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Arkansas 2021 HIV Surveillance Report
Provides data on new HIV cases and prevalence for Arkansas by gender, race/ethnicity, age, and type of exposure. Includes county-level data on HIV prevalence.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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Mississippi State Department of Health 2023 Annual Report
Offers overview of public health indicators for residents of the state of Mississippi including mortality, teen birth rates, various health conditions, and vaccination. Discusses regulation and legislative changes, pharmaceutical programs, lab services, public health outreach, rural health workforce shortages, and administrative updates.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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Saving Lives: Building a World of Lifesavers - And Better Health for All: American Heart Association 2022-23 Annual Report
Reports on the American Heart Association's activities, priorities, and impact in 2022-2023. Highlights rural health disparities and describes the AHA's initiatives and funding related to rural health on PDF pages 7-8.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Heart Association
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HIV/AIDS in Arizona: 2023 Annual Report
Report offering analysis of HIV and AIDs surveillance data in Arizona in 2022. Breaks down data by county, race, and, gender. Includes rural and urban comparisons and discussion of trends over time.
Author(s): Ashleigh Horton, Mercedes Seschillie-Sadow, Maxwell Short
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Number of Hospitalization Discharges per 100,000 Rural and Urban (Pennsylvania) Residents, 2019 to 2021
Provides statistics for Pennsylvania hospitalization discharges for heart disease, heart attack, diabetes, falling, pneumonia, chronic respiratory disease, and anemia, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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A Cross-Sectional Study of Alcohol, Opioid Use, and Anxiety in Agriculturally Based Occupations
Surveyed 1,791 rural Midwestern agricultural workers to determine opioid and alcohol use, anxiety, and risk factors for alcohol use. Discusses the impact of age, marital status, gender, and other demographic factors on the findings.
Author(s): Christine Chasek, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Rachel Rutt, Ashley Olson, Aaron Yoder
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(4), 816-823
Date: 2023
Type: Document
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Missouri Office of Rural Health's Biennial Report 2022-2023
Provides an overview of rural health in Missouri. Focuses on health status and factors that impact health. Covers demographics and population characteristics; health status of rural Missourians; maternal, infant, and child health; social determinants of health; and access to care. Includes information on the leading causes of death in the state and compares urban and rural data on these deaths.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Addressing the Rising Mental Health Needs of an Aging Population: Proceedings of a Workshop
Summary of a May 2023 workshop discussing mental health care for older adults, including challenges and strategies for meeting mental health needs. Discusses disparities, social determinants of health, access, workforce, interventions and support, rural challenges, and more.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Supporting and Sustaining the Current and Future Workforce to Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop (2023)
Summarizes discussions from an April 2023 public workshop exploring strategies and approaches to address major workforce challenges, including health professional well-being, workforce shortages, workforce training and retention, and advancing the diversity, equity, and inclusion of the workforce. Includes a section on well-being of the clinical workforce in rural areas.
Author(s): Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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The Fifth National Climate Assessment
Report outlining the impacts of climate change in the U.S., discussing impacts to both the physical earth as well as society, economics, and health sectors. Offers a look at both national topics of interest as well as the current and future risks at a regional level. Chapter 11 addresses agriculture, food systems, and rural concerns. Chapter 16 addresses Indigenous Peoples.
Date: 2023
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Global Change Research Program
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