Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Public health
Practical Approaches to Rural Public Health Policy
Training module that provides core knowledge about how the public health policy process functions, building support among decision-makers, and how contextual factors impact public health policy for rural public health practice. Focuses on building knowledge around a six-step policy process to identify an issue, identify options, strategize and build support, finalize and adopt the policy, implement the policy, and review and adjust the policy based on lessons learned. Includes real-world local public health policy examples. Continuing education credits for this course are available through August 28, 2029, via CDC TRAIN.
Additional links: CDC TRAIN
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Training module that provides core knowledge about how the public health policy process functions, building support among decision-makers, and how contextual factors impact public health policy for rural public health practice. Focuses on building knowledge around a six-step policy process to identify an issue, identify options, strategize and build support, finalize and adopt the policy, implement the policy, and review and adjust the policy based on lessons learned. Includes real-world local public health policy examples. Continuing education credits for this course are available through August 28, 2029, via CDC TRAIN.
Additional links: CDC TRAIN
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Practical Data Skills for Rural Public Health
Training module that provides core knowledge on data assessment for rural public health practice and decision-making. Focuses on building practical skills to collect, organize, analyze, interpret, and communicate data. Includes real-world examples and strategies to review and apply data skills to everyday rural public health work. Continuing education credits for this course are available through August 28, 2029, via CDC TRAIN.
Additional links: CDC TRAIN
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Training module that provides core knowledge on data assessment for rural public health practice and decision-making. Focuses on building practical skills to collect, organize, analyze, interpret, and communicate data. Includes real-world examples and strategies to review and apply data skills to everyday rural public health work. Continuing education credits for this course are available through August 28, 2029, via CDC TRAIN.
Additional links: CDC TRAIN
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Program: Annual Data Report, 2024
Reports on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Program, which focuses on increasing the size and skills of the HIV clinical workforce, improving HIV care outcomes, and decreasing HIV transmission. Provides AETC Program data for the years 2019-2024 on participants' rural/suburban/urban employment settings and training events focused on rural populations.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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Reports on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Program, which focuses on increasing the size and skills of the HIV clinical workforce, improving HIV care outcomes, and decreasing HIV transmission. Provides AETC Program data for the years 2019-2024 on participants' rural/suburban/urban employment settings and training events focused on rural populations.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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Underground Power Lines in Pennsylvania
Reviews the structure of the electrical grid and the reliability of electric service in Pennsylvania. Discusses common causes of outages, financial and health impacts associated with outages, and the impact of severe weather on the electric grid. Mentions rural throughout.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Bryan W. DeWalt, Jae Wan Ahn, Karen Maynard, Richard Hoey, Wendy L. Baker
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Joint State Government Commission, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Reviews the structure of the electrical grid and the reliability of electric service in Pennsylvania. Discusses common causes of outages, financial and health impacts associated with outages, and the impact of severe weather on the electric grid. Mentions rural throughout.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Bryan W. DeWalt, Jae Wan Ahn, Karen Maynard, Richard Hoey, Wendy L. Baker
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Joint State Government Commission, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Southward Expansion of Ixodes scapularis (Blacklegged) Tick Pathogens — Western North Carolina, November 2024–August 2025
Reports findings from community-based tick surveillance in Western North Carolina. Discusses the need to improve early diagnosis and reduce transmission of tickborne infections in southern Appalachia, a region where Lyme disease is emerging.
Author(s): Sean Sweeney, Ayla Bullock, Michael Reiskind, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 75(31), 398-402
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports findings from community-based tick surveillance in Western North Carolina. Discusses the need to improve early diagnosis and reduce transmission of tickborne infections in southern Appalachia, a region where Lyme disease is emerging.
Author(s): Sean Sweeney, Ayla Bullock, Michael Reiskind, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 75(31), 398-402
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau: Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Initiative Data Report 2024
Reports on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative, which supports expanded programs and services to people who are not receiving regular HIV care or are unaware of their HIV status. Covers program activities, services funded, program administration, and populations served. Discusses providers, programs, and factors influencing access to care in rural areas.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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Reports on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative, which supports expanded programs and services to people who are not receiving regular HIV care or are unaware of their HIV status. Covers program activities, services funded, program administration, and populations served. Discusses providers, programs, and factors influencing access to care in rural areas.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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Evaluation of a Minigrant Program for Multilevel Interventions to Promote Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Rural Communities in Georgia
Examines 4 health department minigrant programs related to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake in rural communities. Analyzes program results according to reach of patients, intervention levels, HPV vaccination effectiveness, implementation barriers, and sustainability.
Author(s): Cam Escoffery, Courtney Petagna, Rithika Chari, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 23
Date: 08/2026
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Examines 4 health department minigrant programs related to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake in rural communities. Analyzes program results according to reach of patients, intervention levels, HPV vaccination effectiveness, implementation barriers, and sustainability.
Author(s): Cam Escoffery, Courtney Petagna, Rithika Chari, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 23
Date: 08/2026
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2nd Annual Dartmouth Rural Health Symposium: Transforming Rural Health Care -- Research-Driven Solutions, Real-World Impact
Summarizes research presentations, panel discussions, and other proceedings of a May 2026 conference on rural health disparities hosted by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and Dartmouth Health. Discusses state approaches to the Rural Health Transformation Program, recent rural health research, and public trust and political polarization in public health, among other topics.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
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Summarizes research presentations, panel discussions, and other proceedings of a May 2026 conference on rural health disparities hosted by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and Dartmouth Health. Discusses state approaches to the Rural Health Transformation Program, recent rural health research, and public trust and political polarization in public health, among other topics.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
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North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2026: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies
Provides information on traffic safety issues among varied demographic groups in North Dakota and their beliefs, practices, and distractions related to driving. Includes rural versus urban comparisons about driving safety, driving under the influence, and more.
Author(s): Kimberly Vachal, Andrew Kubas, Jaclyn Andersen
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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Provides information on traffic safety issues among varied demographic groups in North Dakota and their beliefs, practices, and distractions related to driving. Includes rural versus urban comparisons about driving safety, driving under the influence, and more.
Author(s): Kimberly Vachal, Andrew Kubas, Jaclyn Andersen
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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Advancing Strategies to Bridge the Gap in Rural Public Health and Rural Health Care
Discusses strategies to enhance partnerships among rural public health stakeholders, the rural healthcare workforce, state leaders, and federal partners. Provides examples of Rural Development Hubs that work to network, build capacity, and connect communities with resources and funding opportunities.
Author(s): Alice J. Schenall, Bonita Robertson-Hardy
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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Discusses strategies to enhance partnerships among rural public health stakeholders, the rural healthcare workforce, state leaders, and federal partners. Provides examples of Rural Development Hubs that work to network, build capacity, and connect communities with resources and funding opportunities.
Author(s): Alice J. Schenall, Bonita Robertson-Hardy
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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