Rural Health
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North Carolina Rural Health Operations Team: 2024 Profile
Fact sheet describing the North Carolina Rural Health Operations Team's work connecting organizations and rural primary healthcare sites to resources, increasing access to quality care, and coordinating existing services to improve access to primary care. Includes statistics on grants, performance measures, return on investment and economic impact, and total program funding, with breakdown by federal and state contributions. Includes a county-level map showing locations of state designated Rural Health Centers.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Fact sheet describing the North Carolina Rural Health Operations Team's work connecting organizations and rural primary healthcare sites to resources, increasing access to quality care, and coordinating existing services to improve access to primary care. Includes statistics on grants, performance measures, return on investment and economic impact, and total program funding, with breakdown by federal and state contributions. Includes a county-level map showing locations of state designated Rural Health Centers.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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South Dakota Department of Health 2025 Annual Report
Describes activities and accomplishments of the South Dakota Department of Health. Includes sections on public health preparedness and response, rural health, emergency medical services, health information technology, family and community health, and licensure and accreditation. Features the strategic plan for 2025-2027.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Describes activities and accomplishments of the South Dakota Department of Health. Includes sections on public health preparedness and response, rural health, emergency medical services, health information technology, family and community health, and licensure and accreditation. Features the strategic plan for 2025-2027.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Cumulative Social Disadvantage and Medicinal Cannabis Use among Younger Adults in Rural Communities: A Mixed Methods Approach
Examines associations between medicinal cannabis use and social disadvantage among 153 adults aged 18-35 in rural northern California. Discusses topics including rural access to primary and mental healthcare, stigma, and the relationships between recreational and medicinal cannabis use.
Author(s): Sharon Lipperman-Kreda, Emile Sanders, Julie Peach, et al.
Citation: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 58(3), 325-334
Date: 01/2025
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Examines associations between medicinal cannabis use and social disadvantage among 153 adults aged 18-35 in rural northern California. Discusses topics including rural access to primary and mental healthcare, stigma, and the relationships between recreational and medicinal cannabis use.
Author(s): Sharon Lipperman-Kreda, Emile Sanders, Julie Peach, et al.
Citation: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 58(3), 325-334
Date: 01/2025
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VHA Office of Rural Health (ORH) Long-Range Operational Plan, FY 2025-2029
Presents the Veterans Health Administration, Office of Rural Health's (ORH) operational plan for 2025-2029. Discusses ORH's 4 main goals going forward: support delivery of accessible integrated care, optimize workforce capacity, enrich research and quality improvement, and to maximize employee performance. Highlights how the ORH goals fit with the VA's strategic and stewardship goals, as well as the broader VHA goals.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Presents the Veterans Health Administration, Office of Rural Health's (ORH) operational plan for 2025-2029. Discusses ORH's 4 main goals going forward: support delivery of accessible integrated care, optimize workforce capacity, enrich research and quality improvement, and to maximize employee performance. Highlights how the ORH goals fit with the VA's strategic and stewardship goals, as well as the broader VHA goals.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged ≥ 65 Years in Rural America, by Census Region and Select Demographic Characteristics: 2020
Examines Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) diagnosis rates among rural Medicare beneficiaries age 65 years and older, using 2020 Medicare administrative data. Breaks down data by Census region, age, sex, and race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Kevin A. Matthews, Christian T. Murray, Brenda L. Nguyen, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(1), e12902
Date: 01/2025
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Examines Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) diagnosis rates among rural Medicare beneficiaries age 65 years and older, using 2020 Medicare administrative data. Breaks down data by Census region, age, sex, and race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Kevin A. Matthews, Christian T. Murray, Brenda L. Nguyen, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(1), e12902
Date: 01/2025
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Social Network Barriers to Extended-Release Naltrexone Within Rural Appalachia: Perspectives from Justice-Involved Clients and Clinicians
Presents a study on the role of family, friends, and clinicians can play in influencing naltrexone treatment uptake of people with opioid use disorder (POUD) who are incarcerated in Appalachia. Bases findings on interviews with clinicians and breaks down data by sociodemographic characteristics, substance use, and social network composition, among other measures.
Author(s): Amanda M. Bunting, Carrie B. Oser, Marisa Booty, et al.
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 60(5), 758-765
Date: 01/2025
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Presents a study on the role of family, friends, and clinicians can play in influencing naltrexone treatment uptake of people with opioid use disorder (POUD) who are incarcerated in Appalachia. Bases findings on interviews with clinicians and breaks down data by sociodemographic characteristics, substance use, and social network composition, among other measures.
Author(s): Amanda M. Bunting, Carrie B. Oser, Marisa Booty, et al.
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 60(5), 758-765
Date: 01/2025
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Genetic Services in Appalachia Conference Series
Identifies facilitators and barriers to genetics care provision and access in rural and underserved Appalachian communities, utilizing survey and feedback data of 137 participants in the Genetic Services in Appalachia webinar series. Discusses rural service delivery models, effects of genetic counseling access on rural health disparities, and more.
Author(s): Kimberly M. Kelly, Trupti Dhumal, Virginia G. Scott, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Medical Genetics - Part A, 197(5), e63990
Date: 01/2025
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Identifies facilitators and barriers to genetics care provision and access in rural and underserved Appalachian communities, utilizing survey and feedback data of 137 participants in the Genetic Services in Appalachia webinar series. Discusses rural service delivery models, effects of genetic counseling access on rural health disparities, and more.
Author(s): Kimberly M. Kelly, Trupti Dhumal, Virginia G. Scott, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Medical Genetics - Part A, 197(5), e63990
Date: 01/2025
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Philanthropy in Rural America: A Scoping Review of the Last 25 Years
Presents findings from a scoping review of literature published from 2000 to 2024 exploring the rural nonprofit sector in the United States and its relationship with philanthropy. Discusses challenges facing the rural nonprofit sector, including lack of capacity, attracting and retaining talent, and geographic isolation.
Author(s): Nora Leinen, Matt Ehlman, Dwight Burlingame
Citation: Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy, 20(1)
Date: 01/2025
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Presents findings from a scoping review of literature published from 2000 to 2024 exploring the rural nonprofit sector in the United States and its relationship with philanthropy. Discusses challenges facing the rural nonprofit sector, including lack of capacity, attracting and retaining talent, and geographic isolation.
Author(s): Nora Leinen, Matt Ehlman, Dwight Burlingame
Citation: Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy, 20(1)
Date: 01/2025
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Bringing Pandemic Science to the Classroom: Building Public Health Capacity at a Rural Kentucky High School
Examines the multidisciplinary Wastewater Assessment for Coronavirus in Kentucky: Implementing Enhanced Surveillance Technology (WACKIEST) unit created for high school students to study the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022. Discusses wastewater testing, public health surveillance, and public health education.
Author(s): Sahar Alameh, Anna G Hoover, James W Keck, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 141(1), 17-23
Date: 01/2025
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Examines the multidisciplinary Wastewater Assessment for Coronavirus in Kentucky: Implementing Enhanced Surveillance Technology (WACKIEST) unit created for high school students to study the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022. Discusses wastewater testing, public health surveillance, and public health education.
Author(s): Sahar Alameh, Anna G Hoover, James W Keck, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 141(1), 17-23
Date: 01/2025
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Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Prenatal Care Utilization in Arkansas, United States
Examines demographic factors associated with number of prenatal care visits, including data on late prenatal care and no prenatal care, in Arkansas. Utilizes 2014-2022 National Center for Health Statistics birth record data. Includes rural versus urban comparisons for select demographic indicators.
Author(s): Pearl A. McElfish, Aaron Caldwell, Donya Watson, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine Reports, 51, 102983
Date: 01/2025
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Examines demographic factors associated with number of prenatal care visits, including data on late prenatal care and no prenatal care, in Arkansas. Utilizes 2014-2022 National Center for Health Statistics birth record data. Includes rural versus urban comparisons for select demographic indicators.
Author(s): Pearl A. McElfish, Aaron Caldwell, Donya Watson, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine Reports, 51, 102983
Date: 01/2025
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