Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health conditions
Data Snapshot: Health in Rural and Appalachian Ohio
Provides data on drivers and outcomes of health in rural and Appalachian Ohio. Focuses on mortality rates, access to broadband and exercise infrastructure, insurance coverage, poverty, behavioral health, chronic conditions, and supply of primary care, dental, and mental healthcare providers.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Provides data on drivers and outcomes of health in rural and Appalachian Ohio. Focuses on mortality rates, access to broadband and exercise infrastructure, insurance coverage, poverty, behavioral health, chronic conditions, and supply of primary care, dental, and mental healthcare providers.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Districts Try with Limited Success to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism: Selected Findings from the Spring 2024 American School District Panel Survey and Interviews
Discusses the rise of chronic absenteeism in schools in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various causes, such as mental health, flexibility of remote learning, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Provides interview and survey data from 190 school district leaders and includes information on the percentage of districts experiencing chronic absenteeism and at what level; the characteristics of districts, including region, size, and urbanicity; and district methods of reducing chronic absenteeism.
Author(s): Melissa Kay Diliberti, Lydia R. Rainey, Lisa Chu, Heather L. Schwartz
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Discusses the rise of chronic absenteeism in schools in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various causes, such as mental health, flexibility of remote learning, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Provides interview and survey data from 190 school district leaders and includes information on the percentage of districts experiencing chronic absenteeism and at what level; the characteristics of districts, including region, size, and urbanicity; and district methods of reducing chronic absenteeism.
Author(s): Melissa Kay Diliberti, Lydia R. Rainey, Lisa Chu, Heather L. Schwartz
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Examining Rurality and Social Determinants of Health among Women with GDM: A 15-Year Comprehensive Population Analysis
Examines maternal demographic characteristics, including rurality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) development over time. Utilizes birth record vital statistics of 589,605 women with live births in Kansas from 2005 to 2019. Compares rural and urban trends in maternal overweight, obesity, and GDM.
Author(s): Umama Ali, Laila Cure, Rhonda K. Lewis, et al.
Citation: BMC Women's Health, 24, 467
Date: 08/2024
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Examines maternal demographic characteristics, including rurality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) development over time. Utilizes birth record vital statistics of 589,605 women with live births in Kansas from 2005 to 2019. Compares rural and urban trends in maternal overweight, obesity, and GDM.
Author(s): Umama Ali, Laila Cure, Rhonda K. Lewis, et al.
Citation: BMC Women's Health, 24, 467
Date: 08/2024
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Trends in Active Surveillance for Men With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
Results of a study of 289,584 patients diagnosed with intermediate-risk prostate cancer from 2010-2020. Examines factors contributing to the likelihood of active surveillance, including place of residence. Features statistics including demographics with breakdowns by metropolitan, urban, or rural area.
Author(s): Marshall A Diven, Lhaden Tshering, Xiaoyue Ma, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(8), e2429760
Date: 08/2024
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Results of a study of 289,584 patients diagnosed with intermediate-risk prostate cancer from 2010-2020. Examines factors contributing to the likelihood of active surveillance, including place of residence. Features statistics including demographics with breakdowns by metropolitan, urban, or rural area.
Author(s): Marshall A Diven, Lhaden Tshering, Xiaoyue Ma, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(8), e2429760
Date: 08/2024
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Geospatial Analysis of the Social Determinants of Health of Participants of a Diabetes Management Program to Evaluate Enrollment of Vulnerable Populations
Details the creation of the the Diabetes Burden Index (DBI) tool, which utilizes social determinant of health data including income, educational attainment, and distance to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, and hospital, to estimate the the burden of managing diabetes and other chronic conditions by ZIP code in South Carolina. Discusses how identifying at-risk populations can improve diabetes management interventions and reduce diabetes burden in underserved communities.
Author(s): Samantha Kanny, William Cummings, Patricia Carbajales, Janet Evatt, Windsor Westbrook Sherrill
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21, 240068
Date: 08/2024
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Details the creation of the the Diabetes Burden Index (DBI) tool, which utilizes social determinant of health data including income, educational attainment, and distance to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, and hospital, to estimate the the burden of managing diabetes and other chronic conditions by ZIP code in South Carolina. Discusses how identifying at-risk populations can improve diabetes management interventions and reduce diabetes burden in underserved communities.
Author(s): Samantha Kanny, William Cummings, Patricia Carbajales, Janet Evatt, Windsor Westbrook Sherrill
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21, 240068
Date: 08/2024
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Addressing Depression and Comorbid Health Conditions Through Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in an Integrated Care Setting: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Analyzes the effectiveness of integrating a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) intervention to improve depressive symptoms and related health conditions for patients in a primary care setting. Analyzes 40 SFBT patients receiving treatment at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for health measures such as depression, anxiety, well-being, body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure.
Author(s): Zach W Cooper, Orion Mowbray, Mohammed K. Ali, Leslie C. M. Johnson
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 25, 313
Date: 08/2024
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Analyzes the effectiveness of integrating a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) intervention to improve depressive symptoms and related health conditions for patients in a primary care setting. Analyzes 40 SFBT patients receiving treatment at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for health measures such as depression, anxiety, well-being, body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure.
Author(s): Zach W Cooper, Orion Mowbray, Mohammed K. Ali, Leslie C. M. Johnson
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 25, 313
Date: 08/2024
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Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescent Girls Aged 13–17 Years — U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, 2013–2023
Reports trends in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescent girls since the vaccines were introduced in U.S.-affiliated Pacific Island jurisdictions.
Author(s): Ashley Tippins, Glodi Mutamba, E.M. Boyd, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(33), 715-721
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports trends in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescent girls since the vaccines were introduced in U.S.-affiliated Pacific Island jurisdictions.
Author(s): Ashley Tippins, Glodi Mutamba, E.M. Boyd, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(33), 715-721
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Hospital Accreditation Status and Treatment Differences among Black Patients with Colon Cancer
Examines likelihood of receiving guideline-concordant care and risk of mortality for Black patients with colon cancer at Commission on Cancer (CoC) accredited hospitals relative to non-CoC accredited hospitals. Utilizes 2019-2020 United States Cancer Statistics database data. Includes data on the association between patient characteristics, including rurality, and attendance at accredited versus nonaccredited hospitals.
Author(s): Kelley Chan, Bryan E. Palis, Joseph H. Cotler, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(8), e2429563
Date: 08/2024
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Examines likelihood of receiving guideline-concordant care and risk of mortality for Black patients with colon cancer at Commission on Cancer (CoC) accredited hospitals relative to non-CoC accredited hospitals. Utilizes 2019-2020 United States Cancer Statistics database data. Includes data on the association between patient characteristics, including rurality, and attendance at accredited versus nonaccredited hospitals.
Author(s): Kelley Chan, Bryan E. Palis, Joseph H. Cotler, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(8), e2429563
Date: 08/2024
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Discharge Disposition for Home Health Care Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia: The Role of Living Arrangements and Rural Living
Examines rural versus urban differences in living arrangements and their impact on discharge disposition of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD). Analyzes 531,269 Medicare fee-for-service patient records with data breakdowns for living arrangement, such as living alone, living at home with others, or living in a congregate setting, as well as sociodemographic and health condition variables. Discusses rural versus urban disparities when a patient discharges to their community or an institution and the impact of social support on ADRD patients.
Author(s): Daniel Jung, Jeong Ha (Steph) Choi, Kerstin Gerst Emerson
Citation: Journal of Rural Health
Date: 08/2024
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Examines rural versus urban differences in living arrangements and their impact on discharge disposition of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD). Analyzes 531,269 Medicare fee-for-service patient records with data breakdowns for living arrangement, such as living alone, living at home with others, or living in a congregate setting, as well as sociodemographic and health condition variables. Discusses rural versus urban disparities when a patient discharges to their community or an institution and the impact of social support on ADRD patients.
Author(s): Daniel Jung, Jeong Ha (Steph) Choi, Kerstin Gerst Emerson
Citation: Journal of Rural Health
Date: 08/2024
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Childhood Cancer in Nevada, 2011-2021
Reports childhood cancer incidence and mortality in Nevada from 2011 to 2021, utilizing Nevada Central Cancer Registry and Electronic Death Registry System data. Compares incidence and mortality in Clark County, Washoe County, and the state's rural counties.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Reports childhood cancer incidence and mortality in Nevada from 2011 to 2021, utilizing Nevada Central Cancer Registry and Electronic Death Registry System data. Compares incidence and mortality in Clark County, Washoe County, and the state's rural counties.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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