Rural Health
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Working with Communities on Decisions for Innovative Treatment Technologies
Provides guidance for technical assistance providers and other decision-makers in examining, planning, and implementing non-treatment and treatment responses to emerging contaminants, including PFAS, in small, rural, and underserved communities. Includes discussion of community decision-making, challenges of working with innovative technologies, and public health and infrastructure factors influencing adoption.
Additional links: Interactive guidebook
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
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Provides guidance for technical assistance providers and other decision-makers in examining, planning, and implementing non-treatment and treatment responses to emerging contaminants, including PFAS, in small, rural, and underserved communities. Includes discussion of community decision-making, challenges of working with innovative technologies, and public health and infrastructure factors influencing adoption.
Additional links: Interactive guidebook
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
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Nurse Workforce Projections, 2023-2038
Offers nursing workforce projections, using historical data up to and including some data from 2023. Features statistics for projected supply and demand for selected nursing occupations in years 2028, 2033, and 2038, projected shortages of registered nurses (RNs) in these years with breakdowns by metro and nonmetro areas, and a list of 10 states with the largest projected shortages of RNs in 2038.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Workforce
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Offers nursing workforce projections, using historical data up to and including some data from 2023. Features statistics for projected supply and demand for selected nursing occupations in years 2028, 2033, and 2038, projected shortages of registered nurses (RNs) in these years with breakdowns by metro and nonmetro areas, and a list of 10 states with the largest projected shortages of RNs in 2038.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Workforce
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Physician Workforce: Projections, 2023-2038
Offers workforce projections for physician specialties, using data from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Workforce Simulation Model. Features statistics on projected supply of and demand for physicians in 2028, 2033, and 2038, projected adequacy of various physician specialties in 2038, and projected adequacy of physicians in metro and nonmetro areas in 2038.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Workforce
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Offers workforce projections for physician specialties, using data from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Workforce Simulation Model. Features statistics on projected supply of and demand for physicians in 2028, 2033, and 2038, projected adequacy of various physician specialties in 2038, and projected adequacy of physicians in metro and nonmetro areas in 2038.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Workforce
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SBA's Rural Activities
Describes the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) programs targeting rural small businesses. Discusses how SBA coordinates with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on rural small business issues, the history of the SBA Office of Rural Affairs, and considerations for Congress.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Describes the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) programs targeting rural small businesses. Discusses how SBA coordinates with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on rural small business issues, the history of the SBA Office of Rural Affairs, and considerations for Congress.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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R3 Report: National Patient Safety Goal for Suicide Prevention
Establishes safety goals and practices for suicide prevention in Joint Commission-accredited hospitals. Highlights specific requirements for accredited Critical Access Hospitals.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Joint Commission
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Establishes safety goals and practices for suicide prevention in Joint Commission-accredited hospitals. Highlights specific requirements for accredited Critical Access Hospitals.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Joint Commission
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Medicare Claims Processing Manual: Chapter 9 - Rural Health Clinics/Federally Qualified Health Centers
Describes the differences between Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Identifies the rules and regulations for processing Medicare claims.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Describes the differences between Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Identifies the rules and regulations for processing Medicare claims.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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"They Make It So Hard on You": How Rurality Shapes Veterans' Health Experiences When Managing Gulf War Illness
Presents a study exploring how barriers associated with rurality affect the ability of veterans with Gulf War illness (GWI) to navigate healthcare. Bases findings on GWI patients' experiences in receiving care and their perceptions of the role rurality played in shaping those experiences.
Author(s): Brooke V. Jespersen, Megan Lafferty, Kara Montague, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 40, 3590-3597
Date: 11/2025
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Presents a study exploring how barriers associated with rurality affect the ability of veterans with Gulf War illness (GWI) to navigate healthcare. Bases findings on GWI patients' experiences in receiving care and their perceptions of the role rurality played in shaping those experiences.
Author(s): Brooke V. Jespersen, Megan Lafferty, Kara Montague, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 40, 3590-3597
Date: 11/2025
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Potential Barriers to Participating in Cancer Moonshot Biobank for Low-Income Patients with Cancer of Rural Maine
Assesses factors influencing enrollment in the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Moonshot Biobank program among low-income, rural people with cancer, via interviews with 25 MaineHealth Cancer Care Network clinical research coordinators, oncologists, and patients. Discusses patient recruitment and enrollment, awareness, attitudes toward biobanking, and more.
Author(s): Mike Kohut, Jamie Saunders, Neil Korsen, et al.
Citation: Biopreservation and Biobanking, 24(6), 526-537
Date: 11/2025
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Assesses factors influencing enrollment in the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Moonshot Biobank program among low-income, rural people with cancer, via interviews with 25 MaineHealth Cancer Care Network clinical research coordinators, oncologists, and patients. Discusses patient recruitment and enrollment, awareness, attitudes toward biobanking, and more.
Author(s): Mike Kohut, Jamie Saunders, Neil Korsen, et al.
Citation: Biopreservation and Biobanking, 24(6), 526-537
Date: 11/2025
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Rural Veteran Perceptions of a Virtual Health Resource Center in a Community-based Setting
Presents a study on veterans' perception of the implementation of a rural Virtual Health Resource Center (VHRC). Bases findings on interviews with veterans who have used video visits and those who have not, and explores their likelihood of pursuing services through a VHRC with a mobile medical unit.
Author(s): Leah M Marcotte, Mariah Theis, John Geyer, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 41, 3694-3705
Date: 11/2025
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Presents a study on veterans' perception of the implementation of a rural Virtual Health Resource Center (VHRC). Bases findings on interviews with veterans who have used video visits and those who have not, and explores their likelihood of pursuing services through a VHRC with a mobile medical unit.
Author(s): Leah M Marcotte, Mariah Theis, John Geyer, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 41, 3694-3705
Date: 11/2025
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Stat Bite: Urban and Rural Lung Cancer Mortality Trends in the United States
Data brief showing trends in lung cancer mortality over time by sex and rural or urban dwelling using 2000-2023 SEER data.
Author(s): Mark E. Sellers, Kathleen A. Cronin, Douglas R. Lowy
Citation: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 117(11), 2417-2418
Date: 11/2025
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Data brief showing trends in lung cancer mortality over time by sex and rural or urban dwelling using 2000-2023 SEER data.
Author(s): Mark E. Sellers, Kathleen A. Cronin, Douglas R. Lowy
Citation: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 117(11), 2417-2418
Date: 11/2025
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