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Transformation of the Clinical Trial Enterprise: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Summarizes findings from a literature review and expert interviews regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical trials. Explores ways that clinical trials that continued during the pandemic mitigated disruptions and lessons learned. Includes discussions regarding how decentralized clinical trials and digital health technologies reduce barriers for rural and underserved populations to enroll and participate in clinical trials.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Co-Bio Consulting, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Bridging the Gap: INVESTing in HPV Vaccination for Rural Youth
Describes the INVEST (INcreasing VaccinE uptake among Southern Teens) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine promotion program for rural youth in North Carolina and South Carolina. Discusses program implementation through school nurses and educational materials focused on vaccination and other aspects of adolescent health and wellness.
Author(s): Sayward E. Harrison
Date: 12/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Building Resilience: How Recent Federal Policy Is Laying the Groundwork for Improved Climate Adaptation
Examines the intersection of public health, climate change, and equity and details federal policy that focuses on climate adaptation and resilience strategies for underserved, rural, and/or tribal communities. Provides resources and collaborative opportunities for public health departments to address climate change issues in their local areas. Includes data on global surface temperature by year and state-by-state infrastructure funding to improve environmental health.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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Carl Gershenson on Eviction and the Rental Housing Crisis in the Rural United States
An interview with Carl Gershenson focused on his paper, "Eviction and the Rental Housing Crisis in Rural America," that examines evictions in rural, low-income populations. Transcript available under podcast episode.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin–Madison Institute for Research on Poverty
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Community-Driven Strategies to Address Persistent Poverty in Rural Areas
Webinar recording discussing persistent poverty and structural barriers to increasing wealth. Discusses the work of community development finance institutions. Highlights successful program examples including indigenous food systems in Maine, home ownership in the Mississippi Delta and colonias along the U.S.-Mexico Border, and using community engagement to impact systems and policy in Kansas. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 06/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Eviction and the Rental Housing Crisis in Rural America
Analyzes 220,000 renter evictions taking place in rural counties. Utilizes 2000-2018 data from Eviction Lab's national eviction database and includes data breakdowns according to rural versus urban evictions, race/ethnicity, family structure, work and poverty, housing market, and more.
Author(s): Carl Gershenson, Matthew Desmond
Citation: Rural Sociology, 89(1), 86-105
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
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Medicare Advantage Enrollees Account for a Rising Share of Inpatient Hospital Days
Describes the growth of Medicare Advantage (MA) as a share of hospital inpatient days between 2015 and 2022. Presents data from hospital cost reports submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) regarding the share of inpatient days attributable to MA compared to traditional Medicare, the percentage of hospitals with more inpatient days from Medicare Advantage than traditional Medicare, and the variation across hospitals within counties. Compares trends in the share of inpatient days for MA enrollees across rural, micropolitan, and metropolitan hospitals.
Author(s): Jamie Godwin, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Zachary Levinson, Tricia Neuman
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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The Way Forward: Report of the Alyce Spotted Bear & Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children To the President and Congress of the United States
Report details the findings of a comprehensive study by the Alyce Spotted Bear & Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children on the programs, grants, and other support available to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children. Highlights the socioeconomic, cultural knowledge, and physical and mental wellness rates, among other measures, of Native children. Makes recommendations on cultural engagement, local control, flexible funding, and trauma-informed approaches to support services for Native children.
Author(s): Dr. Dolores Subia Bigfoot, Stephanie Bryan, Dr. Tami Decoteau, et al.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children
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Association of Uninsured Status and Rurality with Risk of Financial Toxicity after Pediatric Trauma
Analyzes the risk of financial toxicity associated with pediatric traumatic injury for rural versus urban families. Utilizes 2016-2019 National Inpatient Sample patient data. Includes data on financial toxicity associated with uninsured status, rural versus urban insurance type, and rural versus urban demographic, clinical, and hospital characteristics.
Author(s): Amulya Vadlakonda, Nam Yong Cho, Nikhil Chervu, et al.
Citation: Surgery, 176(2), 455-461
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
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Qualitative Insights into Mental Health Treatment Through Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Natural Experiment in Community Mental Health Centers
Examines telemedicine for mental healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic for criminal justice-involved individuals. Analyzes qualitative interview feedback with 61 community mental health center service providers in Indiana, focusing on benefits and drawbacks of telemedicine service delivery. Includes discussion regarding the impact of telemedicine for mental health treatment in rural populations.
Author(s): Brittany J. Hood
Citation: Health & Justice, 12, 32
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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