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Missouri Nursing Education Programs
Provides information on nursing education programs in Missouri, including county-level maps showing location of education programs, location of healthcare facilities, and number of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs) per 10,000 people.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Health Care Workforce Project
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Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Care Engagement: Recommendations from People with HIV in Rural Arkansas
Interviewed 11 people with HIV in rural Arkansas to identify barriers and facilitators for HIV care. Discusses distance to care, transportation, stigma, telehealth, resilience, support networks, and more.
Author(s): Sara Alexandra Marshall, Jun Tao, Heather K. Horton, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(2), 459-468
Date: 03/2023
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Drug Overdoses in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania: A Progress Report
Assesses the change in the number of reported overdoses in rural and urban Pennsylvania from 2018 to 2022, using data from the Pennsylvania State Police's Overdose Information Network. Features a county-level map showing reported overdoses per 100,000 residents in 2022, and includes statistics on ages of rural overdose victims and overdose survival rates, percentages of overdose victims receiving naloxone, and post-naloxone actions, with breakdowns by urban or rural area.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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The Interaction of Rurality and Rare Cancers for Travel Time to Cancer Care
Explores the connection between rurality and travel time to receive treatment for rare cancers. Breaks down data by patient characteristics, such as age and rurality, among other measures. Compares rare cancers with common cancers and by treatment type.
Author(s): Tracy Onega, Jennifer Alford-Teaster, Chris Leggett, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(2), 426-433
Date: 03/2023
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American Indian and Alaskan Native Maternal Mental Health
Report discusses the rates of maternal mental health conditions experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native women. Highlights correlations and contributing factors driving mental health disparities among native mothers.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
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Messages of Hope: Promoting Wellness to Prevent Suicide in Alaska, 2023-2027 Statewide Suicide Prevention Plan
Highlights the State of Alaska's plan for suicide prevention for the years 2023-2027. Presents a 6 goal plan for the prevention and reversal of the conditions that often lead to suicide. Includes strategies for implementation and evaluation of interventions.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Department of Health
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Rural Maryland Council Report on the Transportation Health Care Roundtable Meetings
Summaries of a series of roundtable discussions between healthcare and transportation providers to determine how health and human services transportation can be improved in Maryland. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Rural Maryland Council, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
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Rural Housing Resource Sheet
Provides information on federal and non-federal funding sources and models for rural housing.
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Development Organizations
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Understanding Flexible Rural Career Pathways
Describes career pathways in rural areas with a focus on place-based approaches, rural student contexts, partner and workforce collaboration, real-world experience, and interventions in career development. Includes data on rural versus urban comparisons of courses offered at school, levels of educational attainment, and more.
Author(s): Catharine Warner-Griffin and Jenni Liveoak
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Education Innovation and Research Program
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Mental Health of Agricultural Adolescents and Adults: Preliminary Results of a Five-year Study
Surveyed 122 farm families in 2021 to analyze symptoms of depression and anxiety in farm adults and their children as well as correlation between mental health and finances using the Family Stress Model. Participant characteristics include rurality and various physical and mental health measures.
Author(s): Josie M. Rudolphi, Richard L. Berg
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1056487
Date: 03/2023
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