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Website Search Results for: social determinants of health

1055 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 611 - 620:

611. Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Proceedings of a workshop designed to explore impacts of economic issues, immigration, and racial inequities in healthcare in rural communities and to learn about asset-based approaches to addressing these challenges. Features statistics including average life expectancy at birth from 1969-2009 with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, U.S. maps showing levels of poverty and employment, and a chart showing numbers of rural hospital closures from 2005-2017.

...engagement and volunteerism · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

612. Population Health in Rural - Rural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jan 17, 2024

Information on how health promotion and disease prevention programs can help improve population health.

...health approaches should involve: Identifying the social determinants of health in the community Engaging the community...

613. Advancing Health Equity and Access Using Telemedicine: A Geospatial Assessment - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Highlights a study on the effectiveness of a virtual urgent care (VUC) program in expanding healthcare access and addressing health equity in rural populations in North Carolina. Compares rural versus urban areas and breaks down data by rates of poverty, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, and broadband access, among other measures.

...Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · North Carolina...

614. District Health Department #10 - Rural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jan 17, 2024

District Health Department #10's Dental Partnering for Heart Health program aimed to reduce risk of heart disease through partnerships with dental clinics and health clinics.

...health workers (CHWs) to screen for social determinants of health risk factors and help connect...

615. A Ten-Year Overview of Cancer Genetic Family History Screening in Georgia's Latina Population - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Examines the use of cancer genetic family history (FH) screening among 9,328 Latina women in Georgia, utilizing 2013-2022 Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (GA CORE) screening data. Includes data on total positive and negative FH screening results, and compares changes in FH screening completion rates over time by rurality and social deprivation.

...Cancer · Health screening · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Women · Georgia...

616. Health is Primary: Charting a Path to Equity and Sustainability - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Examines factors driving the downward trends in primary care, including fewer clinicians practicing primary care, fewer available appointments, lower spending on primary care, and fewer adults reporting that they have a usual source of primary care. Features a literature review, supply and demand analysis, and recommendations for potential solutions. Mentions rural throughout.

...retention of health professionals · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

617. Geographic Information Systems and Chronic Kidney Disease: Racial Disparities, Rural Residence and Forecasting - Resources
Date: 2013

Provides an overview of geographic information systems (GIS) concepts and techniques. Examines how GIS techniques have been used to study socioeconomic factors that contribute to chronic kidney disease. Explores rural residence in relation to planning for renal services geographically.

...Health conditions · Research methods and resources · Social determinants of health · Technology for health and human...

618. The Road to Equity: Examining Structural Racism in Health Care - Resources
Date: Apr 2021

Recordings of a 2-day forum on health equity, structural racism in healthcare, and the role of federal agencies in responding to issues of inequity. Day 2 includes a presentation on rural-specific issues including health disparities, access to healthcare, facility closures and workforce issues.

...conditions · Health disparities · Mortality · Policy · Population health · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health...

619. Rural-Urban and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Invasive Cervical Cancer Incidence in the United States, 2010-2014 - Resources
Date: Jun 2019

Results of a study examining 59,432 cases of cervical cancer. Features statistics on age-adjusted cervical cancer incidence, with breakdowns by race or ethnicity and urban or rural location.

...Tagged as Cancer · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

620. Staff Training and Education – RHIhub Aging in Place Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 4, 2019

Overview of staff education, skills and qualities specific to aging in place in rural communities, including healthcare and long-term care experience and experience working with older adults.

...health improvement Demonstrating cultural competency Addressing social determinants of health For more information about education...