Rural Health
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Creating a Consortium to Combat the Opioid Epidemic in Ohio
Highlights a program formed to address the opioid crisis in five counties in Ohio. Discusses the use of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) to form a hub-and-spoke consortium of state, county, and community partners.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2019
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Highlights a program formed to address the opioid crisis in five counties in Ohio. Discusses the use of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) to form a hub-and-spoke consortium of state, county, and community partners.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2019
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Advancing Health Equity Through Community Health Workers and Peer Providers: Mounting Evidence and Policy Recommendations
Reviews the results from 9 studies funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute supporting the inclusion of community health workers (CHWs) and peer providers (PPs) as effective participants in addressing health and healthcare inequities, particularly for diverse communities. Each study presented focuses on a distinct function of utilizing CHWs and/or PPS such as mentoring, managing chronic conditions, and navigator support for serious mental illness and depression. Discusses why payers and providers should include CHWs and PPS in a variety of capacities to improve outcomes, add value to care, and control costs.
Date: 11/2019
Sponsoring organization: Families USA
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Reviews the results from 9 studies funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute supporting the inclusion of community health workers (CHWs) and peer providers (PPs) as effective participants in addressing health and healthcare inequities, particularly for diverse communities. Each study presented focuses on a distinct function of utilizing CHWs and/or PPS such as mentoring, managing chronic conditions, and navigator support for serious mental illness and depression. Discusses why payers and providers should include CHWs and PPS in a variety of capacities to improve outcomes, add value to care, and control costs.
Date: 11/2019
Sponsoring organization: Families USA
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Rural Hospitals: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Describes the conditions facing rural hospitals and their communities contributing to the high rate of rural hospital closure. Discusses state and federal legislation, policies, and programs developed to support rural hospitals. Provides data for 15 Southern states including their state and rural populations, percentage of population uninsured, Medicaid expansion status, percentage at high financial risk, and number of rural hospital closures.
Author(s): Nick Bowman
Date: 11/2019
Sponsoring organization: Southern Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments
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Describes the conditions facing rural hospitals and their communities contributing to the high rate of rural hospital closure. Discusses state and federal legislation, policies, and programs developed to support rural hospitals. Provides data for 15 Southern states including their state and rural populations, percentage of population uninsured, Medicaid expansion status, percentage at high financial risk, and number of rural hospital closures.
Author(s): Nick Bowman
Date: 11/2019
Sponsoring organization: Southern Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments
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Promising Practice: Sowing the Seeds of Healthy Eating in Rural Indiana
Illustrates how a training and education program for rural residents living in 7 rural communities within the New Allen Alliance (NAA), a partnership of communities in eastern Allen County, Indiana, encourages healthy cooking, access to healthy foods, and improved health.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Date: 11/2019
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Illustrates how a training and education program for rural residents living in 7 rural communities within the New Allen Alliance (NAA), a partnership of communities in eastern Allen County, Indiana, encourages healthy cooking, access to healthy foods, and improved health.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Date: 11/2019
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Growth and Distribution of Child Psychiatrists in the United States: 2007-2016
Results of a study exploring trends in the growth and distribution of child psychiatrists in the United States from 2007-2016, noting differences in access in urban and rural areas. Includes statistics on the numbers of children and child psychiatrists in each state, and a county-level map showing the percent of change during the decade studied.
Author(s): Ryan K. McBain, Aaron Kofner, Bradley D. Stein, et al.
Citation: Pediatrics, 144(6), e20191576
Date: 11/2019
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Results of a study exploring trends in the growth and distribution of child psychiatrists in the United States from 2007-2016, noting differences in access in urban and rural areas. Includes statistics on the numbers of children and child psychiatrists in each state, and a county-level map showing the percent of change during the decade studied.
Author(s): Ryan K. McBain, Aaron Kofner, Bradley D. Stein, et al.
Citation: Pediatrics, 144(6), e20191576
Date: 11/2019
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Collaborative Solutions to Antibiotic Stewardship in Small Community and Critical Access Hospitals
Examines the issue of antibiotic resistance and the purpose of antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs). Discusses barriers to ASP adoption in small community hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) as well as potential solutions.
Author(s): Jay Bhatt, Brian Smith, Melinda M. Neuhauser, et al.
Citation: Academic Medicine, 94(10), 1419-1421
Date: 10/2019
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Examines the issue of antibiotic resistance and the purpose of antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs). Discusses barriers to ASP adoption in small community hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) as well as potential solutions.
Author(s): Jay Bhatt, Brian Smith, Melinda M. Neuhauser, et al.
Citation: Academic Medicine, 94(10), 1419-1421
Date: 10/2019
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Iowa Rural Health and Primary Care: Health Professional Underserved Areas and Rural Health Program Opportunities
Provides an overview of rural healthcare workforce programs, recruitment, and retention opportunities in Iowa. Includes county-level information on Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs), and Medically Underserved Populations (MUPs).
Date: 10/2019
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides an overview of rural healthcare workforce programs, recruitment, and retention opportunities in Iowa. Includes county-level information on Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs), and Medically Underserved Populations (MUPs).
Date: 10/2019
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
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Rural-Urban Patterns of Disability: The Role of Migration
Explores whether selective migration contributes to rural-urban disability rate disparities. Compares data for people with disability, people without disability who live in households with disability, and people without disability in households without disability. Considers rural or urban status and age. Discusses models of migration decision-making and factors associated with migration.
Author(s): Christiane von Reichert, E. Helen Berry
Citation: Population, Space and Place, 2019 (1), 1-18
Date: 10/2019
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Explores whether selective migration contributes to rural-urban disability rate disparities. Compares data for people with disability, people without disability who live in households with disability, and people without disability in households without disability. Considers rural or urban status and age. Discusses models of migration decision-making and factors associated with migration.
Author(s): Christiane von Reichert, E. Helen Berry
Citation: Population, Space and Place, 2019 (1), 1-18
Date: 10/2019
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Project Sustainability Action Plan SAMPLE: Center States Rural Health Network
Provides a reference model for rural communities to use when establishing a sustainability action plan. Topics covered include strategic thinking, marketing, operational review, financial outlook, network sustainability assessment, and opportunities for sustainability.
Date: 10/2019
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Rural Health Innovations
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Provides a reference model for rural communities to use when establishing a sustainability action plan. Topics covered include strategic thinking, marketing, operational review, financial outlook, network sustainability assessment, and opportunities for sustainability.
Date: 10/2019
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Rural Health Innovations
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Disparities in Cancer Incidence and Trends among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 2010–2015
Reports on cancer trends and incidence rates from 2010 to 2015 for American Indian and Alaska Native populations compared to non-Hispanic White populations living in Indian Health Service (IHS) or purchased/referred care delivery areas (PRCDA) counties.
Author(s): Stephanie C. Melkonian, Melissa A. Jim, Donald Haverkamp, et al.
Citation: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 28(10), 1604-1611
Date: 10/2019
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Reports on cancer trends and incidence rates from 2010 to 2015 for American Indian and Alaska Native populations compared to non-Hispanic White populations living in Indian Health Service (IHS) or purchased/referred care delivery areas (PRCDA) counties.
Author(s): Stephanie C. Melkonian, Melissa A. Jim, Donald Haverkamp, et al.
Citation: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 28(10), 1604-1611
Date: 10/2019
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