Rural Health
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Advancing Rural Health Equity Stakeholder Report
Outlines the strengths and challenges of rural healthcare delivery in New Hampshire and southeastern Vermont with a special emphasis on health equity using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Achieving Health Equity: A Guide for Healthcare Organizations framework. Describes the process for developing the Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity's (CARHE) scope and includes recommendations for the short-term, including strategies for collaboration among the community, healthcare research, and healthcare practice. Recommendations developed as a result of interviews with 13 rural stakeholders.
Author(s): Yaël Gill, Kate B. Hilton
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity
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Outlines the strengths and challenges of rural healthcare delivery in New Hampshire and southeastern Vermont with a special emphasis on health equity using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Achieving Health Equity: A Guide for Healthcare Organizations framework. Describes the process for developing the Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity's (CARHE) scope and includes recommendations for the short-term, including strategies for collaboration among the community, healthcare research, and healthcare practice. Recommendations developed as a result of interviews with 13 rural stakeholders.
Author(s): Yaël Gill, Kate B. Hilton
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity
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Introduction to Improving Telehealth and Virtual Care for Pain Management and Opioid/ Substance Use Disorder
Presents the proceedings of a meeting discussing the use of telehealth and virtual care to treat substance use disorder (SUD), opioid use disorder (OUD), and to monitor pain management. Highlights the effect the COVID-19 pandemic on telehealth use, regulation, and reimbursement. Features considerations for rural communities.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Academy of Medicine
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Presents the proceedings of a meeting discussing the use of telehealth and virtual care to treat substance use disorder (SUD), opioid use disorder (OUD), and to monitor pain management. Highlights the effect the COVID-19 pandemic on telehealth use, regulation, and reimbursement. Features considerations for rural communities.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Academy of Medicine
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Evaluating Vaccination Coverage and Timeliness in American Indian/Alaska Native and Non-Hispanic White Children Using State Immunization Information System Data, 2015–2017
Explores the rates of vaccination coverage and timeliness among American Indian and Alaska Native children in Montana. Compares rates with non-Hispanic White children. Breaks down data by vaccines given, doses received, and time of vaccinations, among other measures.
Author(s): Sarah Y. Michels, Rain E. Freeman, Elizabeth Williams, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine Reports, 27, 101817
Date: 06/2022
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Explores the rates of vaccination coverage and timeliness among American Indian and Alaska Native children in Montana. Compares rates with non-Hispanic White children. Breaks down data by vaccines given, doses received, and time of vaccinations, among other measures.
Author(s): Sarah Y. Michels, Rain E. Freeman, Elizabeth Williams, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine Reports, 27, 101817
Date: 06/2022
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Rural Health in Connecticut A Comprehensive Review of Social Determinants, Community Resources, Health Outcomes, and Wellbeing
Documents the nature of public health for Connecticut's rural populations with a focus on trends, to understand how these populations are changing. Features chapters on social determinants of health, healthcare systems, health risks and behaviors, and health outcomes.
Author(s): Kelly Davila, Camille Seaberry
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: DataHaven
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Documents the nature of public health for Connecticut's rural populations with a focus on trends, to understand how these populations are changing. Features chapters on social determinants of health, healthcare systems, health risks and behaviors, and health outcomes.
Author(s): Kelly Davila, Camille Seaberry
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: DataHaven
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Advancing Rural Health: Illinois Small and Rural Hospitals
Discusses the overall impact of the 86 small and rural hospitals in Illinois. Includes data on hospital utilization, patient demographics, economic impacts, associated community engagement and healthcare services, workforce and specialty care issues, and more. Provides county-level maps on obstetric services and location of small and rural hospitals.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Health and Hospital Association
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Discusses the overall impact of the 86 small and rural hospitals in Illinois. Includes data on hospital utilization, patient demographics, economic impacts, associated community engagement and healthcare services, workforce and specialty care issues, and more. Provides county-level maps on obstetric services and location of small and rural hospitals.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Health and Hospital Association
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COVID-19 Effects on Pennsylvania Crime Trends: A Rural/Urban Comparison
Examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on murder and abuse in Pennsylvania, and identifies rural-urban differences in these outcomes before and during the pandemic. Features statistics on yearly homicide totals and protection orders, with breakdowns by rural counties, Philadelphia county, and other urban counties.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): David Yerger, Brandon Vick, Robert Orth, Charles Gartside
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on murder and abuse in Pennsylvania, and identifies rural-urban differences in these outcomes before and during the pandemic. Features statistics on yearly homicide totals and protection orders, with breakdowns by rural counties, Philadelphia county, and other urban counties.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): David Yerger, Brandon Vick, Robert Orth, Charles Gartside
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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How to Access Data for American Indian and Alaska Native Population Groupings
Step-by-step guide for accessing data for specific American Indian and Alaska Native tribes via data.census.gov.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Step-by-step guide for accessing data for specific American Indian and Alaska Native tribes via data.census.gov.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Measure Up: Principles for Measuring Rural and Native Nation Development Progress
Discusses outcomes measurement for rural and tribal community and economic development initiatives. Offers strategies and principles for measurement, case studies, and resources to support rural communities and stakeholders navigate funding program requirements.
Additional links: Annotated List of Resources for Measuring Rural Development Progress, Executive Summary
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Aspen Institute
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Discusses outcomes measurement for rural and tribal community and economic development initiatives. Offers strategies and principles for measurement, case studies, and resources to support rural communities and stakeholders navigate funding program requirements.
Additional links: Annotated List of Resources for Measuring Rural Development Progress, Executive Summary
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Aspen Institute
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Factors Responsible for Healthcare Avoidance among Rural Adults in the Eastern Region of North Carolina
Analyzes reasons for healthcare avoidance in rural residents living in North Carolina. Examines 946 survey respondents about themes such as self-perceived health, healthcare utilization, and healthcare avoidance due to cost, complexity, or privacy. Includes demographic breakdown of survey respondents by age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, insurance status, health status, and other healthcare access variables.
Author(s): Ashley E. Burch
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 47(5), 737-744
Date: 06/2022
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Analyzes reasons for healthcare avoidance in rural residents living in North Carolina. Examines 946 survey respondents about themes such as self-perceived health, healthcare utilization, and healthcare avoidance due to cost, complexity, or privacy. Includes demographic breakdown of survey respondents by age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, insurance status, health status, and other healthcare access variables.
Author(s): Ashley E. Burch
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 47(5), 737-744
Date: 06/2022
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USDA Native Youth Resource Guide 2022
Provides information on funding opportunities available to American Indian and Alaska Native youth through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including research, loan, and scholarship opportunities, internships, summer camps, and after school and extra-curricular activities. Offers information on eligibility and links to more information on each opportunity.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Provides information on funding opportunities available to American Indian and Alaska Native youth through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including research, loan, and scholarship opportunities, internships, summer camps, and after school and extra-curricular activities. Offers information on eligibility and links to more information on each opportunity.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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