Quality of EMS Care Varies Widely Across the U.S.
From AXIOS The level of care patients receive in a medical emergency varies widely based on where 911 is being dialed. Why it matters: A first-of-its-…
Category: My Healthy Pennsylvania
Updated Uniform Data Set Crosswalk Released
The Rural Health Value team is pleased to announce the release of an updated version of the 2024 Uniform Data Set (UDS) Measure Crosswalk to Other Qua…
‘Too Many Old People’: A Rural Pennsylvania Town Reckons with Population Loss
From the Washington Post Lee Goldthwaite might have the most stable job in this remote corner of northwestern Pennsylvania. The caretaker of Sheffield…
New PBS Documentary Series Explores Hidden Public Health Infrastructure in America
The CDC Office of Rural Health is creating awareness of a new four-part documentary series that was made possible by Bloomberg Philanthropies and is a…
Pennsylvania Releases Child Welfare Workforce Study
The Pennsylvania Office of Children, Youth, and Families released a child welfare workforce recruitment and retention study, analyzing the trends, cha…
Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to Open Application Period for New $20 Million Program to Provide Laptops for Libraries, Non-Profits, & Community Institutions Across Pennsylvania
The $20 million Digital Connectivity Technology Program, which will distribute laptops to community institutions to help connect Pennsylvanians who la…
CMS Celebrates 10 Years of Coverage to Care!
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) is proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our Coverage to Care (C…
Montana Creates Emergency ‘Drive-Thru’ Blood Pickup Service for Rural Ambulances
Crystal Hiwalker wonders if her heart and lungs would have kept working if the ambulance crew had been able to give her a transfusion as the blood dra…
Flood Hazards in PA, NJ, AND DE: How Lower-Income Communities Fare
Damaged or destroyed homes, displaced families, and personal harm. Millions of Americans face the impacts of flooding each year. Two new reports exami…
988 Crisis Hotline Updates and Adds Social Media Infographics to Partner Toolkit
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has created new social media shareables designed for use as social media posts, stories, and threads. Please be sure…
