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The Rural Data Explorer and Chart Gallery provide access to a wide range of data on rural health issues.

Learn how to locate and use data in the Finding Statistics and Data Related to Rural Health topic guide.

Funding Opportunities

Discover the latest funding and opportunities to support rural health. Browse all funding opportunities.

Learn how to develop grant proposals in the Applying for Grants topic guide.

Am I Rural?

Use the Am I Rural? Tool to find out if a location is considered rural based on various definitions of rural, including definitions that are used as eligibility criteria for federal programs.

What Works in Rural

Find rural project examples in Rural Health Models and Innovations and proven strategies for strong rural programs with Evidence-Based Toolkits like the Rural Community Health Toolkit.

Key Rural Health Issues

Learn about issues that impact rural health in RHIhub's Topic Guides. Recently updated:

Rural Community Health Worker Programs: Proving Value and Finding Sustainability
For decades, community health workers (CHWs) provided their services outside usual healthcare reimbursement models. In recent years, with research supporting CHWs as professionals effectively assisting patients with navigating health-related social determinants, federal and private payers are exploring reimbursement mechanisms. Four rural healthcare organizations share both the impact and the continued sustainability challenges — and successes — of their CHW programs.

RHIhub Videos

The Rural Community-Based FORHP Grants: Focusing on Rural Needs
Our new series of 6 videos spotlights rural community-based programs from Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Louisiana, Virginia, South Dakota, Georgia, and Arkansas that have been recipients of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy grants.