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Reviewed: Nov 18, 2024
The Medical Legal Partnership of Southern Illinois (MLPSI) was formed to create a system where medical providers can refer patients in need of legal assistance to local attorneys.
...Cancer Institute St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital SIH Medical Group Shawnee Health Services Shawnee Alliance...
Deadline: Feb 18, 2026
Grants for organizations throughout New Jersey and Connecticut that focus on access to dental care for underserved children, people with disabilities, veterans, and seniors.
...cancer prevention and treatment and other preventive care programs Mobile dental clinics that visit nursing...
Date: Mar 2024
Presents results of a study to assess primary care providers' use of the presumptive recommendation style for HPV vaccination, utilizing data from 2,500 survey responses and 36 semi-structured interviews. Discusses challenges in applying the presumptive recommendation style in rural areas, and describes continuing research on effective HPV vaccine communication.
...Research Hospital Cancer · Children and youth · Infectious diseases · Primary care · Sexual and reproductive health · Vaccination...
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: Dec 2023
Reports findings from a set of 20 qualitative interviews with urban and rural adolescent healthcare providers and clinic staff in Minnesota. Examines provider strategies used when discussing HPV, COVID-19, and other adolescent vaccines, as well as perceptions of parental opinions on adolescent vaccination. Discusses rural cultural values that impact rural provider strategies for promoting vaccination.
...Cancer · Children and youth · Culture · Families · Health literacy · Rural-urban differences · Sexual and reproductive health...
Date: Apr 2025
Explores human papillomavirus (HPV) awareness and vaccination knowledge among women in rural and underserved areas of Louisiana, via a study of 141 women who participated in a mobile health unit-based study conducted between November 2022 and December 2023. Includes data on awareness of the existence of the HPV vaccine, history of being offered or receiving the HPV vaccine, willingness to be vaccinated, and the relationship between HPV knowledge and perceived HPV risk.
...Cancer · Health disparities · Infectious diseases · Sexual and reproductive health · Statistics and data · Vaccination · Women · Louisiana...
Date: May 2016
Describes the feasibility of using a lay health advisor (LHAs) model to engage patients from a rural African American community in North Carolina about prostate health. LHAs, also called ambassadors, work to share information about prostate health and collect survey data. Includes demographic characteristics of the 15 ambassadors, such as age, gender, education, employment, and previous health education training.
...05/2016 Cancer · Community engagement and volunteerism · Men · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North Carolina...
Date: Mar 2024
Compares overall survival of 1176 rural and urban patients who underwent pancreatic neoendocrine tumor (PNET) resection between 2000 and 2016, utilizing US Neuroendocrine Tumor Study Group data. Includes data on tumor pathology and patient management factors. Discusses barriers to care after PNET diagnosis for rural populations.
...Surgery, 233, 125-131 03/2024 Access · Cancer · Health disparities · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery...
Date: Feb 2, 2022
The priority for rural population health is access, including access to health information needed to make personal health decisions. Two of the nation's health literacy experts join a federal agency official to review current rural challenges of accessing health information that is clear and usable. Along with an exploration of digital health literacy, recently expanded definitions of health literacy are discussed. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer diagnosis, make them sleep deprived, experiencing severe pain, any of those things that happen...
Date: May 2023
Discusses challenges and opportunities for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among young adults attending colleges and universities. Describes the value of partnerships with rural universities to promote catch-up HPV vaccination and reduce geographic disparities.
...Access · Cancer · Infectious diseases · Networking and collaboration · Sexual and reproductive health · Statistics and data · Vaccination...