Rural Health
Resources by State: Maine
Alpha-gal Immunoglobulin E Seroprevalence Among Blood Donors — 10 States, 2024–2025
Reports on prevalence of alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), an allergy to meat and dairy due to tick bites, based on blood donor samples collected during 2024–2025 from 10 states. Includes data for rural, suburban, and urban locations.
Author(s): Eleanor F. Saunders, Marissa L. Taylor, Emma S. Jones, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 75(25), 315-321
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on prevalence of alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), an allergy to meat and dairy due to tick bites, based on blood donor samples collected during 2024–2025 from 10 states. Includes data for rural, suburban, and urban locations.
Author(s): Eleanor F. Saunders, Marissa L. Taylor, Emma S. Jones, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 75(25), 315-321
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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"If I Have Any Problems, I Just Want to See My [Primary Care] Doctor": Perspectives on a Proposed Collaborative RUral PALliative Care Intervention (RuPal)
Explores perspectives on a proposed palliative care intervention among 26 heart failure patients, caregivers, and primary care providers in rural Maine. Discusses perspectives on trust in primary care versus specialist-delivered palliative care and facilitators of effective palliative care collaborations.
Author(s): Eric C. Anderson, Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Nicole Hudak, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 25, 199
Date: 05/2026
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Explores perspectives on a proposed palliative care intervention among 26 heart failure patients, caregivers, and primary care providers in rural Maine. Discusses perspectives on trust in primary care versus specialist-delivered palliative care and facilitators of effective palliative care collaborations.
Author(s): Eric C. Anderson, Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Nicole Hudak, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 25, 199
Date: 05/2026
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Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Maine
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Additional links: Maine Rural Health Facility Table
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Additional links: Maine Rural Health Facility Table
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Developing Rural & Multi-State Kinship Navigator Programs: Lessons, Models & Opportunities
A recorded webinar that describes the Kinship Navigator Collaborative (KNC), a collaboration among Maine, Montana, Vermont, and Wyoming to serve kinship families and children in foster care. Discusses successful partnership models between rural states, funding strategies, and evaluation tips. Transcript available below description.
Additional links: Presentation Slides
Author(s): Travis Bryant, Gabby McGuire, Chandra Ortiz, Peyton Vining
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center
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A recorded webinar that describes the Kinship Navigator Collaborative (KNC), a collaboration among Maine, Montana, Vermont, and Wyoming to serve kinship families and children in foster care. Discusses successful partnership models between rural states, funding strategies, and evaluation tips. Transcript available below description.
Additional links: Presentation Slides
Author(s): Travis Bryant, Gabby McGuire, Chandra Ortiz, Peyton Vining
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center
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Perspectives on Universal Free School Meals Among Rural Middle and High School Students: A Mixed-Methods Study
Examines perspectives on Universal Free School Meals (UFSM) among students living in rural Maine. Utilizes survey and interview data among middle and high school students to analyze student characteristics, meal preferences, and perceptions of school breakfasts and lunches.
Author(s): Ashley Kesack, Michele Polacsek, Alexis Schneider, Juliana F. W. Cohen
Citation: Nutrients, 18(3), 540
Date: 02/2026
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Examines perspectives on Universal Free School Meals (UFSM) among students living in rural Maine. Utilizes survey and interview data among middle and high school students to analyze student characteristics, meal preferences, and perceptions of school breakfasts and lunches.
Author(s): Ashley Kesack, Michele Polacsek, Alexis Schneider, Juliana F. W. Cohen
Citation: Nutrients, 18(3), 540
Date: 02/2026
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Psychosocial Distress among Individuals Residing in a Rural PFAS-Contaminated Community
Examines how perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) impact the psychosocial distress of individuals in a rural Maine community affected by agricultural biosolid spreading and contaminated water. Analyzes level of PFAS in drinking water alongside participant characteristics, such as sociodemographics, mental health, coping mechanisms, and consequences of PFAS contamination.
Author(s): Elizabeth Scharnetzki, Lisa B Rokoff, Katherine Senechal, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 272, 114736
Date: 12/2025
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Examines how perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) impact the psychosocial distress of individuals in a rural Maine community affected by agricultural biosolid spreading and contaminated water. Analyzes level of PFAS in drinking water alongside participant characteristics, such as sociodemographics, mental health, coping mechanisms, and consequences of PFAS contamination.
Author(s): Elizabeth Scharnetzki, Lisa B Rokoff, Katherine Senechal, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 272, 114736
Date: 12/2025
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FY 2025: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – Maine Fact Sheet
HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Maine in Fiscal Year 2025. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Maine in Fiscal Year 2025. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Maine Rural Obstetrical Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Maine in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Maine in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Maine Rural Primary Care Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Maine in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Maine in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Maine Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Maine in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Maine in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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