Rural Health
Resources by State: Texas
Policy, Systems, and Environmental Strategies Generated by Stakeholders to Support Food Security in Rural Communities
Examines policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) strategies in rural communities of Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, and Texas that address food insecurity. Provides recommendations based on interview data such as improving ease of program enrollment, providing more awareness of services, and making program use more hassle-free.
Additional links: Arizona Brief, Full Report, Georgia Brief, Kentucky Brief, Michigan Brief, Texas Brief
Author(s): Carmen Byker Shanks, Shelly Palmer, Emily Shaw, et al.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Examines policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) strategies in rural communities of Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, and Texas that address food insecurity. Provides recommendations based on interview data such as improving ease of program enrollment, providing more awareness of services, and making program use more hassle-free.
Additional links: Arizona Brief, Full Report, Georgia Brief, Kentucky Brief, Michigan Brief, Texas Brief
Author(s): Carmen Byker Shanks, Shelly Palmer, Emily Shaw, et al.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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See Me, Hear Me, Know Me: Perspectives on Diet and Physical Activity Influences among Teens Living in Rural Texas Communities
Surveyed 40 pairs of rural Texas parents and teens to understand how teens perceive living in a rural community impacts diet and exercise choices. Discusses the role of the family, nutrition at home, access to healthy foods, and more.
Author(s): Debbe Thompson, Julie Miranda, Chishinga Callender, et al
Citation: Nutrients, 15(21), 4695
Date: 11/2023
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Surveyed 40 pairs of rural Texas parents and teens to understand how teens perceive living in a rural community impacts diet and exercise choices. Discusses the role of the family, nutrition at home, access to healthy foods, and more.
Author(s): Debbe Thompson, Julie Miranda, Chishinga Callender, et al
Citation: Nutrients, 15(21), 4695
Date: 11/2023
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The Power of Rural in Action: CDC & State Strategies for Rural Health
A recorded webinar that discusses the work of 3 rural health offices: the Center for Disease Control's Office of Rural Health, the Texas State Office of Rural Health, and the Virginia State Office of Rural Health. Focuses on how the offices implement programs, utilize collaboration and partnerships, and provide rural health resources. Transcript available below description.
Additional links: Slides
Author(s): Diane Hall, Eva Cruz, Fern Christian
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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A recorded webinar that discusses the work of 3 rural health offices: the Center for Disease Control's Office of Rural Health, the Texas State Office of Rural Health, and the Virginia State Office of Rural Health. Focuses on how the offices implement programs, utilize collaboration and partnerships, and provide rural health resources. Transcript available below description.
Additional links: Slides
Author(s): Diane Hall, Eva Cruz, Fern Christian
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Accessing Clean Water Infrastructure Assistance: Small, Rural, Disadvantaged, and Underserved Communities
Recording of a November 8, 2023, hearing exploring how the Clean Water State Revolving Fund can help address wastewater infrastructure challenges faced by small, rural, disadvantaged, and underserved communities. Features testimony from the Rural Community Assistance Partnership; Nueces River Authority; and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division.
Additional links: John Byrum, Nueces River Authority - Testimony, Olga Morales-Pate, Rural Community Assistance Partnership - Testimony, Shellie R. Chard, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality - Testimony
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
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Recording of a November 8, 2023, hearing exploring how the Clean Water State Revolving Fund can help address wastewater infrastructure challenges faced by small, rural, disadvantaged, and underserved communities. Features testimony from the Rural Community Assistance Partnership; Nueces River Authority; and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division.
Additional links: John Byrum, Nueces River Authority - Testimony, Olga Morales-Pate, Rural Community Assistance Partnership - Testimony, Shellie R. Chard, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality - Testimony
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
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MotherToBaby Gives Rural Pregnant and Breastfeeding Moms 'Fingertip Access' to Exposure Experts
Provides an overview of MotherToBaby, which works to educate pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and their healthcare providers on the risks of exposures. Discusses how MotherToBaby's free services can support rural mothers, highlighting programs serving rural areas in Georgia and North Texas.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Provides an overview of MotherToBaby, which works to educate pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and their healthcare providers on the risks of exposures. Discusses how MotherToBaby's free services can support rural mothers, highlighting programs serving rural areas in Georgia and North Texas.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Partnering with Schools to Increase HPV Vaccine Coverage in Rural Communities along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Describes a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program which coordinated on-campus, no-cost vaccination events for students at middle schools in rural, underserved communities in Texas's Lower Rio Grande Valley. Describes barriers to access experienced by families in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Author(s): Jane Montealegre
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Describes a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program which coordinated on-campus, no-cost vaccination events for students at middle schools in rural, underserved communities in Texas's Lower Rio Grande Valley. Describes barriers to access experienced by families in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Author(s): Jane Montealegre
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education Annual Report, 2022-2023
Annual report of the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education's activities for 2022-2023. Includes summary of organizational structure, research, outreach, and grants funded.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
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Annual report of the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education's activities for 2022-2023. Includes summary of organizational structure, research, outreach, and grants funded.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
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Social Media Marketing for Rural Hospitals
Offers a social media marketing plan for rural hospitals. Discusses the benefits of social media, common platforms, content development, analytics, and steps for creating a Facebook account.
Author(s): Amy Rios, Julia Mann
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Texas Hospital Association
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Offers a social media marketing plan for rural hospitals. Discusses the benefits of social media, common platforms, content development, analytics, and steps for creating a Facebook account.
Author(s): Amy Rios, Julia Mann
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Texas Hospital Association
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Group-Based Trajectory Analysis Identifies Varying Diabetes-Related Cost Trajectories Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Texas: An Empirical Study Using Commercial Insurance
Examines diabetes-related costs and intervening factors such as patient demographics, clinical health issues, and rurality. Analyzes 2016-2019 commercial claims data in Texas to observe low, medium, and high diabetes care cost trends. Discusses significant factors that impact different cost trajectories among Type 2 diabetes patients.
Author(s): Gang Han, Matthew Scott Spencer, SangNam Ahn, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 23, 1116
Date: 10/2023
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Examines diabetes-related costs and intervening factors such as patient demographics, clinical health issues, and rurality. Analyzes 2016-2019 commercial claims data in Texas to observe low, medium, and high diabetes care cost trends. Discusses significant factors that impact different cost trajectories among Type 2 diabetes patients.
Author(s): Gang Han, Matthew Scott Spencer, SangNam Ahn, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 23, 1116
Date: 10/2023
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Factors Associated with Higher Hemoglobin A1c and Type 2 Diabetes-related Costs: Secondary Data Analysis of Adults 18 to 64 in Texas with Commercial Insurance
Examines factors associated with hemoglobin A1c values and diabetes-related costs in Texas residents with type 2 diabetes. Analyzes 2018-2019 data from 34,992 individuals with type 2 diabetes according to age, sex, comorbidities, health indicators, and metro versus nonmetro location.
Author(s): Marcia G. Ory ,Gang Han,Sagar N. Jani, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 18(9)
Date: 09/2023
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Examines factors associated with hemoglobin A1c values and diabetes-related costs in Texas residents with type 2 diabetes. Analyzes 2018-2019 data from 34,992 individuals with type 2 diabetes according to age, sex, comorbidities, health indicators, and metro versus nonmetro location.
Author(s): Marcia G. Ory ,Gang Han,Sagar N. Jani, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 18(9)
Date: 09/2023
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