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561. I Got You: Healthy Life Choices for Teens (IGU) - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Apr 8, 2026

An intensive community mental health outreach program to improve the mental health of local students in rural east central Mississippi by increasing knowledge about mental illness and improving the perception of mental illness.

...health · Suicide and suicide prevention · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention Mississippi Rural Health Information...

562. National Health Service Corps - An Extended Analysis: Final Report - Resources
Date: Sep 2016

Examines the distribution and retention of National Health Service Corps providers with a focus on Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Indian Health Service (IHS) sites. Compares long and short-term retention of NHSC and non-NHSC providers for 2000-2015 and NHSC participant location after completing their service requirements. Includes data breakdowns by type of HPSA (primary care, dental health, mental health), type of provider, race/ethnicity, and gender.

...health careers · Mental health · Oral health · Policy · Primary care · Recruitment and retention of health professionals...

563. Mortality and Life Expectancy in Rural America: Connecting the Health and Human Service Safety Nets to Improve Health Outcomes over the Life Course - Resources
Date: Oct 2015

Policy brief describing the driving forces behind rural health disparities in Appalachian Kentucky. Offers nationally relevant recommendations for addressing these challenges. Discusses rural and urban differences in life expectancy and mortality rates, and other significant factors including behavioral health, substance abuse, population health, trauma care, and transportation.

...Health and Human Services Appalachia · Behavioral health workforce · Community health workers · Emergency department and urgent...

564. Supporting Dental Therapy through Title VII Training Programs: A Meaningful Strategy for Implementing Equitable Oral Health Care - Nineteenth Annual Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and to Congress - Resources
Date: Jul 2022

Offers policy and program development recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding primary care and dental training and education. Provides an overview of the importance of oral health, oral health disparities, and the dental therapy profession. Recommendations cover federal funding for dental therapy programs, dental therapy faculty and dental therapists' inclusion in loan forgiveness programs, and a longitudinal tracking mechanism for dental therapy trainees, faculty, and graduates. Highlights a dental therapy pilot program serving tribal communities in Alaska.

...Health workforce education and training · Health workforce supply and demand · Oral health · Policy · Wellness, health...

565. Community Health Centers: Recent Growth and the Role of the ACA - Resources
Date: Jan 2017

Uses 2015 federal data on health centers and survey results from the 2016 Survey of Health Centers' Experiences and Activities to provide an overview of health centers and their patients. Compares health centers in Medicaid expansion and non-expansion states, covering topics such as revenue sources, service capacity, patient demographics, patient health coverage, and more. Also discusses the distribution and impact of health centers in rural and medically underserved areas.

...Health Centers: Recent Growth and the Role of the ACA --- Uses 2015 federal data on health...

566. Promoting Health Literacy through Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Recording of a June 8, 2023, conference session on health literacy and culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) as part of the 2023 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Health Equity Conference. Features a presentation from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences on the Targeted Rural Health Education Project, in which health sciences students write newspaper articles on medical topics of importance to the rural communities they serve. Transcript available in the video description.

...Health Sciences on the Targeted Rural Health Education Project, in which health sciences students write...

567. National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA) Workforce Projections - Resources
Reviewed: Sep 2025

Data tool offering information on projected supply and demand of healthcare workers through 2037, representing supply and demand trends from 2022-2037, change in demand, cumulative change over time, and projected percent of adequacy. Breaks down data for allied health, behavioral health, long-term care, oral health, primary care, and women's health, with rural data available for primary care and women's health.

...health. Health Resources and Services Administration, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis Health occupations · Health...

568. Thinking "Bigger" About Smaller Places: Why Rural Health Planning is Critical to Successful Rural Collective Impact Approaches - Resources
Date: Mar 2017

Video of a speech by the president and CEO of the Rural Policy Research Institute. Presented as part of the Rural Health Lecture Series at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina and co-sponsored by the South Carolina Office of Rural Health. Explores how rural health is affected by social determinants of health, such as availability of safe housing, employment opportunities, and healthy food.

...Health. Explores how rural health is affected by social determinants of health, such as availability...

569. Community Health Centers and Rural Health: Essential Access, Enduring Challenges - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Discusses the role community health centers (CHCs) play in delivering primary care in rural areas. Describes the challenges rural CHCs face and strategies to stabilize and strengthen these facilities. Includes data on the rural CHC workforce and the percentage of all CHC patients served by a rural CHC by state. Compares healthcare quality, the percent of medical and mental health visits that were virtual, and the percent of patients with select chronic conditions by rural and urban location.

...Health Centers, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health conditions · Health occupations...

570. Where Primary Care and Clinical Pharmacy Services 'Intersect': Louisiana Program Helps Patients Understand and Manage Medications - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: May 13, 2026

The Intersect program at Arbor Family Health connects chronic disease patients with nurse health coaches and clinical pharmacists. - The Rural Monitor

...Health connects chronic disease patients with nurse health coaches and clinical pharmacists. - The Rural Monitor...