Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Behavioral health
Reducing Rural Suicide
Describes the efforts of psychologists searching for innovative ways to reach out to people in isolated communities. Includes a specific focus on Native American and veteran populations to address stigma and access to care, and create a preventive environment.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Clay
Citation: APA Monitor on Psychology, 45(4), 36
Date: 04/2014
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Describes the efforts of psychologists searching for innovative ways to reach out to people in isolated communities. Includes a specific focus on Native American and veteran populations to address stigma and access to care, and create a preventive environment.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Clay
Citation: APA Monitor on Psychology, 45(4), 36
Date: 04/2014
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Barriers to Primary Care Physicians Prescribing Buprenorphine
Reports on a study of physicians in the State of Washington who participated in a Rural Opioid Addiction Management Project on the use of buprenorphine-naloxone in the treatment of opioid use disorders. Study determined the percentage of physicians who prescribed this treatment, the characteristics associated with the prescribing physicians, the number of patients treated, and the barriers found when integrating this treatment into their outreach practice.
Author(s): Eliza Hutchinson, Mary Catlin, C. Holly A. Andrilla, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 12(2), 128-133
Date: 03/2014
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Reports on a study of physicians in the State of Washington who participated in a Rural Opioid Addiction Management Project on the use of buprenorphine-naloxone in the treatment of opioid use disorders. Study determined the percentage of physicians who prescribed this treatment, the characteristics associated with the prescribing physicians, the number of patients treated, and the barriers found when integrating this treatment into their outreach practice.
Author(s): Eliza Hutchinson, Mary Catlin, C. Holly A. Andrilla, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 12(2), 128-133
Date: 03/2014
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Rates of Substance Use of American Indian Students in 8th, 10th, and 12th Grades Living on or Near Reservations: Update, 2009-2012
Analyzes data from a large sample of American Indian students, showing lifetime, annual, and last-month use by grade. Includes breakdowns by type of drug and comparisons with substance abuse rates in a nationally representative group of secondary school students.
Author(s): Linda R. Stanley, Susan D. Harness, Randall C. Swaim, Fred Beauvais
Citation: Public Health Reports, 129(2)
Date: 03/2014
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Analyzes data from a large sample of American Indian students, showing lifetime, annual, and last-month use by grade. Includes breakdowns by type of drug and comparisons with substance abuse rates in a nationally representative group of secondary school students.
Author(s): Linda R. Stanley, Susan D. Harness, Randall C. Swaim, Fred Beauvais
Citation: Public Health Reports, 129(2)
Date: 03/2014
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Retail Tobacco Exposure: Using Geographic Analysis to Identify Areas With Excessively High Retail Density
Examines how socio-demographic factors relate to tobacco outlet density in the U.S. Includes rural versus urban tobacco outlet density data by poverty level.
Author(s): Daniel Rodriguez, Heather A. Carlos, Anna M. Adachi-Mejia, Ethan M. Berke, James Sargent
Citation: Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 16(2), 155-165
Date: 02/2014
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Examines how socio-demographic factors relate to tobacco outlet density in the U.S. Includes rural versus urban tobacco outlet density data by poverty level.
Author(s): Daniel Rodriguez, Heather A. Carlos, Anna M. Adachi-Mejia, Ethan M. Berke, James Sargent
Citation: Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 16(2), 155-165
Date: 02/2014
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'It's about the Smoke, Not the Smoker': Messages That Motivate Rural Communities to Support Smoke-free Policies
Discusses the results of a series of focus groups and surveys with community activists in three rural Kentucky counties regarding the use of promotional materials used to endorse smoke-free policies.
Author(s): Ganna Kostygina, Ellen J. Hahn, Mary Kay
Citation: Health Education Research, 29(1), 58-71
Date: 02/2014
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Discusses the results of a series of focus groups and surveys with community activists in three rural Kentucky counties regarding the use of promotional materials used to endorse smoke-free policies.
Author(s): Ganna Kostygina, Ellen J. Hahn, Mary Kay
Citation: Health Education Research, 29(1), 58-71
Date: 02/2014
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Understanding the Rural–Urban Differences in Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Abuse in the United States
This report analyzes the risk factors, including availability and access, that drive nonmedical prescription opioid drug misuse and abuse in U.S. states with large rural populations.
Author(s): Katherine M. Keyes, Magdalena Cerdá, Joanne E. Brady, Jennifer R. Havens, Sandro Galea
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(2)
Date: 02/2014
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This report analyzes the risk factors, including availability and access, that drive nonmedical prescription opioid drug misuse and abuse in U.S. states with large rural populations.
Author(s): Katherine M. Keyes, Magdalena Cerdá, Joanne E. Brady, Jennifer R. Havens, Sandro Galea
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(2)
Date: 02/2014
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Rural Veterans: A Special Concern for Rural Health Advocates
Policy brief describing the special healthcare needs of rural veterans. Offers policy recommendations to address these issues. Covers access to primary care, specialty care, physical therapy, women's health services, and mental health services focusing on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Author(s): J. Alison Alfers, Hilda R. Heady
Date: 02/2014
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief describing the special healthcare needs of rural veterans. Offers policy recommendations to address these issues. Covers access to primary care, specialty care, physical therapy, women's health services, and mental health services focusing on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Author(s): J. Alison Alfers, Hilda R. Heady
Date: 02/2014
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Developing Empirically Based, Culturally Grounded Drug Prevention Interventions for Indigenous Youth Populations
Describes the relevance of a culturally grounded approach when developing a drug prevention program for Indigenous youth. Includes implications for culturally grounded approaches in behavioral health services and a case example of a drug prevention program for rural Native Hawaiian youth.
Author(s): Scott K. Okamoto, Susana Helm, Suzanne Pel, et al.
Citation: Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 41(1)
Date: 01/2014
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Describes the relevance of a culturally grounded approach when developing a drug prevention program for Indigenous youth. Includes implications for culturally grounded approaches in behavioral health services and a case example of a drug prevention program for rural Native Hawaiian youth.
Author(s): Scott K. Okamoto, Susana Helm, Suzanne Pel, et al.
Citation: Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 41(1)
Date: 01/2014
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Health Care Avoidance Among Rural Populations: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey
Presents secondary analysis of questions from the 2008 Health Information Trends Study (HINTS) relating to healthcare avoidance that breaks down socio-demographic and economic data to better understand factors leading to avoidant behaviors. Compares data from metropolitan, urban/suburban, and rural populations.
Author(s): Angela M. Spleen, Eugene J. Lengerich, Fabian T. Camacho, Robin C. Vanderpool
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 30(1), 79-88
Date: 01/2014
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Presents secondary analysis of questions from the 2008 Health Information Trends Study (HINTS) relating to healthcare avoidance that breaks down socio-demographic and economic data to better understand factors leading to avoidant behaviors. Compares data from metropolitan, urban/suburban, and rural populations.
Author(s): Angela M. Spleen, Eugene J. Lengerich, Fabian T. Camacho, Robin C. Vanderpool
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 30(1), 79-88
Date: 01/2014
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A Pilot Project to Improve Access to Telepsychotherapy at Rural Clinics
Describes the challenges and motivators regarding the implementation of a telemental health pilot project in rural outpatient clinics to improve access to mental health services for rural veterans.
Author(s): Geri Adler, Lonique R. Pritchett, Michael R. Kauth, Danielle Nadorff
Citation: Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 2D(1), 83-85
Date: 01/2014
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Describes the challenges and motivators regarding the implementation of a telemental health pilot project in rural outpatient clinics to improve access to mental health services for rural veterans.
Author(s): Geri Adler, Lonique R. Pritchett, Michael R. Kauth, Danielle Nadorff
Citation: Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 2D(1), 83-85
Date: 01/2014
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