Rural Health
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A Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Dollar Stores (NEMS-DS) in Rural South Carolina: Assessing Nutrition Equity and WIC Readiness
Examines the role of dollar stores to provide access to nutritious food and serve as vendors for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program in rural areas. Analyzes 13 dollar stores in South Carolina's Lowcountry according to healthy food availability, WIC readiness, and marketing of healthy versus unhealthy food options.
Author(s): Hadis Dastgerdizad, Theresa Andrasfay, Lovelyn Adaobi Isiani
Citation: BMC Public Health, 26, 1803
Date: 04/2026
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Examines the role of dollar stores to provide access to nutritious food and serve as vendors for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program in rural areas. Analyzes 13 dollar stores in South Carolina's Lowcountry according to healthy food availability, WIC readiness, and marketing of healthy versus unhealthy food options.
Author(s): Hadis Dastgerdizad, Theresa Andrasfay, Lovelyn Adaobi Isiani
Citation: BMC Public Health, 26, 1803
Date: 04/2026
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Implementing Measurement-Based Care in Virtual Mental Health Services for Rural Veterans: Provider Insights from a Pre-Implementation Evaluation
Examines behavioral health provider perspectives on measurement-based care (MBC) implementation in rural and virtual Veterans Health Administration (VHA) settings in the South Central United States. Utilizes qualitative survey feedback from 46 providers on issues such as MBC use, benefits and drawbacks of MBC, and educational needs for successful MBC implementation.
Author(s): Amanda Heeren, Kimberly McCoy, Lindsey Fuhrmeister, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 26, 694
Date: 04/2026
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Examines behavioral health provider perspectives on measurement-based care (MBC) implementation in rural and virtual Veterans Health Administration (VHA) settings in the South Central United States. Utilizes qualitative survey feedback from 46 providers on issues such as MBC use, benefits and drawbacks of MBC, and educational needs for successful MBC implementation.
Author(s): Amanda Heeren, Kimberly McCoy, Lindsey Fuhrmeister, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 26, 694
Date: 04/2026
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Heat-Related Illnesses Among U.S. Agricultural Workers from 2016 to 2024: Content Analysis of News Media Reports
Analyzes articles from 2016 to 2024 in an agricultural injury database to identify instances of and trends related to documenting heat-related illness (HRI) in agriculture work. Highlights risk factors for HRI, discusses data gaps, and notes the potential impact of technology on reducing HRI.
Author(s): Christopher Benny, Jakob Hanschu, Roger G. Aby, Serap Gorucu, Bryan P. Weichelt
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(5), 549
Date: 04/2026
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Analyzes articles from 2016 to 2024 in an agricultural injury database to identify instances of and trends related to documenting heat-related illness (HRI) in agriculture work. Highlights risk factors for HRI, discusses data gaps, and notes the potential impact of technology on reducing HRI.
Author(s): Christopher Benny, Jakob Hanschu, Roger G. Aby, Serap Gorucu, Bryan P. Weichelt
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(5), 549
Date: 04/2026
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Food Alliance's Mobile Food Community Kitchen and Pop-Up Pantry Model
Examines the New Hampshire Community Kitchen's Mobile Food Pantry program, aimed at reducing food insecurity in rural areas. Utilizes qualitative data from 97 participants attending mobile pantry events and discusses issues such as financial stress, transportation barriers, sustainability, and more.
Author(s): Margaret Henning, Magdalynn Graul, Kate McAvoy
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(5), 550
Date: 04/2026
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Examines the New Hampshire Community Kitchen's Mobile Food Pantry program, aimed at reducing food insecurity in rural areas. Utilizes qualitative data from 97 participants attending mobile pantry events and discusses issues such as financial stress, transportation barriers, sustainability, and more.
Author(s): Margaret Henning, Magdalynn Graul, Kate McAvoy
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(5), 550
Date: 04/2026
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CAH Financial Indicators Report: Summary of Indicator Medians by State
Presents state and national median values of 30 financial indicators included in the Critical Access Hospital Measurement and Performance Assessment System (CAHMPAS). Provides an overview of each measurement and reports median values by state. Indicators represent seven areas of financial performance: profitability, liquidity, capital structure, revenue, cost, utilization, and other.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Presents state and national median values of 30 financial indicators included in the Critical Access Hospital Measurement and Performance Assessment System (CAHMPAS). Provides an overview of each measurement and reports median values by state. Indicators represent seven areas of financial performance: profitability, liquidity, capital structure, revenue, cost, utilization, and other.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Innovation and Collaboration Help Drive Access to Capital in Rural Communities
Discusses the role of nonprofits and community development financial institutions (CDFIs) in securing capital funding to support rural communities. Highlights several capital funding resources for rural communities.
Author(s): Jennie Blizzard, Surekha Carpenter
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Fed Communities
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Discusses the role of nonprofits and community development financial institutions (CDFIs) in securing capital funding to support rural communities. Highlights several capital funding resources for rural communities.
Author(s): Jennie Blizzard, Surekha Carpenter
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Fed Communities
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Transforming Rural Health: Strategies from the Field - Workforce Development
A brief providing strategies for addressing rural healthcare workforce shortages. Discusses how healthcare facilities can use workforce pathways and other training and education programs to improve workforce availability.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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A brief providing strategies for addressing rural healthcare workforce shortages. Discusses how healthcare facilities can use workforce pathways and other training and education programs to improve workforce availability.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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Feasibility Study of a Screening Decision Tool for Allocating Adults into Food Is Medicine Programs as an Effective Approach to Target Clinical and Dietary Outcomes among Rural and Urban Adults
Examines the feasibility of utilizing a food insecurity screening tool to identify hypertension patients in a Kentucky hospital system needing medically tailored meals (MTM) or grocery prescription (Rx). Provides rural versus urban program comparisons, with data on clinical results as well as qualitative feedback from participants. Discusses the screening tool's effectiveness in identifying nutrition needs in both rural and urban patients.
Author(s): Alison Gustafson, Carolyn Lauckner, Joshua L. Bush, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 14
Date: 04/2026
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Examines the feasibility of utilizing a food insecurity screening tool to identify hypertension patients in a Kentucky hospital system needing medically tailored meals (MTM) or grocery prescription (Rx). Provides rural versus urban program comparisons, with data on clinical results as well as qualitative feedback from participants. Discusses the screening tool's effectiveness in identifying nutrition needs in both rural and urban patients.
Author(s): Alison Gustafson, Carolyn Lauckner, Joshua L. Bush, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 14
Date: 04/2026
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Whole Health, Whole Communities — Dialogues to Reduce Rural Health Disparities
Summarizes discussions from the 2025 Whole Health, Whole Communities: Dialogues to Reduce Rural Health Disparities symposium on the short, intermediate, and long-term policy, financing, workforce, and data infrastructure reforms needed to implement Whole Health principles across rural health systems.
Author(s): Jyoti Savla, Taryn Pelletier, Karen A. Roberto, et al.
Citation: NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, 7(s2)
Date: 04/2026
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Summarizes discussions from the 2025 Whole Health, Whole Communities: Dialogues to Reduce Rural Health Disparities symposium on the short, intermediate, and long-term policy, financing, workforce, and data infrastructure reforms needed to implement Whole Health principles across rural health systems.
Author(s): Jyoti Savla, Taryn Pelletier, Karen A. Roberto, et al.
Citation: NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, 7(s2)
Date: 04/2026
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One Nation, Two Rural Health Crises: Georgia and Texas Show Why Local Data-Informed Solutions Matter
Discusses how local conditions, including socioeconomic pressures, chronic disease prevalence, and limited access to care, differently influence rural health needs and solutions in Georgia and Texas. Includes discussion of maternal health disparities and chronic disease prevalence as key topics requiring different solutions in different states.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: PCCI
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Discusses how local conditions, including socioeconomic pressures, chronic disease prevalence, and limited access to care, differently influence rural health needs and solutions in Georgia and Texas. Includes discussion of maternal health disparities and chronic disease prevalence as key topics requiring different solutions in different states.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: PCCI
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