Rural Health
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Buncombe County, NC: 2014 Culture of Health Prize Winner
Describes how Buncombe County Health and Human Services of North Carolina collaborated with community stakeholders including the local chamber of commerce, YMCA, healthcare professionals, and transportation experts to create a Public Health Advisory Council. The Council along with individuals, families, and local leaders supported healthy living initiatives by encouraging physicians to address obesity and asthma, reducing exposure to secondhand smoke in multi-unit housing, encouraging the purchase of healthy foods, and improving healthcare quality for children with special needs. Buncombe County is a recipient of the 2014 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Describes how Buncombe County Health and Human Services of North Carolina collaborated with community stakeholders including the local chamber of commerce, YMCA, healthcare professionals, and transportation experts to create a Public Health Advisory Council. The Council along with individuals, families, and local leaders supported healthy living initiatives by encouraging physicians to address obesity and asthma, reducing exposure to secondhand smoke in multi-unit housing, encouraging the purchase of healthy foods, and improving healthcare quality for children with special needs. Buncombe County is a recipient of the 2014 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Barriers to Substance Abuse Treatment in Rural and Urban Communities: A Counselor Perspective
Compares rural and urban substance abuse counselors' perceptions of barriers to providing substance abuse treatment by analyzing data collected from 28 counselors in Kentucky.
Author(s): Erin Pullen, Carrie Oser
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 49(7), 891-901
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Compares rural and urban substance abuse counselors' perceptions of barriers to providing substance abuse treatment by analyzing data collected from 28 counselors in Kentucky.
Author(s): Erin Pullen, Carrie Oser
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 49(7), 891-901
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Developing a VA Network for Acute Stroke Care
Provides a map which illustrates access to stroke care for veterans and reports that access to stroke care for veterans varies considerably across the U.S.
Author(s): Jennifer Myers
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: VA Health Services Research & Development Service
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Provides a map which illustrates access to stroke care for veterans and reports that access to stroke care for veterans varies considerably across the U.S.
Author(s): Jennifer Myers
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: VA Health Services Research & Development Service
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Home Health Care Agency Availability in Rural Counties
Examines home healthcare across the U.S., including home health care agency availability and quality of services provided. Highlights differences for rural counties.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Samuel Towne, Jordan Mitchell, Kevin J. Bennett, Robert Chen
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Examines home healthcare across the U.S., including home health care agency availability and quality of services provided. Highlights differences for rural counties.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Samuel Towne, Jordan Mitchell, Kevin J. Bennett, Robert Chen
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Expanding the Dental Team: Increasing Access to Care in Public Settings
Looks at 3 examples of midlevel dental providers working to expand care to underserved populations. Highlights three practices in Minnesota, California, and Alaska, the latter deploying dental health aide therapists to distant rural locations.
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Pew Charitable Trusts
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Looks at 3 examples of midlevel dental providers working to expand care to underserved populations. Highlights three practices in Minnesota, California, and Alaska, the latter deploying dental health aide therapists to distant rural locations.
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Pew Charitable Trusts
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Effect of Rurality on Screening for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing Mammography
Examines urban and rural differences among adult women who utilize mammography screenings. Discusses urban–rural disparities in breast cancer treatment and experience.
Author(s): Janni Leung, Samantha McKenzie, Jennifer Martin, Deirdre McLaughlin
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(2), 2730
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Examines urban and rural differences among adult women who utilize mammography screenings. Discusses urban–rural disparities in breast cancer treatment and experience.
Author(s): Janni Leung, Samantha McKenzie, Jennifer Martin, Deirdre McLaughlin
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(2), 2730
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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The Association Between Managed Care Enrollments and Potentially Preventable Hospitalization among Adult Medicaid Recipients in Florida
Examines the spillover effect of Medicaid managed care into Medicaid patients in traditional fee-for-service plans. Analyzes the interaction on the preventable hospitalizations in both rural and urban settings at the patient and county levels.
Author(s): Jungwon Park, Keon-Hyung Lee
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 14, 247
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Examines the spillover effect of Medicaid managed care into Medicaid patients in traditional fee-for-service plans. Analyzes the interaction on the preventable hospitalizations in both rural and urban settings at the patient and county levels.
Author(s): Jungwon Park, Keon-Hyung Lee
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 14, 247
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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The Virginia Health Care Landscape
Provides an overview of Virginia's demographics, state economy, population health, insurance coverage, Medicaid beneficiaries, and safety net providers, including Critical Access Hospitals. Includes some discussion of rural healthcare issues.
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Provides an overview of Virginia's demographics, state economy, population health, insurance coverage, Medicaid beneficiaries, and safety net providers, including Critical Access Hospitals. Includes some discussion of rural healthcare issues.
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Using GIS to Plan Specialty Health Services for Veterans: The Example of Acute Stroke Care
Examines access to stroke care for veterans who are age 65 and older and focuses on veterans' travel time to receive stroke care. Discusses improving access to care by building relationships with community partners and using telehealth equipment for stroke care.
Author(s): Diane C. Cowper Ripley, Eric R. Litt, Huanguang Jia, et al.
Citation: Journal of Geographic Information System, 6(3), 46463
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
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Examines access to stroke care for veterans who are age 65 and older and focuses on veterans' travel time to receive stroke care. Discusses improving access to care by building relationships with community partners and using telehealth equipment for stroke care.
Author(s): Diane C. Cowper Ripley, Eric R. Litt, Huanguang Jia, et al.
Citation: Journal of Geographic Information System, 6(3), 46463
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
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ATC Update: The Health Wagon Featured on CBS News
The Health Wagon, which offers free health care to thousands of patients each year in Southwestern Virginia, was spotlighted on the CBS news show, "60 Minutes."
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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The Health Wagon, which offers free health care to thousands of patients each year in Southwestern Virginia, was spotlighted on the CBS news show, "60 Minutes."
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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