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Added September 20, 2024
Increasing Vaccine Confidence in Rural Communities of South-Central Kentucky
Provides educational resources, data, and advice for community leaders and healthcare professionals to promote vaccine confidence in rural south-central Kentucky. The included toolkit provides in-depth discussion of rural attitudes toward vaccination, strategies for effective communication, and information on rural vaccination disparities.
Additional links: Getting to "YES" for Routine Vaccines: A Toolkit to Increase Vaccine Confidence for Rural Communities in Kentucky
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Lung Association
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Provides educational resources, data, and advice for community leaders and healthcare professionals to promote vaccine confidence in rural south-central Kentucky. The included toolkit provides in-depth discussion of rural attitudes toward vaccination, strategies for effective communication, and information on rural vaccination disparities.
Additional links: Getting to "YES" for Routine Vaccines: A Toolkit to Increase Vaccine Confidence for Rural Communities in Kentucky
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Lung Association
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Private Well Water Stewardship in Rural Georgia
Analyzes the factors that impact private well water stewardship behaviors, such as education, the provision of household water treatment systems [HWTS], and the combination of education and HWTS. Utilizes data from 64 private well water owners in rural Georgia to discuss barriers and facilitators to well water testing and treatment.
Author(s): J. Edward Dotherow, Bettye Apenteng, Andrew Hansen, Asli Aslan
Citation: PLoS ONE, 19(9)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Analyzes the factors that impact private well water stewardship behaviors, such as education, the provision of household water treatment systems [HWTS], and the combination of education and HWTS. Utilizes data from 64 private well water owners in rural Georgia to discuss barriers and facilitators to well water testing and treatment.
Author(s): J. Edward Dotherow, Bettye Apenteng, Andrew Hansen, Asli Aslan
Citation: PLoS ONE, 19(9)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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September 2024 MedPAC Meeting Transcript
Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) September 2024 meeting. Covers Medicare's overall financial situation, cost-sharing for outpatient services at Critical Access Hospitals, and experiences and challenges of measuring the quality of care provided by rural providers.
Additional links: Cost Sharing for Outpatient Services at Critical Access Hospitals - Presentation Slides, Medicare's Measurement of Rural Provider Quality - Presentation Slides
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) September 2024 meeting. Covers Medicare's overall financial situation, cost-sharing for outpatient services at Critical Access Hospitals, and experiences and challenges of measuring the quality of care provided by rural providers.
Additional links: Cost Sharing for Outpatient Services at Critical Access Hospitals - Presentation Slides, Medicare's Measurement of Rural Provider Quality - Presentation Slides
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Traffic Safety Facts, 2022 Data: Summary of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes
Contains information on fatal and non-fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Features statistics on fatality and injury rates per population, licensed drivers, registered vehicles, and vehicle miles traveled, from 2013–2022; and a state-level map showing fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, by state, in 2022. Includes a section comparing traffic fatality rates in urban and rural areas.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Contains information on fatal and non-fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Features statistics on fatality and injury rates per population, licensed drivers, registered vehicles, and vehicle miles traveled, from 2013–2022; and a state-level map showing fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, by state, in 2022. Includes a section comparing traffic fatality rates in urban and rural areas.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Added September 19, 2024
Differences in Staffing for Non-Nursing Occupations Across U.S. Skilled Nursing Facilities During 2018-2023
Examines staffing supply for non-nursing positions in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), such as therapy, respiratory, pharmacy, social work, and more. Utilizes 2018-2023 data to analyze facility characteristics, community factors, staffing minutes per patient-day (MPPD), and percent contractor (PC) staffing. Provides MPPD and PC correlations with rural location, community social deprivation index, race/ethnicity of residents, and more.
Author(s): Rachel A Prusynski, Tracy M Mroz, Bianca K Frogner
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Examines staffing supply for non-nursing positions in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), such as therapy, respiratory, pharmacy, social work, and more. Utilizes 2018-2023 data to analyze facility characteristics, community factors, staffing minutes per patient-day (MPPD), and percent contractor (PC) staffing. Provides MPPD and PC correlations with rural location, community social deprivation index, race/ethnicity of residents, and more.
Author(s): Rachel A Prusynski, Tracy M Mroz, Bianca K Frogner
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Notes from the Field: Support for Wastewater Monitoring and Influence on Protective Behavioral Intentions Among Adults — United States, July 2024
Reports findings from a survey on public support for wastewater monitoring to identify infectious diseases and intentions for related protective health behaviors. Includes data by community type for rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Author(s): Rieza H. Soelaeman, Danielle Kleven, Jena Losch, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(37), 825-827
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports findings from a survey on public support for wastewater monitoring to identify infectious diseases and intentions for related protective health behaviors. Includes data by community type for rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Author(s): Rieza H. Soelaeman, Danielle Kleven, Jena Losch, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(37), 825-827
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Rural Development: Actions Needed to Improve Assistance to Southwest Border Communities Known as Colonias
Provides an overview of colonias, predominately rural, Hispanic communities near the U.S.-Mexico border. Examines conditions in colonias and the challenges they face in obtaining and using federal assistance. Presents results of an analysis of American Community Survey data, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program documentation and funding data for fiscal years 2020–2023, and interviews with stakeholders. Offers recommendations for Congress and the USDA to preserve eligibility to funding set aside for colonias and identify applications for Single Family Housing assistance for projects in colonias.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Provides an overview of colonias, predominately rural, Hispanic communities near the U.S.-Mexico border. Examines conditions in colonias and the challenges they face in obtaining and using federal assistance. Presents results of an analysis of American Community Survey data, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program documentation and funding data for fiscal years 2020–2023, and interviews with stakeholders. Offers recommendations for Congress and the USDA to preserve eligibility to funding set aside for colonias and identify applications for Single Family Housing assistance for projects in colonias.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Suicide Prevention in Wisconsin's Farming Communities
Podcast episode discussing the Farmer Angel Network, a support group devoted to suicide prevention in Wisconsin's farming communities. Describes the origins of the group, the impacts of suicide in farming towns, how local hospitals contribute to the initiative, and the resources available to support families and loved ones.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Podcast episode discussing the Farmer Angel Network, a support group devoted to suicide prevention in Wisconsin's farming communities. Describes the origins of the group, the impacts of suicide in farming towns, how local hospitals contribute to the initiative, and the resources available to support families and loved ones.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Added September 18, 2024
Engaging with Rural Communities for Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach using Modified Boot Camp Translation
Examines the use of the Boot Camp Translation (BCT) approach to engage community input on colorectal cancer screening outreach program design and messaging in rural Oregon communities. Utilizes interview data from 4 community members and 3 clinical practice staff during the period June-August 2022. Discusses barriers to screening, selected messages, and incorporation of BCT findings into program design.
Author(s): Jennifer Coury, Gloria Coronado, Emily Myers, et al.
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 18(1), 47-59
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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Examines the use of the Boot Camp Translation (BCT) approach to engage community input on colorectal cancer screening outreach program design and messaging in rural Oregon communities. Utilizes interview data from 4 community members and 3 clinical practice staff during the period June-August 2022. Discusses barriers to screening, selected messages, and incorporation of BCT findings into program design.
Author(s): Jennifer Coury, Gloria Coronado, Emily Myers, et al.
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 18(1), 47-59
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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Exploring the State of Value-Based Care
Slides presented to the South Dakota Rural Health Equity Summit on September 5, 2024. Provides an overview of value-based care and payment models and progress toward value-based care models. Describes potential strategies state agencies and organizations may use to assist rural healthcare organizations to deliver value-based care and receive value-based payments. Highlights state-level engagements to advance rural value-based care and payment in North Dakota and Pennsylvania.
Author(s): Karla Weng
Date: 09/2024
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Slides presented to the South Dakota Rural Health Equity Summit on September 5, 2024. Provides an overview of value-based care and payment models and progress toward value-based care models. Describes potential strategies state agencies and organizations may use to assist rural healthcare organizations to deliver value-based care and receive value-based payments. Highlights state-level engagements to advance rural value-based care and payment in North Dakota and Pennsylvania.
Author(s): Karla Weng
Date: 09/2024
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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