Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Access
Barriers Rural Physicians Face Prescribing Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Examines the barriers rural physicians who hold Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) waivers to prescribe buprenorphine face. Seeks to explain why some rural physicians who hold a DEA waiver choose not to prescribe buprenorphine or treat a fewer number of patients than their waiver allows. Data was collected through a 2016 survey of all physicians with DEA waivers in rural areas.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, Cynthia Coulthard, Eric H. Larson
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 15(4), 359-362
Date: 07/2017
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Examines the barriers rural physicians who hold Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) waivers to prescribe buprenorphine face. Seeks to explain why some rural physicians who hold a DEA waiver choose not to prescribe buprenorphine or treat a fewer number of patients than their waiver allows. Data was collected through a 2016 survey of all physicians with DEA waivers in rural areas.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, Cynthia Coulthard, Eric H. Larson
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 15(4), 359-362
Date: 07/2017
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Fighting AIDS in the Deep South: Glimmers of Hope
Discusses how the southern states, public health officials, and AIDS activists have developed policies and programs focused on getting people tested and connected with medical care to improve health outcomes and prevent the spread of HIV.
Author(s): Teresa Wiltz
Citation: Stateline
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Pew
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Discusses how the southern states, public health officials, and AIDS activists have developed policies and programs focused on getting people tested and connected with medical care to improve health outcomes and prevent the spread of HIV.
Author(s): Teresa Wiltz
Citation: Stateline
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Pew
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Transportation Matters: A Health Impact Assessment in Rural New Mexico
Reports on a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in rural New Mexico that informed expansion of public transportation services along the U.S./Mexico border. Addresses the HIA process and results. Discusses transportation challenges in rural areas and the impacts of transportation access.
Author(s): Michelle Del Rio, William L. Hargrove, Joe Tomaka, Marcelo Korc
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6)
Date: 06/2017
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Reports on a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in rural New Mexico that informed expansion of public transportation services along the U.S./Mexico border. Addresses the HIA process and results. Discusses transportation challenges in rural areas and the impacts of transportation access.
Author(s): Michelle Del Rio, William L. Hargrove, Joe Tomaka, Marcelo Korc
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6)
Date: 06/2017
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A Workforce Strategy for Reducing Oral Health Disparities: Dental Therapists
Presents a history of dental therapy as a workforce strategy, from development to implementation. Examines the states and tribal nations that have implemented dental therapists as a means to improve oral healthcare access.
Author(s): Jane Koppelman, Rebecca Singer-Cohen
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 107(Suppl 1), S13-S17
Date: 06/2017
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Presents a history of dental therapy as a workforce strategy, from development to implementation. Examines the states and tribal nations that have implemented dental therapists as a means to improve oral healthcare access.
Author(s): Jane Koppelman, Rebecca Singer-Cohen
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 107(Suppl 1), S13-S17
Date: 06/2017
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Addressing Mental Health Needs: Perspectives of African Americans Living in the Rural South
Examines mental health, mental health treatment, and barriers to treatment for rural South African American residents to develop culturally competent treatment approaches. Includes characteristics data for age group, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, employment, and gender.
Author(s): Tiffany F. Haynes, Ann M. Cheney, J. Greer Sullivan, et al.
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 68(6), 573-578
Date: 06/2017
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Examines mental health, mental health treatment, and barriers to treatment for rural South African American residents to develop culturally competent treatment approaches. Includes characteristics data for age group, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, employment, and gender.
Author(s): Tiffany F. Haynes, Ann M. Cheney, J. Greer Sullivan, et al.
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 68(6), 573-578
Date: 06/2017
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Rebalance Without the Balance: A Research Note on the Availability of Community-Based Services in Areas Where Nursing Homes Have Closed
Describes the existing distribution, including a rural and urban comparison, of community-based services (CBS) in areas where nursing homes have closed, and examines differences in CBS availability. Analysis uses data from local market and population characteristics as well as differences in state policies.
Author(s): Denise A. Tyler, Mary L. Fennell
Citation: Research on Aging, 39(5), 597-611
Date: 06/2017
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Describes the existing distribution, including a rural and urban comparison, of community-based services (CBS) in areas where nursing homes have closed, and examines differences in CBS availability. Analysis uses data from local market and population characteristics as well as differences in state policies.
Author(s): Denise A. Tyler, Mary L. Fennell
Citation: Research on Aging, 39(5), 597-611
Date: 06/2017
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Medicaid Expansion: Behavioral Health Treatment Use in Selected States in 2014
Report to Congress describing the population of Medicaid expansion enrollees with behavioral health diagnoses in 2014, and the use of behavioral health treatment among the enrolled population. Results are based on the experience of four states: Iowa, New York, Washington, and West Virginia. Includes a discussion on rural/urban geographic distribution of enrollees and the barriers to accessing treatment for enrollees living in rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Report to Congress describing the population of Medicaid expansion enrollees with behavioral health diagnoses in 2014, and the use of behavioral health treatment among the enrolled population. Results are based on the experience of four states: Iowa, New York, Washington, and West Virginia. Includes a discussion on rural/urban geographic distribution of enrollees and the barriers to accessing treatment for enrollees living in rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Rural Wisconsin Health 2017
Reports on Wisconsin rural health outcomes and factors, including health behaviors, clinical care, and social and economic factors. Covers information on the built and physical environment. Provides rural, urban, and statewide data.
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Reports on Wisconsin rural health outcomes and factors, including health behaviors, clinical care, and social and economic factors. Covers information on the built and physical environment. Provides rural, urban, and statewide data.
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Rides to Wellness Community Scan Project
Presents a national project report on the impact of transportation barriers on healthcare costs as well as highlighting existing patient-centered transportation solutions. Summarizes the results of a national survey of health centers and private providers regarding transportation, as well as several profiles of communities, both rural and urban, regarding the transportation barriers and solutions within them.
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Health Outreach Partners
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Presents a national project report on the impact of transportation barriers on healthcare costs as well as highlighting existing patient-centered transportation solutions. Summarizes the results of a national survey of health centers and private providers regarding transportation, as well as several profiles of communities, both rural and urban, regarding the transportation barriers and solutions within them.
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Health Outreach Partners
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Legislative Hearing to Receive Testimony on the Following Bills: S. 1250, S. 1275
Presents the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs' legislative hearing to receive testimony on proposed legislation with the stated goals to improve recruitment and retention of professionals, restore accountability, and improve health services throughout the Indian Health Service (IHS). Testimony discusses some of the challenges facing individual IHS facilities, as well as healthcare in tribal communities as a whole, and suggests various models to help address these challenges.
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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Presents the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs' legislative hearing to receive testimony on proposed legislation with the stated goals to improve recruitment and retention of professionals, restore accountability, and improve health services throughout the Indian Health Service (IHS). Testimony discusses some of the challenges facing individual IHS facilities, as well as healthcare in tribal communities as a whole, and suggests various models to help address these challenges.
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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