Rural Health
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Rural Health Research Gateway Webinars

Upcoming Webinars

  • Understanding Access to Care for Rural Residents With Disabilities

    Rural residents have higher rates of disability and face unique barriers to accessing high-quality care. In this webinar, researchers from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center will share results from a project examining access to care at the intersection of rurality and disability. These results include county-level analyses comparing disability rates, workforce shortages, and quality of care. They will also share results from the National Health Interview Survey examining differences in barriers to care and use of preventive services by rural-urban location and disability status. Additionally, two case studies of programs in Minnesota and Idaho that support the transportation needs of rural residents with disabilities will be discussed.

Archived Webinars

2026

  • A Tour of Youth Behavioral Health Services Landscape: Prevalence, Treatment, and the Workforce
    Presented Wednesday, June 17, 2026

    Speakers from WWAMI Rural Health Research Center shared findings from multiple studies on youth behavioral health issues in the rural U.S., describing the prevalence of behavioral health conditions among youth, the youth behavioral health workforce, the behavioral health licensure and reimbursement policy landscape, and the provision of youth behavioral health services.