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Patients of Free & Charitable Clinics & Pharmacies: 2023
An infographic that provides an overview on the patients who utilize The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) member clinics and pharmacies in the U.S. Includes data on patient demographics, illness/disease, and location by rural, urban, or suburban.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: The National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
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An infographic that provides an overview on the patients who utilize The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) member clinics and pharmacies in the U.S. Includes data on patient demographics, illness/disease, and location by rural, urban, or suburban.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: The National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
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A Look at U.S. Free & Charitable Clinics & Pharmacies: 2023
An infographic that provides an overview on healthcare organization type, services provided by, and location of The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) member clinics and pharmacies by rural, urban, or suburban.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: The National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
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An infographic that provides an overview on healthcare organization type, services provided by, and location of The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) member clinics and pharmacies by rural, urban, or suburban.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: The National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
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Broadband Speed: FCC Should Improve Its Communication of Advanced Telecommunications Capability Assessments
Examines the extent to which Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has communicated how it reviews, and determines whether to update, the broadband upload and download speed benchmark. Describes how the minimum speed requirements of selected federal and state broadband programs differ from FCC's benchmark and stakeholders' views on the implications of these differences.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines the extent to which Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has communicated how it reviews, and determines whether to update, the broadband upload and download speed benchmark. Describes how the minimum speed requirements of selected federal and state broadband programs differ from FCC's benchmark and stakeholders' views on the implications of these differences.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Hunger Among Adults Age 50-59 in 2021: An Annual Report
Reports on the extent, distribution, and trends of food insecurity among U.S. residents ages 50-59. Features state-level estimates and data breakdowns on food insecurity by income, race/ethnicity, metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan location, sex, and more.
Author(s): Craig Gundersen, James P. Ziliak
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
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Reports on the extent, distribution, and trends of food insecurity among U.S. residents ages 50-59. Features state-level estimates and data breakdowns on food insecurity by income, race/ethnicity, metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan location, sex, and more.
Author(s): Craig Gundersen, James P. Ziliak
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
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The State of Senior Hunger in America in 2021: An Annual Report
Discusses food insecurity rates among Americans age 60 or older. Includes demographics and characteristics of seniors lacking sufficient access to food, and provides trends and state-level information on food insecurity. Features data breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan settings.
Author(s): James P. Ziliak, Craig Gundersen
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
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Discusses food insecurity rates among Americans age 60 or older. Includes demographics and characteristics of seniors lacking sufficient access to food, and provides trends and state-level information on food insecurity. Features data breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan settings.
Author(s): James P. Ziliak, Craig Gundersen
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
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Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) in Review: 2022-2023
Provides information about the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) activities in 2022-2023 as well as the 44 member hospitals. Includes information about hospital locations, service highlights, leadership and education programs, chronic disease initiatives, and more.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
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Provides information about the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) activities in 2022-2023 as well as the 44 member hospitals. Includes information about hospital locations, service highlights, leadership and education programs, chronic disease initiatives, and more.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
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Location, Age, and Race Matter: A Path Model of Emotional Distress in the U.S. During COVID-19
Examines factors that contributed to emotional distress during COVID-19 such as rurality, race, demographics, substance use, and more. Provides 2020 survey results from 947 U.S. adults and discusses mental health in vulnerable populations.
Author(s): Viktor Clark, Hannah Ming, Sunny Jung Kim
Citation: BMC Public Health, 23, 762
Date: 04/2023
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Examines factors that contributed to emotional distress during COVID-19 such as rurality, race, demographics, substance use, and more. Provides 2020 survey results from 947 U.S. adults and discusses mental health in vulnerable populations.
Author(s): Viktor Clark, Hannah Ming, Sunny Jung Kim
Citation: BMC Public Health, 23, 762
Date: 04/2023
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Medicaid: Characteristics of and Expenditures for Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
Describes the health and demographic characteristics of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) enrolled in Medicaid home- and community-based programs in 2019 in six states: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. Examines average per-beneficiary healthcare expenditures for I/DD beneficiaries in these states. Highlights the percentage of I/DD beneficiaries in rural areas of each state.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Describes the health and demographic characteristics of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) enrolled in Medicaid home- and community-based programs in 2019 in six states: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. Examines average per-beneficiary healthcare expenditures for I/DD beneficiaries in these states. Highlights the percentage of I/DD beneficiaries in rural areas of each state.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Association of Rurality and Identifying as Black with Receipt of Specialty Care Among Patients Hospitalized with a Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Medicare Cohort Study
Examines if rural, Black patients with diabetes receive specialty care at the same rate as the larger, aggregated population of diabetes patients. Analyzes 124,487 Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with diabetic foot ulcers from 2013 to 2014. Includes data broken down by rural versus urban, race/ethnicity, and characteristics and severity of disease.
Author(s): Lindsay Taylor, Ronald Gangnon, W. Ryan Powell, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 11(2), e003185
Date: 04/2023
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Examines if rural, Black patients with diabetes receive specialty care at the same rate as the larger, aggregated population of diabetes patients. Analyzes 124,487 Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with diabetic foot ulcers from 2013 to 2014. Includes data broken down by rural versus urban, race/ethnicity, and characteristics and severity of disease.
Author(s): Lindsay Taylor, Ronald Gangnon, W. Ryan Powell, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 11(2), e003185
Date: 04/2023
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The Opioid Crisis: Impact on Native American Communities
Describes the opioid crisis impact on Non-Hispanic Native American communities since 2000. Compares deaths for Native Americans with the general U.S. population and the general New Mexican population. Also shows impact of different types of opioids and deaths for Non-Hispanic Native Americans by sex and age in 2021 as well as drug use among Native American high school students in New Mexico in 2021 by drug type.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
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Describes the opioid crisis impact on Non-Hispanic Native American communities since 2000. Compares deaths for Native Americans with the general U.S. population and the general New Mexican population. Also shows impact of different types of opioids and deaths for Non-Hispanic Native Americans by sex and age in 2021 as well as drug use among Native American high school students in New Mexico in 2021 by drug type.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
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