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Child and Family Services Reviews: Nevada Statewide Assessment, 2025
Assesses the state of Nevada's child welfare services in 2025, covering operations and procedures of the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) and the safety and outcomes of children and families receiving DCFS services. Provides data comparisons of Nevada's rural areas versus Clark and Washoe counties.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Assesses the state of Nevada's child welfare services in 2025, covering operations and procedures of the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) and the safety and outcomes of children and families receiving DCFS services. Provides data comparisons of Nevada's rural areas versus Clark and Washoe counties.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Metrics of Urbanicity and Rurality in US-Based Epidemiologic Studies of Ambient Temperature and Health: A Scoping Review
Analyzes 2010-2025 epidemiologic studies in the U.S. focused on ambient temperature, population health, and rural versus urban metrics. Discusses the importance of urban and rural classification to assess environmental impacts such as ambient temperature on health.
Author(s): Nicholaus P. Johnson, Alexandra Del Favero-Campbell, Amruta Nori-Sarma, et al.
Citation: Current Environmental Health Reports, 12(1), 30
Date: 08/2025
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Analyzes 2010-2025 epidemiologic studies in the U.S. focused on ambient temperature, population health, and rural versus urban metrics. Discusses the importance of urban and rural classification to assess environmental impacts such as ambient temperature on health.
Author(s): Nicholaus P. Johnson, Alexandra Del Favero-Campbell, Amruta Nori-Sarma, et al.
Citation: Current Environmental Health Reports, 12(1), 30
Date: 08/2025
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A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Opioid Prescriptions in Indiana from 2015 to 2019
Analyzes rural versus urban disparities in opioid prescriptions in Indiana. Utilizes 2015-2019 Medicaid claims data to examine 107,574 Medicaid enrollees who received opioid prescriptions, with data breakdowns according to patient demographics, ZIP code location, and rural or urban area.
Author(s): Paula A. Jaimes-Buitron, Nicole Adams, Nan Kong, Carolina Vivas-Valencia
Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 20, 30
Date: 08/2025
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Analyzes rural versus urban disparities in opioid prescriptions in Indiana. Utilizes 2015-2019 Medicaid claims data to examine 107,574 Medicaid enrollees who received opioid prescriptions, with data breakdowns according to patient demographics, ZIP code location, and rural or urban area.
Author(s): Paula A. Jaimes-Buitron, Nicole Adams, Nan Kong, Carolina Vivas-Valencia
Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 20, 30
Date: 08/2025
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Group Prenatal Care in Rural Settings: Experiences from Rural Maternal Health Networks
Describes a rural maternal health network, Families First: Rural Maternity Health Collaborative, in northern Minnesota. Discusses federal maternal health funding focused on group prenatal care and service delivery models.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Maternal Health Data Support and Analysis Program
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Describes a rural maternal health network, Families First: Rural Maternity Health Collaborative, in northern Minnesota. Discusses federal maternal health funding focused on group prenatal care and service delivery models.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Maternal Health Data Support and Analysis Program
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Dissemination of Heat Safety Practices among Florida Farmworker Crews
Explores the efficacy of heat related illness safety training for farmworkers working on harvesting crews in Florida. Breaks down participants post-intervention rates of hydration knowledge, risk perception, and buy-in, among other measures.
Author(s): Miranda Carver Martin, Linda Forst, Michael Siciliano, et al.
Citation: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 67(8), e518-e524
Date: 08/2025
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Explores the efficacy of heat related illness safety training for farmworkers working on harvesting crews in Florida. Breaks down participants post-intervention rates of hydration knowledge, risk perception, and buy-in, among other measures.
Author(s): Miranda Carver Martin, Linda Forst, Michael Siciliano, et al.
Citation: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 67(8), e518-e524
Date: 08/2025
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Fill Patterns of Glucose-Lowering Drugs with Cardiovascular and Kidney Benefits in the Rural and Urban United States, 2012–2021
Analyzes fill rates for GLP1RA and SGLT2i glucose-lowering drugs among people with type 2 diabetes by level of rurality and other demographics, utilizing 2012-2021 OptumLabs Data Warehouse claims data. Discusses how geographic differences in prescribing may influence cardiovascular and kidney disease outcomes among people with type 2 diabetes.
Author(s): Kyle Steiger, Kavya Sindhu Swarna, Jeph Herrin, Rozalina G. McCoy
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 41, 126-133
Date: 08/2025
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Analyzes fill rates for GLP1RA and SGLT2i glucose-lowering drugs among people with type 2 diabetes by level of rurality and other demographics, utilizing 2012-2021 OptumLabs Data Warehouse claims data. Discusses how geographic differences in prescribing may influence cardiovascular and kidney disease outcomes among people with type 2 diabetes.
Author(s): Kyle Steiger, Kavya Sindhu Swarna, Jeph Herrin, Rozalina G. McCoy
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 41, 126-133
Date: 08/2025
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Income, Healthy Food Availability, and Consumption Mediate Rural–Urban Health Disparities
Discusses rural versus urban health disparities and how healthy food availability and consumption mediate disparities. Utilizes national and state-level survey data from Oregon residents regarding their self-reported income, perceived fruit and vegetable (FV) availability, FV consumption, and health status, analyzing their associated mediating effect on rural health disparities.
Author(s): Benjamin J Smith, A Janet Tomiyama, Deborah H John, Bryan Mantell, Elliot T Berkman
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 32(6), 939-952
Date: 08/2025
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Discusses rural versus urban health disparities and how healthy food availability and consumption mediate disparities. Utilizes national and state-level survey data from Oregon residents regarding their self-reported income, perceived fruit and vegetable (FV) availability, FV consumption, and health status, analyzing their associated mediating effect on rural health disparities.
Author(s): Benjamin J Smith, A Janet Tomiyama, Deborah H John, Bryan Mantell, Elliot T Berkman
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 32(6), 939-952
Date: 08/2025
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Predictors of Adenotonsillectomy for Publicly Insured Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Analyzes associations between demographic factors and adenotonsillectomy rates among Medicaid-insured children in South Carolina. Provides data on adenotonsillectomy, receipt of polysomnography, and race, ethnicity, and rurality.
Author(s): Phayvanh P. Pecha, Pamela L. Ferguson, Marvella E. Ford, Paul J. Nietert
Citation: The Laryngoscope, 136(2), 1012-1019
Date: 08/2025
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Analyzes associations between demographic factors and adenotonsillectomy rates among Medicaid-insured children in South Carolina. Provides data on adenotonsillectomy, receipt of polysomnography, and race, ethnicity, and rurality.
Author(s): Phayvanh P. Pecha, Pamela L. Ferguson, Marvella E. Ford, Paul J. Nietert
Citation: The Laryngoscope, 136(2), 1012-1019
Date: 08/2025
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Rural Health Clinic: 2026 National Patient Safety Goals
Identifies National Patient Safety Goals for the Joint Commission's Rural Health Clinic Accreditation Program. Covers patient identification, medication safety, infection prevention, and more. Effective January 1, 2026.
Additional links: Simplified Version
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Joint Commission
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Identifies National Patient Safety Goals for the Joint Commission's Rural Health Clinic Accreditation Program. Covers patient identification, medication safety, infection prevention, and more. Effective January 1, 2026.
Additional links: Simplified Version
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Joint Commission
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Leveraging Pharmacy Education through a Train-the-Trainer Model to Enhance Breast Cancer Literacy in Rural Communities
Evaluates changes in participant confidence in a train-the-trainer program focusing on rural patient education on breast cancer among 46 PharmD students in South Carolina.
Author(s): Christopher L. Farrell, Melanie R. Ginzburg, Morgan B. Enlow, et al.
Citation: Journal of Cancer Education, 2025
Date: 08/2025
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Evaluates changes in participant confidence in a train-the-trainer program focusing on rural patient education on breast cancer among 46 PharmD students in South Carolina.
Author(s): Christopher L. Farrell, Melanie R. Ginzburg, Morgan B. Enlow, et al.
Citation: Journal of Cancer Education, 2025
Date: 08/2025
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