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Rural Project Examples: Delta Region

Promising Examples

funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Updated/reviewed January 2026

  • Need: Improve the oral health of children age 3-17 in rural areas of Louisiana.
  • Intervention: Leveraging 2012-2018 federal grant support, participating Federally Qualified Health Centers with school-based nurse practitioners were trained in oral health assessments and fluoride varnish application. When needed, dental referrals were also made. Interventions were tracked by dental case managers.
  • Results: After grant cycle completion, these oral health interventions are now fully integrated into routine school-based care health examinations with intervention data included in required annual reporting.
funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Added July 2024

  • Need: Solutions for Medicare beneficiaries' post-acute care recovery gaps in Arkansas's southeast Delta Region.
  • Intervention: Supported by federal funding and their membership organization, seven hospitals implemented an evidence-supported Critical Access Hospital transitional care model.
  • Results: Participating hospitals found a significant increase in swing bed services revenue, an all-cause low readmission rate, high percentage of patients discharged to home or to an assisted living environment, and positive patient satisfaction surveys.

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