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Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S. 2026
Reports on maternal healthcare access and provides data on maternity care deserts, distribution of OB providers, and travel time to maternity care, including color-coded, county-level maps. Includes rural versus urban data comparisons of maternal health workforce availability, travel distance to care, and labor and delivery unit closures, and discusses efforts to address rural shortages, including the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Tennessee Livability Indicators Dashboard
Dashboard providing data on livability by county in Tennessee. Topics covered include community demographics, economics, health behaviors, causes of death, aging, infrastructure, food access, healthcare access, health status, housing, and more.
Sponsoring organizations: East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, Tennessee Livability Collaborative
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Adult Tobacco Use in Vermont: 2024 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Data brief summarizing tobacco measures from the 2024 Vermont Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a phone survey of adult Vermonters. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas and a county-level map showing smoking rates.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Collaboration to Contracting: A Guide to Rural Clinically Integrated Networks
Identifies 5 pillars of successful rural clinically integrated network (CIN) development. Covers legal matters, governance, care delivery, data infrastructure, and financial sustainability. Includes action steps for administrators of CINs.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Rural Palliative Care Intervention for Patients with Heart Failure (RuPAL-HF)
Evaluates the feasibility and acceptability of a collaborative palliative care model among 13 patients with heart failure receiving care at a primary care clinic in rural Maine. Covers topics including staff training outcomes, telehealth use, and the facilitators of end-of-life conversations, planning documents, and more.
Author(s): Francesca X. Piccolo, Eric C. Anderson, Hanna Gutow, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 25, 245
Date: 06/2026
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FY 2022 Mississippi State Health Plan: Fourth Edition - Amended
Offers criteria and standards for health-related activities in Mississippi which require Certificate of Need review. Features sections on workforce, long-term care, mental health, perinatal care, acute care, rehabilitation services, and other services. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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How Rural Development Hubs Can Strengthen Rural Health Transformation Program Implementation
Highlights approaches for Rural Development Hubs to support Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) implementation at the state level, including discussion of the roles Rural Development Hubs can play in promoting communication, promoting local perspectives, and bridging gaps between existing programs and new ones.
Author(s): Erin Cahill
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Aspen Institute
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Precision Oncology for Solid Tumor Malignancies in the Rural United States: A Scoping Review
Scoping review examining literature published between 2014 and 2026 on precision oncology service delivery, access, research, and health policy in the rural United States. Discusses topics related to rural and urban disparities, patient and provider perceptions, and implementation.
Author(s): Dena P. Rhinehart, Madelyn F. Klugman, Shuait Nair, et al.
Citation: JCO Oncology Advances, 3(3), e2600045
Date: 08/2026
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Drug Overdose Deaths: South Carolina, 2024
Reports drug overdose deaths for South Carolina in 2024 using state vital statistics data. Includes statistics on the demographics of drug-related mortality, unintentional and intentional deaths, drug categories, and selected drugs. Includes statistics and county-level maps showing totals, rates, and change over time.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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Expansion of Access to Rheumatology Care for Rural Veterans: Program Development and Initial Feasibility of the National Tele-Rheumatology Program Using the RE-AIM Framework
Presents a study exploring the feasibility of the National Tele-Rheumatology Program (NTRP) hub-and-spoke model to expand access to rheumatology care for rural veterans. Discusses the program's design and implementation and evaluates outcomes based on surveys of veterans and staff interviews. Compares findings by rural and urban settings.
Author(s): Gabriela Schmajuk, Cherish R. Wilson, Catherine Nasrallah, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(3), e70198
Date: 08/2026
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