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Doula Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries in Virginia: Access, Utilization, and Policy Lessons
Discusses barriers and facilitators of access to doula care for Medicaid beneficiaries in Virginia after evaluation of a collection of both qualitative and quantitative data gathered between January 2022 and January 2025. Discusses geographic disparities including concerns for access in rural areas and policies to address access.
Author(s): Desirae Leaphart Mensah, Alison E. Cuellar
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 4(1)
Date: 01/2026
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Examining Rural Community Pharmacists' Knowledge and Practices in Opioid Overdose Prevention and Treatment Services in the Southeastern United States
Highlights a study on the knowledge and practices of rural pharmacists around opioid use disorder-related education and counseling in the Southeastern U.S. Presents data by pharmacist demographic characteristics, knowledge, and experience with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
Author(s): Stefanie P. Ferreri, Paige Q. Ngo, Kaileigh D. Yen, Kevin Wang, et al.
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 23(11)
Date: 01/2026
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From Planning to Action: Tracking Which State Agencies Are Leading RHTP Implementation
Presents an interactive map displaying which state agency is designated to lead each state's implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Author(s): Rebecca Lopez, Jamila McLean, Heather Howard
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: State Health & Value Strategies
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Healthy Nonprofit Network Resource Library
A collection of resources, trainings, webinars, websites, and more for rural-focused nonprofit organizations. Covers topics such as mission, governance, resource development, marketing, finances, partnership development, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Healthy Nonprofit Network
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Implementing Nutrition Policy, System and Environmental Change Strategies in a Rural Food Pantry to Improve Nutrition Security: Contextual Factors and Outcomes
Discusses policy, system, and environmental (PSE) food security strategies by analyzing the facilitators and barriers at a volunteer-run food pantry in rural Georgia. Utilizes client surveys, informant interviews, and program documents to examine the pantry's nutrition policy, food storage methods, partnerships, capacity, volunteer expertise, and more.
Author(s): April K. Hermstad, Lauren M. Bigger, Karen Ebey-Tessendorf, Gloria C. Simmons, Michelle C. Kegler
Citation: Public Health Nutrition, 29(1),12
Date: 12/2025
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Management of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors by Rural and Urban Primary Care Practices
Results of a study comparing management of cardiovascular disease risk factors between rural and urban practices, using data from a national primary care registry from 2016-2020. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban, large rural, and small rural areas.
Author(s): Lars E. Peterson, Zachary J. Morgan
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among US Women
Research letter examining cervical cancer incidence and mortality among rural and urban women, utilizing 2001-2019 NPCR-SEER data. Includes additional data breakdowns by race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Trisha L. Amboree, Haluk Damgacioglu, Elizabeth Y. Chiao, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(3), e2462634
Date: 03/2025
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2025 Broadband/Internet Availability Survey Report
Presents findings of a survey capturing rural broadband and internet availability data as reported by 201 internet companies that responded to NTCA's survey. Describes technologies used to provide broadband services, broadband availability and subscription rates, anchor institutions, network deployment progress, supply chain challenges, barriers to widespread fiber deployment, broadband deployment mapping, and more.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: NTCA: The Rural Broadband Association
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An Assessment of Nurse Practitioner Low-Value Care Use in Primary Care
Analyzes how patient demographics and geography are associated with the prevalence of nurse practitioner-delivered low-value lumbar x-ray, aURI antibiotic, and ECG services, utilizing 2021 Merative MarketScan Commercial and Medicare database data for Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparison data.
Author(s): Sara B. Nugent, Roberta P. Lavin, Jongwon Lee, Brady P. Horn, Barbara I. Holmes Damron
Citation: The American Journal of Managed Care, 31(1), 553-557
Date: 10/2025
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Evaluating Rural Healthcare Workforce Programs: Applying Modified Whole-of-Person Retention Improvement Framework in VHA Programs
Examines gaps in recruitment and retention programs in addressing workforce shortages in rural areas. Uses the Veterans Health Administration's 2023 Rural Recruitment and Hiring Plan and aims to identify gaps by applying a modified whole-of-person retention improvement framework.
Author(s): Meghan R. Longacre, Linda M. Kinney, Kathleen L. Carluzzo, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(1), e70115
Date: 01/2026
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