Rural Health
News by Topic: Abuse and violence
HRSA: Update to the Health Resources and Services Administration-Supported Women's Preventive Services Guidelines
Federal Register
Dec 30, 2024 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announcing updates to the HRSA-supported Women's Preventive Services Guidelines relating to screening and counseling for intimate partner and domestic violence, breast cancer screening for women at average risk, and patient navigation for breast and cervical cancer screening. For most non-grandfathered group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, this update will take effect in 2026.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 17, 2024 - Describes a forensics training to teach healthcare professionals how to provide care to patients that have experienced sexual violence. Notes that rural communities with limited access to the state's sexual assault response team benefit from trained healthcare workers. Discusses the value in healthcare worker documentation of signs of abuse in patients.
Source: Alaska Public Media
CDC: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Federal Register
Dec 13, 2024 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is allowing an additional 30 days for comments on a new data collection will help CDC to better understand the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), positive childhood experiences (PCEs), social determinants of health (SDOH), and health outcomes among young adults from populations that have been socially and economically marginalized. Comments are due within 30 days of this notice.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 27, 2024 - The Department of State (DOS) is seeking information on the degree to which the United States and foreign governments meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons as prescribed by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. Submitted information will assist with preparing the annual Trafficking in Persons report. DOS requests information related to a basic overview of the issue, prosecution, protection, prevention, territories and semi-autonomous regions, child soldiering, and trafficking profiles including for vulnerable populations such as rural residents. Submissions are due February 3, 2025.
Source: Federal Register