Wisconsin resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: 2023-2024 Wisconsin Nursing Education and Nurse Faculty Survey Report

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:59:28 -0500

Contains responses from nursing school administrators on the characteristics of each program, student and faculty demographics, and elements including faculty education levels, salaries, vacancy rates, interprofessional education, and simulation. Includes statistics on nurses in rural areas.

Resource: Wisconsin 2025 LPN Survey

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:36:55 -0500

Provides an overview of the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce in Wisconsin, identifies trends, and recommends strategies for improving the capacity and quality of Wisconsin's LPN workforce. Features statistics including demographics, geographic distribution, educational preparation, median income, and rural or urban location.

Resource: Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME - Newsletters

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:17:58 -0500

Newsletters and updates related to the Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural Graduate Medical Education (WCRGME), which collaborates with rural health advocates, community clinicians, and residency educators in Wisconsin to develop educational experiences that foster an understanding of and interest in rural medical practice among new physicians. -- Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME

Event: 2027 Annual National Rural Institute on Alcohol, Drugs, and Addictions

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Menomonie WI
June 6, 2027 -- National Rural Alcohol & Drug Abuse Network, Inc.

Organization: Wisconsin Rural Policy Institute

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:14:33 -0500

Supports research, dialogue, education, and informed policy regarding the challenges and opportunities characteristic of rural regions in Wisconsin.

Event: Wisconsin Rural Partners 2027 Rural Summit

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Chippewa Falls WI
April 7, 2027 -- Wisconsin Rural Partners

Resource: 2023 Wisconsin Farm Related Fatalities

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:37:06 -0500

Offers data showing farm fatalities in Wisconsin in 2023 by type and source of injury as well as victim demographics. Notes the national impact of farm fatalities. -- National Farm Medicine Center

Resource: Putting the Roadmap to a Comprehensive State Graduate Medical Education Strategy into Practice: State Perspectives

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:06:27 -0500

Explores ways in which Missouri, North Carolina, and Wisconsin are planning and implementing aspects of their state graduate medical education strategies. Offers insights for other states investigating ways to sustain a rural healthcare workforce and considering a "grow-your-own" approach to expanded residency training. -- Milbank Memorial Fund

Event: 2026 Wisconsin Healthcare Workforce Summit

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Sauk City WI
October 13, 2026 -- Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce

Event: 2026 Agriculture Rescue Training Event

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Marshfield WI
October 23, 2026

Resource: Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME - Events

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:49:46 -0500

A list of events focused on rural graduate medical education in Wisconsin. Focuses on networking, training, research highlights, faculty development, and more. -- Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME

Resource: Wisconsin Rural Health Transformation Project Opportunities

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:56:15 -0500

Lists funding opportunities available through the Wisconsin Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to help implement Wisconsin's approved RHTP initiatives and activities. Also includes other grant opportunities from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. -- Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Resource: Four Northwoods Towns Unite to Rebuild EMS — and Cut Response Times in Half

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:24:57 -0500

Discusses emergency medical service (EMS) access in rural Vilas County, Wisconsin. Includes a video about the service sharing agreement reached by 4 towns to provide EMS with full-time paramedics and EMTs.

Resource: How Primary Care Associations Can Serve as Champions of Multisector Collaboration

Wed, 27 May 2026 11:26:15 -0500

Describes the Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association's Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) pilot including the partners, focus on housing instability and public benefits denials, findings after Years 1 and 2, lessons learned, and future plans. 2 of 3 community health centers in the pilot serve rural and migrant and seasonal agricultural worker populations. Requires an email to download for free. -- National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

Resource: Wisconsin Self-Harm: Data Dashboard

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:29:42 -0500

Provides information on self-harm as well as interactive data from 2022-2024 on statewide self-harm rates in Wisconsin. Includes breakdowns by demographics, emergency department visits, geographic region, method of self-harm, mental health diagnoses, and rural versus urban location. -- Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Resource: Self-Harm and Suicide Among Wisconsin Rural Men

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:20:59 -0500

An information sheet focused on the impact of self-harm and suicide on men in rural Wisconsin. Provides statistics, warning signs, and community resources and interventions. -- Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Resource: Collaborating for Transportation Access in Rural Communities

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:10:39 -0500

Features the nonprofit Feonix – Mobility Rising and its work to support Waupaca County Catch a Ride in Wisconsin and the Transportation Rx program in South Texas. Shares how these programs work to improve transportation in their communities so people can more easily access healthcare, employment, and other needs. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Rural Health Transformation Program: State Focus on Community Health Workers

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:10:52 -0600

Describes examples of state initiatives regarding community health workers (CHWs) outlined in Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) applications from Arizona, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Includes results of a scan of CHW proposals for each state with a publicly available RHTP application. -- National Academy for State Health Policy

Resource: Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care: Western Wisconsin Health

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:40:36 -0600

Profiles Western Wisconsin Health, a Critical Access Hospital in rural Wisconsin with a successful obstetrics unit. Describes the philosophy of the leadership and staff, as well as the scope of services. Includes recommendations for emulating this model. -- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center

Resource: In Rural Communities, Where Child Care Is Often Scarce, Healthcare Organizations Are Finding Creative Ways to Help

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:14:59 -0600

Features rural healthcare organizations in Indiana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin that have partnered with childcare providers, schools, and other organizations to support affordable child care in their communities. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: When the Hospital CEO Becomes the Patient: Rural Maternal Care Up Close

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:14:25 -0600

A conversation with Eilidh Pederson, CEO of Western Wisconsin Health, focused on her experience giving birth at a rural Critical Access Hospital. Discusses high-quality maternal healthcare access in rural communities. -- American Hospital Association

Resource: A New Rural Blueprint: Strategic Partnerships That Keep Care Local

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:30:02 -0600

Discusses the Wisconsin High Value Network (WHVN), a clinically integrated network (CIN) focused on value-based care arrangements, data sharing, and quality improvement initiatives. Describes WHVN's strategic partnerships, governance, specialty care network, and more. -- American Hospital Association

Resource: Wisconsin Rural Behavioral Health Workforce

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:34:35 -0600

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

Resource: Wisconsin Rural Obstetrical Workforce

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:31:42 -0600

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

Resource: Wisconsin Rural Primary Care Workforce

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:29:24 -0600

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

Resource: Wisconsin Rural Health Transformation Program

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:31:37 -0600

Provides information on Wisconsin's Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents an overview of proposed initiatives and information related to program implementation. Includes links to Wisconsin's application materials. -- Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Funding opportunity: Community-Led Momentum Grants

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:02:47 -0500

Support for community-driven efforts to implement new public and community health strategies, develop innovative programs and resources to advance Wisconsin's current or future health workforce, and carry out novel efforts to inform policy and practice to advance health in Wisconsin. Successful projects will engage a collaborative team of community and Medical College of Wisconsin partners to demonstrate impact on the community-identified health need during the project period. -- Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment

Resource: Comparing Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Machine Accessibility Among Urban and Rural County Hospitals in Wisconsin

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:27:33 -0500

Examines radiologic services in hospitals and disparities in access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) machines in rural versus urban Wisconsin hospitals. Provides data on rural and urban counties in Wisconsin, including population, county square miles, available MRI and CT machines, and person to MRI/CT ratios. Includes maps showing county-level access to radiologic services as well as comparisons across Wisconsin's rural and urban counties, all Wisconsin counties, and all U.S. counties.

Resource: Wisconsin Primary Care Programs: Maps and Data

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:20:14 -0500

Provides information on Primary Care, Mental, and Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Wisconsin. Includes an interactive county-level map that shows geographic, high-needs geographic, and population based HPSAs. -- Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Resource: Wisconsin Rural Areas - Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:01:44 -0500

County-level map showing rural areas in Wisconsin as designated by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Includes a list of counties and census tracts considered rural. -- Wisconsin Office of Rural Health