Rural Health
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School-Based Enhanced Hearing Screening and Specialty Telehealth Follow-Up for Hearing Loss among Children in Rural Alaska: Study Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Stepped Wedge, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial (North STAR Trial)
Describes a study protocol that examines the impact of providing specialty hearing care for students in rural Alaska following standard school hearing screenings. Focuses on trial objectives, design, setting, participants, recruitment, data collection, and planned statistical analyses.
Author(s): Samantha Kleindienst Robler, Janet Prvu Bettger, Elizabeth Turner, et al.
Citation: Trials, 26, 175
Date: 05/2025
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Describes a study protocol that examines the impact of providing specialty hearing care for students in rural Alaska following standard school hearing screenings. Focuses on trial objectives, design, setting, participants, recruitment, data collection, and planned statistical analyses.
Author(s): Samantha Kleindienst Robler, Janet Prvu Bettger, Elizabeth Turner, et al.
Citation: Trials, 26, 175
Date: 05/2025
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Assessment of Mental and Physical Health Outcomes over Time in an Integrated Care Setting
Examines the impact of an integrated care setting in rural Louisiana for patients with mental health challenges. Utilizes data from 239 integrated care patients and analyzes various physical health indicators and mental health outcomes.
Author(s): Dependra Bhatta, Monteic A. Sizer, Binod Acharya, Dipendra Banjara
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 26, 181
Date: 05/2025
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Examines the impact of an integrated care setting in rural Louisiana for patients with mental health challenges. Utilizes data from 239 integrated care patients and analyzes various physical health indicators and mental health outcomes.
Author(s): Dependra Bhatta, Monteic A. Sizer, Binod Acharya, Dipendra Banjara
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 26, 181
Date: 05/2025
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3RNET Annual Report 2023-2024
Includes information on accomplishments from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Features statistics on referrals, placements, job postings, and technical assistance.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: 3RNET
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Includes information on accomplishments from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Features statistics on referrals, placements, job postings, and technical assistance.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: 3RNET
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Development of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Across the US Rural–Urban Continuum, 2019–2020
Examines the prevalence of chronic pain across large central metro, large fringe metro, medium and small metro, and nonmetropolitan locations in the United States. Utilizes 2019–2020 National Health Interview Survey Longitudinal Cohort (NHIS-LC) data to analyze the severity of pain by demographic variables, region, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Feinuo Sun, Yulin Yang, Richard L. Nahin
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2)
Date: 05/2025
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Examines the prevalence of chronic pain across large central metro, large fringe metro, medium and small metro, and nonmetropolitan locations in the United States. Utilizes 2019–2020 National Health Interview Survey Longitudinal Cohort (NHIS-LC) data to analyze the severity of pain by demographic variables, region, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Feinuo Sun, Yulin Yang, Richard L. Nahin
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2)
Date: 05/2025
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Using the Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model to Identify Implementation Determinants of a Statewide Diabetes Learning Collaborative in Kentucky
Examines the impact of utilizing a learning collaborative to implement a diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) intervention. Utilizes interview feedback with collaborative participants to discuss issues such as organizational perspectives of DSMES, organizational and patient perspectives, and implementation and sustainability infrastructure. Discusses issues of implementing DSMES in rural areas of Kentucky.
Author(s): Aaron J. Kruse-Diehr, Borsika A. Rabin, Jessica Elliott, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 25, 735
Date: 05/2025
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Examines the impact of utilizing a learning collaborative to implement a diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) intervention. Utilizes interview feedback with collaborative participants to discuss issues such as organizational perspectives of DSMES, organizational and patient perspectives, and implementation and sustainability infrastructure. Discusses issues of implementing DSMES in rural areas of Kentucky.
Author(s): Aaron J. Kruse-Diehr, Borsika A. Rabin, Jessica Elliott, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 25, 735
Date: 05/2025
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Map the Meal Gap 2025: A Report on Local Food Insecurity and Food Costs in the United States in 2023
Provides information on food insecurity in the United States, with a focus on impacts for variable demographic populations, food spending and prices, and policy and program implications. Includes data breakdowns according to geographical region and rural versus urban location.
Additional links: Technical Appendix
Author(s): A. Dewey, J. Hilvers, S. Dawes, et al.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
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Provides information on food insecurity in the United States, with a focus on impacts for variable demographic populations, food spending and prices, and policy and program implications. Includes data breakdowns according to geographical region and rural versus urban location.
Additional links: Technical Appendix
Author(s): A. Dewey, J. Hilvers, S. Dawes, et al.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
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Wait Times for Medical Appointments among Adults Age 50 and Older
Reports on wait times and distance to healthcare services in rural and urban communities, utilizing data from a February 2025 survey of 1,012 adults age 50 or older. Breaks down data by level of rurality, type of facility, and type of care provided.
Additional links: Annotated Questionnaire
Author(s): Teresa A. Keenan
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: AARP
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Reports on wait times and distance to healthcare services in rural and urban communities, utilizing data from a February 2025 survey of 1,012 adults age 50 or older. Breaks down data by level of rurality, type of facility, and type of care provided.
Additional links: Annotated Questionnaire
Author(s): Teresa A. Keenan
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: AARP
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Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Technology-Enhanced Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model among Rural Primary Care Sites: A Mixed-Methods Implementation Case Study
Examines the process of implementing a telehealth psychiatric collaborative care management (CoCM) model in rural South Carolina clinics. Utilizes mixed-methods data to examine workflow development, telehealth platform configuration, provider teams, implementation assessment, and more.
Author(s): Ryan Kruis, Emily Johnson, Constance Guille, et al.
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 26, 177
Date: 05/2025
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Examines the process of implementing a telehealth psychiatric collaborative care management (CoCM) model in rural South Carolina clinics. Utilizes mixed-methods data to examine workflow development, telehealth platform configuration, provider teams, implementation assessment, and more.
Author(s): Ryan Kruis, Emily Johnson, Constance Guille, et al.
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 26, 177
Date: 05/2025
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Medicaid Plays A Key Role for Maternal and Infant Health in Rural Communities
Explores the role of Medicaid in covering women of childbearing age - 19 through 44 years old - living in small towns and rural areas. Presents data from the 2023 U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) on the percentage of women of childbearing age in small towns and rural areas who have Medicaid coverage by state and compares the share of Medicaid coverage to similar women in metropolitan counties. Describes the percentage of women of childbearing age with Medicaid coverage as a share of non-elderly adults with Medicaid across Medicaid expansion states and non-expansion states. Highlights the 20 small towns and rural areas with the highest share of women of childbearing age covered by Medicaid.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
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Explores the role of Medicaid in covering women of childbearing age - 19 through 44 years old - living in small towns and rural areas. Presents data from the 2023 U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) on the percentage of women of childbearing age in small towns and rural areas who have Medicaid coverage by state and compares the share of Medicaid coverage to similar women in metropolitan counties. Describes the percentage of women of childbearing age with Medicaid coverage as a share of non-elderly adults with Medicaid across Medicaid expansion states and non-expansion states. Highlights the 20 small towns and rural areas with the highest share of women of childbearing age covered by Medicaid.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
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Ohio Rural Hospitals Form Clinically Integrated Network
Discusses the Ohio High-Value Network (OHVN), a clinically integrated network that supports rural health and serves 26 hospitals in Ohio and West Virginia. Focuses on collaboration related to clinical initiatives, operational best practices, and reducing costs and administrative burdens.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Discusses the Ohio High-Value Network (OHVN), a clinically integrated network that supports rural health and serves 26 hospitals in Ohio and West Virginia. Focuses on collaboration related to clinical initiatives, operational best practices, and reducing costs and administrative burdens.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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