Rural Health
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Recovery From the Coronavirus Pandemic in K–12 Education
Provides information on parent concerns, COVID-19 pandemic accommodations to learning, student support, mental health services, and community school or wraparound services, with breakdowns according to school locale of city, suburban, town, or rural.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education Statistics
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Provides information on parent concerns, COVID-19 pandemic accommodations to learning, student support, mental health services, and community school or wraparound services, with breakdowns according to school locale of city, suburban, town, or rural.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education Statistics
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Funding for Public School Nurses
An infographic that provides data on the source of funding for school nurses, with rural versus urban as well as regional information on schools that bill for Medicaid reimbursements.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of School Nurses
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An infographic that provides data on the source of funding for school nurses, with rural versus urban as well as regional information on schools that bill for Medicaid reimbursements.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of School Nurses
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Public School Nurses in the U.S.
An infographic that provides data on nurses in U.S. public schools, with rural versus urban as well as regional information on schools with access to full-time and part-time nurses.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of School Nurses
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An infographic that provides data on nurses in U.S. public schools, with rural versus urban as well as regional information on schools with access to full-time and part-time nurses.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of School Nurses
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Variations in Victimization: The Relationship between Community Types, Violence against Women and Reporting Behaviors
Using a 5 category measure of rural and urban locations by land use, evaluates National Crime Victimization Survey data between 1996 and 2005 to analyze differences in the rural and urban victim-offender relationship for female victims. Discusses the impact of proximity for rural victimization and how the victim-offender relationship impacts reporting victimization to the police.
Author(s): Ryan Randa, Sarah R. Bostrom, Wyatt Brown, Bradford W. Reyns, Jessica C. Fleming
Citation: Social Sciences, 12(9), 471
Date: 08/2023
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Using a 5 category measure of rural and urban locations by land use, evaluates National Crime Victimization Survey data between 1996 and 2005 to analyze differences in the rural and urban victim-offender relationship for female victims. Discusses the impact of proximity for rural victimization and how the victim-offender relationship impacts reporting victimization to the police.
Author(s): Ryan Randa, Sarah R. Bostrom, Wyatt Brown, Bradford W. Reyns, Jessica C. Fleming
Citation: Social Sciences, 12(9), 471
Date: 08/2023
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Report to Congress on the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Provides an overview of the primary activities and services implemented by the Runaway and Homeless Youth grantees between fiscal years 2018-2019. Provides an introduction to programs, performance standards and youth characteristics, basic center program, transitional living and maternity group home program, street outreach program, program performance monitoring, and service provision data. Includes information on the Rural Host Home Demonstration Project.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Family & Youth Services Bureau
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Provides an overview of the primary activities and services implemented by the Runaway and Homeless Youth grantees between fiscal years 2018-2019. Provides an introduction to programs, performance standards and youth characteristics, basic center program, transitional living and maternity group home program, street outreach program, program performance monitoring, and service provision data. Includes information on the Rural Host Home Demonstration Project.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Family & Youth Services Bureau
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The State of Our Health: A Statewide Health Assessment of Pennsylvania, August 2023 Update
Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Addressing HPV-related Stigma to Increase HPV Vaccination in Rural Communities
Discusses how stigma related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection creates barriers to vaccination for a variety of populations, including people in rural areas. Details strategies to increase rural HPV vaccine access by addressing stigma.
Author(s): Caryn Peterson
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Discusses how stigma related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection creates barriers to vaccination for a variety of populations, including people in rural areas. Details strategies to increase rural HPV vaccine access by addressing stigma.
Author(s): Caryn Peterson
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Differential Treatment and Outcomes for Patients With Heart Attacks in Advantaged and Disadvantaged Communities
Analyzes geographic disparities in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) access, treatment, and outcomes among patients with acute myocardial infarction in California using 2006-2020 patient data. Compares mortality, readmissions, same-day PCI, distance to PCI, and more by neighborhood disadvantage status. Highlights factors associated with neighborhood disadvantage including race, ethnicity, and rurality.
Author(s): Yu-Chu Shen, Nandita Sarkar, Renee Y. Hsia
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(17), e030506
Date: 08/2023
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Analyzes geographic disparities in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) access, treatment, and outcomes among patients with acute myocardial infarction in California using 2006-2020 patient data. Compares mortality, readmissions, same-day PCI, distance to PCI, and more by neighborhood disadvantage status. Highlights factors associated with neighborhood disadvantage including race, ethnicity, and rurality.
Author(s): Yu-Chu Shen, Nandita Sarkar, Renee Y. Hsia
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(17), e030506
Date: 08/2023
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Using Wastewater to Overcome Health Disparities among Rural Residents
Highlights health disparities in rural America and the potential for wastewater surveillance as a tool to address disparities. Discusses the use of wastewater surveillance during COVID-19 and in under-resourced locations in South Africa.
Author(s): Rochelle H. Holm, Gina Pocock, Marie A. Severson, et al.
Citation: Geoforum, 144, 103816
Date: 08/2023
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Highlights health disparities in rural America and the potential for wastewater surveillance as a tool to address disparities. Discusses the use of wastewater surveillance during COVID-19 and in under-resourced locations in South Africa.
Author(s): Rochelle H. Holm, Gina Pocock, Marie A. Severson, et al.
Citation: Geoforum, 144, 103816
Date: 08/2023
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Who's Accountable? Low-Value Care Received By Medicare Beneficiaries Outside Of Their Attributed Health Systems
Examines how much low-volume care and health system spending can be attributed to fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries aged 65-years-old and older receiving care outside of the health system between 2017-2018. Explores beneficiary and health system factors associated with receiving the thirty most common low-value services, including beneficiaries' rurality and whether the low-value services originated from primary care physicians or specialists.
Author(s): Ishani Ganguli, Maia L. Crawford, Benjamin Usadi, et al.
Citation: Health Affairs, 42(8), 1128-1139
Date: 08/2023
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Examines how much low-volume care and health system spending can be attributed to fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries aged 65-years-old and older receiving care outside of the health system between 2017-2018. Explores beneficiary and health system factors associated with receiving the thirty most common low-value services, including beneficiaries' rurality and whether the low-value services originated from primary care physicians or specialists.
Author(s): Ishani Ganguli, Maia L. Crawford, Benjamin Usadi, et al.
Citation: Health Affairs, 42(8), 1128-1139
Date: 08/2023
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