Rural Health
Resources by State: Missouri
Conducting a Randomized Trial in Rural and Urban Safety-Net Health Centers: Added Value of Community-Based Participatory Research
Results of a colorectal cancer screening study using data from two health networks comprising 11 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in metropolitan St. Louis and rural Missouri. Examines characteristics of the 483 participants and differences between the rural and urban health centers where the screenings took place. Features demographic statistics.
Author(s): Meera Muthukrishnan, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Jean M. Hunleth, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 10, 29-35
Date: 06/2018
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Results of a colorectal cancer screening study using data from two health networks comprising 11 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in metropolitan St. Louis and rural Missouri. Examines characteristics of the 483 participants and differences between the rural and urban health centers where the screenings took place. Features demographic statistics.
Author(s): Meera Muthukrishnan, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Jean M. Hunleth, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 10, 29-35
Date: 06/2018
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Self-Reported Occupational Injuries and Perceived Occupational Health Problems among Latino Immigrant Swine Confinement Workers in Missouri
Describes self-reported occupational injuries and perceived occupational health problems among Latino immigrants working in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Missouri. Includes statistics on occupational injuries; health status; healthcare access; and demographics, such as age, education, English language proficiency, marital status, length of employment, and more.
Author(s): Athena K. Ramos, Axel Fuentes, Marcela Carvajal-Suarez
Citation: Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2018, 8710901
Date: 06/2018
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Describes self-reported occupational injuries and perceived occupational health problems among Latino immigrants working in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Missouri. Includes statistics on occupational injuries; health status; healthcare access; and demographics, such as age, education, English language proficiency, marital status, length of employment, and more.
Author(s): Athena K. Ramos, Axel Fuentes, Marcela Carvajal-Suarez
Citation: Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2018, 8710901
Date: 06/2018
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Daily Dietary Intake Patterns Improve after Visiting a Food Pantry among Food-Insecure Rural Midwestern Adults
Evaluates dietary patterns for rural adults in the Midwest before and after visiting a food pantry. Compares differences for food secure and food insecure clients. Addresses fruit and vegetable intake, number of meals and snacks eaten, and more.
Author(s): Breanne N. Wright, Regan L. Bailey, Bruce A. Craig, et al.
Citation: Nutrients, 10(5), 583
Date: 05/2018
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Evaluates dietary patterns for rural adults in the Midwest before and after visiting a food pantry. Compares differences for food secure and food insecure clients. Addresses fruit and vegetable intake, number of meals and snacks eaten, and more.
Author(s): Breanne N. Wright, Regan L. Bailey, Bruce A. Craig, et al.
Citation: Nutrients, 10(5), 583
Date: 05/2018
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Evaluating Effective Leadership and Governance in a Midwestern Agricultural Safety and Health Coalition
Features a study on the effectiveness of the leadership of an Agricultural Health and Safety Center (Ag Center) serving 7 midwestern states. Details a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the Ag Center's leadership.
Author(s): Mary J. Wendl, Mary E. Cramer
Citation: Workplace Health and Safety, 66(2), 84-94
Date: 02/2018
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Features a study on the effectiveness of the leadership of an Agricultural Health and Safety Center (Ag Center) serving 7 midwestern states. Details a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the Ag Center's leadership.
Author(s): Mary J. Wendl, Mary E. Cramer
Citation: Workplace Health and Safety, 66(2), 84-94
Date: 02/2018
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A Comparison of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Use in Rural Versus Urban Emergency Departments Throughout Missouri
Examines point-of-care use of ultrasounds in emergency departments in rural and urban Missouri hospitals. Covers data describing the primary uses of ultrasounds in Missouri emergency departments by hospital size.
Author(s): Michael Mengarelli, Anthony Nepusz, Tatyana Kondrashova
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 115(1), 56-60
Date: 01/2018
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Examines point-of-care use of ultrasounds in emergency departments in rural and urban Missouri hospitals. Covers data describing the primary uses of ultrasounds in Missouri emergency departments by hospital size.
Author(s): Michael Mengarelli, Anthony Nepusz, Tatyana Kondrashova
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 115(1), 56-60
Date: 01/2018
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Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Supports Sustainable Change
Provides an overview of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program and the impact several grantees have made in their communities. Discusses how the grantees planned their projects with the goal of sustaining services after the grant funding ends.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2017
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Provides an overview of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program and the impact several grantees have made in their communities. Discusses how the grantees planned their projects with the goal of sustaining services after the grant funding ends.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2017
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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No Wrong Door: Supporting Community Living for Veterans
Reports on several Veteran-Directed Home- and Community-Based Services (VD-HCBS) programs in 7 states. Presents a breakdown of each program and highlights challenges each program had to overcome. Bases analysis on 2 separate state surveys. Also includes tools useful to building collaborative partnerships between VA medical providers and aging and disability agencies in order to better serve veterans in their communities.
Author(s): Christina Neill Bowen, Wendy Fox-Grage, Kali Thomas, James Rudolph
Date: 11/2017
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
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Reports on several Veteran-Directed Home- and Community-Based Services (VD-HCBS) programs in 7 states. Presents a breakdown of each program and highlights challenges each program had to overcome. Bases analysis on 2 separate state surveys. Also includes tools useful to building collaborative partnerships between VA medical providers and aging and disability agencies in order to better serve veterans in their communities.
Author(s): Christina Neill Bowen, Wendy Fox-Grage, Kali Thomas, James Rudolph
Date: 11/2017
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
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Addressing Rural Health Challenges Head On
Describes challenges physicians encounter when practicing in rural and underserved areas of Missouri. Covers multiple issues including health professional shortages, limits of rural training opportunities, population health challenges, rural Missouri demographics, and more.
Author(s): Marci Nielsen, Darrin D'Agostino, Paula Gregory
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 114(5), 363-366
Date: 09/2017
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Describes challenges physicians encounter when practicing in rural and underserved areas of Missouri. Covers multiple issues including health professional shortages, limits of rural training opportunities, population health challenges, rural Missouri demographics, and more.
Author(s): Marci Nielsen, Darrin D'Agostino, Paula Gregory
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 114(5), 363-366
Date: 09/2017
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Overdose Deaths, Hospital Visits and Unfilled Jobs: The Opioid Crisis in Missouri and Kansas
Reports on the opioid crisis in Missouri and Kansas. Shows maps of county-by-county data for opioid dependence risk, unemployment rate, drug-related mortality rate, opioid-related hospital utilization rate, and the morphine milligram equivalents (MME) per capita rate in both states.
Author(s): Mat Reidhead, Leslie Porth, Karen Braman
Date: 09/2017
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Reports on the opioid crisis in Missouri and Kansas. Shows maps of county-by-county data for opioid dependence risk, unemployment rate, drug-related mortality rate, opioid-related hospital utilization rate, and the morphine milligram equivalents (MME) per capita rate in both states.
Author(s): Mat Reidhead, Leslie Porth, Karen Braman
Date: 09/2017
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Aging in Place in Small Urban and Rural Communities
Examines the current state of aging in place, including cost benefits of rural residents living independently and using home health services and public transportation, rather than relocating to assisted living facilities. Includes statistics on costs of various types of senior living situations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Maine, New Mexico, and Montana, and aging in place cost savings forecasts for these states.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Del Peterson, Ted Rieck
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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Examines the current state of aging in place, including cost benefits of rural residents living independently and using home health services and public transportation, rather than relocating to assisted living facilities. Includes statistics on costs of various types of senior living situations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Maine, New Mexico, and Montana, and aging in place cost savings forecasts for these states.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Del Peterson, Ted Rieck
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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