Rural Health
Resources by State: Florida
Continuous Rural-Urban Coding for Cancer Disparity Studies: Is It Appropriate for Statistical Analysis?
Results of a study examining locations of cancer cases in north central Florida between 2005-2010 to determine whether it is valid to treat rural-urban codes directly as continuous variables in cancer studies. Features statistics and maps of north central Florida counties with rural-urban classification shadings at 4 levels.
Author(s): Lusine Yaghjyan, Christopher R. Cogle, Guangran Deng, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(6), 1076
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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Results of a study examining locations of cancer cases in north central Florida between 2005-2010 to determine whether it is valid to treat rural-urban codes directly as continuous variables in cancer studies. Features statistics and maps of north central Florida counties with rural-urban classification shadings at 4 levels.
Author(s): Lusine Yaghjyan, Christopher R. Cogle, Guangran Deng, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(6), 1076
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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Air Ambulance: Available Data Show Privately-Insured Patients Are at Financial Risk
Examines air ambulance transports for patients with a focus on balance billing. Describes changes in geographic distribution of air ambulance services, including the location of bases and new bases and additions in rural areas; the extent of out-of-network air ambulance transports and balance billing practices; and how states are limiting balance billing. Relies on data from a variety of sources, including interviews with officials in 6 states: Florida, North Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, Maryland, and Texas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines air ambulance transports for patients with a focus on balance billing. Describes changes in geographic distribution of air ambulance services, including the location of bases and new bases and additions in rural areas; the extent of out-of-network air ambulance transports and balance billing practices; and how states are limiting balance billing. Relies on data from a variety of sources, including interviews with officials in 6 states: Florida, North Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, Maryland, and Texas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Association Among County-Level Economic Factors, Clinician Supply, Metropolitan or Rural Location, and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Highlights a study on demographic factors that correlate with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Looks at a county's economic factors, rural status, and clinician supply in 8 different states.
Author(s): Stephen W. Patrick, Laura J. Faherty, Andrew W. Dick, et al.
Citation: JAMA, 321(4), 385-393
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
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Highlights a study on demographic factors that correlate with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Looks at a county's economic factors, rural status, and clinician supply in 8 different states.
Author(s): Stephen W. Patrick, Laura J. Faherty, Andrew W. Dick, et al.
Citation: JAMA, 321(4), 385-393
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
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Objectively Measured Pediatric Obesity Prevalence Using the OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium
Results of a study measuring the prevalence of obesity among Florida children ages 2-19, using electronic health records. Features demographics and statistics of rates of obesity and severe obesity, with breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural location.
Author(s): Dominick J. Lemas, Michelle I. Cardel, Stephanie L. Fillip, et al.
Citation: Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13(1), 12-15
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Results of a study measuring the prevalence of obesity among Florida children ages 2-19, using electronic health records. Features demographics and statistics of rates of obesity and severe obesity, with breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural location.
Author(s): Dominick J. Lemas, Michelle I. Cardel, Stephanie L. Fillip, et al.
Citation: Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13(1), 12-15
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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A Short Report: Parents HPV Vaccine Knowledge in Rural South Florida
Summarizes a pilot study in 2 rural counties of Florida, examining parents' human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine knowledge and hesitancy. Provides data and statistics showing relationships between parents' demographics and parental knowledge of HPV vaccination as well as child vaccination with HPV vaccine. Offers suggestions on how to decrease HPV vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination rates in rural areas.
Author(s): Tami L. Thomas, Michelle Caldera, Jeffrey Maurer
Citation: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 15(7-8), 1666-1671
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Summarizes a pilot study in 2 rural counties of Florida, examining parents' human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine knowledge and hesitancy. Provides data and statistics showing relationships between parents' demographics and parental knowledge of HPV vaccination as well as child vaccination with HPV vaccine. Offers suggestions on how to decrease HPV vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination rates in rural areas.
Author(s): Tami L. Thomas, Michelle Caldera, Jeffrey Maurer
Citation: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 15(7-8), 1666-1671
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Florida Rural Health Clinics, Rural Hospitals, and Rural Hospitals that are Critical Access Hospitals 2019
Map of Florida with counties delineated, showing locations of Rural Health Clinics and rural hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals.
Date: 2019
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Florida Rural Health Association
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Map of Florida with counties delineated, showing locations of Rural Health Clinics and rural hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals.
Date: 2019
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Florida Rural Health Association
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The Ecology of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Summarizes results from an 8-state study of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a drug withdrawal condition that may occur in newborns exposed to opioids during pregnancy. Discusses correlations to rurality, unemployment rates, poverty, and the supply of healthcare providers, and identifies potential policy interventions that could help. For interactive, county-level data, see the Simulation of County Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Rates Tool based on study findings.
Additional links: Simulation of County Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Rates Tool
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Summarizes results from an 8-state study of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a drug withdrawal condition that may occur in newborns exposed to opioids during pregnancy. Discusses correlations to rurality, unemployment rates, poverty, and the supply of healthcare providers, and identifies potential policy interventions that could help. For interactive, county-level data, see the Simulation of County Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Rates Tool based on study findings.
Additional links: Simulation of County Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Rates Tool
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services: Selected States' Program Structures and Challenges Providing Services
Examines the challenges states face in providing home- or community-based care instead of nursing home care under their state Medicaid programs, focusing on Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, Montana, and Oregon. Addresses program funding, workforce issues, eligibility and enrollment, populations targeted for the programs, use of managed care, and more. Includes rural considerations throughout.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 10/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines the challenges states face in providing home- or community-based care instead of nursing home care under their state Medicaid programs, focusing on Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, Montana, and Oregon. Addresses program funding, workforce issues, eligibility and enrollment, populations targeted for the programs, use of managed care, and more. Includes rural considerations throughout.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 10/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Who and Where: A Socio-Spatial Integrated Approach for Community-Based Health Research
Describes the development and application of a social network to an ongoing study examining the mental and physical health of rural Latino immigrants in Florida.
Author(s): Jeanne-Marie R. Stacciarini, Raffaele Vacca, Liang Mao
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(7), 1375
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
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Describes the development and application of a social network to an ongoing study examining the mental and physical health of rural Latino immigrants in Florida.
Author(s): Jeanne-Marie R. Stacciarini, Raffaele Vacca, Liang Mao
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(7), 1375
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
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Florida Rural Hospital Directory
Directory of rural hospitals including Critical Access Hospitals in Florida. Includes hospital name, address, phone number, website, and administrative contact information.
Date: 01/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Florida Office of Rural Health
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Directory of rural hospitals including Critical Access Hospitals in Florida. Includes hospital name, address, phone number, website, and administrative contact information.
Date: 01/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Florida Office of Rural Health
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