Rural Health
News by Topic: Networking and collaboration
Aug 12, 2026 - Offers recommendations and highlights rural assets for maternal healthcare, based on insights from leaders of 3 rural Iowa hospitals. Discusses upskilling and training the workforce, adapting guidelines, driving change, provider-patient relationships, and professional networking.
Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Aug 12, 2026 - The New Mexico Department of Health has signed a data sharing agreement with the Navajo Area Indian Health Services with the goal of improving public health initiatives.
Source: KUNM
Aug 10, 2026 - Discusses the MAT Mobile Clinic in Iowa, a mobile unit offering both medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders and wraparound services to improve recovery outcomes. The mobile unit improves access to treatment in rural communities, builds the knowledge base of local providers, and addresses stigma associated with substance use.
Source: Iowa Stories
Aug 10, 2026 - Highlights a redesign of traditional eye exam equipment that is portable. The equipment was developed at the Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine to make comprehensive eye exams more accessible in rural communities and allow for collaboration with specialists.
Source: Texas A&M Stories
Aug 3, 2026 - Announces bipartisan legislation supporting specialty medical education and training for rural primary care providers using technology and the Project ECHO model.
Source: Office of Senator Shelley Moore Capito
Jul 30, 2026 - Request for nominations for the Health Resources & Services Administration's Tribal Advisory Council (TAC). TAC advises HRSA staff on public health issues and collaborative approaches to addressing the needs of American Indian and Alaska Natives. Eligible nominees are elected tribal officials from Great Plains, Oklahoma, Nashville, and Phoenix. Nominations should be emailed to tribalaffairs@hrsa.gov by September 30, 2026.
Source: Health Resources & Services Administration
Jul 18, 2026 - Highlights a tour of rural Franklin County in Massachusetts for new doctors at the local hospital. The tour helps the new doctors learn more about the community, its resources, and how far many community members are from the hospital.
Source: Greenfield Recorder
Jul 15, 2026 - Announces the new Indigenous Data Sovereignty Policy, believed to be the first in the nation to formalize how tribal health data is managed between the government and tribal nations. Describes how the policy will be rolled out in phases as well as how the policy was created collaboratively between the state and tribal nations.
Source: KVOA
Jul 15, 2026 - Describes a North Carolina network offering training and support for healthcare providers offering medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) through a hub-and-spoke model. Discusses how the model works in rural communities and integrating the treatment into primary care.
Source: The Daily Yonder
Jul 10, 2026 - Describes the Idaho Community Resource Network, a statewide partnership of government and community groups that work to connect families to resources such as rental assistance, childcare, food assistance, and other similar human services with the goal of keeping children out of the foster care system. Discusses the partnership with United Way to make up-to-date information more accessible, particularly for rural residents.
Source: Idaho Capital Sun