New York resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

Event: New York QPR Suicide Prevention Training

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Cazenovia NY
October 15, 2026 -- New York State Association for Rural Health

Funding opportunity: Older Adult Mental Health in Rural New York

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:51:41 -0500

Funding, training, and curricula for community-based organizations to provide mental health support to older adults in rural New York state. -- National Council on Aging

Resource: Association Between Various Metrics of the Rural Food Environment and Diabetes and Obesity

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:01:53 -0500

Examines the food environment and resident demographic characteristics and health status in rural Sullivan County, New York. Utilizes survey data from 1,311 residents as well as a catalog of local restaurants and retail food stores to identify food environment associations with diabetes and obesity. Compares how various geographic measures of the food environment perform in a rural setting and discusses the need to validate measures before use in rural health research.

Event: New York Mental Health First Aid Training

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Hamilton NY
November 13, 2026 -- NY FarmNet

Funding opportunity: New York Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:33:39 -0500

Loan forgiveness for licensed social workers working in critical human service areas in New York. Awardees must provide up to 4 years of qualified service in a critical human service area, many of which are located in rural counties.

Resource: The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey Chartbook

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:20:17 -0500

Provides state- and county-level information on population, age, household characteristics, housing occupancy, education, labor force, employment, transportation, income, health insurance coverage, disability, and veteran status for the 13 Appalachian states. Features statistics with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density. Includes data explorer options for Appalachian categories such as population and age, education, income and poverty, computer and broadband access, rural Appalachia versus rural America, and employment and commuting. -- Appalachian Regional Commission, Population Reference Bureau

Event: New York Mental Health First Aid Training

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Diamond Point NY
November 18, 2026 -- NY FarmNet

Event: New York Mental Health First Aid Training

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Plattsburgh NY
November 6, 2026 -- NY FarmNet

Event: New York Mental Health First Aid Training

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Chemung NY
October 23, 2026 -- NY FarmNet

Resource: New York Rural Obstetrical Workforce

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:36:36 -0500

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

Resource: New York Rural Behavioral Health Workforce

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:35:23 -0500

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

Resource: New York Rural Primary Care Workforce

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:32:28 -0500

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

Event: 2026 Annual APRIL (Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living) Conference

Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Niagara Falls NY
October 23, 2026 -- Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living

Organization: Northeast/Mid-Atlantic CMS QIN-QIO

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:06:46 -0500

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.

Resource: Geospatial Structural Isolation Analysis of Emergency Services in New York State

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:51:30 -0600

Examines access to emergency healthcare across rural New York State. Utilizes geospatial analysis to analyze hospital isolation, inter-facility spacing, travel time catchments, coverage responsibilities, and more. Includes state-level maps showing location of emergency services, coverage area of the most isolated healthcare facilities, and catchment areas for healthcare facilities with emergency access along with populations served.

Resource: Associations Between Diet Quality and Psychosocial and Environmental Factors in Rural Adults

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:34:38 -0600

Surveys 2,420 rural adults in New York and Texas to identify social and environmental factors impacting diet quality.

Resource: Transforming Rural Healthcare in New York

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:38:07 -0600

Provides information on New York's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Presents an overview of initiatives and links to New York's application summary. Also shares details on the state RHTP funding opportunities. -- New York State Department of Health

Resource: Creating a Culture of Safety: A Rural School's Story

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:57:48 -0600

Discusses educational issues such as mental health concerns, absenteeism, and disciplinary problems and ways to address them. Profiles the rural Silver Creek Central School District (SCCSD) in New York and their strategies to create belonging, improve mental health and community support, and provide behavioral interventions.

Resource: A Twenty-Year Review: Revisiting the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Needs and Gaps in the Appalachian Region

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:25:28 -0600

Provides county, state, and metro versus nonmetro data on water and wastewater infrastructure in the Appalachian region. Discusses funding and collaborative possibilities to improve critical infrastructure in Appalachian communities. -- Appalachian Regional Commission

Resource: New York State's Paid Family Leave Improved Postpartum Health Care among Women with Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:37:08 -0500

Assesses the impact of a state paid family leave law on postpartum healthcare utilization among 312,470 women with hypertensive disorders. Includes rural and urban break down by hypertension status of study participants, among other demographic and health characteristics.

Resource: New York State Annual Poverty Report - 2025

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:13:14 -0500

Summary of the state of poverty in New York, taken from the American Communities Survey data (U.S. Census Bureau). Provides an overview of the state as well as county-level data, such as education, employment, and more. -- New York State Community Action Association

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: Cost of Implementing Evidence-Based Practices to Reduce Opioid Overdose Fatalities in New York State Communities

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:03:55 -0500

Presents a study on the cost of implementing an intervention to deploy opioid education, naloxone distribution, and medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural and urban locations in New York. Evaluates data from two time periods, or waves, from January 2020 to June 2022 and July 2022 to December 2023.

Resource: Rural Health Reimagined: Policy Support & Change for Rural Aging in New York

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:46:20 -0500

Outlines rural relevant recommendations developed at an April 2025 summit in preparation for the New York statewide Master Plan for Aging (MPA). Recommendations cover topics including access to healthcare, social isolation, ageism, supporting informal caregivers, strengthening the health workforce, and age-friendly practices in rural communities. -- New York State Association for Rural Health

Resource: The Doctor is … Out: Shortages of Health Professionals in Rural Areas

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:13:58 -0500

Reports on healthcare professional shortages in 16 rural New York counties, including rural and county-level data on primary care, dental health, mental health, and maternity care providers. Discusses rural barriers to healthcare access and highlights approaches to strengthen the rural health workforce in New York.

Resource: Spatial Accessibility of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs, Compared with Other Health Care Facilities, in New York State, 2024

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:17:58 -0500

Examines spatial accessibility to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in New York State. Analyzes one-way travel time as well as the difference in travel between the closest and fifth closest facility. Includes maps comparing travel time to SUD treatment to other healthcare facilities in rural and urban areas of New York State.

Resource: Understanding Veterans in New York: A Needs Assessment of Veterans Recently Separated from the Military

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:27:43 -0600

Results of a study to identify barriers to accessing services for New York veterans, and their experiences with healthcare provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Offers information to inform policy and practice changes to improve awareness of, access to, and use of needed services. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas. -- RAND Corporation

Resource: Consumer Survey: Barriers to Accessing Oral Health Services in New York State

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:42:47 -0500

Examines major access barriers to oral health services for adults in New York. Provides evidence-based insights for policymakers and stakeholders to develop strategies to reduce oral health disparities and improve access to care, especially for underserved populations. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban or rural locations. -- Center for Health Workforce Studies

Resource: Process Evaluation Findings from Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities 2.0: A Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Intervention for Rural Women

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:22:43 -0500

Examines the impact and delivery of a 24-week cardiovascular disease prevention program administered to women in rural New York. Utilizes quantitative and qualitative data from 182 participants to analyze implementation measures such as program reach and length, participant attendance and satisfaction, program effectiveness, and more.

Resource: Disparities in Infectious Disease-Related Health Care Utilization Between Medicaid-Enrolled American Indians and Non-Hispanic Whites—Lessons from the First 16 months of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and a Decade of Flu Seasons

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:03:25 -0500

Analyzes mortality and healthcare utilization disparities between American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) and non-Hispanic White populations related to influenza-like-illness (ILI) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Utilizes 2009-2021 New York Medicaid claims data, comparing pre-COVID-19 data to 4 time periods during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes data breakdowns according to respiratory illness type, health outcomes, race/ethnicity, and rural versus nonrural county.