Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Never Underestimate the Power of Community
Provides an overview of the Tennessee Department of Health's efforts to improve public health and emergency response strategies for extreme heat days in 2 rural Tennessee counties. Discusses planning, implementation, and cooperation with health professionals and community members.
Author(s): Kimberly Harrell
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Provides an overview of the Tennessee Department of Health's efforts to improve public health and emergency response strategies for extreme heat days in 2 rural Tennessee counties. Discusses planning, implementation, and cooperation with health professionals and community members.
Author(s): Kimberly Harrell
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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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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Are We Ready? Preparing for the Public Health Challenges of Climate Change
Provides information on how local health departments (LHDs) are planning for climate change. Discusses public health consequences of heat, drought, wildfires, and smoke and how public health programming and services can mitigate health issues. Utilizes 302 responses from LHDs to discuss issues such as staff capacity, funding sources, understanding of the effects of climate change, and more, with representative responses from small LHDs serving less than 50,000 people.
Author(s): Angana Roy, Margaret Cunningham, Kellie Hall
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Provides information on how local health departments (LHDs) are planning for climate change. Discusses public health consequences of heat, drought, wildfires, and smoke and how public health programming and services can mitigate health issues. Utilizes 302 responses from LHDs to discuss issues such as staff capacity, funding sources, understanding of the effects of climate change, and more, with representative responses from small LHDs serving less than 50,000 people.
Author(s): Angana Roy, Margaret Cunningham, Kellie Hall
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Reframing Health Disparities in Rural America: A Communications Toolkit
Provides resources and strategies for public health professionals to communicate effectively about rural health disparities with a variety of audiences. Includes sample letters and social media posts that include health equity and historical context in their messages.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organizations: FrameWorks Institute, National Network of Public Health Institutes
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Provides resources and strategies for public health professionals to communicate effectively about rural health disparities with a variety of audiences. Includes sample letters and social media posts that include health equity and historical context in their messages.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organizations: FrameWorks Institute, National Network of Public Health Institutes
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The Relationship Between Education and Happiness: Findings from the North Central and Northeast Regions
Examines the correlation between education and happiness in the North Central Region and the Northeast Region. Utilizes NCR-Stat: Caregiving Survey and NER-Stat: Caregiving Survey data from 4,224 respondents to analyze sociodemographic variables, including happiness, education, employment, income, age, marital status, gender, and rural, suburban, or urban location.
Author(s): Zuzana Bednarik
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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Examines the correlation between education and happiness in the North Central Region and the Northeast Region. Utilizes NCR-Stat: Caregiving Survey and NER-Stat: Caregiving Survey data from 4,224 respondents to analyze sociodemographic variables, including happiness, education, employment, income, age, marital status, gender, and rural, suburban, or urban location.
Author(s): Zuzana Bednarik
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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Geographic Variation in Shortfalls of Dementia Specialists in the United States
Reports on distribution of dementia specialists to identify potential dementia care shortage areas for the older adult population. Discusses the impact on rural residents.
Author(s): Jodi L. Liu, Lawrence Baker, Annie Yu-An Chen, Jue (Jessie) Wang
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(7)
Date: 07/2024
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Reports on distribution of dementia specialists to identify potential dementia care shortage areas for the older adult population. Discusses the impact on rural residents.
Author(s): Jodi L. Liu, Lawrence Baker, Annie Yu-An Chen, Jue (Jessie) Wang
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(7)
Date: 07/2024
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Suicide in US Preteens Aged 8 to 12 Years, 2001 to 2022
Reports on characteristics and trends in preteen suicides between 2001 and 2022. Discusses trends over time, method, and various demographics. Offers data breakdown by geography including metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residence.
Author(s): Donna A. Ruch, Lisa M. Horowitz, Jennifer L. Hughes, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(7)
Date: 07/2024
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Reports on characteristics and trends in preteen suicides between 2001 and 2022. Discusses trends over time, method, and various demographics. Offers data breakdown by geography including metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residence.
Author(s): Donna A. Ruch, Lisa M. Horowitz, Jennifer L. Hughes, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(7)
Date: 07/2024
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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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Pain in the Nation 2024: The Epidemics of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths
Report focuses on alcohol, drug, and mortality statistics and trends, with a special feature on polysubstance use and drug overdose issues. Includes data on substance use and mortality, with U.S. maps showing overdose and suicide rates, breakdowns according to metro versus nonmetro location, and state-by-state statistical trends. Provides policy recommendations to address substance use and offers examples from rural areas.
Author(s): Molly Warren, Brandon Reavis
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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Report focuses on alcohol, drug, and mortality statistics and trends, with a special feature on polysubstance use and drug overdose issues. Includes data on substance use and mortality, with U.S. maps showing overdose and suicide rates, breakdowns according to metro versus nonmetro location, and state-by-state statistical trends. Provides policy recommendations to address substance use and offers examples from rural areas.
Author(s): Molly Warren, Brandon Reavis
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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NSDUH (National Survey on Drug Use and Health) Detailed Tables - 2023
Explores 2023 survey data, including revisions, on use of prescription and illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco and nicotine products, trends in substance use disorder (SUD) and mental illness, and access to treatment for youth and adults. Features statistics for a variety of demographic and geographic characteristics, including rural versus urban status.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Explores 2023 survey data, including revisions, on use of prescription and illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco and nicotine products, trends in substance use disorder (SUD) and mental illness, and access to treatment for youth and adults. Features statistics for a variety of demographic and geographic characteristics, including rural versus urban status.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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