Rural Health
Resources by State: Texas
MedlinePlus and the Challenge of Low Health Literacy: Findings From the Colonias Project
Describes the Colonias Project, a health literacy outreach project using promotoras in low-income Hispanic communities along the Texas-Mexico border.
Author(s): Cynthia A. Olney, Debra G. Warner, Greysi Reyna, Fred B. Wood, Elliot R. Siegel
Citation: Journal of the Medical Library Association, 95(1), 31-39
Date: 01/2007
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Describes the Colonias Project, a health literacy outreach project using promotoras in low-income Hispanic communities along the Texas-Mexico border.
Author(s): Cynthia A. Olney, Debra G. Warner, Greysi Reyna, Fred B. Wood, Elliot R. Siegel
Citation: Journal of the Medical Library Association, 95(1), 31-39
Date: 01/2007
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Why Do Rural Primary-Care Physicians Sell Their Practices?
Evaluated why rural primary care physicians sold their practices, based on a survey in 5 states that looked at changes of ownership during the period from 1995 to 1998. Examined the factors that led independent physicians to sell their practices to either non-local buyers, local hospitals, or local physicians.
Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice
Date: 06/2000
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Evaluated why rural primary care physicians sold their practices, based on a survey in 5 states that looked at changes of ownership during the period from 1995 to 1998. Examined the factors that led independent physicians to sell their practices to either non-local buyers, local hospitals, or local physicians.
Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice
Date: 06/2000
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Texas Health Insights Dashboard
Dashboard providing county-level data on demographics, access to care, health needs and outcomes, non-medical drivers of health, and health risk and protective factors in Texas.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Institute
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Dashboard providing county-level data on demographics, access to care, health needs and outcomes, non-medical drivers of health, and health risk and protective factors in Texas.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Institute
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Texas A&M Rural Texas Strong Hub
Provides information about the Rural Texas Strong (RTS) Program, the state's Rural Health Transformation Program, for Texas A&M System members. Will include a public database that displays Texas A&M expertise and interest in RTS initiatives, as well as a listing of Texas A&M System member RTS collaborations with rural stakeholders. Can offer feedback on RTS conceptual proposals and facilitate initial meetings with rural health organizations.
Sponsoring organization: Texas A&M Rural and Community Health Institute
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Provides information about the Rural Texas Strong (RTS) Program, the state's Rural Health Transformation Program, for Texas A&M System members. Will include a public database that displays Texas A&M expertise and interest in RTS initiatives, as well as a listing of Texas A&M System member RTS collaborations with rural stakeholders. Can offer feedback on RTS conceptual proposals and facilitate initial meetings with rural health organizations.
Sponsoring organization: Texas A&M Rural and Community Health Institute
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Texas Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on Texas's Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents a summary of proposed initiatives and includes links to initial and revised components of Texas's program application, including the project narrative and budget narrative. Shares details on the state RHTP funding opportunities.
Additional links: Budget Period 1 Revised Budget Narrative, Other Supporting Materials, Project Abstract Summary, Revised Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Provides information on Texas's Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents a summary of proposed initiatives and includes links to initial and revised components of Texas's program application, including the project narrative and budget narrative. Shares details on the state RHTP funding opportunities.
Additional links: Budget Period 1 Revised Budget Narrative, Other Supporting Materials, Project Abstract Summary, Revised Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Texas Primary Care Universe
Data brief summarizing primary care provider availability and factors influencing access to care in Texas. Includes discussion of facilities and access challenges in rural and border communities.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Primary Care Consortium
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Data brief summarizing primary care provider availability and factors influencing access to care in Texas. Includes discussion of facilities and access challenges in rural and border communities.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Primary Care Consortium
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Telehealth Broadband Project
Provides information and data on rural broadband access and its impact on healthcare. Profiles rural community partnerships in four states - Alaska, Michigan, Texas, and West Virginia - designed to better understand connectivity issues.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center
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Provides information and data on rural broadband access and its impact on healthcare. Profiles rural community partnerships in four states - Alaska, Michigan, Texas, and West Virginia - designed to better understand connectivity issues.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center
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Project ECHO: PHR 6/5S Tobacco Prevention and Control
A virtual learning network for healthcare and other professionals interested in reducing tobacco use in youth in Public Health Region 6/5S in Texas.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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A virtual learning network for healthcare and other professionals interested in reducing tobacco use in youth in Public Health Region 6/5S in Texas.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Texas Office of Border Public Health Newsletter
Newsletter of the Office of Border Public Health in Texas. Covers public health in the Texas-Mexico border region. Issues include graphs, charts, maps, and other visual data covering border health topics in addition to newsletter articles.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Office of Border Public Health
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Newsletter of the Office of Border Public Health in Texas. Covers public health in the Texas-Mexico border region. Issues include graphs, charts, maps, and other visual data covering border health topics in addition to newsletter articles.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Office of Border Public Health
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Texas Health Data - Health Profession Supply
Provides supply data on various health professions at the county level in Texas, including data on advanced practice registered nurses, certified nurse aides, certified nurse midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, physical therapists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and primary care physicians, among others. Fact sheets include comparisons of metro versus nonmetro and border versus non-border county population-to-provider ratios.
Additional links: Health Profession Fact Sheets
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Provides supply data on various health professions at the county level in Texas, including data on advanced practice registered nurses, certified nurse aides, certified nurse midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, physical therapists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and primary care physicians, among others. Fact sheets include comparisons of metro versus nonmetro and border versus non-border county population-to-provider ratios.
Additional links: Health Profession Fact Sheets
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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