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    <title>Connecticut resources via the Rural Health Information Hub</title>
    <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/states/connecticut</link>
    <description>Rural health resources for Connecticut with information provided by the Rural Health Information Hub</description>
    <language>en</language>
    <copyright>Copyright 2026 Rural Health Information Hub</copyright>
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      <title>Organization: Northeast/Mid-Atlantic CMS QIN-QIO</title>
      <link>https://qi.ipro.org/</link>
      <description>A Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) led by IPRO that works with eligible hospitals, nursing homes and community outpatient providers to implement data-driven initiatives that achieve national health quality goals in the Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) regions.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4360</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:06:46 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: Rural Data Analysis Dashboard: A Comparative Analysis of Health Data for the New England Region</title>
      <link>https://www.nerha.org/rural-data-analysis-tool</link>
      <description>Highlights areas in which health and health-related statistics in rural areas of New England differ from those in nonrural areas. Organizes county-level data into rural tiers, allowing users to make rural comparisons between similarly classified areas across the region. Presents data elements in an interactive interface, using both a map/chart display and a tabular summary. -- New England Rural Health Association</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/27764</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:10:32 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: Connecticut Rural Health Transformation Program</title>
      <link>https://portal.ct.gov/dss/rural-health-transformation-program</link>
      <description>Provides information on Connecticut's Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to the state's application materials. -- Connecticut Department of Social Services</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/26807</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:18:11 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: Connecticut Rural Obstetrical Workforce</title>
      <link>https://familymedicine.uw.edu/rhrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/10/RHRC_DBOCT2025_CT_OB_Woolcock.pdf</link>
      <description>Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Connecticut in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/26623</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:42:30 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: Connecticut Rural Primary Care Workforce</title>
      <link>https://familymedicine.uw.edu/rhrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/10/RHRC_DBOCT2025_CT_PC_Woolcock.pdf</link>
      <description>Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Connecticut in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/26615</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:53:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: Connecticut Rural Behavioral Health Workforce</title>
      <link>https://familymedicine.uw.edu/rhrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/10/RHRC_DBOCT2025_CT_BH_Woolcock.pdf</link>
      <description>Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Connecticut in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/26603</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:53:37 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Organization: The Health Workforce Sentinel Network</title>
      <link>https://sentinelnetwork.org/</link>
      <description>Links the healthcare sector with workforce planners, policymakers, and educators, to identify emerging skills and roles required by employers. Cooperative venture among Sentinel Networks in Washington, Connecticut, and North Carolina.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4267</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:17:03 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: Health Equity in Connecticut 2023</title>
      <link>https://ctdatahaven.org/sites/ctdatahaven/files/DataHaven%202023%20Health%20Equity%20Report%20082323.pdf</link>
      <description>Report and data graphics for key social drivers of health and health outcomes in Connecticut. Features statistics on topics including health risks and age-adjusted mortality, with breakdowns by rural or suburban areas and for several urban cities.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/22243</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:22:15 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: Cancer-Rates.info</title>
      <link>https://www.cancer-rates.info</link>
      <description>Contains cancer incidence and mortality data for a number&#13;
of states, with the option to view data by county, cancer&#13;
type, gender, race and ethnicity, and in most cases,&#13;
rural/urban geography.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/10884</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 09:36:45 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Organization: URI Community First Responder Program ROTA-R</title>
      <link>https://web.uri.edu/rota-r/</link>
      <description>Offers training including continuing education and technical assistance on rural opioid and stimulant use disorders in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Serves as the Region 1 Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (ROTA-R).</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4412</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:31:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Funding opportunity: New England Student Stipend Program</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5901</link>
      <description>Stipends for public health and other health professions students with practice opportunities working on eligible projects with public health or primary care agencies in New England.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5901</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:52:05 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: Rural Health in Connecticut A Comprehensive Review of Social Determinants, Community Resources, Health Outcomes, and Wellbeing</title>
      <link>https://ctdatahaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Rural_Health_in_Connecticut-1.pdf</link>
      <description>Documents the nature of public health for Connecticut's rural populations with a focus on trends, to understand how these populations are changing. Features chapters on social determinants of health, healthcare systems, health risks and behaviors, and health outcomes.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/20334</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 11:53:34 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: Northeast Telehealth Resource Center - Upcoming Events</title>
      <link>https://netrc.org/events.php</link>
      <description>List of events hosted by the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC), other Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs), and other events related to telehealth that address telehealth policy, delivery and disease prevention, and more. Includes past event recordings. -- Northeast Telehealth Resource Center</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/18016</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:48:07 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: FY 2025: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – Connecticut Fact Sheet</title>
      <link>https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/hrsa/rural-health/resources/fy-2025-connecticut-fact-sheet.pdf</link>
      <description>HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Connecticut in Fiscal Year 2025. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district. -- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/17446</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:53:39 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Organization: Angel Flight East</title>
      <link>https://angelflighteast.org/</link>
      <description>Provides free, volunteer-based, non-emergency air transportation to medical treatment for people who lack access to transportation for financial or medical reasons. Services communities in 14 northeastern states and provides flights up to 1,000 miles.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4266</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 14:18:28 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Organization: USDA Rural Development State Office: Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island</title>
      <link>https://www.rd.usda.gov/ct-ma-ri</link>
      <description>Committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America. The Rural Development State Office provides information about Rural Development programs and applications for financial assistance.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4257</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 15:19:01 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Organization: Northeast Center for Occupational Safety and Health</title>
      <link>https://necenter.org/</link>
      <description>A NIOSH Agricultural Safety and Health Center located at the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health promoting health and safety research, education, and prevention activities in the high-risk areas of farming, commercial fishing, and logging in the Northeast.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/3498</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:30:32 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Resource: Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Connecticut</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/states/images/connecticut-rural-health-facilities.jpg?v=969</link>
      <description>Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural&#13;
Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics&#13;
(RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)&#13;
sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System)&#13;
hospitals located in rural areas. -- Rural Health Information Hub</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/6127</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 11:50:58 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Organization: Connecticut Public Health Association</title>
      <link>https://cpha.info/</link>
      <description>Works to promote public health issues in Connecticut through advocacy; education; program, professional and workforce development; and networking among the public health community.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/3888</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 11:46:46 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Organization: Northeast Telehealth Resource Center</title>
      <link>https://netrc.org/</link>
      <description>One of the telehealth resource centers funded by the&#13;
federal Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). Assists&#13;
healthcare organizations, networks, and providers in the&#13;
implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to&#13;
serve rural and medically underserved areas and&#13;
populations. Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New&#13;
York. Rhode Island, and Vermont.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/3576</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:44:51 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Organization: Connecticut Area Health Education Center</title>
      <link>https://health.uconn.edu/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network/</link>
      <description>Provides continuing education resources for an array of health professions, recruits under-represented and disadvantaged persons into health care careers and conducts health promotion activities.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/3399</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:12:40 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Funding opportunity: Gladys Brooks Foundation Grants</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/2576</link>
      <description>Grants for libraries, educational institutions, hospitals, and clinics within the service area of the Gladys Brooks Foundation.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/2576</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:41:30 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Organization: Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development</title>
      <link>https://nercrd.psu.edu</link>
      <description>Focuses on rural issues including community and economic&#13;
development, food systems, natural resources, and&#13;
entrepreneurship. Serves Washington D.C. and a 12 state&#13;
area in the Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware,&#13;
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island,&#13;
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Maine,&#13;
Maryland, and Vermont.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/13</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:57:42 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Organization: Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development</title>
      <link>https://portal.ct.gov/decd</link>
      <description>Develops strategies to attract and retain businesses and jobs, revitalize neighborhoods and communities, ensure quality housing and foster appropriate development in Connecticut's towns and cities.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/2599</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:00:40 -0600</pubDate>
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