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811. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneering Ideas Brief Proposals - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Grants for innovative projects that are working to build health equity, ensuring that everyone has access to the care they need and all families have the opportunity to make healthier choices.

...Health disparities · Healthcare needs and services · Social determinants of health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

812. National Trends in Drinking Water Quality Violations - Resources
Date: Feb 2018

Examines patterns in health-related violations in the Safe Drinking Water Act by analyzing data from 17,900 community water systems from 1982-2015. Identifies vulnerability factors in communities and water systems. Includes a rural and urban comparison of total violations by water system, and provides county-level information on violation hot spots and spatial trends in community water systems.

...Tagged as Environmental health · Infrastructure · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Wisconsin...

813. Chronic Diseases and Associated Risk Factors Among Adults in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Highlights a study on the prevalence of chronic diseases in Puerto Rico before Hurricane Maria and the level of support available to patients before and after the storm. Bases conclusions on 2 studies conducted in 2015 and 2019. Breaks down data by participant characteristics, such as age, employment, and rurality of residence, among other measures.

...Health disparities · Hispanic or Latino · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Obesity and weight control · Social determinants...

814. HIV Prevention and Treatment Challenges in Rural America - Resources
Date: May 2020

Provides an overview of the prevalence of HIV and access to HIV prevention and treatment services in rural communities. Discusses challenges to providing and accessing HIV prevention and treatment efforts in rural areas, including the lack of local healthcare services, the cost of care, and HIV-related stigma. Describes federal programs that support HIV prevention and treatment services in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to address these barriers and to reduce rural HIV disparities.

...Health and Human Services Tagged as Access · HIV and AIDS · Health workforce supply and demand · Policy · Social determinants...

815. Health is Primary: Charting a Path to Equity and Sustainability - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Examines factors driving the downward trends in primary care, including fewer clinicians practicing primary care, fewer available appointments, lower spending on primary care, and fewer adults reporting that they have a usual source of primary care. Features a literature review, supply and demand analysis, and recommendations for potential solutions. Mentions rural throughout.

...Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Physician assistants · Physicians · Primary care · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants...

816. Water and Wastewater in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region: Twentieth Report of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board to the President and Congress of the United States - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Report discussing drinking water and wastewater needs along the U.S.-Mexico border. Offers recommendations regarding coordination of services for underserved and tribal communities, infrastructure funding, and long-term planning. Discusses issues specific to rural areas, colonias, and tribal communities such as climates risks, health disparities, and more. Lists federal funding sources.

...health · Funding · Health disparities · Infrastructure · Networking and collaboration · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

817. Adverse Childhood Experiences of Urban and Rural Preschool Children in Poverty - Resources
Date: Jul 2019

Examines the interaction of race and geographic location on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) for preschool children living in poverty in Arkansas. Data was collected using the Family Map Inventory–Early Childhood (FMI-EC) tool of structured interviews and observation items for assessing family and home environment characteristics linked with children's well-being.

...Health, 16(14), 2623 Date 07/2019 Type Document Tagged as Children and youth · Policy · Population health · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants...

818. Advancing Health Equity and Access Using Telemedicine: A Geospatial Assessment - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Highlights a study on the effectiveness of a virtual urgent care (VUC) program in expanding healthcare access and addressing health equity in rural populations in North Carolina. Compares rural versus urban areas and breaks down data by rates of poverty, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, and broadband access, among other measures.

...Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · North Carolina...

819. Other Health Services - Rural Services Integration Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 21, 2018

An overview of other health programs and services that may need to be integrated as part of a rural health and human services integration program.

...health : Public health programs can identify and address social determinants of health, health promotion, illness...

820. Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Proceedings of a workshop designed to explore impacts of economic issues, immigration, and racial inequities in healthcare in rural communities and to learn about asset-based approaches to addressing these challenges. Features statistics including average life expectancy at birth from 1969-2009 with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, U.S. maps showing levels of poverty and employment, and a chart showing numbers of rural hospital closures from 2005-2017.

...Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Tagged as Access · Community engagement and volunteerism · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants...