Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health conditions
A Project to Promote Adherence to Blood Pressure Medication Among People Who Use Community Pharmacies in Rural Montana, 2014–2016
Results of a project conducted by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services to evaluate interventions by community pharmacies to promote blood pressure medication adherence. Includes optional activity through which clinicians can earn continuing medical education credit.
Author(s): Carrie S. Oser, Crystelle C. Fogle, James A. Bennett
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 06/2017
Type: Document
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Results of a project conducted by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services to evaluate interventions by community pharmacies to promote blood pressure medication adherence. Includes optional activity through which clinicians can earn continuing medical education credit.
Author(s): Carrie S. Oser, Crystelle C. Fogle, James A. Bennett
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 06/2017
Type: Document
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Online Screening Helps Michigan Men Gauge Mental Health
Features the Healthy Men Michigan campaign, which uses an anonymous online survey to evaluate the risk of depression and suicide among men in the state. Focuses on working-age Michigan men and on reaching those in male-dominated industries, using mental health messaging targeted to this audience.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 06/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features the Healthy Men Michigan campaign, which uses an anonymous online survey to evaluate the risk of depression and suicide among men in the state. Focuses on working-age Michigan men and on reaching those in male-dominated industries, using mental health messaging targeted to this audience.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 06/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Coast to Cascade Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) Program
Features a video on the Coast to Cascade Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) program, which uses the national CATCH curriculum to promote nutrition and fitness for kids in Oregon's East Linn and Lincoln counties.
Date: 06/2017
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features a video on the Coast to Cascade Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) program, which uses the national CATCH curriculum to promote nutrition and fitness for kids in Oregon's East Linn and Lincoln counties.
Date: 06/2017
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Pregnancy Outcomes After Maternal Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — U.S. Territories, January 1, 2016-April 25, 2017
Provides data on Zika virus infection in pregnant women and outcomes in their fetuses and infants in the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands and the U.S. freely associated states of Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands.
Author(s): Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, Marion E. Rice, Romeo R. Galang, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 66(23), 615-621
Date: 06/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides data on Zika virus infection in pregnant women and outcomes in their fetuses and infants in the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands and the U.S. freely associated states of Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands.
Author(s): Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, Marion E. Rice, Romeo R. Galang, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 66(23), 615-621
Date: 06/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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QuickStats: Percentage of Children and Teens Aged 4-17 Years Ever Diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), by Sex and Urbanization of County of Residence — National Health Interview Survey, 2013–2015
Bar chart showing ADHD diagnoses for boys and girls, with data for metropolitan and nonmetro counties.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 66(23), 625
Date: 06/2017
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Bar chart showing ADHD diagnoses for boys and girls, with data for metropolitan and nonmetro counties.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 66(23), 625
Date: 06/2017
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Health, United States, 2015: With Special Feature on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "Metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." Includes a special section on racial and ethnic health disparities, covering health status, health behaviors, and healthcare access and utilization.
Date: 06/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "Metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." Includes a special section on racial and ethnic health disparities, covering health status, health behaviors, and healthcare access and utilization.
Date: 06/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder in the American Indian Community
Describes the clinical features and comorbidities of panic attacks and panic disorders in American Indian (AI) populations to better understand the culture specific characteristics of anxiety in order to improve detection and management of panic disorder and panic attacks in AI populations.
Author(s): Sawchuk, C.N., Roy-Byrne, P., Noonan, C., et al.
Citation: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 48, 6-12
Date: 05/2017
Type: Document
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Describes the clinical features and comorbidities of panic attacks and panic disorders in American Indian (AI) populations to better understand the culture specific characteristics of anxiety in order to improve detection and management of panic disorder and panic attacks in AI populations.
Author(s): Sawchuk, C.N., Roy-Byrne, P., Noonan, C., et al.
Citation: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 48, 6-12
Date: 05/2017
Type: Document
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A Hearing Loss Prevention Outreach Program for Farmers and Motorsports Enthusiasts
Discusses the effectiveness of a hearing loss prevention outreach program distributing ear plugs at a national truck and tractor pull event in rural Tomah, Wisconsin to encourage hearing protection usage in occupational and recreational activities.
Author(s): Melanie Buhr-Lawler
Citation: Seminars in Hearing, 38(2), 212-222
Date: 05/2017
Type: Document
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Discusses the effectiveness of a hearing loss prevention outreach program distributing ear plugs at a national truck and tractor pull event in rural Tomah, Wisconsin to encourage hearing protection usage in occupational and recreational activities.
Author(s): Melanie Buhr-Lawler
Citation: Seminars in Hearing, 38(2), 212-222
Date: 05/2017
Type: Document
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Traumatic Brain Injury in Idaho: Needs and Resources Assessment Final Report
Analyzes Idaho's statewide needs assessment based on the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Reauthorization Act of 2014 and the Traumatic Brain Injury State Implementation Grant Program. Discusses the unmet needs and services of rural residents affected by TBI, and offers recommendations for the development of an action plan to improve access and reduce barriers to TBI services for children and adults.
Author(s): Russell Spearman, Anne Jacobs, Stephanie Wit
Date: 05/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Idaho State University Institute of Rural Health
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Analyzes Idaho's statewide needs assessment based on the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Reauthorization Act of 2014 and the Traumatic Brain Injury State Implementation Grant Program. Discusses the unmet needs and services of rural residents affected by TBI, and offers recommendations for the development of an action plan to improve access and reduce barriers to TBI services for children and adults.
Author(s): Russell Spearman, Anne Jacobs, Stephanie Wit
Date: 05/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Idaho State University Institute of Rural Health
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The Continuum of HIV Care in Rural Communities in the United States and Canada: What Is Known and Future Research Directions
Describes the increased prevalence of HIV in rural areas and examines socioeconomic factors, cultural context, and the rural-urban differences in availability of treatment.
Author(s): Katherine R. Schafer, Helmut Albrecht, Rebecca Dillingham, et al.
Citation: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 75(1), 35-44
Date: 05/2017
Type: Document
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Describes the increased prevalence of HIV in rural areas and examines socioeconomic factors, cultural context, and the rural-urban differences in availability of treatment.
Author(s): Katherine R. Schafer, Helmut Albrecht, Rebecca Dillingham, et al.
Citation: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 75(1), 35-44
Date: 05/2017
Type: Document
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