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 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.

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!

The St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship is the largest healthcare scholarship program in the state of Texas. High school seniors from Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties who want to pursue careers in healthcare and plan to attend college in Texas are eligible to apply for up to $60,000 in financial aid over the course of their higher education.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty is excited to offer multiple partnership opportunities to foundation partners.

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.

High-level data on the state of education, healthcare, and economic opportunity in the Texas Panhandle.

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.

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.

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

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.

While rural areas do better at training and retaining a primary care workforce, the growing demand for healthcare still outpaces the supply of doctors.

The Trellis Foundation's third biennial postsecondary policy summit in Austin, TX, on April 19, 2024, delved into mental health and wellbeing as a strategy for student success.

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.

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.

Kevin Lambing of T.L.L. Temple Founation collaborated with colleagues Carrie Shaver, DHA, FACHE and Lisa Rantz to write a policy paper for the National Rural Health Association. This informative brief highlights the impact of Medicare Advantage (MA) on rural communities

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

In 2022, No Kid Hungry invested over $1.8 million in grant funds to 53 school districts and community groups across the state. During this period, grantees we supported provided over 90 million meals to Texas kids and families. 

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.

This initiative aims to address the critical One Health Crisis in rural areas of Texas and create a sustainable solution through education and community development.

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.

The State Office of Rural Health created this funding resource guide for rural health facilities in order to help them more easily find resources relevant to their needs and geographic area.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Report from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture identifying solutions for rural community resilience and environmental sustainability.

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