Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Oklahoma State Department of Health Annual Report: 2022
Offers review of administrative and outreach activities by the Oklahoma State Department of Health in 2022. Highlights mobile wellness units for rural maternal care.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Offers review of administrative and outreach activities by the Oklahoma State Department of Health in 2022. Highlights mobile wellness units for rural maternal care.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Cultural Factors that Protect Against Substance Misuse and Promote Mental Health in American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
Literature review summarizing findings of 14 studies on culture-influenced factors affecting mental health and substance use among American Indian and Alaska Native people. Discusses risk factors and protective factors, and highlights the importance of culturally-informed approaches to AI/AN health disparities. Covers topics including identity, traditional values and practices, community, reconnecting to culture, and programs and services.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center (SPTAC)
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Literature review summarizing findings of 14 studies on culture-influenced factors affecting mental health and substance use among American Indian and Alaska Native people. Discusses risk factors and protective factors, and highlights the importance of culturally-informed approaches to AI/AN health disparities. Covers topics including identity, traditional values and practices, community, reconnecting to culture, and programs and services.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center (SPTAC)
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Number of Health Care Facilities per 100,000 Rural and Urban (Pennsylvania) Residents
Provides statistics for Pennsylvania hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, skilled nursing facilities, pharmacies, physicians and dentists offices, and residential mental health/substance abuse facilities.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Provides statistics for Pennsylvania hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, skilled nursing facilities, pharmacies, physicians and dentists offices, and residential mental health/substance abuse facilities.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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A Cross-Sectional Study of Alcohol, Opioid Use, and Anxiety in Agriculturally Based Occupations
Surveyed 1,791 rural Midwestern agricultural workers to determine opioid and alcohol use, anxiety, and risk factors for alcohol use. Discusses the impact of age, marital status, sex, and other demographic factors on the findings.
Author(s): Christine Chasek, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Rachel Rutt, Ashley Olson, Aaron Yoder
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(4), 816-823
Date: 2023
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Surveyed 1,791 rural Midwestern agricultural workers to determine opioid and alcohol use, anxiety, and risk factors for alcohol use. Discusses the impact of age, marital status, sex, and other demographic factors on the findings.
Author(s): Christine Chasek, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Rachel Rutt, Ashley Olson, Aaron Yoder
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(4), 816-823
Date: 2023
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Addressing the Rising Mental Health Needs of an Aging Population: Proceedings of a Workshop
Summary of a May 2023 workshop discussing mental healthcare for older adults, including challenges and strategies for meeting mental health needs. Discusses disparities, social determinants of health, access, workforce, interventions and support, rural challenges, and more.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Summary of a May 2023 workshop discussing mental healthcare for older adults, including challenges and strategies for meeting mental health needs. Discusses disparities, social determinants of health, access, workforce, interventions and support, rural challenges, and more.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Performance Functions
Offers data for use in developing pedestrian and bicycle safety performance functions (SPFs) for transportation practitioners at all levels to better inform planning, design, and operations decisions. Includes statistics for a wide range of site types including roadway segments and intersections in rural, urban, and suburban areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Offers data for use in developing pedestrian and bicycle safety performance functions (SPFs) for transportation practitioners at all levels to better inform planning, design, and operations decisions. Includes statistics for a wide range of site types including roadway segments and intersections in rural, urban, and suburban areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Arkansas 2023 Young Adult State of Wellbeing Report
Report on young adults between 18 and 29 in Arkansas covering general demographics, substance use, employment, education, mortality, crime, and more. Highlights rural areas in Arkansas and includes county level reports.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup
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Report on young adults between 18 and 29 in Arkansas covering general demographics, substance use, employment, education, mortality, crime, and more. Highlights rural areas in Arkansas and includes county level reports.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup
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Disparities in Spatial Accessibility of Primary Care in Louisiana: From Physical to Virtual Accessibility
Evaluates both physical and virtual accessibility to primary care physicians (PCPs) across Louisiana. Analyzes disparities in access between rural and urban areas, the Black population and the general population, and for Area Deprivation Index (ADI) areas.
Author(s): Fahui Wang, Yutian Zeng, Lingbo Liu, Tracy Onega
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1154574
Date: 2023
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Evaluates both physical and virtual accessibility to primary care physicians (PCPs) across Louisiana. Analyzes disparities in access between rural and urban areas, the Black population and the general population, and for Area Deprivation Index (ADI) areas.
Author(s): Fahui Wang, Yutian Zeng, Lingbo Liu, Tracy Onega
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1154574
Date: 2023
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A Population Health Workforce to Meet 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities: Proceedings of a Workshop
Proceedings from a February 28, 2022 workshop exploring challenges faced by public health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, renewed policymaker attention, and expenditures directed to supporting the public health workforce. Intended to showcase the training, roles of, and setting for population health workers. Includes information focused on tribal communities in chapters 3 and 4.
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Author(s): Roundtable on Population Health Improvement
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Proceedings from a February 28, 2022 workshop exploring challenges faced by public health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, renewed policymaker attention, and expenditures directed to supporting the public health workforce. Intended to showcase the training, roles of, and setting for population health workers. Includes information focused on tribal communities in chapters 3 and 4.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Roundtable on Population Health Improvement
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Telehealth and In-Person Behavioral Health Services in Rural Communities Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Multisite Prospective Cohort Study
Evaluated telehealth and in-person behavioral healthcare encounters in 95 rural communities before and during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to identify changes in healthcare delivery. Discusses specific diagnoses, type of healthcare service, and clinician type.
Author(s): Marcia M. Ward, Fred Ullrich, Divya Bhagianadh, et al.
Citation: JMIR Mental Health, 10, e47047
Date: 2023
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Evaluated telehealth and in-person behavioral healthcare encounters in 95 rural communities before and during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to identify changes in healthcare delivery. Discusses specific diagnoses, type of healthcare service, and clinician type.
Author(s): Marcia M. Ward, Fred Ullrich, Divya Bhagianadh, et al.
Citation: JMIR Mental Health, 10, e47047
Date: 2023
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