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9201. Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Co-Designed Physical Activity Intervention for Rural Middle Schoolers: A Pilot Study - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Examines a physical activity pilot study in a low-socioeconomic, rural, Midwestern setting with 6th and 7th grade students. Provides the study's conceptual framework, timeline of data collection, intervention-related feasibility indicators, physical activity and health measures, physiological measures, and more.

...health measures, physiological measures, and more. --- Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Co-Designed...

9202. Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Students - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Provides a snapshot of rural schools and discusses the challenges they face. Challenges include how to provide new, high quality educational opportunities, health barriers that affect learning, providing career and technical education programs, food insecurity for rural children, and investments in rural schools.

...health barriers that affect learning, providing career and technical education programs, food insecurity for rural...

9203. Achieving Excellence in Cancer Diagnosis Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief - Resources
Date: 2022

Highlights discussions from a virtual workshop focused on improving cancer diagnosis. Includes information on addressing disparities in diagnosis and access to care, including disparities for rural populations. Features a cancer screening and diagnosis program serving rural Appalachia, describing the challenges faced and strategies used, including the use of a mobile screening unit.

...Health disparities · Health screening · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

9204. Support for Rural Colorado Schools Survey: Opportunities for Philanthropy to Address District Needs - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

Discusses results from an October 2021 survey in rural Colorado schools about urgent challenges and needed supports. Offers guidance for collaborating with philanthropic funders to meet needs in rural schools to address mental health, staffing shortages, academic support, and other issues.

...health, staffing shortages, academic support, and other issues. --- Support for Rural Colorado Schools Survey: Opportunities...

9205. Residential Settings and Healthcare Use of the Rural "Oldest-Old" Medicare Population - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Results of a study using Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data to profile rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries ages 85+ in terms of their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, residential settings, health and functional status, and healthcare use. Features statistics on these topics with breakdowns by rural and urban location.

...health and functional status, and healthcare use. Features statistics on these topics with breakdowns by rural...

9206. Hospitals Largely Reported Addressing Requirements for EHR Contingency Plans - Resources
Date: Jul 2016

Results of a study using self-reported data from 400 hospitals that received Medicare incentive payments for using a certified electronic health record (EHR) system as of September 2014. Information includes EHR contingency plans related to HIPAA requirements, practices for contingency planning recommended by two federal agencies, and hospitals' experiences with EHR disruptions. Features statistics with breakdowns by large or small hospitals, with small hospitals defined as those with 50 or fewer beds.

...health record (EHR) system as of September 2014. Information includes EHR contingency plans related to HIPAA...

9207. Telehealth & Medicaid: A Policy Webinar Series - Resources
Date: Mar 2021

Summarizes a series of webinars on Medicaid telehealth policy changes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics covered include telehealth policy developments related to the public health emergency (PHE), Medicaid program engagement and education of healthcare providers, patient education and engagement to increase telehealth access, and discussions of the future of telehealth policy. Offers specific examples from state-level Medicaid programs, with charts and data on telehealth utilization and outcomes.

...health emergency (PHE), Medicaid program engagement and education of healthcare providers, patient education and engagement...

9208. Strengthening Social Connection and Opportunities in Rural Communities - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Brief describing the St. David's Foundation's efforts to support rural community capacity building to address social determinants of health in central Texas. Discusses rural-specific considerations for rural philanthropy, network building, and participatory grantmaking.

...health in central Texas. Discusses rural-specific considerations for rural philanthropy, network building, and participatory...

9209. Combating the Opioid Crisis: Improving the Ability of Medicare and Medicaid to Provide Care for Patients - Resources
Date: Apr 2018

Presents the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the role of Medicare and Medicaid in combating the opioid crisis. Features testimony from representatives of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Boston Medical Center, the Centene Corporation, Centerstone America, Geisinger Health System, and Magellan Healthcare.

...Health System, and Magellan Healthcare. --- Combating the Opioid Crisis: Improving the Ability of Medicare and Medicaid...

9210. Testimony: Medicaid and CHIP in the U.S. Territories - Resources
Date: Mar 2021

Presents the statement of the Executive Director of Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission in a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health regarding the role Medicaid and CHIP play in securing healthcare access in the U.S Territories. Compares current funding through Medicaid for the Territories with the projected funding if no action is taken.

...Health regarding the role Medicaid and CHIP play in securing healthcare access in the U.S Territories...