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Cooperative Extension in Transition: Trends Through 2024
Reports on funding and program areas of Cooperative Extension programs from 1915 through 2024. Details how Cooperative Extension programs support agricultural education, nutrition, community development, and other topics relevant to rural populations.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Tatiana Borisova, Keith Fuglie, Benjamin Garber, Sun Ling Wang
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Engaging Service Members, Veterans, and Families: A Toolkit for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
Toolkit discusses methods for engaging with military service members, veterans, and their families to deliver behavioral health services via Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). Features some discussion about challenges and considerations for providing treatment in rural and remote areas.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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The IHS Navajo Area Office's Internal Controls for Awarding, Monitoring, and Reporting Sanitation Facilities Construction Projects Could Be Improved
Examines how the Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) administered funds it received under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for 187 IHS Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC) Program projects between fiscal years 2022 and 2024. Describes the NAIHS internal controls for awarding, monitoring, and reporting SFC Program projects, and whether NAIHS followed these controls.
Additional links: Report Highlights
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health - Training and Events
Provides a list of upcoming events hosted by the Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health. Includes topics such as mental health, suicide prevention, family support, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Center for Rural Behavioral Health
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Outpatient Care Fragmentation and Patient Satisfaction With Care
Examines the relationship between outpatient care fragmentation and Medicare patient satisfaction. Utilizes 2020-2022 survey data from 2,294 Medicare beneficiaries to analyze physician and practice-level fragmentation alongside patient satisfaction, measured by perceived accessibility, communication, coordination, and quality as experienced by rural, suburban, and urban Medicare populations.
Author(s): Isabella Ratto, Neelam Ahmed, Mengyuan Chen, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(3), e70220
Date: 09/2026
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Preparing Hawaiʻi's Health Centers for Value-Based Care: A Cross-Center Needs Assessment and Readiness Report
Discusses health centers' readiness to implement value-based care models in Hawaii, covering topics including data infrastructure, staffing, financial planning, leadership, and payer relations. Compares findings from urban, suburban, and rural or remote health centers.
Author(s): Navya Karkada, Sheryl Irie, Jermy Domingo, Cristina Vocalan
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii Primary Care Association
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Primary Care in Texas: A System at a Crossroads
Discusses the state of primary care in Texas and details challenges and opportunities for primary care improvement. Highlights the disproportionate impact of limited access to care and workforce shortages on rural communities.
Author(s): Sue Bornstein, Ankit Sanghavi, Dana Minney, et al.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Texas Health Institute, Texas Primary Care Consortium
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The Quiet Driver of Rural Minnesota's Population Trends: It's Not Just Migration
Examines factors impacting population changes in Minnesota such as births, deaths, and migration trends. Provides comparisons of population changes from 2001 to 2025 across entirely urban, urban/town/rural mix, town/rural mix, and entirely rural locations.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 09/2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Rural Vulnerability in Texas: A Structurally Different Crisis
Describes a data-driven approach to understanding rural chronic disease and maternal health vulnerability, highlighting how rural and urban differences in disease prevalence, access to care, and Internet connectivity influence health outcomes.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: PCCI
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Twenty-Five Years of Progress: Evidence-Based Strategies for Rural Hospital Replacement
Recording of a conference presentation exploring the financial and operational performance of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) before and after a facility replacement. Describes trends across successful replacement projects and profiles Rio Grande Hospital in Del Norte, Colorado. Includes a demonstration of the Stroudwater Capital Partners CAH Replacement Directory.
Additional links: Presentation Slides
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Stroudwater Associates
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