Website Search Results for: social determinants of health
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Date: Dec 2014
Reports on a study of loneliness and its effect on the quality of life (QoL) among rural stroke survivors in Appalachian West Virginia. Looks at post-stroke factors in determining QoL, such as continued smoking, recovery in a nursing home versus the patient's home, and comorbidity.
...determining QoL, such as continued smoking, recovery in a nursing home versus the patient's home, and comorbidity. --- View more Quality of Life and Loneliness in Stroke Survivors Living in Appalachia Link View Resource Description...
Date: Nov 18, 2014
The Orchid Clinic has found success by providing primary care to low-income rural residents via a paid membership model. - The Rural Monitor
...Young Entrepreneurs Help Remold Rural Healthcare in Oregon Through Membership Payment Model - The Rural Monitor...
Date: Sep 2014
Provides an overview of the statewide health assessment data used to inform the Healthy Alaskans 2020 initiative, and explains the selection and target-setting process for the 25 included leading health indicators. Addresses mortality rates, chronic disease incidence, healthcare access, disparities, and social determinants of health.
...determinants of health. Date 09/2014 Type Document Organizations Alaska Department of Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Tagged as Access · American Indian or Alaska Native · Health conditions · Mortality · Public health · Research methods and resources · Social...
Date: Jul 2014
Reports on high-poverty counties, with a poverty rate of 20% or more, based on data from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey, compared to 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census data. Includes comparison of rural (micropolitan and noncore) counties and metropolitan counties. Identifies counties with persistent and intermittent high poverty, as well as newly high poverty counties.
...County-by-county data · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...
Date: Feb 12, 2014
The United States spends more on medical care and less on social services than other developed countries, yet social services can be just as important to health outcomes. - The Rural Monitor
...Social Determinants of Health: The Solid Facts . It has several references to the original research...
Date: 2014
Discusses the use of the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) by a frontier-based community health center in New Mexico for evaluating and addressing social determinants of health.
...social determinants of health. --- View more The Role of Community Health Centers in Assessing the Social...
Date: Jan 2014
Discusses challenges faced by federal human services programs in addressing rural poverty. Highlights two case studies offering different approaches for meeting these challenges, one from Montana and one from Colorado.
...Health and Human Services Tagged as Human services · Policy · Poverty · Social determinants of health · Colorado...
Date: 2014
Describes the demographic and economic characteristics of the urban and rural long-term unemployed and compares them with their short-term unemployed counterparts.
...economy · Employment and unemployment · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...
Date: Nov 2013
Addresses the differences in mortality and disease risk factors related to behaviors, access to healthcare, and social determinants of health in both rural and urban settings.
...Health disparities · Health insurance · Mental health · Mortality · Obesity and weight control · Poverty · Social determinants of health...
Date: Oct 2013
Examines messages adolescents believe are most effective in persuading their peers to resist substance use through an analysis of messages created by students from 20 rural middle schools. Gathers data on the audience-generated intervention messages to determine if they are similar to campaign philosophy and branding.
...determine if they are similar to campaign philosophy and branding. --- View more From Kids, Through Kids, To Kids: Examining the Social Influence Strategies Used by Adolescents to Promote Prevention among Peers Link View Resource Description...