Rural Health
News by Topic: Research methods and resources
Dec 18, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Census Bureau seeking comments on a proposed information collection titled "2025 National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) Pilot Test." FoodAPS is intended to fill a data gap and support research that informs policymaking on health and obesity, hunger, and nutrition assistance policy. Comments are due within 30 days of this notice.
Source: Federal Register
ACF: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Federal Register
Dec 4, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announcing the creation of two new offices, the Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) and the Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO), within the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE).
Source: Federal Register
Census Bureau: The Census Bureau's Proposed Race/Ethnicity Code List for the American Community Survey and the 2030 Census
Federal Register
Nov 18, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Census Bureau seeking feedback on the proposed race/ethnicity code list that will be used when the combined race/ethnicity question is implemented in the American Community Survey (ACS) and the 2030 Census. This feedback will enable the Census Bureau to more accurately collect, process, and tabulate detailed racial, ethnic, and tribal responses reported in the race/ethnicity question. Comments are due by February 18, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 12, 2024 - The Census Bureau will hold two virtual tribal consultations on December 11, 2024, and January 15, 2025. The two webinars will offer a forum for tribes to learn about its Race/Ethnicity Coding Improvement Project, which allows tribes to provide feedback on how detailed race and/or ethnicity and American Indian or Alaska Native populations will be coded in the American Community Survey (ACS) and the 2030 Census, and to provide feedback. Questions and topic suggestions for the consultation meetings must be submitted by December 2, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 6, 2024 - Discusses challenges with clinical trial participation for various racial and ethnic minority groups as well as rural populations. Notes rural health disparities that could be addressed through better clinical trial representation. Offers overview of identified goals to increase clinical trial participation for underrepresented groups.
Source: Health Affairs Forefront
Oct 23, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Census Bureau seeking comments on American Community Survey (ACS) Methods Panel tests related to self-response. ACS Methods Panel is a research program at the Census Bureau designed to address and respond to survey issues and needs of the ACS. From 2025 to 2028, the ACS Methods Panel may test ACS and decennial census methods for reducing survey cost, addressing respondent burden, and improving survey response, data quality, and survey efficiencies for housing units and group quarters. Comments are due by December 23, 2024.
Source: Federal Register