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Date: Feb 2024
Presents a study on the efficacy of a chronic illness self-management program for Apsáalooke tribe in Montana. Breaks down data by demographic information, such as education, income, and marital status, among other measures, and number and type of illnesses managed.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Health disparities · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Montana...
Date: Dec 2022
Explores access to radiation therapy American Indian and Alaska Native people across the U.S. Explores travel distances to receive radiation therapy for AI/AN majority and non-AI/AN majority groups. Breaks down data by Indian Health Service region.
...12/2022 Access · Cancer · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...
Date: Apr 2022
Discusses the disparity in access to oncologic surgical care for Native Americans. Details a pathway program at the Oregon Health & Science University aimed as increasing matriculation rates among Native Americans into medicals school.
...College of Surgeons 04/2022 Cancer · Health disparities · Health workforce pipeline · Specialty care · Surgery · Tribal communities · Oregon...
Date: Feb 2020
Highlights a study on the effect of travel distance on hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance for veterans with cirrhosis who are being treated by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Merges VHA and CMS data and breaks it down by demographics and travel distance to both VA and non-VA medical centers and the patients' primary care providers, among other measures.
...Research, 55(1), 103-112 02/2020 Cancer · Health disparities · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Veterans...
Date: 2023
Highlights a study on a culturally competent educational program on healthy foods and physical activity for Yup'ik Alaska Native communities. Discusses the structure and efficacy of the project. Details some of its limitations and access-based barriers.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...
Date: Nov 2024
Report explores disparities in tobacco use and tobacco use-related health outcomes. Identifies tobacco-related disparities and the various demographic groups that still use tobacco products at a higher rate than the national average, such as people below the poverty level, workers in manual labor or service industry jobs, and people who live in rural communities, among others. Highlights strategies for curtailing the expansion of tobacco use and details promising interventions for reducing tobacco-related health disparities.
...Cancer · Children and youth · Chronic respiratory conditions · Health disparities · Mortality · Poverty · Public health · Rural-urban...
Date: 2017
Presents a sociological approach to reducing tobacco use. Focuses on addressing tobacco use in groups where usage is still prevalent. Analyzes factors that predispose various groups to tobacco use and discusses methods for prevention and cessation.
...cessation. 2017 National Cancer Institute Statistics and data · Tobacco use · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Mar 15, 2017
Oral health training programs are equipping Community Health Workers on Navajo Nation, Texas colonias, and Maryland's Appalachian communities to improve access to dental care and teach people how to take care of their teeth. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer program, and the smoking cessation program. It's a win-win for our people...
Reviewed: Mar 3, 2026
A mobile screening clinic with telemedicine capability screens miners for respiratory and other conditions.
...Cancer Cardiovascular disease Diabetes Exposure to smoke Hypertension Obesity Obstructive sleep apnea Substance use Screening...
Date: Sep 2025
Compares the prevalence of chronic health conditions and associated risk factors in rural and urban areas, utilizing 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. Includes data on health conditions including obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and depression, among others. Includes state-by-state rural health data for select conditions.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Health conditions · Mental health conditions · Obesity and weight...