Nebraska family — Rural Health Transformation

Nebraska Rural Health Program

Real Food.
Real Nebraska.
Real Change.

Nebraska creators are joining forces with Nebraska DHHS to bring honest conversations about healthy eating and wellness to rural communities. Every Nebraska family deserves access to good food and great health.

🌽   A partnership between Nebraska DHHS and real voices in the community, bringing healthy living home to rural Nebraska.

Real Nebraskans.
Real voices.

Healthy living for
every Nebraska family.

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Food as Medicine

What you put on the table tonight is one of the most powerful health decisions you make. Nebraska is connecting local growers directly to school cafeterias and community food networks, so whole, fresh food reaches families and kids every day.

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Building a Rural Workforce

Rural Nebraska needs doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and EMTs who know the community. RHTP is investing in training, recruitment, and retention so the people caring for your family are your neighbors — and so they stay.

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Keeping Care Local

RHTP is keeping care closer to home. Hospitals, pharmacies, dentists, clinics, and EMS across rural Nebraska are getting the support they need, so you can be seen in your own community instead of driving hours for it.

Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation Program

Nebraska is one of the most rural states in the country. With 88 of 93 counties classified as rural and 37% of Nebraskans living outside of cities, access to quality healthcare and nutrition has always been a challenge.

The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is a historic $218.5 million federal investment to change that, modernizing how rural Nebraskans access care, food, and healthy living resources.

$218.5M Nebraska's first-year award
88/93 Counties that are rural
37% of Nebraskans in rural areas
Learn More About RHTP

Key Initiatives

  • ✓ Make Rural Nebraska Healthy Again Through Food as Medicine
  • ✓ Regionalized Rural Access and Navigation
  • ✓ Rural Workforce Acceleration
  • ✓ eHealth and Mobile Care
  • ✓ Rural Emergency Behavioral Health
  • ✓ Assisted Living Facility (ALF) Special Needs Population Incentive Model
  • ✓ Nebraska Rural Health Technology Catalyst Fund and Partnership Initiative

Ready to live your
Good Life?

Explore Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation Program and discover how your community can benefit from the resources, programs, and support designed for rural Nebraskans.

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Helping People Live Better Lives