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8811. Examining Rural Disparities in Cigarette Smoking among U.S. Women by Chronological Age: 2002–2022 - Resources
Date: Dec 2025

Presents a study on rural disparities in rates of cigarette smoking among women from 2002 to 2022. Draws data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and examines correlative factors, such as age, educational attainment, and income, among others.

...Health and examines correlative factors, such as age, educational attainment, and income, among others. --- Examining...

8812. Leveraging the Rural-Urban Commuting Area Tool to Address Geographic Disparities in Cancer Care: A Dual-Application Framework for Institutional and National Initiatives - Resources
Date: Nov 2025

Details an open-access Rural-Urban Community Area (RUCA) tool to standardize patients' geographic coding in cancer disparities research by integrating RUCA codes with census tract and electronic health record system data. Provides data on the tool's application, utilizing 2023 cancer registry data provided by Wake Forest Cancer Center in North Carolina.

...health record system data. Provides data on the tool's application, utilizing 2023 cancer registry...

8813. STI Federal Implementation Plan for the United States: 2021-2025 - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Outlines federal actions aimed at reducing the burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States through 2025. Covers federal partners' commitments to programs, policies, research, and other activities during fiscal years 2021–2025 to meet the goals of the Sexually Transmitted Infections National Strategic Plan for the United States: 2021–2025. Includes action steps related to tribal communities.

...Health and Human Services Health disparities · Infectious diseases · Policy · Sexual and reproductive health · Tribal communities...

8814. North Dakota Flex CAH Subcontract Program - Funding
Deadline: Jan 9, 2026

Subcontract funding for Critical Access Hospitals in rural North Dakota for financial and operational assessment and improvement.

...Health, University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health Holly Long 701.213.9985 holly.long@UND.edu The Flex...

8815. Rural and Frontier EMS Town Hall Meeting Summary - Resources - Archive
Date: 2007

Highlights several town hall meetings that were conducted by the Rural EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Center during which rural EMS providers identified issues of concern to their local agency. Topics covered include funding, advocacy, recruitment and retention, training, and public awareness of the emergency medical technician (EMT) profession.

...Health Policy Emergency medical services · Emergency medical technicians and paramedics · Funding · Health workforce supply and demand...

8816. Associations Between Insurance Status, Financial Hardship, and Rurality on Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Mammography - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Analyzes associations between receipt of ACS or USPSTF guideline-concordant mammography and factors including healthcare-related financial hardship, insurance status, and rurality, utilizing 2023 National Health Interview Survey data of 11,138 women. Includes data on interactions between healthcare-related financial hardship and rurality within the context of access to mammography.

...Health Interview Survey data of 11,138 women. Includes data on interactions between healthcare-related...

8817. Combined Prevalence of Chronic Conditions or Obesity for Adults in 2022 - Resources
Date: Aug 2025

Examines the combined prevalence of obesity and chronic health conditions, including high blood pressure, cancer, and diabetes, among others, by demographic group, utilizing Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component data. See Figure 6 for a comparison of prevalence between metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and non-MSAs.

...health conditions, including high blood pressure, cancer, and diabetes, among others, by demographic group, utilizing...

8818. Rural Renewal: Three Success Stories, Capturing Prosperity/Health - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Showcases success stories from 3 rural communities that sought to address local health concerns, such as inadequate prenatal care and access to healthy food, and increase access to healthcare and related services. Describes community-based initiatives implemented in Nebraska, New Mexico, and South Carolina.

...health concerns, such as inadequate prenatal care and access to healthy food, and increase access...

8819. Montana J-1 Visa Waiver Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

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

...health · Behavioral health workforce · J-1 Visa Waiver · Maternal health and prenatal care · Physicians · Primary...

8820. NC Medicaid Expansion Dashboard - Resources
Reviewed: Dec 2025

Dashboard providing data on North Carolina Medicaid expansion enrollment. Contains an interactive, county-level map and charts which allow sorting data by demographics, health plan, rurality, and county. Updated monthly.

...health plan, rurality, and county. Updated monthly. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services...