Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas: Primary Care (Scores)
County-level map depicting Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores using Oklahoma State Department of Health data. Denotes low-income populations and geographic designations.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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County-level map depicting Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores using Oklahoma State Department of Health data. Denotes low-income populations and geographic designations.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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North Dakota Qualified Service Provider Hub Survey Report
Report features findings of a survey of qualified service providers (QSPs) in the state of North Dakota. Discusses findings from individual QSPs and agency QSPs and details information about clients served, services provided, and pay and benefits, including the rural differential rate, among other topics.
Author(s): Karen Bernhardt
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Dakota Qualified Service Provider Hub
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Report features findings of a survey of qualified service providers (QSPs) in the state of North Dakota. Discusses findings from individual QSPs and agency QSPs and details information about clients served, services provided, and pay and benefits, including the rural differential rate, among other topics.
Author(s): Karen Bernhardt
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Dakota Qualified Service Provider Hub
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Urban and Rural Differences in the Efficacy of a Mobile Health Depression Treatment for Young Adults
Examines the efficacy of a randomized clinical trial of a mobile health (mHealth) depression treatment in 103 young adults ages 18-25 across the U.S. Explores whether treatment efficacy differed by rural and urban residence.
Author(s): Jeremy Mennis, J. Douglas Coatsworth, Michael Russell, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(12), 1572
Date: 11/2024
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Examines the efficacy of a randomized clinical trial of a mobile health (mHealth) depression treatment in 103 young adults ages 18-25 across the U.S. Explores whether treatment efficacy differed by rural and urban residence.
Author(s): Jeremy Mennis, J. Douglas Coatsworth, Michael Russell, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(12), 1572
Date: 11/2024
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Results of a Systemic Study of Pedestrian Safety in Tribal Areas
Webinar recording in which a panel discusses the results of A Systemic Safety Study of Pedestrians in Tribal Areas. Transcript included below description.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
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Webinar recording in which a panel discusses the results of A Systemic Safety Study of Pedestrians in Tribal Areas. Transcript included below description.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
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Tribal Epidemiology Centers: Strengthening American Indian and Alaska Native Public Health through Data, Collaboration, and Innovation
Provides an overview of tribal epidemiology centers (TECs), focusing on their impact on the availability and quality of public health surveillance data for American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Discusses challenges with collecting data for this population and strategies TECs are using to address these issues. Offers examples of public health best practices from TECs related to cancer, behavioral health, substance use, infectious diseases, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tribal Epidemiology Centers
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Provides an overview of tribal epidemiology centers (TECs), focusing on their impact on the availability and quality of public health surveillance data for American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Discusses challenges with collecting data for this population and strategies TECs are using to address these issues. Offers examples of public health best practices from TECs related to cancer, behavioral health, substance use, infectious diseases, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tribal Epidemiology Centers
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Disparities Between Rural and Urban Communities: Response to 18 Months of Diet and Exercise Versus Control for Knee Osteoarthritis and Overweight or Obesity
Examines intervention outcomes related to pain, function, mobility, BMI, and health-related quality of life among rural and urban dwellers in North Carolina. Utilizes data from the Weight Loss and Exercise for Communities with Arthritis in North Carolina (WE-CAN) program, which provided diet and exercise (D+E) and attention control (C) interventions to 823 older adults.
Author(s): Stephen P Messier, Megan G Monroe, Leigh F Callahan, et al.
Citation: Arthritis Care & Research, 77(1), 69-76
Date: 11/2024
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Examines intervention outcomes related to pain, function, mobility, BMI, and health-related quality of life among rural and urban dwellers in North Carolina. Utilizes data from the Weight Loss and Exercise for Communities with Arthritis in North Carolina (WE-CAN) program, which provided diet and exercise (D+E) and attention control (C) interventions to 823 older adults.
Author(s): Stephen P Messier, Megan G Monroe, Leigh F Callahan, et al.
Citation: Arthritis Care & Research, 77(1), 69-76
Date: 11/2024
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Rural-Urban Disparities and Trends in Cancer Screening: An Analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data (2018-2022)
Examines trends in up-to-date cancer screening in rural and urban populations, utilizing 2018, 2020, and 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. Identifies geographic disparities in screening by cancer type, with data on breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers.
Author(s): Gabriel A Benavidez, Ami E Sedani, Tisha M Felder, Matthew Asare, Charles R Rogers
Citation: JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 8(6), pkae113
Date: 11/2024
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Examines trends in up-to-date cancer screening in rural and urban populations, utilizing 2018, 2020, and 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. Identifies geographic disparities in screening by cancer type, with data on breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers.
Author(s): Gabriel A Benavidez, Ami E Sedani, Tisha M Felder, Matthew Asare, Charles R Rogers
Citation: JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 8(6), pkae113
Date: 11/2024
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Primary Care Collaborative 2024 Evidence Report: An Evaluation of Primary Care in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations
Examines the role of primary care in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), and includes 3 case studies of MSSP ACOs that are primary care centric. Explores how the performance of ACOs may be affected by serving beneficiaries with high economic and social need. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Ann Greiner, David Muhlestein, Ann Kempski, Melissa K. Fillippi, Alison N. Huffstetler
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Primary Care Collaborative, Robert Graham Center, Simple Healthcare
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Examines the role of primary care in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), and includes 3 case studies of MSSP ACOs that are primary care centric. Explores how the performance of ACOs may be affected by serving beneficiaries with high economic and social need. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Ann Greiner, David Muhlestein, Ann Kempski, Melissa K. Fillippi, Alison N. Huffstetler
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Primary Care Collaborative, Robert Graham Center, Simple Healthcare
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Tennessee Birth Defects Data Report 2017-2021
Provides information on the prevalence of 47 major birth defects for children born in Tennessee in the years 2017-2021. Features a state map showing rates of birth defects in 7 rural regions.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Provides information on the prevalence of 47 major birth defects for children born in Tennessee in the years 2017-2021. Features a state map showing rates of birth defects in 7 rural regions.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Texas Report on the Behavioral Health Matching Grant Programs
Reports on funding and areas served by state-level behavioral health matching grant programs in Texas. Includes discussion of the Rural Mental Health Initiative Grant Program (RIGP), and provides data on number of rural counties served by other grant programs.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Reports on funding and areas served by state-level behavioral health matching grant programs in Texas. Includes discussion of the Rural Mental Health Initiative Grant Program (RIGP), and provides data on number of rural counties served by other grant programs.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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