Missouri resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

News: Missouri Independent Hospitals Seek Strength in Numbers with New Clinically Integrated Network

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:58:38 -0500

Describes the benefits of clinically integrated networks for rural independent hospitals and highlights the Show-Me High Value Network in Missouri.

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: As Missouri Loses Maternity Wards, Rural Families Face Longer Drives and Riskier Births

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:21:48 -0500

Discusses recent research highlighting labor and delivery service access issues and describes challenges for rural Missouri. Discusses long travel times to care, why offering labor and delivery care is challenging for rural facilities, and how Rural Health Transformation Program funding is supporting doula and other services aiming to fill gaps.

Funding opportunity: Missouri Community Health Foundation Loan Repayment Program

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:50:01 -0500

Loan repayment fund that assists with increasing access to healthcare services in underserved communities throughout Missouri. The Foundation partners with primary care medical, advanced practice nursing, and dental residents during their postgraduate training to provide educational student loan repayment in exchange for service at a Missouri Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) upon completion of training.

Funding opportunity: Missouri Community Health Foundation Loan Forgiveness Program

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:53:45 -0500

Loan forgiveness fund that provides partial or full funding for healthcare professional students from urban and rural Missouri to attend medical, dental, nursing, physician assistant, dental hygiene, optometry, and pharmacy school in the primary care fields.

Resource: Reimagining Rural Maternal and Child Health

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:21:55 -0500

Describes Rural Health Transformation Program efforts in 6 states addressing maternal and child health through workforce recruitment and retention, technology and regional hubs, and integrated care models. -- National Governors Association

Resource: Missouri Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Dashboard

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:24:13 -0500

An interactive dashboard that provides pregnancy-associated mortality data in Missouri according to demographics, cause and timing of death, region, and metro, micro, or rural location. -- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Resource: Missouri Nonfatal Drug Overdose Dashboard

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:35:27 -0500

Provides county-level information on nonfatal drug overdoses in Missouri. Allows user to select information by drug type, year, and metric: drug overdose emergency room (ER) visits per 1,000 residents. -- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Resource: Putting the Roadmap to a Comprehensive State Graduate Medical Education Strategy into Practice: State Perspectives

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:06:27 -0500

Explores ways in which Missouri, North Carolina, and Wisconsin are planning and implementing aspects of their state graduate medical education strategies. Offers insights for other states investigating ways to sustain a rural healthcare workforce and considering a "grow-your-own" approach to expanded residency training. -- Milbank Memorial Fund

Resource: Virtual Roads to Real Recovery, with Amanda Kennedy

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:12:01 -0500

An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Amanda Kennedy, manager of the Mercy Virtual Substance Use Recovery Program. Focuses on strategies the program uses to build trust and provide patients a seamless bridge into substance use treatment. Part 2 in a 3-part series featuring the 2026 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Innovation Tank finalists, with Mercy vSURP's work winning third place. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: 'Good Stewards': Rural Healthcare Experts Discuss Governance Board Best Practices

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:16:07 -0500

Provides an overview of hospital and health center boards, with insights from rural CEOs and board members in Colorado, Missouri, North Dakota, and Oklahoma and experts from national organizations. Discusses board orientation and ongoing education, as well as ways to improve board governance. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Preventing Death and Supporting Recovery, with Ray Antonacci and Sarah Czarnecki

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:53:25 -0500

An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Lincoln County Ambulance District Chief Ray Antonacci and Battalion Chief Sarah Czarnecki. Focuses on a new initiative allowing them to administer buprenorphine to incarcerated individuals experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms. Part 1 in a 3-part series featuring the 2026 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Innovation Tank finalists. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinics - Events

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:03:52 -0500

Events list that includes collaborative training opportunities, lunch and learn series, the annual Missouri Rural Health Conference, and more. -- Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinics

Event: 2026 Missouri Connected Care and Ethics Summit

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Columbia MO
November 19, 2026 -- Missouri Telehealth Network

Resource: Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Missouri: Update

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:36:08 -0500

Reports on 2024 health insurance coverage in Missouri, comparing both rural and urban residents within the state and against national averages. Includes analysis of health insurance type, by age groups, and changes since 2023.

Resource: Beyond the Battlefield: Restoring Connection for Missouri's Rural Veterans

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:43:04 -0600

Assesses health disparities among Missouri's rural veterans and discusses the need for coordinated, statewide action to address veterans' health needs. Highlights topics related to mental health, chronic health conditions, geographic limitations on access to care, broadband infrastructure, and more. -- Missouri Rural Health Association

Event: 2027 25th Annual Rural Health Clinic Conference

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Kansas City MO
September 21, 2027 -- National Rural Health Association

Event: 2027 26th Annual Critical Access Hospital Conference

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Kansas City MO
September 22, 2027 -- National Rural Health Association

Organization: Pulse Telehealth Resource Center

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:43:18 -0600

One of the telehealth resource centers funded by the federal Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). Assists healthcare organizations, networks, and providers, and communities in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Serves Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Resource: Missouri Rural Behavioral Health Workforce

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:26:46 -0600

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

Resource: Missouri Rural Obstetrical Workforce

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:23:50 -0600

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

Resource: Missouri Rural Primary Care Workforce

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:22:29 -0600

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

Resource: Rural Missourians' Perspectives on Pain: "I Like To Be in Control of My Life"

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:00:56 -0600

Explores Missourians' attitudes toward pain and pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management via interviews of 25 rural Missourians. Discusses how pain treatment is influenced by pain medication stigma, desire for self-sufficiency, and other cultural factors.

Resource: 2025 Missouri Poverty Report

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:35:59 -0600

Provides information on rural population health in Missouri, focusing on poverty, economic and family security, education, food and nutrition, health, housing and energy, and social connectedness. Includes rural versus urban as well as county-level data on health and social indicators. -- Missouri Community Action Network

Resource: Missouri Rural Health Transformation Program

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:24:00 -0600

Provides information on Missouri's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Includes links to Missouri's application materials, information about Missouri's initiatives, webinar announcements and recordings, and details on the state RHTP funding opportunities. -- Missouri Department of Social Services

Resource: Health in Rural Missouri: Biennial Report 2024-2025

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:25:04 -0600

Provides information on rural population health in Missouri, focusing on the social drivers of health, maternal and infant health, healthcare access, and more. Includes metro versus nonmetro as well as county-level data on health outcomes, social indicators, and mortality. -- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Resource: Strong Communities Start Here: Introducing Missouri's Civic Muscle Index

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:46:04 -0500

A recorded webinar that describes the development of the Civic Muscle Index, an interactive tool that measures healthy communities at the county level in Missouri. Focuses on domains such as belonging, social contribution, leadership, and community vitality. Transcript available below description. -- North Central Regional Center for Rural Development

Resource: Missouri's Civic Muscle Index

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:14:28 -0500

An interactive tool that measures healthy communities in Missouri. Includes domains such as belonging, social contribution, leadership, and community vitality. Provides county-level data as well as county-to-county comparisons.

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: Profile in Innovation: Rural Hospital Participation in Missouri HealthNet's Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) Program

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:42:34 -0500

Provides an overview of ToRCH, a Missouri Medicaid program designed to improve health outcomes and overall well-being in rural Missouri communities by addressing both medical and health-related social needs through a comprehensive, integrated care model. Discusses how hospitals, primary care teams, and community-based organizations implemented the model and funding strategy for the program. -- Rural Health Value