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8621. The Built Environment and Social and Emotional Support among Rural Older Adults: The Case for Social Infrastructure and Attention to Ethnoracial Differences - Resources
Date: May 2023

Evaluated 110,850 rural older adults to determine the connection between social infrastructure and social and emotional support (SaES). Looks for variance across demographic factors and discusses the implication for mental health.

...health. --- The Built Environment and Social and Emotional Support among Rural Older Adults: The Case...

8622. Meeting Students Where They Are: Trauma-Informed Approaches in Rural Schools - Resources
Date: 2021

Discusses the need for more supports in rural schools to address trauma and mental health concerns. Provides potential models schools can adopt to improve trauma-informed education and close achievement gaps for rural students.

...health concerns. Provides potential models schools can adopt to improve trauma-informed education and close...

8623. Medicaid and CHIP in the Territories - Resources
Date: Apr 2020

Summarizes federal requirements and design features of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as operating in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Features statistics including number of enrollees and percentage of the population enrolled, and program costs, with breakdowns by federal or territory spending levels and by location, using data from fiscal year 2019.

...Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as operating in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana...

8624. The Rural Implications of Key Primary Care Provisions in the Affordable Care Act - Resources
Date: Sep 2011

White paper highlighting specific Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions regarding challenges in training and placement of primary care providers in communities of need. Provides recommendations for program and policy changes that would address concerns in rural communities.

...Health and Human Services Financial aid for health career education · Health workforce education and training...

8625. RIVERS Study - News
Date: Feb 2, 2026

Describes a study for a virtual exercise program, Response-Driven Individualized Virtual Exercise for Rural Survivors (RIVERS), aiming to positively impact rural cancer outcomes. Source: University of Colorado Anschutz Health Science News and Features.

...Health Science News and Features. --- RIVERS Study University of Colorado Anschutz Health Science News and Features...

8626. Rural and Urban Differences in Factors Associated with Inpatient Hospital Stays for Substance Use Disorder - Resources
Date: Apr 2023

Provides information on inpatient hospital stays for patients with substance use disorder (SUD) by rural and urban location. Utilizes 2018 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) data to examine 81,857 inpatient hospital stays, with rural versus urban data further broken down by age, sex, type of SUD diagnosis, secondary conditions and comorbidities, admission type and source, Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) status, payer type, hospital characteristics, and more.

...Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) status, payer type, hospital characteristics, and more. --- Rural and Urban...

8627. Geographical Access and the Substitution of Traditional Healing for Biomedical Services in Two American Indian Tribes - Resources
Date: Oct 2012

Examines the impact of geographical factors in accessing services for physical and mental health in rural reservation communities. Explores the use of traditional healing services in relation to biomedical services.

...health in rural reservation communities. Explores the use of traditional healing services in relation to biomedical...

8628. Factors Influencing Patient Adherence with Diabetic Eye Screening in Rural Communities: A Qualitative Study - Resources
Date: Nov 2018

Reports on a study in rural Wisconsin to understand the circumstances affecting diabetic patients' adherence to yearly eye screening in order to design effective interventions and increase screenings in rural health settings.

...health settings. --- Factors Influencing Patient Adherence with Diabetic Eye Screening in Rural Communities: A Qualitative...

8629. Access to Maternity Providers: Midwives and Birth Centers - Resources
Date: May 2023

Provides an overview of the role of certified nurse-midwives and birth centers in Medicaid and how beneficiaries use these services. Describes policy issues and barriers to expanding access to midwives and birth centers, including payment policies; contracting with managed care organizations; licensure, certification, and accreditation; scope of practice; and limited supply. Includes rural considerations throughout.

...Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare facilities · Licensure and certification of health professionals · Maternal health...

8630. Districts Try with Limited Success to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism: Selected Findings from the Spring 2024 American School District Panel Survey and Interviews - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Discusses the rise of chronic absenteeism in schools in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various causes, such as mental health, flexibility of remote learning, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Provides interview and survey data from 190 school district leaders and includes information on the percentage of districts experiencing chronic absenteeism and at what level; the characteristics of districts, including region, size, and urbanicity; and district methods of reducing chronic absenteeism.

...health, flexibility of remote learning, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Provides interview and survey...