Rural Project Examples: The South

Evidence-Based Examples

UAMS IDHI High-Risk Pregnancy Program

Updated/reviewed March 2025

• Need: Arkansas had high rates of low birthweight babies, and pregnant patients in rural areas had difficulty accessing specialty obstetric care.
• Intervention: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) created the Institute for Digital Health & Innovation (IDHI) High-Risk Pregnancy Program to increase access to care for pregnant patients in an effort to improve outcomes for high-risk pregnancies.
• Results: The program has increased access to care and improved neonatal outcomes for rural Arkansas individuals through a variety of programs and has been recognized by various organizations as a model program.

Other Project Examples

Old Dominion University's Student-Run Mobile Health Clinic

Added November 2023

• Need: To fill gaps in care for rural communities in southeastern Virginia while providing clinical placement opportunities for nursing students.
• Intervention: A free mobile health clinic staffed by Old Dominion University nursing students that visits rural schools and other community centers.
• Results: Hundreds of students have gained hands-on rural experience working in the clinic since its launch.