Rural Health
News by Topic: Elderly population
Mar 5, 2026 - Highlights the work of rural Southeastern Vermont organizations and initiatives to support aging in place for older adults. Discusses meeting the transportation, social connection, housing, and other needs of area older adults.
Source: Generations Now
Mar 2, 2026 - Describes progress made and upcoming plans for a grant aiming to train community health workers in Texas to deliver the 4Ms of Age-Friendly Care. This work is part of the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative, an initiative developed through a partnership between the National Rural Health Association and The John A. Hartford Foundation.
Source: National Rural Health Association
Jan 28, 2026 - Describes proposed bipartisan legislation to support food banks and others in delivering food boxes to low-income rural older adults. Notes food access challenges for rural older adults in Arizona and Ohio.
Source: Office of Senator Mark Kelly
Jan 27, 2026 - Summarizes discussions on including age-friendly work into Rural Health Transformation Program implementation plans. Discusses opportunities for further age-friendly inclusion, anticipated challenges, and information needs of the states.
Source: National Rural Health Association
Jan 21, 2026 - Highlights a Arizona diaper bank program that includes incontinence supplies for aging rural residents. Notes the improved mental and physical health outcomes associated with easy access to diapers and similar products across the lifespan. Discusses the programs successes, replication in other communities, and reliance on volunteers
Source: National Rural Health Association
Jan 19, 2026 - Highlights a rural community campaign to address the caregiving shortage through an intergenerational care center. Discusses the research around intergenerational care as well as how the facility could positively impact retention rates for healthcare workers in the community.
Source: The Daily Yonder