Rural Health
News by Topic: Injuries
Sep 19, 2024 - Highlights a newly funded project to develop a strategic plan for improving the health of rural volunteer firefighters in South Dakota. Notes that firefighters have high rates of occupational deaths and career-ending injuries.
Source: KXLG
Sep 13, 2024 - Describes a new initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation which will equip ambulances in rural southwest Minnesota with telemedicine rigs. Notes that the program aims to connect those involved in rural vehicle crashes more quickly with advanced trauma care.
Source: MPR News
CDC: Meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF)
Federal Register
Sep 6, 2024 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold a virtual public meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) on October 16-17, 2024. The CPSTF is charged with identifying community preventive programs, services, and policies that increase healthy longevity and improve quality of life while saving money. Agenda items include deliberation on systematic reviews of the literature on substance use, injury prevention, and social determinants of health. Registration is required.
Source: Federal Register
Sep 5, 2024 - A new injury prevention research center funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been established at the University of Washington. The Harborview Injury & Prevention Research Center will focus on 4 key topics: overdose prevention in rural areas, adverse childhood experiences, enhancing school safety, and fall prevention for rural American Indian and Alaska Native adults.
Source: UW Medicine Newsroom