Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Behavioral health
Special Diabetes Program for Indians 2020 Report to Congress - Changing the Course of Diabetes: Charting Remarkable Progress
Highlights the advancements and improvements in diabetes care and health outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) due to the implementation of evidence-based treatments and local community strategies focused on prevention and treatment of diabetes, and with support from the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI). Presents statistics demonstrating reductions in mortality and complications from diabetes.
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Highlights the advancements and improvements in diabetes care and health outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) due to the implementation of evidence-based treatments and local community strategies focused on prevention and treatment of diabetes, and with support from the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI). Presents statistics demonstrating reductions in mortality and complications from diabetes.
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Cancer in Michigan 2020
Provides an overview of Michigan's cancer burden with data showing cancer rates by race and type of cancer, as well as mortality rates and cancer incidence by county. Includes rural versus urban comparisons of health behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and cancer screenings.
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides an overview of Michigan's cancer burden with data showing cancer rates by race and type of cancer, as well as mortality rates and cancer incidence by county. Includes rural versus urban comparisons of health behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and cancer screenings.
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Primary Care Needs Assessment of Arkansas
Offers an overview of health needs in Arkansas, including a state profile that covers rurality, poverty, food insecurity, and other population characteristics, and the state's health system and access to care. Presents results of a community needs assessment addressing workforce development, social determinants of health, and mental and behavioral health services.
Author(s): Quinyatta P. Mumford, Wayne Miller, Ellie Wheeler, Payton Christenberry, Robin Howell
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organizations: Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Rural Health Section
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Offers an overview of health needs in Arkansas, including a state profile that covers rurality, poverty, food insecurity, and other population characteristics, and the state's health system and access to care. Presents results of a community needs assessment addressing workforce development, social determinants of health, and mental and behavioral health services.
Author(s): Quinyatta P. Mumford, Wayne Miller, Ellie Wheeler, Payton Christenberry, Robin Howell
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organizations: Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Rural Health Section
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Acceptability of Buprenorphine as A Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders: Experiences of Health Providers In Indiana Rural Counties
Slides from a presentation at the 2020 American Public Health Association conference focused on utilizing buprenorphine for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). Examines 29 semi-structured interviews of medical and non-medical professionals from rural counties in Indiana about barriers and facilitators of buprenorphine use.
Author(s): Josephine Mwangi
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Indiana University Bloomington
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Slides from a presentation at the 2020 American Public Health Association conference focused on utilizing buprenorphine for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). Examines 29 semi-structured interviews of medical and non-medical professionals from rural counties in Indiana about barriers and facilitators of buprenorphine use.
Author(s): Josephine Mwangi
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Indiana University Bloomington
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Associations Between Stopping Prescriptions for Opioids, Length of Opioid Treatment, and Overdose or Suicide Deaths in US Veterans: Observational Evaluation
Highlights a study on the correlation between halting treatment for opioid use disorder, length of treatment, and death from overdose or suicide among Veterans Health Administration patients. Breaks down data by age, sex, and rural status among other factors.
Author(s): Elizabeth M. Oliva, Thomas Bowe, Ajay Manhapra, et al.
Citation: BMJ, 2020: m283
Date: 2020
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Highlights a study on the correlation between halting treatment for opioid use disorder, length of treatment, and death from overdose or suicide among Veterans Health Administration patients. Breaks down data by age, sex, and rural status among other factors.
Author(s): Elizabeth M. Oliva, Thomas Bowe, Ajay Manhapra, et al.
Citation: BMJ, 2020: m283
Date: 2020
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Does a Rural Community-Based Intervention Improve Knowledge and Attitudes of Opioid Use Disorder and Medication-Assisted Treatment? A Report From the IT MATTTRs Study
Details a study on the effect of a community-based intervention on a rural Colorado community's perception and knowledge of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD). Bases findings on surveys of community members both before and after the intervention. Breaks down participant data by age and affiliation to the study, among other measures.
Author(s): Kristen Curcija, Linda Zittleman, Mary Fisher, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 38(1), 120-128
Date: 2020
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Details a study on the effect of a community-based intervention on a rural Colorado community's perception and knowledge of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD). Bases findings on surveys of community members both before and after the intervention. Breaks down participant data by age and affiliation to the study, among other measures.
Author(s): Kristen Curcija, Linda Zittleman, Mary Fisher, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 38(1), 120-128
Date: 2020
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Recognition and Stigma of Prescription Drug Abuse Disorder: Personal and Community Determinants
Highlights a study on the role personal and community characteristics play in levels of stigma around prescription drug misuse. Breaks down data by age, income, and rurality of the county.
Author(s): Robert Shupp, Scott Loveridge, Mark Skidmore, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 20, 977
Date: 2020
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Highlights a study on the role personal and community characteristics play in levels of stigma around prescription drug misuse. Breaks down data by age, income, and rurality of the county.
Author(s): Robert Shupp, Scott Loveridge, Mark Skidmore, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 20, 977
Date: 2020
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Caring for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care Settings
Report explores how primary care providers can best provide mental health and substance use disorder services to their patients. Discusses the barriers to behavioral healthcare in rural areas such as insurance coverage, workforce shortages, and lack of transportation, among others, and highlights the role primary care providers can play in overcoming those barriers.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Report explores how primary care providers can best provide mental health and substance use disorder services to their patients. Discusses the barriers to behavioral healthcare in rural areas such as insurance coverage, workforce shortages, and lack of transportation, among others, and highlights the role primary care providers can play in overcoming those barriers.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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A Portrait of Louisiana 2020: Human Development in an Age of Uncertainty
Assesses well-being and access to opportunities among Louisiana residents by examining health disparities, access to healthy food, social determinants of health, racial inequality, and other topics. Provides human development index (HDI) scores for Louisiana state by sex, race, ethnicity, and parish.
Author(s): Kristen Lewis
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Measure of America
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Assesses well-being and access to opportunities among Louisiana residents by examining health disparities, access to healthy food, social determinants of health, racial inequality, and other topics. Provides human development index (HDI) scores for Louisiana state by sex, race, ethnicity, and parish.
Author(s): Kristen Lewis
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Measure of America
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Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes, 2019
Summarizes latest information on opioid prescribing, drug use, and overdose mortality from 2018-2019. Features statistics with breakdowns by large metropolitan, small metropolitan, non-metropolitan urbanized, non-metropolitan less urbanized, and completely rural. Highlights notable differences in the report from 2018 to 2019.
Additional links: Highlights
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Summarizes latest information on opioid prescribing, drug use, and overdose mortality from 2018-2019. Features statistics with breakdowns by large metropolitan, small metropolitan, non-metropolitan urbanized, non-metropolitan less urbanized, and completely rural. Highlights notable differences in the report from 2018 to 2019.
Additional links: Highlights
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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