Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Federally Qualified Health Centers
Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) Meeting Minutes, August 1-2, 2024
Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) meeting held on August 1-2, 2024. Features updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce on programs to address healthcare workforce shortages, presentations and discussions on Title VII Sections 747 and 748 grant programs, and a presentation on the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program, among other things.
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Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) meeting held on August 1-2, 2024. Features updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce on programs to address healthcare workforce shortages, presentations and discussions on Title VII Sections 747 and 748 grant programs, and a presentation on the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program, among other things.
Additional links: Presentations
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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A Qualitative Study Identifying Implementation Strategies Using the i-PARIHS Framework to Increase Access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis at Federally Qualified Health Centers in Mississippi
Examines barriers and facilitators of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Mississippi, utilizing interview data from 19 FQHC staff and 17 PrEP-eligible patients. Identifies implementation strategies to increase PrEP use and improve HIV prevention. Includes discussion of rural-specific factors influencing access.
Author(s): Trisha Arnold, Laura Whiteley, Kayla K. Giorlando, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 5, 92
Date: 08/2024
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Examines barriers and facilitators of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Mississippi, utilizing interview data from 19 FQHC staff and 17 PrEP-eligible patients. Identifies implementation strategies to increase PrEP use and improve HIV prevention. Includes discussion of rural-specific factors influencing access.
Author(s): Trisha Arnold, Laura Whiteley, Kayla K. Giorlando, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 5, 92
Date: 08/2024
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Addressing Depression and Comorbid Health Conditions Through Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in an Integrated Care Setting: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Analyzes the effectiveness of integrating a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) intervention to improve depressive symptoms and related health conditions for patients in a primary care setting. Analyzes 40 SFBT patients receiving treatment at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for health measures such as depression, anxiety, well-being, body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure.
Author(s): Zach W Cooper, Orion Mowbray, Mohammed K. Ali, Leslie C. M. Johnson
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 25, 313
Date: 08/2024
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Analyzes the effectiveness of integrating a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) intervention to improve depressive symptoms and related health conditions for patients in a primary care setting. Analyzes 40 SFBT patients receiving treatment at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for health measures such as depression, anxiety, well-being, body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure.
Author(s): Zach W Cooper, Orion Mowbray, Mohammed K. Ali, Leslie C. M. Johnson
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 25, 313
Date: 08/2024
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Advancing Health Equity through Primary Care Policy: Priorities and Recommendations for California
Provides policy recommendations to improve access to primary care and improve health equity in California, summarizing perspectives and conclusions from policy, primary care, and health equity experts who participated in the 2023 Summit on Primary Care Policy to Advance Health Equity. Covers topics including engagement with community organizations, workforce development, access to care, data sharing, payment, and accountability. Discusses people who live in rural areas and other underserved populations throughout.
Author(s): Diane Rittenhouse, Rebeckah Muratore, Alexandra Ament, Deliya Wesley, Katie Morrison Lee
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: California Health Care Foundation
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Provides policy recommendations to improve access to primary care and improve health equity in California, summarizing perspectives and conclusions from policy, primary care, and health equity experts who participated in the 2023 Summit on Primary Care Policy to Advance Health Equity. Covers topics including engagement with community organizations, workforce development, access to care, data sharing, payment, and accountability. Discusses people who live in rural areas and other underserved populations throughout.
Author(s): Diane Rittenhouse, Rebeckah Muratore, Alexandra Ament, Deliya Wesley, Katie Morrison Lee
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: California Health Care Foundation
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Safety Net Primary Care Capabilities After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Examines the ability of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) versus non-FQHCs to provide safety net care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzes 1,245 primary care practices, focusing on their characteristics such as census region and ownership, as well as their safety net care services, such as screening for social needs or ability to provide opioid treatment. Discusses the importance of FQHCs to access quality primary care, particularly for rural populations.
Author(s): Karen E. Schifferdecker, Ching-Wen W. Yang, Matthew B. Mackwood, et al.
Citation: JAMA Health Forum, 5(8)
Date: 08/2024
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Examines the ability of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) versus non-FQHCs to provide safety net care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzes 1,245 primary care practices, focusing on their characteristics such as census region and ownership, as well as their safety net care services, such as screening for social needs or ability to provide opioid treatment. Discusses the importance of FQHCs to access quality primary care, particularly for rural populations.
Author(s): Karen E. Schifferdecker, Ching-Wen W. Yang, Matthew B. Mackwood, et al.
Citation: JAMA Health Forum, 5(8)
Date: 08/2024
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Dialysis More Available Than Patient Education in Counties With High Diabetes Prevalence
Compares availability of dialysis and diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services at the county level, and discusses impacts of DSMES access on prevalence of end stage renal disease. Analyzes county-level characteristics associated with availability of dialysis or DSMES, including rurality, diabetes prevalence, presence of a Federally Qualified Health Center or Rural Health Clinic, and more.
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Nicholas Yell, Gabriel A. Benavidez, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21, 240052
Date: 08/2024
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Compares availability of dialysis and diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services at the county level, and discusses impacts of DSMES access on prevalence of end stage renal disease. Analyzes county-level characteristics associated with availability of dialysis or DSMES, including rurality, diabetes prevalence, presence of a Federally Qualified Health Center or Rural Health Clinic, and more.
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Nicholas Yell, Gabriel A. Benavidez, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21, 240052
Date: 08/2024
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Community Health Centers' Progress and Challenges in Meeting Patients' Essential Primary Care Needs: Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2024 National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers
Summarizes findings from the 2024 Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which received responses from 737 FQHC leaders in fall 2023 and spring 2024. Explores the extent to which FQHCs achieve primary care accessibility, comprehensiveness, and coordination. Compares findings to data from the 2018 version of this survey to assess how care delivery changed over time. Describes barriers FQHCs face in offering high-quality care. Presents data by rural and urban location throughout.
Author(s): Celli Horstman, Corinne Lewis, Alexandra Bryan, Sara Federman
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Summarizes findings from the 2024 Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which received responses from 737 FQHC leaders in fall 2023 and spring 2024. Explores the extent to which FQHCs achieve primary care accessibility, comprehensiveness, and coordination. Compares findings to data from the 2018 version of this survey to assess how care delivery changed over time. Describes barriers FQHCs face in offering high-quality care. Presents data by rural and urban location throughout.
Author(s): Celli Horstman, Corinne Lewis, Alexandra Bryan, Sara Federman
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Rural & Safety Net Health Facilities in Arizona
Map of Arizona's Critical Access Hospitals, Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities, Rural Health Clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Map of Arizona's Critical Access Hospitals, Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities, Rural Health Clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Mental Health Care & Wisconsin Community Health Centers
Provides an overview of Wisconsin Community Health Centers, with related statistics and a county-level map showing Community Health Center locations and their available behavioral health services. Focuses on population health, barriers to care, models of care, workforce, policy, and special populations, including rural and underserved communities.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
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Provides an overview of Wisconsin Community Health Centers, with related statistics and a county-level map showing Community Health Center locations and their available behavioral health services. Focuses on population health, barriers to care, models of care, workforce, policy, and special populations, including rural and underserved communities.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
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Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Clinics Serving California Farmworker Communities: NACES Pilot Project Evaluation
Provides an overview of the No More Adverse Childhood Experiences (NACES) pilot project, which aims to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a rural farmworker community in central California. Summarizes findings of an evaluation of the clinic-based intervention component of NACES, including clinic systems' changes in capacity for ACE screening and response, clinician and clinical staff understanding of how to address ACEs in farmworker communities, and patient process and experience outcomes related to ACE education and screening. Offers recommendations to improve ongoing ACE education, screening, and response work with clinics serving rural farmworkers throughout California.
Author(s): Ingrid Estrada-Darley, Gabriela Alvarado, Alejandro Roa Contreras, et al.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Provides an overview of the No More Adverse Childhood Experiences (NACES) pilot project, which aims to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a rural farmworker community in central California. Summarizes findings of an evaluation of the clinic-based intervention component of NACES, including clinic systems' changes in capacity for ACE screening and response, clinician and clinical staff understanding of how to address ACEs in farmworker communities, and patient process and experience outcomes related to ACE education and screening. Offers recommendations to improve ongoing ACE education, screening, and response work with clinics serving rural farmworkers throughout California.
Author(s): Ingrid Estrada-Darley, Gabriela Alvarado, Alejandro Roa Contreras, et al.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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