Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Population health
Overweight and Physical Inactivity among Rural Children Aged 10-17: A National and State Portrait
Examines the presence of overweight and obesity among children in both rural and urban settings using the data from a national survey.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Jihong Liu, Kevin J. Bennett, Nusrat Harun, et al.
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Examines the presence of overweight and obesity among children in both rural and urban settings using the data from a national survey.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Jihong Liu, Kevin J. Bennett, Nusrat Harun, et al.
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Compacts of Free Association: Micronesia's and the Marshall Islands' Use of Sector Grants
Provides information on the uses of economic assistance provided under the amended U.S. compacts with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) from 2004 through 2006. Covers spending on education, infrastructure, health, public sector capacity building, private sector development, and the environment.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Provides information on the uses of economic assistance provided under the amended U.S. compacts with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) from 2004 through 2006. Covers spending on education, infrastructure, health, public sector capacity building, private sector development, and the environment.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Public Health and Information Technology at the United States-Mexico Border: Examples Show Potential
Examines the use of health information technology (HIT) in public health programs at the United States-Mexico border, with an emphasis on frontier and rural health. Includes examples of successful projects addressing tuberculosis, immunizations, and diabetes.
Date: 02/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Examines the use of health information technology (HIT) in public health programs at the United States-Mexico border, with an emphasis on frontier and rural health. Includes examples of successful projects addressing tuberculosis, immunizations, and diabetes.
Date: 02/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Evaluation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services
Reports findings addressing the adoption, integration, delivery, and dissemination of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for clinical preventive services in different types of health plans. Includes some rural-specific information.
Author(s): Alycia Infante, Michael Meit, Thomas Briggs, Caitlin Oppenheimer, Jennifer Benz
Date: 02/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Reports findings addressing the adoption, integration, delivery, and dissemination of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for clinical preventive services in different types of health plans. Includes some rural-specific information.
Author(s): Alycia Infante, Michael Meit, Thomas Briggs, Caitlin Oppenheimer, Jennifer Benz
Date: 02/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Delivering the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations in a Rural Health Plan
Explores the challenges that one health plan faces in delivering the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to its rural patient population.
Author(s): Alycia Infante, Michael Meit
Date: 02/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Explores the challenges that one health plan faces in delivering the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to its rural patient population.
Author(s): Alycia Infante, Michael Meit
Date: 02/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Exploring the Community Impact of Critical Access Hospitals
Reports on a series of site visits to six diverse rural communities and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to assess the experiences and impact of these hospitals in responding to their community's health infrastructure needs.
Additional links: Policy Brief: The Community Impact of Critical Access Hospitals, February 2007
Author(s): John Gale, Andrew Coburn, Walt Gregg, Rebecca Slifkin, Victoria Freeman
Date: 01/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Reports on a series of site visits to six diverse rural communities and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to assess the experiences and impact of these hospitals in responding to their community's health infrastructure needs.
Additional links: Policy Brief: The Community Impact of Critical Access Hospitals, February 2007
Author(s): John Gale, Andrew Coburn, Walt Gregg, Rebecca Slifkin, Victoria Freeman
Date: 01/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Rural Health Outreach Grantee Directory, FY 2007
Directory of 2005-2007 Federal Office of Rural Health Policy rural health outreach grantees. Includes brief project summaries and information on the areas and populations served.
Date: 2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Directory of 2005-2007 Federal Office of Rural Health Policy rural health outreach grantees. Includes brief project summaries and information on the areas and populations served.
Date: 2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Rural Ambulance Crash: Literature Review
Reviews published research pertaining to ambulance crashes with a special emphasis on the rural environment. Provides an overview of the magnitude of the risk that rural ambulance operators face every time they respond to an illness or injury. Includes citations to the literature, with annotations.
Date: 2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Reviews published research pertaining to ambulance crashes with a special emphasis on the rural environment. Provides an overview of the magnitude of the risk that rural ambulance operators face every time they respond to an illness or injury. Includes citations to the literature, with annotations.
Date: 2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Health, United States, 2006: With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2006 edition includes a special feature on pain.
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2006 edition includes a special feature on pain.
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Access, Health, and Wealth: The Impact of the National Health Service Corps in Rural America, 1970-2000
Examines 30 years of the National Health Service Corps' (NHSC) operation and its impact on rural America. Provides a detailed breakdown of healthcare professional providers who participated in the program, and includes information on mortality rates and self-reported health status for people living in rural Health Professional Shortage Area counties that were staffed with NHSC physicians. Also provides data on the economic impact for communities with NHSC personnel for selected states.
Author(s): George Fryer, Jessica McCann, Martey Dodoo, et al.
Date: 09/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Graham Center
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Examines 30 years of the National Health Service Corps' (NHSC) operation and its impact on rural America. Provides a detailed breakdown of healthcare professional providers who participated in the program, and includes information on mortality rates and self-reported health status for people living in rural Health Professional Shortage Area counties that were staffed with NHSC physicians. Also provides data on the economic impact for communities with NHSC personnel for selected states.
Author(s): George Fryer, Jessica McCann, Martey Dodoo, et al.
Date: 09/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Graham Center
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