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Provides an overview of the current health workforce and demographic distribution throughout the state of North Dakota. Presents data in the form of graphs and maps. Allows users to select for rural, metropolitan, and micropolitan areas. -- University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Updates the previous seven editions of this report with a comprehensive examination of healthcare workforce licensure data related to number of licensed professionals, locations, specialties, and demographics in rural and urban North Dakota. Includes three new chapters on indigenous health, women's and children's health, and the community impacts of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. -- University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Features resources, information, and best practices for policy makers, educators, and providers on delivering oral healthcare in rural communities. Presents resources on special topics, such as rural veterans oral health, water fluorination, and pediatric oral health, among other topics. -- National Rural Health Association

Provides planning and strategy resources for organizations and communities to expand access to naloxone and other opioid overdose reversal medications (OORMs). Includes templates, implementation strategies and program examples, and more. Discusses rural considerations and programs throughout, including the Rural EMS Training Program and Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Toolkit highlights resources and best practices for dental schools looking to create a rural oral health seminar. Discusses the importance of providing a rural-focused seminar for dental students and how rural experience and exposure can aid in recruitment of oral health professionals to rural areas with dental health professional shortage designations. Provides examples and best practices for constructing the seminar. -- National Rural Health Association

Examines the Moms IMPACTT (Improving Access to Perinatal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Through Telehealth and Tele-mentoring) program in South Carolina, which aims to address perinatal mental health and substance use issues through healthcare partnerships and telemedicine. Provides details and impact of the program, including outreach and engagement with rural and underserved communities.

Discusses disparities in behavioral health recovery support services in rural, frontier, and tribal communities. Highlights innovative and promising practices for addressing behavioral health disparities, such as addressing stigma, supporting peer workforce, and addressing social determinants of health, among other measures. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

A report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing regarding the assessment, cost, and administration of healthcare affordability and sustainability fee for Colorado hospitals between October 2023 and September 2024. Discusses rural throughout. -- Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise

Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) January 2025 meeting. Covers payment adequacy and updates for physician and other health professional services, hospital inpatient and outpatient services, skilled nursing facility services, home health agency services, inpatient rehabilitation facility services, outpatient dialysis services, and hospice services. Discusses status reports on Medicare Part D, ambulatory surgical centers, and the Medicare Advantage program, as well as policy options for modifying the cost-sharing liability for beneficiaries who receive care at Critical Access Hospitals. Includes rural references and considerations throughout. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Report to the U.S. Congress highlighting the effectiveness of grants funded by the Office of Violence Against Women between 2021 and 2022. Includes discussion of rural specific challenges, highlights rural specific programs, and offers data on programs funded through the Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Assistance Program. Includes rural data throughout. -- U.S. Department of Justice