Rural Health
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Analysis of Obesity Rates for School Children in Pennsylvania
Report details an analysis of child obesity in Pennsylvania. Compares rural and urban rates by year and considers family demographics, such as occupation, household income, insurance coverage, among other factors.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Report details an analysis of child obesity in Pennsylvania. Compares rural and urban rates by year and considers family demographics, such as occupation, household income, insurance coverage, among other factors.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Broadband Deployment: Status and Federal Programs
Addresses the availability of broadband in rural, urban, and tribal areas of the U.S.; percent of households with broadband; and federal programs supporting broadband development and adoption.
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Addresses the availability of broadband in rural, urban, and tribal areas of the U.S.; percent of households with broadband; and federal programs supporting broadband development and adoption.
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Rural-Urban and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Invasive Cervical Cancer Incidence in the United States, 2010-2014
Results of a study examining 59,432 cases of cervical cancer. Features statistics on age-adjusted cervical cancer incidence, with breakdowns by race or ethnicity and urban or rural location.
Author(s): Lulu Yu, Susan A. Sabatino, Mary C. White
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 16
Date: 06/2019
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Results of a study examining 59,432 cases of cervical cancer. Features statistics on age-adjusted cervical cancer incidence, with breakdowns by race or ethnicity and urban or rural location.
Author(s): Lulu Yu, Susan A. Sabatino, Mary C. White
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 16
Date: 06/2019
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Rural Success: High-Performing CAHs Take Action for Antibiotic Stewardship
Highlights antibiotic stewardship program best practices and strategies from Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) based on a series of focus groups. Includes antibiotic stewardship results from a CAH facility survey.
Citation: MBQIP Monthly, 1-3
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Highlights antibiotic stewardship program best practices and strategies from Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) based on a series of focus groups. Includes antibiotic stewardship results from a CAH facility survey.
Citation: MBQIP Monthly, 1-3
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Hospitalizations for Newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - 2018
Examines newborn birth admissions involving neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in Pennsylvania general acute care hospitals from October 2017 through September 2018. Features statistics comparing NAS newborns with all other newborn stays in categories such as rates of complications by type, length of hospital stays, and payment by Medicaid, and NAS rate per 1,000 newborn stays with breakdown by rural or urban location. Includes a county-level map showing rates of NAS.
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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Examines newborn birth admissions involving neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in Pennsylvania general acute care hospitals from October 2017 through September 2018. Features statistics comparing NAS newborns with all other newborn stays in categories such as rates of complications by type, length of hospital stays, and payment by Medicaid, and NAS rate per 1,000 newborn stays with breakdown by rural or urban location. Includes a county-level map showing rates of NAS.
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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Broadband Availability and Access in Rural Pennsylvania
Report details broadband access in rural Pennsylvania. Discussed broadband speed and the role it plays in rural telehealth services. Features a literature review and policy recommendations.
Author(s): Sascha D. Meinrath, Hannah Bonestroo, Georgia Bullen, et al.
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Report details broadband access in rural Pennsylvania. Discussed broadband speed and the role it plays in rural telehealth services. Features a literature review and policy recommendations.
Author(s): Sascha D. Meinrath, Hannah Bonestroo, Georgia Bullen, et al.
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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A Unique Partnership Between the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center and the University of Guam: Fifteen Years of Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in Pacific Islanders in Hawai'i and Guam
Highlights a partnership between the University of Guam and the University of Hawaii Cancer Center focused on addressing cancer disparities in Pacific Islanders in Guam, Hawaii, and parts of Micronesia. Summarizes the 3 components of the program (research, research education, and community outreach) and discusses their outcomes and impact. The partnership is part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE) program.
Author(s): Hali R. Robinett, Rachael T. Leon Guerrero, John A. Peterson, et al.
Citation: Hawai'i Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 78(6), 205-207
Date: 06/2019
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Highlights a partnership between the University of Guam and the University of Hawaii Cancer Center focused on addressing cancer disparities in Pacific Islanders in Guam, Hawaii, and parts of Micronesia. Summarizes the 3 components of the program (research, research education, and community outreach) and discusses their outcomes and impact. The partnership is part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE) program.
Author(s): Hali R. Robinett, Rachael T. Leon Guerrero, John A. Peterson, et al.
Citation: Hawai'i Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 78(6), 205-207
Date: 06/2019
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Organization of Endovascular Thrombectomy: The Need for a 2-Tier System
Discusses the current state of stroke care and reasons behind establishing a two-tiered standard of care for tertiary healthcare centers and rural hospitals that perform acute stroke care.
Author(s): Mayank Goyal, Kathinka D. Kurz, Marc Fisher
Citation: Stroke, 50, 1325-1326
Date: 06/2019
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Discusses the current state of stroke care and reasons behind establishing a two-tiered standard of care for tertiary healthcare centers and rural hospitals that perform acute stroke care.
Author(s): Mayank Goyal, Kathinka D. Kurz, Marc Fisher
Citation: Stroke, 50, 1325-1326
Date: 06/2019
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Analysis of Oral Dietary Supplement Use in Rural Older Adults
Interviewed 138 rural older Nebraskan adults using at least 3 prescribed medications to determine associations with oral dietary supplement (ODS) use. Discusses implications of ODS use alongside prescription medication as well as rural-specific reasons for ODS use.
Author(s): Marcia Y. Shade, Matthew Witry, Katie Robinson, Kevin Kupzyk
Citation: Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(9-10), 1600-1606
Date: 05/2019
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Interviewed 138 rural older Nebraskan adults using at least 3 prescribed medications to determine associations with oral dietary supplement (ODS) use. Discusses implications of ODS use alongside prescription medication as well as rural-specific reasons for ODS use.
Author(s): Marcia Y. Shade, Matthew Witry, Katie Robinson, Kevin Kupzyk
Citation: Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(9-10), 1600-1606
Date: 05/2019
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Beyond Nutrient Intake: Use of Digital Food Photography Methodology to Examine Family Dinnertime
Examines the feasibility of utilizing food photography (Remote Food Photography Method or RFPM) with rural, low-resource families to examine the context of family mealtime, including meal timing, location, concordance in child-parent meals, level of preparation, and meal quality. Reviews mealtimes of 31 parent-child pairs in rural Colorado. Discusses the methodology's potential utility for both assessment and intervention.
Author(s): Morgan McCloskey, Susan L. Johnson, Traci A. Bekelman, Corby K. Martin, Laura L. Bellows
Citation: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(5), 547-555
Date: 05/2019
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Examines the feasibility of utilizing food photography (Remote Food Photography Method or RFPM) with rural, low-resource families to examine the context of family mealtime, including meal timing, location, concordance in child-parent meals, level of preparation, and meal quality. Reviews mealtimes of 31 parent-child pairs in rural Colorado. Discusses the methodology's potential utility for both assessment and intervention.
Author(s): Morgan McCloskey, Susan L. Johnson, Traci A. Bekelman, Corby K. Martin, Laura L. Bellows
Citation: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(5), 547-555
Date: 05/2019
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