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Resources by Topic: Populations

Domestic Violence in American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: A New Framework for Policy Change and Addressing the Structural Determinants of Health
Discusses the issue of domestic violence (DV) in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Analyzes historical structural determinants that impact DV, as well as how policy and funding can help prevent DV.
Author(s): Tassy Parker, Allyson Kelley, Lee Redeye, Marcello A. Maviglia
Citation: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 40
Date: 12/2024
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Connecting Unstably Housed Veterans Living in Rural Areas to Health Care: Perspectives From Health Care Navigators
Highlights a study of VA healthcare navigators (HCNs) effectiveness in helping rural veterans experiencing housing instability access healthcare services. Explores interpersonal, intrapersonal, and community-level barriers and facilitators to HCN services.
Author(s): Kalea Jones, Meagan Cusack, Gala True, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, 59(S2), e14316
Date: 12/2024
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Differential Effects of a Social Work Staffing Intervention on Social Work Access Among Rural and Highly Rural Veterans: A Cohort Study
Presents a study on the efficacy of a VA program to expand access of social work services to rural veterans. Draws data from VA sites that participated in the program from October 2016 to September 2021. Compares social worker utilization by rural and urban veterans and breaks down data by age and reason for visit, among other factors.
Author(s): Andrew N. Honken, Christopher W. Halladay, Lisa E. Wootton, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, 59(S2), e14327
Date: 12/2024
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Improving Access to Buprenorphine for Rural Veterans in a Learning Health Care System
Describes the development of a implementation strategy to increase rural buprenorphine prescribing at U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) healthcare systems based on existing successful strategies in 6 rural VAs. Discusses clinical needs to support increased prescribing related to mentorship, consulting services, and practitioner education.
Author(s): Jessica J. Wyse, Katherine Mackey, Kim A. Kauzlarich, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, 59(S2), e14346
Date: 12/2024
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Tracking Implementation Strategies in Real-World Settings: VA Office of Rural Health Enterprise-Wide Initiative Portfolio
Examines implementation strategies of rural health innovations utilizing the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. Utilizes 2020-2022 annual reports from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Rural Health (ORH) to analyze 875 implementation strategies. Provides descriptive statistics on strategies utilized, including those focused on rurality benchmarks, and discusses utility of using annual reports to evaluate success of rural health innovations.
Author(s): Heather Schacht Reisinger, Sheila Barron, Erin Balkenende, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, 59(S2), e14377
Date: 12/2024
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Adaptations and Early Adoption of a Family Caregiver Intervention in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A Multimethod Pragmatic Approach for National Scaling
Analyzes early adoption of Caregivers Finding Important Resources, Support, and Training (FIRST) and the correlation to site-level adaptations at various Veteran Health Administration medical centers (VAMCs). Examines 25 VAMCs for site characteristics, intervention adoption, and adaptations, with breakdowns according to VAMC complexity level, staffing, organizational readiness to make adaptations, and rurality.
Author(s): Amanda C. Blok, Connor Drake, Kasey Decosimo, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, 59(S2)
Date: 12/2024
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Black or African American Population for Nonmetropolitan Counties
Printable map that shows the percent of the U.S. population by county who are Black or African American. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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American Indian and Alaska Native Population for Nonmetropolitan Counties
Printable map that shows the percent of the U.S. population by county who are American Indian or Alaska Native. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Population Under Age 18 by County
Printable map that shows the percent of population in the U.S. by county who are under 18 years of age. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Hispanic/Latino Populations for Nonmetropolitan Counties
Printable map that shows the percent of the U.S. population by county who are Hispanic or Latino. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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