Vermont resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

News: Vermont's Population of Primary Care Doctors Is Declining

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:35:33 -0500

Discusses a new survey showing a continued decline in primary care providers in Vermont. Describes how Vermont's shortage compares with national trends, challenges with primary care distribution in a small population state, a rise in specialization, and physician demographic trends.

Event: 2026 Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity Fall Unconference

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Norwich VT
October 22, 2026 -- Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity

Resource: Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Opticians, 2024

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:37:26 -0500

Provides a snapshot of opticians in Vermont, based on data obtained during the July 2024 relicensing period. Features a county-level map showing numbers of full-time equivalent opticians per 100,000 population. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Naturopathic Physicians, 2024

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:32:30 -0500

Provides a snapshot of Vermont naturopathic physicians (NDs), based on data obtained during the September 2024 relicensing period. Features a county-level map showing numbers of full-time equivalent NDs per 100,000 population. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Radiological Technologists, 2023

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:21:32 -0500

Provides a snapshot of radiological technologists (RTs) in Vermont, based on data obtained during the May 2023 relicensing period. Includes a county-level map showing numbers of full-time equivalent RTs per 100,000 population. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Vermont 2024 Physician Census: Statistical Report

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:56:17 -0500

Presents detailed profiles of physicians who renewed their licenses as of late 2024 and were providing patient care in Vermont. Features demographics and county-level statistics including primary care physician to population ratios. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Adult Tobacco Use in Vermont: 2024 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:36:03 -0500

Data brief summarizing tobacco measures from the 2024 Vermont Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a phone survey of adult Vermonters. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas and a county-level map showing smoking rates. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Risk Factors Associated with Physical Inactivity among Adults with Arthritis

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:12:56 -0500

Provides self-reported data on Vermont adults with arthritis who had not participated in leisure time physical activity in the month prior to completing the survey. Features statistics including breakdowns by co-occurring chronic conditions, food and housing insecurity, and residence in urban, large rural, or small rural areas. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Vermont 2025 Fatal Overdose Report

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:03:00 -0500

Offers data on overdose deaths in Vermont through 2025, including drug types, manner of death, trends over time, and demographic characteristics. Features county-level maps showing rates of overdose by county of residence and by county of death. -- Vermont Department of Health

Event: 2027 Rural Health and Cancer Conference

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

Burlington VT
June 9, 2027

Resource: Vermont Rural Obstetrical Workforce

Fri, 29 May 2026 09:57:53 -0500

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

Resource: Vermont Rural Behavioral Health Workforce

Fri, 29 May 2026 09:55:42 -0500

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

Resource: Vermont Rural Primary Care Workforce

Fri, 29 May 2026 09:53:00 -0500

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

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: Rural Data Analysis Dashboard: A Comparative Analysis of Health Data for the New England Region

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:10:32 -0500

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

Resource: Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Marriage and Family Therapists, 2024

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:21:14 -0500

Presents detailed profiles of Vermont marriage and family therapists who renewed their licenses as of November 2024. Features demographics and statistics including number of FTE therapists per 100,000 population by county. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Licensed Nursing Assistants, 2024

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:05:41 -0500

Presents detailed profiles of Vermont nursing assistants who renewed their licenses as of November 2024. Features demographics and statistics including number of FTE nursing assistants per 100,000 population by county. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Vermont Physician Assistants 2024 Census Statistical Report

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:54:47 -0500

Presents detailed profiles of physician assistants who renewed their licenses as of the end of January 2024 and were providing patient care in Vermont. Features demographics and county-level statistics including primary care provider to population ratios. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Vermont Cancer Surveillance: Data Pages

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:49:19 -0500

Presents data related to cancer, cancer prevention, and risk factors that can elevate the risk of cancer among Vermonters. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Vermont Rural Health Transformation Program Funding

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:54:34 -0500

Lists funding opportunities available through the Vermont Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to help implement Vermont's approved RHTP initiatives and activities. -- Vermont Agency of Human Services

Organization: Northeast Rural Health Research Center

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:04:11 -0600

One of the Rural Health Research Centers currently funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Focuses on healthcare access, emergency medical services, rural healthcare providers, Medicaid/Medicare and uninsurance, chronic disease, behavioral health, and rural aging. A partnership between the University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine and the Maine Rural Health Research Center at the University of Southern Maine.

Funding opportunity: American Connection Corps

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:06:59 -0600

A 1-year fellowship program that trains and mobilizes leaders to work in rural and emerging communities to coordinate broadband development and digital inclusion. -- AmeriCorps

Resource: Urban-Rural Disparities in Spatiotemporal Accessibility of Pharmacy Care: A Case Study of Vermont, USA

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:00:30 -0600

Examines geographic access to pharmacy care in Vermont. Assesses spatiotemporal accessibility by analyzing pharmacy locations, hours of operation, and staffing levels according to county as well as metro, micro, or rural location.

Resource: Differences in Rural and Urban Patient Perceptions of Facilitative Factors for Cancer Clinical Trial Participation

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:59:22 -0600

Examines factors associated with cancer clinical trial participation among 15 rural and 15 urban cancer patients in Vermont. Presents data and interview excerpts illustrating rural and urban patients' relative prioritization of factors including care coordination, travel time, financial support from hospitals, treatment regimen, and more.

Resource: Vermont's Rural Health Transformation Program

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:32:29 -0600

Provides information on Vermont's Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Vermont's application, frequently asked questions, and active request for proposals and notice of funding opportunities. -- Vermont Agency of Human Services

Resource: Vermont Suicide Data Linkage Project: 2022-2023 Data Analysis

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:43:46 -0500

Identifies risk factors for suicide, populations at disproportionate risk for suicide, and patterns in how Vermonters who died by suicide interacted with various state, community systems, and services prior to death. Features statistics with breakdowns including suicides by rural or urban residence and suicides of rural veterans and elderly people. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Vermont 2023 Census of Dentists: Statistical Report

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:17:45 -0500

Presents detailed profiles of dentists who renewed their Vermont licenses in September 2023, to be used as the basis for policy analysis, shortage area designations, and recruitment and retention. Features statistics including a section on primary care dentistry-to-population ratios with breakdowns by county. -- Vermont Department of Health

Resource: Patient Centered Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Vermont: A Qualitative Study

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:35:54 -0600

Examines patient perspectives on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment in rural Vermont, utilizing interview data from 15 people who received care at Vermont Hub and Spoke clinics. Highlights patient perspectives on aspects of patient-centered care, and their influences on retention and engagement with treatment.

Resource: A Qualitative Study of Rural Plant-Based Eaters' Knowledge and Practices for Nutritional Adequacy

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:18:03 -0500

Examines nutritional knowledge, strategies, and access to nutritional expertise among 28 adults who follow a flexitarian, pescatarian, vegan, or vegetarian diet in rural Vermont. Discusses factors influencing the nutritional adequacy of plant-based diets, and identifies gaps in nutritional support for rural people following plant-based diets.

Resource: Rural Community Health Worker Programs: Proving Value and Finding Sustainability

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:51:31 -0500

Features four rural healthcare organizations describing the impact of their community health worker (CHW) programs and strategies for sustaining them. Discusses CHW roles, activities, reimbursement options, and more. -- Rural Health Information Hub