USDA Economic Research Service on Rural Access to Primary Care
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) update their chart showing the number of physicians per capita in rural counties.
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The Built Environment and Social and Emotional Support Among Rural Older Adults
Previous studies on social infrastructure in the built environment – specifically, the physical places that facilitate social interaction and soci…
ACL Proposes Update to Older Americans Act Programs
The federal Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking input on proposed updates to the regulations for its Older Americans Act programs. …
The GAO Release a Report on Critical Access Hospitals and Behavioral Health Care
The federal agency that examines the effectiveness of government programs turns attention to the way that Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) provide …
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Released a Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Anxiety Disorders in Adults
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a final recommendation statement on screening for anxiety disorders in adults. The task force determi…
The American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Screening Interventions Project Has Launched
American Cancer Society (ACS) is recruiting health centers with colorectal cancer screening rates less than 40% (consideration for those less than 60%…
The Government Accountability Office is Seeking Nominations for National HIT Advisory Committee
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is requesting nominations for the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC), which provide…
Read About the Importance of Teaching Health Center GME Programs
The Milbank Memorial Fund has released a new report about the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. The report provide…
2021 Pennsylvania Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey Report Has Been Published
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has published the final “2021 Pennsylvania’s Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey Report” based o…
OB/GYN Training Programs Are Trying to Adjust to Post-Dobbs Reality
Abortion restrictions are forcing some medical residents to travel from their home state to learn how to perform an abortion as a part of their medica…
