Rural Health
Resources by State: Minnesota
Weight Outcomes of NU-HOME: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Prevent Obesity among Rural Children
Reports on impacts of the NU-HOME collaborative for prevention of childhood obesity in rural children, based on data from 114 parent-child pairs in Minnesota. Explores demographic characteristics, food insecurity, and quality of meals of the participants, among other data points. Discusses the effect of family-level interventions on overweight/obesity status, body mass index (BMI), and percent body fat.
Author(s): Jayne A. Fulkerson, Melissa Horning, Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19, 29
Date: 03/2022
Type: Document
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Reports on impacts of the NU-HOME collaborative for prevention of childhood obesity in rural children, based on data from 114 parent-child pairs in Minnesota. Explores demographic characteristics, food insecurity, and quality of meals of the participants, among other data points. Discusses the effect of family-level interventions on overweight/obesity status, body mass index (BMI), and percent body fat.
Author(s): Jayne A. Fulkerson, Melissa Horning, Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19, 29
Date: 03/2022
Type: Document
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Minnesota Community Hospital Trends, 2017 – 2020: A Data Short Take
Presents information on Minnesota hospital utilization, financials, and staffing and capacity from 2017 to 2020. Includes data broken down by facility bed size, Critical Access Hospital (CAH) or non-CAH, rural versus urban, and health system affiliation, among others.
Date: 03/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Presents information on Minnesota hospital utilization, financials, and staffing and capacity from 2017 to 2020. Includes data broken down by facility bed size, Critical Access Hospital (CAH) or non-CAH, rural versus urban, and health system affiliation, among others.
Date: 03/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Evaluating State Flex Program Population Health Activities
Provides an overview of the expectations for the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program under Program Area 3: Population Health Improvement and summarizes State Flex Program (SFP) initiatives under this program area. Describes promising population health strategies implemented by SFPs and challenges to measuring the impact of these activities. Explores how Flex Program population health efforts can align with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy Rural Hometown Initiative (HRHI).
Author(s): John Gale, Celia Jewell, Sara Kahn-Troster, Zachariah Croll
Date: 03/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Provides an overview of the expectations for the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program under Program Area 3: Population Health Improvement and summarizes State Flex Program (SFP) initiatives under this program area. Describes promising population health strategies implemented by SFPs and challenges to measuring the impact of these activities. Explores how Flex Program population health efforts can align with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy Rural Hometown Initiative (HRHI).
Author(s): John Gale, Celia Jewell, Sara Kahn-Troster, Zachariah Croll
Date: 03/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Interconnected - Building Understanding Between Rural and Urban
Webinar that discusses how rural and urban policy needs differ and how to build trust between rural and urban areas. Discusses how to provide solutions for geographically specific areas of Minnesota, offering examples of common ground topics like education, jobs, and healthcare.
Date: 03/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Rural Policy and Development, Citizens League
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Webinar that discusses how rural and urban policy needs differ and how to build trust between rural and urban areas. Discusses how to provide solutions for geographically specific areas of Minnesota, offering examples of common ground topics like education, jobs, and healthcare.
Date: 03/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Rural Policy and Development, Citizens League
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Case Studies of Communities of Less Than 10,000 People with Bicycle & Pedestrian Infrastructure
Examines the availability of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in rural communities in the U.S. based on a sample of 5 states that represent the different regions of the U.S.: Northeast, North Central, South-Gulf, South-Atlantic, and the West. Discusses the health and community benefits of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, issues of maintaining infrastructure, and ways to engage communities in planning based on survey and interview data.
Author(s): Natalie Villwock-Witte, Karalyn Clouser
Date: 02/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Western Transportation Institute
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Examines the availability of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in rural communities in the U.S. based on a sample of 5 states that represent the different regions of the U.S.: Northeast, North Central, South-Gulf, South-Atlantic, and the West. Discusses the health and community benefits of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, issues of maintaining infrastructure, and ways to engage communities in planning based on survey and interview data.
Author(s): Natalie Villwock-Witte, Karalyn Clouser
Date: 02/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Western Transportation Institute
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Minnesota Community Report: Healthy Rural and Urban Kids Project
Reports on biomonitoring project that looks at exposures to environmental chemicals that may harm young children in both rural and urban areas of Minnesota by testing the urine of 232 children aged 6 or under. Discusses the chemicals that were more commonly observed in rural versus urban children.
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Reports on biomonitoring project that looks at exposures to environmental chemicals that may harm young children in both rural and urban areas of Minnesota by testing the urine of 232 children aged 6 or under. Discusses the chemicals that were more commonly observed in rural versus urban children.
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Partnering to Improve Health and Wellbeing via Community Based Care Coordination in Rural Minnesota
Case study featuring Winona Health, an independent, community-owned, and vertically integrated healthcare system serving rural Minnesota. Describes efforts underway to address the social determinants of health in the community through the Winona Wellbeing Collaborative. Also discusses efforts to build intercultural skill throughout the Winona Health organization.
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Case study featuring Winona Health, an independent, community-owned, and vertically integrated healthcare system serving rural Minnesota. Describes efforts underway to address the social determinants of health in the community through the Winona Wellbeing Collaborative. Also discusses efforts to build intercultural skill throughout the Winona Health organization.
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Distressed Minnesota Community Hospitals, 2019
Explores the characteristics of financially distressed hospitals in Minnesota. Presents data by hospital type, including Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation and rural status.
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Explores the characteristics of financially distressed hospitals in Minnesota. Presents data by hospital type, including Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation and rural status.
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Life and Breath: How Air Pollution Affects Health in Minnesota
Provides a report and data on the health impacts of pollution in Minnesota. Discusses sources of air pollution; health impacts attributable to pollution; and differences in impacts by rural/urban location, poverty rate, health insurance coverage, and race/ethnicity. Includes maps with county-level data on air pollution health-related events.
Author(s): David Bael, Kathy Raleigh
Date: 01/2022
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Provides a report and data on the health impacts of pollution in Minnesota. Discusses sources of air pollution; health impacts attributable to pollution; and differences in impacts by rural/urban location, poverty rate, health insurance coverage, and race/ethnicity. Includes maps with county-level data on air pollution health-related events.
Author(s): David Bael, Kathy Raleigh
Date: 01/2022
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers 2022 Annual Report
Provides an overview of Minnesota community health centers with a focus on advocacy and social justice, collaboration, training, leadership, workforce, and technical assistance. Provides data on economic impact and patient demographics, as well as a state map depicting geographic location of health center sites.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers
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Provides an overview of Minnesota community health centers with a focus on advocacy and social justice, collaboration, training, leadership, workforce, and technical assistance. Provides data on economic impact and patient demographics, as well as a state map depicting geographic location of health center sites.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers
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