https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/states/us-virgin-islands Rural health resources for U.S. Virgin Islands with information provided by the Rural Health Information Hub en Copyright 2026 Rural Health Information Hub https://www.superiorhealthqa.org/ A Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) working with patients, providers, and community partners to improve the health of people in the Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and the Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) regions. Offers technical assistance to eligible providers, including support for chronic disease management, behavioral health integration, patient safety, care coordination and health equity. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4362 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:44:22 -0500 https://www.hud.gov/states/us-virgin-islands Works to increase homeownership, support community development, and increase access to affordable housing. The HUD state office provides information about HUD housing programs and local contacts. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4456 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:08:29 -0500 https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/acs-57.pdf Identifies counties and county equivalents in persistent poverty in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Discusses the varied definitions of persistent poverty and challenges with identifying persistent poverty counties in U.S territories. -- U.S. Census Bureau https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/23787 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:43:12 -0500 https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106364 Examines how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates the population of veterans in the U.S. territories and freely associated states (FAS) to inform resource allocation and outreach needs. Describes how the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) monitors veterans' use of and access to healthcare services at VHA facilities in the U.S. territories. Discusses challenges veterans face in accessing VHA services in the U.S. territories and FAS and VA efforts to address these challenges. Offers recommendations to the VA and Department of Defense to assess the data sources in its model for estimating the veteran population and its travel benefits policies for territory veterans. -- Government Accountability Office https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/23315 Fri, 24 May 2024 10:42:29 -0500 https://www.sccahs.org/ Works to address agricultural, fishing, and forestry health and safety concerns in 8 coastal states and territories through research, outreach, and educational resources. A NIOSH Agricultural Safety and Health Center lead by the University of Florida in partnership with 5 other universities in Florida, Georgia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4435 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:30:32 -0500 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/1/17 Highlights a study exploring the rates of mortality and morbidity from noncommunicable diseases in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago. Explores the prevalence of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer via blood samples collected from participants. Details participant characteristics, such as age, general health, and comorbidities, among other measures. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/22470 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:19:54 -0600 https://setrc.us/ One of the telehealth resource centers funded by the federal Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). Assists healthcare organizations, healthcare networks, and healthcare providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/3579 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:52:12 -0600 https://hhs2necrota.wixsite.com/mysite Offers training, resources, technical assistance on rural opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorders in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4413 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:56:28 -0600 https://www.census.gov/library/video/2023/adrm/accessing-2020-island-areas-censuses-data-download-export-and-ftp.html Highlights methods for downloading and exporting 2020 Census data on island territories that are covered by the U.S. Census. Details how to best capture and use demographic, social, economic, and housing information for Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. -- U.S. Census Bureau https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/21131 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:03:39 -0500 https://www.census.gov/library/video/2023/adrm/accessing-2020-island-areas-censuses-data-general-access.html Discusses methods for accessing 2020 Census data on island territories that are covered by the U.S. Census. Details how to best access demographic, social, economic, and housing information for Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. -- U.S. Census Bureau https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/21130 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:58:49 -0500 https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/2020-dhc-summary-file-usvi.html Highlights a new data release from the 2020 Census for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Presents updated demographic, social, economic, and housing data. Discusses the effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on data collection. -- U.S. Census Bureau https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/21117 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:29:16 -0500 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/ss/ss7204a1.htm Reports on dengue cases in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam. Includes data on dengue incidence, hospitalization, and mortality by territory, year, and age group. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/20740 Tue, 16 May 2023 14:20:57 -0500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUgUKmfK5mo&t=4s Discusses how to download, export, and use the 2020 Census demographic data table for the U.S. Territories: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. -- U.S. Census Bureau https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/19569 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:35:26 -0500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02sgPZhFlsg Discusses how to access 2020 Census demographic data table for the U.S. Territories: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. -- U.S. Census Bureau https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/19567 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:34:25 -0500 https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/10/2020-island-areas-computer-internet-use.html Presents findings from the 2020 Island Area Censuses (IACs) on computer and broadband internet access in U.S. island territories. Breaks down data by island and shows changes since the 2010 Census. Discusses the 2020 IAC questionnaire and offers a variety of data comparisons. -- U.S. Census Bureau https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/19560 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:30:05 -0500 https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-us-virgin-islands.html Details the 2020 census count of population and housing units in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Presents data by island, subdistrict, town, estate, and census designated place. -- U.S. Census Bureau https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/17389 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 16:15:37 -0600 https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/planning-management/release/2020-island-areas-data-products.html Presents demographic information for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands drawn from the 2020 census. -- U.S. Census Bureau https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/17312 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:00:02 -0500 https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Testimony-Medicaid-and-CHIP-in-the-U.S.-Territories.pdf Presents the statement of the Executive Director of Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission in a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health regarding the role Medicaid and CHIP play in securing healthcare access in the U.S Territories. Compares current funding through Medicaid for the Territories with the projected funding if no action is taken. -- Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/16307 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:04:12 -0500 https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Medicaid-and-CHIP-in-the-U.S.-Virgin-Islands.pdf Summarizes key requirements and design features of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Features statistics on program costs from fiscal years 2011-2019, with breakdowns by federal spending and U.S. Virgin Islands spending. -- Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/14262 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:10:03 -0500 https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medicaid-and-CHIP-in-the-Territories.pdf Summarizes federal requirements and design features of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as operating in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Features statistics including number of enrollees and percentage of the population enrolled, and program costs, with breakdowns by federal or territory spending levels and by location, using data from fiscal year 2019. -- Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/14261 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:50:04 -0500 https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-54 Examines the status of federal public assistance programs and grant funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands in response to the hurricanes of September 2017. Includes evaluation and recommendations for further action. -- Government Accountability Office https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/13486 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:52:17 -0600 https://www.necaaetc.org/ Works with healthcare providers, teams, and clinical sites in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to provide education and training programs and capacity-building assistance to improve HIV care. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4274 Mon, 04 Nov 2019 13:38:36 -0600 https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-19-592 Examines the federal public health and medical services response in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico following the 2017 hurricanes, Irma and Maria. Identifies shortcomings of the response and provides recommendations to improve future response efforts. -- Government Accountability Office https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/13231 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:35:43 -0500 https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-19-662t Describes the disaster recovery efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in response to hurricane damage, including damage to hospitals and infrastructure. Discusses grant funding and recovery office establishment, and addresses the challenges in implementing the public assistance program. -- Government Accountability Office https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/12859 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:54:57 -0500 https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/When-Will-the-Territories-Exhaust-Fedral-Medicaid-Funding.pdf Issue brief exploring the projected effects on healthcare expense funding in American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands if all sources of federal funding are allowed to expire in 2019. Features statistics for Medicaid funding and spending in the territories for fiscal year 2018, and sources of federal Medicaid funding and periods during which the funding is available. -- Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/12563 Thu, 23 May 2019 14:01:15 -0500 https://files.kff.org/attachment/Issue-Brief-Medicaid-Financing-Cliff-Implications-for-the-Health-Care-Systems-in-Puerto-Rico-and-USVI Issue brief providing an overview of the status of healthcare systems and Medicaid programs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) a year and a half after hurricanes hit the islands in September 2017. Focuses on challenges and includes an analysis of the implications for the islands' Medicaid finances, as most of the temporary disaster relief funding is set to expire in September 2019. Features statistics on the two territories' past and projected Medicaid spending. -- KFF https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/12552 Wed, 22 May 2019 11:19:07 -0500 https://files.kff.org/attachment/Issue-Brief-Medicaid-in-the-Territories-Programs-Features-Challenges-and-Changes Issue brief examining key issues and trends in the Medicaid program for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, using findings drawn from a budget survey and interviews with Medicaid officials. Focuses on Medicaid financing, eligibility and enrollment, benefits, provider access and delivery systems, and the changes from fiscal years 2017 to 2019. Features statistics including Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program enrollment as of July 2016, and Medicaid funding and spending in these territories as of fiscal year 2017. -- KFF https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/11950 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:00:05 -0600 https://www.kff.org/medicaid/one-year-after-the-storms-recovery-and-health-care-in-puerto-rico-and-the-u-s-virgin-islands/ Issue brief describing status of the recovery in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, following the September 2017 hurricanes. Draws on public reports and interviews conducted in July and September 2018 and earlier work focusing on the territories' status 6 months after the storms. -- KFF https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/11257 Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:33:44 -0500 https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/pdf/vs-0818-zika-territories-H.pdf Provides an overview of the Zika infection in pregnancy and its impact on babies. Focuses on babies born in American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Marshall Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Identifies what health departments, healthcare providers, and parents can do. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/11015 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:34:20 -0500 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6731e1.htm Focuses on children one year of age or younger born in the U.S. territories and freely associated states whose mothers had laboratory evidence of confirmed or possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy and who had follow-up care reported. Reports data on Zika-associated birth defects and neurodevelopmental abnormalities possibly associated with congenital Zika virus infection. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/11014 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:51:58 -0500