HRSA Announces Complete Lists of Health Professional Shortage Areas
The new lists, maintained and updated by HRSA’s Data Warehouse, were announced in the Federal Register last week. They identify all geographic area…
Category: The Force for Health® Network
Cicero District 99 Shares Its School Improvement Success Story
Cicero District 99, near Chicago, embarked on a journey to boost academic performance and student success through continuous improvement. The district is now seeing measurable…
How to Advocate for SDoH Screening in Healthcare
To truly improve patient and community health, we must address non-medical needs that arise due to social determinants of health (SDoH), such as inequ…
DHHS Releases Two Studies on Rural/Urban Health Care Disparities
The first study, conducted by the RAND Corporation, highlights a range of indicators where rural residents fall below national measures. The study loo…
Healthcare’s Most Dangerous Workplaces
From Becker’s Hospital Review In 2023, private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, down 8.4% from 202…
New Webinar Available! Access to Maternity Care in Rural U.S. Communities
Leadership of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Maternity Care Team provided a timely update on critical issues impacting mater…
Share Your Rural Health Story
Let your rural story be heard! Sharing your personal stories is a vital part of advocacy. At NRHA, we want to lift-up rural voices and capture your ex…
Report Explores Teledentistry Utilization by Oral Health Professionals
A new article published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry explores the types of teledentistry delivery options and how to increase access to c…
Manuscript Addresses Continuing Education & Management of Acute Dental Pain
A recent manuscript was published in BioMed Central Oral Health focusing on the relationship between continuing education and dental pain. The study i…
VA Proposes to Eliminate Copays for Telehealth & Expand Access to Telehealth for Rural Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that it is proposing to eliminate copayments for all VA telehealth services and establish a…
