Rural Health
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Maternal Health Access and Workforce Capacity in Rural Hawaii: Focus Group Findings Report
Discusses how maternal and infant health access and workforce availability vary across Hawaii's islands via focus group discussion of healthcare providers and other interested parties. Highlights barriers related to affordability, travel, workforce pathways, and more.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Hawaii State Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, Hawaii State Rural Health Association
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Discusses how maternal and infant health access and workforce availability vary across Hawaii's islands via focus group discussion of healthcare providers and other interested parties. Highlights barriers related to affordability, travel, workforce pathways, and more.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Hawaii State Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, Hawaii State Rural Health Association
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America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2026
Presents 56 measures of health and well-being from 25 data sources, to provide a picture of older adult health across the country, with comparisons by metro and nonmetro areas. Features insights on factors that shape the health of older adults in rural areas, and includes a state-level map with shadings showing ranges of rural population age 65 and older as of 2024.
Additional links: Executive Brief, Risk of Isolation County-Level Maps, State Summaries
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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Presents 56 measures of health and well-being from 25 data sources, to provide a picture of older adult health across the country, with comparisons by metro and nonmetro areas. Features insights on factors that shape the health of older adults in rural areas, and includes a state-level map with shadings showing ranges of rural population age 65 and older as of 2024.
Additional links: Executive Brief, Risk of Isolation County-Level Maps, State Summaries
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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Alaska Native Injury Atlas, 4th Edition - Part 2: Poisoning & Suicide Attempt Injury Hospitalizations
Provides data on trends in suicide attempt and poisoning hospitalizations among Alaska Native and American Indian people in Alaska, utilizing 2018-2023 hospital admissions data. Breaks down data by Tribal Health Region, demographic group, and injury mechanism.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Provides data on trends in suicide attempt and poisoning hospitalizations among Alaska Native and American Indian people in Alaska, utilizing 2018-2023 hospital admissions data. Breaks down data by Tribal Health Region, demographic group, and injury mechanism.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Transportation Planning in Non-Metropolitan/Rural Areas 2026
Discusses transportation planning in rural and non-metro areas, exploring the ongoing roles of state departments of transportation (DOTs), regional planning entities (RPEs), and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) to collaborate and focus on rural planning. Provides a literature review, survey data from transportation planning entities, and case studies.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Discusses transportation planning in rural and non-metro areas, exploring the ongoing roles of state departments of transportation (DOTs), regional planning entities (RPEs), and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) to collaborate and focus on rural planning. Provides a literature review, survey data from transportation planning entities, and case studies.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Experiences of People with Disabilities in Rural America 2026 Infographic ADSC
Infographic on disability in rural America using American Community Survey data. Includes data on prevalence, employment, and poverty.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Research on Disability
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Infographic on disability in rural America using American Community Survey data. Includes data on prevalence, employment, and poverty.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Research on Disability
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Navigating Tribal Transportation Funding
A fact sheet that describes tribal transportation funding opportunities as well as strategies to coordinate transportation services and programs in tribal areas.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Community Living, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
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A fact sheet that describes tribal transportation funding opportunities as well as strategies to coordinate transportation services and programs in tribal areas.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Community Living, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
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Community-Initiated Care in Behavioral Health: Exploring Funding Mechanisms for Substance Use Disorders
Report explores funding options for behavioral health-focused community-initiated care (CIC) programs. Discusses CIC community partners, activities performed, and funding sources for programs to utilize. Details the characteristics of CIC programs, such as age groups and populations served, as well as prevalence in rural communities.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Financing Reform and Innovation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Report explores funding options for behavioral health-focused community-initiated care (CIC) programs. Discusses CIC community partners, activities performed, and funding sources for programs to utilize. Details the characteristics of CIC programs, such as age groups and populations served, as well as prevalence in rural communities.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Financing Reform and Innovation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Working on Wellness: The Rural Health and Employment Link
Examines the relationship between rural population health outcomes and employment security. Provides data on labor force participation, life expectancy, unhealthy days, and disability rates across the rural-urban continuum. Discusses metro versus nonmetro differences in workplace hazards and physical exertion.
Author(s): Surekha Carpenter, Bethany Greene, Stephanie Norris
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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Examines the relationship between rural population health outcomes and employment security. Provides data on labor force participation, life expectancy, unhealthy days, and disability rates across the rural-urban continuum. Discusses metro versus nonmetro differences in workplace hazards and physical exertion.
Author(s): Surekha Carpenter, Bethany Greene, Stephanie Norris
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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Closing the Digital Divide: AI Governance for Rural Hospitals
Explores how rural healthcare leaders can design artificial intelligence (AI) governance frameworks that reflect the realities of rural care. Summarizes a discussion among rural healthcare leaders regarding their experiences with AI governance and identifies 7 best practices.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: American Hospital Association, Microsoft
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Explores how rural healthcare leaders can design artificial intelligence (AI) governance frameworks that reflect the realities of rural care. Summarizes a discussion among rural healthcare leaders regarding their experiences with AI governance and identifies 7 best practices.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: American Hospital Association, Microsoft
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Improving Maternal Mental Health in Women With Serious Mental Illness
Report highlights gaps in maternal mental healthcare access and highlights promising practices aimed at closing those gaps in several states. Discusses factors that affect maternal mental health access, such as screening, workforce, training, and peer support, among others.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Report highlights gaps in maternal mental healthcare access and highlights promising practices aimed at closing those gaps in several states. Discusses factors that affect maternal mental health access, such as screening, workforce, training, and peer support, among others.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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