Rural Health
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Rural Veterans: Invisible Heroes, Special People, Special Issues
Introduces a thematic issue focused on the healthcare needs and the health status of rural veterans.
Author(s): Hilda R. Heady
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 26(3), 1-13
Date: 2011
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Introduces a thematic issue focused on the healthcare needs and the health status of rural veterans.
Author(s): Hilda R. Heady
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 26(3), 1-13
Date: 2011
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White House Rural Council: Feedback from Rural America
Provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities rural Americans voiced during the White House Rural Council's visits to rural communities during the Obama administration.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: White House Rural Council (Obama Administration)
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Provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities rural Americans voiced during the White House Rural Council's visits to rural communities during the Obama administration.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: White House Rural Council (Obama Administration)
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Iowa Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety Resource Plan, 2011
Presents the Iowa Department of Public Health strategic plan, including a rural health care resource plan. Discusses rural facts, access to health services, agricultural health and safety, and rural health workforce and information technology implications.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
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Presents the Iowa Department of Public Health strategic plan, including a rural health care resource plan. Discusses rural facts, access to health services, agricultural health and safety, and rural health workforce and information technology implications.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
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Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations
Presents a vision for how to improve oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations, and recommends ways to achieve this vision. Chapters include oral health status, workforce, expenditures, health care delivery, and oral health settings.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Presents a vision for how to improve oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations, and recommends ways to achieve this vision. Chapters include oral health status, workforce, expenditures, health care delivery, and oral health settings.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Rural Workers Have Less Access to Paid Sick Days
Analyzes paid sick days and paid child sick days by educational attainment, sector (business, government, nonprofit), and by rural, suburban, and central city location.
Author(s): Kristin Smith, Andrew Schaefer
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Analyzes paid sick days and paid child sick days by educational attainment, sector (business, government, nonprofit), and by rural, suburban, and central city location.
Author(s): Kristin Smith, Andrew Schaefer
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Washington, D.C. February 23-25, 2011
Summary of a February 2011 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. Meeting included the following topics: the creation of Health Insurance Exchanges, the Early Childhood and Maternal Home Visitation Program, and Community-Based Care Transitions Grant.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Summary of a February 2011 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. Meeting included the following topics: the creation of Health Insurance Exchanges, the Early Childhood and Maternal Home Visitation Program, and Community-Based Care Transitions Grant.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Discusses transforming the nursing profession to meet the need for improving health care system. Topics include healthcare workforce, healthcare quality and safety, and health services. Chapters 3 and 4 discuss rural nursing practices and education.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Discusses transforming the nursing profession to meet the need for improving health care system. Topics include healthcare workforce, healthcare quality and safety, and health services. Chapters 3 and 4 discuss rural nursing practices and education.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Advancing Oral Health in America
Discusses the challenges facing the current oral health system, the connection between oral health and overall health, and how to improve oral health care. Chapters 2 and 3 discuss the oral health system in rural settings.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Committee on an Oral Health Initiative
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Discusses the challenges facing the current oral health system, the connection between oral health and overall health, and how to improve oral health care. Chapters 2 and 3 discuss the oral health system in rural settings.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Committee on an Oral Health Initiative
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Hunger and Obesity: Understanding a Food Insecurity Paradigm: Workshop Summary
Presents the results from a workshop, held November 16-18, 2010, which explored the relationship between food insecurity and obesity. Chapter 4 includes a section on rural populations.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Presents the results from a workshop, held November 16-18, 2010, which explored the relationship between food insecurity and obesity. Chapter 4 includes a section on rural populations.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Preparedness and Response to a Rural Mass Casualty Incident: Workshop Summary
Discusses problems in contacting emergency medical services when incidents occur in rural areas, such as delayed assistance, limited or no cell phone service, limited access to land lines, no 911 service, transportation, lack of hospital resources, and distances between hospitals and incident sites.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Kristin Viswanathan, Theresa Wizemann, Bruce Altevogt
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Discusses problems in contacting emergency medical services when incidents occur in rural areas, such as delayed assistance, limited or no cell phone service, limited access to land lines, no 911 service, transportation, lack of hospital resources, and distances between hospitals and incident sites.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Kristin Viswanathan, Theresa Wizemann, Bruce Altevogt
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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