Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Population health
Rural Health: Highlights of PCORI-Funded Projects
Summaries of rural health research and engagement projects funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Projects address a range of health conditions and other healthcare challenges that impact rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Summaries of rural health research and engagement projects funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Projects address a range of health conditions and other healthcare challenges that impact rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Key and Emerging Rural Health Issues
Video series focused on pressing concerns impacting health in rural communities and how different types of organizations are working to address them.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Video series focused on pressing concerns impacting health in rural communities and how different types of organizations are working to address them.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Life and Health in Rural America
Series of articles based on reports by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on life and health in rural America.
Sponsoring organizations: NPR, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Series of articles based on reports by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on life and health in rural America.
Sponsoring organizations: NPR, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Oklahoma Community Health Needs Assessments by County
Lists final needs assessment reports by county for Oklahoma for most counties. Addresses health indicators, use of healthcare services, primary care physician demand, economic impact of healthcare, and demographics for hospital service areas, as required for nonprofit hospitals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Focuses on how the hospitals can and do serve their respective communities.
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Office of Rural Health
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Lists final needs assessment reports by county for Oklahoma for most counties. Addresses health indicators, use of healthcare services, primary care physician demand, economic impact of healthcare, and demographics for hospital service areas, as required for nonprofit hospitals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Focuses on how the hospitals can and do serve their respective communities.
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Office of Rural Health
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Office of Island Affairs Fact Sheet
Describes challenges and supports in promoting health in U.S. island territories, and strategies for improvement.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Describes challenges and supports in promoting health in U.S. island territories, and strategies for improvement.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Rural Communities Opioid Response Program
Details the multi-year initiative to overcome barriers to access of prevention, treatment, and recovery for substance use disorder (SUD).
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Details the multi-year initiative to overcome barriers to access of prevention, treatment, and recovery for substance use disorder (SUD).
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Hawai'i Health Matters
Provides state and county-level information on health indicators for Hawaii, along with promising practices and data reporting tools. Covers demographics, chronic disease, healthcare access, maternal and child health, behavioral health, exercise and nutrition, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Department of Health
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Provides state and county-level information on health indicators for Hawaii, along with promising practices and data reporting tools. Covers demographics, chronic disease, healthcare access, maternal and child health, behavioral health, exercise and nutrition, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Department of Health
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Journal of Appalachian Health
Highlights issues relating to the health and wellness of rural Appalachian communities. Features peer-reviewed, open access research on health outcomes in Appalachia.
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky College of Public Health
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Highlights issues relating to the health and wellness of rural Appalachian communities. Features peer-reviewed, open access research on health outcomes in Appalachia.
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky College of Public Health
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What Is 'Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.'?
Provides an overview of the plan to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. that includes background information, goals, and discussion of the 3 different phases of the plan, one of which includes a focus on the 7 states with disproportionately higher HIV diagnoses located in rural areas. Details key strategies of the plan and anticipated challenges.
Sponsoring organizations: HIV.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides an overview of the plan to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. that includes background information, goals, and discussion of the 3 different phases of the plan, one of which includes a focus on the 7 states with disproportionately higher HIV diagnoses located in rural areas. Details key strategies of the plan and anticipated challenges.
Sponsoring organizations: HIV.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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HIV.gov
Offers learning opportunities, digital tools, events, and other resources related to HIV care, prevention, and education. Provides information on the federal response to the HIV epidemic.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Offers learning opportunities, digital tools, events, and other resources related to HIV care, prevention, and education. Provides information on the federal response to the HIV epidemic.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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