Rural Health
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Feasibility of a Remote Patient Video Education Intervention to Improve Care Coordination for Rural Cancer Patients
Examines the feasibility, patient satisfaction, and acceptability of a video education intervention focused on cancer care coordination among 19 cancer patients in rural Hawaii.
Author(s): Izumi Okado, Christa Braun-Inglis, Kehau Matsumoto, et al.
Citation: Journal of Cancer Education, 40, 594-599
Date: 12/2024
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Examines the feasibility, patient satisfaction, and acceptability of a video education intervention focused on cancer care coordination among 19 cancer patients in rural Hawaii.
Author(s): Izumi Okado, Christa Braun-Inglis, Kehau Matsumoto, et al.
Citation: Journal of Cancer Education, 40, 594-599
Date: 12/2024
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Fiscal Year 2024: Illinois Suicide Prevention Report
Provides information on the Illinois suicide prevention strategy. Focuses on data, COVID-19 impacts, and the history, purpose, and activities of the Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance. Includes data on suicide mortality by urbanicity, age, and county.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance
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Provides information on the Illinois suicide prevention strategy. Focuses on data, COVID-19 impacts, and the history, purpose, and activities of the Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance. Includes data on suicide mortality by urbanicity, age, and county.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance
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Preventing Violence Against Rural Health Care Workers
Policy brief discussing violence against healthcare workers and unique factors that may influence underreporting of such violence in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to prevent healthcare worker violence in rural healthcare settings and communities and reduce barriers to reporting.
Author(s): Carrie Howard, Aaron Kramer, Devon Noonan
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief discussing violence against healthcare workers and unique factors that may influence underreporting of such violence in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to prevent healthcare worker violence in rural healthcare settings and communities and reduce barriers to reporting.
Author(s): Carrie Howard, Aaron Kramer, Devon Noonan
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Impact of Public Health Emergency Unwinding on Medicaid Disenrollment Rates in Rural America
Policy brief discussing Medicaid unwinding and redetermination after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and its potential impacts on rural populations. Offers policy and action recommendations to address the possible consequences of Medicaid unwinding on rural populations and providers.
Author(s): Laura Mispelon, Rachael Sherard
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief discussing Medicaid unwinding and redetermination after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and its potential impacts on rural populations. Offers policy and action recommendations to address the possible consequences of Medicaid unwinding on rural populations and providers.
Author(s): Laura Mispelon, Rachael Sherard
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Morbidity and Mortality Related to Intimate Partner Violence in the Perinatal Period
Policy brief discussing intimate partner violence (IPV) during the perinatal period, including IPV and IPV screening disparities in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to address IPV experienced by perinatal people living in rural areas, focusing on prevention, screening, and resources for survivors.
Author(s): Susie Gurzenda, Casey P. Balio, Megan Weis
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief discussing intimate partner violence (IPV) during the perinatal period, including IPV and IPV screening disparities in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to address IPV experienced by perinatal people living in rural areas, focusing on prevention, screening, and resources for survivors.
Author(s): Susie Gurzenda, Casey P. Balio, Megan Weis
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Rural Independent Pharmacies Sustainability Strategy
Policy brief discussing unique challenges that threaten the stability of rural independent pharmacies. Offers policy recommendations to support rural independent pharmacies.
Author(s): Sagar Dugani, Vistrit Choudhary, Brian G. Williams
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief discussing unique challenges that threaten the stability of rural independent pharmacies. Offers policy recommendations to support rural independent pharmacies.
Author(s): Sagar Dugani, Vistrit Choudhary, Brian G. Williams
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Bridging the Gap: A Policy Framework for Sustainable Community Paramedicine in Rural America
Policy brief regarding the need for a national policy for non-physician licensed healthcare providers to be reimbursed for community paramedicine services. Discusses the role of community paramedicine in expanding access to care in rural areas and describes four community paramedicine models. Offers policy recommendations related to recognizing, supporting, and reimbursing community paramedicine programs.
Author(s): Katie Gorndt, Kimberly Haverly, Tom Syverson
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief regarding the need for a national policy for non-physician licensed healthcare providers to be reimbursed for community paramedicine services. Discusses the role of community paramedicine in expanding access to care in rural areas and describes four community paramedicine models. Offers policy recommendations related to recognizing, supporting, and reimbursing community paramedicine programs.
Author(s): Katie Gorndt, Kimberly Haverly, Tom Syverson
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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America at a Glance: Rural Transit Funding Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Analyzes National Transit Database data from 2018 through 2022 to describe changes to rural transit funding related to COVID-19. Offers comparisons based on rural or urban status, region, and county.
Author(s): Andrew Myers, Luke Santore
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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Analyzes National Transit Database data from 2018 through 2022 to describe changes to rural transit funding related to COVID-19. Offers comparisons based on rural or urban status, region, and county.
Author(s): Andrew Myers, Luke Santore
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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Closing the Distance: A Qualitative Study to Identify Equitable Innovations for Rural Thyroid Cancer Treatment
Examines differences in thyroid cancer care between rural and urban communities. Utilizes interview feedback from rural surgeons from various states that cover issues such as training, access to medical specialties, telemedicine opportunities, and collaboration with colleagues.
Author(s): Hattie H. Huston-Paterson, Yifan V. Mao, Elena G. Hughes, et al.
Citation: The American Surgeon, 91(4)
Date: 12/2024
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Examines differences in thyroid cancer care between rural and urban communities. Utilizes interview feedback from rural surgeons from various states that cover issues such as training, access to medical specialties, telemedicine opportunities, and collaboration with colleagues.
Author(s): Hattie H. Huston-Paterson, Yifan V. Mao, Elena G. Hughes, et al.
Citation: The American Surgeon, 91(4)
Date: 12/2024
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The Implementation Climate for Integrating Buprenorphine Prescribing into Rural Primary Care
Examines the climate in rural primary care settings to expand buprenorphine access for opioid use disorder (OUD). Analyzes interview feedback from primary care practitioners in rural Ohio regarding issues such as OUD treatment prioritization, compatibility of buprenorphine prescriptions in primary care settings, and buprenorphine access shortages.
Author(s): Cheyenne Fenstemaker, Elizabeth A. Abrams, Katherine King, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 40, 2879-2889
Date: 12/2024
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Examines the climate in rural primary care settings to expand buprenorphine access for opioid use disorder (OUD). Analyzes interview feedback from primary care practitioners in rural Ohio regarding issues such as OUD treatment prioritization, compatibility of buprenorphine prescriptions in primary care settings, and buprenorphine access shortages.
Author(s): Cheyenne Fenstemaker, Elizabeth A. Abrams, Katherine King, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 40, 2879-2889
Date: 12/2024
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