A new video from Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) shows how non-medical drivers of health are shaping outcomes across communities, and why improving health requires much more than what happens in a doctor’s office.

This report from Aspen Health Strategy Group highlights key themes about rural healthcare needs and details five big ideas to improve the health of rural populations in the United States

The relationship between health and employment is bidirectional and intensified by structural and geographic factors unique to rural communities.

Digging Deeper brings Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) staff and trusted partners together to analyze the research topics and health trends that are central to EHF’s vision for a healthier Texas. 

The National Rural Health Association has announced the 20 highest-ranked prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals in the country based on an evaluation by the Chartis Center for Rural Health.

Pharmacy deserts affect 4 million Texans. Independent rural pharmacists are starting other businesses or selling baby shower gifts to keep their stores operating.

A shipping container in Fort Davis is at the center of a new experiment in bringing telehealth to an aging rural population.

Host Ike Evans is joined by Lara Escobar of the Amarillo Area Foundation, Katharyn Wiegand of the Mary E. Bivins Foundation, and Hogg Foundation program officers Rick Ybarra and Tammy Heinz to discuss how collaboration across organizations can expand access to mental health care in rural communities.

In communities where care isn't available, St. David's Foundation brought it to the library

Congratulations to Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater, Texas for winning the 2025 Texas Small Employer of the Year from the Texas Workforce Commission!

Love Oak is a rural pharmacy that aims to provide a total health and wellness destination to help others build healthy minds, bodies and spirits.

Troy Medical is dedicated to bridging the gap in healthcare access by connecting top urban specialists to rural communities through innovative hybrid telehealth solutions.

TeleScan software connects healthcare providers with remote perinatal sonographers. These ultrasound experts provide high-quality diagnostics that enable you to identify at-risk pregnancies, intervene early, and improve patient outcomes.

Build Healthy Places Network mission is to transform the way organizations work together across the health, community development, and finance sectors to more effectively reduce poverty, advance racial equity, and improve health in neighborhoods across the United States.

The St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy provides access to prescription medication for those who don't have health insurance and need medication to sustain their health.

The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) is a 501c3 Human Rights organization, formed in 2001 to address historical race, class, cultural, religious and gender barriers faced by Black women and young women in the rural U. S. South.

This toolkit helps individuals, families, neighbors, churches, and community helpers across the Texas Hill Country and beyond care for emotional and spiritual needs after the recent devastating floods.

An interactive map using 2024 Open Enrollment Period (OEP) data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shows the share of Texans enrolled in marketplace health care plans, county by county.

The Panhandle Mental Health Guide is a project of the Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance. This excellent website connects people in need with the resources that exist for mental health care and addiction in the Panhandle.

Episcopal Health Foundation’s Collaborative Registry is a searchable database of health-focused coalitions and collaborative efforts across EHF’s 81-county service area. Use the registry to find groups working in your community by filtering results by county, focus area, or health outcome—or search by name or keyword.

Integral Care and NAMI Central Texas have teamed up to create a toolkit designed to help support your mental health year-round.

To help identify USDA programs and resources can help improve a rural community’s health, check out the new USDA Rural Health Program Index tool. Rural health programs are the emphasis, but this library is inclusive of all health programs!

Residents of Texoma will soon have access to more mental health programs.

The Rural Texas Maternal Health Assembly respectfully urges the 89th Legislature to enact a modern rural maternal health rescue initiative, centered on consensus-driven reforms that will promote a high-quality, enduring rural maternal health care system that fosters healthy families, sustains strong communities, and promotes economic prosperity today and for future generations.

The state’s 988 suicide had the nation’s fifth highest rate of abandoned calls in August, the latest data available, amid a multi-million funding deficit that could worsen as federal dollars expire this year.

Crescent Regional has installed its first "Holobox," a 3D, life-sized, holographic display that allows doctors to teleport to the hospital for real-time consults.

The Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit compiles evidence-based and promising models and resources to support organizations implementing emergency planning, response, and recovery efforts in rural communities across the United States.

These national and state maps on rural healthcare facilities show the locations of hospitals, clinics, and other types of healthcare facilities in rural areas, including Rural Emergency Hospitals.

The biggest pharmacy benefit managers are profiting by systematically underpaying independent drugstores, creating “pharmacy deserts” across the country.

This toolkit from Rural Health Information Hub provides evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources that can be used by your organization to implement substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.

Searchable and sortable library of research and articles aimed at deeping our our collective understanding of health inequities.

Data dashboard compiling high-level, summary information about calls made to Texas 2-1-1, a statewide resource hotline that connects Texans to critical, community-based services like housing, healthcare, mental health support, food assistance, and more.

The USDA estimates the families of 3.8 million children could have received $120 per child to cover summer lunches if the state participated in the new $2.5 billion program launching this summer. Texas is one of 15 states opting out.

The Congregational Collective exists to equip congregations to become community leaders in mental health and wellness by partnering to build support systems, networks and ministry tools that include educational resources, training, and a network of relationships.

This toolkit from Rural Health Information Hub compiles evidence-based and promising models and resources to support organizations implementing mental health programs in rural communities across the United States.

Nearly half of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in Texas say they skipped or postponed medical care in the past year because of cost. This is just one of the findings of EHF's first-ever statewide survey of AAPI health experiences in Texas.

Feeding America has produces Map the Meal Gap and provides estimates of local food insecurity and food costs to improve the understanding of people and places facing hunger and inform decisions that will help ensure equitable access to nutritious food for all.

This integrated platform for healthcare data and engagement tools contains interactive dashboards, maps, storyboards, infographics, reports, data sets and other resources to help you utilize data for strategic growth and collaboration.

Publications to promote awareness, encourage dialogue and learning, and share a greater understanding of what creates, influences and protects mental health.

Online library of how-to guides for organizational capacity building, public policy briefs, commissioned research on health in South Texas, and more.

Libraries for Health, an initiative designed and funded by Texas Rural Funder St. David's Foundation and in partnership with Via Hope and RAND, seeks to reimagine the delivery of mental health services by building upon a community anchor - a local public library - that is already in place.

According to a new report from Episcopal Health Foundation there is an opportunity for pharmacists to increase access to healthcare in Texas.

This Dashboard provides actionable measures of health and its drivers calculated at the congressional district level, showing users how their district is doing on health outcomes, social and economic factors, and more.

More than 90% of Texas’ 32 border counties don’t have enough primary care services, sites or providers to meet local medical needs, according to federal data.

Greenlights Grant Initiative provides tailored and free resources to assist nationwide school districts access school safety grants.

This new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas examines how the Texas economy is changing and, with it, the state’s need for education and training.

The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is leading a 12-month learning experience that equips districts to effectively develop and implement evidence-based school mental health programs. This opportunity is free of cost thanks to the support of the Texas Pioneer Foundation.

Episcopal Health Foundation, examines hospital responses of a national survey from the American Hospital Association.

Episcopal Health Foundation partnered with the Texas Association of Health Plans and the Texas Association of Community Health Plans to conduct the first ever Texas survey to capture Medicaid health plans activities to address non-medical drivers of health care.

PLACES reports county, place, census tract, and ZIP Code Tabulation Areas data and uses small area estimation methods to obtain chronic disease measures for the entire United States.

TORCH is an organization of rural and community hospitals, corporations and interested individuals working together to address the special needs and issues of rural and community hospitals, staff and patients they serve.

United Ways in Texas fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community.

The mission of the American Cancer Society is to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

Marathon Health is a leading clinic provider offering onsite, network, and virtual models, leading to better outcomes and employee health.

The American Heart Association mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

The Immunization Partnership (TIP) leverages a collective knowledge and an unmatched expertise that puts us in the unique position to not only be an effective voice at the Texas Legislature, but to show how others can use their voice, too.

Access to Emergency Medical Services is critical for rural residents, but providing pre-hospital services in rural areas is challenging. This resource answers frequently asked questions about rural emergency medical services.

The Farm State of Mind Resource Directory provides dozens of tools and resources to help farmers and their families address stress and mental health concerns.

Toolkit of evidence-based resources for organizations working to improve health literacy in rural communities across the United States.

Interactive map identifying funding (philanthropic and opioid settlement funds) available by state. Also provides detailed information about resources available for substance recovery on a county level. Created by the Fletcher Group.

Monthly podcast from Rural Health Information Hub focused on current issues in rural healthcare and population health.

Podcast about rural education, business, and health with a mission to increase awareness and expand dialogue on the most important issues facing rural stakeholders.

Action-oriented guide for healthcare organizations pursuing rural partnerships - with communities, economic development and other sectors - to support improved community health.