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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.
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 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Toolkit.
Key Rural Health Issues
Learn about issues that impact rural health in RHIhub’s Topic Guides. Recently updated:
Rural Response to the Opioid Crisis
Our newest topic guide identifies rural-specific initiatives and funding opportunities,
program examples, and tools and resources focused on prevention, harm reduction, and
treatment, to help address this crisis in your rural community.
Oregon Washington Health Network and
Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center “Tackle Everything” to Improve the Health of Local
Community Members
The Oregon Washington Health Network and the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center are
addressing behavioral health challenges through peer counselors and heart disease/cancer
prevention through community education. In addition, they’re collaborating with local
healthcare facilities and medical schools to improve recruitment and retention.
News Headlines
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Rethinking Rural Healthcare: How to Improve Healthcare in Rural Areas
Modern Healthcare -
Rural America Has Too Few Dentists — and Too Few Patients Who Can Pay
The Washington Post
New in the Online Library
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Funding Opportunity:
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Planning
Source: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy -
Geographic Variation in Uncompensated Care Between Rural and Urban Hospitals
Source: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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