Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Puerto Rico, State Snapshot: FY 2026 Application/FY 2024 Annual Report
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Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Rurality, Socioeconomic Status, and Psychosocial Health Outcomes During Pregnancy
Examines pregnancy-related depressive symptoms, quality of life, and perceived stress across socioeconomic and geographic variables. Analyzes 2020-2024 data from 497 pregnant women according to their psychosocial health with breakdowns by socioeconomic status, area deprivation index, and location of urban, micropolitan rural, or small town rural.
Author(s): Katrina L. Wilhite, Jacob Gallagher, Alex Crisp, et al.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 26, 23
Date: 12/2025
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Examines pregnancy-related depressive symptoms, quality of life, and perceived stress across socioeconomic and geographic variables. Analyzes 2020-2024 data from 497 pregnant women according to their psychosocial health with breakdowns by socioeconomic status, area deprivation index, and location of urban, micropolitan rural, or small town rural.
Author(s): Katrina L. Wilhite, Jacob Gallagher, Alex Crisp, et al.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 26, 23
Date: 12/2025
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Cigarette Smoking Prevalence, Nicotine Dependence, and Quit Ratios among U.S. Adult Females by Residence and Military-Veteran Status: 2002–2023
Presents a study exploring cigarette smoking, nicotine dependence, and quite ratios among women by rural and veteran status from 2002 to 2023. Breaks down data by demographic data and compares rates of several smoking-related measures for rural and urban, and veteran and non-veteran women.
Author(s): Justin T. McDaniel, Ryan Redner, Sulamunn R.M. Coleman, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine, 201, 108417
Date: 12/2025
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Presents a study exploring cigarette smoking, nicotine dependence, and quite ratios among women by rural and veteran status from 2002 to 2023. Breaks down data by demographic data and compares rates of several smoking-related measures for rural and urban, and veteran and non-veteran women.
Author(s): Justin T. McDaniel, Ryan Redner, Sulamunn R.M. Coleman, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine, 201, 108417
Date: 12/2025
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The South Carolina Certified Nurse Midwife Workforce - 2022
Describes the certified nurse midwife (CNM) workforce in South Carolina using data from the 2022 nursing licensure renewal process ending April 30, 2022. Features demographics and statistics including change in the size of the South Carolina CNM workforce from 2012-2022 with breakdowns by 3 levels of population density, and a county-level map showing locations of active CNMs as of 2022, with shadings showing rural and urban counties.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium
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Describes the certified nurse midwife (CNM) workforce in South Carolina using data from the 2022 nursing licensure renewal process ending April 30, 2022. Features demographics and statistics including change in the size of the South Carolina CNM workforce from 2012-2022 with breakdowns by 3 levels of population density, and a county-level map showing locations of active CNMs as of 2022, with shadings showing rural and urban counties.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium
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Hospice Care Chartbook 2025
Provides an overview of hospice care, including patient demographics, characteristics of live discharges, organizational trends, and Medicare spending for hospice services. Includes charts and graphs throughout, as well as state-by-state data. Slides 16 and 34 highlight the percentage of Medicare decedents that did and did not use hospice in 2024 and the number of hospices between 2019 and 2024 by rurality, respectively.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organizations: KNG Health Consulting, National Alliance for Care at Home, Research Institute for Home Care
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Provides an overview of hospice care, including patient demographics, characteristics of live discharges, organizational trends, and Medicare spending for hospice services. Includes charts and graphs throughout, as well as state-by-state data. Slides 16 and 34 highlight the percentage of Medicare decedents that did and did not use hospice in 2024 and the number of hospices between 2019 and 2024 by rurality, respectively.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organizations: KNG Health Consulting, National Alliance for Care at Home, Research Institute for Home Care
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Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan: Progress Report, Fiscal Year 2025
Reports on the implementation of evidence-based and promising behavioral health practices in Texas. Includes discussion of practices focused on rural populations.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council
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Reports on the implementation of evidence-based and promising behavioral health practices in Texas. Includes discussion of practices focused on rural populations.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council
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Beyond the Battlefield: Restoring Connection for Missouri's Rural Veterans
Assesses health disparities among Missouri's rural veterans and discusses the need for coordinated, statewide action to address veterans' health needs. Highlights topics related to mental health, chronic health conditions, geographic limitations on access to care, broadband infrastructure, and more.
Author(s): Derek Landes, Libby Trammell, Kaitlyn Onanian
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Rural Health Association
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Assesses health disparities among Missouri's rural veterans and discusses the need for coordinated, statewide action to address veterans' health needs. Highlights topics related to mental health, chronic health conditions, geographic limitations on access to care, broadband infrastructure, and more.
Author(s): Derek Landes, Libby Trammell, Kaitlyn Onanian
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Rural Health Association
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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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Texas Cares Rx Annual Program Report, 2025
Reports on fiscal year 2025 costs, initiatives, feedback, and future considerations for Texas Cares Rx, a prescription drug cost savings program for uninsured Texans. Pages 9-10 summarize stakeholder feedback on rural health needs, including discussion of rural healthcare access gaps and pharmacy deserts.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Reports on fiscal year 2025 costs, initiatives, feedback, and future considerations for Texas Cares Rx, a prescription drug cost savings program for uninsured Texans. Pages 9-10 summarize stakeholder feedback on rural health needs, including discussion of rural healthcare access gaps and pharmacy deserts.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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AACOM 2025 Osteopathic Medical Education Impact Report
Assesses how osteopathic colleges contribute to the physician workforce, focusing on geographic distribution and medical specialties of alumni. Evaluates the extent to which graduates serve rural and underserved areas, and fill specialty needs. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
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Assesses how osteopathic colleges contribute to the physician workforce, focusing on geographic distribution and medical specialties of alumni. Evaluates the extent to which graduates serve rural and underserved areas, and fill specialty needs. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
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