Rural Health
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Project ECHO: Bridging the Gap in Health Care for Rural and Underserved Communities
Discusses the Project ECHO model and how it allows physicians, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians to jointly manage complex illness and promotes the use of best practices in care, while enabling patients to receive treatment in their rural communities.
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Discusses the Project ECHO model and how it allows physicians, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians to jointly manage complex illness and promotes the use of best practices in care, while enabling patients to receive treatment in their rural communities.
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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HIV/AIDS in Rural America: Disproportionate Impact on Minority and Multicultural Populations
Overview of the impact of AIDS and HIV in rural areas. Summarizes the epidemiology of AIDS/HIV, including its impact on rural minority groups. Discusses the challenges rural areas face in preventing and treating AIDS. Includes policy recommendations.
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Overview of the impact of AIDS and HIV in rural areas. Summarizes the epidemiology of AIDS/HIV, including its impact on rural minority groups. Discusses the challenges rural areas face in preventing and treating AIDS. Includes policy recommendations.
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Health Coverage and Care in the South: A Chartbook
Provides key data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the Southern population as well as their health status, health insurance coverage, and access to care. Covers data on citizenship status, age, urban-rural composition, and income of residents in the South. Offers data on the number of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the South.
Author(s): Jessica Stephens, Alexandra Gates, Vann Newkirk, Laura Snyder
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Provides key data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the Southern population as well as their health status, health insurance coverage, and access to care. Covers data on citizenship status, age, urban-rural composition, and income of residents in the South. Offers data on the number of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the South.
Author(s): Jessica Stephens, Alexandra Gates, Vann Newkirk, Laura Snyder
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Reducing Rural Suicide
Describes the efforts of psychologists searching for innovative ways to reach out to people in isolated communities. Includes a specific focus on Native American and veteran populations to address stigma and access to care, and create a preventive environment.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Clay
Citation: APA Monitor on Psychology, 45(4), 36
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
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Describes the efforts of psychologists searching for innovative ways to reach out to people in isolated communities. Includes a specific focus on Native American and veteran populations to address stigma and access to care, and create a preventive environment.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Clay
Citation: APA Monitor on Psychology, 45(4), 36
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
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Health Care for Rural Veterans: The Example of Federally Qualified Health Centers
Reports that among veterans enrolled in VA healthcare, 41% reside in rural or highly rural communities. Discusses access to healthcare for rural veterans, policy considerations to encourage improved collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and highlights how FQHCs can provide healthcare services to veterans.
Author(s): Elayne J. Heisler, Sidath Viranga Panangala, Erin Bagalman
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Reports that among veterans enrolled in VA healthcare, 41% reside in rural or highly rural communities. Discusses access to healthcare for rural veterans, policy considerations to encourage improved collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and highlights how FQHCs can provide healthcare services to veterans.
Author(s): Elayne J. Heisler, Sidath Viranga Panangala, Erin Bagalman
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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A Survey of Barriers to Screening for Oral Cancer among Rural Black Americans
Identifies barriers to receiving preventive oral cancer screenings for African Americans living in rural Florida. Includes data on education level, insurance, knowledge of oral cancer, and previous oral cancer screening by sex. Covers barriers by knowledge, social attention, and resources such as transportation, convenience, and cost.
Author(s): James A. Shepperd, Jennifer L. Howell, Henrietta Logan
Citation: Psycho-Oncology, 23(3), 276-282
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Identifies barriers to receiving preventive oral cancer screenings for African Americans living in rural Florida. Includes data on education level, insurance, knowledge of oral cancer, and previous oral cancer screening by sex. Covers barriers by knowledge, social attention, and resources such as transportation, convenience, and cost.
Author(s): James A. Shepperd, Jennifer L. Howell, Henrietta Logan
Citation: Psycho-Oncology, 23(3), 276-282
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Assessing the Food Environment of a Rural Community: Baseline Findings From the Heart of New Ulm Project, Minnesota, 2010-2011
Details a study on the food environment and rate of obesity in New Ulm, Minnesota from 2010-2011. Analyzes survey data related to nutrition in foods from restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores in New Ulm. Breaks down data by restaurant type, type of food served, and food portions, among other factors.
Author(s): Raquel F. Pereira, Abbey C. Sidebottom, Jackie L. Boucher, Rebecca Lindberg, Rebecca Werner
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Details a study on the food environment and rate of obesity in New Ulm, Minnesota from 2010-2011. Analyzes survey data related to nutrition in foods from restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores in New Ulm. Breaks down data by restaurant type, type of food served, and food portions, among other factors.
Author(s): Raquel F. Pereira, Abbey C. Sidebottom, Jackie L. Boucher, Rebecca Lindberg, Rebecca Werner
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Geographic Residency Status and Census Tract Socioeconomic Status as Determinants of Colorectal Cancer Outcomes
Presents a study on colorectal cancer outcomes for patients in rural, suburban, and urban areas of Georgia from 2000-2007. Analyzes patient data by their geographic area; whether they were of upper, middle, or lower socioeconomic status; and whether they were treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy.
Author(s): Robert Hines, Talar Markossian, Asal Johnson, Frank Dong, Rana Bayakly
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(3), e63-e71
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Presents a study on colorectal cancer outcomes for patients in rural, suburban, and urban areas of Georgia from 2000-2007. Analyzes patient data by their geographic area; whether they were of upper, middle, or lower socioeconomic status; and whether they were treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy.
Author(s): Robert Hines, Talar Markossian, Asal Johnson, Frank Dong, Rana Bayakly
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(3), e63-e71
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Barriers to Primary Care Physicians Prescribing Buprenorphine
Reports on a study of physicians in the State of Washington who participated in a Rural Opioid Addiction Management Project on the use of buprenorphine-naloxone in the treatment of opioid use disorders. Study determined the percentage of physicians who prescribed this treatment, the characteristics associated with the prescribing physicians, the number of patients treated, and the barriers found when integrating this treatment into their outreach practice.
Author(s): Eliza Hutchinson, Mary Catlin, C. Holly A. Andrilla, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 12(2), 128-133
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Reports on a study of physicians in the State of Washington who participated in a Rural Opioid Addiction Management Project on the use of buprenorphine-naloxone in the treatment of opioid use disorders. Study determined the percentage of physicians who prescribed this treatment, the characteristics associated with the prescribing physicians, the number of patients treated, and the barriers found when integrating this treatment into their outreach practice.
Author(s): Eliza Hutchinson, Mary Catlin, C. Holly A. Andrilla, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 12(2), 128-133
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Broadband Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Rural America
Slides presented at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rural Broadband Workshop in March of 2014 describing the characteristics, demographics, opportunities, and challenges affecting rural America's broadband needs.
Author(s): Chuck Fluharty
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Slides presented at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rural Broadband Workshop in March of 2014 describing the characteristics, demographics, opportunities, and challenges affecting rural America's broadband needs.
Author(s): Chuck Fluharty
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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