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Resources by State: Nebraska

Reach, Adoption, Implementation, and Sustainability of the Mobile Health for Migrant Health (mHealth-4-Mhealth) Program: Nebraska, 2022‒2023
Assesses a mobile COVID-19 screening and resource sharing program for rural migrant families in Nebraska. Discusses the program's attempt to overcome barriers to healthcare for rural residents and migrants in those rural communities.
Author(s): Russell J. McCulloh, Ellen Kerns, Chad Abresch, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 114(11), 1212-1216
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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Feasibility of a Culturally Adapted Technology-Delivered, Family-Based Childhood Obesity Intervention for Latino/Hispanic Families in Rural Nebraska: The Hispanic Family Connections Study Protocol
Describes a study protocol to examine the feasibility of delivering a phone-delivered, culturally-tailored family-based childhood obesity (FBCO) program to Latino/Hispanic (L/H) families in rural Nebraska. Provides an overview of study design and implementation, and discusses the importance of addressing barriers to FBCO interventions for rural, L/H families.
Author(s): Fabiana Almeida Brito, Thais Favero Alves, Natalia Santos, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 14, e089186
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Legislative Resolution 374: Interim Study to Examine the Availability of Healthy and Affordable Food Choices in Nebraska Communities
Reports on food insecurity and independent grocery stores in rural Nebraska, with data on communities' food access, factors influencing food security in rural areas, and independent grocery stores' operations and community benefit. Highlights program models supporting food access and sustainability.
Author(s): Carlie Jonas
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Affairs
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Food Deserts in Nebraska: A Revised Methodology and Analysis
Analyzes the geography of healthy food access in Nebraska. Identifies census tracts designated as food deserts, discusses factors influencing rural food desert prevalence, and examines trends using county-level sociodemographic data and studies of grocery store and farmer's market locations.
Author(s): Gregory J. McKee, Shawn C. Kaskie
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Affairs
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Investigating FIT Kit Completion for CRC Screening in Younger Adults in Rural Areas
Investigates demographic factors for 1,230 rural Nebraskans that influence the return of a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit, a colorectal cancer screening tool that may be an inexpensive and convenient option for those with limited access to colonoscopies. Compares the study findings with national trends and discusses reasons and remedies for delays in return time for the kit.
Author(s): Cheryl L. Beseler, Jungyoon Kim, Melissa Leypoldt, et al.
Citation: Discover Social Science and Health, 4(41)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Changes in Substance Use Diagnoses in the Great Plains during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Analyzed 109,671 patient visits for alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder, or stimulant use disorder in 7 Great Plains states between March 2019 and March 2021 to report on demographic and geographic pattern disruptions in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes discussion of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residency on data and policy implications regarding access to care.
Author(s): Ahmed Nahian, Lisa M. McFadden
Citation: Healthcare, 12(16)
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
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Rural Health Equity in HHS Region 7
Presentation slides that provide highlights related to rural health equity in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 7, which consists of Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas. Discusses issues such as COVID-19 health equity funding, housing, farmworker and immigrant health, maternal healthcare access, and more.
Author(s): Whitney Zahnd
Date: 07/2024
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Iowa College of Public Health
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Community-Engaged Systems for Population Health Improvement: A Novel Approach to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Rural Communities
Describes the design and implementation of a community-driven diabetes prevention and care management initiative focused on coalition-building and decentralized decision-making in two rural Nebraska communities. Discusses planning, capacity-building, community engagement, and sustainability.
Author(s): Kristin Pullyblank, Marisa Rosen, Christopher Wichman, et al.
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 49, 798-808
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Nebraska
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Loneliness and Social Isolation Are Common in Rural America. Is "Social Infrastructure" the Solution?
Discusses structural factors that contribute to social isolation in rural areas. Features programs in Minnesota, Nebraska, and Alaska that are finding ways to build connection into rural communities.
Author(s): Brendan Stermer
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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