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1231. Demand for Broadband in Rural Areas: Implications for Universal Access - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Reports on the characteristics of demand for fixed broadband among households and small businesses in rural areas and how they affect private sector infrastructure investments. Discusses the role of schools and libraries as providers of broadband service and training to rural residents, and how broadband enabled services, such as telemedicine, may encourage rural households and small businesses to adopt the technology. Highlights federal programs and policies that may increase or impede broadband demand, and offers options for the U.S. Congress to consider as it addresses rural broadband demand.

...Congressional Research Service Broadband · Legislation and regulations · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1232. Tackling the Maternal and Infant Health Crisis: A Governor's Playbook - Resources
Date: Jul 2023

Provides an overview of maternal morbidity and mortality trends, including racial and geographic disparities, as well as the underlying causes of poor maternal health in the United States. Outlines 32 recommendations across five priority areas that can be implemented in coordination with critical stakeholders, such as industry and community leaders, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and people with lived experience. Priority 3 covers recommendations related to disparities affecting Black and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals. Includes rural references throughout.

...determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

1233. Stakeholder Perspectives on a Telemedicine Referral and Coordination Model To Expand Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care Clinics - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Examines acceptability of utilizing an external telemedicine (TM) vendor to improve access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in rural areas. Analyzes interview data from 7 rural primary care clinics and a TM-MOUD vendor to explore themes such as logistical barriers, stigma, privacy, and access. Includes demographic data on survey respondents as well as acceptability ratings.

...Access · Illicit drug use · Opioids · Prescription drug misuse · Primary care · Statistics and data · Stigma · Telehealth...

1234. Connected Communities for Healthy Aging - Models & Innovations
Added: Aug 19, 2026

A multi-year initiative works with local partners to help rural communities strengthen the "connective tissue" that supports older adults aging in place.

...Telehealth supports Digital literacy initiatives Home-based wellness technology Tech-enabled care coordination In Freeborn...

1235. Mental Health Service Use, Suicide Behavior, and Emergency Department Visits Among Rural US Veterans Who Received Video-Enabled Tablets During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Results of a study to examine whether a U.S. Veterans Affairs initiative to distribute video-enabled tablets during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with mental healthcare access, suicide behavior, or emergency department (ED) visits among rural veterans. Features demographics and statistics on mental health services use and ED visits, with breakdowns by tablet recipients and nonrecipients.

...Emergency department and urgent care services · Statistics and data · Suicide and suicide prevention · Telehealth · Veterans...

1236. Telemedicine Buprenorphine Access For Incarcerated People: Lessons Learned From Maryland's Rural Jails - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Explores the lessons learned form implementing a telemedicine-based buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in rural Maryland jails. Highlights the challenges and opportunities expanding, establishing, and implementing buprenorphine treatment via telemedicine. Draws conclusions for future interventions.

...Illicit drug use · Opioids · Prescription drug misuse · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Maryland...

1237. Wisconsin Tele-Behavioral Health Grant - Funding
Deadline: Nov 14, 2025

Grant funding to expand access to tele-behavioral health services by reducing barriers driven by technology.

...health · Broadband · Community and faith-based initiatives · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth · Wisconsin...

1238. Advancing Health Equity and Access Using Telemedicine: A Geospatial Assessment - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Highlights a study on the effectiveness of a virtual urgent care (VUC) program in expanding healthcare access and addressing health equity in rural populations in North Carolina. Compares rural versus urban areas and breaks down data by rates of poverty, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, and broadband access, among other measures.

...Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · North Carolina...

1239. Case Study: Avera Behavioral Health - Resources
Date: Apr 2021

Profiles Avera Behavioral Health, which partners with primary care providers, families, and other healthcare providers via a telepsychiatry network to serve rural communities nationwide. Discusses the development of the Avera Behavioral Health network, goals of the program, innovative approaches, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the network. Highlights key lessons for successful community networks.

...Behavioral health · Healthcare networks · Suicide and suicide prevention · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

1240. Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) in Multiple Sclerosis: Increasing Clinician Capacity - Resources
Date: 2017

Reports on a pilot program conducted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and faculty from the University of Washington School of Medicine using the Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) model. Determines if the Project Echo model was a viable option to support the capacity of clinicians in rural areas to effectively treat patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in underserved areas.

...Health workforce education and training · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Alaska · Idaho · Montana · Washington...