Rural Health Care

Ohio is getting more than $200 million as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program, a federal fund to invest in rural health.

Emily Eddy was selected as one of the National Rural Health Association’s 2026 Fellows. Her work will focus on increasing access to pharmacies across Ohio.

A veteran in eastern Ohio is on a mission to increase access to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

Smoking rates are high in rural parts of Ohio, but screening for lung cancer there can be hard to come by. A new mobile unit aims to help.

A pilot program helped Ohio kids access oral health care by training pediatricians to provide preventative dental care.

Many of Ohio's rural hospitals are barely breaking even. Now, new Medicaid changes could mean a major loss of income.

For many of us, COVID is becoming an increasingly distant memory. But in rural Ohio, where the state’s vaccine rates are among the lowest, one health department is still trying new ways to get people vaccinated.

Maternal care options have declined across the state. Some say midwives could increase access for small towns, but a lack of licensure puts limits on the care they can provide.

A mobile eye clinic is traveling to schools in southeast Ohio, where eye care can otherwise be inaccessible.

New OSU research shows that educational instruction and a conversation around barriers to access can make the difference in whether rural women get cancer screenings.