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Date: Apr 2019
Summarizes the 85th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Sacramento, California. Presents an overview of national and state perspectives on the meeting's two areas of focus: rural cancer prevention and control and supportive services for older adults.
...cancer prevention and control and supportive services for older adults. --- National Advisory Committee on Rural...
Date: Jun 2017
Examines the prevalence and predictors of heavy episodic alcohol use in women from 18 clinics in the Appalachian region of Ohio, a primarily rural area, as part of the Community Awareness Resources and Education I (CARE I) study. CARE I focused on determining how social, environmental, behavioral, and biological factors contribute to the causes and prevention of cervical cancer.
...cancer. --- Correlates of Risky Alcohol Use Among Women from Appalachian Ohio Examines the prevalence and predictors...
Date: Aug 2025
Discusses the Nebraska Cancer Coalition's "HPV Doesn't Wait - Why Should You?" public awareness campaign, which focuses on educating healthcare providers and community members throughout Nebraska on the value of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Details disparities in adolescent HPV vaccination rates in rural Nebraska and highlights the importance of rural outreach.
...Cancer Coalition's "HPV Doesn't Wait - Why Should You?" public awareness campaign, which focuses...
Date: Aug 2024
Poster describing the actions of the St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program to address low human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in rural communities. Details priority actions emerging from discussions of 24 subject matter experts, provides data on program engagement, and discusses next steps.
...Cancer Prevention Program to address low human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in rural communities. Details...
Reviewed: Aug 2025
Interactive map that provides county-level data by sex on life expectancy, mortality rates, and risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, obesity, physical activity, cancer, alcohol use, and smoking.
...cancer, alcohol use, and smoking. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Alcohol use · Cancer · Cardiovascular...
Date: 2019
Describes policy strategies that can be implemented in rural communities to address geographic, clinical, communication, and research-related obstacles for human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention. Aims to combat rural health disparities, such as low rates of HPV vaccination and high rates of HPV-related cancer incidence and mortality.
...cancer incidence and mortality. Robin Vanderpool, Lindsay Stradtman, Heather Brandt Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 15(7-8), 1527-1532 2019 Cancer...
Date: Jun 2024
Analyzes factors affecting engagement in a remote symptom monitoring (RSM) program among 1,998 patients who received treatment at Alabama cancer centers between May 2021 and May 2023. Includes data on likelihood of being approached for involvement in RSM and rates of program enrollment, adherence, and withdrawal. Factors considered include race (Black, White, or other), rural versus urban residence, and neighborhood disadvantage.
...cancer centers between May 2021 and May 2023. Includes data on likelihood of being approached...
Date: Nov 2010
Details a study on the time between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and a biopsy-confirmed cancer diagnosis in veterans. Compares rural and urban areas.
...cancer diagnosis in veterans. Compares rural and urban areas. --- What Happens After an Elevated PSA Test...
Reviewed: Apr 28, 2026
A collection of major national rural-relevant statistical sources. Includes data sources focused on healthcare services, health status, demographics, and social determinants of health. For each source, identifies the topics covered, ease of use, geographic level of data, and update frequency.
...Cancer Profiles National Cancer Institute Cancer burden Screening and risk factors Demographic data Easy-to-use web-based...
Date: Dec 2025
Literature review examining the extent to which studies on mortality related to heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke included individual measures of rurality, race, and ethnicity, and analyzes the findings of these studies. Discusses differences in research on a condition-by-condition basis and suggests directions for future health disparities research.
...cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke included individual measures of rurality, race...