Rural Health
News by Topic: Networking and collaboration
Oct 24, 2025 - Describes efforts to collect and distribute traditional Alaska Native foods to victims of Typhoon Halong in rural Alaska. Discusses collaboration between tribal institutions and relief organizations across the state.
Oct 20, 2025 - Describes a broadband access program in a rural Georgia county. Discusses the importance of building partnerships and infrastructure as a means to obtain funding and increase sustainability after the initial funding is spent.
Source: National Association of Counties
Oct 20, 2025 - Highlights the new cohort of Indiana University students in the Rural Scholars Program, a program the matches students with experiential learning opportunities that address rural community vitality. Projects cover a range of topics including health, housing, nutrition, grant writing, and more.
Source: Indiana University Bloomington Center for Rural Engagement News
Oct 20, 2025 - Describes a partnership between a medical school and healthcare system to provide funds to train physicians to work in rural New York. Profiles a student in the program.
Source: WSYR-TV
Oct 16, 2025 - Discusses challenges with offering childcare in rural communities as well as the strengths they have in solving those challenges. Discusses local collaboration, the economic benefits of available childcare, and childcare trends for rural communities. Describes projects in rural communities across the country to focusing on transportation, workforce training, funding, and home-based programs.
Source: National Association of Counties County News
Oct 15, 2025 - Highlights a partnership between a rural Kentucky school system and local health system to increase access to mental health services for students. The program aims to overcome common barriers, particularly transportation. Notes existing partnerships with other school districts and the health system and plans to continue expanding.
Source: LEX 18
Oct 2, 2025 - Highlights the benefits of collaboration between academia and healthcare practitioners as demonstrated by a 10 year partnership between an Indian Health Service (IHS) hospital and the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. Describes how the partnership was established to increase access to naloxone and other prevention work as well as how it has grown to include training, innovative pharmacy-based interventions and services, and international perspectives.
Source: Indian Health Service
Oct 1, 2025 - Highlights a meeting of the Consortium of Rural States (CORES) where participants discussed implementation science, collaboration, and sustainability. Also discusses CORES members, leadership, and mission.
Source: UAMS News
Sep 30, 2025 - Highlights rural community resilience hubs in Arizona, North Carolina, Virginia, and Hawaii, discussing their work in preparing for and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies. Discusses regional partnerships, funding, and how the hubs contribute to community connectedness.
Source: The Daily Yonder
Sep 25, 2025 - Highlights a group of resource-constrained colleges using innovation and collaboration to improve wellness and mental health for their students. Discusses scaling programs designed for larger universities, the strengths and challenges of rural mental health, and collaborating with similar institutions. Notes the early educational successes seen by the program.
Source: The Daily Yonder

