Oklahoma resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

Event: Indian Country Ending the Syndemic Training

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Oklahoma City OK
August 11, 2026 -- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

Event: Oklahoma RHTP Roadshow - Altus

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Altus OK
August 19, 2026 -- Oklahoma State Department of Health

Event: Oklahoma RHTP Roadshow - Atoka

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Atoka OK
August 25, 2026 -- Oklahoma State Department of Health

Resource: Syphilis Outbreak Field Outreach, Overdose Prevention, and Tribal Collaboration: Lessons Learned from Oklahoma State Department of Health

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:04:10 -0500

Details how the Oklahoma State Department of Health addressed a syphilis outbreak concurrently with overdose prevention efforts across rural, urban, and tribal areas via partnerships with the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board and other tribal and community organizations. -- National Association of County and City Health Officials, Oklahoma State Department of Health

News: Mobile Mental Health Unit Marks First Year of Expanding Care Across Rural Oklahoma

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:54:11 -0500

Describes the accomplishments of an Oklahoma mobile mental health unit after 1 year of service. Notes that rural areas in particular face access challenges in a state where every county is a Mental Health Professional Shortage Area.

Resource: Active Aging for L.I.F.E.: An Intergenerational Program to Improve Adolescents' Aging Attitudes in Rural Communities

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:04:34 -0500

Presents results of participation in Active Aging for L.I.F.E., a school-based intergenerational program focused on health literacy, health awareness, aging attitudes, and social connectedness, among 77 junior high and high school students in rural Oklahoma. Details how outcomes varied by sex and age.

News: Bringing Health Care Training Closer to Home for Rural Students

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:06:19 -0500

Kansas City University's Rural Health Scholars program is building up the rural health care workforce in the region where Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri meet. By building relationships with 8 different community colleges and 2 four-year universities, the program will accelerate career pathways for students who want to become doctors or dentists in rural communities.

News: Closing the AI Divide: Finding a Path Forward for Rural Hospitals

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:26:03 -0500

Describes artificial intelligence (AI) use in rural hospitals, noting that recent research found AI is used less compared to urban hospitals. Highlights the implementation of AI in a rural Oklahoma hospital.

Event: CMS/ITU Outreach and Education Training - Oklahoma Region

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Tulsa OK
July 22, 2026 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, National Indian Health Board

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

Funding opportunity: Local Economy Lab: Funding to Support Coal Communities in Transition

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:52:06 -0500

Funding and technical assistance to help coal communities build community-led economic transition projects. Community-driven solutions will be across 3 strategy areas: workforce development, entrepreneurship/small business support, and place-based infrastructure.

Event: 2026 Rural Renewal Symposium

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

Hulbert OK
October 27, 2026

Resource: Oklahoma Rural Behavioral Health Workforce

Mon, 04 May 2026 08:45:32 -0500

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

Resource: Oklahoma Rural Obstetrical Workforce

Mon, 04 May 2026 08:44:00 -0500

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

Resource: Oklahoma Rural Primary Care Workforce

Mon, 04 May 2026 08:41:55 -0500

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

Event: 2026 54th Annual AAIP Meeting and Health Conference

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Oklahoma City OK
September 17, 2026 -- Association of American Indian Physicians

Resource: State Action to Improve Maternal & Child Health with the Rural Health Transformation Program: Virtual Convening of Milbank State Leadership Network Recap

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:35:39 -0500

Summarizes a March 2026 meeting for state legislators and executive branch leaders regarding how states are planning to use the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to address maternal and child health. Describes early implementation strategies presented by leaders from Mississippi, Indiana, and Oklahoma. Discusses how states are aligning funding, infrastructure, and community partnerships to expand access to care and improve outcomes. -- Milbank Memorial Fund

Resource: Oklahoma's Food is Medicine Landscape Analysis

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:42:27 -0500

Report provides an analysis of the current state of Food is Medicine (FIM) programs in Oklahoma. Details the FIM program's mission and highlights the food access and insecurity situation throughout the state, especially in rural areas.

Resource: Purchased/Referred Care and Cancer: Overview and Options for Tribal Consideration

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:18:49 -0500

Describes the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program of the Indian Health Service (IHS) and discusses how it functions in the cancer care pathways for Oklahoma tribal communities. Offers recommendations to tribal leaders for working with and alongside the program to improve health outcomes while supporting self-determination. Recommendations discuss tribal governance, collaborations, service delivery models, care coordination, and engaging with federal policymakers.

Resource: Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation Program Funding

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:18:24 -0500

Lists funding opportunities available through the Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to help implement Oklahoma's approved RHTP initiatives and activities. -- Oklahoma State Department of Health

Resource: Transforming School-Based Telehealth through Rural Partnerships

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:08:42 -0600

Webinar recording discusses how Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center implemented a school-based telemedicine program to improve access to care in rural and low-income Oklahoma communities. Details challenges and lessons learned related to billing and policy development, communication with parents, and partnerships with rural school nurses and administrators. Transcript available below the video description. -- Heartland Telehealth Resource Center

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: Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation Program

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:08:12 -0600

Provides information on Oklahoma's Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents an overview of approved initiatives, frequently asked questions, upcoming events and engagement opportunities, links to components of Oklahoma's program application, legislative quarterly reports, and more. -- Oklahoma State Department of Health

Resource: Oklahoma Maternal Health Morbidity and Mortality Annual Report 2025

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:39:53 -0600

Reports on maternal morbidity and mortality outcomes in Oklahoma, including an overview of Oklahoma women's health, and offers recommendations on reducing maternal morbidity and mortality statewide. Provides data breakdowns and trends by demographic group, including rurality. Appendix discusses challenges in assessing mortality in American Indian and Alaska Native tribal populations. -- Oklahoma State Department of Health

Funding opportunity: Water and Wastewater Loans

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:15:40 -0600

Flexible loan products, with terms up to 15 years, for small, rural community water and wastewater projects. -- Rural Community Assistance Partnership

Resource: Nurse-Directed Coordination of Cancer Survivorship Care in a Tribal Primary Care Clinic

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:16:07 -0600

Examines the feasibility of a nurse cancer care coordinator intervention focused on improving cancer care at a tribally-operated primary care clinic in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Provides data on survivorship care plans, cancer-related distress, time spent on coordination activities, and other aspects of program implementation via a trial utilizing data of 23 American Indian intervention participants.

Event: 2026 Annual Oklahoma Rural Health Conference

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Broken Arrow OK
September 30, 2026 -- Rural Health Association of Oklahoma

Resource: Enhancing Primary Care Capacity for Cardiovascular Disease Management Through the ECHO+ Model: A Multistate Rural Collaboration Among West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:50:26 -0500

Examines quality of care and clinician capacity impacts of the ECHO+ cardiovascular disease (CVD) tele-education course, which included asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and a quality improvement learning collaborative for 41 rural primary care providers in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Provides data on ECHO+ impacts on CVD quality indicators, patient outcomes, and participant feedback.

Organization: Southcentral CMS QIN-QIO

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:51:57 -0500

A Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) working with providers, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and outpatient clinical practices to improve the healthcare outcomes in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Resource: Expanding Rural Access – Key Insights from Implementing Telehealth Access Points Across Oklahoma

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:51:33 -0600

A recorded webinar that discusses the implementation of 5 telehealth access points in Oklahoma. Provides lessons learned and potential strategies to improve future telehealth services. Transcript available below description. -- Heartland Telehealth Resource Center