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Reviewed: Mar 12, 2026
Learn about the common barriers rural communities may face when establishing community health worker programs in rural areas.
...cancer screening, cardiovascular disease prevention, diabetes prevention, and diabetes management. Future research can help build...
Date: Oct 20, 2021
A common health condition, epilepsy impacts rural populations in many ways, including the ability to drive. Medical and public health experts join an advocacy organization to review the condition's impact and outline rural management approaches — including seizure first aid. - The Rural Monitor
...cancers, to traumatic brain injury . Epilepsy just doesn't get the attention. It's hidden...
Date: Oct 15, 2024
The October 2024 episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with Matt Coleman, Director of the Kentucky State Office of Rural Health, as well as James VanCleave, Rural Project Manager, Veterans Services for the KORH. We learn about the importance of providing veterans with the assistance they need to receive care from the VA and other providers.
...cancer — for instance, there's a veteran that needed a ramp. He tried everything that...
Date: May 2014
Describes the process St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute (MSTI) took to engage and partner with a community organization to implement an evidence-based sun-safety program in rural Idaho. Includes information on identifying and recruiting a community partner; selecting an evidence-based program; and planning, implementing, sustaining, and expanding the program.
...05/2014 Cancer · Community engagement and volunteerism · Health screening · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Idaho...
Date: Feb 2025
Presentation slides providing data on population, noncommunicable disease, mental and behavioral health, maternal and child health, and injuries in Texas's border region. Includes data comparisons between border and non-border counties.
...Cancer · Children and youth · Diabetes · Injuries · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mental health · Population health...
Date: Mar 2023
Describes a care model utilizing community health workers (CHWs) to engage patients by screening for diseases, and offering education and information to help them manage their chronic conditions in an accessible, non-traditional settings such as a food bank distribution centers, county fairs, livestock auctions, and educational events in rural Idaho. Discusses the value of CHWs, along with a primary care team, in improving outcomes for populations at risk, and the absence of payment models to support this model.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Care coordination · Chronic disease management · Diabetes · Health screening · Mental health conditions · Reimbursement...
Date: Jul 2017
Offers detailed statistics on health conditions and behaviors for the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) population and for multiple and single-race NHPI populations, with comparisons to other racial groups and to the U.S. population as a whole. Topics covered include general health status, specific health conditions, disabilities, body mass index, physical activity, and substance use.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Health conditions · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control...
Date: May 2024
Presents findings from interviews with 40 parents and young adults in rural southwest Georgia on attitudes, knowledge, and preferences related to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake. Discusses challenges and opportunities related to transportation, knowledge, trust, and stigma.
...Cancer, 24, 592 05/2024 Access · Children and youth · Infectious diseases · Public health · Sexual and reproductive...
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.
...Research Center Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...
Date: Jan 10, 2024
Rural health expert Tim Putnam, DHA, shares leadership perspectives and ideas gained from his roles as a rural hospital CEO, a member of a White House task force, and now in his academic healthcare policy position. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer center or to a surgery program. Instead, we were focused on keeping people out of the hospital...