Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations
Caregiving in the US 2025
A national profile of family caregivers, describing demographics, living situations, wellness, and more as well as caregiving related policies. Discusses rural throughout.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Full Report, Infographic
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organizations: AARP, National Alliance for Caregiving
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A national profile of family caregivers, describing demographics, living situations, wellness, and more as well as caregiving related policies. Discusses rural throughout.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Full Report, Infographic
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organizations: AARP, National Alliance for Caregiving
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Pennsylvania Rural Health Plan, 2025-2030
Highlights healthcare challenges in rural Pennsylvania, acknowledges strengths, and promotes recommendations to address disparities. Features demographics and sections on social determinants of health, agricultural safety and farmworker health, aging, disabilities, homelessness, veterans, Pennsylvania's healthcare delivery system, broadband access, and telehealth.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Rural Health Association
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Highlights healthcare challenges in rural Pennsylvania, acknowledges strengths, and promotes recommendations to address disparities. Features demographics and sections on social determinants of health, agricultural safety and farmworker health, aging, disabilities, homelessness, veterans, Pennsylvania's healthcare delivery system, broadband access, and telehealth.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Rural Health Association
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Ground Transportation for People with Mobility Disabilities 2025: Challenges and Progress
Discusses transportation barriers for people with disabilities that require wheelchair-accessible vehicles (WAVs). Highlights accessibility of common transportation methods, federal policies and regulations, and recommendations to policymakers and businesses for increased accessibility. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Council on Disability
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Discusses transportation barriers for people with disabilities that require wheelchair-accessible vehicles (WAVs). Highlights accessibility of common transportation methods, federal policies and regulations, and recommendations to policymakers and businesses for increased accessibility. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Council on Disability
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Promoting Intergenerational Health in Rural Kentuckians With Diabetes (PIHRK'D): Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study
Study protocol analyzing whether family participation influences the effectiveness of a nutritional education intervention for rural Kentuckians with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Author(s): Brittany L. Smalls, Courtney L. Ortz, Makenzie Barr-Porter, et al.
Citation: JMIR Research Protocols, 14, e69301
Date: 07/2025
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Study protocol analyzing whether family participation influences the effectiveness of a nutritional education intervention for rural Kentuckians with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Author(s): Brittany L. Smalls, Courtney L. Ortz, Makenzie Barr-Porter, et al.
Citation: JMIR Research Protocols, 14, e69301
Date: 07/2025
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Tennessee State Health Plan 2025: An Update to the 2024-2026 State Health Plan
Outlines how the Tennessee Department of Health is utilizing the actions identified in the State Health Plan to promote health in Tennessee. Features sections on nutritional security, maternal and infant health, chronic conditions, older adults, transportation, cancer screenings, and workforce.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Outlines how the Tennessee Department of Health is utilizing the actions identified in the State Health Plan to promote health in Tennessee. Features sections on nutritional security, maternal and infant health, chronic conditions, older adults, transportation, cancer screenings, and workforce.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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AAAs' Partnership With School of Medicine Expands Dementia Caregiving Services
Case study highlighting the implementation of a program promoting wellness for unpaid caregivers in Indiana, including in rural areas. Discusses collaboration between Area Agencies on Aging and community and state partners.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Case study highlighting the implementation of a program promoting wellness for unpaid caregivers in Indiana, including in rural areas. Discusses collaboration between Area Agencies on Aging and community and state partners.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Missoula Veteran Directed Care Program Supports Veterans and Caregivers
Case study highlighting a partnership between a Montana Area Agency on Aging and the Veterans Administration to provide Veteran Directed Care, a program assisting veterans to manage their own care to promote aging in place. Notes the high rates of Montana veterans in rural areas.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Case study highlighting a partnership between a Montana Area Agency on Aging and the Veterans Administration to provide Veteran Directed Care, a program assisting veterans to manage their own care to promote aging in place. Notes the high rates of Montana veterans in rural areas.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Vermont Partnership Offers Caregivers Wellness Programs and Respite
Case study highlighting a partnership between a Area Agency on Aging in Vermont and a regional nonprofit health plan to offer respite opportunities to rural and suburban caregivers.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Case study highlighting a partnership between a Area Agency on Aging in Vermont and a regional nonprofit health plan to offer respite opportunities to rural and suburban caregivers.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Aroostook Agency on Aging's Specialized Support for Dementia Caregivers and Care Recipients via Health Care Partnership
Case study highlighting a partnership between an Area Agency on Aging in Maine and a local hospital to provide dementia assessments and support services for local residents with dementia and their caregivers.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Case study highlighting a partnership between an Area Agency on Aging in Maine and a local hospital to provide dementia assessments and support services for local residents with dementia and their caregivers.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Rural Adolescent Attitudes and Use of Bicycle Helmets in Iowa
Examines youth attitudes toward bicycle helmet use in rural Iowa. Utilizes survey data from 1,331 adolescents aged 13-18 years who attended the 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference and provides data breakdowns by demographics, bicycle use, helmet use, and attitudes toward helmet importance and helmet laws.
Author(s): Brooke L. Askelsen, Brianna J. Iverson, Devin E. Spolsdoff, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 12, 41
Date: 07/2025
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Examines youth attitudes toward bicycle helmet use in rural Iowa. Utilizes survey data from 1,331 adolescents aged 13-18 years who attended the 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference and provides data breakdowns by demographics, bicycle use, helmet use, and attitudes toward helmet importance and helmet laws.
Author(s): Brooke L. Askelsen, Brianna J. Iverson, Devin E. Spolsdoff, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 12, 41
Date: 07/2025
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