Rural Health
News by Topic: Culture
Mar 16, 2026 - Describes student experiences in Rural Health Immersion, a program introducing medical students to rural healthcare practice and rural culture through the Maine Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Network. Discusses the program's impact on recruiting health workforce across Maine.
Source: University New England News
Mar 13, 2026 - Profiles a rural Minnesota farmer, discussing his career in healthcare research at the Mayo Clinic. Describes the work he did integrating rural and farming culture into the work and knowledge base of Mayo Clinic researchers and medical students. Highlights Farm Days, a event on his farm to educate Mayo Clinic researchers about health and safety hazards in farm work.
Source: MPR News
Mar 6, 2026 - Highlights the StrongHearts Native Helpline, a helpline addressing domestic and sexual violence in Native American communities. Notes the program recently received new federal funding to continue connecting survivors with service providers. The program will also strengthen work for Alaska Native communities, enhance existing partnerships, and improve its website.
Source: Native News Online
Mar 5, 2026 - Describes challenges around building a new hospital on Navajo Nation. Discusses working within multiple levels of governments, funding, incorporating traditional medicine and facilities, and attracting workforce.
Source: Cronkite News
Feb 28, 2026 - Describes the focus on native culture as a preventive strategy for suicide and mental health crises in Lummi Nation. Discusses high rates of drug overdoses among Lummi Nation youth.
Source: Native News Online
Feb 24, 2026 - Describes workforce shortages in rural Colorado and a rural-focused program in the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz School of Medicine aiming to reduce those shortages. Highlights the programs attention to rural training and preparing students for family medicine.
Source: The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Feb 20, 2026 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Minority Health (OMH) seeking comments on the reinstatement of an information collection titled "OMH Think Cultural Health." The Think Cultural Health (TCH) website is an initiative of HHS OMH that provides resources and tools to promote cultural and linguistic competency in health and healthcare. The information collected will be used to enable health and healthcare professionals to register for courses; obtain accredited continuing education credits; and help ensure that TCH offerings remain relevant, useful, and responsive to the needs of their target audiences. Comments are due by April 21, 2026.
Source: Federal Register
Feb 17, 2026 - Highlights a presentation at the American Hospital Association's Rural Health Care Leadership Conference describing 5 strategies for rural health workforce development.
Source: American Hospital Association