Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health conditions
Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Differences of the Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Survivors' Care
Examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care in metro and nonmetro locations. Utilizes 2021 Health Information National Trends-Surveillance Epidemiology End Results (HINTS-SEER) data from cancer survivors regarding their routine cancer screening, preventive care, treatment, and follow-up appointments.
Author(s): Whitney E. Zahnd, Jason T. Semprini, Robin C. Vanderpool, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(3)
Date: 07/2025
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Examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care in metro and nonmetro locations. Utilizes 2021 Health Information National Trends-Surveillance Epidemiology End Results (HINTS-SEER) data from cancer survivors regarding their routine cancer screening, preventive care, treatment, and follow-up appointments.
Author(s): Whitney E. Zahnd, Jason T. Semprini, Robin C. Vanderpool, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(3)
Date: 07/2025
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COVID-19 Risk Stratification among Older Adults: A Machine Learning Approach to Identify Personal and Health-Related Risk Factors
Examines risk perceptions and health behaviors related to COVID-19 to create a predictive model to classify individuals into risk categories. Analyzes individual features such as demographic variables, health conditions, adherence to public health guidelines, health literacy, and urbanicity.
Author(s): Arezoo Abasi, Seyed Abbas Motevalian, Haleh Ayatollahi
Citation: BMC Public Health 25, 2577
Date: 07/2025
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Examines risk perceptions and health behaviors related to COVID-19 to create a predictive model to classify individuals into risk categories. Analyzes individual features such as demographic variables, health conditions, adherence to public health guidelines, health literacy, and urbanicity.
Author(s): Arezoo Abasi, Seyed Abbas Motevalian, Haleh Ayatollahi
Citation: BMC Public Health 25, 2577
Date: 07/2025
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Wisconsin Critical Access Hospitals: Meeting Rural Community Needs!
Provides the top community health priorities for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in Wisconsin, focusing on access to care, chronic disease, mental health, social determinants of health, and substance use. Lists each CAH and their county location.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Provides the top community health priorities for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in Wisconsin, focusing on access to care, chronic disease, mental health, social determinants of health, and substance use. Lists each CAH and their county location.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Rural Adolescent Attitudes and Use of Bicycle Helmets in Iowa
Examines youth attitudes toward bicycle helmet use in rural Iowa. Utilizes survey data from 1,331 adolescents aged 13-18 years who attended the 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference and provides data breakdowns by demographics, bicycle use, helmet use, and attitudes toward helmet importance and helmet laws.
Author(s): Brooke L. Askelsen, Brianna J. Iverson, Devin E. Spolsdoff, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 12, 41
Date: 07/2025
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Examines youth attitudes toward bicycle helmet use in rural Iowa. Utilizes survey data from 1,331 adolescents aged 13-18 years who attended the 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference and provides data breakdowns by demographics, bicycle use, helmet use, and attitudes toward helmet importance and helmet laws.
Author(s): Brooke L. Askelsen, Brianna J. Iverson, Devin E. Spolsdoff, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 12, 41
Date: 07/2025
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Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies and Pain: Delivery Through Veterans Affairs and Community Care
Compares the effectiveness of the delivery of acupuncture, chiropractic, and medical massage therapy services between Department of Veterans Affairs providers and community care providers at relieving chronic pain for veterans. Includes a patient characteristics break down by rurality and more. Discusses the importance of continued research on access to healthcare for rural veterans.
Author(s): Collin Calvert, Stephanie L. Taylor, Juli Olson, et al.
Citation: Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health, 14
Date: 07/2025
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Compares the effectiveness of the delivery of acupuncture, chiropractic, and medical massage therapy services between Department of Veterans Affairs providers and community care providers at relieving chronic pain for veterans. Includes a patient characteristics break down by rurality and more. Discusses the importance of continued research on access to healthcare for rural veterans.
Author(s): Collin Calvert, Stephanie L. Taylor, Juli Olson, et al.
Citation: Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health, 14
Date: 07/2025
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Adult Tobacco Use in Vermont
Data brief summarizing tobacco measures from the 2023 Vermont Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a phone survey of adult Vermonters. Features a county-level map showing smoking rates, and statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Data brief summarizing tobacco measures from the 2023 Vermont Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a phone survey of adult Vermonters. Features a county-level map showing smoking rates, and statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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New Resource Webinar: CRC Screening in Rural Communities Best Practices Guidebook
Webinar introducing the ACS NCCRT Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening in Rural Communities Best Practices Guidebook. Includes an overview of CRC disparities in rural communities and offers guidance for organizations working to improve CRC screening rates in their communities. Highlights successes of CRC screening programs in Alaska and Arizona administered by the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation and Mariposa Community Health Center.
Additional links: Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Communities Best Practices Guidebook, Presentation Slides
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (ACS NCCRT)
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Webinar introducing the ACS NCCRT Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening in Rural Communities Best Practices Guidebook. Includes an overview of CRC disparities in rural communities and offers guidance for organizations working to improve CRC screening rates in their communities. Highlights successes of CRC screening programs in Alaska and Arizona administered by the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation and Mariposa Community Health Center.
Additional links: Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Communities Best Practices Guidebook, Presentation Slides
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (ACS NCCRT)
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Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Communities: A Practical Guide
Provides an overview of rural colorectal cancer (CRC) disparities and guidance for community organizations on improving CRC screening in rural areas. Includes recommendations related to recognizing and addressing barriers to screening, organizational planning and strategy, service delivery models, and more.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (ACS NCCRT)
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Provides an overview of rural colorectal cancer (CRC) disparities and guidance for community organizations on improving CRC screening in rural areas. Includes recommendations related to recognizing and addressing barriers to screening, organizational planning and strategy, service delivery models, and more.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (ACS NCCRT)
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Beyond Our Walls: Leveraging Pharmacies for STI Services and Care
Profiles NACCHO and CDC-funded partnerships between local health departments and pharmacies to expand sexually-transmitted infection (STI) services and access to care in their communities. See Appendix 2 for discussion of observations and implementation of HIV/STI programming in rural Chaffee County, Colorado.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Profiles NACCHO and CDC-funded partnerships between local health departments and pharmacies to expand sexually-transmitted infection (STI) services and access to care in their communities. See Appendix 2 for discussion of observations and implementation of HIV/STI programming in rural Chaffee County, Colorado.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Evaluation of a Combined Text Messaging and Online Survey Protocol for Giardiasis Case Investigation — Colorado, September 2023–May 2024
Reports on the use of text message–based survey invitations to gather case data from Colorado patients with laboratory-confirmed Giardia infection. Includes data on response levels among rural and urban patients.
Author(s): Ingrid Hewitson, Amanda Tran, Alayna Younger, Rachel H. Jervis
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(26), 424-429
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on the use of text message–based survey invitations to gather case data from Colorado patients with laboratory-confirmed Giardia infection. Includes data on response levels among rural and urban patients.
Author(s): Ingrid Hewitson, Amanda Tran, Alayna Younger, Rachel H. Jervis
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(26), 424-429
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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