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6561. Occupational Pesticide Exposure and Subclinical Hypothyroidism among Male Pesticide Applicators - Resources
Date: Feb 2018

Details a study on thyroid dysfunction in licensed pesticide applicators. Draws data from the Agricultural Health Study. Looks at other health factors such as obesity, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption, as well as other demographic factors.

...Health Study. Looks at other health factors such as obesity, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption...

6562. RHC Emergency Preparedness 101 - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Recording of a November 7, 2023, webinar on Rural Health Clinic (RHC) emergency preparedness requirements. Provides an overview of the regulatory and interpretive guidance requirements and discusses the components of an emergency preparedness manual. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.

...Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series . 11/2023 National Association of Rural Health Clinics Emergency preparedness and response...

6563. Non-Urgent Use of Emergency Departments by Rural and Urban Adults - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Examines differences in non-urgent use of emergency departments (EDs) in rural versus urban adults as well as factors associated with non-urgent ED use. Utilizes 2014-2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data to show percentage of adults who utilized ED services, with data broken down by age, mental and physical health status, income, health insurance and primary care access status, and rural versus urban location.

...health status, income, health insurance and primary care access status, and rural versus urban location...

6564. RWHC Hospital Trustee Manual - Resources
Date: Jun 2020

Collection of brief articles covering hospital governance. Includes meeting ground rules, responsibilities and liabilities of non-profit directors, board self-assessment, ensuring quality care, financial stewardship, population health improvement, leadership development, and advocacy for rural health, among other topics.

...health improvement, leadership development, and advocacy for rural health, among other topics. --- RWHC Hospital Trustee...

6565. Establishing a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership in a Rural Community in the Midwest - Resources
Date: 2019

Reports on a research approach to address health disparities in a rural Midwestern community identified as a "new destination" location for immigrants including Latinos. Describes the creation of a partnership between the University of Iowa (UI) Prevention Research Center (PRC) and the community of Ottumwa, Iowa to develop an intervention to increase the physical activity within the population that lacks access to primary care and has high rates of obesity, diabetes, substance abuse, and mental health issues.

...Health Partnership,13(2), 201-208 2019 Health disparities · Immigrants · Physical activity · Statistics and data...

6566. Missouri's Health Care Workforce: Providing Care and Opportunity - Resources
Date: 2019

Provides information on Missouri's healthcare workforce, including current demand and projected demand, healthcare education, projection of future healthcare needs, and more. Includes data on job postings in rural versus urban areas as well as county-level information on licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs), average age of citizens, net commuters, and projected percent change in demand for healthcare from 2017 to 2030, among other data.

...Health workforce education and training · Health workforce supply and demand · Nurses · Rural-urban differences · Missouri...

6567. Benefits of Community Paramedicine for Rural Community Health - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Jul 16, 2020

Information on how community paramedicine programs can benefit rural communities.

...Health - RHIhub Toolkit --- Information on how community paramedicine programs can benefit rural communities. --- Benefits of Community...

6568. LIFT America: Modernizing Our Infrastructure for the Future - Resources
Date: May 2019

Recording of a hearing from the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding the Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America Act (The LIFT America Act), which addresses access to broadband; the healthcare, energy, transportation, and water infrastructures; public health; and more. Includes testimonies from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Trust for America's Health, U.S. Conference of Mayors, American Enterprise Institute, BlueGreen Alliance, and the former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner.

...health; and more. Includes testimonies from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Trust for America's Health...

6569. Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) - Organizations
Reviewed: Jan 17, 2025

Summary information for the organization Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, including related information from this organization listed on the RHIhub website.

...Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) --- Summary information for the organization Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce...

6570. Ensuring Contact: Calling Rural Appalachian Older Adults During the COVID-19 Epidemic - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Presents a study on the well-being and healthcare needs of socially isolated adults 75 years and older during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural West Virginia. Bases conclusions on telephone interviews with seniors from April 1-22, 2020. Breaks down data by demographic characteristics, mental and physical health conditions, and comfort with different forms of communication technology, among other factors.

...health · Mental health conditions · Public health · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · West Virginia...