Rural Health
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Assessment of a Gas Monitor Distribution Program in Rural Wisconsin
Surveys fire department participants of an agricultural rescue training event to evaluate the effectiveness of a gas monitor distribution program in rural Wisconsin. Discusses manure gas incidents in agricultural settings.
Author(s): Jakob A. Hanschu, Casper G. Bendixsen
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 30(3), 558-566
Date: 02/2025
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Surveys fire department participants of an agricultural rescue training event to evaluate the effectiveness of a gas monitor distribution program in rural Wisconsin. Discusses manure gas incidents in agricultural settings.
Author(s): Jakob A. Hanschu, Casper G. Bendixsen
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 30(3), 558-566
Date: 02/2025
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Working Longer: Usual Hours Worked per Week in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania
Fact sheet presenting statistics on numbers of hours worked per week in 2023 in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania, with breakdowns by various demographic characteristics and occupations. Includes statistics on healthcare workers in rural Pennsylvania.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Fact sheet presenting statistics on numbers of hours worked per week in 2023 in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania, with breakdowns by various demographic characteristics and occupations. Includes statistics on healthcare workers in rural Pennsylvania.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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2024-2025 Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR): Recommendations Report
Reviews the 41 pre-rulemaking quality measures the Battelle's Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) considered during the 2024-2025 Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR) cycle. Discusses measures for clinician, hospital, and post-acute care/long-term care programs. Includes rural references and considerations throughout.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Partnership for Quality Measurement
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Reviews the 41 pre-rulemaking quality measures the Battelle's Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) considered during the 2024-2025 Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR) cycle. Discusses measures for clinician, hospital, and post-acute care/long-term care programs. Includes rural references and considerations throughout.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Partnership for Quality Measurement
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Future Directions for Rural Population Research to Inform Extension: Listening Sessions Findings
A recorded webinar that discusses rural populations and issues important to them, such as food systems, community development, natural resources, healthcare access, disability services, and more. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): John J. Green, Katherine Curtis, Kristina Brant, Sreedhar Upendram, Paige Kelly
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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A recorded webinar that discusses rural populations and issues important to them, such as food systems, community development, natural resources, healthcare access, disability services, and more. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): John J. Green, Katherine Curtis, Kristina Brant, Sreedhar Upendram, Paige Kelly
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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Ohio Medicaid Basics 2025: Ohio Medicaid Enrollment by County
Provides county-level data on Medicaid enrollment according to Medicaid expansion groups along with data for all Medicaid enrollees and total county population estimates.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Provides county-level data on Medicaid enrollment according to Medicaid expansion groups along with data for all Medicaid enrollees and total county population estimates.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Cancer in Iowa - 2025
Provides county-level data on cancer cases, deaths, and survivors in Iowa. Highlights information on cancer surveillance and care in Iowa, data on specific types of cancer, and risk factors for cancer, with a focus on cancer survivorship and the needs of survivors in urban and rural areas.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Iowa Cancer Registry, Iowa College of Public Health
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Provides county-level data on cancer cases, deaths, and survivors in Iowa. Highlights information on cancer surveillance and care in Iowa, data on specific types of cancer, and risk factors for cancer, with a focus on cancer survivorship and the needs of survivors in urban and rural areas.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Iowa Cancer Registry, Iowa College of Public Health
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Large Language Models for Agricultural Injury Surveillance
Describes the use of large language models (LLMs) in automating a previously manual agricultural injury surveillance workflow. Discusses reliability, accuracy, costs, and remaining challenges.
Author(s): Jacob Muller, Daniel Petti, Changying Li, et al.
Citation: Safety, 11(1), 15
Date: 02/2025
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Describes the use of large language models (LLMs) in automating a previously manual agricultural injury surveillance workflow. Discusses reliability, accuracy, costs, and remaining challenges.
Author(s): Jacob Muller, Daniel Petti, Changying Li, et al.
Citation: Safety, 11(1), 15
Date: 02/2025
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Exposure to Firearm Injury and Suicide in a Rural Pennsylvania County: Implications for Mental and Behavioral Health
Presents a study exploring the relationship gun violence exposure and behavioral health indicators among a rural population. Bases findings on a survey of 630 residents of a rural county in Pennsylvania. Breaks down data by behavioral health indicator, level of exposure, and demographic information, such as age, sex, and economic situation, among other measures.
Author(s): Richard Stansfield, Daniel C. Semenza, Devon Ziminski
Citation: Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48(1), 188-198
Date: 02/2025
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Presents a study exploring the relationship gun violence exposure and behavioral health indicators among a rural population. Bases findings on a survey of 630 residents of a rural county in Pennsylvania. Breaks down data by behavioral health indicator, level of exposure, and demographic information, such as age, sex, and economic situation, among other measures.
Author(s): Richard Stansfield, Daniel C. Semenza, Devon Ziminski
Citation: Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48(1), 188-198
Date: 02/2025
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Cost Burden of Cancer Screening in Kansas by Region and Rural/Urban Designation
Analyzes the cost burden of self-pay cancer screenings in Kansas by rural and urban location and geographic region of the state, with data on colonoscopies, chest computed tomography (CT) scans, and mammograms. Discusses rural-urban disparities in price of services and pricing transparency.
Author(s): Kale Mills, Nicole Freund
Citation: Kansas Journal of Medicine, 18(1):10–13
Date: 02/2025
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Analyzes the cost burden of self-pay cancer screenings in Kansas by rural and urban location and geographic region of the state, with data on colonoscopies, chest computed tomography (CT) scans, and mammograms. Discusses rural-urban disparities in price of services and pricing transparency.
Author(s): Kale Mills, Nicole Freund
Citation: Kansas Journal of Medicine, 18(1):10–13
Date: 02/2025
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Hawai'i Nurse Workforce Projections 2022-2037
Provides nursing workforce projections for the state of Hawaii for the years 2022-2037, including county-by-county data for nurses, nurse practitioners, and other advanced practice registered nurses. Highlights the impact of shortages on rural and neighbor islands, and provides recommendations for addressing shortages.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Hawai'i State Center for Nursing
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Provides nursing workforce projections for the state of Hawaii for the years 2022-2037, including county-by-county data for nurses, nurse practitioners, and other advanced practice registered nurses. Highlights the impact of shortages on rural and neighbor islands, and provides recommendations for addressing shortages.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Hawai'i State Center for Nursing
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