Rural Health
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Rural–Urban Variability in Home and Community-Based Service Use Among Veterans
Evaluates rural and urban differences in home and community-based services (HCBS) use among more than 6 million veterans. Includes analysis of variance in use by rural status of Veterans Administration medical centers, as well as rural and urban comparisons of the study population's demographics and comorbidities.
Author(s): Heather Davila, Daniel Hackert, Frank DeVone, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2026
Date: 06/2026
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Evaluates rural and urban differences in home and community-based services (HCBS) use among more than 6 million veterans. Includes analysis of variance in use by rural status of Veterans Administration medical centers, as well as rural and urban comparisons of the study population's demographics and comorbidities.
Author(s): Heather Davila, Daniel Hackert, Frank DeVone, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2026
Date: 06/2026
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Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Opticians, 2024
Provides a snapshot of opticians in Vermont, based on data obtained during the July 2024 relicensing period. Features a county-level map showing numbers of full-time equivalent opticians per 100,000 population.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Provides a snapshot of opticians in Vermont, based on data obtained during the July 2024 relicensing period. Features a county-level map showing numbers of full-time equivalent opticians per 100,000 population.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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"This Is What I Acquired in the Military, I Want to Keep It at the VA": Healthcare Perspectives and Preferences among Rural American Indian/Alaska Native Women Veterans
Explores ways to improve healthcare access and outcomes for rural American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women veterans. Bases findings of listening sessions with 43 AI/AN veteran women on their experiences accessing healthcare from both the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Author(s): Mary K. Good, Daniel D. Ball, B. Josea Kramer, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(2), e70177
Date: 06/2026
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Explores ways to improve healthcare access and outcomes for rural American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women veterans. Bases findings of listening sessions with 43 AI/AN veteran women on their experiences accessing healthcare from both the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Author(s): Mary K. Good, Daniel D. Ball, B. Josea Kramer, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(2), e70177
Date: 06/2026
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Vermont Annual Suicide Data Report: Data Through 2025
Presents an overview of suicide in Vermont, exploring trends, risk factors, and the burden of suicide on healthcare systems and communities. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Presents an overview of suicide in Vermont, exploring trends, risk factors, and the burden of suicide on healthcare systems and communities. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Rural Palliative Care Intervention for Patients with Heart Failure (RuPAL-HF)
Evaluates the feasibility and acceptability of a collaborative palliative care model among 13 patients with heart failure receiving care at a primary care clinic in rural Maine. Covers topics including staff training outcomes, telehealth use, and the facilitators of end-of-life conversations, planning documents, and more.
Author(s): Francesca X. Piccolo, Eric C. Anderson, Hanna Gutow, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 25, 245
Date: 06/2026
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Evaluates the feasibility and acceptability of a collaborative palliative care model among 13 patients with heart failure receiving care at a primary care clinic in rural Maine. Covers topics including staff training outcomes, telehealth use, and the facilitators of end-of-life conversations, planning documents, and more.
Author(s): Francesca X. Piccolo, Eric C. Anderson, Hanna Gutow, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 25, 245
Date: 06/2026
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Drug Overdose Deaths: South Carolina, 2024
Reports drug overdose deaths for South Carolina in 2024 using state vital statistics data. Includes statistics on the demographics of drug-related mortality, unintentional and intentional deaths, drug categories, and selected drugs. Includes statistics and county-level maps showing totals, rates, and change over time.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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Reports drug overdose deaths for South Carolina in 2024 using state vital statistics data. Includes statistics on the demographics of drug-related mortality, unintentional and intentional deaths, drug categories, and selected drugs. Includes statistics and county-level maps showing totals, rates, and change over time.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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No "Golden Hour" in Alaska: Characteristics and Implications of Medevac-Centered Emergency Care
Examines the usage of air medical ambulances (medevacs) in remote, tribally administered village clinics in Northwest Alaska to provide physician emergency medical care. Utilizes 2020-2024 data from 11 Alaskan village clinics and 1,579 medevacs and analyzes flight time, decision time, and ground time. Discusses the importance of timely emergency care for rural patients.
Author(s): Brian Rice, Chelsea Williams, Cindy Y. Chang, et al.
Citation: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 27(4)
Date: 06/2026
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Examines the usage of air medical ambulances (medevacs) in remote, tribally administered village clinics in Northwest Alaska to provide physician emergency medical care. Utilizes 2020-2024 data from 11 Alaskan village clinics and 1,579 medevacs and analyzes flight time, decision time, and ground time. Discusses the importance of timely emergency care for rural patients.
Author(s): Brian Rice, Chelsea Williams, Cindy Y. Chang, et al.
Citation: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 27(4)
Date: 06/2026
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Veterans Affairs Clinical Resource Hub Improve Access to Mental Health Services for Rural Veterans
Evaluates 627,436 telemental health service encounters over 5 years with rural veterans to determine the impact of 18 Clinical Resource Hubs on access to mental healthcare. Discusses how utilization of telemental health services increased over the 5 years, trends in modality types, and mental health diagnoses, in addition to other demographic characteristics.
Author(s): Erin Jaske, Chelle L. Wheat, Bradford Felker, et al.
Citation: Telemedicine and e-Health, 2026
Date: 06/2026
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Evaluates 627,436 telemental health service encounters over 5 years with rural veterans to determine the impact of 18 Clinical Resource Hubs on access to mental healthcare. Discusses how utilization of telemental health services increased over the 5 years, trends in modality types, and mental health diagnoses, in addition to other demographic characteristics.
Author(s): Erin Jaske, Chelle L. Wheat, Bradford Felker, et al.
Citation: Telemedicine and e-Health, 2026
Date: 06/2026
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Remote Work: How US State Practices Affect Rural Local Public Health
Examines perspectives on remote work in rural local health departments (LHDs) and state health departments, using interview data from 14 rural LHD leaders. Discusses benefits and complications of remote work for LHD staff recruitment and retention, communication with state health department staff, and more.
Author(s): Paula M. Kett, Kelly Chadwick, Betty Bekemeier
Citation: American Journal of Public Health
Date: 06/2026
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Examines perspectives on remote work in rural local health departments (LHDs) and state health departments, using interview data from 14 rural LHD leaders. Discusses benefits and complications of remote work for LHD staff recruitment and retention, communication with state health department staff, and more.
Author(s): Paula M. Kett, Kelly Chadwick, Betty Bekemeier
Citation: American Journal of Public Health
Date: 06/2026
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New Hampshire Medicaid Enrollment Demographic Trends and Geography
Offers information on trend from May 2025 to May 2026 in New Hampshire Medicaid enrollment by eligibility groups, historical data from 2014 forward, and town-level enrollment as of May 2026 with groupings by county.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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Offers information on trend from May 2025 to May 2026 in New Hampshire Medicaid enrollment by eligibility groups, historical data from 2014 forward, and town-level enrollment as of May 2026 with groupings by county.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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