Rural Health
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Maternal Mortality in the United States, 2025
Explores the causes of maternal mortality and its impact on overall health. Presents data on overall trends in U.S. maternal mortality; timing, causes, and place of maternal deaths; and how pregnancy-related deaths are related to infant mortality. Discusses rural disparities, behavioral health challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on pregnant women, and efforts to address the maternal health crisis.
Author(s): Eugene Declercq, Laurie Zephyrin
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Explores the causes of maternal mortality and its impact on overall health. Presents data on overall trends in U.S. maternal mortality; timing, causes, and place of maternal deaths; and how pregnancy-related deaths are related to infant mortality. Discusses rural disparities, behavioral health challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on pregnant women, and efforts to address the maternal health crisis.
Author(s): Eugene Declercq, Laurie Zephyrin
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant - Tennessee: FY 2025 Application/FY 2023 Annual Report
Describes Tennessee's maternal and child health programs, including issues related to closures of birthing hospitals, healthcare access in rural areas, family planning, childhood obesity, tobacco use, telehealth access, transportation, and more.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Describes Tennessee's maternal and child health programs, including issues related to closures of birthing hospitals, healthcare access in rural areas, family planning, childhood obesity, tobacco use, telehealth access, transportation, and more.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Caregiving in the US: Rural Family Caregivers
A national profile of rural family caregivers and challenges they face. Offers data on living arrangements, access to affordable services, and employment.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organizations: AARP, National Alliance for Caregiving
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A national profile of rural family caregivers and challenges they face. Offers data on living arrangements, access to affordable services, and employment.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organizations: AARP, National Alliance for Caregiving
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Quick-Build Project Resources for Rural Transportation
Provides information on and examples of quick-build transportation projects in rural areas that are designed to improve infrastructure and address safety issues and accessibility.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Development Organizations
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Provides information on and examples of quick-build transportation projects in rural areas that are designed to improve infrastructure and address safety issues and accessibility.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Development Organizations
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Estimating County-Level Dental Care Utilization among Adults in California Using Multilevel Modeling with Raking Approach
Analyzes the accuracy and suitability of a small area estimation method combining multilevel modeling and raking for estimating county-level dental care utilization for adults in California, utilizing 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and American Community Survey data. Highlights the value of small area estimation methods for geographic areas with small sample sizes.
Author(s): Yilan Huang, Honghu Liu
Citation: Archives of Public Health, 83, 183
Date: 07/2025
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Analyzes the accuracy and suitability of a small area estimation method combining multilevel modeling and raking for estimating county-level dental care utilization for adults in California, utilizing 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and American Community Survey data. Highlights the value of small area estimation methods for geographic areas with small sample sizes.
Author(s): Yilan Huang, Honghu Liu
Citation: Archives of Public Health, 83, 183
Date: 07/2025
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Household Firearm Storage Practices
Examines household firearm storage practices in the state of Washington between 2013 to 2022. Utilizes data from 77,275 adults and provides firearm storage practices according to sex, veteran status, race, presence of children in the household, age, and small town/rural, large town/suburban, or urban location.
Author(s): Kelsey M. Conrick, Samantha Banks, Julia P. Schleimer, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(7)
Date: 07/2025
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Examines household firearm storage practices in the state of Washington between 2013 to 2022. Utilizes data from 77,275 adults and provides firearm storage practices according to sex, veteran status, race, presence of children in the household, age, and small town/rural, large town/suburban, or urban location.
Author(s): Kelsey M. Conrick, Samantha Banks, Julia P. Schleimer, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(7)
Date: 07/2025
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Composition of the Public Health Workforce: Distribution, Training, and Tenure
Examines the composition of the public health workforce and the characteristics of their respective jurisdictions. Analyzes 248 local health departments (LHDs) and includes rural versus urban data breakdowns according to number and tenure of employees, employee education, demographic characteristics, and more.
Author(s): Casey P. Balio, Haleigh Leslie, Michael B. Meit
Citation: Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 31(4), 214-221
Date: 07/2025
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Examines the composition of the public health workforce and the characteristics of their respective jurisdictions. Analyzes 248 local health departments (LHDs) and includes rural versus urban data breakdowns according to number and tenure of employees, employee education, demographic characteristics, and more.
Author(s): Casey P. Balio, Haleigh Leslie, Michael B. Meit
Citation: Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 31(4), 214-221
Date: 07/2025
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The Boost Team: Transforming Outreach for Female Veterans in Rural Communities
Evaluates the impact of The Boost Team, a telephone-based outreach program focusing on improving access and engagement with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) services among rural female veterans. Provides data and discussion on types of assistance provided through Boost, participant and clinician feedback on program impacts, and facilitators and barriers of care among rural, female veterans.
Author(s): Jenny Krause Cohen, Kara Zamora-Rogoski, Caitlin McLean, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Health Services, 5
Date: 07/2025
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Evaluates the impact of The Boost Team, a telephone-based outreach program focusing on improving access and engagement with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) services among rural female veterans. Provides data and discussion on types of assistance provided through Boost, participant and clinician feedback on program impacts, and facilitators and barriers of care among rural, female veterans.
Author(s): Jenny Krause Cohen, Kara Zamora-Rogoski, Caitlin McLean, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Health Services, 5
Date: 07/2025
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Palliative Video Consultation and Symptom Distress Among Rural Inpatients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Results of a study to assess whether culturally-based palliative care video consultation improves symptom distress compared with usual inpatient care without palliative care. Uses data collected from July 2020 to December 2023 from 3 rural hospitals in Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
Author(s): Marie A. Bakitas, Shena Gazaway, Felicia Underwood, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(7), e2519426
Date: 07/2025
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Results of a study to assess whether culturally-based palliative care video consultation improves symptom distress compared with usual inpatient care without palliative care. Uses data collected from July 2020 to December 2023 from 3 rural hospitals in Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
Author(s): Marie A. Bakitas, Shena Gazaway, Felicia Underwood, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(7), e2519426
Date: 07/2025
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Natural Hazards, Losses, and Quality of Hazard Mitigation Plans in Rural Pennsylvania
Results of a study identifying and analyzing characteristics of natural hazards and losses in Pennsylvania over time, characteristics of rural and urban hazard mitigation planning, and challenges for county emergency management coordinators. Offers recommendations to address staff shortages faced by emergency management personnel in rural areas. Features statistics including property losses and deaths from hazards in Pennsylvania by year from 2000-2021, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer J. Haney
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Results of a study identifying and analyzing characteristics of natural hazards and losses in Pennsylvania over time, characteristics of rural and urban hazard mitigation planning, and challenges for county emergency management coordinators. Offers recommendations to address staff shortages faced by emergency management personnel in rural areas. Features statistics including property losses and deaths from hazards in Pennsylvania by year from 2000-2021, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer J. Haney
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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