Rural Health
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Examining Contextual Differences in Suicide by Rural–Urban Designation and Military Status, 2009–2019: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Violent Death Reporting System
Presents a study exploring the mental health and substance use of suicide decedents by rurality and military affiliation. Breaks down data by decedents' characteristics, such as sex, age, education, military/civilian status, and rural/urban location, among others.
Author(s): J. Priyanka Vakkalanka, Eliezer Santos Leon, Jon Davis, et al.
Citation: Injury Prevention, 31(2), 121-127
Date: 03/2025
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Presents a study exploring the mental health and substance use of suicide decedents by rurality and military affiliation. Breaks down data by decedents' characteristics, such as sex, age, education, military/civilian status, and rural/urban location, among others.
Author(s): J. Priyanka Vakkalanka, Eliezer Santos Leon, Jon Davis, et al.
Citation: Injury Prevention, 31(2), 121-127
Date: 03/2025
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Delivering Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: Environmental Scan
Report provides a literature review and interviews with key informants to outline the opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment environment and make policy recommendations. Discusses how changes to regulations have affected access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), how the opioid use environment has changed, and what models and evidence-based tools exist to facilitate OUD treatment, among other issues.
Author(s): Collette Sosnowy, Danielle Durant, Garrett Moran, et al.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Report provides a literature review and interviews with key informants to outline the opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment environment and make policy recommendations. Discusses how changes to regulations have affected access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), how the opioid use environment has changed, and what models and evidence-based tools exist to facilitate OUD treatment, among other issues.
Author(s): Collette Sosnowy, Danielle Durant, Garrett Moran, et al.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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New Mexico Juvenile Justice Services: Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
Provides data on youth demographics, risk factors, and the provision of juvenile justice services in New Mexico for Fiscal Year 2024. Includes county-level and district-level data on delinquency, referrals to juvenile justice services, behavioral health screenings, substance abuse, services for youth in secured facilities, and more.
Additional links: County Appendices by District
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department
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Provides data on youth demographics, risk factors, and the provision of juvenile justice services in New Mexico for Fiscal Year 2024. Includes county-level and district-level data on delinquency, referrals to juvenile justice services, behavioral health screenings, substance abuse, services for youth in secured facilities, and more.
Additional links: County Appendices by District
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among US Women
Research letter examining cervical cancer incidence and mortality among rural and urban women, utilizing 2001-2019 NPCR-SEER data. Includes additional data breakdowns by race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Trisha L. Amboree, Haluk Damgacioglu, Elizabeth Y. Chiao, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(3), e2462634
Date: 03/2025
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Research letter examining cervical cancer incidence and mortality among rural and urban women, utilizing 2001-2019 NPCR-SEER data. Includes additional data breakdowns by race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Trisha L. Amboree, Haluk Damgacioglu, Elizabeth Y. Chiao, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(3), e2462634
Date: 03/2025
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Dermal Exposure to Agrochemicals as Risk Factor for Skin Cancer in Farmers and Ranchers in the US Central States
Investigates 2018 and 2020 surveillance data to understand the association between various chemical and animal-based allergen exposures and skin cancer prevalence for 5,962 farmworkers in 7 states.
Author(s): Sarah Tucker, Yi Du, Rishad Ahmed, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 68(3), 286-294
Date: 03/2025
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Investigates 2018 and 2020 surveillance data to understand the association between various chemical and animal-based allergen exposures and skin cancer prevalence for 5,962 farmworkers in 7 states.
Author(s): Sarah Tucker, Yi Du, Rishad Ahmed, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 68(3), 286-294
Date: 03/2025
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Georgia State of the State: Maternal Health Report
Summarizes data and evidence regarding maternal health indicators in Georgia. Offers recommendations for further improving the health of mothers and babies. Includes statistics related to fetal, infant, and maternal health in Georgia with breakdowns by demographics and rural or nonrural locations.
Author(s): Fowzio Jama, Whitney Williams, Yuzhe Liu, et al.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia
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Summarizes data and evidence regarding maternal health indicators in Georgia. Offers recommendations for further improving the health of mothers and babies. Includes statistics related to fetal, infant, and maternal health in Georgia with breakdowns by demographics and rural or nonrural locations.
Author(s): Fowzio Jama, Whitney Williams, Yuzhe Liu, et al.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia
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Vaccine-Preventable Conditions: Disparities in Hospitalizations Affecting Rural Communities in the Southeast United States
Examines hospitalizations related to vaccine-preventable diseases in southeastern U.S. communities. Analyzes data prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and during the pandemic across 3 age groups: pre-school children, school-aged children, and adults. Provides data breakdowns according to condition, age, and large metro, small/medium metro, or micro/non-core location.
Author(s): Etienne Pracht, Christina Eldredge, Divyani Tangudu, Richa Phuel, Athanasios Tsalatsanis
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(4), 466
Date: 03/2025
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Examines hospitalizations related to vaccine-preventable diseases in southeastern U.S. communities. Analyzes data prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and during the pandemic across 3 age groups: pre-school children, school-aged children, and adults. Provides data breakdowns according to condition, age, and large metro, small/medium metro, or micro/non-core location.
Author(s): Etienne Pracht, Christina Eldredge, Divyani Tangudu, Richa Phuel, Athanasios Tsalatsanis
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(4), 466
Date: 03/2025
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Telehealth for the Study of Palliative Care Communication: Opportunities, Methodological Challenges, and Recommendations
Examines telehealth in connection to palliative care communication. Utilizes 3 ongoing studies involving patients with serious illnesses who have received palliative care through telehealth to reflect on opportunities and challenges in utilizing telehealth for palliative care. Provides examples from rural Vermont.
Author(s): Elise C. Tarbi, Susanna L. Schuler, Natalie Ambrose, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 24, 55
Date: 03/2025
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Examines telehealth in connection to palliative care communication. Utilizes 3 ongoing studies involving patients with serious illnesses who have received palliative care through telehealth to reflect on opportunities and challenges in utilizing telehealth for palliative care. Provides examples from rural Vermont.
Author(s): Elise C. Tarbi, Susanna L. Schuler, Natalie Ambrose, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 24, 55
Date: 03/2025
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Women's Experiences with Preventive and Health Care Services: Findings from the 2024 KFF Women's Health Survey
Provides information on utilization of women's healthcare services with 2024 KFF survey data. Focuses on healthcare status, healthcare access, preventative health services, and more, with breakdowns by demographic variables, including urbanicity for select findings.
Author(s): Ivette Gomez, Brittni Frederiksen, Alina Salganicoff
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Provides information on utilization of women's healthcare services with 2024 KFF survey data. Focuses on healthcare status, healthcare access, preventative health services, and more, with breakdowns by demographic variables, including urbanicity for select findings.
Author(s): Ivette Gomez, Brittni Frederiksen, Alina Salganicoff
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Kansas Infant Mortality and Stillbirth Report, 2023
Reports on infant mortality rates and the number of deaths across Kansas. Includes data and statistics, with information broken down by county and rural/urban classification.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Reports on infant mortality rates and the number of deaths across Kansas. Includes data and statistics, with information broken down by county and rural/urban classification.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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