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Month: September 2023
Expanding Jail-Based Mental Health Services in Rural Counties
A feature article in The Rural Monitor examines the challenges of providing access to mental health services in rural jails. Features a telehealth co…
Join Us for PTAC Public Meeting on Rural Participation in Alternative Payment Models
The next quarterly public Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) meeting will focus on encouraging rural participation in…
Here You Can Exam the Rural-Urban Differences in the Availability of Hospital-Based Cardiac Services Between 2010-2020
Among the findings from the Rural and Minority Health Research Center: From 2010 to 2020, the proportions of metropolitan and micropolitan hospitals o…
Maternal Mortality Crisis and Extension of Medicaid Postpartum Coverage
Examining the effect of extended postpartum coverage brought by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, policy experts present evidence that ensuring ac…
Congress Has Increased Rural Physician Training – Is it Working?
Experts analyze Medicare-funded residency training two years after Congress created 1,000 new residency slots reserved specifically for rural and unde…
CDC’s Project Firstline Infection Control Micro-Learns: Cough and Congestion!
CDC’s Project Firstline knows that healthcare workers are short on time, but it shouldn’t limit their access to practical and valuable infection c…
ICYMI: 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Held Third Meeting, Heard Public Oral Comments
Rockville, Md. – ICYMI: Last week, on September 12 and 13, the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee convened in person for its third official …
Gabriela Mistral: First Latina to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Gabriela Mistral, born as Lucila Godoy Alcayaga in Chile, was the first Latina author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945. Her poems ex…
Venus on Earth: NASA’s VERITAS Science Team Studies Volcanic Iceland
With its crushing atmospheric pressure, clouds of sulfuric acid, and searing surface temperature, Venus is an especially challenging place to study. But scientists know that…
