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Implementing RHTP with a Rural Aging Lens
NRHA, in partnership with The John A. Hartford Foundation and Stratis Health, has curated resources to support states in integrating rural age-friendly initiatives and strategies into their Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) implementation. This collection includes blogs, resources, and Rural Healthy Aging Policy and Infrastructure Opportunities for RHTP from trusted partners to advance sustainable age-friendly care in rural communities.
Below are resources and blogs created by NRHA through the initiative and its partners to elevate the relevance of incorporating rural aging initiatives within states' RHTP implementation.
- Integrating Rural Age-Friendly Care Initiatives into States' RHTP Implementation: ASA Generations Now_Dec 2025
- Rural Healthy Aging Policy and Infrastructure Opportunities and Resources_Dec 2025
- Blog: Incorporating age-friendly strategies into the Rural Health Transformation Program_Jan 2026
- RHTP States' Breakdown of Aging Initiatives_Jan 2026
For general NRHA policy updates about the RHTP, visit: NRHA RHTP Advocacy Page
Additional Partner RHTP Aging Resources
- Explore Oregon's RHTP Plan to learn how the Connected Care for Older Adults program was incorporated (page 27).
- Learn more about the UNC Rural Facility and Population Score Estimates by States that were part of the allocation levels
- The State of South Dakota (SD) released a released a NOFO announcing the first round of RHTP Requests for Proposals for Caregiver Support programming, Chronic Disease Self-Management Programming (CDSMP), and Rural Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Training and Development, among others.
- The Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging (INRPHA) held its annual meeting on March 30, 2026, featuring a panel discussion on the RHTP and its impact on rural older adults.