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Date: May 2021
Policy brief discussing rural health disparities, social determinants of health, access to care, and COVID-19 impacts in rural Georgia. Compares rural and urban COVID-19 case and death rates, distribution of cases by race, and disparities in Black and Hispanic rural counties. Offers policy recommendations to address disparities.
...Health Policy Center Access · Health disparities · Infectious diseases · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health...
Date: Mar 2020
Results of a study examining how area-level social determinants of health and rurality were associated with cancer screening practices in 75 Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System practices in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin in 2016-2017. Features statistics on factors associated with 3 types of cancer screenings, with breakdowns by urban, rural, and highly rural areas.
...Health screening · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion...
Date: Apr 7, 2021
Though often considered an urban problem, homelessness also affects rural individuals and families, impacting their health and well-being. A Vermont nonprofit leader shares her organization's work using the evidence-based solution Housing First and reminds us that for many, homelessness is just "one catastrophic event away." - The Rural Monitor
...health and well-being — housing is included in several federal health agencies' social determinants of health...
Date: 2022
Reports on overall health of citizens in Wisconsin in 2021 with a focus on improving equity and eliminating health disparities. Discusses access to quality healthcare, safe and affordable housing, economic resources for children and families, broadband infrastructure, civic engagement, and more. Includes data broken down by education, race and ethnicity, and community type from large metro to rural.
...Health and Equity Report Card --- Reports on overall health of citizens in Wisconsin in 2021 with...
Date: Jan 2022
Explores a study evaluating a care coordination program that aims to address social determinants of health (SDOH) for veterans who use both Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities and non-VA hospitals. Highlights the social worker-led program to help address SDOH factors, such as connecting veterans with transportation, homelessness resources, and financial assistance, among others. Discusses the role rurality plays in veterans' ability to access services and care.
...Health Services Research, 22(59) 01/2022 Care coordination · Health disparities · Social determinants of health · Veterans...
Date: Dec 2022
Examines the role of disadvantage related to rural versus urban disparities of eye screenings in Wisconsin. Analyzes 118,707 adults with diabetes who had billed claims recorded in a 2012-2013 all-payer database. Includes demographic information including age, sex, insurance payer, clinic rurality, clinic disadvantage, and hierarchical condition category (HCC) risk score. Discusses the need for health system-level change to address social determinants of health.
...health system-level change to address social determinants of health. --- Effect of Health System on the Association...
Date: Apr 2024
Examines the social needs of veterans who utilize post-acute home health care (HHC) by exploring the perspectives of clinicians, care partners, and the veterans themselves. Analyzes 35 interviews that took place at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Medical Centers and discusses social needs as related to HHC, social needs screening during hospitalization, delays in HHC, and communication between HHC and VHA. Includes social need examples specific to rural veterans.
...Health Services Research, 24, 520 04/2024 Home health · Post-acute care · Social determinants of health...
Date: Dec 2025
A scoping review that examines the public health impact of landfills in rural and tribal areas of Alaska. Analyzes landfill contaminants, exposures, and solid waste management on disease transmission, chemical exposure, and other health issues.
...Research and Public Health, 23(1), 45 12/2025 Environmental health · Public health · Tribal communities · Alaska...
Date: Feb 2024
Explores the differences in life expectancy and related health conditions of men and women in Illinois by providing health status and demographic data that is further broken down by metro and nonmetro location.
...Health conditions · Health disparities · Men · Mortality · Population health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Women...
Date: 2015
Presents a framework for improving oral healthcare. Highlights the federal government's oral healthcare priorities and outlines 5 different oral health policy goals, such as integration into primary care, improve oral health literacy, and the advancement of research, among others.
...others. 2015 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Access · Health disparities · Integrated service delivery · Oral health...