Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Behavioral health
Decreases in Suicide Deaths and Attempts Linked to the White Mountain Apache Suicide Surveillance and Prevention System, 2001–2012
Discusses a youth suicide tracking and prevention program developed in 2006 by the White Mountain Apache tribe in Arizona. Describes suicide prevention needs and disparities in Native American communities and the interventions put in place by the White Mountain Apache tribe. Using data from a tribally mandated surveillance system, compares suicide death rates and characteristics from 2001-2006 to data from 2007-2012. Table 1 offers a breakdown of suicide death rates by age group, and Figure 1 compares suicide death rates to national data.
Author(s): Mary Cwik, Lauren Tingey, Alexandra Maschino, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 106(12), 2183-2189.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
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Discusses a youth suicide tracking and prevention program developed in 2006 by the White Mountain Apache tribe in Arizona. Describes suicide prevention needs and disparities in Native American communities and the interventions put in place by the White Mountain Apache tribe. Using data from a tribally mandated surveillance system, compares suicide death rates and characteristics from 2001-2006 to data from 2007-2012. Table 1 offers a breakdown of suicide death rates by age group, and Figure 1 compares suicide death rates to national data.
Author(s): Mary Cwik, Lauren Tingey, Alexandra Maschino, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 106(12), 2183-2189.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
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Risk Factors for Smoking in Rural Women: The Role of Gender-Based Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence
Investigates the prevalence of sexual and intimate partner gender-based violence (GBV) in 3 Appalachian counties of Ohio. Supports health professionals' efforts to address the disproportionately high cervical cancer rates in these regions by analyzing the relationship between exposure to GBV and smoking behaviors.
Author(s): Julianna Nemeth, Amy Bonomi, Bo Lu, Richard Lomax, Mary Wewers
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 25(12), 1282-1291
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
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Investigates the prevalence of sexual and intimate partner gender-based violence (GBV) in 3 Appalachian counties of Ohio. Supports health professionals' efforts to address the disproportionately high cervical cancer rates in these regions by analyzing the relationship between exposure to GBV and smoking behaviors.
Author(s): Julianna Nemeth, Amy Bonomi, Bo Lu, Richard Lomax, Mary Wewers
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 25(12), 1282-1291
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
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Bullying Prevention in Indian Country
Features information and resources for bullying prevention among American Indian and Alaska Native youth. Presents evidence-based model programs and information about SAMHSA's Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Features information and resources for bullying prevention among American Indian and Alaska Native youth. Presents evidence-based model programs and information about SAMHSA's Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Medication-Assisted Treatment Models of Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Settings
Report details 12 promising medication-assisted treatment (MAT) models for treatment of opioid use disorder in a primary care setting. Discusses rural issues in several models.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Report details 12 promising medication-assisted treatment (MAT) models for treatment of opioid use disorder in a primary care setting. Discusses rural issues in several models.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Opioid Overdose Experience, Risk Behaviors, and Knowledge in Drug Users from a Rural Versus an Urban Setting
Highlights a study on the overdose knowledge of opioid users from both rural and urban areas. Details participants' experience with overdosing and their responses to the Brief Opioid Overdose Knowledge (BOOK) questionnaire.
Author(s): Kelly E. Dunn, Frederick S. Barrett, Claudia Yepez-Laubach, et al.
Citation: Journal of Substance Abuse and Treatment, 71, 1-7
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
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Highlights a study on the overdose knowledge of opioid users from both rural and urban areas. Details participants' experience with overdosing and their responses to the Brief Opioid Overdose Knowledge (BOOK) questionnaire.
Author(s): Kelly E. Dunn, Frederick S. Barrett, Claudia Yepez-Laubach, et al.
Citation: Journal of Substance Abuse and Treatment, 71, 1-7
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
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Social Determinants of Health and Vulnerable Populations in Rural Maryland
White paper discussing how social determinants of health impact those who face barriers to health and are susceptible to poor health due to circumstances such as environmental conditions, housing concerns, lack of transportation, and poverty. Includes strategies and examples of programs that have worked in rural communities to address topics such as substance use disorder and care coordination.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, Maryland Rural Health Association
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White paper discussing how social determinants of health impact those who face barriers to health and are susceptible to poor health due to circumstances such as environmental conditions, housing concerns, lack of transportation, and poverty. Includes strategies and examples of programs that have worked in rural communities to address topics such as substance use disorder and care coordination.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, Maryland Rural Health Association
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health in Adulthood in a Rural Population-Based Sample
Presents results from a rural community-based study examining how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect health and well-being in adulthood. Reports on electronic medical record data related to body mass index and various medical diagnoses.
Author(s): Kristen C. Iniguez, Rachel V. Stankowski
Citation: Clinical Medicine & Research, 14(3-4), 126-137
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
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Presents results from a rural community-based study examining how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect health and well-being in adulthood. Reports on electronic medical record data related to body mass index and various medical diagnoses.
Author(s): Kristen C. Iniguez, Rachel V. Stankowski
Citation: Clinical Medicine & Research, 14(3-4), 126-137
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
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Rural Maryland Council Health Care Committee Executive Summary, 2015-2016
Report on the work of the Rural Maryland Health Care Committee for 2015-2016. Includes meeting agendas and minutes, presentation slides, discussion of white papers, correspondence, and focused topics such as telehealth and telepsychiatry. The focus of the committee during this biennium was mental and behavioral health in school age children.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Maryland Council
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Report on the work of the Rural Maryland Health Care Committee for 2015-2016. Includes meeting agendas and minutes, presentation slides, discussion of white papers, correspondence, and focused topics such as telehealth and telepsychiatry. The focus of the committee during this biennium was mental and behavioral health in school age children.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Maryland Council
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Building Rural: The Housing Assistance Council's 2016 Rural Housing Conference
Video recording of the 2016 Rural Housing Conference that covers discussions of rural housing inequality, the changing face of rurality, the opioid epidemic in rural America, and creative placemaking. Includes 21 sessions available for viewing.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Video recording of the 2016 Rural Housing Conference that covers discussions of rural housing inequality, the changing face of rurality, the opioid epidemic in rural America, and creative placemaking. Includes 21 sessions available for viewing.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Suicide Prevention in Indian Country
A fact sheet describing suicide prevention in Indian Country, and how the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention can align with tribal communities.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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A fact sheet describing suicide prevention in Indian Country, and how the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention can align with tribal communities.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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