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Improving HPV Vaccination Coverage in The Last Frontier Takes a Community-Centered Approach
Discusses the Alaska Cancer Partnership's efforts to support human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination through community partnerships and the Alaska HPV Vaccination Month campaign. Details initiatives focused on rural, tribal, and youth vaccination access and awareness.
Author(s): Jessica Quinn
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Discusses the Alaska Cancer Partnership's efforts to support human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination through community partnerships and the Alaska HPV Vaccination Month campaign. Details initiatives focused on rural, tribal, and youth vaccination access and awareness.
Author(s): Jessica Quinn
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Rural Adolescent Attitudes and Use of Helmets While Riding ATVs, Motorcycles and Dirt Bikes
Examines the attitudes toward helmet use among rural adolescents utilizing ATVs, motorcycles, and dirt bikes. Analyzes survey data from 1,331 adolescents aged 13 to 18 who attended the 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference. Provides data breakdowns according to type of motorized vehicles used, demographic variables, presence of helmet laws, helmet use frequency, attitudes toward helmet use, and residence, including farm, country, or town.
Author(s): Charles A. Jennissen, Sehansa R. Karunatilaka, Brianna J. Iverson, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 11, 44
Date: 09/2024
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Examines the attitudes toward helmet use among rural adolescents utilizing ATVs, motorcycles, and dirt bikes. Analyzes survey data from 1,331 adolescents aged 13 to 18 who attended the 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference. Provides data breakdowns according to type of motorized vehicles used, demographic variables, presence of helmet laws, helmet use frequency, attitudes toward helmet use, and residence, including farm, country, or town.
Author(s): Charles A. Jennissen, Sehansa R. Karunatilaka, Brianna J. Iverson, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 11, 44
Date: 09/2024
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A National Study of Firearm Exposure and Safety Training Among Rural Youth
Examines firearm exposure and related safety training in rural adolescents. Utilizes survey data from 3,206 adolescents aged 13 to 18 who attended the 2021 National FFA Convention & Expo in Iowa. Provides data breakdowns according to demographics, firearm use, hunting experience, firearm safety experiences, age when exposed to firearms, and more.
Author(s): Jamie L. Koopman, Benjamin M. Linden, Megan R. Sinik, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 11, 47
Date: 09/2024
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Examines firearm exposure and related safety training in rural adolescents. Utilizes survey data from 3,206 adolescents aged 13 to 18 who attended the 2021 National FFA Convention & Expo in Iowa. Provides data breakdowns according to demographics, firearm use, hunting experience, firearm safety experiences, age when exposed to firearms, and more.
Author(s): Jamie L. Koopman, Benjamin M. Linden, Megan R. Sinik, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 11, 47
Date: 09/2024
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Prescription Medication Use, Coverage, and Nonadherence Among Adults Age 65 and Older: United States, 2021–2022
Reports on medication use, prescription drug insurance coverage, and nonadherence due to cost for older adults between 2021 and 2022. Includes data breakdown of various demographic and health status characteristics including 4 levels of urbanization.
Author(s): Robin A. Cohen, Laryssa Mykyta
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Reports on medication use, prescription drug insurance coverage, and nonadherence due to cost for older adults between 2021 and 2022. Includes data breakdown of various demographic and health status characteristics including 4 levels of urbanization.
Author(s): Robin A. Cohen, Laryssa Mykyta
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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State of Nursing in Kansas: Volume I
Provides an overview of nursing in Kansas, focusing on registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and nursing workforce data and educational tracks. Includes demographic data on nurse workforce as well as county-level data on RN, LPN, and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licenses; license to population ratio; live births and maternity care workforce; median nurse wages; and more.
Author(s): Amy Garcia, Barbara MacArthur, Shin Hye Park, Alexander Alsup
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Provides an overview of nursing in Kansas, focusing on registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and nursing workforce data and educational tracks. Includes demographic data on nurse workforce as well as county-level data on RN, LPN, and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licenses; license to population ratio; live births and maternity care workforce; median nurse wages; and more.
Author(s): Amy Garcia, Barbara MacArthur, Shin Hye Park, Alexander Alsup
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Household Food Security in the United States in 2023
Reports on household food security, food expenditures, and use of federal food and nutrition assistance programs in 2023. Includes food insecurity statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Additional links: Statistical Supplement, Summary
Author(s): Matthew P. Rabbitt, Madeline Reed-Jones, Laura J. Hales, Michael P. Burke
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Reports on household food security, food expenditures, and use of federal food and nutrition assistance programs in 2023. Includes food insecurity statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Additional links: Statistical Supplement, Summary
Author(s): Matthew P. Rabbitt, Madeline Reed-Jones, Laura J. Hales, Michael P. Burke
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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An Increasing Number of States Filled Conrad 30 Waivers for Recruiting International Medical Graduates
Examines the Conrad 30 visa waiver program between 2001 and 2020 and offers findings related to variations by specialty and geography at the state level. Discusses disparate distribution of Conrad physicians in rural areas.
Author(s): Tarun Ramesh, Sarah E. Brotherton, Gregory D. Wozniak, Hao Yu
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(9), qxae103
Date: 09/2024
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Examines the Conrad 30 visa waiver program between 2001 and 2020 and offers findings related to variations by specialty and geography at the state level. Discusses disparate distribution of Conrad physicians in rural areas.
Author(s): Tarun Ramesh, Sarah E. Brotherton, Gregory D. Wozniak, Hao Yu
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(9), qxae103
Date: 09/2024
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Stories of Impact: Great Mines Health Center
Provides an overview of the Great Mines Health Center successes through 2024, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that serves 6 rural Missouri counties. Discusses the impact of integrating the Washington County Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network model that created a partnership among an FQHC, an emergency medical services agency, and a nonprofit consulting firm and initiates primary care services in the home.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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Provides an overview of the Great Mines Health Center successes through 2024, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that serves 6 rural Missouri counties. Discusses the impact of integrating the Washington County Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network model that created a partnership among an FQHC, an emergency medical services agency, and a nonprofit consulting firm and initiates primary care services in the home.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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Medical Visits and Mortality among Dementia Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic Compared to Rates Predicted from 2019
Evaluates actual versus predicted changes in medical visits and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults aged 66 and older with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Utilizes 2019-2022 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data. See table 3 for a bar graph displaying differences in COVID-related and COVID-unrelated excess mortality for selected sociodemographic factors, including level of rurality, during the pandemic.
Author(s): Kaushik Ghosh, Susan T. Stewart, Trivellore Raghunathan, David M. Cutler
Citation: BMC Geriatrics, 24, 727
Date: 09/2024
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Evaluates actual versus predicted changes in medical visits and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults aged 66 and older with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Utilizes 2019-2022 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data. See table 3 for a bar graph displaying differences in COVID-related and COVID-unrelated excess mortality for selected sociodemographic factors, including level of rurality, during the pandemic.
Author(s): Kaushik Ghosh, Susan T. Stewart, Trivellore Raghunathan, David M. Cutler
Citation: BMC Geriatrics, 24, 727
Date: 09/2024
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Perceptions of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests among Communities Facing Barriers to Health Care
Used focus groups to identify barriers and facilitators of multi-cancer early detection tests use for people facing access barriers to healthcare including rural Alaskan residents among others. Discusses the mental health impacts of cancer screening, knowledge of screening, patient-provider relationships, trust in healthcare systems, access to healthcare, and financial accessibility.
Author(s): Kristi L. Roybal, Robyn A. Husa, Maria Connolly, et al.
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(9)
Date: 09/2024
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Used focus groups to identify barriers and facilitators of multi-cancer early detection tests use for people facing access barriers to healthcare including rural Alaskan residents among others. Discusses the mental health impacts of cancer screening, knowledge of screening, patient-provider relationships, trust in healthcare systems, access to healthcare, and financial accessibility.
Author(s): Kristi L. Roybal, Robyn A. Husa, Maria Connolly, et al.
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(9)
Date: 09/2024
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