Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Preparing for a Public Sector Mental Health Reform in New Mexico: The Experience of Agencies Serving Adults with Serious Mental Illness
Reports on the differences in characteristics, infrastructure, and financial status of mental health services available in New Mexico. Examines the experience of rural provider agencies and compares rural and urban agencies.
Author(s): Rafael M. Semansky, Dominic Hodgkin, Cathleen E. Willging
Citation: Community Mental Health Journal, 48(3), 264-269
Date: 06/2012
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Reports on the differences in characteristics, infrastructure, and financial status of mental health services available in New Mexico. Examines the experience of rural provider agencies and compares rural and urban agencies.
Author(s): Rafael M. Semansky, Dominic Hodgkin, Cathleen E. Willging
Citation: Community Mental Health Journal, 48(3), 264-269
Date: 06/2012
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A Profile of Tribal Health Departments
Explores services offered by tribal health departments and compares those services to local health departments of a similar size.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Alana Knudson, Aleena Hernandez, Jessica Kronstadt, et al.
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Explores services offered by tribal health departments and compares those services to local health departments of a similar size.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Alana Knudson, Aleena Hernandez, Jessica Kronstadt, et al.
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Rural-Urban Differences in End-of-Life Nursing Home Care: Facility and Environmental Factors
Examines urban-rural difference in end-of-life (EOL) quality of care provided in nursing homes from 2005 to 2007 based on 3 quality measures: in-hospital death, hospice referral before death, and presence of severe pain.
Author(s): Helena Temkin-Greener, Nan Tracy Zheng, Dana B. Mukamel
Citation: Gerontologist, 52(3), 335-344
Date: 06/2012
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Examines urban-rural difference in end-of-life (EOL) quality of care provided in nursing homes from 2005 to 2007 based on 3 quality measures: in-hospital death, hospice referral before death, and presence of severe pain.
Author(s): Helena Temkin-Greener, Nan Tracy Zheng, Dana B. Mukamel
Citation: Gerontologist, 52(3), 335-344
Date: 06/2012
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Innovative Primary Care Delivery in Rural Alaska: A Review of Patient Encounters Seen by Community Health Aides
Reviews outpatient visits to Community Health Aides (CHAs) and Community Health Practitioners (CHPs) from October 2004 to September 2006 to evaluate the scope of health problems seen by CHA/Ps in remote, rural Alaska to the Alaska Native population. Discusses how the program could serve as a healthcare delivery model for remote areas.
Author(s): Christine Golnick, Elvin Asay, Ellen Provost, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 71(1)
Date: 06/2012
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Reviews outpatient visits to Community Health Aides (CHAs) and Community Health Practitioners (CHPs) from October 2004 to September 2006 to evaluate the scope of health problems seen by CHA/Ps in remote, rural Alaska to the Alaska Native population. Discusses how the program could serve as a healthcare delivery model for remote areas.
Author(s): Christine Golnick, Elvin Asay, Ellen Provost, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 71(1)
Date: 06/2012
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Osteopathic Physicians and International Medical Graduates in the Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce
Provides state-level and national analyses of rural osteopathic (DO) and international medical graduate (IMG) primary care physicians by rural/urban location.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Frederick M. Chen, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 44(6), 396-403
Date: 06/2012
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Provides state-level and national analyses of rural osteopathic (DO) and international medical graduate (IMG) primary care physicians by rural/urban location.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Frederick M. Chen, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 44(6), 396-403
Date: 06/2012
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Risk Factors for Smoking in Rural Women
Highlights a study on the connections between sociodemographic and psychological factors and smoking for rural women in Appalachian Ohio. Analyzes participant data by socioeconomic status, symptoms of depression, and demographics, such as age at first pregnancy and single mother status, among others.
Author(s): Mary Ellen Wewers, Pamela J. Salsberry, Amy K. Ferketich, et al.
Citation: Journal of Woman's Health, 21(5), 548-556
Date: 05/2012
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Highlights a study on the connections between sociodemographic and psychological factors and smoking for rural women in Appalachian Ohio. Analyzes participant data by socioeconomic status, symptoms of depression, and demographics, such as age at first pregnancy and single mother status, among others.
Author(s): Mary Ellen Wewers, Pamela J. Salsberry, Amy K. Ferketich, et al.
Citation: Journal of Woman's Health, 21(5), 548-556
Date: 05/2012
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Physical Victimization of Rural Methamphetamine and Cocaine Users
Evaluates the association between stimulant use of cocaine and/or methamphetamines and violence occurring among rural substance abuse users in eastern Arkansas, western Kentucky, and western Ohio.
Author(s): Teresa L. Kramer, Tyrone F. Borders, Shanti Tripathi, et al.
Citation: Violence and Victims, 27(1), 109-124
Date: 05/2012
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Evaluates the association between stimulant use of cocaine and/or methamphetamines and violence occurring among rural substance abuse users in eastern Arkansas, western Kentucky, and western Ohio.
Author(s): Teresa L. Kramer, Tyrone F. Borders, Shanti Tripathi, et al.
Citation: Violence and Victims, 27(1), 109-124
Date: 05/2012
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Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Hospital Stays for All-Terrain-Vehicle-Related Injuries, 2009
Provides data on emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for ATV-related injuries. Table 1 lists ED visits by location of patient residence, for urban and rural areas. Figure 2 shows the rate of ATV-related ED visits for rural compared to urban areas.
Author(s): Josh Breslau, Elizabeth Stranges, Matthew Gladden, Herbert Wong
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for ATV-related injuries. Table 1 lists ED visits by location of patient residence, for urban and rural areas. Figure 2 shows the rate of ATV-related ED visits for rural compared to urban areas.
Author(s): Josh Breslau, Elizabeth Stranges, Matthew Gladden, Herbert Wong
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Pediatric Cancer Hospitalizations, 2009
Provides data on hospital stays for cancer care for children under 18 years of age. Table 2 includes information by location of patient residence for rural and urban areas, for cancer-related stays and all other hospitalizations.
Author(s): Rebecca Anhang Price, Elizabeth Stranges, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on hospital stays for cancer care for children under 18 years of age. Table 2 includes information by location of patient residence for rural and urban areas, for cancer-related stays and all other hospitalizations.
Author(s): Rebecca Anhang Price, Elizabeth Stranges, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations Associated with Animal Injuries, 2009
Provides data on treat-and-release emergency department visits and hospitalizations related to animal bites, stings, and other animal-related injuries. Includes information by location of patient residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Annelise Adams, Janet P. Sutton, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on treat-and-release emergency department visits and hospitalizations related to animal bites, stings, and other animal-related injuries. Includes information by location of patient residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Annelise Adams, Janet P. Sutton, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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