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The Doorway at Cheshire Medical Center Leads to Healing
Profiles the Doorway at Cheshire Medical Center, a program at Cheshire Medical Center, a rural hospital in Keene, New Hampshire. Describes how the Doorway uses evidence-based assessment tools to refer clients to the appropriate services in the community and serves as a connection point between multiple substance use disorder (SUD) services.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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After Action Review/Improvement Plan: Strategic Planning Toolkit - Behavioral Health Edition
Toolkit provides guidance for completing an after action review of a post-behavioral health intervention. Toolkit is aimed at tribal leaders, public health practitioners, and other healthcare stakeholders in tribal communities. Provides the tools for designing, planning, preparing, and conducting an after action review.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, American Indian Research Center for Health
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Strategies to Recruit Rural Primary Care Providers to Implement a Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Focused Integrated Care Model
Highlights a study on an intervention aimed at addressing systemic barriers to accessing medications for opioid used disorder (MOUD) for rural patients via an integrated care model. Breaks down the intervention structure and discusses project replication and sustainability.
Author(s): Renee M. Cloutier, Evan S. Cole, Brianna L. McDonough, et al.
Citation: Implementation Research and Practice, 4, 1-12
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
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Analysis of Substance Use and Suicidal Ideation in Midwestern Frontier and Non-Frontier Locations
Evaluated emergency department data in South Dakota from 2017 to 2018 to identify ED usage by frontier and non-frontier residents for substance use disorder and suicidal ideation. Discusses usage by substance and the connection between substance use and suicidal ideation.
Author(s): Alexandra Dolezal, Marie Severson, Rusul Ali, Phil Dohn, Lisa McFadden
Citation: South Dakota Medicine, 76(1), 24-27
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
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HCV Serostatus and Injection Sharing Practices Among Those Who Obtain Syringes From Pharmacies and Directly and Indirectly From Syringe Services Programs in Rural New England
Explores the effect that syringe services programs (SSPs) have on hepatitis C (HCV) infection rates in rural people who inject drugs (PWID). Breaks down data by user characteristics, such as age, employment, and syringe sharing practices, among others.
Author(s): Eric Romo, Abby E. Rudolph, Thomas J. Stopka, et al.
Citation: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 18
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
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New Mexico School-Based Health Centers: Annual Status Report 2021-2022
Provides an overview of the school-based health centers (SBHCs) located in elementary, middle and high schools and the primary care and behavioral health services they provide. Offers a county map of SBHCs along with the county's social vulnerability as measured by the Social Vulnerability Index.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Development and Implementation of the ECHO Model in a School Setting to Address Youth Electronic Cigarette Use in Kansas: A Protocol
Evaluates the development of an ECHO pilot project in Kansas to build staff capacity for the purpose of addressing youth e-cigarette use in rural and frontier areas. Utilizes 20 interdisciplinary school teams to participate in the ECHO model from 2021-2022 and discusses the potential effectiveness of the ECHO model.
Author(s): Eleanor L. S. Leavens, Jordan Roberts, Babalola Faseru, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 10
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
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Over the Hills and Through the Hollers: How One Program is Assisting Residents of Appalachia with Opioid Use Recovery
Results of a study evaluating the Kentucky Access to Recovery Program (KATR), which provides services to low-income adults recovering from opioid addiction in several rural eastern Kentucky counties. Examines the impact of KATR on service recipients' access to recovery services and supports.
Author(s): Aubrey E. Jones, Jayme E. Walters, Aaron R. Brown
Citation: Journal of Appalachian Health, 4(3), 71-86
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
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Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) Meeting Minutes, January 19-20, 2023
Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) meeting held on January 19-20, 2023. Includes presentations and discussions on the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the National Caregiver Strategy, age-friendly public health systems, the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, and Title VII mental and behavioral health education and training programs. Includes rural references throughout.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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Exploring Rural-Based Professionals' and Community Stakeholders' Perceptions Towards the Uptake of Buprenorphine
Examines barriers and facilitators related to the uptake of buprenorphine in 7 southern Indiana counties. Discusses cultural issues impacting the perception of buprenorphine uptake, including stigma, transportation, education, collaboration, telehealth, and insurance.
Author(s): Josephine Njeri Mwangi
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Indiana Center for Rural Engagement, Indiana University's School of Public Health
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