Rural Health
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"It's Nice to Know That You're Not Alone": Lessons from Rural Midwest Women Veterans' Experiences with a Chronic Pain Management Group
Explores the experiences of rural women veterans who participated in a virtual eight-week telehealth behavioral pilot program aimed at addressing chronic pain. Breaks down participant characteristics, such as age, education, and source of pain, among other measures, and highlights participant feedback.
Author(s): Nicole L. Johnson, Kenda Stewart Steffensmeier, DorisAnn McGinnis, et al.
Citation: Psychological Services, 23(4), 938-945
Date: 09/2026
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Explores the experiences of rural women veterans who participated in a virtual eight-week telehealth behavioral pilot program aimed at addressing chronic pain. Breaks down participant characteristics, such as age, education, and source of pain, among other measures, and highlights participant feedback.
Author(s): Nicole L. Johnson, Kenda Stewart Steffensmeier, DorisAnn McGinnis, et al.
Citation: Psychological Services, 23(4), 938-945
Date: 09/2026
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Governor Reeves Announces 167 Rural Health Transformation Program Awards Totaling More Than $104 Million
Announces recipients of funding through three initiatives as part of the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program in Mississippi: Rural Provider Technology Grant Program; Mississippi Rural Capital Project Care Gap Closure Grant Program; and Telehealth Hub Connectivity, Equipment & Education Grant Program. Includes a brief description of each awarded project and its funding amount.
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: Office of Governor Tate Reeves
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Announces recipients of funding through three initiatives as part of the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program in Mississippi: Rural Provider Technology Grant Program; Mississippi Rural Capital Project Care Gap Closure Grant Program; and Telehealth Hub Connectivity, Equipment & Education Grant Program. Includes a brief description of each awarded project and its funding amount.
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: Office of Governor Tate Reeves
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Sanders Announces $54.6 Million Awarded in Rural Health Transformation Funds
Announces recipients of funding through two initiatives as part of the first year of the Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program: Healthy Eating, Active Recreation & Transformation (HEART) and Recruitment, Innovation Skills, and Education for Arkansas (RISE AR). Describes each awarded project, its service area, and funding amount.
Additional links: List of Organization and Award Amounts - RISE AR and HEART
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: Office of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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Announces recipients of funding through two initiatives as part of the first year of the Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program: Healthy Eating, Active Recreation & Transformation (HEART) and Recruitment, Innovation Skills, and Education for Arkansas (RISE AR). Describes each awarded project, its service area, and funding amount.
Additional links: List of Organization and Award Amounts - RISE AR and HEART
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: Office of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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South Carolina Rural Health Transformation Program - Year 1 Awards
Presents a list of organizations that have received funding under South Carolina's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), organized by initiative and project.
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Presents a list of organizations that have received funding under South Carolina's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), organized by initiative and project.
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Geographic Access to Triple Negative Breast Cancer Clinical Trials: Are Trials Located Near Patients?
Examines how geographic proximity to clinical trials for triple-negative breast cancer varies by county-level characteristics using September 2024 ClinicalTrials.gov data. Includes comparisons by rurality, among other demographic and geographic characteristics.
Author(s): Laura Burns Amin, M. Kelsey Kirkwood, Laura A. Levit, et al.
Citation: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 219, 22
Date: 09/2026
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Examines how geographic proximity to clinical trials for triple-negative breast cancer varies by county-level characteristics using September 2024 ClinicalTrials.gov data. Includes comparisons by rurality, among other demographic and geographic characteristics.
Author(s): Laura Burns Amin, M. Kelsey Kirkwood, Laura A. Levit, et al.
Citation: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 219, 22
Date: 09/2026
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Physician Transitions out of Clinical Practice: Age, Sex, Generational, and Specialty Effects
Analyzes licensure data to identify demographic, specialty, and geographic associations with retirement or temporary exit from clinical practice among 74,271 North Carolina physicians between 2005 and 2024.
Author(s): Erin Fraher
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 4(10)
Date: 09/2026
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Analyzes licensure data to identify demographic, specialty, and geographic associations with retirement or temporary exit from clinical practice among 74,271 North Carolina physicians between 2005 and 2024.
Author(s): Erin Fraher
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 4(10)
Date: 09/2026
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Wisconsin State Opioid Response 4 Year Two: Statewide Annual Report
Provides information on the State Opioid Response 4 (SOR-4) grant awarded in 2024 and focused on expanding access to treatment and recovery services for opioid and stimulant use disorder in Wisconsin, supporting training of peer support services, increasing the number of providers offering medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and raising awareness related to OUD. Utilizes data from clients who completed the State Opioid Response 4 (SOR-4) GPRA Client Outcome Measures tool from 2025 to 2026 and reports on treatment needs, recovery, telehealth, and recovery housing. Compares client experiences in rural versus urban counties.
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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Provides information on the State Opioid Response 4 (SOR-4) grant awarded in 2024 and focused on expanding access to treatment and recovery services for opioid and stimulant use disorder in Wisconsin, supporting training of peer support services, increasing the number of providers offering medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and raising awareness related to OUD. Utilizes data from clients who completed the State Opioid Response 4 (SOR-4) GPRA Client Outcome Measures tool from 2025 to 2026 and reports on treatment needs, recovery, telehealth, and recovery housing. Compares client experiences in rural versus urban counties.
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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Kentucky Rural Health Transformation Executed Contracts by Contract Start Date
Lists all awards and contracts executed as part of Kentucky's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Presents information on each award and contract including start and end dates, associated RHTP initiative, area development districts covered, contract amounts, and more.
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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Lists all awards and contracts executed as part of Kentucky's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Presents information on each award and contract including start and end dates, associated RHTP initiative, area development districts covered, contract amounts, and more.
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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Cannabis Assessment in Oncology Patients—Evaluation Survey: Understanding Usage Patterns in a Rural Radiation Cohort in Kentucky
Explores the use and perceptions of unprescribed medicinal cannabis among 237 adults receiving radiation therapy in Kentucky between July 2023 and February 2024. Includes comparisons by rural or urban dwelling and treatment location.
Author(s): Evans Amoah, Waleed F. Mourad, Marcus E. Randall, et al.
Citation: The Oncologist, 31(11), oyag370
Date: 09/2026
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Explores the use and perceptions of unprescribed medicinal cannabis among 237 adults receiving radiation therapy in Kentucky between July 2023 and February 2024. Includes comparisons by rural or urban dwelling and treatment location.
Author(s): Evans Amoah, Waleed F. Mourad, Marcus E. Randall, et al.
Citation: The Oncologist, 31(11), oyag370
Date: 09/2026
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North Carolina Rural Health and Opportunities for Transformation
Issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal, containing articles describing successes in North Carolina rural health and ways in which obstacles are being addressed. Topics include data collection, graduate medical education, emergency care, affordability, the Rural Health Transformation Program, AI, and more.
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 87(3)
Date: 09/2026
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Issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal, containing articles describing successes in North Carolina rural health and ways in which obstacles are being addressed. Topics include data collection, graduate medical education, emergency care, affordability, the Rural Health Transformation Program, AI, and more.
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 87(3)
Date: 09/2026
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