https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/10531
Features updated electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) for Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program and the Medicare and Medicaid Promoting...
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https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/covid-19-vaccines-drones-rural-communities/
Zipline, a US company, is using drones to deliver COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies to reach rural communities in countries around the world.
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https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/27229/chapter/6
Read chapter Chapter 4 - Strategies for Achieving Objectives: Rural areas face unique challenges in providing connectivity and access to essential goods a...
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https://www.ceicdata.com/en/egypt/number-of-buildings-census-with-access-to-water/no-of-buildings-census-with-access-to-water-public-rural-aswan
Egypt Number of Buildings: Census: With Access to Water: Public: Rural: Aswan data was reported at 169,310.000 Unit in Dec 2017. This records an increase from...
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https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/articles/s/how-technology-helps-firefighters-access-rural-water-supply/
Learn how technology can help rural water supply efforts for firefighting through better communication and advanced fleet monitoring and GPS tracking.
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https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/sustainable-access-education-in-rural-ghana/share/
Our girls' school faces a critical challenge: the lack of a Junior High School (JHS) block to host our growing number of students. Without this facility, many...
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https://www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/cash-transfers-and-market-access-increase-household-welfare-rural-liberia-and-malawi?lang=fr?lang=en
In Liberia and Malawi, researchers partnered with Innovations for Poverty Action, GiveDirectly, and USAID to evaluate the impact of an unconditional cash...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/3439
Summary information for the organization National Network for Oral Health Access, including related information from this organization listed on the RHIhub...
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https://www.providence.org/news/uf/692377458?streamid=927641
Dr. Natasha Edwin advocates for making more quality clinical trials available for patients in rural communities.
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https://www.higherlogic.com/case_studies/mrha-the-causeway-rural-health-collaboration/
Mar 2, 2026 - See how MRHA leveraged Higher Logic Thrive to build The Causeway, transforming fragmented communication into coordinated rural health infrastructure across...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/17190
Results of a study to understand the associations of rurality, school-level prevalence of easy handgun access, and suicidality measures in Colorado youth. Also...
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https://www.helvetasusa.org/en/what-we-do/how-we-work/our-projects/africa/ethiopia/ethiopia-trail-rural-access-program
The TRAIL project is a collaborative effort that cost-shares with the government to improve rural access to essential services.
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https://eponline.com/articles/2025/11/19/nih-funded-study-to-improve-safe-water-access-in-rural-appalachia.aspx
East Tennessee State University and Virginia Tech are partnering on a $3.7 million NIH-funded trial to evaluate whether low-cost countertop filters can reduce...
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https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/27229/chapter/3
Read chapter Chapter 1 - Introduction: Rural areas face unique challenges in providing connectivity and access to essential goods and services, including...
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https://reason.org/commentary/reducing-red-tape-would-expand-rural-access-to-high-speed-broadband/
Widespread installation of 5G using small cells could dramatically improve the lives of people living in rural areas.
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https://www.wcpo.com/news/national/rural-americans-still-struggling-to-get-access-to-the-internet
Teacher Alexandra Melnick says she's struggled to stay connected during the pandemic. Her story is perhaps one of millions for people in rural areas.
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https://www.health.gov.au/news/mrff-nurses-are-helping-rural-and-regional-women-access-contraception-and-medical-abortion?language=uk
Women living in rural and regional areas have more unplanned pregnancies and less access to contraception and medical abortion. Professor Danielle Mazza AM is...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/25803
Report discusses the challenges adults with disabilities have accessing oral healthcare. Explores the role of transportation, Medicare and Medicaid coverage,...
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/02/28/burundi-to-improve-access-to-services-and-opportunities-for-the-poor-in-rural-areas
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today two grants for a total of $160 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to help...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/project-examples/1101
A community health center in rural Maine uses specially-trained paramedics to provide after-hours and weekend care.
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https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/4/3101
The lack of access to water services for a considerable share of the world population has been challenging the international community for decades. Billions of...
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https://www.health.gov.au/committees-and-groups/medicare-benefits-schedule-mbs-review-advisory-committee-mrac/mrac-current-reviews/review-of-rural-generalist-access-to-mbs-items
Learn about how the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) is reviewing rural generalist access to MBS items.
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https://www.newalphacdc.com/social-justice-rural-community/
Nov 15, 2025 - Explore what social justice means in a rural community, the barriers faced by rural residents, and how initiatives like medical legal partnerships, land use...
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https://onlineindus.com/english/bridging-pakistans-rural-urban-divide-a-call-for-education-and-technology-access/51164
A large percentage of Pakistan’s population lives below the poverty line, deprived of basic human rights and essentials such as education and...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/charts/69?state=AK
Map showing county-level data on the percent of the population living in areas with low access to healthy food, more than 1 mile (urban areas) or 10 miles...
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https://nonprofitquarterly.org/why-rural-philanthropy-should-ensure-access-to-quality-back-office-services/
Does every nonprofit need a separate, fully functional back office to handle the accounting, HR, and regulatory requirements that are part of day-to-day...
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/loans-credits/2010/12/16/afghanistan-national-emergency-rural-access-project
The project aims to give rural areas year-round access to basic services and facilities through rehabilitation and maintenance of the region's infrastructure.
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https://healthit.gov/resources/computerized-physician-order-entry-cpoe-rural-and-critical-access-hospitals/
View resources provided by ASTP/ONC to support the federal government's efforts to make health information digital accessible to all individuals and...
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https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/27229/chapter/5
Read chapter Chapter 3 - Challenges to Improving Rural Access: Rural areas face unique challenges in providing connectivity and access to essential goods...
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https://www.brookings.edu/articles/transforming-rural-health-care-high-quality-sustainable-access-to-specialty-care/
Kavita Patel and co-authors discuss the possibilities for transforming health care in rural communities, and how to sustain those improvement through payment...
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https://alaskapublic.org/news/2012-07-18/many-rural-villages-getting-broadband-access
Dozens of rural villages are getting broadband Internet access for the first time, opening the door to new economic, employment, tele-health, and educational...
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https://intodatacomm.com/
We have special expertise in providing internet access to rural areas when others cannot. TV, mobile, & even security camera systems for your home/business.
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https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2025/11/11-rowe-scholars-rural-health-month.php
The University of South Carolina’s Rural Occupations Workforce Expansion (ROWE) program trains MSW students to serve in underserved communities,...
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https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/intensive-care-unit-icu-coronavirus-low-income-20200805.html
A new Penn Medicine study sheds light on yet another reason why the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately killing the poor: Residents in low-income...
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https://ochin.org/member-spotlights/transforming-rural-health-ehr-telehealth/
Oct 15, 2025 - Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center has transformed the health of their community by pioneering innovative ways to facilitate virtual visits for rural re ...
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https://www.rcrwireless.com/rcrtv/utilizing-hybrid-approaches-increase-rural-broadband-access-carrier-wrap-ep-44-tag2
Huawei discusses ways in which rural and regional wireless operators can increase broadband access using hybrid network models.
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https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/news/366584760/Travel-Times-Still-a-Challenge-for-Rural-Health-Access-Disparities
New data from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health dials in on a key rural health problem: long travel times. This were shown pervasive among...
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https://merl.reading.ac.uk/visit/access/
Dec 10, 2025 - The Museum of English Rural Life is accessible to a wide range of visitors. We strive to meet the access needs of everyone who visits us.
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https://publichealthwatch.org/newsletter/millions-of-rural-americans-lack-access-to-primary-care/
Nov 22, 2025 - Growing shortage of providers drives rural patients to emergency rooms ... Americans’ anxiety over health care costs hits new high ... and more.
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/topics/critical-access-hospitals?page=68
Resources of interest to the rural health community on the topic of Critical Access Hospitals, collected and shared by the Rural Health Information Hub.
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https://boardofed.idaho.gov/k-12-education/expanding-arts-access-in-rural-public-schools/
The Idaho State Board of Education makes policy for K-20 public education in Idaho, to create opportunity for lifelong attainment of high-quality education,...
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/05/17/world-bank-supports-better-access-to-rural-water-and-sanitation-in-pernambuco-brazil?ref=fixthenews.com
The World Bank Board of Directors approved a new investment to increase access to water and sanitation for about one million people in rural Pernambuco, in the...
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde30/5490/2022/en/
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the weakness of right to health protections in Tunisia and particularly when it came to vaccine rollout programmes and the...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/topics/critical-access-hospitals?page=4
Resources of interest to the rural health community on the topic of Critical Access Hospitals, collected and shared by the Rural Health Information Hub.
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https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/the-growing-struggle-to-access-gender-affirming-health-care-in-rural-canada
Demand for gender-affirming health care is surging across the country. Already facing the brunt of a primary health care crisis, small provinces and...
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https://www.aamc.org/advocacy-policy/washington-highlights/trump-signs-executive-order-improving-rural-health-and-telehealth-access?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com
President Trump signed a telehealth and rural health care executive order on Aug. 3.
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/25103
Analyzes rates of access to firearms and opioids, gun safety practices, and being provided or declining naloxone or firearm locks among 38,454 veterans at risk...
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