Rural Health
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Georgia Loan Repayment Programs and Scholarship Awards Report: Fiscal Year 2024
Features sections on the Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program (PRAAP) and the Dentists for Rural Areas Assistance Program (DRAAP). Features county-level maps showing areas with improved access to care due to PRAAP and DRAAP.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Features sections on the Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program (PRAAP) and the Dentists for Rural Areas Assistance Program (DRAAP). Features county-level maps showing areas with improved access to care due to PRAAP and DRAAP.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Something in the Air: Bridging the Air Quality Data Gap with Satellite Technology - A State of the Air Supplemental Report
Examines air quality data and the usefulness of satellite technology for pollution control. Includes spotlights on counties with specific data challenges, such as Mohave County, which is located in a rural part of Arizona. Discusses challenges of air quality assessment in rural areas.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: American Lung Association
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Examines air quality data and the usefulness of satellite technology for pollution control. Includes spotlights on counties with specific data challenges, such as Mohave County, which is located in a rural part of Arizona. Discusses challenges of air quality assessment in rural areas.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: American Lung Association
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Messaging Preferences About the COVID-19 Vaccine among Adults in Eastern North Carolina
Examines messaging related to COVID-19 vaccines for rural and underserved populations in Eastern North Carolina (ENC). Utilizes qualitative feedback from 40 rural ENC residents regarding vaccines and trust, preferences regarding information, and religious beliefs. Discusses vaccine uptake and the importance of understanding diverse populations and their culture.
Author(s): Abby J. Schwartz, Alice R. Richman, Essie Torres
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 50(1), 71-80
Date: 2024
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Examines messaging related to COVID-19 vaccines for rural and underserved populations in Eastern North Carolina (ENC). Utilizes qualitative feedback from 40 rural ENC residents regarding vaccines and trust, preferences regarding information, and religious beliefs. Discusses vaccine uptake and the importance of understanding diverse populations and their culture.
Author(s): Abby J. Schwartz, Alice R. Richman, Essie Torres
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 50(1), 71-80
Date: 2024
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Hospice Care Chartbook 2024
Provides an overview of hospice care, including patient demographics, characteristics of live discharges, organizational trends, and Medicare spending for hospice services. Includes charts and graphs throughout, as well as state-by-state data. Slides 13 and 18 highlight the rural-urban distribution of hospice patients and live discharges, respectively.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: KNG Health Consulting, National Alliance for Care at Home, Research Institute for Home Care
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Provides an overview of hospice care, including patient demographics, characteristics of live discharges, organizational trends, and Medicare spending for hospice services. Includes charts and graphs throughout, as well as state-by-state data. Slides 13 and 18 highlight the rural-urban distribution of hospice patients and live discharges, respectively.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: KNG Health Consulting, National Alliance for Care at Home, Research Institute for Home Care
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Oklahoma Breast & Cervical Cancer Annual Addendum: State Fiscal Year 2024
Discusses programs and initiatives supporting breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment in Oklahoma. Includes color-coded maps showing ranges of breast and cervical cancer incidence and mortality in Oklahoma counties.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Discusses programs and initiatives supporting breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment in Oklahoma. Includes color-coded maps showing ranges of breast and cervical cancer incidence and mortality in Oklahoma counties.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Research Institute for Home Health Care Chartbook 2024
Provides an overview of home health, including patient demographics and clinical profiles, organizational trends, the economic contribution of home health agencies, and patient outcomes. Includes charts and graphs throughout, as well as state-by-state data. Slide 11 highlights the rural-urban distribution of home health users.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: KNG Health Consulting, National Alliance for Care at Home, Research Institute for Home Care
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Provides an overview of home health, including patient demographics and clinical profiles, organizational trends, the economic contribution of home health agencies, and patient outcomes. Includes charts and graphs throughout, as well as state-by-state data. Slide 11 highlights the rural-urban distribution of home health users.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: KNG Health Consulting, National Alliance for Care at Home, Research Institute for Home Care
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Older Americans 2024: Key Indicators of Well-Being
Offers 41 indicators of wellness for older adults related to demographics, economics, health status, health behaviors, healthcare use, and environment. Includes a special section on telehealth offering 2022 data on the percentage of older adults using telehealth by 4 levels of urbanization.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: AgingStats.gov: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
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Offers 41 indicators of wellness for older adults related to demographics, economics, health status, health behaviors, healthcare use, and environment. Includes a special section on telehealth offering 2022 data on the percentage of older adults using telehealth by 4 levels of urbanization.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: AgingStats.gov: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
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Safety Leadership Training Effectiveness Evaluation on Behavior Change Among Large-Herd U.S. Dairy Farm Supervisors
Evaluates the effectiveness of a 12-module asynchronous safety leadership training program for dairy farm supervisors focusing on health and safety on the farm, communication, workplace conflict, and more. Discusses use of the Kirkpatrick Model of Training Effectiveness, the limitation of broadband access on study results, and implications for occupational health practice.
Author(s): David I. Douphrate, Anabel Rodriguez, Amir Hossein Javid, Pete Kines
Citation: Workplace Health & Safety, 2024
Date: 2024
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Evaluates the effectiveness of a 12-module asynchronous safety leadership training program for dairy farm supervisors focusing on health and safety on the farm, communication, workplace conflict, and more. Discusses use of the Kirkpatrick Model of Training Effectiveness, the limitation of broadband access on study results, and implications for occupational health practice.
Author(s): David I. Douphrate, Anabel Rodriguez, Amir Hossein Javid, Pete Kines
Citation: Workplace Health & Safety, 2024
Date: 2024
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The Suicide Prevention Plan for Ohio: 2024-2026
Provides an overview of the strategic priorities to prevent suicide in Ohio, including a focus on community systems, prevention and early intervention, quality treatment and postvention, and data and evaluation. Provides suicide data in Ohio, including 2017-2021 county-level data on the suicide death rate. Discusses suicide impacts on rural and Appalachian counties.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
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Provides an overview of the strategic priorities to prevent suicide in Ohio, including a focus on community systems, prevention and early intervention, quality treatment and postvention, and data and evaluation. Provides suicide data in Ohio, including 2017-2021 county-level data on the suicide death rate. Discusses suicide impacts on rural and Appalachian counties.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
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Kentucky Medical Laboratory Science Workforce Report 2024
Offers definitions of different types of medical laboratory science occupations, and features projected supply and demand in Kentucky and average salaries. Includes a section on the Medical Laboratory Science program offered at the University of Kentucky's Hazard campus, in rural eastern Kentucky.
Author(s): Frances J. Feltner, Caleb K. Williams, William Mace Baker
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
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Offers definitions of different types of medical laboratory science occupations, and features projected supply and demand in Kentucky and average salaries. Includes a section on the Medical Laboratory Science program offered at the University of Kentucky's Hazard campus, in rural eastern Kentucky.
Author(s): Frances J. Feltner, Caleb K. Williams, William Mace Baker
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
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