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6591. Assessment of Structural Barriers and Racial Group Disparities of COVID-19 Mortality With Spatial Analysis - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Explores social determinants of health such as minority status, income inequality, and lack of health insurance, among others, and their relationship to COVID-19 mortality rates. Analyzes data from rural, suburban, and urban counties across all 50 states from January 2020 to February 2021. Includes demographic data such as age, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic advantage index, and more.

...health such as minority status, income inequality, and lack of health insurance, among others, and their...

6592. Oversight Hearing: Business Meeting to consider S. 421, S. 789 & Oversight Hearing "Build Back Better: Water Infrastructure Needs for Native Communities" - Resources
Date: Mar 2021

Recording of an oversight hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to discuss the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021 and hear testimony on its potential effect on the health and wellness of native communities. Features testimonies by representatives of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Colorado River Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and Navajo Department of Water Resources.

...Committee on Indian Affairs Infrastructure · Policy · Public health · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

6593. State Telehealth Policy: Summary and Findings from the Fall 2022 Webinar Series - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Offers a summary of presentations included in the Center for Connected Health Policy's (CCHP) Fall 2022 webinar series. Topics focus on telehealth policy after the public health emergency (PHE) environment and include licensure laws and legal considerations when providers practice across state lines, the use of telehealth by Medicare beneficiaries, and the expansion and effectiveness of telemedicine in primary care settings.

...Health Policy: The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center Legislation and regulations · Licensure and certification of health...

6594. Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Low-Income Households and Communities in North Carolina - Resources
Date: Aug 2021

Discusses impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on efforts to combat poverty and promote self-sufficiency in low-income communities across North Carolina. Presents excerpts from interviews with community leaders, and identifies takeaways related to the pandemic's impact on individuals, organizational strategies, partnerships and collaboration, and public health. Highlights rural communities and Black North Carolinians throughout, and covers topics including vaccination, internet access, mental health, and more. Provides recommendations for community action agencies.

...health · Networking and collaboration · Poverty · Public health · Self-sufficiency · Statistics and data · Vaccination · North Carolina...

6595. Door-to-Door Vaccination Campaign Reaches the Most Vulnerable - Resources
Date: Jul 2021

Article and video describing the efforts of the Coalition Advocating for Pesticide Safety (CAPS), a community-based organization, to conduct COVID-19 vaccination outreach door-to-door in rural, at-risk, and immigrant communities in California. Describes the challenges facing public health agencies working in rural areas, vaccine hesitancy, and health disparities in rural areas.

...health agencies working in rural areas, vaccine hesitancy, and health disparities in rural areas. --- Door...

6596. Geographic and Demographic Correlates of Living in Manufactured Homes: Implications for Health - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Examines rates of living in manufactured homes by rural and urban location, and rates among rural residents by region and socio-demographic characteristics. Features statistics on likelihood of living in manufactured housing, crowded housing by manufactured housing status, and housing quality and cost burden, with breakdowns by urban and rural location.

...Health Research Center Housing and homelessness · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

6597. Rural Behavioral Health: Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities - Resources
Date: 2016

Reviews the barriers to mental and substance use disorder treatment and services in rural communities. Presents ways telehealth can address these barriers and discusses the challenges in implementing telehealth services in rural areas. Addresses differences in state policies for telemedicine coverage through private insurance.

...Brief, 9(2) 2016 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Access · Behavioral health · Legislation and regulations · Telehealth...

6598. Obesity in Rural America, with Jennifer Conner and Jason Lofton - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Dr. Jennifer Conner, an associate professor with the Delta Population Health Institute at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, and Dr. Jason Lofton, a family physician at the Lofton Family Clinic in De Queen, Arkansas. Focuses on rural obesity and how rural patients can live their healthiest lives.

...Health podcast featuring Dr. Jennifer Conner, an associate professor with the Delta Population Health Institute...

6599. Geographic Disparities in New Onset of Internalizing Disorders in Pennsylvania Adolescents Using Electronic Health Records - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Examines the prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders among adolescents in 37 Pennsylvania counties. Includes demographic breakdowns of 7,974 subjects with internalizing disorder cases residing in rural, urban cluster, or urbanized areas. Discusses the relationship of geographic location, socioeconomic deprivation, and community greenness in relation to internalizing disorders.

...Children and youth · Infrastructure · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...

6600. Kansas Primary Care Needs Assessment - Resources
Date: 2021

Reports the results of a statewide needs assessment conducted in 2021 that focuses on the primary care needs of rural and underserved populations in Kansas. Includes discussion on provider shortages, access issues related to quality preventive and primary care services, telehealth services, and more. Shares maps providing county-level data on Primary Care, Dental, and Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).

...Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health · Oral health · Primary care...