Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Rural and Non-Rural New Hampshire Regional Public Health Networks 2026
County-level map with shadings showing rural and non-rural regional public health network areas.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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County-level map with shadings showing rural and non-rural regional public health network areas.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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Healthy Georgia: Our State of Public Health 2026
Reports on population health topics in Georgia, including data on chronic health conditions, behavioral health, health insurance coverage, healthcare affordability, preventive healthcare and screening, and child health. Includes rural-urban data comparisons for each topic, among other demographic, regional, and national comparisons.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Augusta University School of Public Health
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Reports on population health topics in Georgia, including data on chronic health conditions, behavioral health, health insurance coverage, healthcare affordability, preventive healthcare and screening, and child health. Includes rural-urban data comparisons for each topic, among other demographic, regional, and national comparisons.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Augusta University School of Public Health
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Towards Consistency for Behavioral Health Paraprofessionals - Part 1: Where We Stand — A National Landscape of BHP Formalization
Examines how states regulate, educate, and reimburse behavioral health and substance use paraprofessionals. Identifies variations in credentials, training requirements, scope of practice, and financing. Includes a set of state profiles examining how selected states have approached development and regulation of behavioral health paraprofessionals. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Hannah L. Maxey, Mykayla Moore
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indiana University School of Medicine
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Examines how states regulate, educate, and reimburse behavioral health and substance use paraprofessionals. Identifies variations in credentials, training requirements, scope of practice, and financing. Includes a set of state profiles examining how selected states have approached development and regulation of behavioral health paraprofessionals. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Hannah L. Maxey, Mykayla Moore
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indiana University School of Medicine
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Wastewater Respiratory Virus Surveillance in Remote Community, Alaska, USA, 2022–2024
Examines the feasibility of utilizing wastewater surveillance (WS) in rural, tribal areas of Alaska. Provides methods and results of WS for viruses and discusses barriers of WS in a location with limited surveillance infrastructure.
Author(s): Brian Lefferts, Alyssa Leary, Dana Bruden, et al.
Citation: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 32(13), 71-79
Date: 2026
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Examines the feasibility of utilizing wastewater surveillance (WS) in rural, tribal areas of Alaska. Provides methods and results of WS for viruses and discusses barriers of WS in a location with limited surveillance infrastructure.
Author(s): Brian Lefferts, Alyssa Leary, Dana Bruden, et al.
Citation: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 32(13), 71-79
Date: 2026
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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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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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Florida Cancer Plan 2026-2030
Provides a roadmap to reduce the cancer burden in Florida by maximizing healthcare access and outcomes, and reducing risk factors. Features a county-level map showing annual rates of new cancer diagnoses, and mentions rural throughout.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Florida Cancer Control & Research Advisory Council (CCRAB)
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Provides a roadmap to reduce the cancer burden in Florida by maximizing healthcare access and outcomes, and reducing risk factors. Features a county-level map showing annual rates of new cancer diagnoses, and mentions rural throughout.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Florida Cancer Control & Research Advisory Council (CCRAB)
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The State of Cancer Florida: CCRAB Annual Report 2026
Offers recent cancer data and trends in Florida. Features county-level maps showing ranges of age-adjusted mortality rates and percentages of late-stage cancer diagnoses per 100,000 population. Notes rural-urban disparities in cancer incidence and discusses the importance of screening in rural and sparsely-populated areas.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Florida Cancer Control & Research Advisory Council (CCRAB)
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Offers recent cancer data and trends in Florida. Features county-level maps showing ranges of age-adjusted mortality rates and percentages of late-stage cancer diagnoses per 100,000 population. Notes rural-urban disparities in cancer incidence and discusses the importance of screening in rural and sparsely-populated areas.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Florida Cancer Control & Research Advisory Council (CCRAB)
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Iowa Health & Human Services System County Snapshots
Provides 2026 snapshots of all Iowa counties related to population characteristics, access to healthcare, mental health, substance use, economic stability, housing, transportation, and health behaviors and outcomes.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides 2026 snapshots of all Iowa counties related to population characteristics, access to healthcare, mental health, substance use, economic stability, housing, transportation, and health behaviors and outcomes.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
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2026 Indiana Girl Report Dashboard
Provides interactive regional and county-level data on girls in Indiana. Includes demographic information, population to primary care physician ratios, health insurance data, educational attainment, reported bullying, poverty, and more. Offers interactive county-level maps as well as county-level data in the drop-down menu.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Girl Coalition of Indiana, Girl Scouts, Indiana Youth Institute
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Provides interactive regional and county-level data on girls in Indiana. Includes demographic information, population to primary care physician ratios, health insurance data, educational attainment, reported bullying, poverty, and more. Offers interactive county-level maps as well as county-level data in the drop-down menu.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Girl Coalition of Indiana, Girl Scouts, Indiana Youth Institute
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Palliative Care In U.S. Hospitals: 2026 Snapshot
Offers data showing the availability of hospital palliative care in 2024 by number of beds, ownership type, region, and community type including rural, suburban, and urban.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Center to Advance Palliative Care
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Offers data showing the availability of hospital palliative care in 2024 by number of beds, ownership type, region, and community type including rural, suburban, and urban.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Center to Advance Palliative Care
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