Research Alert: May 25, 2021

Trends in Network Focus Areas Among Network Development Planning Grantees, 2003-2020

In this policy brief, researchers examine the focus areas of the networks funded by the Network Planning Grant program in order to determine if there are trends in the scope and substance of rural health networks. Researchers examined these network focus areas retrospectively in order to see how they have changed over time.

Additional Resources of Interest:

• More information about the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
• More information from the Rural Health Information Hub's topic guides: Applying for Grants to Support Rural Health Projects, Conducting Research, Needs Assessments, and Evaluations, Healthcare Access, Healthcare Quality, Rural Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health