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11. Rural Response to Farmer Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Overview
Reviewed: Nov 30, 2021

Learn about the mental health challenges that farmers and ranchers face, with information on the root causes of stress, farmer demographics, mental health needs, and barriers to accessing care. Find tools and examples for developing programs to help address farmer mental health.

...cancer. While a tight-knit rural community may rally around a person who received a cancer...

12. Conducting Rural Health Research, Needs Assessment, and Program Evaluation Overview
Reviewed: Dec 14, 2021

An overview of rural health research, needs assessments, and program evaluation, with tools and resources to support these activities. Discusses the roles each of these activities play in helping rural stakeholders understand rural health needs and identify effective interventions.

...Cancer Disparities , Preventative Medicine , 2019 Recruiting Rural Participants for a Telehealth Intervention on Diabetes Self...

13. Healthcare Access in Rural Communities Overview
Reviewed: Nov 21, 2022

Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to healthcare access. Discusses the importance of primary care for rural residents and covers barriers to healthcare access in rural areas, such as transportation, insurance, and workforce issues. Highlights strategies to improve access to care for rural residents.

...cancer, and heart disease mortality rates Reduction in low birth weight Improved health behaviors Improved...

14. Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Health Overview
Reviewed: Jan 5, 2024

Resources and information related to health and healthcare access for migratory and seasonal agricultural workers (MSAWs). Discusses health concerns for this population, barriers to accessing healthcare, and how healthcare organizations can help meet their needs.

...cancer, and HIV. The constant relocation, coupled with the general inaccessibility of healthcare, also inhibits...

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A list of current Rural Health Information Hub topic guides grouped by theme.

...Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Rural Areas Agricultural Health and Safety Violence and Abuse in Rural...

16. Substance Use and Misuse in Rural Areas Overview
Reviewed: Jun 28, 2023

Provides information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to substance use in rural areas. Describes substance use and misuse and discusses what rural healthcare providers and communities can do related to prevention and treatment.

...cancers, chronic pulmonary obstructive disorder (COPD), heart disease, and stroke, this high rate of tobacco...

17. Health and Healthcare in Frontier Areas Overview
Reviewed: Nov 2, 2022

Provides information and resources related to frontier areas and frontier healthcare issues and challenges. Features frequently asked questions about issues pertaining to providing healthcare in frontier areas.

...cancer and chronic disease screening, health and wellness education, chronic disease self-management classes, and assist...

18. Social Determinants of Health for Rural People Overview
Reviewed: Jun 6, 2022

Information, resources, and frequently asked questions regarding health inequities that rural residents experience, related to a variety of factors that make up the social determinants of health.

...cancer Rural areas face a range of air pollutants caused by: Unpaved roads Rail transport...

19. Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Overview
Reviewed: Feb 14, 2023

Farm and agricultural safety resources for rural communities. Discusses health risks and injuries, federal programs that support agricultural health and safety programs, other funding sources, and more.

...cancer Joint and ligament injuries, which can result in arthritic conditions affecting mobility Exposure to loud...

20. Rural Pharmacy and Prescription Drugs Overview
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2023

Addresses challenges related to providing access to prescription medications in rural communities, the financial viability of rural pharmacies, rural pharmacy workforce shortages, the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and new business models and technological advances for providing pharmacy services in rural areas.

...cancer patients across a 26-county region to receive chemotherapy treatments at tertiary infusion centers...