Rural Health
Resources by State: Pennsylvania
Hospitalizations for Overdose of Pain Medication and Heroin
Presents information on hospitalizations in Pennsylvania for overdoses of pain medication and heroin between 2000 and 2014. Includes data for rural and urban counties.
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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Presents information on hospitalizations in Pennsylvania for overdoses of pain medication and heroin between 2000 and 2014. Includes data for rural and urban counties.
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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DataGram: Obesity Rates in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania
Provides statistics on obesity rates in Pennsylvania from 2004-2012, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 12/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Provides statistics on obesity rates in Pennsylvania from 2004-2012, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 12/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Heroin: Combating This Growing Epidemic in PA
A report of public hearings on the epidemic of heroin and opioid abuse and overdose deaths in Pennsylvania. Includes recommendations to the state for treatment and recovery services, as well as maps and statistics by county.
Date: 12/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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A report of public hearings on the epidemic of heroin and opioid abuse and overdose deaths in Pennsylvania. Includes recommendations to the state for treatment and recovery services, as well as maps and statistics by county.
Date: 12/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Adjuvant Therapy Use Among Appalachian Breast Cancer Survivors
Explores adjuvant hormone therapy behaviors in a four-state region of Appalachia. Evaluates the influences on adherence to the therapy, especially issues of access to cancer care resources in rural areas of the region.
Author(s): Xi Tan, Vincent D. Marshall, Roger T. Anderson, et al.
Citation: Medicine, 94(26), e1071
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Cancer Institute
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Explores adjuvant hormone therapy behaviors in a four-state region of Appalachia. Evaluates the influences on adherence to the therapy, especially issues of access to cancer care resources in rural areas of the region.
Author(s): Xi Tan, Vincent D. Marshall, Roger T. Anderson, et al.
Citation: Medicine, 94(26), e1071
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Cancer Institute
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Assessing Career Dissatisfaction and Plans to Leave Patient Care Among the Rural Pennsylvania Health Workforce
A survey of physician, physician assistant, dentist, and dental hygienist workforce to identify rural/urban differences in career satisfaction and plans to leave patient care. Includes data and statistics for demographics, practice settings, and contributing factors of dissatisfaction with their career.
Author(s): Brandon Vick, Margaret Gagel, David Yerger
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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A survey of physician, physician assistant, dentist, and dental hygienist workforce to identify rural/urban differences in career satisfaction and plans to leave patient care. Includes data and statistics for demographics, practice settings, and contributing factors of dissatisfaction with their career.
Author(s): Brandon Vick, Margaret Gagel, David Yerger
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Treatment Delay Within Appalachia – The Role of For-Profit Hospitals
Discusses the timeliness of colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment in rural hospitals of the Appalachian regions of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. Study uses data from the 2006-2008 Central Cancer Registry (CCR) as well as Medicare claims to identify delays between diagnosis and treatment in healthcare facilities with various funding models.
Author(s): Eric E. Seiber, Fabian Camacho, Muhammad Fazal Zeeshan, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 31(4), 382-391
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
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Discusses the timeliness of colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment in rural hospitals of the Appalachian regions of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. Study uses data from the 2006-2008 Central Cancer Registry (CCR) as well as Medicare claims to identify delays between diagnosis and treatment in healthcare facilities with various funding models.
Author(s): Eric E. Seiber, Fabian Camacho, Muhammad Fazal Zeeshan, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 31(4), 382-391
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
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Healthy Options: A Community-Based Program to Address Food Insecurity
Presents the results of a study to better understand the experience of food insecurity in rural Adams County, Pennsylvania and to examine the impact of a community-based program developed to increase access to and consumption of local, healthy foods.
Author(s): Amy B. Dailey, Audrey Hess, Camille Horton, et al.
Date: 04/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Adams County Local Foods Network, Gettysburg College, Center for Public Service Research
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Presents the results of a study to better understand the experience of food insecurity in rural Adams County, Pennsylvania and to examine the impact of a community-based program developed to increase access to and consumption of local, healthy foods.
Author(s): Amy B. Dailey, Audrey Hess, Camille Horton, et al.
Date: 04/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Adams County Local Foods Network, Gettysburg College, Center for Public Service Research
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An Examination of Hate and Bias Incidents in Pennsylvania, 1999 – 2012
Examines hate and bias incidents in Pennsylvania to compare their frequency, nature and impact on urban and rural communities.
Author(s): R. Barry Ruback, Andrew Gladfelter, Brendan Lantz
Date: 03/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Examines hate and bias incidents in Pennsylvania to compare their frequency, nature and impact on urban and rural communities.
Author(s): R. Barry Ruback, Andrew Gladfelter, Brendan Lantz
Date: 03/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Homelessness in Rural Pennsylvania
Analyzes existing data, surveys professionals, and summarizes information gathered to better understand homelessness in rural Pennsylvania. Offers recommendations to address the growing homeless population in the state.
Author(s): Heather Feldhaus, Avi Slone
Date: 03/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Analyzes existing data, surveys professionals, and summarizes information gathered to better understand homelessness in rural Pennsylvania. Offers recommendations to address the growing homeless population in the state.
Author(s): Heather Feldhaus, Avi Slone
Date: 03/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Knowledge and Perceptions of Tobacco-Related Media in Rural Appalachia
Examines the perceptions of tobacco-related media among rural, Appalachian residents to determine its impact on smoking rates.
Author(s): Steven Branstetter, Eugene Lengerich, Mark Dignan, Joshua Muscat
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15(1), 3136
Date: 03/2015
Type: Document
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Examines the perceptions of tobacco-related media among rural, Appalachian residents to determine its impact on smoking rates.
Author(s): Steven Branstetter, Eugene Lengerich, Mark Dignan, Joshua Muscat
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15(1), 3136
Date: 03/2015
Type: Document
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