Rural Health
Resources by State: North Carolina
North Carolina Rural Health Operations Team: 2024 Profile
Fact sheet describing the North Carolina Rural Health Operations Team's work connecting organizations and rural primary healthcare sites to resources, increasing access to quality care, and coordinating existing services to improve access to primary care. Includes statistics on grants, performance measures, return on investment and economic impact, and total program funding, with breakdown by federal and state contributions. Includes a county-level map showing locations of state designated Rural Health Centers.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Fact sheet describing the North Carolina Rural Health Operations Team's work connecting organizations and rural primary healthcare sites to resources, increasing access to quality care, and coordinating existing services to improve access to primary care. Includes statistics on grants, performance measures, return on investment and economic impact, and total program funding, with breakdown by federal and state contributions. Includes a county-level map showing locations of state designated Rural Health Centers.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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North Carolina Rural Hospital Program: 2024 Profile
Fact sheet with North Carolina rural hospital-related statistics on grants, return on investment and economic impact, technical assistance, and total program funding. Includes a county-level map showing locations of Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Fact sheet with North Carolina rural hospital-related statistics on grants, return on investment and economic impact, technical assistance, and total program funding. Includes a county-level map showing locations of Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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A Consultation Model for Intellectual and Developmental Disability Care
Analyzes the impact of a consultation model within an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) clinic in North Carolina. Examines 2017-2023 data of IDD patients and includes breakdowns of patient demographics, clinical needs, administrative characteristics, and estimated travel distance/time to clinic. Discusses the consultation model and its potential to serve rural and geographically dispersed patients.
Author(s): Rebecca T. Putnam, Phillip M. Hughes, Chelsea C. Atkins, C. Micha Belden
Citation: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 38(1), 180-187
Date: 01/2025
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Analyzes the impact of a consultation model within an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) clinic in North Carolina. Examines 2017-2023 data of IDD patients and includes breakdowns of patient demographics, clinical needs, administrative characteristics, and estimated travel distance/time to clinic. Discusses the consultation model and its potential to serve rural and geographically dispersed patients.
Author(s): Rebecca T. Putnam, Phillip M. Hughes, Chelsea C. Atkins, C. Micha Belden
Citation: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 38(1), 180-187
Date: 01/2025
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Southern Rural Development Center Annual Report 2024: Connecting Communities Since 1974
Overview of activities and accomplishments of the Southern Rural Development Center in 2024. Discusses organization infrastructure updates, training, regional collaborations, community development, research, and healthcare.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Southern Rural Development Center
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Overview of activities and accomplishments of the Southern Rural Development Center in 2024. Discusses organization infrastructure updates, training, regional collaborations, community development, research, and healthcare.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Southern Rural Development Center
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Factors Influencing Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programming in Rural African American Communities: A Community-Engaged Concept Mapping Study
Analyzes perspectives on evidence-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and management programs, utilizing a group concept mapping (GCM) approach with input from 31 community-based, faith, and healthcare organizations serving African Americans in rural North Carolina.
Author(s): Amelia DeFosset, Breanna Deutsch-Williams, Mysha Wynn, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 6, 11
Date: 01/2025
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Analyzes perspectives on evidence-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and management programs, utilizing a group concept mapping (GCM) approach with input from 31 community-based, faith, and healthcare organizations serving African Americans in rural North Carolina.
Author(s): Amelia DeFosset, Breanna Deutsch-Williams, Mysha Wynn, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 6, 11
Date: 01/2025
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The Association Between Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and Community-Based Rehabilitation after Stroke
Examines the relationship between the timely use of community-based rehabilitation after a stroke and the social determinants of health. Analyzes 6,843 adults enrolled in a post-acute stroke program in North Carolina, with breakdowns according to patient SVI and therapy visits within 90 days of stroke. Includes discussion of rurality as a factor related to access and timely use of care.
Author(s): Shuqi Zhang, Elizabeth R. Mormer, Anna M. Johnson, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 25, 55
Date: 01/2025
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Examines the relationship between the timely use of community-based rehabilitation after a stroke and the social determinants of health. Analyzes 6,843 adults enrolled in a post-acute stroke program in North Carolina, with breakdowns according to patient SVI and therapy visits within 90 days of stroke. Includes discussion of rurality as a factor related to access and timely use of care.
Author(s): Shuqi Zhang, Elizabeth R. Mormer, Anna M. Johnson, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 25, 55
Date: 01/2025
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Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of a Patient Safety Bundle for Pregnancy-Related Severe Hypertension in 3 North Carolina Outpatient Clinics: A Qualitative Study
Examines the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health's Patient Safety Bundle (Bundle) implementation in North Carolina, which aims to address complications of pregnancy related hypertension. Utilizes feedback from 11 key informant interviews working at a rural outpatient Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in central North Carolina. Discusses facilitators and barriers of the Bundle implementation, with a focus on access issues in rural and underserved communities.
Author(s): Aparna G. Kachoria, Hiba Fatima, Alexandra F. Lightfoot, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 6, 7
Date: 01/2025
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Examines the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health's Patient Safety Bundle (Bundle) implementation in North Carolina, which aims to address complications of pregnancy related hypertension. Utilizes feedback from 11 key informant interviews working at a rural outpatient Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in central North Carolina. Discusses facilitators and barriers of the Bundle implementation, with a focus on access issues in rural and underserved communities.
Author(s): Aparna G. Kachoria, Hiba Fatima, Alexandra F. Lightfoot, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 6, 7
Date: 01/2025
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Rural Obstetrical Care Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural obstetrical care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for obstetricians, advanced practice midwives, and midwives.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Provides fact sheets on the rural obstetrical care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for obstetricians, advanced practice midwives, and midwives.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Behavioral Health Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural behavioral health workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, and counselors.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Provides fact sheets on the rural behavioral health workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, and counselors.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Primary Care Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural primary care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Provides fact sheets on the rural primary care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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