Rural Health
Resources by Type: Website
Rural Communities Opioids Response Program (RCORP)
Highlights a review of the RCORP-TA program. Features a number of reports and briefs exploring the efficacy and perception of the technical assistance provided RCORP grantees from March 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 by the RCORP-TA program.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Highlights a review of the RCORP-TA program. Features a number of reports and briefs exploring the efficacy and perception of the technical assistance provided RCORP grantees from March 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 by the RCORP-TA program.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Health Industry Cybersecurity Strategic Plan
Presents a strategic plan for cybersecurity in the health industry, and provides supplementary materials. Identifies industry trends, cybersecurity goals, objectives, and measurable outcomes, and describes the significance of cybersecurity to healthcare delivery organizations. Suggests possibilities for implementation, industrial collaboration, and policy development. Includes discussion of rural health service providers.
Additional links: Full Strategic Plan (2024-2029)
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group
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Presents a strategic plan for cybersecurity in the health industry, and provides supplementary materials. Identifies industry trends, cybersecurity goals, objectives, and measurable outcomes, and describes the significance of cybersecurity to healthcare delivery organizations. Suggests possibilities for implementation, industrial collaboration, and policy development. Includes discussion of rural health service providers.
Additional links: Full Strategic Plan (2024-2029)
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group
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2024 Stability of the Rural Health Safety Net: State and National Data Tables
Provides links to national and state data tables showing the financial impact of federal policies such as sequestration and bad debt reimbursement on rural hospital revenues, jobs, and gross domestic product. Presented at the February 2024 National Rural Health Association Policy Institute.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Chartis Center for Rural Health
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Provides links to national and state data tables showing the financial impact of federal policies such as sequestration and bad debt reimbursement on rural hospital revenues, jobs, and gross domestic product. Presented at the February 2024 National Rural Health Association Policy Institute.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Chartis Center for Rural Health
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Arizona Healthcare Employment, Projections, and Wage Report
Data visualization on current and projected healthcare employment by county in Arizona, utilizing Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics data. Data may be sorted by health profession and county, metro versus non metro area, level of rurality, and more.
Author(s): B. Koch, C. Drake, S. Coates
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Data visualization on current and projected healthcare employment by county in Arizona, utilizing Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics data. Data may be sorted by health profession and county, metro versus non metro area, level of rurality, and more.
Author(s): B. Koch, C. Drake, S. Coates
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Arizona Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers Report
Data visualization on supply and demand of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in Arizona from health professional licensing board data. Breaks down data by county, level of rurality, and tribal area.
Author(s): D. Derksen, B. Koch, C. Drake, S. Coates
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Data visualization on supply and demand of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in Arizona from health professional licensing board data. Breaks down data by county, level of rurality, and tribal area.
Author(s): D. Derksen, B. Koch, C. Drake, S. Coates
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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State of Nursing in Kansas, 2024 Dashboard
Provides interactive data on the nursing profession in Kansas, with information on nurse demographics, work characteristics, and more. Includes county-level maps showing number of employed registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses/licensed vocational nurses (LPNs/LVNs), and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Provides interactive data on the nursing profession in Kansas, with information on nurse demographics, work characteristics, and more. Includes county-level maps showing number of employed registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses/licensed vocational nurses (LPNs/LVNs), and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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A Guide to Understanding Mental Health Systems and Services in Texas
Presents an overview of the mental health system in Texas to help policymakers, advocates, and individuals, including the structure of and services provided by Texas state agencies. Discusses implications and outcomes of rural mental health and substance abuse prevention policy and programs.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
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Presents an overview of the mental health system in Texas to help policymakers, advocates, and individuals, including the structure of and services provided by Texas state agencies. Discusses implications and outcomes of rural mental health and substance abuse prevention policy and programs.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
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National Rural Health Day 2024 Community Stars
Collection of stories about individuals and organizations across the U.S. that have made positive differences in the health of the rural communities they serve through innovation, leadership, commitment, collaboration, education, and communication.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Collection of stories about individuals and organizations across the U.S. that have made positive differences in the health of the rural communities they serve through innovation, leadership, commitment, collaboration, education, and communication.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Playbook Project: 2024 Indiana Mental and Behavioral Health County Level Needs Assessment
Provides interactive county-level data on population and behavioral health workforce characteristics in Indiana. Includes information such as youth and elderly population, poverty, substance use, population to various behavioral health professions ratios, and more.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides interactive county-level data on population and behavioral health workforce characteristics in Indiana. Includes information such as youth and elderly population, poverty, substance use, population to various behavioral health professions ratios, and more.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Medicaid and CHIP Renewal and Transition Resources for Partners
Offers resources for states, beneficiary and provider organizations, and other partners to better assist people with Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage to renew their healthcare coverage or transition to insurance options that better suit their needs. Includes outreach materials for different population categories, including racial and ethnic populations, people with disabilities and older adults, and rural populations.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Offers resources for states, beneficiary and provider organizations, and other partners to better assist people with Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage to renew their healthcare coverage or transition to insurance options that better suit their needs. Includes outreach materials for different population categories, including racial and ethnic populations, people with disabilities and older adults, and rural populations.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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