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3061. 2017 County Health Rankings Key Findings Report - Resources
Date: Mar 2017

Provides information on county-level health disparities by analyzing health factors and outcomes throughout the U.S. Covers risk factors for premature death, including drug overdose and other injury fatalities, and discusses opportunities for youth and young adults. Includes data breakdowns by rurality and race/ethnicity.

...Health Rankings Key Findings Report --- Provides information on county-level health disparities by analyzing health...

3062. Economic Hardship and Health Within Sociodemographic and Occupational Groups — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2022–2023 - Resources
Date: May 2025

Reports on economic hardship measures and self-rated health among employed and recently unemployed adults. Hardship measures included lack of health insurance, cost of medical care, employment instability, food insecurity, housing insecurity, utility insecurity, lack of reliable transportation, and receipt of food benefits. Provides data by occupation, including for people employed in farming, fishing, and forestry.

...health among employed and recently unemployed adults. Hardship measures included lack of health insurance, cost...

3063. Oregon AHEC Scholars Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

A multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students in Oregon that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural communities, and networking with other students and professionals.

...health integration Social determinants of health Cultural competency Practice transformation Current and emerging health issues...

3064. Rural Reflections of Appalachia: A Qualitative Study of Health Professional Students' Experiences from a Rural Immersion Experience in West Virginia - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Results of a study to explore health professional students' experiences in a community-based rural immersion. Uses information from 62 reflective essays by students in the West Virginia Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Rural Immersion Program in 2019-2021.

...Appalachian Health, 6(4), 10-27 01/2025 Appalachia · Health workforce education and training · West Virginia...

3065. Michigan Rural Maternal Health Environmental Scan: Final Report - Resources
Date: Mar 2026

Provides an overview of maternal health in rural Michigan. Includes information on challenges, innovations, and policy opportunities in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs); hospital and emergency obstetric readiness; Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) initiatives; and supporting access to maternal healthcare.

...Health Environmental Scan: Final Report --- Provides an overview of maternal health in rural Michigan. Includes...

3066. Addressing Mental Health Needs: Perspectives of African Americans Living in the Rural South - Resources
Date: Jun 2017

Examines mental health, mental health treatment, and barriers to treatment for rural South African American residents to develop culturally competent treatment approaches. Includes characteristics data for age group, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, employment, and gender.

...Health Needs: Perspectives of African Americans Living in the Rural South --- Examines mental health, mental...

3067. Module 4: Evaluating Rural Community Health Programs - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Feb 29, 2024

Evaluating rural community health programs to help communities assess program effectiveness and build the evidence base for what works in rural communities.

...Health Programs - RHIhub Toolkit --- Evaluating rural community health programs to help communities assess program effectiveness...

3068. Impact of Community Health Representative-Led Patient Activation and Engagement on Home-Based Kidney Care - Resources
Date: 2019

Describes a study examining the effectiveness of a home-based education program for Zuni adults with kidney disease in rural New Mexico. Compares patients' knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their kidney disease; quality of life; and clinical risk factors to patients who received care at local Zuni Indian Health Services clinics. Explores the role of community health representatives as part of the clinical care team.

...Health Services clinics. Explores the role of community health representatives as part of the clinical...

3069. Comparison of US County-Level Public Health Performance Rankings With County Cluster and National Rankings: Assessment Based on Prevalence Rates of Smoking and Obesity and Motor Vehicle Crash Death Rates - Resources
Date: Jan 2019

Compares county-level percentile rankings on outcomes of smoking, motor vehicle crash deaths, and obesity, using demographic and health data from the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the 2016 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings data set. Features a map of sociodemographic-based county clusters and a table showing cluster variance and average percentile change, with breakdowns including 4 categories of rural status.

...Health disparities · Mortality · Obesity and weight control · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

3070. A Strategy to Tackle Public Health Misinformation - Resources
Date: May 2023

Blog post discussing how COVID-19 vaccine misinformation impacted vaccine uptake in rural Livingston County, Illinois. Describes how the county health department worked to address vaccine hesitancy. Highlights the theory of planned behavior and its potential applications for hospitals and health systems.

...health systems. 05/2023 American Hospital Association Hospitals · Public health · Vaccination · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...