Rural Health
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Summer Food for Children: An Overview of Federal Aid
Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Highlights changes to the SFSP made in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, including the permanent authorization of the nationwide Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) Program for Children, and allowing Seamless Summer Option (SSO) sponsors to provide meals for off-site consumption to children in rural areas without access to congregate meal sites.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Highlights changes to the SFSP made in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, including the permanent authorization of the nationwide Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) Program for Children, and allowing Seamless Summer Option (SSO) sponsors to provide meals for off-site consumption to children in rural areas without access to congregate meal sites.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Digital Navigation Toolkit
Provides links to resources to support digital health navigators, individuals who aid community members with connectivity, devices, and digital skills and facilitate access to healthcare.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Provides links to resources to support digital health navigators, individuals who aid community members with connectivity, devices, and digital skills and facilitate access to healthcare.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Understanding Intimate Partner Violence Service Delivery for Latinx Survivors in Rural Areas
Examines the perceived challenges of domestic violence (DV) organizations related to service delivery for Latinx intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors living in rural areas. Examines staff qualifications and Latinx-specific community services of 78 DV organizations, discussing associated perceived barriers in these organizations.
Author(s): Jeongsuk Kim, Cynthia Fraga Rizo, Christopher J. Wretman, et al.
Citation: Violence Against Women, 30(9), 2075-2416
Date: 07/2024
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Examines the perceived challenges of domestic violence (DV) organizations related to service delivery for Latinx intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors living in rural areas. Examines staff qualifications and Latinx-specific community services of 78 DV organizations, discussing associated perceived barriers in these organizations.
Author(s): Jeongsuk Kim, Cynthia Fraga Rizo, Christopher J. Wretman, et al.
Citation: Violence Against Women, 30(9), 2075-2416
Date: 07/2024
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Fetal Death in Tennessee, 2017-2021: 2024 Report
Describes the characteristics and trends of reportable fetal deaths in Tennessee from 2017-2021. Features statistics including fetal mortality rate with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Describes the characteristics and trends of reportable fetal deaths in Tennessee from 2017-2021. Features statistics including fetal mortality rate with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Report to the Thirty-Second Hawaii State Legislature for Fiscal Year 2023
Reports on revenues, capital improvement projects, and regional systems from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, a state agency network of public hospitals and clinics in Hawaii that predominantly serve rural areas of the state. Offers historical and current information on each facility starting on PDF page 76, including Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Health Clinics. Discusses quality improvement, renovation projects, and more.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
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Reports on revenues, capital improvement projects, and regional systems from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, a state agency network of public hospitals and clinics in Hawaii that predominantly serve rural areas of the state. Offers historical and current information on each facility starting on PDF page 76, including Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Health Clinics. Discusses quality improvement, renovation projects, and more.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
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Barriers to Healthcare and Social Service Utilization Among Rural Older Adults Who Use Drugs
Presents a study on the barriers to healthcare and social services access for older adults in rural communities who use drugs. Bases findings on survey results from rural adults over 50 who use drugs on perceived barriers to service utilization. Highlights how barriers such as a lack of transportation, health insurance, and permanent housing correlates with age.
Author(s): Beth Prusaczyk, Sandra Tilmon, Joshua Landman, et al.
Citation: Journal of Applied Gerontology, 43(12), 1977-1984
Date: 06/2024
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Presents a study on the barriers to healthcare and social services access for older adults in rural communities who use drugs. Bases findings on survey results from rural adults over 50 who use drugs on perceived barriers to service utilization. Highlights how barriers such as a lack of transportation, health insurance, and permanent housing correlates with age.
Author(s): Beth Prusaczyk, Sandra Tilmon, Joshua Landman, et al.
Citation: Journal of Applied Gerontology, 43(12), 1977-1984
Date: 06/2024
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Fifty Years of Rural Service, Impact, and Innovation: Looking Forward to Fifty More - RCAP's Fiscal Year 2023 Impact Report
Details the accomplishments of the Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) in FY 2023. Highlights RCAP's programs and partnerships supporting infrastructure and community development in rural and tribal areas, including in-depth discussion of water, wastewater, and solid waste initiatives.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
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Details the accomplishments of the Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) in FY 2023. Highlights RCAP's programs and partnerships supporting infrastructure and community development in rural and tribal areas, including in-depth discussion of water, wastewater, and solid waste initiatives.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
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Travel Time to Delivery Facilities for Arkansas Mothers
Infographic presenting findings on county-level travel times to maternal care services in Arkansas. Includes data on travel times in 2016 versus 2022 at the state level, and discusses the impact of labor and delivery unit closures on rural access to care.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Infographic presenting findings on county-level travel times to maternal care services in Arkansas. Includes data on travel times in 2016 versus 2022 at the state level, and discusses the impact of labor and delivery unit closures on rural access to care.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Assessing Medicaid Payment Rates and Costs of Caring for the Medicaid Population Residing in Nursing Homes
Explores the relationship between Medicaid per diem payment rates to nursing homes and facilities' costs of providing care to Medicaid patients for facilities with a fiscal year ending on June 30, 2019. Examines the determinants of average cost and payment variations across each state. Presents data by facility-level characteristics, including ownership status, chain affiliation, rural or urban location, and more.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Miami University, RTI International, University of Massachusetts
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Explores the relationship between Medicaid per diem payment rates to nursing homes and facilities' costs of providing care to Medicaid patients for facilities with a fiscal year ending on June 30, 2019. Examines the determinants of average cost and payment variations across each state. Presents data by facility-level characteristics, including ownership status, chain affiliation, rural or urban location, and more.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Miami University, RTI International, University of Massachusetts
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2022 U.S. Rural Health Report Card
Provides individualized rural health rankings and grades for U.S. states and includes final average rankings for U.S. Census regional divisions. Offers explanations behind each state's overall score, including measures related to mortality, quality of life, and access to care. Covers rural/urban comparisons for age-adjusted mortality rates.
Citation: Rural Health Quarterly, 5(3)
Date: 06/2024
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Provides individualized rural health rankings and grades for U.S. states and includes final average rankings for U.S. Census regional divisions. Offers explanations behind each state's overall score, including measures related to mortality, quality of life, and access to care. Covers rural/urban comparisons for age-adjusted mortality rates.
Citation: Rural Health Quarterly, 5(3)
Date: 06/2024
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