Michigan resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

Organization: LifeLine Pilots

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:55:35 -0500

Offers free non-emergency medical and humanitarian flights across a 10-state region in the Midwest. Coordinates air transportation with volunteer pilots.

News: Understanding Rural Michigan's EMS Staff Shortages

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:30:44 -0500

Offers an interview with the Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Ambulance Services discussing emergency medical services (EMS) workforce challenges in rural Michigan.

Funding opportunity: Physician Associates of MidMichigan Community Medical Foundation Grants

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:11:36 -0500

Funding for projects related to health, wellness, and health education in the Foundation's service area in Michigan.

Resource: Michigan Poverty and Well-Being Map

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:17:52 -0500

Provides county-level, interactive data on poverty, income, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) use, housing cost burden, insurance status, and household composition in Michigan. Includes regional and state comparisons.

Resource: Finding Your Way: Rural Areas - Models and Methods to Support Connection in Rural Areas - Michigan

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:31:08 -0500

A guidebook that provides information on social systems for rural areas, covering topics such as collaboration, human services, community engagement, emergency preparedness, volunteer recruitment, healthcare quality, and more. Includes rural resources and contact information for related Michigan organizations.

Resource: Michigan's Opioid Use Landscape

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:53:44 -0500

An interactive county-level map that provides information on opioid use in Michigan. Users can select indicators by county, overdose rates, fatalities, socioeconomic variables, opioid use hot spots, location of substance use disorder (SUD) care facilities, and more.

Resource: Michigan Environmental Public Health Tracking

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:04:44 -0500

Provides public health data in Michigan on topics such as environment, health, and population. Allows users to run queries by specific indicators in each topic area. Select data available by county. -- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Event: 2026 7th Annual Michigan Tribal Opioid Summit

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Mount Pleasant MI
November 9, 2026 -- Bureau of Indian Affairs

Resource: Health Career Knowledge Outcomes Among Rural High School Students: A Multi-Year Evaluation of a Regional AHEC Pipeline Program

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:35:06 -0500

Examines the educational outcomes for rural high school students enrolled in a regional Michigan AHEC Health Careers Pipeline Program (HCPP). Analyzes pre- and post-program survey data from 347 HCPP student participants between 2020-2025 and provides data on learning outcomes.

Resource: Michigan - Improving Diabetic Eye Exam Rates: A Practical Guide for Rural Health Clinics

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:04:49 -0500

A guidebook for Rural Health Centers (RHCs) in Michigan to screen and provide quality care for diabetic retinopathy (DR). Provides recommendations for DR screening, workflow, referral to eye care providers, and reducing barriers in rural areas. -- Michigan Center for Rural Health

Resource: Michigan Rural Maternal Health Environmental Scan: Final Report

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:21:02 -0500

Provides an overview of maternal health in rural Michigan. Includes information on challenges, innovations, and policy opportunities in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs); hospital and emergency obstetric readiness; Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) initiatives; and supporting access to maternal healthcare. -- Michigan Center for Rural Health

Resource: Rural Health Transformation Program State Initiatives Summaries: Rural Healthy Aging Program Initiatives

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:04:37 -0500

Highlights activities supporting rural aging in state Rural Health Transformation Programs applications. -- National Rural Health Association

Funding opportunity: Michigan EMS Foundation Technical Assistance

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:47:37 -0500

Technical assistance that connects individuals interested in working as medical first responders (MFRs), emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and paramedics in Michigan with educational programs, scholarships, and recruitment opportunities.

Resource: Acceptability and Satisfaction of Eat My ABCs: A Mindful Eating Program for Preschoolers in Low-Income Families

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:11:20 -0500

Examines a Head Start-based mindful eating program for low-income families in rural Michigan. Utilizes quantitative and qualitative satisfaction data from 192 caregivers and 23 classroom teachers and provides feedback on their perceived program acceptability and satisfaction. Discusses issues such as parent communication, availability of fresh fruits and vegetables, child comprehension of the program, recruitment strategies, and more.

Funding opportunity: Michigan AHEC Scholars Program

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:52:23 -0500

A multidisciplinary certificate program for health professions students in Michigan that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural communities, and networking with other students and professionals. -- Michigan Area Health Education Center

Resource: Digital Health Assessment of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:10:01 -0600

Examines the progress of digitally-enabled public health services and operations capacity across 38 local public health departments (LPHDs) and 9 tribal health department teams in Michigan. Covers 4 key domains of digital health ecosystems: interoperability, governance and workforce capacity, predictive analytics, and person-enabled health. Offers recommendations for advancing digital health ecosystems across the state. Includes rural data and considerations throughout. -- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Resource: Michigan Rural Behavioral Health Workforce

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:07:59 -0600

Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Michigan in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Resource: Michigan Rural Obstetrical Workforce

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:01:51 -0600

Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Michigan in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Resource: Michigan Rural Primary Care Workforce

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:00:30 -0600

Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Michigan in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Funding opportunity: Michigan Healthy Food Access Grant

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:24:09 -0600

Grants to small businesses in the retail and wholesale food industry that are working to improve access to fresh, affordable, high-quality food in USDA designated food deserts in Michigan.

Resource: Healthcare Impact in Rural Michigan

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:52:59 -0600

Infographic demonstrating the impact of hospital care in rural Michigan. Includes data on employment, healthcare utilization, and facility locations. -- Michigan Health & Hospital Association

Resource: Michigan Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:42:22 -0600

Provides information on Michigan's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Presents an overview of the program structure, includes links to Michigan's application, and details on the state RHTP funding opportunities. -- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Resource: 2024 Rural Community Innovations: Transportation Planning Grant

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:40:22 -0500

Summarizes the efforts to increase accessible transportation services by 11 grantees of the 2024 National Aging and Disability Transportation Center's Rural Community Innovations Transportation Planning Grant. Includes a report highlighting lessons learned by the grantees discussing community partnerships, outreach, and sustainability. Features programs from Maine, Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Montana, Texas, Washington, Georgia, and Missouri. -- National Aging and Disability Transportation Center

Resource: "You Can't Do Anything by Yourself": Recruiting and Retaining Mental Health Professionals in Rural America

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:21:43 -0500

Discusses the challenges in recruiting and retaining mental health professionals in rural areas, as well as strategies and approaches to address the need. Features a Michigan mental health center CEO and state behavioral health organizations in Nebraska and South Carolina. Also includes insights from 3RNET, which focuses nationally on rural health recruitment and retention. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Michigan Good Housing = Good Health (GH2) Evaluation Report

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:37:05 -0500

Provides an evaluation of year 1 of the Good Housing = Good Health (GH2) initiative that focuses on housing access and stabilization. Discusses GH2 success stories and data as well as activities of the grant by county or region. -- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Resource: An Evaluation of the Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program (2021–2024)

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:13:41 -0500

Provides an overview of the Telehealth Broadband Pilot (TBP) Program, which aimed to address gaps in broadband service that limited access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities in Alaska, Michigan, Texas, and West Virginia. Details the development and implementation of devices that measured broadband data in the communities over time and the results of those devices. Summarizes discussions with TBP Program staff regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the program, as well as interviews with healthcare stakeholders, consumers, and technical assistance providers in TBP Program communities. Offers factors for consideration in the development of future programs to measure broadband implementation in rural communities and improve user experience. Includes summary reports by state. -- Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Campuses

Resource: Telehealth Broadband Project

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:04:14 -0500

Provides information and data on rural broadband access and its impact on healthcare. Profiles rural community partnerships in four states - Alaska, Michigan, Texas, and West Virginia - designed to better understand connectivity issues. -- Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center

Resource: Northern Michigan University Stories from the Field: Rural Health Care in Action

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:04:14 -0500

A blog that offers interviews and stories related to rural healthcare delivery in Michigan, such as providing care to seniors, addressing mental health, promoting wellness, and more. -- Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health

Resource: Remote Patient Monitoring for Rural Michigan Hospitals

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:19:37 -0500

Discusses the usefulness of remote patient monitoring (RPM) as a way to supplement access to healthcare treatment in Michigan. Provides an overview of how to successfully implement an RPM program in rural hospitals. Includes best practices for RPM, with a focus on implementation, measuring and reporting, governance, and more. -- Michigan Center for Rural Health

Funding opportunity: Michigan Rural Development Fund Grant

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:45:08 -0500

Grant funding to promote expansion and sustainability of land-based industries; worker training related to land-based industries; and energy, livestock processing, transportation, housing, communications, broadband, water and wastewater infrastructure to benefit rural communities in Michigan.