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Date: Jan 2021
Infographic providing statistics and data on oncology workforce characteristics and geography in 2020. Highlights rural-urban differences in oncology access, and includes a color-coded map showing oncologist distribution on the county level.
...Cancer · Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data...
Date: Aug 2023
Discusses how stigma related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection creates barriers to vaccination for a variety of populations, including people in rural areas. Details strategies to increase rural HPV vaccine access by addressing stigma.
...Jude Children's Research Hospital Access · Cancer · Infectious diseases · Sexual and reproductive health · Stigma · Vaccination...
Date: Dec 18, 2019
With national standards now available for voluntary accreditation, rural public health departments need to determine the feasibility of that activity for their organization. The Public Health Accreditation Board President and CEO joins researchers and experts to share information about accreditation and how rural health departments can achieve that designation. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer screening, or STI [sexually transmitted infection] testing and screening. At the same time, as the factors...
Date: Mar 2024
Presents results of a study to assess primary care providers' use of the presumptive recommendation style for HPV vaccination, utilizing data from 2,500 survey responses and 36 semi-structured interviews. Discusses challenges in applying the presumptive recommendation style in rural areas, and describes continuing research on effective HPV vaccine communication.
...Research Hospital Cancer · Children and youth · Infectious diseases · Primary care · Sexual and reproductive health · Vaccination...
Date: 2019
Summarizes a pilot study in 2 rural counties of Florida, examining parents' human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine knowledge and hesitancy. Provides data and statistics showing relationships between parents' demographics and parental knowledge of HPV vaccination as well as child vaccination with HPV vaccine. Offers suggestions on how to decrease HPV vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination rates in rural areas.
...Cancer · Children and youth · Families · Infectious diseases · Sexual and reproductive health · Statistics and data · Vaccination...
Date: Mar 2020
Describes the role of rural pharmacists in promoting and administering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine using information gathered from interviews of 11 pharmacists at independently owned pharmacies in Iowa. Identifies factors facilitating the administration and accessibility of the vaccine and reports on personal barriers regarding safety, lack of information, and staff capacity.
...Cancer · Children and youth · Infectious diseases · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Sexual and reproductive health · Statistics...
Date: Apr 2025
Explores human papillomavirus (HPV) awareness and vaccination knowledge among women in rural and underserved areas of Louisiana, via a study of 141 women who participated in a mobile health unit-based study conducted between November 2022 and December 2023. Includes data on awareness of the existence of the HPV vaccine, history of being offered or receiving the HPV vaccine, willingness to be vaccinated, and the relationship between HPV knowledge and perceived HPV risk.
...Cancer · Health disparities · Infectious diseases · Sexual and reproductive health · Statistics and data · Vaccination · Women · Louisiana...
Date: Mar 2023
Describes a care model utilizing community health workers (CHWs) to engage patients by screening for diseases, and offering education and information to help them manage their chronic conditions in an accessible, non-traditional settings such as a food bank distribution centers, county fairs, livestock auctions, and educational events in rural Idaho. Discusses the value of CHWs, along with a primary care team, in improving outcomes for populations at risk, and the absence of payment models to support this model.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Care coordination · Chronic disease management · Diabetes · Health screening · Mental health conditions · Reimbursement...
Reviewed: Oct 2025
Provides a forum for tribes and tribal organizations to obtain and disseminate evidence-based and culturally appropriate information in order to identify and eliminate health disparities related to commercial tobacco abuse.
...abuse. Cancer · Culture · Health disparities · Tobacco use · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Dec 2023
Describes the INVEST (INcreasing VaccinE uptake among Southern Teens) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine promotion program for rural youth in North Carolina and South Carolina. Discusses program implementation through school nurses and educational materials focused on vaccination and other aspects of adolescent health and wellness.
...Cancer · Children and youth · Infectious diseases · Nurses · Schools · Sexual and reproductive health · Vaccination · North Carolina...