Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Population health
Undertriage of Pediatric Major Trauma Patients in the United States
Features a study of trauma undertriage for children under 16. Draws data from the National Emergency Department Sample (NEDS). Looks at age, gender, primary payer, and rural status of patients, among other measures.
Author(s): Jin Peng, Krista Wheeler, Jonathan I. Groner, et al.
Citation: Clinical Pediatrics, 56(9), 845-853
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Features a study of trauma undertriage for children under 16. Draws data from the National Emergency Department Sample (NEDS). Looks at age, gender, primary payer, and rural status of patients, among other measures.
Author(s): Jin Peng, Krista Wheeler, Jonathan I. Groner, et al.
Citation: Clinical Pediatrics, 56(9), 845-853
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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County-Level Cumulative Environmental Quality Associated with Cancer Incidence
Uses the environmental quality index (EQI), a county-level measure of cumulative environmental exposures, to examine all-site and site-specific cancer incidence. Explores rural versus urban factors influencing environmental quality. Includes statistics of cancer incidence and EQI for rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Jyotsna S. Jagai, Lynne C. Messer, Kristen M. Rappazzo, et al.
Citation: Cancer, 123(5), 2901-2908
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Uses the environmental quality index (EQI), a county-level measure of cumulative environmental exposures, to examine all-site and site-specific cancer incidence. Explores rural versus urban factors influencing environmental quality. Includes statistics of cancer incidence and EQI for rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Jyotsna S. Jagai, Lynne C. Messer, Kristen M. Rappazzo, et al.
Citation: Cancer, 123(5), 2901-2908
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Promoting Community Conversations about Research to End Suicide: Learning and Behavioural Outcomes of a Training-of-Trainers Model to Facilitate Grassroots Community Health Education to Address Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention
Discusses the theoretical and practical considerations of Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide (PC CARES), a community health intervention. Assesses the feasibility, behavioral outcomes, and culturally competent, evidence-based multilevel suicide preventive efforts for youth in rural Alaska Native communities.
Author(s): Lisa Wexler, Lucas Trout, Suzanne Rataj, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 76(1)
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Discusses the theoretical and practical considerations of Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide (PC CARES), a community health intervention. Assesses the feasibility, behavioral outcomes, and culturally competent, evidence-based multilevel suicide preventive efforts for youth in rural Alaska Native communities.
Author(s): Lisa Wexler, Lucas Trout, Suzanne Rataj, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 76(1)
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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A Cross-sectional Study of Travel Patterns of Older Adults in the USA During 2015: Implications for Mobility and Traffic Safety
Highlights a study on the travel patterns of older adults (65+) compared with younger adults (25-64). Includes rates of driving personal vehicles, using public transportation, and walking, as well as driver/passenger rates of older rural adults.
Author(s): Sijun Shen, Wilson Koech, Jing Feng, Thomas M Rice, Motao Zhu
Citation: BMJ Open, 7(8)
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Highlights a study on the travel patterns of older adults (65+) compared with younger adults (25-64). Includes rates of driving personal vehicles, using public transportation, and walking, as well as driver/passenger rates of older rural adults.
Author(s): Sijun Shen, Wilson Koech, Jing Feng, Thomas M Rice, Motao Zhu
Citation: BMJ Open, 7(8)
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Promoting Integrated and Coordinated Care that Addresses Social Risk for the Dual Eligible Beneficiary Population, 2017
Describes the Measure Applications Partnership's (MAP) recent recommendations and guidance on the use of performance measures to assess and improve healthcare for dually eligible individuals/beneficiaries. Examines current measure gaps, updates to address these gaps, and measures that can help address social risk factors and health disparities. Includes a discussion on categorizing rural location as a social risk factor.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Quality Forum
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Describes the Measure Applications Partnership's (MAP) recent recommendations and guidance on the use of performance measures to assess and improve healthcare for dually eligible individuals/beneficiaries. Examines current measure gaps, updates to address these gaps, and measures that can help address social risk factors and health disparities. Includes a discussion on categorizing rural location as a social risk factor.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Quality Forum
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Diabetes Mortality in Rural America: 1999-2015
Examines diabetes-related mortality, with a particular focus on the roles of rurality and race, during a 16-year period from 1999-2015.
Author(s): Timothy H. Callaghan, Samuel D. Towne Jr., Jane Bolin, Alva O. Ferdinand
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Examines diabetes-related mortality, with a particular focus on the roles of rurality and race, during a 16-year period from 1999-2015.
Author(s): Timothy H. Callaghan, Samuel D. Towne Jr., Jane Bolin, Alva O. Ferdinand
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Diabetes and Forgone Medical Care Due to Cost in the U.S. (2011-2015): Individual-level & Placed-based Disparities
Identifies national trends in diabetes rates and forgone medical care among those with diabetes, along with geographic determinants and other social determinants of health disparities. Assesses rurality as a factor that affects diabetes patients' decision to forgo medical care because of cost.
Author(s): Samuel D. Towne Jr, Jane Bolin, Alva O. Ferdinand, et al.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Identifies national trends in diabetes rates and forgone medical care among those with diabetes, along with geographic determinants and other social determinants of health disparities. Assesses rurality as a factor that affects diabetes patients' decision to forgo medical care because of cost.
Author(s): Samuel D. Towne Jr, Jane Bolin, Alva O. Ferdinand, et al.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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An Assessment of Mobile and Portable Dentistry Programs to Improve Population Oral Health
Describes configurations of portable and mobile dental programs including models and applications, discusses targeted populations, details variations in regulations by state, and examines outcomes of preventive interventions in underserved areas. Includes case studies of 7 programs initiated to improve access in underserved populations or in rural areas.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Margaret Langelier, Jean Moore, Rachel Carter, et al.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oral Health Workforce Research Center
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Describes configurations of portable and mobile dental programs including models and applications, discusses targeted populations, details variations in regulations by state, and examines outcomes of preventive interventions in underserved areas. Includes case studies of 7 programs initiated to improve access in underserved populations or in rural areas.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Margaret Langelier, Jean Moore, Rachel Carter, et al.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oral Health Workforce Research Center
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Value-Based Strategic Planning Guide: 2017 Rural Hospital Value-Based Strategy Summit
Customizable strategy resources to help small and rural hospital leaders develop, manage, measure, and implement their strategic plans. Templates focus on preparing rural hospitals to transition to value-based care and population health.
Additional links: Balanced Scorecard Template, Strategy Map Template
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Customizable strategy resources to help small and rural hospital leaders develop, manage, measure, and implement their strategic plans. Templates focus on preparing rural hospitals to transition to value-based care and population health.
Additional links: Balanced Scorecard Template, Strategy Map Template
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Hospital-Community Partnerships to Build a Culture of Health: A Compendium of Case Studies
Presents insights from nine communities across the U.S. that have successful hospital-community partnerships. Each case study provides a description of the community, background information on the partner organizations, and an overview of the impacts and lessons learned. Several case studies include rural communities, rural populations, and/or rural partner organizations.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Research & Educational Trust
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Presents insights from nine communities across the U.S. that have successful hospital-community partnerships. Each case study provides a description of the community, background information on the partner organizations, and an overview of the impacts and lessons learned. Several case studies include rural communities, rural populations, and/or rural partner organizations.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Research & Educational Trust
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