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Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Iowa City
Iowa City VA Medical Center; Iowa City, Iowa | Established in 2008
VRHRC-Iowa city focus areas include:
- Enhancing care coordination for dual-use Veterans.
- Utilizing VA telemedicine and informatics to improve access.
- Developing interdisciplinary treatment models with non-VA community providers.
- Innovating mental health treatment delivery for rural Veterans.
- Improving access to care for rural Veterans facing barriers to health care services and resources.
Project Portfolio, Fiscal Year 2026
Click Title to view Project Overview PDF for Clinicians and Researchers.- Alcohol-related risk reduction in rural Veterans
- An Evaluation of the Feasibility of Improving Telemedicine Access for Rural Veterans Using Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Internet Satellite Technology
- Developing a Community of Practice between VA and Rural Community Health Centers to Enhance Coordinated Care for Rural Veterans
- Engaging Out-of-Care Distressed Veterans and their Partners in Outreach and an ACT-Based Intervention
- Evaluation of Access to Dementia Specialty Care among Rural Veterans in VA and VA Community Care
- Expanding Approaches to Address Health Related Social Needs in Rural VA Clinics
- Identifying Needs of Rural Veterans with Complex Nociplastic Pain and Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions
- Total care Navigation coordination Triage (TcNcT): Igniting Optimal Rural Veteran Mental Healthcare by Facilitating Telehealth to non-VA Settings
Recent Publications
- Hadlandsmyth K, Lund BC. Central nervous system-active medication polypharmacy among rural and urban veterans with fibromyalgia, migraine, or irritable bowel syndrome. Am J Health Syst Pharm. May 5 2026.
- Heeren A, McCoy K, Fuhrmeister L, et al. Implementing measurement-based care in virtual mental health services for rural veterans: provider insights from a pre-implementation evaluation. BMC Health Serv Res. Apr 3 2026.
- Mengeling MA, Sears R, Buchanan CH, et al. Rural health care workforce retention measures: A rapid scoping review. J Rural Health. Mar 2026;42(2):e70145.
- Narla R, McCoy K, Mengeling MA, et al. Who receives DXA in VHA direct care vs. community care? Insights into bone health care for veterans. Osteoporos Int. Apr 21 2026.
- Yip CS, Kaboli PJ, Jones MP, Carrel M, Thorne PS. Hurricanes, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Cardiopulmonary Health in US Veterans. JAMA Netw Open. Apr 1 2026;9(4):e267830.
Rural Health - Navigation
- Office of Rural Health Home page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/index.asp - Enterprise-Wide Initiatives (EWI) page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/Enterprise-Wide-Initiatives-EWI.asp - Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers (VRHRC) page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/Veterans-Rural-Health-Resource-Center-VRHRC.asp
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