Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health disparities
Caring for People with Serious Illness: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Proceedings from a Workshop
Proceedings from a three-part workshop to explore the initial responses to the pandemic by healthcare teams providing care to people with serious illness, the impact of the pandemic on the healthcare workforce, use of telehealth, issues related to communicating with the public about health emergencies, and policy opportunities to improve care for people with serious illness. Mentions rural throughout.
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Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Proceedings from a three-part workshop to explore the initial responses to the pandemic by healthcare teams providing care to people with serious illness, the impact of the pandemic on the healthcare workforce, use of telehealth, issues related to communicating with the public about health emergencies, and policy opportunities to improve care for people with serious illness. Mentions rural throughout.
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Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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The Future of Nursing Podcast
Podcast series exploring strategies for the nursing profession to advance health equity.
Date: 2022
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: National Academy of Medicine
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Podcast series exploring strategies for the nursing profession to advance health equity.
Date: 2022
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: National Academy of Medicine
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2021 Wisconsin Population Health and Equity Report Card
Reports on overall health of citizens in Wisconsin in 2021 with a focus on improving equity and eliminating health disparities. Discusses access to quality healthcare, safe and affordable housing, economic resources for children and families, broadband infrastructure, civic engagement, and more. Includes data broken down by education, race and ethnicity, and community type from large metro to rural.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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Reports on overall health of citizens in Wisconsin in 2021 with a focus on improving equity and eliminating health disparities. Discusses access to quality healthcare, safe and affordable housing, economic resources for children and families, broadband infrastructure, civic engagement, and more. Includes data broken down by education, race and ethnicity, and community type from large metro to rural.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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Achieving Excellence in Cancer Diagnosis Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
Highlights discussions from a virtual workshop focused on improving cancer diagnosis. Includes information on addressing disparities in diagnosis and access to care, including disparities for rural populations. Features a cancer screening and diagnosis program serving rural Appalachia, describing the challenges faced and strategies used, including the use of a mobile screening unit.
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Highlights discussions from a virtual workshop focused on improving cancer diagnosis. Includes information on addressing disparities in diagnosis and access to care, including disparities for rural populations. Features a cancer screening and diagnosis program serving rural Appalachia, describing the challenges faced and strategies used, including the use of a mobile screening unit.
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Traumatic Brain Injury: A Roadmap for Accelerating Progress
Provides an overview of traumatic brain injury (TBI) research. Offers recommendations to accelerate research progress and improve TBI care. Chapter 3 includes a section on TBI outcomes and access to care in rural compared to urban areas.
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Author(s): Committee on Accelerating Progress in Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Care
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Provides an overview of traumatic brain injury (TBI) research. Offers recommendations to accelerate research progress and improve TBI care. Chapter 3 includes a section on TBI outcomes and access to care in rural compared to urban areas.
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Author(s): Committee on Accelerating Progress in Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Care
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Early Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Experience With the Use of Telehealth to Address Disparities: Scoping Review
Provides an overview of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)-funded research on using telehealth to address health disparities. Describes barriers and facilitators to implementing telehealth in populations at risk for disparities, including people in rural areas, and identifies themes across studies.
Citation: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), e28503
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
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Provides an overview of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)-funded research on using telehealth to address health disparities. Describes barriers and facilitators to implementing telehealth in populations at risk for disparities, including people in rural areas, and identifies themes across studies.
Citation: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), e28503
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
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Rural America: Philanthropy's Misunderstood Opportunity for Impact
Offers a broad overview of rural issues, with guidance to help foundations invest in rural communities. Identifies best practices for rural philanthropy. For topics that include health, COVID-19, broadband, and other concerns, identifies key rural challenges, underlying causes, strategies, and resources. Free, but registration required to download.
Author(s): Chris Carlson Joelle Cook
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: FSG
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Offers a broad overview of rural issues, with guidance to help foundations invest in rural communities. Identifies best practices for rural philanthropy. For topics that include health, COVID-19, broadband, and other concerns, identifies key rural challenges, underlying causes, strategies, and resources. Free, but registration required to download.
Author(s): Chris Carlson Joelle Cook
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: FSG
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Environmental Scan of Evidence-Based Promising Practices & Strategies to Improve Vaccine Acceptance Among Racial and Ethnic Minority, Rural and other Underserved Groups
Offers evaluations and recommendations for evidence-based, promising practices and strategies to improve COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among rural and underserved groups. Uses information from a rapid environmental scan and analysis of published literature including peer-reviewed journal articles, commentary articles, and impact reports.
Author(s): Ankit Sanghavi, Afrida Faria, Cody Price, Aila Prieto
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Institute
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Offers evaluations and recommendations for evidence-based, promising practices and strategies to improve COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among rural and underserved groups. Uses information from a rapid environmental scan and analysis of published literature including peer-reviewed journal articles, commentary articles, and impact reports.
Author(s): Ankit Sanghavi, Afrida Faria, Cody Price, Aila Prieto
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Institute
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Vaccination Equity in the COVID-19 Era
Examines disparities in vaccination rates for both COVID-19 and routine vaccinations during the pandemic. Provides an overview of vaccination disparities that existed prior to the pandemic. Includes a section focused on rural vaccination disparities.
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project
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Examines disparities in vaccination rates for both COVID-19 and routine vaccinations during the pandemic. Provides an overview of vaccination disparities that existed prior to the pandemic. Includes a section focused on rural vaccination disparities.
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project
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Native Health in the Bemidji Area - COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
Report details the impact of COVID-19 on tribal nursing homes in the Bemidji Area IHS Region which includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Highlights a breakdown of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and fatality rate for American Indian elders by state.
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center
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Report details the impact of COVID-19 on tribal nursing homes in the Bemidji Area IHS Region which includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Highlights a breakdown of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and fatality rate for American Indian elders by state.
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center
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