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Vermont Results First: Inventory and Benefit-Cost Analysis for the Department of Health/Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program's Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (Hub and Spoke)
Examines the program inventory and benefit-cost analysis of Vermont's Care Alliance for Opioid Addiction, a "Hub and Spoke" system of regional opioid treatment programs that treat individuals with opioid use disorder using medication along with counseling and supportive services.
Date: 12/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Criminal Research Group, Results First Initiative, Justice Research and Statistics Association, State of Vermont Blueprint for Health, Vermont Department of Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (ADAP)
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Safer Futures Project Evaluation
Illustrates the project findings of an education-based intimate partner violence (IPV) screening tool program and its effectiveness in referring women - mostly white and living in a rural area - impacted by IPV to a community-based IPV advocate.
Date: 12/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Regional Research Institute Portland State University, Tillamook County Women's Resource Center
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Preventing Farm-Related Stress, Depression, Substance Abuse, and Suicide
Discusses stressors specific to farmers, their families, and rural communities, offering information on recognizing signs of depression, substance abuse, and suicide risk. Offers strategies for managing stress and lists resources for suicide prevention, substance abuse treatment, and farm and ranch stress and depression. Part of the collected volume Surviving the Farm Economy Downturn.
Additional links: Surviving the Farm Economy Downturn
Author(s): Rebekka M. Dudensing, Samuel D. Towne, Carly E. McCord
Date: 12/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Southern Extension Risk Management Education, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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First Trimester Prenatal Care Initiation Among Hispanic Women Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Reports on a study to determine what factors, including barriers, influence pregnant and parenting Hispanic women from counties within the U.S.-Mexico border region to seek first trimester prenatal care – care associated with improved birth outcomes.
Author(s): Katherine Selchau, Maricela Babuca, Kara Bower, et al.
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 21(Suppl 1), 11–18
Date: 12/2017
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The Differential Effects of Rural Health Care Access on Race-Specific Mortality
Investigates the association between race-specific rural mortality and the health infrastructure of rural counties using data from the National Center for Health Statistics Compressed Mortality File (2008-2012); county-level demographic, socioeconomic, and healthcare indicators from Health Resources and Services Administration's Area Health Resource File; and the U.S. Census. Covers the rural public health infrastructure index that indicates the presence or absence of 4 types of healthcare measures: public health employees, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) or rural referral centers, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and emergency departments within counties.
Author(s): Jeralynn Cossman, Wesley James, Julia Kay Wolf
Citation: SSM Population Health, 3, 618-623
Date: 12/2017
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Healthcare Resource Availability and Cardiovascular Health in the USA
A cross sectional, multivariate analysis investigating the relationship between provider supply and physical facilities, including Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and cardiovascular health of individuals and populations in rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Courtney S Pilkerton, Sarah S Singh, Thomas K Bias, Stephanie J Frisbee
Citation: BMJ Open, 7(12)
Date: 12/2017
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Behavioral Health Integration into Primary Care: A Microsimulation of Financial Implications for Practices
Evaluates the financial impact of integrating behavioral health services into primary care practices by simulating data using Medicare payments. Compares the potential impact for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), rural versus urban non-FQHCs in high-poverty areas, and practices in lower-poverty areas. Addresses the costs and revenues for two types of behavioral health integration, the collaborative care model (CoCM) and the primary care behaviorist model (PCBM).
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 32(12), 1330-1341
Date: 12/2017
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A New Approach to Reduce Infant Mortality and Achieve Equity: Policy Recommendations to Improve Housing, Transportation, Education and Employment
Describes new strategies to reduce infant mortality in Ohio. Discusses rural perspectives on multiple topics, including social determinants of health, housing, transportation, education, and employment, and how they relate to infant mortality.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Snapshot
Date: 12/2017
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Priced Out: The Housing Crisis for People with Disabilities
Reports on a national rental housing study detailing the severity of the housing crisis experienced by low-income people with disabilities in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan statistical areas across the U.S. Particular focus is on non-elderly adults with disabilities who rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Discusses how limited income and substandard housing places people with disabilities at greater risk of exacerbated chronic health conditions.
Author(s): Gina Schaak, Lisa Sloane, Francine Arienti, Andrew Zovistoski
Date: 12/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, Technical Assistance Collaborative
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HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital – Community Diabetes Programs
Highlights a community diabetes program in rural Effingham, Illinois, that empowers individuals to manage their diabetes through meeting with a dietitian and connecting them with other needed resources. Includes information on a diabetic-friendly food pantry and summarizes the program's impact, lessons learned, and future goals.
Date: 12/2017
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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