Maryland State Office of Rural Health ​(SORH) News & Resources​

​​Overview

Rural health​-​​related resources  and reports (news) are linked below. 

​RESO​URCES

• Hub for Health Workforce Shortages  ***NEW​***
  
• Center for Sharing Public Health Services - Technical Assistance
• Rural Health InfoGraphic from NIHCM​​
  
• Rural  Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit  
  
• Rural Health Mapping Tool  
• USDA Rural Data Gateway   
  
• Maryla​​nd Rural Health Plan 
• Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
• Rural Health Information Hub
• Rural Health Research Gateway
• CDC - Rural Health
• The Daily Yonder
• State Health Improvement Process Newsletter
• RHI Hub T​his Week​

​REPORTS

• Preparing for a Maryland Statewide HealthCare Workforce Data Clearing House - State and National landscape Findings ​  ***NEW***​
  

• The Maryland Department of Health and health care workforce development stakeholders have identified benefits of planning and establishing a Maryland statewide healthcare workforce data clearinghouse to serve as a central repository of data related to the healthcare workforce serving Maryland residents. To this end, MDH, in conjunction with vendor assistance, has conducted an exploratory landscape analysis on available healthcare workforce data clearinghouse models consisting of literature review and interviews with representatives of successful healthcare workforce data clearinghouses in other states.  
  

• Maryland Community Health Worker and Employer Surveys: Analysis and Report 2022​
• ​Report Infographics:
  
• ​Community Health Workers in Rural Maryland Infographic- 2022
  
• Community Health Worker Impact in Maryland Infographic- 2022​​
• MD State Office of Rural Health Needs Assessment​
• ​2018 Maryland Rural Health Plan​
• ​​​With a collaboration between the Maryland Rural Health Association (MRHA), the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), the Rural Maryland Council (RMC), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) the 2018 Maryland Rural Health Plan was created. The health plan is a collaborative document that synthesizes data from multiple sources, such as county health plans, the State Health Improvement Process (SHIP), and feedback from citizens in rural counties, among others. The 2018 Maryland Rural Health Plan highlighted six areas of need including access to care, sustainable funding mechanisms for health care services, care coordination, chronic disease prevention and management, health literacy and health insurance literacy, and outreach and education. Read the full plan here.
  
• US Department of Health and Human Services Rural Action Plan
  
• ​CMS releases “The Path Forward: Improving Data to Advance Health Equity Solutions”
  
• This new Rural Maryl​and Foundation rural Aspire video features Rural Maryland residents sharing what they aspire for rural Maryland. 
  
• Learn more about providing telehealth to rural areas in HRSA's Best Practice Guide on Telehealth ​for Rural Areas!
• Maryland's small rural hospitals earn top honors! Top Performing Rural Hospitals | The Chartis Group
• Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit ​​released!
  
• Rural Health Disparities: Updated RHIhub Topic Guide
• New FCC Broadband Map of the U.S. Is 'A Step in the Right Direction​'
• State Strategies to Support the Future of the Primary​ Care Physician and Nursing Workforce​
• ​COVID-19 Mortality Rates across Noncore, Micropolitan, and Metropolitan Counties by Community Characteristics, December 2020-January 2021
• USDA Launches Rural Data Gateway to Strengthen Partnerships and Expand Access to Resources for People in Rural America
• ​20​23 Health C​​are Transportation Roundtable Report ​​​​