https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/states/rhode-island Rural health resources for Rhode Island with information provided by the Rural Health Information Hub en Copyright 2026 Rural Health Information Hub https://qi.ipro.org/ 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. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4360 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:06:46 -0500 https://www.nerha.org/rural-data-analysis-tool 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 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/27764 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:10:32 -0500 https://eohhs.ri.gov/initiatives/rural-health-transformation-program Provides information on Rhode Island's Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Rhode Island's application materials. -- Rhode Island Department of Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/26787 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:25:44 -0600 https://www.rilegislature.gov/commissions/RIPRCAPHWOED/commdocs/FINAL%20Independent%20URI%20Feasibility%20SOM%20Study.pdf Assesses the feasibility of establishing a public medical school at the University of Rhode Island with the goal of addressing current and projected physician shortages in the state. Includes 4 recommendations addressing statewide integration, sustainable funding, and recruiting local students. Discusses rural throughout. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/26505 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:17:40 -0500 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-024-01118-3 Compares demographic groups accessing an online mail order naloxone and harm reduction supply via the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy (UNIV) website versus the Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) website. Analyzes website data from June 2020 through October 2023 to compare 1,662 UNIV and 4,121 DOH mail order request forms according to requestor's race/ethnicity, sex, age, income, rural versus urban location, and harm reduction supply type. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/24606 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:40:58 -0600 https://web.uri.edu/rota-r/ 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). https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4412 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:31:00 -0600 https://health.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur1006/files/publications/definitions/2022Rural-definition.pdf Detailed definition of rural areas in Rhode Island, developed by the Rhode Island Office of Primary Care and Rural Health for the purposes of identifying areas that are potentially at risk for health disparities and limits on access to healthcare. Includes a list of Rhode Island cities and towns, with their population and population density as of 2020. -- Rhode Island Department of Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/20992 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:03:30 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5901 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. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5901 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:52:05 -0500 https://www.rd.usda.gov/ct-ma-ri 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. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4257 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:24:23 -0500 https://netrc.org/events.php 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 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/18016 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:48:07 -0600 https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/hrsa/rural-health/resources/fy-2025-rhode-island-fact-sheet.pdf HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Rhode Island in Fiscal Year 2025. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district. -- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/17480 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:03:56 -0600 https://nashp.org/state-cross-agency-collaboration-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-response/ Examines cross-agency approaches to COVID-19 response efforts in Illinois, Indiana, and Rhode Island. Identifies key themes, lessons, and best practices for other states to consider when preparing for future public health emergencies. Highlights efforts to serve rural populations. -- National Academy for State Health Policy https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/17166 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:03:11 -0500 https://sites.brown.edu/project-echo/ An expanding telementoring program where medical specialists meet with primary care physicians to discuss best practice and treatment strategies for patients with complex health conditions that are seen at primary care and family medicine facilities. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/15692 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:20:44 -0600 https://angelflighteast.org/ 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. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4266 Mon, 24 Jun 2019 14:18:28 -0500 https://riphi.org/ Works to solve public health challenges through research, best practices, and community engagement to develop, test, and share program and policy solutions to improve population health within the state of Rhode Island. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4253 Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:27:26 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/states/images/rhode-island-rural-health-facilities.jpg?v=1002 Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas. -- Rural Health Information Hub https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/11096 Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:56:52 -0500 https://necenter.org/ 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. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/3498 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:30:32 -0500 https://ripha.org/ Promotes public health policy and public health practice in Rhode Island. Provides members an opportunity to network and collaborate with other public health professionals and leaders. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/3903 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:56:44 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3427 Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an approved area of Rhode Island, allowing them to remain in the United States. -- Rhode Island Office of Primary Care and Rural Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3427 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:17:14 -0600 https://netrc.org/ One of the telehealth resource centers funded by the federal Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). Assists healthcare organizations, networks, and providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York. Rhode Island, and Vermont. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/3576 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:44:45 -0500 https://riqi.org/ Advances health and care transformation to improve the quality, safety, and value of healthcare in Rhode Island. Facilitates improvements to enhance care coordination, reduce medical errors and waste, and support quality assurance. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/3290 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:17:37 -0500 https://nercrd.psu.edu Focuses on rural issues including community and economic development, food systems, natural resources, and entrepreneurship. Serves Washington D.C. and a 12 state area in the Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Maine, Maryland, and Vermont. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/13 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:58:40 -0600