Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Federally Qualified Health Centers
Electronic Health Information Exchange in Underserved Settings: Examining Initiatives in Small Physician Practices and Community Health Centers
Discusses a study evaluating electronic data exchange projects. Identifies the barriers and benefits of participating in health information exchange (HIE) activities in underserved settings.
Author(s): J. Mac McCullough, Frederick J. Zimmerman, Douglas S. Bell, Hector P. Rodriguez
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 14, 415
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Discusses a study evaluating electronic data exchange projects. Identifies the barriers and benefits of participating in health information exchange (HIE) activities in underserved settings.
Author(s): J. Mac McCullough, Frederick J. Zimmerman, Douglas S. Bell, Hector P. Rodriguez
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 14, 415
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Migrant Health Newsline: Commemorative Issue
Final and commemorative issue examining the migrant health movement in the U.S. Includes reprints of past articles about the history of migrant health, the creation of the Migrant Health Program, the Migrant Health Act, and other legislation increasing access to healthcare for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Final and commemorative issue examining the migrant health movement in the U.S. Includes reprints of past articles about the history of migrant health, the creation of the Migrant Health Program, the Migrant Health Act, and other legislation increasing access to healthcare for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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A Profile of Migrant Health: An Analysis of the Uniform Data System, 2010
Analyzes the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of patients from 142 community and migrant health centers that receive funding through the U.S. Public Health Service Act, Section 330.
Author(s): Bethany C. Boggess, Hilda Ochoa Bogue
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Analyzes the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of patients from 142 community and migrant health centers that receive funding through the U.S. Public Health Service Act, Section 330.
Author(s): Bethany C. Boggess, Hilda Ochoa Bogue
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce Expansion: An Opportunity for Bipartisan Legislation
Recommends expansion of graduate medical education (GME) support in teaching health centers (THCs) as a way to address the shortage of rural primary care physicians. Proposes an expanded version of the community health center and academic medicine partnerships (CHAMP) model that would help in the development of rural THCs.
Author(s): Richard E. Rieselbach, Robert L. Phillips, Thomas J. Nasca, Byron J. Crouse
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 5(4), 556-559
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
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Recommends expansion of graduate medical education (GME) support in teaching health centers (THCs) as a way to address the shortage of rural primary care physicians. Proposes an expanded version of the community health center and academic medicine partnerships (CHAMP) model that would help in the development of rural THCs.
Author(s): Richard E. Rieselbach, Robert L. Phillips, Thomas J. Nasca, Byron J. Crouse
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 5(4), 556-559
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
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Effects of Patient-Centered Medical Home Attributes on Patients' Perceptions of Quality in Federally Supported Health Centers
Analyzes patient survey results that rated the quality of care and the patient-centered medical home attributes provided at federally supported health centers in rural and urban locations.
Author(s): Lydie A. Lebrun-Harris, Leiyu Shi, Jinsheng Zhu, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 11(6), 508-516
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
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Analyzes patient survey results that rated the quality of care and the patient-centered medical home attributes provided at federally supported health centers in rural and urban locations.
Author(s): Lydie A. Lebrun-Harris, Leiyu Shi, Jinsheng Zhu, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 11(6), 508-516
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
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Mobilizing Community Partnerships in Rural Communities: Strategies and Techniques
Describes how rural communities can develop and maintain organizational and community partnerships with local health departments, community health centers, healthcare organizations, offices of rural health, hospitals, and non-profit organizations. Recommendations are based on interviews with Federal Office of Rural Health Policy grantees involved in successful rural community partnership initiatives.
Author(s): Mikhaila Richards
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Describes how rural communities can develop and maintain organizational and community partnerships with local health departments, community health centers, healthcare organizations, offices of rural health, hospitals, and non-profit organizations. Recommendations are based on interviews with Federal Office of Rural Health Policy grantees involved in successful rural community partnership initiatives.
Author(s): Mikhaila Richards
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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A Needs-Based Method for Estimating the Behavioral Health Staff Needs of Community Health Centers
Analyzes data, from the 2010 Uniform Data System and 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, to estimate the number of full time behavioral health providers are needed to serve the health centers' growing patient population in rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Bridget Teevan Burke, Benjamin F. Miller, Michelle Proser, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 13, 245
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
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Analyzes data, from the 2010 Uniform Data System and 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, to estimate the number of full time behavioral health providers are needed to serve the health centers' growing patient population in rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Bridget Teevan Burke, Benjamin F. Miller, Michelle Proser, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 13, 245
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
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Contrasts in Rural and Urban Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening
Reports the results of a study examining the knowledge, beliefs, barriers, and experiences related to colorectal cancer screening for rural and urban patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Author(s): Terry C. Davis, Alfred Rademaker, Stacy Cooper Bailey, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(3), 289-298
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Reports the results of a study examining the knowledge, beliefs, barriers, and experiences related to colorectal cancer screening for rural and urban patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Author(s): Terry C. Davis, Alfred Rademaker, Stacy Cooper Bailey, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(3), 289-298
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Practice Based Versus Telemedicine Based Collaborative Care for Depression in Rural Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Pragmatic Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial
Reports on a research trial comparing patient outcomes between a practice-based and telemedicine based collaborative primary care model to address depression in rural Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Includes data on both collaborative care models by patient characteristics, for example age, race/ethnicity, income, insurance, marital status, and more.
Author(s): John C. Fortney, Jeffrey M. Pyne, Sip B. Mouden, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(4), 414-425
Date: 04/2013
Type: Document
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Reports on a research trial comparing patient outcomes between a practice-based and telemedicine based collaborative primary care model to address depression in rural Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Includes data on both collaborative care models by patient characteristics, for example age, race/ethnicity, income, insurance, marital status, and more.
Author(s): John C. Fortney, Jeffrey M. Pyne, Sip B. Mouden, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(4), 414-425
Date: 04/2013
Type: Document
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Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Care Through Technology
Presents insights on establishing a telebehavioral health program shared at a meeting convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Office of Special Health Affairs with participants from HRSA-funded health centers in urban and rural areas.
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Presents insights on establishing a telebehavioral health program shared at a meeting convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Office of Special Health Affairs with participants from HRSA-funded health centers in urban and rural areas.
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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