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Date: Jun 2019
Outlines a guide for rural communities to develop crisis response and pre-arrest diversion programs for people with mental health or substance use disorders. Discusses the use of technology to connect law enforcement with behavioral health programs, as well as building off of current programs to address the specific needs of the community.
...Health Services Administration Community and faith-based initiatives · Mental health · Population health · Public health · Substance...
Date: Sep 2018
Recognizes the barriers to treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by identifying patient and HCV clinic characteristics associated with the achievement of sustained virologic response (SVR) in a large medical center serving a rural population. Characteristics documented included proximity to the health center, household income and assets, availability of private insurance, medical comorbidities, and patients with recorded substance misuse. Suggests models for expanding access to treatment in rural areas through increased prescribing by primary care providers and through telehealth.
...Health disparities · Infectious diseases · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse...
Date: Jul 2019
Essay describing the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's efforts to encourage health departments, tribes, universities, and community-based organizations in rural areas to use mass communications as a tool to address racial and ethnic disparities.
...Preventing Chronic Disease, 16 07/2019 Community and faith-based initiatives · Health disparities · Infrastructure · Public health...
Date: Jun 2020
Discusses a university-led health science outreach effort in rural northern Michigan that implemented national physiology and biomechanics educational programming in K-12 schools. Addresses the importance of science and health science programming in rural areas due to limited exposure to career options and the need for rural students to consider health careers to offset healthcare shortages. Provides an overview of the outreach program with lessons learned.
...Health workforce education and training · Health workforce pipeline · Networking and collaboration · Schools · Statistics and data...
Date: Jun 2019
Highlights a partnership between the University of Guam and the University of Hawaii Cancer Center focused on addressing cancer disparities in Pacific Islanders in Guam, Hawaii, and parts of Micronesia. Summarizes the 3 components of the program (research, research education, and community outreach) and discusses their outcomes and impact. The partnership is part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE) program.
...Health, 78(6), 205-207 06/2019 Cancer · Health disparities · Networking and collaboration · Federated States of Micronesia...
Date: 2021
Analyzes the results of 96 surveys and interviews with American Indian elders aged 55 and older in U.S. Southwest to determine their perception of fear and doubt regarding interactions with healthcare providers and IHS facilities, and the costs of healthcare services and health insurance.
...health insurance. --- Producing Insecurity: Healthcare Access, Health Insurance, and Wellbeing among American Indian Elders Analyzes...
Date: Jun 2025
County-level map of Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in North Carolina, with shadings showing ranges of HPSA scores.
...Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) --- County-level map of Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas...
Date: Aug 2020
Highlights a study on the connection between colon and lung cancers in farmers and farmworkers and use of the herbicide dicamba. Draws data from the Agricultural Health Study and breaks it down by age, crops/animals produced, and other pesticides used, among other measures.
...health and safety · Cancer · Environmental health · Farmers and farmworkers · Statistics and data · Iowa · North Carolina...
Date: Aug 2025
Describes hospital trends regarding the adoption of capabilities that enable patient access to their electronic health information, including the ability to view, download, transmit, and import data from other organizations into their patient portal; view clinical notes; and access information through apps between 2021-2024. Presents data and analysis by hospital type, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and rural hospitals, on the percent of hospitals that app-based and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource® (FHIR)-enabled patient engagement capabilities.
...Health Information Technology Access · Critical Access Hospitals · Health information technology · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics...
Date: Oct 2025
Examines various barriers to healthcare access for rural adults with a disability. Utilizes 2022 National Health Interview Survey data to analyze rural adults with disabilities compared to rural adults without disabilities, with further breakdowns by demographic and socioeconomic variables as well as delayed healthcare due to cost, inability to afford prescription medication, clinic hours or availability, transportation, travel time, or insurance status.
...Health, 41(2), e70086 10/2025 Access · Health insurance · Income · People with disabilities · Pharmacy and prescription...