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641. Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up - Resources
Date: 2022

Report examining the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are common in well water in rural areas and have been linked to adverse health effects including cancer, thyroid dysfunction, changes in cholesterol, and reductions in birth weight. Recommends that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health departments support clinicians in communities where PFAS contamination has been identified, by creating educational materials on PFAS exposure, potential health effects, the limitations of testing, and the benefits and harms of testing.

...cancer, thyroid dysfunction, changes in cholesterol, and reductions in birth weight. Recommends that the Centers...

642. Mammograms On-the-Go—Predictors of Repeat Visits to Mobile Mammography Vans in St Louis, Missouri, USA: A Case–Control Study - Resources
Date: 2015

Provides an overview of how African American and Caucasian women use mobile mammography vans for breast cancer screening and what factors are associated with repeat visits to the mobile mammography vans. Includes characteristic data of women by a single visit and repeat visits to the mobile mammography vans, such as urban status, insurance coverage, age group, marital status, employment, and mammography experience.

...cancer screening and what factors are associated with repeat visits to the mobile mammography vans...

643. Improving HPV Vaccination Coverage in The Last Frontier Takes a Community-Centered Approach - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Discusses the Alaska Cancer Partnership's efforts to support human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination through community partnerships and the Alaska HPV Vaccination Month campaign. Details initiatives focused on rural, tribal, and youth vaccination access and awareness.

...Cancer Partnership's efforts to support human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination through community partnerships and the Alaska...

644. Conducting a Randomized Trial in Rural and Urban Safety-Net Health Centers: Added Value of Community-Based Participatory Research - Resources
Date: Jun 2018

Results of a colorectal cancer screening study using data from two health networks comprising 11 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in metropolitan St. Louis and rural Missouri. Examines characteristics of the 483 participants and differences between the rural and urban health centers where the screenings took place. Features demographic statistics.

...cancer screening study using data from two health networks comprising 11 Federally Qualified Health Centers...

645. Assessing the Feasibility of a Virtual Tumor Board Program: A Case Study - Resources
Date: 2014

Examines the feasibility of a Virtual Tumor Board (VTB) program connecting rural community clinicians to the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (UNC LCCC) tumor board. Analyzes the individual clinical participants to explore their experiences with the VTB. Includes a summary of data collection methods, coding of interview data, and UNC tumor board participant survey results.

...Cancer Center (UNC LCCC) tumor board. Analyzes the individual clinical participants to explore their experiences...

646. Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Public Health Data Portal Dashboards - Resources
Added: Nov 2024

Gallery of interactive dashboards displaying Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) public health data on topics including cancer, infectious disease, opioid overdose, suicide, emergency medical response, trauma, and more. Dashboards include demographic, year-by-year, and county-by-county data.

...cancer, infectious disease, opioid overdose, suicide, emergency medical response, trauma, and more. Dashboards include demographic...

647. Montana Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Bureau: June 2018-July 2020 Progress Report - Resources
Date: Dec 2020

Report highlights the public health efforts in the areas of tobacco cessation, diabetes and cancer reduction, and promoting physical activity, among other issues in Montana. Compares rates over a two year span and details the programs designed to address them.

...cancer reduction, and promoting physical activity, among other issues in Montana. Compares rates over a two year...

648. Hearing on Examining Chronic Drug Shortages in the United States - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Congressional hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee discussing pharmaceutical drug shortages. Discusses cancer care, healthcare quality, the 340B program, supply and demand, reimbursement, and other policy measures. Witnesses include Dr. Stephen Schleicher discussing rural concerns. Captions available in video player.

...cancer care, healthcare quality, the 340B program, supply and demand, reimbursement, and other policy measures...

649. Preventable Early Deaths in the United States, 2010-2022 - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Vital Statistics System data, offers state level rural and urban data for preventable deaths in people younger than 80. Death causes include unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease, heart disease, stroke, and cancer.

...cancer. Macarena C. García 04/2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic...

650. Introducing K-DATA: Kentucky - Demographics, Analytics, Trends and Access (K-DATA) - Resources
Date: 2024

Reports on health and population in Kentucky. Includes coverage of state demographics, social determinants of health, healthcare workforce supply and distribution, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), access to care, facilities, public health programs, nutrition, youth, people with disabilities, substance use disorder, cancer, diabetes, and characteristics of Kentucky's rural, urban, Delta, and Appalachian regions.

...cancer, diabetes, and characteristics of Kentucky's rural, urban, Delta, and Appalachian regions. --- Introducing K-DATA...