Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Broadband
Expanding America's Bandwidth: Gaps in Rural and Underserved Communities
Discusses the availability of broadband, devices, and digital skills and their impact on communities. Describes barriers to connectivity across rural and underserved areas and the federal funding programs designated for infrastructure development and internet adoption.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Discusses the availability of broadband, devices, and digital skills and their impact on communities. Describes barriers to connectivity across rural and underserved areas and the federal funding programs designated for infrastructure development and internet adoption.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Innovative State Strategies for Rural Broadband: Case Studies from Colorado, Minnesota and Maine
Explores the roles of state broadband policy, local leadership, and private investment in expanding broadband coverage and infrastructure in rural areas. Presents case studies from Colorado, Maine, and Minnesota and describes how rural recipients leverage state and federal broadband funds, navigate financial and regulatory constraints, and develop innovative place-based solutions. Identifies unique challenges, lessons learned, and implications for broadband policy.
Author(s): Natassia A. Bravo, Mildred E. Warner
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Cornell University
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Explores the roles of state broadband policy, local leadership, and private investment in expanding broadband coverage and infrastructure in rural areas. Presents case studies from Colorado, Maine, and Minnesota and describes how rural recipients leverage state and federal broadband funds, navigate financial and regulatory constraints, and develop innovative place-based solutions. Identifies unique challenges, lessons learned, and implications for broadband policy.
Author(s): Natassia A. Bravo, Mildred E. Warner
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Cornell University
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2024 National Telehealth Conference Summary Report
Offers a summary of the 2024 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) National Telehealth Conference by conference session. Covers increasing access to tele-behavioral healthcare through interstate licensure, expanding access to telehealth services, and federal efforts for telehealth policy and innovation. Appendices include conference materials and resources.
Additional links: 2024 National Telehealth Conference Session Recordings
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Offers a summary of the 2024 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) National Telehealth Conference by conference session. Covers increasing access to tele-behavioral healthcare through interstate licensure, expanding access to telehealth services, and federal efforts for telehealth policy and innovation. Appendices include conference materials and resources.
Additional links: 2024 National Telehealth Conference Session Recordings
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Patterns of Digital Health Access and Use among US Adults: A Latent Class Analysis
Evaluates patterns of access and use of digital technology for health purposes via a latent class analysis of 2017-2020 Health Information National Trends Survey data. See Table 3 for data on people dwelling in metropolitan, non-metropolitan urban, and rural areas.
Author(s): Phillip C. Hegeman, Daniel T. Vader, Kristyn Kamke, Sherine El-Toukhy
Citation: BMC Digital Health, 2, 42
Date: 07/2024
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Evaluates patterns of access and use of digital technology for health purposes via a latent class analysis of 2017-2020 Health Information National Trends Survey data. See Table 3 for data on people dwelling in metropolitan, non-metropolitan urban, and rural areas.
Author(s): Phillip C. Hegeman, Daniel T. Vader, Kristyn Kamke, Sherine El-Toukhy
Citation: BMC Digital Health, 2, 42
Date: 07/2024
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Tribal Customer Experience Pilot for Post-Award Reporting
Reports on 4 piloted solutions for reducing the administrative burden associated with federal grant reporting for tribal communities. Discusses broadband access, costs associated with reporting, and the impact of noncompliance. Outlines 5 key needs for improving outcomes. Includes recommendations for federal agencies offering grant funds to tribal communities.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Executive Office of the President, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Treasury
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Reports on 4 piloted solutions for reducing the administrative burden associated with federal grant reporting for tribal communities. Discusses broadband access, costs associated with reporting, and the impact of noncompliance. Outlines 5 key needs for improving outcomes. Includes recommendations for federal agencies offering grant funds to tribal communities.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Executive Office of the President, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Treasury
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American Indian and Alaska Natives in Tribal Areas Have Among Lowest Rates of High-Speed Internet Access
Highlights the gaps in access to high-speed internet in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Details rates of broadband access by AI/AN households and on tribal lands in general, by state, and by year.
Author(s): Daniela Mejía
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Highlights the gaps in access to high-speed internet in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Details rates of broadband access by AI/AN households and on tribal lands in general, by state, and by year.
Author(s): Daniela Mejía
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Tribal Broadband: Additional Assistance to Recipients Would Better Support Implementation of $3 Billion in Federal Grants
This provides an overview of Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) grants, including recipients who had not received prior funding from key federal broadband programs and recipients' plans for network ownership and financial sustainability. Examines the extent to which the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) provided technical assistance to recipients regarding financial sustainability and navigating the environmental review process. Presents recommendations to NTIA on technical assistance and reporting to Congress on the resources necessary to ensure the financial sustainability of TBCP projects.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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This provides an overview of Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) grants, including recipients who had not received prior funding from key federal broadband programs and recipients' plans for network ownership and financial sustainability. Examines the extent to which the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) provided technical assistance to recipients regarding financial sustainability and navigating the environmental review process. Presents recommendations to NTIA on technical assistance and reporting to Congress on the resources necessary to ensure the financial sustainability of TBCP projects.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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New Frontiers for Funding: An Introduction to Grantmaking in Rural Aging
Offers guidance on offering grant funds for rural aging work, discussing scale of funding, rural assets, sustainability, and partnership building. Highlights rural aging issues including health, rural culture, transportation, broadband, housing and institutional care, and social isolation.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Grantmakers In Aging
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Offers guidance on offering grant funds for rural aging work, discussing scale of funding, rural assets, sustainability, and partnership building. Highlights rural aging issues including health, rural culture, transportation, broadband, housing and institutional care, and social isolation.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Grantmakers In Aging
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Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2021
Analyzes both 2021 American Community Survey 1-year data and 2017-2021 5-year data to report on computer use by device type and broadband subscriptions. Includes rural and urban comparisons within 4 regions and by state.
Author(s): Daniela Mejía
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Analyzes both 2021 American Community Survey 1-year data and 2017-2021 5-year data to report on computer use by device type and broadband subscriptions. Includes rural and urban comparisons within 4 regions and by state.
Author(s): Daniela Mejía
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Understanding Rural-Urban Differences in Veterans' Internet Access, Use and Patient Preferences for Telemedicine
Analyzes disparities among rural and urban veterans regarding telemedicine. Utilizes March 2022 survey data from 350 veterans about issues related to telemedicine use, including internet access, connection speeds, internet-connected devices, and use and perception of telemedicine.
Author(s): Amy M.J. O'Shea, Mikayla Gibson, James Merchant, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(3), 438-445
Date: 06/2024
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Analyzes disparities among rural and urban veterans regarding telemedicine. Utilizes March 2022 survey data from 350 veterans about issues related to telemedicine use, including internet access, connection speeds, internet-connected devices, and use and perception of telemedicine.
Author(s): Amy M.J. O'Shea, Mikayla Gibson, James Merchant, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(3), 438-445
Date: 06/2024
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