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Foundation's Place-Based Initiative Focuses on Community Needs
Highlights Healthy Places NC, a Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust program which awards place-based grants to financially-disadvantaged counties in North Carolina to help improve health outcomes.
Author(s): Kate Menzies
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2015
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Highlights Healthy Places NC, a Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust program which awards place-based grants to financially-disadvantaged counties in North Carolina to help improve health outcomes.
Author(s): Kate Menzies
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2015
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Access to Health Information Technology Training Programs at the Community College Level
Examines health information technology (HIT) workforce training programs in community colleges to better understand how these programs may be reaching populations with limited access to training. Identifies barriers faced by these programs to help HIT training programs strengthen the HIT workforce in rural areas.
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Davis G. Patterson, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Susan Fenton, Caitlin Morrison
Date: 11/2015
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Examines health information technology (HIT) workforce training programs in community colleges to better understand how these programs may be reaching populations with limited access to training. Identifies barriers faced by these programs to help HIT training programs strengthen the HIT workforce in rural areas.
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Davis G. Patterson, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Susan Fenton, Caitlin Morrison
Date: 11/2015
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Association Between Student Body Mass Index and Access to Sports Drinks in Minnesota Secondary Schools, 2012-2013
Results of a study showing the correlation between school policies allowing sports drinks and student body mass index. Features statistics such as percentages of schools offering sugar-sweetened beverages or salty snacks, number of overweight and obese students, and percentages of schools in city, suburb, or rural locations.
Author(s): Martha Y. Kubik, Cynthia Davey, Marilyn S. Nanney
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 11/2015
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Results of a study showing the correlation between school policies allowing sports drinks and student body mass index. Features statistics such as percentages of schools offering sugar-sweetened beverages or salty snacks, number of overweight and obese students, and percentages of schools in city, suburb, or rural locations.
Author(s): Martha Y. Kubik, Cynthia Davey, Marilyn S. Nanney
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 11/2015
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Current Contraceptive Use and Variation by Selected Characteristics Among Women Aged 15-44: United States, 2011-2013
Describes patterns of contraceptive use among women of childbearing age who are currently using contraception, by social and demographic characteristics. Table 5 provides 2011-2013 and 2002 data by place of residence for metropolitan and non-metro areas.
Author(s): Kimberly Daniels, Jill Daugherty, Jo Jones, William Mosher
Date: 11/2015
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Describes patterns of contraceptive use among women of childbearing age who are currently using contraception, by social and demographic characteristics. Table 5 provides 2011-2013 and 2002 data by place of residence for metropolitan and non-metro areas.
Author(s): Kimberly Daniels, Jill Daugherty, Jo Jones, William Mosher
Date: 11/2015
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Using Photovoice to Understand Barriers to and Facilitators of Cardiovascular Health Among African American Adults and Adolescents, North Carolina, 2011–2012
Reports on how African American adults and adolescents perceive cardiovascular health, and associated barriers and enablers through the use of a community-based participatory research method identified as photovoice to facilitate understanding. Photovoice engages communities by providing cameras for participants to help them demonstrate public health issues and interventions needing to be addressed. Six adults and nine adolescents from rural Lenoir County, North Carolina participated in eight 90-minute transcribed discussions on cardiovascular health.
Author(s): Sarah Kowitt, Briana Woods-Jaeger, Jesse Lomas, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 10/2015
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Reports on how African American adults and adolescents perceive cardiovascular health, and associated barriers and enablers through the use of a community-based participatory research method identified as photovoice to facilitate understanding. Photovoice engages communities by providing cameras for participants to help them demonstrate public health issues and interventions needing to be addressed. Six adults and nine adolescents from rural Lenoir County, North Carolina participated in eight 90-minute transcribed discussions on cardiovascular health.
Author(s): Sarah Kowitt, Briana Woods-Jaeger, Jesse Lomas, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 10/2015
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Systematic Review of Palliative Care in the Rural Setting
Synthesizes the results of an extensive search of the medical literature focused on the developments in palliative care for patients living in rural areas in the U.S. and internationally to determine where gaps in the research may occur. Suggests promising approaches including telehealth, community-academic partnerships, and training for rural healthcare providers.
Author(s): Marie A. Bakitas, Ronit Elk, Meka Astin, et al.
Citation: Cancer Control, 22(4), 450-464
Date: 10/2015
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Synthesizes the results of an extensive search of the medical literature focused on the developments in palliative care for patients living in rural areas in the U.S. and internationally to determine where gaps in the research may occur. Suggests promising approaches including telehealth, community-academic partnerships, and training for rural healthcare providers.
Author(s): Marie A. Bakitas, Ronit Elk, Meka Astin, et al.
Citation: Cancer Control, 22(4), 450-464
Date: 10/2015
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Menominee Nation, WI: 2015 Culture of Health Prize Winner
Describes how members of the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin are using a trauma-informed care model that provides social and behavioral health services to address the root causes of the excessive high school dropout rate within their tribal community. By recognizing the two main causes, poverty and trauma, healthcare providers were able to adjust their approach to patient-centered care and offer same day appointments, providing the help when needed. Menominee Nation is a recipient of the 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
Date: 10/2015
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Describes how members of the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin are using a trauma-informed care model that provides social and behavioral health services to address the root causes of the excessive high school dropout rate within their tribal community. By recognizing the two main causes, poverty and trauma, healthcare providers were able to adjust their approach to patient-centered care and offer same day appointments, providing the help when needed. Menominee Nation is a recipient of the 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
Date: 10/2015
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Dissemination of an Electronic Manual to Build Capacity for Implementing Farmers' Markets with Community Health Centers
Reports on the effectiveness of disseminating a manual about developing and sustaining a program from a rural community health center to help others learn from it. Evaluates respondent interest in and plans for using the manual. Addresses the benefits of collaborating with a university and how the farmers' market benefited the community's diet and economy.
Author(s): M. Aaron Guest, Darcy Freedman, Kassandra A. Alia, Heather M. Brandt, Daniela B. Friedman
Citation: Clinical and Translational Science, 8(5), 484-489
Date: 10/2015
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Reports on the effectiveness of disseminating a manual about developing and sustaining a program from a rural community health center to help others learn from it. Evaluates respondent interest in and plans for using the manual. Addresses the benefits of collaborating with a university and how the farmers' market benefited the community's diet and economy.
Author(s): M. Aaron Guest, Darcy Freedman, Kassandra A. Alia, Heather M. Brandt, Daniela B. Friedman
Citation: Clinical and Translational Science, 8(5), 484-489
Date: 10/2015
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Primary Care Clinics and Accountable Care Organizations
Presents the findings of a survey sent to 257 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in 9 states asking clinical management about their participation in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and their willingness to join an ACO.
Author(s): Judith Ortiz, Chiung-Ya Tang, Yi-Ling Lin, Maysoun D. Masri
Citation: Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, 2015 (2)
Date: 10/2015
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Presents the findings of a survey sent to 257 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in 9 states asking clinical management about their participation in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and their willingness to join an ACO.
Author(s): Judith Ortiz, Chiung-Ya Tang, Yi-Ling Lin, Maysoun D. Masri
Citation: Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, 2015 (2)
Date: 10/2015
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Guideline Concordant Detection and Management of Depression among Alaska Native and American Indian People in Primary Care
Determines the proportion of Alaska Native/American Indians (AN/AIs) screening positive for depression that have been diagnosed or noted for the condition by their primary care provider. Evaluates whether provider management of depression is in accordance with the guidelines. Examines if depression management varied by patient and provider factors, such as gender, age, number of physical conditions, provider tenure, and more.
Author(s): Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka, Julia J. Smith, Sara M. Norman, Spero M. Manson, Denise A. Dillard
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 74(1)
Date: 10/2015
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Determines the proportion of Alaska Native/American Indians (AN/AIs) screening positive for depression that have been diagnosed or noted for the condition by their primary care provider. Evaluates whether provider management of depression is in accordance with the guidelines. Examines if depression management varied by patient and provider factors, such as gender, age, number of physical conditions, provider tenure, and more.
Author(s): Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka, Julia J. Smith, Sara M. Norman, Spero M. Manson, Denise A. Dillard
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 74(1)
Date: 10/2015
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