Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Federally Qualified Health Centers
West Virginia Primary Care Provider Shortage Areas, Certified Clinic Locations, and Blood Pressure Medication Nonadherence
County-level map showing locations of West Virginia Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Date: 07/2021
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Division of Primary Care
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County-level map showing locations of West Virginia Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Date: 07/2021
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Division of Primary Care
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Federally Qualified Health Center's Remote Patient Monitoring Tool Kit
Toolkit developed for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) implementing a remote patient monitoring program. Provides guidance for FQHCs and offers program considerations regarding administration, program sustainability, electronic health records (EHR) integration, communications, equipment, training, and examples of measurable outcomes for patients and providers.
Date: 05/2021
Sponsoring organization: California Telehealth Resource Center
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Toolkit developed for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) implementing a remote patient monitoring program. Provides guidance for FQHCs and offers program considerations regarding administration, program sustainability, electronic health records (EHR) integration, communications, equipment, training, and examples of measurable outcomes for patients and providers.
Date: 05/2021
Sponsoring organization: California Telehealth Resource Center
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Rurality is Associated with Increased Drive Times to Opioid Treatment Programs in Arizona
Research brief presenting data on drive times to reach opioid treatment programs and Federally Qualified Health Centers, comparing rural, small town, micropolitan, and metropolitan areas.
Author(s): Rachel Gildersleeve, Benjamin Brady, Bryna Koch, Doug Campos-Outcalt, Daniel Derksen
Date: 05/2021
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Research brief presenting data on drive times to reach opioid treatment programs and Federally Qualified Health Centers, comparing rural, small town, micropolitan, and metropolitan areas.
Author(s): Rachel Gildersleeve, Benjamin Brady, Bryna Koch, Doug Campos-Outcalt, Daniel Derksen
Date: 05/2021
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Expanding Access to Methadone Treatment in Ohio Through Federally Qualified Health Centers and a Chain Pharmacy: A Geospatial Modeling Analysis
Examines the provision of methadone at opioid treatment programs (OTP) in Ohio. Compares how well existing OTPs meet the need for opioid use disorder treatment by urban-rural classification. Explores how expanding methadone administration to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) could expand access to OUD treatment in urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Suzan Iloglu, Paul J. Joudrey, Emily A. Wong, Thomas A. Thornhill, Gregg Gonsalves
Citation: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 220, 108534
Date: 03/2021
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Examines the provision of methadone at opioid treatment programs (OTP) in Ohio. Compares how well existing OTPs meet the need for opioid use disorder treatment by urban-rural classification. Explores how expanding methadone administration to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) could expand access to OUD treatment in urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Suzan Iloglu, Paul J. Joudrey, Emily A. Wong, Thomas A. Thornhill, Gregg Gonsalves
Citation: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 220, 108534
Date: 03/2021
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Broadening Research Participation Through Community Engagement
Discusses the role of research in Community Health Centers (CHCs) and the potential impact on community and population health. Analyzes potential barriers to CHC research such as capacity, need for leadership, and more, while offering strategies based on collaboration and systemic research approaches. Includes information and data relevant to CHCs in rural areas.
Date: 01/2021
Sponsoring organizations: Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, National Association of Community Health Centers
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Discusses the role of research in Community Health Centers (CHCs) and the potential impact on community and population health. Analyzes potential barriers to CHC research such as capacity, need for leadership, and more, while offering strategies based on collaboration and systemic research approaches. Includes information and data relevant to CHCs in rural areas.
Date: 01/2021
Sponsoring organizations: Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, National Association of Community Health Centers
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Community Health Center Addresses Vaccine Hesitancy through Social Media
Shares examples of graphics and videos developed by Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center to answer common questions about the COVID-19 vaccines and encourage patients to get vaccinated.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2021
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Shares examples of graphics and videos developed by Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center to answer common questions about the COVID-19 vaccines and encourage patients to get vaccinated.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2021
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Will Community Health Centers Survive COVID-19?
Evaluates the financial vulnerability of rural Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the importance of FQHCs to rural and underserved areas and makes suggestions to fortify FQHC revenue.
Author(s): Brad Wright, Erin Fraher, Marni Gwyther Holder, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 37(1), 235-238
Date: 01/2021
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Evaluates the financial vulnerability of rural Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the importance of FQHCs to rural and underserved areas and makes suggestions to fortify FQHC revenue.
Author(s): Brad Wright, Erin Fraher, Marni Gwyther Holder, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 37(1), 235-238
Date: 01/2021
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Comparing Three Ways to Offer a Weight Management Program to Patients Living in Rural Areas: The RE-POWER Study
Presents the results of a study in 36 rural primary care practices, including Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Clinics, comparing Medicare Fee for Service behavioral therapy for obesity delivered to individual clients in clinics with an in-clinic group visit delivered by clinical providers; and phone-based group visits delivered by a centralized provider. Participants included 1,407 adults from rural areas over a 24 month period with the goal to identify the most effective therapy for rural settings.
Author(s): Christie A. Befort, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Cyrus DeSouza, et al.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Presents the results of a study in 36 rural primary care practices, including Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Clinics, comparing Medicare Fee for Service behavioral therapy for obesity delivered to individual clients in clinics with an in-clinic group visit delivered by clinical providers; and phone-based group visits delivered by a centralized provider. Participants included 1,407 adults from rural areas over a 24 month period with the goal to identify the most effective therapy for rural settings.
Author(s): Christie A. Befort, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Cyrus DeSouza, et al.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Maine State Office of Rural Health: Strategic Plan 2021
Offers a current assessment of activities of the Maine's Rural Health and Primary Care Program, and includes recommendations to improve health outcomes for rural and medically underserved Maine residents. Features sections on Critical Access Hospitals, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program eligible hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Rural Health Clinics. Includes statistics on primary care providers, mental health providers, and dentists.
Author(s): Pat Hart, Carol Kelly
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Offers a current assessment of activities of the Maine's Rural Health and Primary Care Program, and includes recommendations to improve health outcomes for rural and medically underserved Maine residents. Features sections on Critical Access Hospitals, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program eligible hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Rural Health Clinics. Includes statistics on primary care providers, mental health providers, and dentists.
Author(s): Pat Hart, Carol Kelly
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Exploring Health Center Capacity in Rural Maternity Care Deserts
Examines the capacity for health centers to provide maternal healthcare in rural maternity care deserts. Compares the performance of priority health centers (PHC) and non-PHCs and national benchmarks on the prenatal patients, the number of patients who delivered with a health center provider, the percent low birth weight babies, and the percent prenatal patients who received prenatal care in the first trimester.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Examines the capacity for health centers to provide maternal healthcare in rural maternity care deserts. Compares the performance of priority health centers (PHC) and non-PHCs and national benchmarks on the prenatal patients, the number of patients who delivered with a health center provider, the percent low birth weight babies, and the percent prenatal patients who received prenatal care in the first trimester.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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