medicare payment policy, special needs of rural populations, and issues impacting rural health which the committee may address in the future.
Date: 01/1997
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Medical Assistance Facilities: A Demonstration Program to Provide Access to Health Care in Frontier Communities
Describes the Health Care Financing Administration's Medical Assistance Facility (MAF) demonstration program, which aimed to preserve healthcare access in frontier areas of Montana by converting full-service hospitals into low-intensity, short-stay healthcare service centers. Examines the impact of the program on access to inpatient care.
Date: 07/1993
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the Health Care Financing Administration's Medical Assistance Facility (MAF) demonstration program, which aimed to preserve healthcare access in frontier areas of Montana by converting full-service hospitals into low-intensity, short-stay healthcare service centers. Examines the impact of the program on access to inpatient care.
Date: 07/1993
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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ACS Surgical Workforce Mapping Tool
An interactive county-level map that provides surgical workforce supply rates per 100K population. Allows user to create overlays showing location of hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers as well as to select for surgical specialty.
Sponsoring organization: American College of Surgeons
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An interactive county-level map that provides surgical workforce supply rates per 100K population. Allows user to create overlays showing location of hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers as well as to select for surgical specialty.
Sponsoring organization: American College of Surgeons
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Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health - Training and Events
Provides a list of upcoming events hosted by the Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health. Includes topics such as mental health, suicide prevention, family support, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health
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Provides a list of upcoming events hosted by the Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health. Includes topics such as mental health, suicide prevention, family support, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health
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Medicare Enrollment for Providers & Suppliers
Provides information and resources for physicians, healthcare practitioners, suppliers, and institutional organizations that want to enroll as a Medicare provider or supplier. Includes information on enrollment events, moratoria, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Provides information and resources for physicians, healthcare practitioners, suppliers, and institutional organizations that want to enroll as a Medicare provider or supplier. Includes information on enrollment events, moratoria, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Suicides in Rural and Urban Utah, 2014-2023
Provides information on suicide rates in Utah and circumstances related to suicides. Features demographics and statistics on rates of suicide deaths per 100,000 population from 2014-2023, rates of suicide by age group from 2021-2023, and percentages of suicide circumstances from 2019-2021, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides information on suicide rates in Utah and circumstances related to suicides. Features demographics and statistics on rates of suicide deaths per 100,000 population from 2014-2023, rates of suicide by age group from 2021-2023, and percentages of suicide circumstances from 2019-2021, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Utah Suicides by Job Type, 2019-2023
Provides information on industries having the highest rates of suicide in Utah. Features statistics on rate of suicide deaths per 100,000 population, by industry sector and method of injury. Table 1 includes demographics and breakdowns by rural or urban area.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides information on industries having the highest rates of suicide in Utah. Features statistics on rate of suicide deaths per 100,000 population, by industry sector and method of injury. Table 1 includes demographics and breakdowns by rural or urban area.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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SAMHSA Recovery Resource Center
Provides resources and information for behavioral health recovery support and services. Highlights information on evidence-based practices, workforce development, and access to care for recovery services. Includes resources for rural and tribal communities.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Provides resources and information for behavioral health recovery support and services. Highlights information on evidence-based practices, workforce development, and access to care for recovery services. Includes resources for rural and tribal communities.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Distance to Delivery in Virginia
An interactive dashboard of data showing labor and delivery access in Virginia at the state and county level between 2019 and 2024. Includes data showing distance to care, health insurance type, delivery type, and rural and urban comparisons.
Sponsoring organizations: Human Services Research Institute, Virginia Health Information
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An interactive dashboard of data showing labor and delivery access in Virginia at the state and county level between 2019 and 2024. Includes data showing distance to care, health insurance type, delivery type, and rural and urban comparisons.
Sponsoring organizations: Human Services Research Institute, Virginia Health Information
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Michigan's Opioid Use Landscape
An interactive county-level map that provides information on opioid use in Michigan. Users can select indicators by county, overdose rates, fatalities, socioeconomic variables, opioid use hot spots, location of substance use disorder (SUD) care facilities, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan
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An interactive county-level map that provides information on opioid use in Michigan. Users can select indicators by county, overdose rates, fatalities, socioeconomic variables, opioid use hot spots, location of substance use disorder (SUD) care facilities, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan
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