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Training Satisfaction and Future Employment Consideration Among Physician and Nursing Trainees at Rural Veterans Affairs Facilities in the United States During COVID-19: A Time-Series Before and After Study
Presents a study on the perceptions of trainee clinicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the satisfaction they feel towards their training and future employment in rural and urban facilities and compares their answers before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Bases finding on a survey of physicians and nurses in rural and urban areas receiving training in a VA facility and compares responses from August, 2018 to July, 2021.
Author(s): Heather Northcraft, Tiffany Radcliff, Anne Reid Griffin, et al.
Citation: Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 21, 25
Date: 09/2024
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Presents a study on the perceptions of trainee clinicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the satisfaction they feel towards their training and future employment in rural and urban facilities and compares their answers before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Bases finding on a survey of physicians and nurses in rural and urban areas receiving training in a VA facility and compares responses from August, 2018 to July, 2021.
Author(s): Heather Northcraft, Tiffany Radcliff, Anne Reid Griffin, et al.
Citation: Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 21, 25
Date: 09/2024
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Conducting Culturally Responsive Evaluation Engagement with Tribal and Native Communities
Analyzes evaluation methods used to track Native or Indigenous Tribal human trafficking programs during their formation, implementation, and maturation phases. Examines how Native or Indigenous Tribal governments and organizations use culturally informed practices to address human trafficking.
Author(s): Ada Pecos Melton, Rita Martinez, Christina Melander, Elizabeth Tibaduiza, Rebecca Pfeffer
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Analyzes evaluation methods used to track Native or Indigenous Tribal human trafficking programs during their formation, implementation, and maturation phases. Examines how Native or Indigenous Tribal governments and organizations use culturally informed practices to address human trafficking.
Author(s): Ada Pecos Melton, Rita Martinez, Christina Melander, Elizabeth Tibaduiza, Rebecca Pfeffer
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Demonstration Grants to Strengthen the Response to Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) Program: Final Report of the Formative Evaluation
Provides an overview of the Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) program evaluation, with a focus on design, implementation, challenges, strengths, and lessons learned. Summarizes 6 VHT-NC projects and their specific community context, structure, partnerships, outreach, case management, supportive services, and community training. Discusses the importance of culturally relevant practices to address human trafficking in Tribal communities.
Author(s): Elizabeth Tibaduiza, Christina Melander, Rebecca Pfeffer, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides an overview of the Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) program evaluation, with a focus on design, implementation, challenges, strengths, and lessons learned. Summarizes 6 VHT-NC projects and their specific community context, structure, partnerships, outreach, case management, supportive services, and community training. Discusses the importance of culturally relevant practices to address human trafficking in Tribal communities.
Author(s): Elizabeth Tibaduiza, Christina Melander, Rebecca Pfeffer, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Culturally Responsive Approaches to Anti-Human Trafficking Programming in Native Communities
Examines 6 Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHTNC) programs and how they integrated culture into their program strategies and services. Discusses culturally appropriate staffing, training, education, outreach, case management, support services, and more.
Author(s): Ada Pecos Melton, Rita Martinez, Christina Melander, Elizabeth Tibaduiza, Rebecca Pfeffer
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Examines 6 Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHTNC) programs and how they integrated culture into their program strategies and services. Discusses culturally appropriate staffing, training, education, outreach, case management, support services, and more.
Author(s): Ada Pecos Melton, Rita Martinez, Christina Melander, Elizabeth Tibaduiza, Rebecca Pfeffer
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) Meeting Minutes, September 6, 2024
Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) meeting held on September 6, 2024. Includes updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce and anticipated notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs). Features a presentation on Behavioral Health Education, Retention, and Expansion Network of Nevada (BeHERENV), a workforce development initiative to increase the number of behavioral health care providers in Nevada.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) meeting held on September 6, 2024. Includes updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce and anticipated notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs). Features a presentation on Behavioral Health Education, Retention, and Expansion Network of Nevada (BeHERENV), a workforce development initiative to increase the number of behavioral health care providers in Nevada.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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Factors Associated with Abnormal Mammogram Results Among Low-Income Uninsured Populations in Medically Underserved And Rural Texas Regions
Examines factors associated with abnormal breast cancer screening outcomes among women living in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Central Texas. Utilizes data of 1,139 women who received breast cancer screenings through the Texas A&M Cancer Screening, Training, Education, and Prevention Program (C-STEP) from 2017 to 2023. Analyzes factors including age, race/ethnicity, level of education, and rural or urban location.
Author(s): Wen Hsin Chen, Arica Brandford, Rosaleen Bloom, et al.
Citation: Women's Health Reports 5(1), 613-623
Date: 09/2024
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Examines factors associated with abnormal breast cancer screening outcomes among women living in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Central Texas. Utilizes data of 1,139 women who received breast cancer screenings through the Texas A&M Cancer Screening, Training, Education, and Prevention Program (C-STEP) from 2017 to 2023. Analyzes factors including age, race/ethnicity, level of education, and rural or urban location.
Author(s): Wen Hsin Chen, Arica Brandford, Rosaleen Bloom, et al.
Citation: Women's Health Reports 5(1), 613-623
Date: 09/2024
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Socioeconomic and Urban-Rural Disparities in Genome-Matched Treatment Receipt and Survival after Genomic Tumor Testing
Analyzes social advantage in cancer treatment and the relationship to genome-matched treatment and survival rate. Utilizes data from 1,258 patients participating in the Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative with breakdowns according to education, income, and urban, large rural, or small/isolated rural location.
Author(s): Jessica F. DiBiase, Elizabeth Scharnetzki, Emily Edelman, et al.
Citation: JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 8(5)
Date: 09/2024
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Analyzes social advantage in cancer treatment and the relationship to genome-matched treatment and survival rate. Utilizes data from 1,258 patients participating in the Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative with breakdowns according to education, income, and urban, large rural, or small/isolated rural location.
Author(s): Jessica F. DiBiase, Elizabeth Scharnetzki, Emily Edelman, et al.
Citation: JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 8(5)
Date: 09/2024
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Evaluation of Mortality Rate Disparities for Cardiac Arrest Between Urban and Rural Cohorts in the United States Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) Database
Examines trends in cardiac arrest mortality for rural and urban populations, utilizing 1999-2020 CDC WONDER data. Includes data on deaths by age group, sex, and race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Shamsul Arefin, Amruth A. Alluri, Mousumi Barua, Tirth M. Patel, Salini Krishnarao Kandhalu
Citation: Cureus, 16(9), e68803
Date: 09/2024
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Examines trends in cardiac arrest mortality for rural and urban populations, utilizing 1999-2020 CDC WONDER data. Includes data on deaths by age group, sex, and race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Shamsul Arefin, Amruth A. Alluri, Mousumi Barua, Tirth M. Patel, Salini Krishnarao Kandhalu
Citation: Cureus, 16(9), e68803
Date: 09/2024
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Legislative Resolution 374: Interim Study to Examine the Availability of Healthy and Affordable Food Choices in Nebraska Communities
Reports on food insecurity and independent grocery stores in rural Nebraska, with data on communities' food access, factors influencing food security in rural areas, and independent grocery stores' operations and community benefit. Highlights program models supporting food access and sustainability.
Author(s): Carlie Jonas
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Affairs
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Reports on food insecurity and independent grocery stores in rural Nebraska, with data on communities' food access, factors influencing food security in rural areas, and independent grocery stores' operations and community benefit. Highlights program models supporting food access and sustainability.
Author(s): Carlie Jonas
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Affairs
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Trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity Complications by Patient Characteristics, 2016–2021
Examines severe maternal morbidity (SMM) in U.S. women by patient characteristics and type of SMM complication. Utilizes 2016-2021 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) data to analyze yearly trends, with breakdowns for patient age, race/ethnicity, insurance status, income, and residence by large metro, medium/small metro, or nonmetro. Discusses impacts of COVID-19 on SMM trends.
Author(s): Lawrence D. Reid
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
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Examines severe maternal morbidity (SMM) in U.S. women by patient characteristics and type of SMM complication. Utilizes 2016-2021 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) data to analyze yearly trends, with breakdowns for patient age, race/ethnicity, insurance status, income, and residence by large metro, medium/small metro, or nonmetro. Discusses impacts of COVID-19 on SMM trends.
Author(s): Lawrence D. Reid
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
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