Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Using Practice Facilitation to Increase Rates of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers, North Carolina, 2012–2013: Feasibility, Facilitators, and Barriers
Pilot study exploring practice facilitation in 3 Federally Qualified Health Centers as a way to promote universal colorectal cancer screening. Features statistics on clinic staffing, number of patients and average age, and number and duration of visits, with breakdowns by rural or urban location.
Author(s): Bryan J. Weiner, Catherine L. Rohweder, Jennifer E. Scott, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 08/2017
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Pilot study exploring practice facilitation in 3 Federally Qualified Health Centers as a way to promote universal colorectal cancer screening. Features statistics on clinic staffing, number of patients and average age, and number and duration of visits, with breakdowns by rural or urban location.
Author(s): Bryan J. Weiner, Catherine L. Rohweder, Jennifer E. Scott, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 08/2017
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Evaluation of Diabetic Retinal Screening and Factors for Ophthalmology Referral in a Telemedicine Network
Examines telemedicine retinal screening for diabetic retinopathy (DR) among type 1 or type 2 diabetics in rural and underserved communities in North Carolina. Discusses geographic and socioeconomic challenges that lead to disparities in screening and treatment for DR, exploring telehealth's potential to expand access. Analyzes data on patient characteristics, diagnoses, and referrals.
Author(s): Pooja Jani, Lauren Forbes, Arkopal Choudhury, et al.
Citation: JAMA Ophthalmology, 135(7), 706-714
Date: 07/2017
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Examines telemedicine retinal screening for diabetic retinopathy (DR) among type 1 or type 2 diabetics in rural and underserved communities in North Carolina. Discusses geographic and socioeconomic challenges that lead to disparities in screening and treatment for DR, exploring telehealth's potential to expand access. Analyzes data on patient characteristics, diagnoses, and referrals.
Author(s): Pooja Jani, Lauren Forbes, Arkopal Choudhury, et al.
Citation: JAMA Ophthalmology, 135(7), 706-714
Date: 07/2017
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Issue Brief: Social Services
Discusses the types, prevalence, and the agencies providing social services in schools, with information on city, suburban, and rural schools. Includes data on mental health services, health services, and other types of supports.
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Education
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Discusses the types, prevalence, and the agencies providing social services in schools, with information on city, suburban, and rural schools. Includes data on mental health services, health services, and other types of supports.
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Education
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A Guide to Establishing Syringe Services Programs in Rural, At-Risk Areas
Describes the basics of syringe services programs, identifies the need for them in at-risk rural communities, and provides guidance on considerations when establishing programs. Includes examples of syringe services programs in Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, and North Carolina. Also covers information about syringe services-related regulations and laws in select locations.
Author(s): Regina La Belle
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Comer Family Foundation
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Describes the basics of syringe services programs, identifies the need for them in at-risk rural communities, and provides guidance on considerations when establishing programs. Includes examples of syringe services programs in Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, and North Carolina. Also covers information about syringe services-related regulations and laws in select locations.
Author(s): Regina La Belle
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Comer Family Foundation
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Tribal Nursing Homes: Communicating with Your Governing Board
Presents methods for tribal nursing home administrators to effectively communicate with their governing boards. Features examples from several tribes of the southern and western U.S., as well as several resources and toolkits that further explore effective modes of communication for long-term care facility governance.
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Presents methods for tribal nursing home administrators to effectively communicate with their governing boards. Features examples from several tribes of the southern and western U.S., as well as several resources and toolkits that further explore effective modes of communication for long-term care facility governance.
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The Economic Impact of Rural Nursing Homes
Discusses the projected national total health expenditures and national nursing home expenditures that are affected by the aging population of the U.S. and increased life expectancies. Identifies how nursing homes contribute economically to the community through wages, salaries and benefits.
Author(s): Cheryl F. St. Clair, Gerald A. Doeksen, Fred C. Eilrich
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Discusses the projected national total health expenditures and national nursing home expenditures that are affected by the aging population of the U.S. and increased life expectancies. Identifies how nursing homes contribute economically to the community through wages, salaries and benefits.
Author(s): Cheryl F. St. Clair, Gerald A. Doeksen, Fred C. Eilrich
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Using Geospatial Mapping to Determine the Impact of All-Terrain Vehicle Crashes on Both Rural and Urban Communities
Examines all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash patterns within a Midwest state. Compares and contrasts characteristics of ATV crashes by rurality. Includes person and crash related statistics by sex, age, seating, helmet use, fatality, crash mechanism, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Evelyn S. Qin, Charles A. Jennissen, Caroline A. Wadman, Gerene M. Denning
Citation: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 18(5), 913-922
Date: 07/2017
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Examines all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash patterns within a Midwest state. Compares and contrasts characteristics of ATV crashes by rurality. Includes person and crash related statistics by sex, age, seating, helmet use, fatality, crash mechanism, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Evelyn S. Qin, Charles A. Jennissen, Caroline A. Wadman, Gerene M. Denning
Citation: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 18(5), 913-922
Date: 07/2017
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State of Care: Minnesota's Home Care Landscape
Provides a snapshot of the home care landscape in Minnesota. Includes information on the quality of care, workforce compensation, training, and unique challenges and changing demographics in rural areas. Includes statistics on home care workforce demographics in Minnesota and at the national level, and older adult population by county.
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: PHI
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Provides a snapshot of the home care landscape in Minnesota. Includes information on the quality of care, workforce compensation, training, and unique challenges and changing demographics in rural areas. Includes statistics on home care workforce demographics in Minnesota and at the national level, and older adult population by county.
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: PHI
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Characteristics of U.S. and International Medical Graduates in Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
Uses 2015 data from the American Medical Association Masterfile to determine the characteristics of international medical graduates (IMGs) practicing primary care in North Dakota. Focuses primarily on the following measures: number of ND physicians who are IMGs, country of medical school graduation, sex and rural/urban status, primary care status by specialty and rural/urban status, type of practice, and year of graduation.
Author(s): Gary Hart, Robin Besse, Mandi-Leigh Peterson
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Uses 2015 data from the American Medical Association Masterfile to determine the characteristics of international medical graduates (IMGs) practicing primary care in North Dakota. Focuses primarily on the following measures: number of ND physicians who are IMGs, country of medical school graduation, sex and rural/urban status, primary care status by specialty and rural/urban status, type of practice, and year of graduation.
Author(s): Gary Hart, Robin Besse, Mandi-Leigh Peterson
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Michigan Health Centers
Examines screening practices for the social determinants of health in Michigan health center settings, including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Includes map of Michigan with health center locations, health center characteristics and statistics, patients in the study, and percentages of health center screenings for core domains.
Author(s): Elena Byhoff, Alicia J. Cohen, Mary C. Hamati, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 30(4), 418-427
Date: 07/2017
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Examines screening practices for the social determinants of health in Michigan health center settings, including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Includes map of Michigan with health center locations, health center characteristics and statistics, patients in the study, and percentages of health center screenings for core domains.
Author(s): Elena Byhoff, Alicia J. Cohen, Mary C. Hamati, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 30(4), 418-427
Date: 07/2017
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