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The Role of Community Health Centers in Assessing the Social Determinants of Health for Planning and Policy: The Example of Frontier New Mexico
Discusses the use of the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) by a frontier-based community health center in New Mexico for evaluating and addressing social determinants of health.
Author(s): Sean Bruna, Lisa Cacari Stone, Susan Wilger, Jeremy Cantor, Carolina Guzman
Citation: Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 37(3), 258-268
Date: 07/2014
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Homelessness in Rural America
Discusses the unique needs and characteristics of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in rural America. Makes recommendation to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on ways to improve access to healthcare and other human services for America's rural homeless populations.
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Affordable Care Act Plans and Premiums in Rural America
Discusses insurance premium pricing for rural populations following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, with a focus on rating area design to create adequate networks. Examines preliminary findings from a study focused on premium prices in rural Iowa and Nebraska. Offers recommendations to maximize the number of rural Americans who receive accessible, affordable health insurance.
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Graduate Medical Education That Meets the Nation's Health Needs
Reviews the system supporting graduate medical education (GME) and discusses how it supports or creates barriers to the development of the physician workforce the nation needs. A section on geographic maldistribution on pages 43-44 discusses the rural physician workforce. The report also discusses GME issues related to rural health facilities, including Table 3-8 (p. 83), with data on rural hospital GME.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Colorectal Cancer Outcome Inequalities: Association Between Population Density, Race, and Socioeconomic Status
Studies the influence of population density and race/ethnicity on colorectal cancer outcomes. Examines the differences in advanced colorectal cancer rates and survival rates for patients in rural and large metropolitan counties.
Author(s): Timothy Fitzgerald, Suzanne Lea, Jason Brinkley, Emmanuel E. Zervos
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2668
Date: 07/2014
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Persistent Poverty Dynamics: Understanding Poverty Trends Over 50 Years
Reports on high-poverty counties, with a poverty rate of 20% or more, based on data from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey, compared to 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census data. Includes comparison of rural (micropolitan and noncore) counties and metropolitan counties. Identifies counties with persistent and intermittent high poverty, as well as newly high poverty counties.
Author(s): Kathleen Miller, Bruce Weber
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Extreme Nursing: a Qualitative Assessment of Nurse Retention in a Remote Setting
A qualitative study intended to ensure the unique stories of bush Alaska nurses are preserved, to foster a strong bush nursing tradition, and to inform recruitment, hiring, and retention practices in remote settings.
Author(s): Maria deValpine
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2859
Date: 07/2014
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Geographical and Seasonal Barriers to Mammography Services and Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis
Discusses the geographical and seasonal barriers rural women face in receiving routine mammography screening and early detection for breast cancer.
Author(s): Adedayo Onitilo, Hong Liang, Rachel Stankowski, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2738
Date: 07/2014
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Rural Residents Who Are Hospitalized in Rural and Urban Hospitals: United States, 2010
Reports on hospitalized rural residents, with a comparison of those treated at rural versus urban hospitals. Includes data on patients' age, payment source (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), number of procedures, and discharge status. Based on data from the 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria F. Owings
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Get Out and Get Moving: Opportunities to Walk to School Through Remote Drop-Off Programs
Describes remote drop-off programs for students to walk to school. Discusses special considerations for establishing remote drop-off programs in rural school districts.
Author(s): Lisa A. Cirill, Kimberley Elliott, Justine Hearn, Tamara Lange
Date: 06/2014
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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