New Resources Identified in the Past 30 Days:

Is My Hospital Rural?
An infographic that provides a U.S. map showing state-level rural hospital coverage versus total hospital coverage. Includes information on bed availability, access, and economic impact.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Redefining Rurality: Adopting an Identity-Based and Community-Engaged Approach to Defining Rural Cancer Disparities
Discusses how rural definitions influence cancer disparities research via an examination of perspectives originally presented at the Transforming Community and Rural Healthcare 2024 conference. Details limitations and inconsistencies in current rural definitions and highlights the value of community-based participatory research and identity-based approaches to rurality.
Author(s): Trevor Kauer, Courtny L. Franco, Dominique D. Munroe, et al.
Citation: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Date: 11/2025
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Rural/Urban Differences among American Indian/Alaska Native Peoples in Health Care Access and Outcomes, 2019–2023
Compares health outcomes and healthcare utilization metrics for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) rural and urban residents using 2019-2023 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data. Discusses the impact of various sociodemographic factors and the Indian Health Service (IHS) on study findings.
Author(s): Katy Backes Kozhimannil, Hailey A. Baker, Julia D. Interrante, Kyle X. Hill, Melissa L. Walls
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 2025
Date: 11/2025
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The State of Rural Primary Care in the United States
Provides information, statistics, interactive maps, example programs, and policy suggestions regarding the rural primary care workforce supply in the United States. Provides data on projections for adequate supply as well as county-level maps on Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), National Health Service Corps (NHSC) clinicians, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Includes rural versus nonrural respondent survey data related to primary care access, use, availability, and delivery.
Author(s): Celli Horstman, Arnav Shah
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Acute Care Utilization Patterns During Chemotherapy and Predictive Model Development at a Rural Community Cancer Center
Explores the development of a predictive model focused on identifying oncology patients at risk of all-cause and preventable acute care use, utilizing EHR data of 2,922 patients who received intravenous cancer treatment between October 2021 and April 2024 in a predominantly rural, midwestern cancer network. Provides data on the association between acute care use and clinical and demographic factors, including level of rurality.
Author(s): McKenna Perrin, Crystal Hattum, Jamie Arens, Tobias Meissner
Citation: JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, 9, e2500186
Date: 11/2025
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Alaska Community Needs Assessment, 2025-2027
Results of a 2024-2025 series of surveys that gather household-level data on individualized, local needs in the areas of education, employment, workforce development, food security, and access to healthcare resources. Features demographics and statistics on disabilities, poverty, education level, rural housing, healthcare access, deaths of despair, substance use, and supply and demand of dental, mental health, and primary care providers.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc.
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Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rate by Sub-Categories For the First Half (January-June) of 2025
Presents projections of traffic fatalities and the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in the first half of 2025. Includes data for rural versus urban roads, among other measures. Compares 2024 fatality data to 2025 rates by month for a number of indicators, including rural areas.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Evaluating the TVR-SET: Insights into Self-Employment from Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
Discusses the Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Toolkit (TVR-SET) that provides resources to assist American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people with disabilities in securing employment in their communities. Evaluates TVR-SET and provides key findings and impact on users.
Author(s): Catherine Ipsen, Luke Santore
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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Healthcare Impact in Rural Michigan
Infographic demonstrating the impact of hospital care in rural Michigan. Includes data on employment, healthcare utilization, and facility locations.
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Health & Hospital Association
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Infant Mortality, Alabama 2024
Offers statistics on infant mortality in Alabama from 2015-2024. Includes a county-level map showing urban and rural counties, and statistics on the distribution of infant mortality in 2024 by urban and rural classifications.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Alabama Public Health
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