Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations
Disparities in Access to Radiation Therapy by Race and Ethnicity in the United States With Focus on American Indian/Alaska Native People
Explores access to radiation therapy American Indian and Alaska Native people across the U.S. Explores travel distances to receive radiation therapy for AI/AN majority and non-AI/AN majority groups. Breaks down data by Indian Health Service region.
Author(s): Solmaz Amiri, Matthew D. Greer, Clemma J. Muller, et al.
Citation: Value in Health, 25(12), 1929-1938
Date: 12/2022
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Explores access to radiation therapy American Indian and Alaska Native people across the U.S. Explores travel distances to receive radiation therapy for AI/AN majority and non-AI/AN majority groups. Breaks down data by Indian Health Service region.
Author(s): Solmaz Amiri, Matthew D. Greer, Clemma J. Muller, et al.
Citation: Value in Health, 25(12), 1929-1938
Date: 12/2022
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Regional Surveillance of Medically-Attended Farm-Related Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Analyzed a Wisconsin health clinic's medical records for children with farm-related injuries between 2017 and 2021 to determine the impact of farm residency on rate of injury. Includes analysis of area of bodily injury, time of year, and cause of injury.
Author(s): Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Richard L. Berg, Richard R. Burke, Kathrine L. Barnes, Bryan P. Weichelt
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1031618
Date: 12/2022
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Analyzed a Wisconsin health clinic's medical records for children with farm-related injuries between 2017 and 2021 to determine the impact of farm residency on rate of injury. Includes analysis of area of bodily injury, time of year, and cause of injury.
Author(s): Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Richard L. Berg, Richard R. Burke, Kathrine L. Barnes, Bryan P. Weichelt
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1031618
Date: 12/2022
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Personal Care Assistance in Rural America
Discusses Personal Care Aide (PCA) scarcity in rural areas using 2013-2017 American Community Survey data. Presents maps and graphs of self-care disability prevalence and PCA availability with breakdowns by region. Also provides graphs comparing rural and urban PCA demographics, including poverty rate, race, educational attainment, sex, age, language spoken at home, and U.S. or foreign place of birth.
Author(s): Lillie Greiman, Rayna A. Sage, Timothy Bates, et al.
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, University of California San Francisco Health Workforce Research Center (UCSF HWRC)
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Discusses Personal Care Aide (PCA) scarcity in rural areas using 2013-2017 American Community Survey data. Presents maps and graphs of self-care disability prevalence and PCA availability with breakdowns by region. Also provides graphs comparing rural and urban PCA demographics, including poverty rate, race, educational attainment, sex, age, language spoken at home, and U.S. or foreign place of birth.
Author(s): Lillie Greiman, Rayna A. Sage, Timothy Bates, et al.
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, University of California San Francisco Health Workforce Research Center (UCSF HWRC)
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Occupational Safety and Health with Technological Developments in Livestock Farms: A Literature Review
Literature review of technology in agricultural work intended to reduce occupational safety risks on livestock farms. Includes articles published between 2015 and 2020 in English about technology being used in the United States. 80 articles were examined and gaps in the literature are discussed. Describes types of technology used, type of occupational exposure, and general occupational health and well-being.
Author(s): Marie A. Hayden, Menekse S. Barim, Darlene L. Weaver, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24), 16440
Date: 12/2022
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Literature review of technology in agricultural work intended to reduce occupational safety risks on livestock farms. Includes articles published between 2015 and 2020 in English about technology being used in the United States. 80 articles were examined and gaps in the literature are discussed. Describes types of technology used, type of occupational exposure, and general occupational health and well-being.
Author(s): Marie A. Hayden, Menekse S. Barim, Darlene L. Weaver, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24), 16440
Date: 12/2022
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Exploring Remaining Needs and Opportunities for Improvement in Rural Communities: A Focus on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Programs
Provides an overview of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Presents findings from interviews with TANF program staff and partner organizations regarding delivering TANF services in rural communities. Identifies rural areas with remaining need for TANF cash assistance and Tribal TANF services. Offers providers' lessons learned and recommendations to help inform policy and service delivery moving forward.
Author(s): Emma Ward, Neel Chakraborti, Emily Brimsek, James Murdoch, Heather Hahn
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families, Urban Institute
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Provides an overview of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Presents findings from interviews with TANF program staff and partner organizations regarding delivering TANF services in rural communities. Identifies rural areas with remaining need for TANF cash assistance and Tribal TANF services. Offers providers' lessons learned and recommendations to help inform policy and service delivery moving forward.
Author(s): Emma Ward, Neel Chakraborti, Emily Brimsek, James Murdoch, Heather Hahn
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families, Urban Institute
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A Snapshot of Racial Inequities in Human Services Programs in Rural Contexts
Examines the need for human services across rural counties and broken down by racial/ethnic groups. Provides data on human services funding per person, unemployment rate, poverty rate, access to broadband, and access to vehicles by rural Black, Hispanic, Native, and White citizens. Includes a 2018 county-level U.S. map that depicts rural counties with high needs for human services.
Author(s): Emma Ward, James Murdoch, Neel Chakraborti
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families
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Examines the need for human services across rural counties and broken down by racial/ethnic groups. Provides data on human services funding per person, unemployment rate, poverty rate, access to broadband, and access to vehicles by rural Black, Hispanic, Native, and White citizens. Includes a 2018 county-level U.S. map that depicts rural counties with high needs for human services.
Author(s): Emma Ward, James Murdoch, Neel Chakraborti
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families
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Exploring Remaining Needs and Opportunities for Improvement in Rural Communities: A Focus on Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) Services
Report discusses the distribution and impact of the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) programs in rural counties across the country. Highlights the counties with programs funded my HMRF and counties that lack HMRF services.
Author(s): Ashton Cain, Emma Ward, James Murdoch, Neel Chakraborti
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families
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Report discusses the distribution and impact of the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) programs in rural counties across the country. Highlights the counties with programs funded my HMRF and counties that lack HMRF services.
Author(s): Ashton Cain, Emma Ward, James Murdoch, Neel Chakraborti
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families
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Exploring Remaining Needs and Opportunities for Improvement in Rural Communities: A Focus on Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Services
Provides an overview of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program. Presents findings from interviews with rural human services providers across 8 sites with MIECHV-funded programs. Describes the experiences of rural practitioners as they deliver home visiting services in their communities. Offers lessons learned and practitioner recommendations to help inform policy and service delivery moving forward.
Author(s): Emily Brimsek, James Murdoch, Neel Chakraborti
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families
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Provides an overview of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program. Presents findings from interviews with rural human services providers across 8 sites with MIECHV-funded programs. Describes the experiences of rural practitioners as they deliver home visiting services in their communities. Offers lessons learned and practitioner recommendations to help inform policy and service delivery moving forward.
Author(s): Emily Brimsek, James Murdoch, Neel Chakraborti
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families
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Exploring Remaining Needs and Opportunities for Improvement in Rural Communities: A Focus on Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Programs
Report explores the distribution and impact of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) in rural counties. Details the grant recipient type and location by state and county. Discusses the remaining need for HPOG in rural counties.
Author(s): Emma Ward, Emily Brimsek, James Murdoch, Neel Chakraborti
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families
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Report explores the distribution and impact of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) in rural counties. Details the grant recipient type and location by state and county. Discusses the remaining need for HPOG in rural counties.
Author(s): Emma Ward, Emily Brimsek, James Murdoch, Neel Chakraborti
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families
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Early Effects of COVID-19 on Physical Activity and Screen Time Use among Elementary School Students in Columbus, New Mexico
Presents the results of an online survey among parents of students attending Columbus Elementary School in Columbus, New Mexico, a rural Hispanic colonia on the US-Mexico border, to identify and measure changes in their children's physical activity and screen time use during the initial stages of COVID-19. Discusses the significance of home and community and other considerations supporting physical activity for children in the event of a future public health threat.
Author(s): Juan C. Padilla, Jill A. McDonald, Christopher Sroka, Cynthia Kratzke, Jagdish Khubchandani
Citation: Dialogues Health, 2022,1
Date: 12/2022
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Presents the results of an online survey among parents of students attending Columbus Elementary School in Columbus, New Mexico, a rural Hispanic colonia on the US-Mexico border, to identify and measure changes in their children's physical activity and screen time use during the initial stages of COVID-19. Discusses the significance of home and community and other considerations supporting physical activity for children in the event of a future public health threat.
Author(s): Juan C. Padilla, Jill A. McDonald, Christopher Sroka, Cynthia Kratzke, Jagdish Khubchandani
Citation: Dialogues Health, 2022,1
Date: 12/2022
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