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851. A Possible Strategy to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates among Young Adults in Rural Areas: Partnering with Universities - Resources
Date: May 2023

Discusses challenges and opportunities for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among young adults attending colleges and universities. Describes the value of partnerships with rural universities to promote catch-up HPV vaccination and reduce geographic disparities.

...Access · Cancer · Infectious diseases · Networking and collaboration · Sexual and reproductive health · Statistics and data · Vaccination...

852. Social Determinants of Health: Transforming the Buzz Phrase to a Rural Action Item - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Apr 18, 2018

Two healthcare organizations demonstrate how the social determinants of health and social risk assessment can be used as a framework for transforming a rural "health delivery system to a true health system." - The Rural Monitor

...cancer as the most common diseases with the highest mortality. Clinical preventive services became the public...

853. Energizing and Equipping Rural Providers in Washington State to Increase HPV Vaccination of Preteens, Ages 9-12 - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Describes a partnership to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among rural and non-English-speaking preteens in Washington State. Discusses collaboration between the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Washington State Department of Health to provide webinars, printed materials, and more to providers at participating clinics. Includes provider feedback data.

...Cancer · Children and youth · Health workforce education and training · Infectious diseases · Limited English proficient · Sexual...

854. Testing Evidence-based Strategies to Improve HPV Vaccination Coverage in Rural Primary Care Clinics - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Describes a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination intervention providing training, evaluation, and support to clinics in rural Iowa. Discusses challenges rural clinics face in their efforts to increase HPV vaccine initiation.

...Cancer · Children and youth · Clinics · Health workforce education and training · Infectious diseases · Sexual and reproductive...

855. Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change - Rural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jan 17, 2024

Learn how policy, systems, and environmental change strategies can make it easier to make healthy choices.

...Cancer Coalition, Food Policy Council, Behavioral Health, Health Literacy, Oral Health, and Tobacco Prevention, among...

856. A Rural Socioeconomic Risk and Resiliency Inventory and Associated Health Outcomes - Resources
Date: Mar 2011

Creates an index of social and economic variables that are related to population health outcomes among rural and urban U.S. counties, and examines variability in this index across rural and urban counties.

...Tagged as Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

857. Implementing a Mobile HPV Vaccination Program in South Carolina - Resources
Date: May 2024

Provides an overview of a mobile HPV vaccination outreach and engagement program focused on improving childhood vaccination in underserved communities in South Carolina. Provides data on vaccines administered, participant demographics, and program partnerships.

...Cancer · Children and youth · Infectious diseases · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Sexual and reproductive health...

858. It's Possible: Voluntary Accreditation for Rural Public Health Departments - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

859. Comprehensive Rural Population Health: Where is the General Surgeon? - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 27, 2018

Moving the conversation away from finances, advocates share why general surgery plays an important role in a comprehensive rural population health strategy by delivering the right care in the right place at the right time. - The Rural Monitor

...cancer screening, or urgent if food gets stuck in the esophagus. The rural surgeon is also...

860. Building Capacity in a Rural North Carolina Community to Address Prostate Health Using a Lay Health Advisor Model - Resources
Date: May 2016

Describes the feasibility of using a lay health advisor (LHAs) model to engage patients from a rural African American community in North Carolina about prostate health. LHAs, also called ambassadors, work to share information about prostate health and collect survey data. Includes demographic characteristics of the 15 ambassadors, such as age, gender, education, employment, and previous health education training.

...Tagged as Cancer · Community engagement and volunteerism · Men · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North Carolina...