Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Population health
Increasing Vaccine Confidence in Rural Communities of South-Central Kentucky
Provides educational resources, data, and advice for community leaders and healthcare professionals to promote vaccine confidence in rural south-central Kentucky. The included toolkit provides in-depth discussion of rural attitudes toward vaccination, strategies for effective communication, and information on rural vaccination disparities.
Additional links: Getting to "YES" for Routine Vaccines: A Toolkit to Increase Vaccine Confidence for Rural Communities in Kentucky
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: American Lung Association
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Provides educational resources, data, and advice for community leaders and healthcare professionals to promote vaccine confidence in rural south-central Kentucky. The included toolkit provides in-depth discussion of rural attitudes toward vaccination, strategies for effective communication, and information on rural vaccination disparities.
Additional links: Getting to "YES" for Routine Vaccines: A Toolkit to Increase Vaccine Confidence for Rural Communities in Kentucky
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: American Lung Association
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2023 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report
Examines progress on reducing healthcare-associated infection rates for 6 types of infections in Acute Care Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, and Long-term Acute Care Hospitals. Compares observed versus expected infection rates using 2015 baseline data. Includes national and state data tables on infection-specific standardized infection ratios (SIRs) and standardized utilization ratios (SURs) for each facility type.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Examines progress on reducing healthcare-associated infection rates for 6 types of infections in Acute Care Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, and Long-term Acute Care Hospitals. Compares observed versus expected infection rates using 2015 baseline data. Includes national and state data tables on infection-specific standardized infection ratios (SIRs) and standardized utilization ratios (SURs) for each facility type.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Puerto Rico, State Snapshot: FY 2025 Application/FY 2023 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Federated States of Micronesia, State Snapshot: FY 2025 Application/FY 2023 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Marshall Islands State Snapshot: FY 2025 Application/FY 2023 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Palau, State Snapshot: FY 2025 Application/FY 2023 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Northern Mariana Islands, State Snapshot: FY 2025 Application/FY 2023 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - American Samoa State Snapshot: FY 2025 Application/FY 2023 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Guam State Snapshot: FY 2025 Application/FY 2023 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Provider Perspectives on Healthcare System Barriers to Engaging Caregivers of Rural US Veterans in Firearm Suicide Prevention
Discusses the relationship between secure firearm storage and a decreased risk of firearm related suicide, especially among veterans. Explores the potential of providers in the VA to engage caregivers on methods of secure firearm storage and firearm suicide prevention.
Author(s): Claire Houtsma, Katherine MacWilliams, Sarah Pardue-Bourgeois, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 40, 3675-3683
Date: 10/2024
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Discusses the relationship between secure firearm storage and a decreased risk of firearm related suicide, especially among veterans. Explores the potential of providers in the VA to engage caregivers on methods of secure firearm storage and firearm suicide prevention.
Author(s): Claire Houtsma, Katherine MacWilliams, Sarah Pardue-Bourgeois, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 40, 3675-3683
Date: 10/2024
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