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FORHP Makes Awards for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded $2 million to 20 awardees for this one-year, community-driven program designed to assist in the planning and development of an integrated healthcare network…
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Watch a Brief Video on Demographics and Housing Data from the 2020 Census
A brief video from the U.S. Census Bureau gives a step-by-step demonstration of how to find this data for urban and rural areas.
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There Has Been Withdrawal of Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that withdraws the regulations on COVID-19 healthcare staff vaccination requirements issued in a November 2021 […]
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HRSA’s Health Workforce Connector, a free tool for connecting clinicians to job and training opportunities, is now easier to use. New features simplify job searches by discipline and program, and […]
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Researchers found that occupations with a high risk of mental health problems are those with workers who: 1) have high physical or psychological job demands yet little control over work […]
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On May 31, the Bipartisan Policy Center convened a panel of experts (including FORHP’s leadership) to discuss findings in their newly-released report, Achieving Behavioral Health Care Integration in Rural America. […]
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For American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) birthing people, the risk of pregnancy-related death is two to three times higher than that of white birthing people. In Alaska, the disparity […]
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Compared to enrollees in metropolitan areas, enrollees living in rural areas had a 22 percent higher likelihood of having diabetes, even after controlling for factors like age and region. The […]
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CMS Seeks Nominations for Air Ambulance Committee
The No Surprises Act required the Secretary of HHS and the Secretary of Transportation to form an advisory committee for the purpose of reviewing options to establish standards for quality, […]
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This study from the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center describes the characteristics of rurally oriented family medicine obstetrical (OB) fellowships and the challenges these programs face in providing OB […]
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