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Exploring the Treatment and Management of Chronic Pain and Implications for Disability Determinations: Proceedings of a Workshop
Proceedings of an April 2025 workshop highlighting best practices for, advancements in, and challenges with the treatment of chronic pain and disability. Discusses rural access to healthcare.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Proceedings of an April 2025 workshop highlighting best practices for, advancements in, and challenges with the treatment of chronic pain and disability. Discusses rural access to healthcare.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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California: County Health Status Profiles 2025
Reports on health status indicators recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for monitoring state and local progress toward achieving Healthy People 2020 goals for the state of California. Includes county-specific information for causes of death, diabetes, sexually transmitted infections, teenage pregnancy, and other health conditions.
Additional links: Statewide Mortality Trends Interactive Visualization
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: California Conference of Local Health Officers, California Department of Public Health
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Reports on health status indicators recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for monitoring state and local progress toward achieving Healthy People 2020 goals for the state of California. Includes county-specific information for causes of death, diabetes, sexually transmitted infections, teenage pregnancy, and other health conditions.
Additional links: Statewide Mortality Trends Interactive Visualization
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: California Conference of Local Health Officers, California Department of Public Health
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Cumulative Disadvantages in Nursing Home COVID-19 Infections and Deaths: Implications of Ownership Status and Location
Explores how nursing home characteristics are related to different health outcomes and susceptibility to momentary threats in the environment, such as nursing home and community COVID-19 infection rates and staffing shortages. Compares nursing home COVID-19 infection and mortality rates by facilities' profit status and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Sungjae Hong, Shannon T. Mejia
Citation: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 137, 105918
Date: 2025
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Explores how nursing home characteristics are related to different health outcomes and susceptibility to momentary threats in the environment, such as nursing home and community COVID-19 infection rates and staffing shortages. Compares nursing home COVID-19 infection and mortality rates by facilities' profit status and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Sungjae Hong, Shannon T. Mejia
Citation: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 137, 105918
Date: 2025
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2025 Aging Innovations & Achievement Awards Showcase: Honoring Successful Initiatives of USAging Members
Offers examples of 41 innovative and high achieving programs related to the care of older adults in local communities. Includes rural examples in the areas of telehealth, outreach, and bridging the digital divide.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Offers examples of 41 innovative and high achieving programs related to the care of older adults in local communities. Includes rural examples in the areas of telehealth, outreach, and bridging the digital divide.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Partner Perspectives of Tailoring Technology-Assisted CBT Depression Treatment for Perinatal People Served by Head Start
Examines the impact of tailoring technology-assisted perinatal depression (PND) treatment to improve mental healthcare access and health outcomes for women. Analyzes qualitative feedback from partners at a rural Michigan Head Start program regarding their perceptions on the treatment content and suggestions for modifications. Discusses challenges and barriers to PND in rural communities and the need for tailored mental health support.
Author(s): Marni J. Rubyan, Addie Weaver, Rana Kanafani, et al.
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 19(2)
Date: 2025
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Examines the impact of tailoring technology-assisted perinatal depression (PND) treatment to improve mental healthcare access and health outcomes for women. Analyzes qualitative feedback from partners at a rural Michigan Head Start program regarding their perceptions on the treatment content and suggestions for modifications. Discusses challenges and barriers to PND in rural communities and the need for tailored mental health support.
Author(s): Marni J. Rubyan, Addie Weaver, Rana Kanafani, et al.
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 19(2)
Date: 2025
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Summer EBT in Indian Country: A Report on Tribal Success, Barriers, and Best Practices
Examines the implementation of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program in the Chickasaw and Cherokee Nations that are located in Oklahoma. Discusses the program's impact on food insecurity in Tribal communities and how to improve participation in the future.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: Food Research & Action Center, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
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Examines the implementation of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program in the Chickasaw and Cherokee Nations that are located in Oklahoma. Discusses the program's impact on food insecurity in Tribal communities and how to improve participation in the future.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: Food Research & Action Center, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
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Bridging the Gap: Clinical Preceptors for Physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Utah
Report explores the clinical training needs and landscape for physicians and advanced practice registered nurse (APRNs) in Utah. Discusses training capacity and demand across the state and in rural areas. Makes recommendation for the future.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Utah Health Workforce Information Center
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Report explores the clinical training needs and landscape for physicians and advanced practice registered nurse (APRNs) in Utah. Discusses training capacity and demand across the state and in rural areas. Makes recommendation for the future.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Utah Health Workforce Information Center
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Alaska Native Injury Atlas, 4th Edition - Part 1: Injury Deaths
Provides data on trends in injury-related deaths among Alaska Native and American Indian people in Alaska, utilizing 2014-2023 Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records death certificate data. Breaks down data by Tribal Health Region, demographic group, injury mechanism, and injury intent.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Provides data on trends in injury-related deaths among Alaska Native and American Indian people in Alaska, utilizing 2014-2023 Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records death certificate data. Breaks down data by Tribal Health Region, demographic group, injury mechanism, and injury intent.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Comparing Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Machine Accessibility Among Urban and Rural County Hospitals in Wisconsin
Examines radiologic services in hospitals and disparities in access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) machines in rural versus urban Wisconsin hospitals. Provides data on rural and urban counties in Wisconsin, including population, county square miles, available MRI and CT machines, and person to MRI/CT ratios. Includes maps showing county-level access to radiologic services as well as comparisons across Wisconsin's rural and urban counties, all Wisconsin counties, and all U.S. counties.
Author(s): Benjamin Burdorf, William MacDonald, Pravallika Kesarla, Samantha Burdorf
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 124(3), 243-248
Date: 2025
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Examines radiologic services in hospitals and disparities in access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) machines in rural versus urban Wisconsin hospitals. Provides data on rural and urban counties in Wisconsin, including population, county square miles, available MRI and CT machines, and person to MRI/CT ratios. Includes maps showing county-level access to radiologic services as well as comparisons across Wisconsin's rural and urban counties, all Wisconsin counties, and all U.S. counties.
Author(s): Benjamin Burdorf, William MacDonald, Pravallika Kesarla, Samantha Burdorf
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 124(3), 243-248
Date: 2025
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Georgia Dental Hygienist Workforce Report 2025: Based on 2024-2025 Licensure Renewals and New Licensees
An overview of Georgia's dental hygienist workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dental hygienists by age, sex, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dental hygienists and concentrations of dental hygienists per 100,000 residents as of 2025.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, LePrissa Moore, Briana Harris, G.E. Alan Dever
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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An overview of Georgia's dental hygienist workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dental hygienists by age, sex, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dental hygienists and concentrations of dental hygienists per 100,000 residents as of 2025.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, LePrissa Moore, Briana Harris, G.E. Alan Dever
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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