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Brief articles providing updates on a range of rural health topics.

From the Director: Celebrating 15 Years of RHIhub

December 11, 2017
For fifteen years, the Rural Health Information Hub has been serving rural America. RHIhub Program Director Kristine Sande shares thoughts on how RHIhub and the broader rural health community have worked together to help rural communities and shares a list of 15 key RHIhub resources.

Top 10 Rural Monitor Articles of 2016

December 28, 2016
Articles on the opioid epidemic, new service delivery models, and a variety of innovative approaches to support health all made it onto the year's most-read list.

Top 5 Rural Monitor Articles of 2015

December 30, 2015
Articles on healthcare access for veterans, hospital closures, rural health history, FORHP grantee successes, and distance education all made it onto the year's most-read list.

What is a Food Desert?

May 15, 2013
Defines the term food desert, highlights the Health Food Financing Initiative, and presents a searchable food desert locator.