Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Access
Maryland Community Health Worker and Employer Surveys: Analysis and Report, With a Focus on Rural Maryland
Examines the Maryland landscape of community health workers (CHWs) and the organizations that employ them; identifies barriers and facilitators to incorporating the CHW skillset into patient-centered healthcare models; and determines the impact of CHWs on access to healthcare and use of preventive health services by the people they serve. Features statistics including demographics, services provided, funding sources, and type of employer, with breakdowns by urban or rural area.
Author(s): Brian Robertson, John Charles, Allison Tippery, et al.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maryland State Office of Rural Health
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Examines the Maryland landscape of community health workers (CHWs) and the organizations that employ them; identifies barriers and facilitators to incorporating the CHW skillset into patient-centered healthcare models; and determines the impact of CHWs on access to healthcare and use of preventive health services by the people they serve. Features statistics including demographics, services provided, funding sources, and type of employer, with breakdowns by urban or rural area.
Author(s): Brian Robertson, John Charles, Allison Tippery, et al.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maryland State Office of Rural Health
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Farmer's Mental Well-Being Project: Statewide Survey Report
Surveyed 1651 farmers, farm spouses, and farmworkers in 2022 to identify stressors as perceived by farmers in Georgia. Discusses suicide, age, stress, insurance status, job satisfaction, agribusiness, COVID-19, healthcare access, coping mechanisms, and more.
Author(s): Stephanie Basey, Anne Montgomery, Ben West, Chris Scoggins, Lily Baucom
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center, Mercer University School of Medicine
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Surveyed 1651 farmers, farm spouses, and farmworkers in 2022 to identify stressors as perceived by farmers in Georgia. Discusses suicide, age, stress, insurance status, job satisfaction, agribusiness, COVID-19, healthcare access, coping mechanisms, and more.
Author(s): Stephanie Basey, Anne Montgomery, Ben West, Chris Scoggins, Lily Baucom
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center, Mercer University School of Medicine
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Definition and Categorization of Rural and Assessment of Realized Access to Care
Examines Health Information National Trends Survey data to determine how 3 different definitions of rural change healthcare utilization, perceived quality, and perceived provider attentiveness metrics. Considers Urban Influence Codes (UIC), Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC), and Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA).
Author(s): Whitney E. Zahnd, Natalie Del Vecchio, Natoshia Askelson, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, 57(3), 693-702
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
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Examines Health Information National Trends Survey data to determine how 3 different definitions of rural change healthcare utilization, perceived quality, and perceived provider attentiveness metrics. Considers Urban Influence Codes (UIC), Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC), and Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA).
Author(s): Whitney E. Zahnd, Natalie Del Vecchio, Natoshia Askelson, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, 57(3), 693-702
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
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Broadband Access and Rural Transit: Bringing Connectivity to Rural Communities
Provides an overview of the importance of broadband access for economic development and transit operations. Discusses legislation, funding, and implementation to create broadband infrastructure in rural areas.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Transit Assistance Program
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Provides an overview of the importance of broadband access for economic development and transit operations. Discusses legislation, funding, and implementation to create broadband infrastructure in rural areas.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Transit Assistance Program
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North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program: SFY 2022
County-level map showing North Carolina telepsychiatry sites and provider hubs, with shadings for rural and urban counties.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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County-level map showing North Carolina telepsychiatry sites and provider hubs, with shadings for rural and urban counties.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Introduction to Improving Telehealth and Virtual Care for Pain Management and Opioid/ Substance Use Disorder
Presents the proceedings of a meeting discussing the use of telehealth and virtual care to treat substance use disorder (SUD), opioid use disorder (OUD), and to monitor pain management. Highlights the effect the COVID-19 pandemic on telehealth use, regulation, and reimbursement. Features considerations for rural communities.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academy of Medicine
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Presents the proceedings of a meeting discussing the use of telehealth and virtual care to treat substance use disorder (SUD), opioid use disorder (OUD), and to monitor pain management. Highlights the effect the COVID-19 pandemic on telehealth use, regulation, and reimbursement. Features considerations for rural communities.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academy of Medicine
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Promoting Health Care Access for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) Farmworkers
Report highlights healthcare access issues for LGBTQIA+ farmworkers. Discusses the workplace and healthcare challenges facing LGBTQIA+ farmworkers and presents resources and best practices for health centers.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
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Report highlights healthcare access issues for LGBTQIA+ farmworkers. Discusses the workplace and healthcare challenges facing LGBTQIA+ farmworkers and presents resources and best practices for health centers.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
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Factors Responsible for Healthcare Avoidance among Rural Adults in the Eastern Region of North Carolina
Analyzes reasons for healthcare avoidance in rural residents living in North Carolina. Examines 946 survey respondents about themes such as self-perceived health, healthcare utilization, and healthcare avoidance due to cost, complexity, or privacy. Includes demographic breakdown of survey respondents by age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, insurance status, health status, and other healthcare access variables.
Author(s): Ashley E. Burch
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 47(5), 737-744
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
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Analyzes reasons for healthcare avoidance in rural residents living in North Carolina. Examines 946 survey respondents about themes such as self-perceived health, healthcare utilization, and healthcare avoidance due to cost, complexity, or privacy. Includes demographic breakdown of survey respondents by age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, insurance status, health status, and other healthcare access variables.
Author(s): Ashley E. Burch
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 47(5), 737-744
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
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Trans-Mission: Leveraging Telehealth for Care, Support, Advocacy and Education in Central Virginia for Trans and Non-Binary Individuals, Their Support System, Families and the Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Toolkit offering an overview of telehealth services for transgender and gender-diverse patients and addressing barriers and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on Central Virginia. Presents key considerations for providing gender-affirming care through telehealth and best practices, and highlights rural challenges related to broadband access.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center
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Toolkit offering an overview of telehealth services for transgender and gender-diverse patients and addressing barriers and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on Central Virginia. Presents key considerations for providing gender-affirming care through telehealth and best practices, and highlights rural challenges related to broadband access.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center
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Report on Health Equity, Hunger, and Nutrition in Indian Country
Reports on feedback related to food and nutrition disparities in Indian Country based on 2 listening sessions that took place in June 2022, hosted by the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) and the Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC). Provides recommendations such as improving food access and affordability, integrating indigenous-led nutrition education, promoting physical activity, enhancing food security research, and more.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Native American Agriculture Fund, Native Farm Bill Coalition
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Reports on feedback related to food and nutrition disparities in Indian Country based on 2 listening sessions that took place in June 2022, hosted by the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) and the Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC). Provides recommendations such as improving food access and affordability, integrating indigenous-led nutrition education, promoting physical activity, enhancing food security research, and more.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Native American Agriculture Fund, Native Farm Bill Coalition
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