Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mental health
Youth in Crisis: How an Innovative Program is Addressing Pediatric Mental Health
Highlights a New Hampshire pediatric behavioral health training program using the Project ECHO model. Discusses access to care, workforce shortages, benefits of collaboration, and community engagement. Transcript beneath the audio player.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Highlights a New Hampshire pediatric behavioral health training program using the Project ECHO model. Discusses access to care, workforce shortages, benefits of collaboration, and community engagement. Transcript beneath the audio player.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Palliative Care for Patients with Heart Failure and Family Caregivers in Rural Appalachia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluates FamPALcare, a telephone coaching intervention for family caregivers who provide palliative care to patients with heart failure (HF) in rural Appalachia. Provides data on patients' HF-related physical health and depression/anxiety, caregivers' caregiving burden and depression/anxiety, and intervention helpfulness at 3 and 6 months.
Author(s): Ubolrat Piamjariyakul, Angel Smothers, Kesheng Wang, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 23, 199
Date: 08/2024
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Evaluates FamPALcare, a telephone coaching intervention for family caregivers who provide palliative care to patients with heart failure (HF) in rural Appalachia. Provides data on patients' HF-related physical health and depression/anxiety, caregivers' caregiving burden and depression/anxiety, and intervention helpfulness at 3 and 6 months.
Author(s): Ubolrat Piamjariyakul, Angel Smothers, Kesheng Wang, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 23, 199
Date: 08/2024
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Oregon by the Numbers - Key Measures for Oregon and Its Counties
Breaks down demographic and socioeconomic data in Oregon by county. Highlights data on various measures for each county such as food insecurity, unemployment rate, adult smoking, broadband access, and percent rural versus urban, among others.
Additional links: En Español
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Ford Family Foundation, Oregon State University Rural Studies Program
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Breaks down demographic and socioeconomic data in Oregon by county. Highlights data on various measures for each county such as food insecurity, unemployment rate, adult smoking, broadband access, and percent rural versus urban, among others.
Additional links: En Español
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Ford Family Foundation, Oregon State University Rural Studies Program
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Suicide Prevention in Tennessee: 2023 Annual Report
Summarizes suicide surveillance and programmatic data collected by the Tennessee Department of Health. Identifies strategies and best practices for the prevention of deaths by suicide. Features statistics including rates of suicide among residents of rural Tennessee counties from 2018-2022
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Summarizes suicide surveillance and programmatic data collected by the Tennessee Department of Health. Identifies strategies and best practices for the prevention of deaths by suicide. Features statistics including rates of suicide among residents of rural Tennessee counties from 2018-2022
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Virginia's Licensed Clinical Psychologist Workforce: 2024
An overview of the licensed clinical psychologist (LCP) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2024 Licensed Clinical Psychologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of LCPs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the licensed clinical psychologist (LCP) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2024 Licensed Clinical Psychologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of LCPs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Differences in Lifestyle Behaviors, Quality of Life, and Access to Healthcare among Rural and Urban Cancer Survivors
Examines lifestyle behaviors, healthcare access, quality of life, and psychological distress among 188 rural and 242 urban cancer survivors. Discusses rural-urban differences in obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, factors influencing access to care, and more.
Author(s): Tiffany D. Ho, Bonny Morris, Kristina L. Tatum, et al.
Citation: Preventive Oncology & Epidemiology, 2(1), 2374967
Date: 07/2024
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Examines lifestyle behaviors, healthcare access, quality of life, and psychological distress among 188 rural and 242 urban cancer survivors. Discusses rural-urban differences in obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, factors influencing access to care, and more.
Author(s): Tiffany D. Ho, Bonny Morris, Kristina L. Tatum, et al.
Citation: Preventive Oncology & Epidemiology, 2(1), 2374967
Date: 07/2024
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Refined Feasibility Testing of an 8-Week Sport and Physical Activity Intervention in a Rural Middle School
Examines the effectiveness of an 8-week physical activity (PA) and sport program aimed at reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks in rural, low-income children. Discusses intervention feasibility and reports on the physiological, psychological, and PA outcomes of 35 6th and 7th grade students enrolled in the intervention.
Author(s): Janette M. Watkins, Janelle M. Goss, McKenna G. Major, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(7), 913
Date: 07/2024
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Examines the effectiveness of an 8-week physical activity (PA) and sport program aimed at reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks in rural, low-income children. Discusses intervention feasibility and reports on the physiological, psychological, and PA outcomes of 35 6th and 7th grade students enrolled in the intervention.
Author(s): Janette M. Watkins, Janelle M. Goss, McKenna G. Major, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(7), 913
Date: 07/2024
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ISLAND: How to Create an Environment Where People Thrive
Podcast in which James Small of the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health discusses the ISLAND program, developed to help leadership improve inclusion, safety, laughs, accountability, nourishment, and direction in their organizations, especially those in small communities with limited resources. Includes transcript.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Fire Administration
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Podcast in which James Small of the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health discusses the ISLAND program, developed to help leadership improve inclusion, safety, laughs, accountability, nourishment, and direction in their organizations, especially those in small communities with limited resources. Includes transcript.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Fire Administration
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New Mexico State-Tribal Collaboration Act Agency Report 2024
Summarizes collaboration between New Mexico state agencies and tribal nations regarding current public health priorities, including COVID-19, substance use disorder, maternal and child health, and cancer. Identifies resources available for American Indians from each New Mexico department and activities and funding for the fiscal year 2024, covering community health workers, cancer, diabetes, suicide prevention, and more.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Summarizes collaboration between New Mexico state agencies and tribal nations regarding current public health priorities, including COVID-19, substance use disorder, maternal and child health, and cancer. Identifies resources available for American Indians from each New Mexico department and activities and funding for the fiscal year 2024, covering community health workers, cancer, diabetes, suicide prevention, and more.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Data Brief: Suicide Up in 2022, Down in 2023
Data brief offering 2022 and 2023 suicide for Minnesota. Breaks down data by age, sex, race and ethnicity, method, and urbanization. 2023 data is preliminary.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Data brief offering 2022 and 2023 suicide for Minnesota. Breaks down data by age, sex, race and ethnicity, method, and urbanization. 2023 data is preliminary.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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