Rural Health
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Philanthropy in Rural America: A Scoping Review of the Last 25 Years
Presents findings from a scoping review of literature published from 2000 to 2024 exploring the rural nonprofit sector in the United States and its relationship with philanthropy. Discusses challenges facing the rural nonprofit sector, including lack of capacity, attracting and retaining talent, and geographic isolation.
Author(s): Nora Leinen, Matt Ehlman, Dwight Burlingame
Citation: Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy, 20(1)
Date: 01/2025
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Presents findings from a scoping review of literature published from 2000 to 2024 exploring the rural nonprofit sector in the United States and its relationship with philanthropy. Discusses challenges facing the rural nonprofit sector, including lack of capacity, attracting and retaining talent, and geographic isolation.
Author(s): Nora Leinen, Matt Ehlman, Dwight Burlingame
Citation: Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy, 20(1)
Date: 01/2025
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Bringing Pandemic Science to the Classroom: Building Public Health Capacity at a Rural Kentucky High School
Examines the multidisciplinary Wastewater Assessment for Coronavirus in Kentucky: Implementing Enhanced Surveillance Technology (WACKIEST) unit created for high school students to study the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022. Discusses wastewater testing, public health surveillance, and public health education.
Author(s): Sahar Alameh, Anna G Hoover, James W Keck, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 141(1), 17-23
Date: 01/2025
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Examines the multidisciplinary Wastewater Assessment for Coronavirus in Kentucky: Implementing Enhanced Surveillance Technology (WACKIEST) unit created for high school students to study the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022. Discusses wastewater testing, public health surveillance, and public health education.
Author(s): Sahar Alameh, Anna G Hoover, James W Keck, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 141(1), 17-23
Date: 01/2025
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The Role of Community Health Workers in a Collaborative Care Management Intervention for Cancer Pain Management: A Feasibility Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Examines the feasibility of community health worker (CHW) participation in a collaborative cancer care pain intervention for rural and/or Hispanic/Latino patients, utilizing survey and interview data of 12 CHWs. Discusses CHW experiences and comfort working with cancer patients in underserved settings.
Author(s): Abby M. Lohr, Joan M. Griffin, Jhenitza P. Raygoza, et al.
Citation: Annals of Palliative Medicine, 14(1), 13-28
Date: 01/2025
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Examines the feasibility of community health worker (CHW) participation in a collaborative cancer care pain intervention for rural and/or Hispanic/Latino patients, utilizing survey and interview data of 12 CHWs. Discusses CHW experiences and comfort working with cancer patients in underserved settings.
Author(s): Abby M. Lohr, Joan M. Griffin, Jhenitza P. Raygoza, et al.
Citation: Annals of Palliative Medicine, 14(1), 13-28
Date: 01/2025
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Telehealth Evolution in California: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
Reports on trends in telehealth policy, financing, implementation, and use in California, and provides recommendations to increase telehealth access. Discusses rural barriers to telehealth access.
Author(s): Natasha Arora, Maggie Jones
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: California Health Care Foundation
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Reports on trends in telehealth policy, financing, implementation, and use in California, and provides recommendations to increase telehealth access. Discusses rural barriers to telehealth access.
Author(s): Natasha Arora, Maggie Jones
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: California Health Care Foundation
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An Asset-Based Examination of Contextual Factors Influencing Nutrition Security: The Case of Rural Northern New England
Highlights a study aimed at identifying the characteristics that support nutrition security via a case study in rural New England. Bases finding on interviews with nutrition professionals and aims to identify the various factors that correlate with nutrition security, such as local food production and strong social networks, among other factors.
Author(s): Claire H. Ryan, Caitlin Morgan, Jonathan G. Malacarne, Emily H. Belarmino
Citation: Nutrients, 17(2), 295
Date: 01/2025
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Highlights a study aimed at identifying the characteristics that support nutrition security via a case study in rural New England. Bases finding on interviews with nutrition professionals and aims to identify the various factors that correlate with nutrition security, such as local food production and strong social networks, among other factors.
Author(s): Claire H. Ryan, Caitlin Morgan, Jonathan G. Malacarne, Emily H. Belarmino
Citation: Nutrients, 17(2), 295
Date: 01/2025
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Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Prenatal Care Utilization in Arkansas, United States
Examines demographic factors associated with number of prenatal care visits, including data on late prenatal care and no prenatal care, in Arkansas. Utilizes 2014-2022 National Center for Health Statistics birth record data. Includes rural versus urban comparisons for select demographic indicators.
Author(s): Pearl A. McElfish, Aaron Caldwell, Donya Watson, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine Reports, 51, 102983
Date: 01/2025
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Examines demographic factors associated with number of prenatal care visits, including data on late prenatal care and no prenatal care, in Arkansas. Utilizes 2014-2022 National Center for Health Statistics birth record data. Includes rural versus urban comparisons for select demographic indicators.
Author(s): Pearl A. McElfish, Aaron Caldwell, Donya Watson, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine Reports, 51, 102983
Date: 01/2025
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Association Between Rurality and Race/Ethnicity and Pediatric Cancer Early Mortality: A Population-Based Cohort Study Using SEER Data from 2000 to 2021
Examines the relationship among early mortality in pediatric cancer patients, rurality, and race/ethnicity. Utilizes 2000-2021 SEER Research Plus Limited-Field data to examine 138,648 patients and the factors contributing to mortality within 12 months of diagnosis. Discusses health disparities for rural and non-White populations.
Author(s): Kiersten Preuss, Emma Hymel, Melissa Acquazzino, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway
Citation: Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 73(3), e31520
Date: 01/2025
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Examines the relationship among early mortality in pediatric cancer patients, rurality, and race/ethnicity. Utilizes 2000-2021 SEER Research Plus Limited-Field data to examine 138,648 patients and the factors contributing to mortality within 12 months of diagnosis. Discusses health disparities for rural and non-White populations.
Author(s): Kiersten Preuss, Emma Hymel, Melissa Acquazzino, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway
Citation: Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 73(3), e31520
Date: 01/2025
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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association
Compiles national data on heart disease, stroke, and health behaviors and other factors affecting cardiovascular health. Mentions demographic health disparities throughout, including rural-urban health disparities.
Author(s): Seth S. Martin, Aaron W. Aday, Norrina B. Allen, et al.
Citation: Circulation, 151:e1-e620
Date: 01/2025
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Compiles national data on heart disease, stroke, and health behaviors and other factors affecting cardiovascular health. Mentions demographic health disparities throughout, including rural-urban health disparities.
Author(s): Seth S. Martin, Aaron W. Aday, Norrina B. Allen, et al.
Citation: Circulation, 151:e1-e620
Date: 01/2025
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Opioid Overdose Surveillance Preliminary District Report: Georgia, 2023
Describes district-level fatal and nonfatal opioid-involved overdoses in Georgia from 2021-2023. Covers prescription opioids and illicit opioids, and features statistics on demographics, overdose deaths, and emergency department (ED) visits, with breakdowns by district, drug type, and year. Includes county-level maps with shadings showing ranges of opioid-involved deaths and ED visits per 100,000.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Department of Public Health
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Describes district-level fatal and nonfatal opioid-involved overdoses in Georgia from 2021-2023. Covers prescription opioids and illicit opioids, and features statistics on demographics, overdose deaths, and emergency department (ED) visits, with breakdowns by district, drug type, and year. Includes county-level maps with shadings showing ranges of opioid-involved deaths and ED visits per 100,000.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Department of Public Health
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Food Access Interventions in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Scoping Review
Examines food access in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and provides a scoping review that analyzes social ecological model (SEM) levels and their related food access interventions. Includes discussion on AI/AN food access issues in rural tribal locations.
Author(s): Danya Carroll, Lynn Mad Plume, Nicole Redvers
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 14(1), 11-28
Date: 01/2025
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Examines food access in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and provides a scoping review that analyzes social ecological model (SEM) levels and their related food access interventions. Includes discussion on AI/AN food access issues in rural tribal locations.
Author(s): Danya Carroll, Lynn Mad Plume, Nicole Redvers
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 14(1), 11-28
Date: 01/2025
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