Rural Health
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Community Health Workers: An Overview
Discusses the roles of community health workers (CHWs) and provides evidence of their effectiveness. Focuses on Arkansas's plans for a CHW certification process and reimbursement pathway, and other policy considerations. Features state-level maps showing state approaches to funding mechanisms for CHWs.
Author(s): Elizabeth Montgomery, Jennifer Wessel
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Discusses the roles of community health workers (CHWs) and provides evidence of their effectiveness. Focuses on Arkansas's plans for a CHW certification process and reimbursement pathway, and other policy considerations. Features state-level maps showing state approaches to funding mechanisms for CHWs.
Author(s): Elizabeth Montgomery, Jennifer Wessel
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Bridging The Gap CoC: Homeless Point-in-Time Count January 25, 2026
Report offering point-in-time data on the homeless population in Hawaii's rural Hawaii, Kaua`i, and Maui counties. Discusses trends over time for various populations including veterans, children, families, people with substance use disorder, and more. See Dashboards for additional data.
Additional links: Dashboards
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Bridging the Gap, Ka Mana O Na Helu
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Report offering point-in-time data on the homeless population in Hawaii's rural Hawaii, Kaua`i, and Maui counties. Discusses trends over time for various populations including veterans, children, families, people with substance use disorder, and more. See Dashboards for additional data.
Additional links: Dashboards
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Bridging the Gap, Ka Mana O Na Helu
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2025 Pennsylvania Farm Fatal Injury Summary
Summarizes data related to farm fatal injuries in Pennsylvania in 2025. Includes statistics on victim demographics, types of injuries, and events leading to fatal injuries, and features a county-level map showing numbers of farm fatalities.
Author(s): Florence Becot
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Penn State Extension
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Summarizes data related to farm fatal injuries in Pennsylvania in 2025. Includes statistics on victim demographics, types of injuries, and events leading to fatal injuries, and features a county-level map showing numbers of farm fatalities.
Author(s): Florence Becot
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Penn State Extension
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Transforming Diabetes Management in Rural America: A Qualitative Exploration of a Diabetes Coaching Program Delivered via Telehealth
Details the experiences of 27 rural participants in a telehealth-based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Services (DSMES) intervention which took place in 2023 and 2024. Covers topics including program structure, impacts on quality of life, program engagement, lifestyle changes, participant motivations, and more.
Author(s): Catherine Moring, Caroline Brock, Katharine L. Brown, Allison Ford-Wade
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(6), 696
Date: 05/2026
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Details the experiences of 27 rural participants in a telehealth-based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Services (DSMES) intervention which took place in 2023 and 2024. Covers topics including program structure, impacts on quality of life, program engagement, lifestyle changes, participant motivations, and more.
Author(s): Catherine Moring, Caroline Brock, Katharine L. Brown, Allison Ford-Wade
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(6), 696
Date: 05/2026
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Nurse-Led Mobile Clinics to Improve Rural Health Access and Disaster Preparedness: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Texas Program
Examines the impact of nurse-led mobile clinics on healthcare access, continuity of care, and disaster preparedness in rural Texas. Provides a program evaluation of the mobile clinic model using mixed methods and describes mobile clinic structure, interprofessional education (IPE), disaster preparedness and response, rural health access, sustainability, and policy implications.
Author(s): Nicole Peters Kroll, Sharon L. Dormire, Kelly L. Wilson
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(6), 702
Date: 05/2026
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Examines the impact of nurse-led mobile clinics on healthcare access, continuity of care, and disaster preparedness in rural Texas. Provides a program evaluation of the mobile clinic model using mixed methods and describes mobile clinic structure, interprofessional education (IPE), disaster preparedness and response, rural health access, sustainability, and policy implications.
Author(s): Nicole Peters Kroll, Sharon L. Dormire, Kelly L. Wilson
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(6), 702
Date: 05/2026
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Virginia's Nursing Home Administrator Workforce: 2026
An overview of the nursing home administrator (NHA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2026 Nursing Home Administrator Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of NHAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the nursing home administrator (NHA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2026 Nursing Home Administrator Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of NHAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Assisted Living Facility Administrator Workforce: 2026
An overview of the assisted living facility administrator (ALFA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2026 Assisted Living Facility Administrator Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of ALFAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the assisted living facility administrator (ALFA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2026 Assisted Living Facility Administrator Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of ALFAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Rural-Urban Disparity in Postacute Care and 1-Year Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke
Examines how postacute stroke care varies among rural and urban-dwelling ischemic stroke patients, and how mortality, readmission, and home time varied at 1 year. Uses 2017-2022 Medicare beneficiary data.
Author(s): Shumei Man, Jie-Lena Sun, Brooke Alhanti, et al.
Citation: Stroke, 57(7), 2138-2149
Date: 05/2026
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Examines how postacute stroke care varies among rural and urban-dwelling ischemic stroke patients, and how mortality, readmission, and home time varied at 1 year. Uses 2017-2022 Medicare beneficiary data.
Author(s): Shumei Man, Jie-Lena Sun, Brooke Alhanti, et al.
Citation: Stroke, 57(7), 2138-2149
Date: 05/2026
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Minnesota Data Brief: Suicide Rate Up 4% in 2025 - Increases Seen in Males and Multiple Age Groups
Data brief examining deaths by suicide in Minnesota for the year 2025, including year-by-year and demographic data breakdowns. See page 3 for 2025 data on suicide rates by level of rurality.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Data brief examining deaths by suicide in Minnesota for the year 2025, including year-by-year and demographic data breakdowns. See page 3 for 2025 data on suicide rates by level of rurality.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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The Costs of Cancer in Rural Communities
Explores the health and financial impacts cancer has on individuals in rural communities. Includes information and data related to health insurance, income levels, and how cost is connected to healthcare access and deferred treatment.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
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Explores the health and financial impacts cancer has on individuals in rural communities. Includes information and data related to health insurance, income levels, and how cost is connected to healthcare access and deferred treatment.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
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