Rural Health
Resources by Topic: COVID-19
Summer Food Service Program Integrity Study
Examines how state agencies and sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) administer programs, maintain oversight and integrity, identify challenges, and provide resources and training. Utilizes 2021 data from state SFSP agencies to analyze SFSP staffing, funding, and outreach; eligibility of sites; program training, technical assistance, and resources; meal counting and claiming; the monitoring of operations and turnover; and impact of COVID-19 on SFSP integrity. Includes data on rural versus urban SFSP experiences.
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Author(s): Lindsay Giesen, Alice Ann Gola, Maeve Gearing, et al.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Examines how state agencies and sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) administer programs, maintain oversight and integrity, identify challenges, and provide resources and training. Utilizes 2021 data from state SFSP agencies to analyze SFSP staffing, funding, and outreach; eligibility of sites; program training, technical assistance, and resources; meal counting and claiming; the monitoring of operations and turnover; and impact of COVID-19 on SFSP integrity. Includes data on rural versus urban SFSP experiences.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Lindsay Giesen, Alice Ann Gola, Maeve Gearing, et al.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Reaching Out to People Who Live in Rural Areas about Medicaid and CHIP Renewals
Information and resources for communicating with people enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP about how to maintain health insurance coverage. Includes strategies specific to reaching people living in rural areas.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Information and resources for communicating with people enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP about how to maintain health insurance coverage. Includes strategies specific to reaching people living in rural areas.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Death Rates Among Maintenance Dialysis Patients During Delta and Early Omicron Waves — United States, June 30, 2021–September 27, 2022
Reports on SARS-CoV-2 infection incidence and COVID-19 related deaths among maintenance dialysis patients by wave of infection for the Delta, first Omicron, and second Omicron waves. Includes data by urbanicity for metropolitan, rural, and noncore areas.
Author(s): Jose Navarrete, Gregory Barone, Iram Qureshi, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 72(32), 871-876
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on SARS-CoV-2 infection incidence and COVID-19 related deaths among maintenance dialysis patients by wave of infection for the Delta, first Omicron, and second Omicron waves. Includes data by urbanicity for metropolitan, rural, and noncore areas.
Author(s): Jose Navarrete, Gregory Barone, Iram Qureshi, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 72(32), 871-876
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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A Descriptive Study of Covid-Era Movers to the Northern Forest Region
Discusses citizen relocation to the northern forest region, consisting of counties in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. Describes motivations for relocation during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as opportunities for outdoor recreation and access to rural spaces.
Author(s): Jess Carson, Sarah Boege, Libby Schwaner
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Discusses citizen relocation to the northern forest region, consisting of counties in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. Describes motivations for relocation during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as opportunities for outdoor recreation and access to rural spaces.
Author(s): Jess Carson, Sarah Boege, Libby Schwaner
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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A Survey of Behaviors, Beliefs, and Perceptions of COVID-19 in Rural Appalachian Ohio
Presents behaviors, beliefs, and perceptions related to COVID-19 based on a survey administered in a rural Appalachian community. Analyzes 23 responses regarding demographic information and perceptions surrounding COVID-19.
Author(s): Sanjay K.A. Jinka, Jay P. Natarajan, Matthew Kubina, et al.
Citation: Ohio Journal of Public Health, 6(1)
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Public Health Association
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Presents behaviors, beliefs, and perceptions related to COVID-19 based on a survey administered in a rural Appalachian community. Analyzes 23 responses regarding demographic information and perceptions surrounding COVID-19.
Author(s): Sanjay K.A. Jinka, Jay P. Natarajan, Matthew Kubina, et al.
Citation: Ohio Journal of Public Health, 6(1)
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Public Health Association
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Forming Partnerships to Increase Rural Immunization Rates
Discusses barriers to vaccine uptake in rural communities. Describes how two community organizations worked to increase vaccinations in rural Alabama and how a network led by the National Center for Farmworker Health built the capacity to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and build vaccine confidence among migrant farmworkers. Identifies state considerations for implementing community-based programs to increase vaccinations in rural areas.
Author(s): Shalini Nair, Heather Tomlinson
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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Discusses barriers to vaccine uptake in rural communities. Describes how two community organizations worked to increase vaccinations in rural Alabama and how a network led by the National Center for Farmworker Health built the capacity to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and build vaccine confidence among migrant farmworkers. Identifies state considerations for implementing community-based programs to increase vaccinations in rural areas.
Author(s): Shalini Nair, Heather Tomlinson
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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Strategies to Improve Communication and Messaging in Rural Populations: Guidance for Supporting Vaccination
Discusses strategies and resources to promote effective communication about the COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines in rural, tribal, and frontier communities. Details topics including effective communication, cultural diversity, cooperation and partnerships, rural barriers to access, and more.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: CDC Foundation
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Discusses strategies and resources to promote effective communication about the COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines in rural, tribal, and frontier communities. Details topics including effective communication, cultural diversity, cooperation and partnerships, rural barriers to access, and more.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: CDC Foundation
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COVID-19 Impact on Dental Service Delivery, Financing, Regulation, and Education Systems: An Environmental Scan
Describes the immediate and longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental care delivery, regulation, education, and finance. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Margaret Langelier, Aubri Kottek, Theekshana Fernando, et al.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Oral Health Workforce Research Center
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Describes the immediate and longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental care delivery, regulation, education, and finance. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Margaret Langelier, Aubri Kottek, Theekshana Fernando, et al.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Oral Health Workforce Research Center
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Leveraging Policy Changes Made in Response to COVID-19 to Advance Telehealth and Novel Treatment Approaches for People Who Use Opioids: Qualitative Perspective from Two Rural North Carolina Communities
Results of interviews with 10 providers of healthcare and supportive services for people who use opioids in rural counties in North Carolina. Discusses topics including COVID-19's influence on telehealth, models for opioid treatment delivery in rural areas, and common barriers to service access. Identifies strategies for facilitating services in rural areas, including expanded telehealth access and implementation of other service delivery models.
Author(s): Hillary Chen, Brandon A. Knettel, Lisa Macon Harrison, et al.
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 84(5), 54-60
Date: 07/2023
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Results of interviews with 10 providers of healthcare and supportive services for people who use opioids in rural counties in North Carolina. Discusses topics including COVID-19's influence on telehealth, models for opioid treatment delivery in rural areas, and common barriers to service access. Identifies strategies for facilitating services in rural areas, including expanded telehealth access and implementation of other service delivery models.
Author(s): Hillary Chen, Brandon A. Knettel, Lisa Macon Harrison, et al.
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 84(5), 54-60
Date: 07/2023
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Changes in Telehealth Experienced by Advanced Practice RNs During COVID-19
Summarizes 7,467 advanced practice RNs' national survey responses from June-September 2020 about the use of telehealth before and during the pandemic, and analyzes free-text comments about how the use of telehealth changed during the pandemic. Discusses challenges in rural areas, including provider shortages and lack of broadband access.
Author(s): Mavis N. Schorn, Carole R. Myers, Julie Barroso, et al.
Citation: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 41(7), 507–513
Date: 07/2023
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Summarizes 7,467 advanced practice RNs' national survey responses from June-September 2020 about the use of telehealth before and during the pandemic, and analyzes free-text comments about how the use of telehealth changed during the pandemic. Discusses challenges in rural areas, including provider shortages and lack of broadband access.
Author(s): Mavis N. Schorn, Carole R. Myers, Julie Barroso, et al.
Citation: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 41(7), 507–513
Date: 07/2023
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