Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Delta States

The Delta States Rural Development Network Program provides support to rural communities in the Delta States (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee) to implement preventive or clinical health services for chronic diseases.

Grantee Locations

Green indicates grantee locations.
StateGrant OrganizationProject NameFocus Area(s)
ALRural Alabama Prevention CenterSouth-West Health Improvement Initiative (SWAHII)Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
ARARCAREArkansas Health Improvement Coalition - Healing HeartsCardivascular Disease
ARArkansas Rural Health PartnershipFlourish & Thrive: Advancing Senior Health in the South Arkansas DeltaDiabetes/Cardiovascular Disease
ILSouthern Illinois UniversityIllinois CATCH onto Health! Promoting Children’s Health in the Illinois Delta RegionCardiovasular Disease/Obesity
KYBaptist Health Madisonville, Inc.Baptist Health Deaconess School Wellness InitiativeChildhood Obesity Prevention
LARichland, Parish ofAdolescent Pre-Diabetes Prevention ProgramDiabetes Prevention
LAHealth Enrichment Network, TheEat Move GrowChildhood Obesity Prevention
MOBig Springs Medical Association, IncN/AObesity and Diabetes
MOMississippi, County ofDelta States Rural Development Network Program: The MPower ConsortiumCardiovasular Disease/Diabetes
MSJefferson Comprehensive Health Center IncMississippi SHINE ProjectCardivascular Disease/Obesity
MSDelta Health Alliance, Inc.New YouObesity/Cardiovascular Disease
TNMethodist Le Bonheur Community OutreachGrowWell West TennesseeObesity and Diabetes

Grantee Spotlight

Mississippi SHINE Project | Mississippi

George Dixon, the project director for the Mississippi SHINE Project, talks about the impact the Delta program is having on regional health improvement and on community health workers statewide.

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Grantee Resources

DateTitleTypeVideoSlidesResource
2025/12/04Year 3 Deliverable ScheduleDeliverable ScheduleDeliverable Schedule
2025/12/04Sustainability Planning - Building Sustainable Programs in a Changing Rural LandscapeWebinarVideoSlides
2025/10/21Sustainability 101: Positioning and Planning for SustainabilityWebinarVideoSlides
2025/04/10Communicating Cost Savings to Generate Program SupportWebinarVideoSlidesWorksheet
2025/03/262025 Post-Conference GuideGrantee MeetingAgenda Guide
2025/02/27Cost Savings Estimation Deliverable TemplateDeliverableTemplate
Toolkit
2025/02/27Cost Savings Estimation: Modeling and Data CollectionWebinarVideoSlides
2024/06/102023 – 2026 Deliverable ScheduleDeliverableSchedule

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