Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Infectious diseases
Advancing Health Equity Through the "Why Age 9" Campaign: A Collaborative Effort in the Nebraska Panhandle
Discusses the Panhandle Immunization Coalition's Why Age 9 campaign, which promotes adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Nebraska's panhandle. Highlights successes and challenges related to HPV messaging strategy, youth engagement, and health equity.
Author(s): Jessica Davies
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Discusses the Panhandle Immunization Coalition's Why Age 9 campaign, which promotes adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Nebraska's panhandle. Highlights successes and challenges related to HPV messaging strategy, youth engagement, and health equity.
Author(s): Jessica Davies
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Vector-Borne Health Education Materials Evaluation Summary Report: September 2024
Reports on an evaluation of educational print and video materials related to vector-borne diseases designed for use by community health workers (CHW) for immigrant outdoor workers.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Reports on an evaluation of educational print and video materials related to vector-borne diseases designed for use by community health workers (CHW) for immigrant outdoor workers.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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H5N1 Focus Groups with Dairy Workers: June - September 2024
Offers findings from three listening sessions of dairy workers' attitudes, knowledge, and practices regarding H5N1 avian influenza and perceptions of barriers in healthcare access for infectious respiratory diseases. Includes recommendations to employers of dairy workers for sharing health information, personal protective equipment access, and reducing barriers to healthcare.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Offers findings from three listening sessions of dairy workers' attitudes, knowledge, and practices regarding H5N1 avian influenza and perceptions of barriers in healthcare access for infectious respiratory diseases. Includes recommendations to employers of dairy workers for sharing health information, personal protective equipment access, and reducing barriers to healthcare.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Differences in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Testing and Treatment by Opioid, Stimulant, and Polysubstance Use among People Who Use Drugs in Rural U.S. Communities
Examines hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing in rural people who use drugs (PWUD) when drug combinations are used. Analyzes 2,705 PWUD across 10 rural communities in the U.S. from 2018-2020 for drug use combinations, testing, treatment, and more.
Author(s): Angela T. Estadt, David Kline, William C. Miller, et al.
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 214
Date: 11/2024
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Examines hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing in rural people who use drugs (PWUD) when drug combinations are used. Analyzes 2,705 PWUD across 10 rural communities in the U.S. from 2018-2020 for drug use combinations, testing, treatment, and more.
Author(s): Angela T. Estadt, David Kline, William C. Miller, et al.
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 214
Date: 11/2024
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Mississippi Maternal Mortality Report: 2017-2021 (Includes COVID-19 Data)
Report from the Mississippi Maternal Review Committee (MMRC) offering analysis of maternal deaths between 2017 and 2021 and recommendations for reducing mortality, including rural-specific needs. Analysis includes mortality by race and ethnicity, age, and leading causes.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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Report from the Mississippi Maternal Review Committee (MMRC) offering analysis of maternal deaths between 2017 and 2021 and recommendations for reducing mortality, including rural-specific needs. Analysis includes mortality by race and ethnicity, age, and leading causes.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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Influenza, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination Coverage Among Adults — United States, Fall 2024
Provides estimates of vaccination coverage and intent to vaccinate for influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among adults. Includes data for rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Additional links: Supplementary Table 1: Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Vaccination Status and Intent for Vaccination among Adults by Demographic Characteristics
Author(s): Jennifer L. Kriss, Carla L. Black, Hilda Razzaghi, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(46), 1044-1051
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides estimates of vaccination coverage and intent to vaccinate for influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among adults. Includes data for rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Additional links: Supplementary Table 1: Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Vaccination Status and Intent for Vaccination among Adults by Demographic Characteristics
Author(s): Jennifer L. Kriss, Carla L. Black, Hilda Razzaghi, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(46), 1044-1051
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Ohio Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance Update
Provides information and county-level data on vector-borne illnesses in Ohio from mosquitoes and ticks.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Provides information and county-level data on vector-borne illnesses in Ohio from mosquitoes and ticks.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Overview of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-Related Adult Inpatient Stays, 2016–2021
Presents statistics on inpatient hospital stays involving Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between 2016 and 2021. Examines data by patient characteristics, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, rurality and community social vulnerability of patient's residence, primary payer, and principle diagnosis.
Author(s): Melissa A. Miller, Pamela L. Owens, Jungyeon Kim, Eric Schone
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Presents statistics on inpatient hospital stays involving Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between 2016 and 2021. Examines data by patient characteristics, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, rurality and community social vulnerability of patient's residence, primary payer, and principle diagnosis.
Author(s): Melissa A. Miller, Pamela L. Owens, Jungyeon Kim, Eric Schone
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Potential Research Priorities to Inform U.S. Readiness and Response to Avian Influenza A (H5N1): Proceedings of a Workshop - In Brief
Summarizes themes from a workshop discussing preparedness for H5N1 in the U.S. Includes topics such as response priorities and goals, understanding transmission, surveillance measures, reducing risks to animal and human health including farmworkers, gathering and sharing information, and potential research questions.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Summarizes themes from a workshop discussing preparedness for H5N1 in the U.S. Includes topics such as response priorities and goals, understanding transmission, surveillance measures, reducing risks to animal and human health including farmworkers, gathering and sharing information, and potential research questions.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Nirsevimab Effectiveness Against Medically Attended Respiratory Syncytial Virus Illness and Hospitalization Among Alaska Native Children — Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region, Alaska, October 2023–June 2024
Reports on effectiveness of nirsevimab in preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) associated hospitalization for Alaska Native infants in their first RSV season and against medically attended illness for children in their first and second seasons in Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Includes data by community type for the hub town with regional hospital and outlying villages.
Author(s): Brian Lefferts, Sara Bressler, James W. Keck, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(45), 1015-1021
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on effectiveness of nirsevimab in preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) associated hospitalization for Alaska Native infants in their first RSV season and against medically attended illness for children in their first and second seasons in Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Includes data by community type for the hub town with regional hospital and outlying villages.
Author(s): Brian Lefferts, Sara Bressler, James W. Keck, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(45), 1015-1021
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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