Rural Health
News by Topic: Access
Dec 5, 2025 - Some mobile clinics in Michigan have been upgraded to include satellite internet service. Describes how reliable internet facilitates access to healthcare for rural communities.
Source: CMU News
Dec 4, 2025 - Describes emergency medical service (EMS) access challenges for a rural Missouri community after a hospital closed. Discusses ambulance response times and plans to return emergency care to the community.
Source: KOMU
Dec 4, 2025 - Highlights Montana State University's Center for Research on Rural Education after a decade of work. Discusses access to mental health professionals in schools, mental health awareness building among students, and support for recruiting and retaining teachers.
Source: MSU News
Dec 4, 2025 - Highlights the work of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine in supporting rural health across the state. Discusses their work in securing funding for expanding medical training, partnering with the state's Medicaid program to advance maternal health outcomes, and supporting the emergency care workforce through professional development.
Source: Nevada Today
Dec 3, 2025 - Highlights a program offering mental health services to Texas farmers. Discusses how the program was developed, as well as high rates of factors contributing to poor mental health, access to mental healthcare, and stigma among rural and farming communities.
Source: AgriLife Today
Dec 1, 2025 - Highlights the work of rural pharmacists around New Mexico and their paths to rural practice. Discusses initiatives to address primary care physician shortages by increasing a pharmacist's scope of practice, efforts to recruit rural students to the pharmacy field, and networking across the state.
Source: UNM Health Sciences News
Dec 1, 2025 - Discusses a call from Texas researchers to investigate outcomes related to hospitals changing to Rural Emergency Hospitals (REH). Describes the goals and rules of the REH program as well as what the loss of inpatient care means for both rural and urban communities in Texas and nationally.
Source: KERA News
Nov 28, 2025 - Offers analysis of population data between rural and urban Maine to highlight challenges projected for rural Maine communities. Discusses the impact of population shifts and aging residents on local economies, access to education, and access to healthcare.
Source: The Maine Monitor
Nov 24, 2025 - Describes transportation-related healthcare access challenges in rural Iosco County, Michigan, and the work of one community group to document those challenges. Highlights programs aiming to ease transportation barriers to healthcare access across Michigan.
Nov 24, 2025 - Describes the Rural Occupations Workforce Expansion program, an initiative to recruit rural South Carolinians to train for behavioral health jobs. Discusses challenges for local residents in accessing mental health care.
Source: WCSC