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The Outreach Sourcebook, Volume 11: Rural Health Demonstration Projects, 2001 to 2004
Detailed descriptions of 18 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 2001-2004 period. Includes project description and contact directory information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project.
Date: 07/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Preventing Chronic Disease: Border Health Special Issue
Thematic issue focused on the U.S.-Mexico border region and particularly on diabetes outreach and education.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 2(1)
Date: 01/2005
Type: Document
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Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? Examining the Evidence
Discusses the role of the built environment, including buildings, roads, parks, and other structures that physically define a community, in physical activity.
Date: 01/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Effects of Uninsurance during the Preceding 10 Years On Health Status among Rural Working Age Adults
Examines the effects of gaps in health insurance coverage on how individuals rate their physical and mental health.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Date: 2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Assessment of Barriers to the Delivery of Medicare Reimbursed Diabetes Self-Management Education in Rural Areas
Explores the barriers that rural practitioners face in providing Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) to Medicare beneficiaries.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): M. Paige Powell, Saundra H. Glover, Janice C. Probst, Sarah B. Laditka
Date: 09/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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The Outreach Sourcebook, Volume 10: Rural Health Demonstration Projects, 2000 to 2003
Detailed descriptions of 63 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 2000-2003 period. Includes project description and contact directory information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project.
Date: 07/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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A History of the Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program
Describes the history of the Outreach Grant Program, which has had a significant impact on the health and welfare of many rural communities.
Date: 2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Health, United States, 2004: With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans with Special Feature on Drugs
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2004 edition includes a feature on prescription and nonprescription drug use.
Date: 2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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The Outreach Sourcebook, Volume 9: Rural Health Demonstration Projects, 1999 to 2002
Detailed descriptions of 38 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1999-2002 period. Includes project description and contact directory information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project.
Date: 04/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Border Models of Excellence Compendium
Recognizes the community-based health programs and initiatives along the United States-Mexico border that have made great strides in improving the health and well-being of communities along either side of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Date: 2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United States-México Border Health Commission
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