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8641. HCIA Complex/High-Risk Patient Targeting: First Annual Report - Resources
Date: Nov 2014

Evaluations of 23 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on patients with medically complex conditions at high risk for hospitalization, re-hospitalization, emergency department visits, or nursing home stays. Identifies several projects serving rural areas, including programs that use telehealth, in-home care, and various care coordination approaches.

...University of Chicago Care coordination · Health reform · Home health · Medicaid · Medicare · Service delivery models · Telehealth...

8642. Factors Associated With Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Outcomes - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Analyzes social determinants of health and demographic factors influencing racial and ethnic disparities in treatment response among rectal cancer patients. Provides data breakdowns of factors associated with patient outcomes, including treatment facilities' level of rurality. Highlights disparities experienced by Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black patients relative to non-Hispanic White patients.

...e240044 02/2024 Cancer · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

8643. Closing the Distance in Rural Primary Care: Evidence, Stories and Solutions - Resources
Date: Nov 2025

Explores the state of rural primary care in the United States. Describes recent federal legislation that may impact rural primary care, healthcare access, and health outcomes. Discusses trends in rural primary care, including comparisons between rural and urban primary care spending relative to all total spending, primary care workforce availability, and comprehensiveness of primary care. Presents five case studies highlighting rural primary care practices and practice models.

...Health occupations · Health workforce supply and demand · Legislation and regulations · Primary care · Reimbursement and payment...

8644. Assessing Chronic Pain Among Adults Diagnosed with Diabetes Residing in Rural Appalachia - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Examines the associations of comorbidity, disability, and depression with chronic pain among a sample of 356 adults with diabetes in 6 rural Appalachian Kentucky counties. Features demographics and statistics on self-reported health status.

...health status. Brittany L. Smalls, Adebola Adegboyega, Courtney Ortz, et al. Journal of Appalachian Health...

8645. Connecticut J-1 Visa Waiver Program - Funding
Deadline: Oct 15, 2025

Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Connecticut, allowing them to remain in the United States.

...Health Public Health Initiatives Branch Primary Care Office 410 Capitol Ave., MS #11PCO Hartford, Connecticut...

8646. A Tale of Two Public Dental Benefit Programs: Iowa Dentist Participation in Traditional Medicaid Versus a Medicaid Expansion Program - Resources
Date: May 2019

Examines differences in dentist participation in Iowa's Dental Wellness Plan and Medicaid programs and discusses the policy implications for oral health access. Addresses differences in rural and urban participation in both programs.

...Health, 19, 89 05/2019 Access · Dental workforce · Legislation and regulations · Medicaid · Oral health · Rural-urban...

8647. RHCs and CAHs Participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP): Characteristics of the Providers and Communities - Resources
Date: Nov 2025

Describes the characteristics of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) currently participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) in 2023. Compares CAH and RHC characteristics by MSSP participation, ownership status, and free-standing versus provider-based RHC status.

...Health Clinics (RHCs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) currently participating in the Medicare Shared Savings...

8648. The Clergy Connection - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2026

Newsletter of the National VA Chaplain Center and Rural Clergy Training Program that covers the role of clergy in addressing mental health and reintegration needs of returning veterans.

...health and reintegration needs of returning veterans. Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health...

8649. A National Virtual Peer Support Group for Women Veterans Living with Breast Cancer: Lessons from the Field - Resources
Date: Jun 2026

Discusses implementation and findings from a Veterans Health Administration virtual peer support specialist-led support group for women veterans with breast cancer. Discusses experiences of rural program participants.

...Public Health, 23(6), 817 06/2026 Cancer · Community health workers · Social connectedness · Telehealth · Veterans · Women...

8650. Intimate Partner Violence and Structural Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Women: A Mixed-Method Study in Rural New Mexico - Resources
Date: Jun 2021

Presents a study of incarcerated women's experiences with intimate partner violence (IPV) and other structural issues disproportionately affecting rural women in New Mexico who are victims of IPV. Draws data from surveys of 99 women, discussing the correlation of IPV with mental health issues, substance use, and socioeconomic conditions.

...Health, 18(12), 6185 06/2021 Abuse and violence · Access · Criminal justice system · Mental health · Statistics...