Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Policy
We Will Be Known Forever by the Tracks We Leave: Rising up to Meet the Reproductive Health Needs of American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
Provides statistics on the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, teen birth, physical/sexual abuse, and alcohol/drug abuse among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Highlights innovative efforts to address these issues.
Author(s): Lori de Ravello, Scott Tulloch, Melanie Taylor
Citation: American Indian Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 19(1), i-x
Date: 2012
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Provides statistics on the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, teen birth, physical/sexual abuse, and alcohol/drug abuse among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Highlights innovative efforts to address these issues.
Author(s): Lori de Ravello, Scott Tulloch, Melanie Taylor
Citation: American Indian Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 19(1), i-x
Date: 2012
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A Community-Driven Approach to Identifying "Winnable" Policies Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention
Describes a community-based participatory research approach used in two rural North Carolina counties to select obesity prevention strategies, based on the Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention (COCOMO). Discusses how COCOMO might be adapted for use in rural communities.
Author(s): Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts, Lauren M. Whetstone, Jean R. Wilkerson, Tosha W. Smith, Alice S. Ammerman
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 9
Date: 2012
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Describes a community-based participatory research approach used in two rural North Carolina counties to select obesity prevention strategies, based on the Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention (COCOMO). Discusses how COCOMO might be adapted for use in rural communities.
Author(s): Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts, Lauren M. Whetstone, Jean R. Wilkerson, Tosha W. Smith, Alice S. Ammerman
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 9
Date: 2012
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The Roles of Nurses in Primary Care: Tenth Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Congress
Discusses the role of nurses in providing primary care. Highlights the role of nurse practitioners in the delivery of primary care to underserved populations in the U.S., barriers to primary care nursing practice, nursing education, and supporting successful nursing models of primary care.
Date: 2012
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Discusses the role of nurses in providing primary care. Highlights the role of nurse practitioners in the delivery of primary care to underserved populations in the U.S., barriers to primary care nursing practice, nursing education, and supporting successful nursing models of primary care.
Date: 2012
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Responses to the Co‐Occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence in Indian Country: Repairing the Harm and Protecting Children and Mothers
An investigative report looking at the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment in Indian country in order to identify promising practices and identify future recommendations focused on tribal populations.
Author(s): Maureen White Eagle, Bonnie Clairmont, Lonna Hunter,
Date: 12/2011
Sponsoring organization: Tribal Law and Policy Institute
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An investigative report looking at the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment in Indian country in order to identify promising practices and identify future recommendations focused on tribal populations.
Author(s): Maureen White Eagle, Bonnie Clairmont, Lonna Hunter,
Date: 12/2011
Sponsoring organization: Tribal Law and Policy Institute
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An Analysis of Oral Health Disparities and Access to Services in the Appalachian Region
Analyzes disparities in oral health status and access to oral healthcare in the Appalachian Region. Examines relationships between oral health disparities and socioeconomic status indicators. Focuses on aiding efforts to develop targeted interventions to reduce disparities in Appalachia.
Author(s): Denise D. Krause, Warren L. May, Nancy M. Lane, et al.
Date: 12/2011
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Analyzes disparities in oral health status and access to oral healthcare in the Appalachian Region. Examines relationships between oral health disparities and socioeconomic status indicators. Focuses on aiding efforts to develop targeted interventions to reduce disparities in Appalachia.
Author(s): Denise D. Krause, Warren L. May, Nancy M. Lane, et al.
Date: 12/2011
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Smoke-Free Policies at Home, Church, and Work: Smoking Levels and Recent Quit Attempts Among a Southeastern Rural Population, 2007
Examines the effect of smoke-free policies and social support for quitting smoking in the home, at church, and at work for rural African American and White people in 4 Georgia counties.
Author(s): Carla Berg, Deanne W. Swan, Michelle C. Kegler, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 9
Date: 12/2011
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Examines the effect of smoke-free policies and social support for quitting smoking in the home, at church, and at work for rural African American and White people in 4 Georgia counties.
Author(s): Carla Berg, Deanne W. Swan, Michelle C. Kegler, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 9
Date: 12/2011
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Affordable Care Act Provisions Affecting the Rural Elderly
Discusses a number of provisions from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that focus on elderly health and human service needs.
Date: 12/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Discusses a number of provisions from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that focus on elderly health and human service needs.
Date: 12/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier Program
Discusses provisions from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act including the Physician Payment Modifier (VBM) program, which provides differential payment to physicians or physician groups based on the quality of care provided compared to the cost of providing care.
Date: 12/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Discusses provisions from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act including the Physician Payment Modifier (VBM) program, which provides differential payment to physicians or physician groups based on the quality of care provided compared to the cost of providing care.
Date: 12/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Reducing Health Disparities in Rural America: Key Provisions in the Affordable Care Act
Discusses provisions from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act including Community Transformation Grants, Understanding Health Disparities, and Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Date: 12/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Discusses provisions from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act including Community Transformation Grants, Understanding Health Disparities, and Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Date: 12/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Compacts of Free Association: Improvements Needed to Assess and Address Growing Migration
Describes migration to the U.S. and its territories from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau. Discusses financial impact in Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to provide services to these migrants, including health services.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 11/2011
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Describes migration to the U.S. and its territories from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau. Discusses financial impact in Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to provide services to these migrants, including health services.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 11/2011
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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