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Aug 27, 2024 - Analyzes Fatal Accident Report System (FARS) data to discuss traffic death comparisons for rural and urban counties. Notes reasons for the disparity including emergency response times, speed limits, and risky driving behavior.
Source: The Daily Yonder
Aug 27, 2024 - Describes a rural outreach program in Colorado aiming to reduce barriers to healthcare and provide support for patients with multiple sclerosis.
Source: 9News
Aug 27, 2024 - Features the perspectives of Colorado farmworkers on the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other workplace precautions to prevent the spread of bird flu. Notes challenges faced by state health and agriculture departments in distributing free PPE to producers and educating farmworkers on protective measures.
Source: KFF Health News
Aug 26, 2024 - Announces funding for supporting health insurance enrollment assistance through HealthCare.gov. The grants will fund 44 Navigators for the purpose of outreach to underserved groups including rural residents.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Aug 26, 2024 - Provides overview of Shackle Free Buzz, a program in rural eastern North Carolina that trains barbers and beauticians as community health ambassadors. Describes the social significance of barber shops and beauty salons in many rural Black communities. Highlights various topics addressed by the program, including vaccine hesitancy, health-related social needs, and chronic disease awareness.
Source: NC Health News
Aug 26, 2024 - Notice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcing the reorganization of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). The NCIPC established the Behavioral Integration Branch. Among other things the Behavioral Integration Branch plans, directs, and supports epidemiological analysis, applied research, and demonstration projects to advance the integration of behavioral health (including suicide prevention) strategies with healthcare delivery and community behavioral health services; provides technical assistance to local, state, territorial, and tribal agencies to advance the integration of surveillance and suicide prevention strategies with healthcare delivery and community behavioral health services; develops guidance to reduce or mitigate risk factors and increase protective factors as appropriate; and disseminates scientific findings, evidence-based prevention strategies, and suicide prevention guidelines. This reorganization is effective August 21, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 26, 2024 - Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) on September 12-13, 2024. Agenda items will include presentations on implementing the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for adults aged 19-59 years and adults aged 60 years and older with risk factors, new approaches for tuberculosis vaccine innovation, and research to inform future HIV vaccine development. NVAC will also host panels on vaccine equity, provider payment, and planning for the development of the next national vaccine strategy. Confirmed meeting times and information regarding attending this meeting will be posted on the NVAC website. Registration is required.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 26, 2024 - Highlights the Technology-based Eye Care Services program through the VA Office of Rural Health, a program using telehealth to expand access to vision care for rural veterans.
Source: VA News
Aug 22, 2024 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking comment on an information collection for the Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act. Comments are due October 21, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 22, 2024 - Profiles a new mental illness and substance use disorder support center in a rural New York county. The Wellness Hub will offer emergency and permanent housing and access to clinicians. Discusses gaps in treatment and care access due to workforce shortages.
Source: Public News Service