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Date: Sep 2024
Discusses vaccination policy related to COVID-19 in rural Appalachia. Focuses on strategies to create equitable vaccine policies and reach underserved populations such as migrant and immigrant farmworkers.
...Health Preparedness, 18, e284 09/2024 Appalachia · COVID-19 · Farmers and farmworkers · Health disparities · Immigrants · Migrants...
Date: Mar 2020
Details a study on the effectiveness of an electronic health record-based smoking cessation module in providing cessation services to rural cancer patients. Presents data by patient characteristics, services accessed, and rural versus urban location, among other measures.
...Health, 17(5), 1728 03/2020 Cancer · Health disparities · Health information technology · Public health · Rural-urban...
Reviewed: Apr 2026
Provides maps of the contiguous U.S. that represent data related to healthcare access at the county level, healthcare industry characteristics in rural counties, socio-demographic characteristics, and rural health characteristics. Map indicators can be adjusted to reflect specific types of data.
...Health Access · County-by-county data · Health conditions · Health occupations · Health workforce supply and demand...
Date: Oct 2022
Commentary examining the hospital infrastructure needed in rural areas and how rural hospitals can be financed. Discusses current issues related to rural hospital services and how public health policy and infrastructure can impact the health of rural citizens.
...health policy and infrastructure can impact the health of rural citizens. --- Reimagining and Reinvesting in Rural...
Date: Mar 2026
Recording of a March 30, 2026, webinar reviewing updates to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, titled "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance," that take effect for Medicare and Medicaid providers, including Rural Health Clinics, in summer 2026. Describes new requirements for the accessibility of medical treatment, kiosks, web content, mobile applications, medical equipment and facilities, and more. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
...Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series . 03/2026 National Association of Rural Health Clinics Access · Healthcare business...
Date: May 2016
Discusses a study on the correlation between lung cancer and exposure to diesel exhaust in agricultural environments. Breaks down data by diesel and gasoline exhaust, length of exposure, and looks at the rates of cancer of both farmers and their spouses. Data based on questionnaires returned in 1993-1997 and draws from cancer registries up to 2011.
...Health Perspectives, 124(5), 611-618 05/2016 Agricultural health and safety · Cancer · Farmers and farmworkers...
Date: Mar 2021
Describes the role of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in improving population health and addressing social needs in their communities. Profiles two Critical Access Hospital social needs programs: Lakewood Health System's food access initiatives in Minnesota, and Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital's NEK Prosper. Provides an overview of both programs and highlights best practices of each.
...Mental health · Physical activity · Service delivery models · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Minnesota · Vermont...
Date: Sep 2018
Presents a video discussing the importance of health insurance in maintaining access to healthcare for farmers and their families. Details the rates of injuries for farmers and the risks that operating a farm without health insurance can pose to both the farmers themselves and their business.
...Rural Maryland Council Access · Agricultural health and safety · Farmers and farmworkers · Health insurance · Maryland · Vermont...
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...
Date: Aug 2024
Examines substance use in Hawai'i, including discussion of trends, risks, and protective factors. Utilizes 2021 Hawai'i State Epidemiologic Report and County Profiles data. Identifies use and treatment disparities experienced by Native Hawaiians, rural populations, and other underserved groups.
...Health (DOH) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) Access · Alcohol use · Health disparities · Illicit drug...