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251. Agnes M. Lindsay Trust Grants - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Supports capital projects for organizations working in the areas of health, welfare, dental health, homelessness, and food insecurity in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

...guidelines are available on the program website . Grants and Contracts Capital funding · Children and youth...

252. Telehealth Brings Important Services to Rural Long-Term Care Facilities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 31, 2022

A skilled nursing facility in New Hampshire and national experts share the benefits telehealth services can bring to the residents and staff of rural long-term care facilities as well as the challenges some facilities face in providing these services. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines, toolkits, and best practices for using telehealth with older adults. Archbald-Pannone said it's important...

253. Understanding the Rural Swing Bed: More than Just a Reimbursement Policy - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 11, 2021

"Swing bed" is that oft-heard phrase describing not a physical hospital bed, but post-acute care for the rural patient who is well enough to leave the acute care hospital but not well enough to be safe at home. In this 2-part story, experts and hospital administrators review the swing bed program's historical implementation and provide stories and examples of the value this over 40-year-old healthcare delivery and reimbursement model brings to patients, to the hospitals providing their care, and ultimately to rural communities. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines for swing beds in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), "a 'swing-bed' is a change...

254. Northern Light Health Accountable Care Organization - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Apr 26, 2024

Cares for roughly 125,000 Maine residents, most of whom reside in rural areas. Focuses on patient-centered care to improve overall wellness and reduce healthcare costs.

...guidelines, they realized the thorough data required by CMS helps them provide more seamless and personalized...

255. Office-Based Spirometry: Key to Diagnosing Rural COPD Patients - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 20, 2019

Chronic obstructive lung disease, or COPD, is a disease with a stronghold in rural America: almost double the prevalence and double the mortality rates compared to large urban areas. Though it is a condition with no cure, it's a condition that has treatments — and hope — making proper diagnosis by spirometry imperative. - The Rural Monitor

...Guidelines Pulmonary function tests. Based on an international standard referred to as the GOLD criteria...

256. Targeted Rural Underserved Track (TRUST) Program - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Apr 2, 2025

University of Washington program that places medical students in a rural medical setting prior to beginning schooling and allows them to return regularly to learn and work within the same community.

...guidelines as they come from government agencies and from the University of Washington at large...

257. Project ECHO® – Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Apr 13, 2026

In Project ECHO, primary care providers and specialists work as a team to manage chronic complex conditions of rural patients and to increase the knowledge base through shared case studies.

...guidelines by emailing Project ECHO's replication staff . Often, participation in a series of learning...

258. National Environmental Public Health Internship Program Application for Host Sites - Funding
Deadline: Feb 1, 2026

Opportunities for health departments to host environmental health student interns.

...guidelines and the online application for host sites is available on the program website . Apply...

259. Rural Health Clinic Program at 45 Years: Created for Access and Still Delivering Care - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 26, 2022

After a 1965 public law created the Medicare and Medicaid programs, many rural residents insured by these government health programs were unable to access care. This challenge was remedied by another public law: the Rural Health Clinic Services Act of 1977. Using a historical framework, rural health policy experts, researchers, and clinicians reviewed the Act's impact on outpatient healthcare delivery in rural America. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines prevented certified clinics from fully recovering incurred and otherwise allowable costs. "Red Tape": Costly...

260. The Opioid Epidemic: Testing the Limits of Rural Healthcare - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: May 18, 2016

Opioid addiction continues to devastate communities across the country. However, there are some aspects of rural living that leave small communities even more vulnerable to the ever-growing epidemic. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines and a strong focus on the danger of painkillers. Physicians in numerous states are now following...