New Resources Identified in the Past 30 Days:
Added January 12, 2026
Texas Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on Texas's Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents a summary of proposed initiatives and includes links to components of Texas's program application, including the project narrative and budget narrative.
Additional links: Other Supporting Materials, Project Abstract Summary, Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Provides information on Texas's Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents a summary of proposed initiatives and includes links to components of Texas's program application, including the project narrative and budget narrative.
Additional links: Other Supporting Materials, Project Abstract Summary, Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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A Web-Based Cancer Prevention Intervention for Rural Emerging Adults: Mixed Methods Development and Pilot-Testing Study
Presents results from a pilot study of a web-based cancer prevention intervention for rural emerging adults aged 18-26 years. Utilizes engagement and survey data to demonstrate how the use of Facebook posts focused on reducing cancer risk behaviors may influence health outcomes in rural populations.
Author(s): Echo L. Warner, Alishia Kinsey, Barbara J. Walkosz, et al.
Citation: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 28, e80803
Date: 01/2026
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Presents results from a pilot study of a web-based cancer prevention intervention for rural emerging adults aged 18-26 years. Utilizes engagement and survey data to demonstrate how the use of Facebook posts focused on reducing cancer risk behaviors may influence health outcomes in rural populations.
Author(s): Echo L. Warner, Alishia Kinsey, Barbara J. Walkosz, et al.
Citation: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 28, e80803
Date: 01/2026
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Added January 9, 2026
Arizona Child Fatality Review Program: Thirty-Second Annual Report
Reports on child mortality in Arizona in 2024. Discusses demographics, causes of death, and recommendations for prevention. Includes rural and urban comparisons of mortality rates and risk factors.
Author(s): Kiran Lalani, Morgan Anderson, Susan Newberry, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Reports on child mortality in Arizona in 2024. Discusses demographics, causes of death, and recommendations for prevention. Includes rural and urban comparisons of mortality rates and risk factors.
Author(s): Kiran Lalani, Morgan Anderson, Susan Newberry, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Data Resources for Health Workforce Policy and Planning in Washington State
Provides information on data resources to examine Washington State's health workforce. Includes a list of health workforce data resources, results from a stakeholder survey on workforce data, various methodological strategies, and discussion of including rurality as an important measure within health workforce data.
Author(s): SW Pollack, BA Stubbs, PM Kett, GA Guenther, SM Skillman
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Provides information on data resources to examine Washington State's health workforce. Includes a list of health workforce data resources, results from a stakeholder survey on workforce data, various methodological strategies, and discussion of including rurality as an important measure within health workforce data.
Author(s): SW Pollack, BA Stubbs, PM Kett, GA Guenther, SM Skillman
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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FNS Rural Designation Map
Interactive map that shows rural designations in relation to Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) eligibility. User can input address to see if a location is designated as rural.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Interactive map that shows rural designations in relation to Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) eligibility. User can input address to see if a location is designated as rural.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Outcomes Among Patients With Colon Cancer Living in Neighborhoods With Persistent Poverty
Results of a study comparing clinical outcomes for colon cancer patients based on the number of census tracts per ZIP code that were in persistent poverty at the time of diagnosis. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Leon Naar, Alexa L. Pohl, Arden M. Morris, Aaron J. Dawes,
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 9(1), e2551212.
Date: 01/2026
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Results of a study comparing clinical outcomes for colon cancer patients based on the number of census tracts per ZIP code that were in persistent poverty at the time of diagnosis. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Leon Naar, Alexa L. Pohl, Arden M. Morris, Aaron J. Dawes,
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 9(1), e2551212.
Date: 01/2026
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Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services: Reducing Barriers to Participation in Population-Based Total Cost of Care (PB-TCOC) Models and Supporting Primary and Specialty Care Transformation
Summarizes findings from the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee's (PTAC) review of information on reducing barriers to participation in alternative payment models (APMs). Discusses key issues relating to reducing barriers to participation in APMs and value-based care transformation, areas where additional research is needed, and potential next steps.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Summarizes findings from the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee's (PTAC) review of information on reducing barriers to participation in alternative payment models (APMs). Discusses key issues relating to reducing barriers to participation in APMs and value-based care transformation, areas where additional research is needed, and potential next steps.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Rural Economic Development Tool
Dashboard providing county-level data on employment, income, economic function, internet infrastructure, population, housing, and more. Data may be compared among individual counties, by other counties with similar levels of rurality, and state and national trends, among other metrics.
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Dashboard providing county-level data on employment, income, economic function, internet infrastructure, population, housing, and more. Data may be compared among individual counties, by other counties with similar levels of rurality, and state and national trends, among other metrics.
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Strengthening Rural Health Care: A Scoping Review of Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies
Results of a review identifying recruitment and retention programs for nurses in rural areas, including strategy characteristics and location. Features statistics and a county-level map showing locations of programs and Primary Care Heath Professional Shortage Areas.
Author(s): Kelley Arredondo, Laura Witte, Alexander Paterson-Roberts, et al.
Citation: Medical Care, 64(1S), S18-S25
Date: 01/2026
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Results of a review identifying recruitment and retention programs for nurses in rural areas, including strategy characteristics and location. Features statistics and a county-level map showing locations of programs and Primary Care Heath Professional Shortage Areas.
Author(s): Kelley Arredondo, Laura Witte, Alexander Paterson-Roberts, et al.
Citation: Medical Care, 64(1S), S18-S25
Date: 01/2026
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Telemedicine Utilization and Preventive Services Among a Rural Population
Compares 2,012,290 rural adults who used telemedicine between January 2019 and December 2023 to identify associations with subsequent preventive service use. Notes the potential impact of study findings on increasing preventive care utilization for rural residents. Discusses the impacts of COVID-19 and other demographic and health status factors on the data.
Author(s): Daniel Cullen, April M. Falconi, Carrie Levin, Geoffrey Crawford, Sarah Adkins Svoboda
Citation: The American Journal of Managed Care, 32(1)
Date: 01/2026
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Compares 2,012,290 rural adults who used telemedicine between January 2019 and December 2023 to identify associations with subsequent preventive service use. Notes the potential impact of study findings on increasing preventive care utilization for rural residents. Discusses the impacts of COVID-19 and other demographic and health status factors on the data.
Author(s): Daniel Cullen, April M. Falconi, Carrie Levin, Geoffrey Crawford, Sarah Adkins Svoboda
Citation: The American Journal of Managed Care, 32(1)
Date: 01/2026
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