Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Community-Engaged and Culturally Relevant Research to Develop Behavioral Health Interventions with American Indians and Alaska Natives
Describes in detail the process of developing a community engaged and culturally sensitive research approach intervention for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations that was used to establish substance abuse and violence prevention programs.
Author(s): Catherine E. McKinley, Charles R. Figley, Sarah M. Woodward, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(3), 79-103
Date: 2019
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Describes in detail the process of developing a community engaged and culturally sensitive research approach intervention for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations that was used to establish substance abuse and violence prevention programs.
Author(s): Catherine E. McKinley, Charles R. Figley, Sarah M. Woodward, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(3), 79-103
Date: 2019
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Dialysis Transportation: The Intersection of Transportation and Healthcare
Report details the importance of having access to reliable transportation for dialysis patients. Discusses how a lack of reliable transportation affects dialysis patients' access to treatment and quality of life. Highlights challenges faced by rural patients.
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Author(s): Elizabeth Ellis, Sue Knapp, Jason Quan, et al.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Report details the importance of having access to reliable transportation for dialysis patients. Discusses how a lack of reliable transportation affects dialysis patients' access to treatment and quality of life. Highlights challenges faced by rural patients.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Elizabeth Ellis, Sue Knapp, Jason Quan, et al.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Indiana's Long Term Care & Aging Workforce
Identifies the Indiana licensed health professionals who practice in geriatrics or long term care, home health, or related settings, and describes their professional characteristics. Features statistics including numbers of professionals in the Indiana long term care and aging workforce, with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Hannah Maxey, Sierra Vaughn, Courtney Randolph
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Identifies the Indiana licensed health professionals who practice in geriatrics or long term care, home health, or related settings, and describes their professional characteristics. Features statistics including numbers of professionals in the Indiana long term care and aging workforce, with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Hannah Maxey, Sierra Vaughn, Courtney Randolph
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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A Short Report: Parents HPV Vaccine Knowledge in Rural South Florida
Summarizes a pilot study in 2 rural counties of Florida, examining parents' human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine knowledge and hesitancy. Provides data and statistics showing relationships between parents' demographics and parental knowledge of HPV vaccination as well as child vaccination with HPV vaccine. Offers suggestions on how to decrease HPV vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination rates in rural areas.
Author(s): Tami L. Thomas, Michelle Caldera, Jeffrey Maurer
Citation: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 15(7-8), 1666-1671
Date: 2019
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Summarizes a pilot study in 2 rural counties of Florida, examining parents' human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine knowledge and hesitancy. Provides data and statistics showing relationships between parents' demographics and parental knowledge of HPV vaccination as well as child vaccination with HPV vaccine. Offers suggestions on how to decrease HPV vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination rates in rural areas.
Author(s): Tami L. Thomas, Michelle Caldera, Jeffrey Maurer
Citation: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 15(7-8), 1666-1671
Date: 2019
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SOAR Impact Report 2019
Annual report from Shaping Our Appalachian Region, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding job creation, improving quality of life, and enhancing opportunity, innovation, and identity in Appalachian Kentucky. Includes a section on the UNITE Rural Health Opioid Program, a Kentucky River Region initiative begun in January 2019 with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality related to opioid use disorders.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Shaping Our Appalachian Region
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Annual report from Shaping Our Appalachian Region, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding job creation, improving quality of life, and enhancing opportunity, innovation, and identity in Appalachian Kentucky. Includes a section on the UNITE Rural Health Opioid Program, a Kentucky River Region initiative begun in January 2019 with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality related to opioid use disorders.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Shaping Our Appalachian Region
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Understanding Lung Cancer Resources and Barriers Among Worksites with Mostly Male Employees in Eight Rural Kentucky Counties: A Focus Group Discussion
Reports on focus groups examining lung cancer resources and related obstacles in 8 rural counties of Kentucky. Discussions focused on available resources and services; how men might use or learn about services; issues preventing men from accessing or learning about services; and more.
Author(s): Jennifer Redmond Knight, Lucy Hollingsworth Williamson, Debra Armstrong, Elizabeth Westbrook
Citation: American Journal of Men's Health, 13(6)
Date: 2019
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Reports on focus groups examining lung cancer resources and related obstacles in 8 rural counties of Kentucky. Discussions focused on available resources and services; how men might use or learn about services; issues preventing men from accessing or learning about services; and more.
Author(s): Jennifer Redmond Knight, Lucy Hollingsworth Williamson, Debra Armstrong, Elizabeth Westbrook
Citation: American Journal of Men's Health, 13(6)
Date: 2019
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Evaluating a Training Program for Rural Doctors and Nursing Home Staff on Safe Medicine Use for Patients with Dementia and Nursing Home Residents
Investigates whether a training program for healthcare providers in 29 rural counties in Iowa affected medication use by patients age 66 or older. Includes data and statistics on outpatients with dementia and nursing home residents, with information on age, sex, chronic disease, medication use, and more.
Author(s): Ryan Carnahan, Grant Brown, Marianne Smith, et al.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Investigates whether a training program for healthcare providers in 29 rural counties in Iowa affected medication use by patients age 66 or older. Includes data and statistics on outpatients with dementia and nursing home residents, with information on age, sex, chronic disease, medication use, and more.
Author(s): Ryan Carnahan, Grant Brown, Marianne Smith, et al.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Tribal Opioid Response: Healing Our Nations Together - National Strategic Agenda
Addresses the tribal opioid epidemic, with recommendations based on input from tribal policymakers, service providers, and community members. Offers insights from experts, feedback from people with opioid use disorder, and tips for creating a plan to collect and analyze opioid data from local communities.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organizations: National Indian Health Board, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
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Addresses the tribal opioid epidemic, with recommendations based on input from tribal policymakers, service providers, and community members. Offers insights from experts, feedback from people with opioid use disorder, and tips for creating a plan to collect and analyze opioid data from local communities.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organizations: National Indian Health Board, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
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Identification of Barriers, Facilitators and System-Based Implementation Strategies to Increase Teleophthalmology Use for Diabetic Eye Screening in a Rural US Primary Care Clinic: A Qualitative Study
Examines transcripts from interviews with patients and providers at a rural primary care clinic to determine factors that either promote or prevent teleopthalmology use for diabetic eye screening.
Author(s): Yao Liu, Nicholas Zupan, Rebecca Swearingen, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 9(2), e022594
Date: 2019
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Examines transcripts from interviews with patients and providers at a rural primary care clinic to determine factors that either promote or prevent teleopthalmology use for diabetic eye screening.
Author(s): Yao Liu, Nicholas Zupan, Rebecca Swearingen, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 9(2), e022594
Date: 2019
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Policy Opportunities to Increase HPV Vaccination in Rural Communities
Describes policy strategies that can be implemented in rural communities to address geographic, clinical, communication, and research-related obstacles for human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention. Aims to combat rural health disparities, such as low rates of HPV vaccination and high rates of HPV-related cancer incidence and mortality.
Author(s): Robin Vanderpool, Lindsay Stradtman, Heather Brandt
Citation: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 15(7-8), 1527-1532
Date: 2019
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Describes policy strategies that can be implemented in rural communities to address geographic, clinical, communication, and research-related obstacles for human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention. Aims to combat rural health disparities, such as low rates of HPV vaccination and high rates of HPV-related cancer incidence and mortality.
Author(s): Robin Vanderpool, Lindsay Stradtman, Heather Brandt
Citation: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 15(7-8), 1527-1532
Date: 2019
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