Rural Health
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Taking to the Skies: How a Doctor Cares for Patients in Rural Colorado
Discusses using air travel to help physicians reach remote areas in Colorado and patients who need critical medical care.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Discusses using air travel to help physicians reach remote areas in Colorado and patients who need critical medical care.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Syndromic Surveillance in Tribal Health: Perspectives from Three Tribal Epidemiology Centers on Access and Utilization
Discusses the use of syndromic surveillance by Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) to monitor and communicate health needs and support effective public health response in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Highlights implementation and policy barriers to successful syndromic surveillance and suggests strategies for more effective state and tribal collaboration and data use.
Author(s): Cheng Wang, Lowrie Ward, Nicole Holdaway Smith
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(5), 664
Date: 04/2025
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Discusses the use of syndromic surveillance by Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) to monitor and communicate health needs and support effective public health response in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Highlights implementation and policy barriers to successful syndromic surveillance and suggests strategies for more effective state and tribal collaboration and data use.
Author(s): Cheng Wang, Lowrie Ward, Nicole Holdaway Smith
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(5), 664
Date: 04/2025
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Exploring Oral Health and Care Access among Adults with Disabilities
Report discusses the challenges adults with disabilities have accessing oral healthcare. Explores the role of transportation, Medicare and Medicaid coverage, and metro versus non-metro location, among other factors, as barriers to oral healthcare access for people with disabilities.
Author(s): Morgan Santoro, Lisa J. Heaton, Rebecca Preston, et al.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
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Report discusses the challenges adults with disabilities have accessing oral healthcare. Explores the role of transportation, Medicare and Medicaid coverage, and metro versus non-metro location, among other factors, as barriers to oral healthcare access for people with disabilities.
Author(s): Morgan Santoro, Lisa J. Heaton, Rebecca Preston, et al.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
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2024 Pennsylvania Farm Fatal Injury Summary
Summarizes data related to farm fatal injuries in Pennsylvania in 2024. Includes statistics on victim demographics, types of injuries, and events leading to fatal injuries, and features a county-level map showing numbers of farm fatalities.
Author(s): Florence Becot
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Penn State Extension
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Summarizes data related to farm fatal injuries in Pennsylvania in 2024. Includes statistics on victim demographics, types of injuries, and events leading to fatal injuries, and features a county-level map showing numbers of farm fatalities.
Author(s): Florence Becot
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Penn State Extension
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Virginia's Nursing Home Administrator Workforce: 2025
An overview of the nursing home administrator (NHA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Nursing Home Administrator Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of NHAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the nursing home administrator (NHA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Nursing Home Administrator Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of NHAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Assisted Living Facility Administrator Workforce: 2025
An overview of the assisted living facility administrator (ALFA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Assisted Living Facility Administrator Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of ALFAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the assisted living facility administrator (ALFA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Assisted Living Facility Administrator Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of ALFAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers: 2024 Annual Report
Reports on the 2024 activities of the Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers, which serves as Arizona's primary care association. Discusses community health centers' services provided, locations, priorities, advocacy, finances, and more, including discussion of farmworkers and rural areas.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers
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Reports on the 2024 activities of the Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers, which serves as Arizona's primary care association. Discusses community health centers' services provided, locations, priorities, advocacy, finances, and more, including discussion of farmworkers and rural areas.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers
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VHA Office of Rural Health (ORH) Rural Research Agenda
Report outlines the goals and objectives of the research funding provided through the VHA Office of Rural Health (ORH). Details the ORH funding mechanisms and improvement priorities.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Report outlines the goals and objectives of the research funding provided through the VHA Office of Rural Health (ORH). Details the ORH funding mechanisms and improvement priorities.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Texas Health Stephenville Enhances Respiratory Care in Erath County
Profiles Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville in rural Texas and their pulmonary rehabilitation services. Discusses the need for pulmonary healthcare access in rural areas.
Author(s): Chandra Caradine
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Resources
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Profiles Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville in rural Texas and their pulmonary rehabilitation services. Discusses the need for pulmonary healthcare access in rural areas.
Author(s): Chandra Caradine
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Resources
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Profile in Innovation: Rural Hospital Participation in Missouri HealthNet's Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) Program
Provides an overview of ToRCH, a Missouri Medicaid program designed to improve health outcomes and overall well-being in rural Missouri communities by addressing both medical and health-related social needs through a comprehensive, integrated care model. Discusses how hospitals, primary care teams, and community-based organizations implemented the model and funding strategy for the program.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Provides an overview of ToRCH, a Missouri Medicaid program designed to improve health outcomes and overall well-being in rural Missouri communities by addressing both medical and health-related social needs through a comprehensive, integrated care model. Discusses how hospitals, primary care teams, and community-based organizations implemented the model and funding strategy for the program.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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