Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Behavioral Health Workforce Survey Data Report: Behavior Analyst, Marriage and Family Therapist, Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Social Worker, and Psychologist
Discusses mental health provider demographic changes, practice characteristic changes, and projections for the future supply of Utah's mental health workforce. Offers policy recommendations for strengthening the rural mental healthcare workforce, and features statistics including county-by-county distribution of mental health professionals, with breakdowns by urban, rural, and frontier locations.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Discusses mental health provider demographic changes, practice characteristic changes, and projections for the future supply of Utah's mental health workforce. Offers policy recommendations for strengthening the rural mental healthcare workforce, and features statistics including county-by-county distribution of mental health professionals, with breakdowns by urban, rural, and frontier locations.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Adult Tobacco Use in Vermont: 2024 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Data brief summarizing tobacco measures from the 2024 Vermont Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a phone survey of adult Vermonters. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas and a county-level map showing smoking rates.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Data brief summarizing tobacco measures from the 2024 Vermont Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a phone survey of adult Vermonters. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas and a county-level map showing smoking rates.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Virginia's Dental Hygienist Workforce: 2025
An overview of the Virginia dental hygienist workforce based on data from the 2025 Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey. Features statistics on the number of dental hygienists working in rural Virginia as well as how many grew up in rural areas of Virginia.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the Virginia dental hygienist workforce based on data from the 2025 Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey. Features statistics on the number of dental hygienists working in rural Virginia as well as how many grew up in rural areas of Virginia.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Dentistry Workforce: 2025
An overview of the dentistry workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Dentistry Survey. Features statistics including the number of dentists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the dentistry workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Dentistry Survey. Features statistics including the number of dentists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Analysis of 340B Program Impact on Rural Hospitals
Examines the impact of the 340B program on rural hospitals and their patients. Provides data on rural versus urban payers and patient demographics, utilization of 340B drugs under Medicare Part B, financial metrics, and more.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Avalere Health, The National Grange
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Examines the impact of the 340B program on rural hospitals and their patients. Provides data on rural versus urban payers and patient demographics, utilization of 340B drugs under Medicare Part B, financial metrics, and more.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Avalere Health, The National Grange
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Virginia's Physician Assistant Workforce: 2025
An overview of the physician assistant (PA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Physician Assistant Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the physician assistant (PA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Physician Assistant Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Radiologic Technologist Workforce: 2025
An overview of the radiologic technologist (RT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Radiologic Technologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the radiologic technologist (RT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Radiologic Technologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Optimizing Mobile Mammography Deployment in Oklahoma 2024: A Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Approach
Examines how geographic and demographic access to fixed mammography centers varies among eligible women in Oklahoma, using 2024 FDA Mammography Facilities Database and 2022 Census block group data. Identifies priority areas for mobile mammography to address barriers and promote mammography. Includes data breakdowns by level of rurality, among other variables.
Author(s): Janis E. Campbell, Amanda Janitz, Ayesha B. Sambo, et al.
Citation: Geospatial Health, 21(1)
Date: 02/2026
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Examines how geographic and demographic access to fixed mammography centers varies among eligible women in Oklahoma, using 2024 FDA Mammography Facilities Database and 2022 Census block group data. Identifies priority areas for mobile mammography to address barriers and promote mammography. Includes data breakdowns by level of rurality, among other variables.
Author(s): Janis E. Campbell, Amanda Janitz, Ayesha B. Sambo, et al.
Citation: Geospatial Health, 21(1)
Date: 02/2026
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Virginia's Pharmacy Technician Workforce: 2025
An overview of the pharmacy technician workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Pharmacy Technician Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacy technicians in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the pharmacy technician workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Pharmacy Technician Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacy technicians in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Pharmacist Workforce: 2025
An overview of the pharmacist workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Pharmacist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the pharmacist workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Pharmacist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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