Rural Health
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Minnesota Oral Health Workforce: Trends & Pipeline Incentives
Provides information on the oral health workforce and access to oral healthcare in Minnesota. Discusses dental Health Profession Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and covers a dentist to population ratio by rurality. Describes oral health trends in Minnesota.
Author(s): Nitika Moibi, Deb Jahnke
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Provides information on the oral health workforce and access to oral healthcare in Minnesota. Discusses dental Health Profession Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and covers a dentist to population ratio by rurality. Describes oral health trends in Minnesota.
Author(s): Nitika Moibi, Deb Jahnke
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Validation of a Dietary Screening Tool in a Middle-Aged Appalachian Population
Examines the use of a dietary screening tool (DST) utilizing surveys, anthropometry, and dietary recalls to assess nutritional risk in rural older adults living in Appalachia. Includes statistics on patient characteristics and medical history by risk category.
Author(s): Melissa Ventura Marra, Sowmyanarayanan V. Thuppal, Elizabeth J. Johnson, Regan L. Bailey
Citation: Nutrients, 10(3), 345
Date: 03/2018
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Examines the use of a dietary screening tool (DST) utilizing surveys, anthropometry, and dietary recalls to assess nutritional risk in rural older adults living in Appalachia. Includes statistics on patient characteristics and medical history by risk category.
Author(s): Melissa Ventura Marra, Sowmyanarayanan V. Thuppal, Elizabeth J. Johnson, Regan L. Bailey
Citation: Nutrients, 10(3), 345
Date: 03/2018
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Migrant Farmworkers' Perceptions of Pesticide Risk Exposure in Adams County, Pennsylvania: A Cultural Risk Assessment
Presents a study on the perceived environmental health risk of migrant farmworkers in rural Pennsylvania. Discusses the ways different cultures perceive risk and the socioeconomic status of the participants as factors in the study's conclusions.
Author(s): Micaela Edelson, Salma Monani, Rutherford V. Platt
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 8(1), 71-96
Date: 03/2018
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Presents a study on the perceived environmental health risk of migrant farmworkers in rural Pennsylvania. Discusses the ways different cultures perceive risk and the socioeconomic status of the participants as factors in the study's conclusions.
Author(s): Micaela Edelson, Salma Monani, Rutherford V. Platt
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 8(1), 71-96
Date: 03/2018
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Hepatitis C in New Mexico among Persons Less than 30 Years of Age, 2014-2016
Reports on the incidence of Hepatitis C among young people in New Mexico with comparisons for rural/urban counties. Also examines HCV incidence by race/ethnicity, age group, sex, and incarceration status.
Author(s): Drew Faturos, Amy Drake, Jaiju Thomas, Chad Smelser
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Reports on the incidence of Hepatitis C among young people in New Mexico with comparisons for rural/urban counties. Also examines HCV incidence by race/ethnicity, age group, sex, and incarceration status.
Author(s): Drew Faturos, Amy Drake, Jaiju Thomas, Chad Smelser
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Expanding Care for Rural Patients
Discusses the telehealth psychology program at Texas A&M and the effect the program has had on mental health access across the state. Details the program's implementation and the ways it is overcoming barriers for rural people.
Author(s): Amy Novotney
Citation: APA Monitor on Psychology, 49(3), 64
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: American Psychological Association
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Discusses the telehealth psychology program at Texas A&M and the effect the program has had on mental health access across the state. Details the program's implementation and the ways it is overcoming barriers for rural people.
Author(s): Amy Novotney
Citation: APA Monitor on Psychology, 49(3), 64
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: American Psychological Association
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Rural Hunger in America: School Breakfast
Describes benefits of the School Breakfast Program for low-income students in rural communities and lists strategies to increase participation.
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Food Research & Action Center
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Describes benefits of the School Breakfast Program for low-income students in rural communities and lists strategies to increase participation.
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Food Research & Action Center
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Understanding the Science of Pain and Opioids
An overview of how opioids impact the brain and of the brain disease model of opioid use disorder. Includes a list of risk factors related to drug misuse.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An overview of how opioids impact the brain and of the brain disease model of opioid use disorder. Includes a list of risk factors related to drug misuse.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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The "M" of MAT: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
A brief overview of medications used to treat opioid use disorder, as part of whole-patient treatment which includes counseling and behavioral therapies.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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A brief overview of medications used to treat opioid use disorder, as part of whole-patient treatment which includes counseling and behavioral therapies.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Community Health Centers and Family Planning in an Era of Policy Uncertainty
Report discusses a study assessing community health centers' role in providing access to contraception and family planning services in rural and underserved areas. Details the role of the Title X family planning program and Medicaid in providing access.
Author(s): Susan F. Wood, Julia Strasser, Jessica Sharac, et al.
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Report discusses a study assessing community health centers' role in providing access to contraception and family planning services in rural and underserved areas. Details the role of the Title X family planning program and Medicaid in providing access.
Author(s): Susan F. Wood, Julia Strasser, Jessica Sharac, et al.
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123): CHIP, Public Health, Home Visiting, and Medicaid Provisions in Division E
Highlights a report on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Details appropriations for Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, public health, and other provisions in Division E. Provides some discussion of the effect of these appropriations on rural communities.
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Highlights a report on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Details appropriations for Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, public health, and other provisions in Division E. Provides some discussion of the effect of these appropriations on rural communities.
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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