Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations
A Community Supported Agriculture Produce Prescription Pilot Program in the Northern Black Hills
Examines the impact of Dakota Food Rx, a community agricultural produce prescription program in the rural Northern Black Hills of South Dakota. Evaluates the program according to participant feedback on issues such as food security, nutritional quality, health changes, and overall program satisfaction.
Author(s): Gemma E. Bastian, Sarah Lane, Haley McMahon, Olivia A. Husmann, Evangeline A. Schumacher
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 15(2), 1-19
Date: 03/2026
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Examines the impact of Dakota Food Rx, a community agricultural produce prescription program in the rural Northern Black Hills of South Dakota. Evaluates the program according to participant feedback on issues such as food security, nutritional quality, health changes, and overall program satisfaction.
Author(s): Gemma E. Bastian, Sarah Lane, Haley McMahon, Olivia A. Husmann, Evangeline A. Schumacher
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 15(2), 1-19
Date: 03/2026
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Opportunities to Transform Care for Rural Older Adults: Using the Rural Health Transformation Program to Create Sustainable, Age-Friendly Healthcare
Recording of a March 2026 webinar discussing opportunities for including rural age-friendly care in Rural Health Transformation Program work. Includes information on PACE and community health workers.
Additional links: Webinar Slides
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: John A. Hartford Foundation
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Recording of a March 2026 webinar discussing opportunities for including rural age-friendly care in Rural Health Transformation Program work. Includes information on PACE and community health workers.
Additional links: Webinar Slides
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: John A. Hartford Foundation
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Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born in 2021 and 2022 — National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2022–2024
Examines vaccination coverage for selected vaccines and doses among children born in 2021-2022. Supplementary Table 2 includes data on vaccine coverage for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.
Additional links: Supplementary Table 2
Author(s): Holly A. Hill, David Yankey, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 75(11), 146-155
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Examines vaccination coverage for selected vaccines and doses among children born in 2021-2022. Supplementary Table 2 includes data on vaccine coverage for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.
Additional links: Supplementary Table 2
Author(s): Holly A. Hill, David Yankey, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 75(11), 146-155
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Bridging the Gap: A Scoping Review of Family Caregiver Roles in Rural Health Settings
Presents a literature review exploring how unpaid caregivers contribute to rural healthcare systems by filling gaps in the rural healthcare infrastructure. Highlights the various roles that unpaid caregivers play in the provision of healthcare, such as providing transportation, translating for family members, and telehealth mediation, among other activities.
Author(s): Stephanie Quon, Isabel Truong, Leah Moroz, Katherine Zheng
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 26(1), 10621
Date: 03/2026
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Presents a literature review exploring how unpaid caregivers contribute to rural healthcare systems by filling gaps in the rural healthcare infrastructure. Highlights the various roles that unpaid caregivers play in the provision of healthcare, such as providing transportation, translating for family members, and telehealth mediation, among other activities.
Author(s): Stephanie Quon, Isabel Truong, Leah Moroz, Katherine Zheng
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 26(1), 10621
Date: 03/2026
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Small Area Health Insurance Estimates: 2022
Reports on health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2022 and changes between 2021 and 2022, as well as changes between 2019 and 2022. Includes maps showing county-level uninsured rates.
Date: 03/2026
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Reports on health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2022 and changes between 2021 and 2022, as well as changes between 2019 and 2022. Includes maps showing county-level uninsured rates.
Date: 03/2026
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Rural Health Transformation Program: State Focus on Maternal and Child Health
Describes maternal and child healthcare initiatives addressed in state Rural Health Transformation Program applications. Covers access to maternity care, the maternal health workforce, community-based behavioral health programs, technology-enabled strategies for maternal health, and more.
Author(s): Anoosha Hasan, Elliot Hill, Zack Gould
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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Describes maternal and child healthcare initiatives addressed in state Rural Health Transformation Program applications. Covers access to maternity care, the maternal health workforce, community-based behavioral health programs, technology-enabled strategies for maternal health, and more.
Author(s): Anoosha Hasan, Elliot Hill, Zack Gould
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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Geographic, Racial, and Sex Disparities in Time to Treatment for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Research letter analyzes how timely treatment initiation differs among adults with early-onset colorectal cancer by four levels of rurality, sex, and race/ethnicity, using 2006-2020 SEER Program data.
Author(s): Meng-Han Tsai, Steven S. Coughlin, Jorge Cortes, Kenneth J. Vega
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 9(3), e261980
Date: 03/2026
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Research letter analyzes how timely treatment initiation differs among adults with early-onset colorectal cancer by four levels of rurality, sex, and race/ethnicity, using 2006-2020 SEER Program data.
Author(s): Meng-Han Tsai, Steven S. Coughlin, Jorge Cortes, Kenneth J. Vega
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 9(3), e261980
Date: 03/2026
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Health Insurance Coverage and Rural–Urban Differences in Maternal Health Care Among Postpartum Women—National Health Interview Survey
Examines rural versus urban differences in health insurance coverage and postpartum healthcare. Utilizes 2013-2018 National Health Interview Survey data from 2,664 women and analyzes rural versus urban differences according to demographics, insurance type, sleep problems, acute care utilization, dissatisfaction with care, and delayed or forgone care.
Author(s): Julia D. Interrante, Alyssa H. Fritz, Sara C. Handley, Clara E. Busse, Katy B. Kozhimannil
Citation: Birth Issues in Perinatal Care
Date: 03/2026
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Examines rural versus urban differences in health insurance coverage and postpartum healthcare. Utilizes 2013-2018 National Health Interview Survey data from 2,664 women and analyzes rural versus urban differences according to demographics, insurance type, sleep problems, acute care utilization, dissatisfaction with care, and delayed or forgone care.
Author(s): Julia D. Interrante, Alyssa H. Fritz, Sara C. Handley, Clara E. Busse, Katy B. Kozhimannil
Citation: Birth Issues in Perinatal Care
Date: 03/2026
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2026 Annual Disability Statistics Conference
Recordings and materials from the 2026 Annual Disability Statistics Conference where the Annual Disability Statistics Collection is released and presented. Session 3 discusses the challenges with finding and using rural disability data.
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Research on Disability, Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire
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Recordings and materials from the 2026 Annual Disability Statistics Conference where the Annual Disability Statistics Collection is released and presented. Session 3 discusses the challenges with finding and using rural disability data.
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Research on Disability, Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire
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Connecting Caregivers to Each Other
Provides profiles of kinship practices aimed at connecting caregivers, providing support and resources, and offering strategies for replication. Examines Online Community for Kin, an online discussion group that promotes peer support across the state of West Virginia, including in rural areas.
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center
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Provides profiles of kinship practices aimed at connecting caregivers, providing support and resources, and offering strategies for replication. Examines Online Community for Kin, an online discussion group that promotes peer support across the state of West Virginia, including in rural areas.
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center
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