Vermont resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

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.

News: Vermont's Health Ranking: Great for Headlines, Harder for Rural Families

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:59:23 -0500

Though Vermont placed third in the 2025 America's Health Rankings, this is based on averages bolstered by a few counties that are not representative of the state's geography or its working-age population. Discusses significant gaps between various health metrics in urban and rural areas of Vermont.

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 H.R.1/Rural Health Transformation Fund

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

Event: 2026 Rural Health and Cancer Conference

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Burlington VT
June 2, 2026

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: Adult Tobacco Use in Vermont

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:12:43 -0500

Data brief summarizing tobacco measures from the 2023 Vermont Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a phone survey of adult Vermonters. Features a county-level map showing smoking rates, and statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas. -- 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

Resource: Experiences Participating in Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Investigation in Vermont

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:10:18 -0500

Analyzes participant experiences with federal nutrition assistance programs during the COVID-19 period of July 2020 to September 2020 in Vermont. Utilizes qualitative and quantitative feedback to analyze program participation, food insecurity, perceived stress, and fruit and vegetable intake. Discusses rurality as a factor in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resource: Evaluation of the Vermont All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model: 2018-2022 - Fourth Evaluation Report

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:28:22 -0500

Evaluates the first five performance years of the Vermont All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model (VTAPM), which aims to assess whether scaling an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) across all payers in the state can reduce program expenditures while preserving or improving care quality. Discusses the implementation of the model, provider engagement, efforts to address population health goals; characteristics of participating hospitals, practitioners, and beneficiaries; and the model's impacts on Medicare spending, utilization, and quality of care. Includes analyses of Medicare ACO subgroups and Medicaid spending, utilization, and quality of care trends. Outlines challenges and lessons learned. -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Resource: "I Don't Think That a Medication Is Going to Help Someone Long-Term Stay off Opioids": Treatment and Recovery Beliefs of Rural Vermont Family Members of People with Opioid Use Disorder

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:17:31 -0500

Examines beliefs related to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and recovery from the perspective of the family members of people with OUD. Analyzes interview data from 20 rural Vermont family members and discusses themes such as medication for OUD (MOUD), OUD treatment and mental health services, patient readiness for OUD treatment, and stigma.

Resource: Produce Prescription Programs Offer 'A Holistic Approach' to Addressing Rural Food Insecurity and Diet-Related Disease

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:40:59 -0500

Features produce prescription programs serving rural Mississippi, New Mexico, and Vermont that are helping improve access to healthy foods for those with diet-related chronic conditions. Describes how produce Rx programs can support local food systems and discusses funding and sustainability considerations. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Fatal Overdoses Among Vermont Residents

Thu, 09 May 2024 10:26:56 -0500

Offers data on overdose deaths in Vermont through 2023 including drug types, manner of death, trends over time, demographic characteristics, and policy measures. Includes county-level data in Appendix 1 and 2. -- Vermont Department of Health

Organization: Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Center

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:04:51 -0600

Helps to increase and support the behavioral health workforce. Encourages early career staff to acquire skills in treatment and intervention and become eligible for additional certifications, especially in substance use disorder. Offers services in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Resource: Vermont Oral Health Plan 2022

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:19:09 -0600

Describes the oral health plan for Vermont including the burden of oral disease, prevention strategies, surveillance and assessment, school-based dental programs, and the oral health workforce. Addresses challenges for people living in rural areas, including healthcare access. -- Vermont Department of Health

Funding opportunity: Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:49:05 -0600

Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in rural areas within the Northern Border service area, allowing them to remain in the United States.

Resource: Examining Alignment of Community Health Teams' Preferences for Health, Equity, and Spending with State All-payer Waiver Priorities: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:51:07 -0600

Provides an overview of the Vermont All-Payer Model (VAPM) and regional community health teams (CHTs). Analyzes the results of a survey of all 13 Vermont CHTs to describe how VAPM and CHTs interact and how VAPM impacts the priorities and design of community-based CHTs. Examines how community-based CHTs make trade-offs made between health, health equity, and healthcare spending.

Organization: URI Community First Responder Program ROTA-R

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:31:00 -0600

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).