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Deer Hunting Season and Firearm Violence in US Rural Counties
Examines whether firearm violence is associated with the start of deer hunting season in 854 rural counties, utilizing 2014-2021 Gun Violence Archive data. Includes data on week-by-week changes in shooting frequency, with additional analysis related to factors including hunting accidents, time of year, and hunting licenses per capita.
Author(s): Patrick Sharkey, Juan Camilo Cristancho, Daniel Semenza
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(8), e2427683
Date: 08/2024
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Integrated Behavioral Health Implementation and Chronic Disease Management Inequities: An Exploratory Study of Statewide Data
Examines associations between the use of integrated behavioral health (IBH) and quality of asthma, diabetes, and vascular disease management at 102 primary care clinics in Minnesota. Analyzes how rurality, racial profile of clinical location, and patient socioeconomic status interact with IBH adoption and quality of chronic disease management.
Author(s): Gretchen J. R. Buchanan, Jerica M. Berge, Timothy F. Piehler
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 25, 302
Date: 08/2024
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The Rural Mortality Penalty in U.S. Hospital Patients with COVID-19
Examines whether rural-urban disparities in patient condition at hospital admission affect all-cause mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 from March 2020 to February 2023, utilizing Epic Cosmos data of 1,119,199 patients. Provides data on rural versus urban differences in patient condition at admission, overall health, vaccination status, age, and other demographics. Discusses factors associated with reduced access to care in rural areas.
Author(s): Jeffrey A. Thompson, Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam, Lynn Chollet-Hinton
Citation: Population Health Metrics, 22, 20
Date: 08/2024
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Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Diagnoses among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults Aged ≥45 Years, Indian Health Service System, 2016–2020
Describes the results of a study analyzing healthcare data from the Indian Health Service (IHS) for federal fiscal years 2016 to 2020 to estimate the number of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults aged 45 years and older living with a Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) diagnosis. Includes demographic statistics by age group, sex, IHS region, and care setting.
Author(s): Andria Apostolou, Jordan L. Kennedy, Marissa K. Person, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 72(9), 2834-2841
Date: 08/2024
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Vital Signs: Trends and Disparities in Childhood Vaccination Coverage by Vaccines for Children Program Eligibility — National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2012–2022
Reports on trends in vaccination coverage of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR), rotavirus vaccine, and a combined 7-vaccine series, among children eligible for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and those not eligible. Includes data on VFC eligibility and vaccine coverage by urbanicity for metropolitan and nonmetro locations.
Author(s): Madeleine R. Valier, David Yankey, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(33), 722-730
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2016–2021
Offers national statistics on inpatient hospital stays involving sepsis by race and ethnicity. Discusses trends over time, comorbidities, mortality, and more. Table 1 includes data by rural or urban residence, among other measures.
Author(s): Melissa A. Miller, Kimberly Martin, Molly Hensche, Carrie Goetsch
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Rural and Urban Hospital Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2019 and 2021
Explores inpatient hospital stays related to sepsis using the 2019 and 2021 State Inpatient Databases (SID) for 47 States and the District of Columbia. Presents data on the percentage of stays related to sepsis, lengths of stay, costs of stay, and outcomes for sepsis stays for over 4,200 community hospitals. Compares data for rural and urban hospitals by ownership, bed size, teaching hospital status, and safety net designation.
Author(s): Joanna Jiang, Lan Liang, Meghana Chandra, Sai Loganathan
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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2024 Public Health Actions to Reduce the Burden of Asthma: Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among People with Asthma
Analyzes barriers to influenza and COVID-19 vaccination in people with asthma. Utilizes 2022 survey data from 350 people with asthma to provide asthma and vaccination status with breakdowns according to sociodemographic variables, including urban, rural, or suburban location.
Author(s): Hannah Jaffee, Sanaz Eftekhari, Melanie Carver
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 08/2024
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Notes from the Field: Prevalence of Previous Dengue Virus Infection Among Children and Adolescents Aged 7–16 Years — American Samoa, September–October 2023
Results of a serosurvey of 887 students in American Samoa who were tested for dengue immunoglobulin G. Information on prevalence of previous dengue virus infection among school-age children and adolescents was needed to guide decisions on dengue vaccine implementation.
Author(s): Sandra Kiplagat, Noelle Tavale, Adam Konrote, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(31), 686-688
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Advocate-BREAST: Advocates and Patients' Advice to Enhance Breast Cancer Care Delivery, Patient Experience and Patient Centered Research by 2025
Examines breast cancer (BC) survivor experiences with BC care delivery, education, and support received. Analyzes 2,437 responses from a 2021 survey of patients in the Mayo Clinic Breast Disease Registry, with data breakdowns of respective patient perspectives, concerns, and symptoms by sociodemographic variables, including rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Ciara C. O'Sullivan, Nicole L. Larson, Robert A. Vierkant, et al.
Citation: Archives of Public Health, 82, 119
Date: 08/2024
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