Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Screening Community Pharmacy Patients for Risk of Prescription Opioid Misuse
Examines the feasibility of screening patients for risks of opioid prescription misuse when filling prescriptions at rural and urban community pharmacies. Evaluates patients' behavioral, mental, and physical health to determine risk level. Includes rural versus urban data on gender, age, education, employment, and behavioral, mental, physical, and general health.
Author(s): Gerald Cochran, Jessica Rubinstein, Jennifer L. Bacci, Thomas Ylioja, Ralph Tarter
Citation: Journal of Addiction Medicine, 9(5), 411-416
Date: 2015
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Examines the feasibility of screening patients for risks of opioid prescription misuse when filling prescriptions at rural and urban community pharmacies. Evaluates patients' behavioral, mental, and physical health to determine risk level. Includes rural versus urban data on gender, age, education, employment, and behavioral, mental, physical, and general health.
Author(s): Gerald Cochran, Jessica Rubinstein, Jennifer L. Bacci, Thomas Ylioja, Ralph Tarter
Citation: Journal of Addiction Medicine, 9(5), 411-416
Date: 2015
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Off-Premise Alcohol Outlets On and Around Tribal Land: Risks for Rural California Indian Youth
Examines access and exposure to alcohol both on and located close to reservation lands in rural American Indian youth of the 9 tribes in California.
Author(s): Juliet P. Lee, Roland S. Moore, Jennifer Roberts, et al.
Citation: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 14(1), 59-78
Date: 2015
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Examines access and exposure to alcohol both on and located close to reservation lands in rural American Indian youth of the 9 tribes in California.
Author(s): Juliet P. Lee, Roland S. Moore, Jennifer Roberts, et al.
Citation: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 14(1), 59-78
Date: 2015
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The Associations Between Environmental Quality and Preterm Birth in the United States, 2000–2005: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Study utilizing the environmental quality index (EQI), a measure of cumulative environmental exposure across all U.S. counties from 2000-2005, to investigate the relationship between the ambient environment and preterm birth. Includes a rural versus urban comparison and factors related to air, water, land, sociodemographics, and the built environment.
Author(s): Kristen M. Rappazzo, Lynne C. Messer, Jyotsna S. Jagai, et al.
Citation: Environmental Health, 14, 50
Date: 2015
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Study utilizing the environmental quality index (EQI), a measure of cumulative environmental exposure across all U.S. counties from 2000-2005, to investigate the relationship between the ambient environment and preterm birth. Includes a rural versus urban comparison and factors related to air, water, land, sociodemographics, and the built environment.
Author(s): Kristen M. Rappazzo, Lynne C. Messer, Jyotsna S. Jagai, et al.
Citation: Environmental Health, 14, 50
Date: 2015
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Quality of Hospice Care: Comparison Between Rural and Urban Residents
Examines perceptions of hospice care by 331 rural and 412 urban hospice patients or family members in the Southeastern United States, from September 2009 through April 2010. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural or urban location, cancer or non-cancer diagnosis, and more.
Author(s): Marianne Baernholdt, Cathy L. Campbell, Ivora D. Hinton, Guofen Yan, Erica Lewis
Citation: Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 30(3), 247-253
Date: 2015
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Examines perceptions of hospice care by 331 rural and 412 urban hospice patients or family members in the Southeastern United States, from September 2009 through April 2010. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural or urban location, cancer or non-cancer diagnosis, and more.
Author(s): Marianne Baernholdt, Cathy L. Campbell, Ivora D. Hinton, Guofen Yan, Erica Lewis
Citation: Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 30(3), 247-253
Date: 2015
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Population-Based Geographic Access to Endocrinologists in the United States, 2012
Describes the variability in geographic accessibility to endocrinologists in the U.S. Provides analysis by age group at the state and county-levels, rural versus urban, and travel time to receive care.
Author(s): Hua Lu, James B. Holt, Yiling J. Cheng, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 15, 541
Date: 2015
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Describes the variability in geographic accessibility to endocrinologists in the U.S. Provides analysis by age group at the state and county-levels, rural versus urban, and travel time to receive care.
Author(s): Hua Lu, James B. Holt, Yiling J. Cheng, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 15, 541
Date: 2015
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Maryland Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Designations for Primary Care as of 12/31/2015
Shows the location and designation type of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) for primary care in Maryland.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Maryland State Office of Rural Health
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Shows the location and designation type of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) for primary care in Maryland.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Maryland State Office of Rural Health
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Overview of Tribal Epidemiology Centers
Presents a fact sheet listing the Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) throughout the country and a map of the regions they cover. Discusses the services provided at each center with links to each center's web page.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Presents a fact sheet listing the Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) throughout the country and a map of the regions they cover. Discusses the services provided at each center with links to each center's web page.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and Rural Health Clinic Capacity in Iowa
Examines the results from an online survey of 142 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Iowa to determine their potential to respond to the opportunities and challenges of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Discusses the capacity of RHCs to provide dental care and mental health services, recruit primary care providers, and participate in value-based healthcare delivery.
Author(s): Brad Wright, Peter C. Damiano, Suzanne E. Bentler
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 6(1), 61-65
Date: 2015
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Examines the results from an online survey of 142 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Iowa to determine their potential to respond to the opportunities and challenges of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Discusses the capacity of RHCs to provide dental care and mental health services, recruit primary care providers, and participate in value-based healthcare delivery.
Author(s): Brad Wright, Peter C. Damiano, Suzanne E. Bentler
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 6(1), 61-65
Date: 2015
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Correlates of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Among Young, Rural African American Men
Study of the social, behavioral, and psychological risk factors associated with concurrent sexual partnerships among 505 African American men ages 19-22 living in rural areas of southern Georgia from January 2012 to August 2013. Includes statistics with breakdowns by educational level, employment status, income, self-reported sexually transmitted infections, HIV-related risk factors, and substance use.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 130(4), 392-399
Date: 2015
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Study of the social, behavioral, and psychological risk factors associated with concurrent sexual partnerships among 505 African American men ages 19-22 living in rural areas of southern Georgia from January 2012 to August 2013. Includes statistics with breakdowns by educational level, employment status, income, self-reported sexually transmitted infections, HIV-related risk factors, and substance use.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 130(4), 392-399
Date: 2015
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Rural Substance Use Treatment Centers in the United States: An Assessment of Treatment Quality by Location
Investigates the differences in treatment quality in rural and urban substance abuse treatment centers to determine if these differences are a result of structural characteristics and rurality.
Author(s): Mary Bond Edmond, Lydia Aletraris, Paul M. Roman
Citation: American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 41(5), 449-457
Date: 2015
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Investigates the differences in treatment quality in rural and urban substance abuse treatment centers to determine if these differences are a result of structural characteristics and rurality.
Author(s): Mary Bond Edmond, Lydia Aletraris, Paul M. Roman
Citation: American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 41(5), 449-457
Date: 2015
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