Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Data Snapshot: Health in Rural and Appalachian Ohio
Provides data on drivers and outcomes of health in rural and Appalachian Ohio. Focuses on mortality rates, access to broadband and exercise infrastructure, insurance coverage, poverty, behavioral health, chronic conditions, and supply of primary care, dental, and mental healthcare providers.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Provides data on drivers and outcomes of health in rural and Appalachian Ohio. Focuses on mortality rates, access to broadband and exercise infrastructure, insurance coverage, poverty, behavioral health, chronic conditions, and supply of primary care, dental, and mental healthcare providers.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Rural Health Disparities in Hawai'i
Highlights rural health disparities in Hawaii related to overall health perception, physical health, and mental health. Includes discussion of disparities within rural areas for people with disabilities and people with incomes below the poverty line. Offers rural and urban comparisons, sociodemographic characteristics of surveyed individuals, and policy implications for study findings.
Author(s): Daniela Bond-Smith, Steven Bond-Smith, Ruben Juarez
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organizations: The Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawai'i, UH Rural Health Research and Policy Center
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Highlights rural health disparities in Hawaii related to overall health perception, physical health, and mental health. Includes discussion of disparities within rural areas for people with disabilities and people with incomes below the poverty line. Offers rural and urban comparisons, sociodemographic characteristics of surveyed individuals, and policy implications for study findings.
Author(s): Daniela Bond-Smith, Steven Bond-Smith, Ruben Juarez
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organizations: The Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawai'i, UH Rural Health Research and Policy Center
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Examining Rurality and Social Determinants of Health among Women with GDM: A 15-Year Comprehensive Population Analysis
Examines maternal demographic characteristics, including rurality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) development over time. Utilizes birth record vital statistics of 589,605 women with live births in Kansas from 2005 to 2019. Compares rural and urban trends in maternal overweight, obesity, and GDM.
Author(s): Umama Ali, Laila Cure, Rhonda K. Lewis, et al.
Citation: BMC Women's Health, 24, 467
Date: 08/2024
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Examines maternal demographic characteristics, including rurality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) development over time. Utilizes birth record vital statistics of 589,605 women with live births in Kansas from 2005 to 2019. Compares rural and urban trends in maternal overweight, obesity, and GDM.
Author(s): Umama Ali, Laila Cure, Rhonda K. Lewis, et al.
Citation: BMC Women's Health, 24, 467
Date: 08/2024
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Access to Care Report
Infographic highlighting access challenges for nursing homes between 2020 and 2024. Includes data on facility downsizing and closures, supply, and rural nursing home deserts.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: American Health Care Association
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Infographic highlighting access challenges for nursing homes between 2020 and 2024. Includes data on facility downsizing and closures, supply, and rural nursing home deserts.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: American Health Care Association
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Strategies Used to Reduce Harms Associated with Fentanyl Exposure among Rural People Who Use Drugs: Multi-Site Qualitative Findings from the Rural Opioid Initiative
Explores strategies utilized by rural people who use drugs to reduce fentanyl-related harm. Analyzes interviews with 349 people who recently used opioids or injection drugs in 10 states. Discusses awareness of fentanyl contamination, highlights perspectives on common harm reduction strategies, and describes public health applications. Includes state-by-state comparisons of participant demographic data.
Author(s): Suzan M. Walters, Robin Baker, David Frank, et al.
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 154
Date: 08/2024
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Explores strategies utilized by rural people who use drugs to reduce fentanyl-related harm. Analyzes interviews with 349 people who recently used opioids or injection drugs in 10 states. Discusses awareness of fentanyl contamination, highlights perspectives on common harm reduction strategies, and describes public health applications. Includes state-by-state comparisons of participant demographic data.
Author(s): Suzan M. Walters, Robin Baker, David Frank, et al.
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 154
Date: 08/2024
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Hawai'i Strategic Framework Partnerships for Success: Community Health Assessment
Examines substance use in Hawai'i, including discussion of trends, risks, and protective factors. Utilizes 2021 Hawai'i State Epidemiologic Report and County Profiles data. Identifies use and treatment disparities experienced by Native Hawaiians, rural populations, and other underserved groups.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD)
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Examines substance use in Hawai'i, including discussion of trends, risks, and protective factors. Utilizes 2021 Hawai'i State Epidemiologic Report and County Profiles data. Identifies use and treatment disparities experienced by Native Hawaiians, rural populations, and other underserved groups.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD)
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Hawaiʻi Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success: Community Health Improvement Plan
Presents a plan to improve substance use prevention in Hawaiʻi, outlining goals and guiding decision-making and project administration. Includes discussion of rural and Native Hawaiian populations affected by substance use and treatment disparities.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD)
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Presents a plan to improve substance use prevention in Hawaiʻi, outlining goals and guiding decision-making and project administration. Includes discussion of rural and Native Hawaiian populations affected by substance use and treatment disparities.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD)
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MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Home Health Prospective Payment System for CY 2025
Comments on a July 3, 2024, Federal Register proposed rule related to Medicare payment policies for home health agencies. Includes comments regarding permanent and temporary budget-neutrality adjustments, the plan of care development and scope of services home health patients receive, and the proposed adoption of the core-based statistical area (CBSA) delineations for the home health wage index.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Comments on a July 3, 2024, Federal Register proposed rule related to Medicare payment policies for home health agencies. Includes comments regarding permanent and temporary budget-neutrality adjustments, the plan of care development and scope of services home health patients receive, and the proposed adoption of the core-based statistical area (CBSA) delineations for the home health wage index.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Payment System for End-Stage Renal Disease for CY 2025
Comments on a July 5, 2024, Federal Register proposed rule related to Medicare payment policies for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Includes comments addressing modifications to the outlier policy, updates to the low-volume payment adjustment (LVPA), and updates to the wage index methodology.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Comments on a July 5, 2024, Federal Register proposed rule related to Medicare payment policies for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Includes comments addressing modifications to the outlier policy, updates to the low-volume payment adjustment (LVPA), and updates to the wage index methodology.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Addressing Depression and Comorbid Health Conditions Through Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in an Integrated Care Setting: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Analyzes the effectiveness of integrating a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) intervention to improve depressive symptoms and related health conditions for patients in a primary care setting. Analyzes 40 SFBT patients receiving treatment at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for health measures such as depression, anxiety, well-being, body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure.
Author(s): Zach W. Cooper, Orion Mowbray, Mohammed K. Ali, Leslie C.M. Johnson
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 25, 313
Date: 08/2024
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Analyzes the effectiveness of integrating a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) intervention to improve depressive symptoms and related health conditions for patients in a primary care setting. Analyzes 40 SFBT patients receiving treatment at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for health measures such as depression, anxiety, well-being, body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure.
Author(s): Zach W. Cooper, Orion Mowbray, Mohammed K. Ali, Leslie C.M. Johnson
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 25, 313
Date: 08/2024
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