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Resources by Topic: Statistics and data

Improving the Care of Dual Eligible Patients in Rural Federally Qualified Health Centers: The Impact of Care Coordinators and Clinical Pharmacists
Discusses a care coordination project that included 3 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and 502 patients in rural West Virginia and a tertiary care referral hospital in southern West Virginia to determine if expanded use of care coordinators and clinical pharmacists could improve the care experience and healthcare outcome of dual eligible patients.
Author(s): Daniel Doyle, Mary Emmett, Amber Crist, Craig Robinson, Michael Grome
Citation: Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 7(2) 118-121
Date: 04/2016
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Risks of Developing Breast and Colorectal Cancer in Association with Incomes and Geographic Locations in Texas: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Study examining the association between median household income and the occurrence of breast and colorectal cancer in Texas. Addresses whether the risk of cancer is affected by demographic factors, including geographic location. Discusses differences for rural/urban areas and border counties.
Author(s): Zheyu Liu, Kai Zhang, Xianglin L. Du
Citation: BMC Cancer, 16, 294
Date: 04/2016
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The Economic Impact of Rural Broadband
Provides an estimate of the direct and indirect economic activities of the rural broadband industry on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and their effect on other rural industries, including healthcare.
Date: 04/2016
Sponsoring organization: Hudson Institute
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Adverse Childhood Experiences in Rural and Urban Contexts
Reports on a study analyzing the prevalence of rural individual adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the level of exposure to ACEs in rural regions, and the rural-urban differences of exposure to ACEs by adults using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
Author(s): Jean Talbot, Donald Szlosek, Erika C. Ziller
Date: 04/2016
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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What Rural Women Want the Public Health Community to Know About Access to Healthful Food: A Qualitative Study, 2011
Results of a study in which 110 southern Illinois women identified physical, economic, and social barriers to acquiring healthy food. Features statistics including race, age group, and county of residence.
Author(s): Leslie R. Carnahan, Kristine Zimmermann, Nadine R. Peacock
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 13
Date: 04/2016
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Emergency Department Visits for Children and Young Adults With Diabetes, 2012
Reports on diabetes-related emergency department visits, which may be related to undetected or poorly controlled diabetes, among children and young adults aged 0-29 years. Includes data by location of patient residence, for urban and rural locations.
Author(s): Aitalohi Amaize, Kamila B. Mistry
Date: 04/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Association of Blood Lead Levels in Children 0-72 Months with Living in Mid-Appalachia: A Semi-Ecologic Study
Compares the blood lead levels in children ages 0–72 months in Mid-Appalachia with children of same age throughout the U.S. Includes a relational comparison of the number of housing units built before 1950 and 1940 in both regions.
Author(s): R. Constance Wiener, Richard J. Jurevic
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 16(2), 3597
Date: 04/2016
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Nebraska's Rural Behavioral Healthcare Workforce Distribution and Relationship Between Supply and County Characteristics
Analyzes the rural-urban geographical distribution of behavioral healthcare professionals in all 93 counties of Nebraska. Discusses the association between county characteristics and supply of behavioral health professionals.
Author(s): Anh Nguyen, Kate Trout, Li-Wu Chen, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 16(2), 3645
Date: 04/2016
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Dementia - Capable North Carolina: A Strategic Plan for Addressing Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Presents results from the North Carolina Senate mandated Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. Offers recommendations focused on improving statewide awareness and education about Alzheimer's disease and dementia, supporting people with dementia and their families, enhancing services for treatment of Alzheimer's disease and dementia including those in underserved areas, and improving data collection and research.
Date: 03/2016
Sponsoring organizations: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Institute of Medicine
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Smoking Prevalence in Urban and Rural Populations: Findings from California Between 2001 and 2012
Examines smoking prevalence in rural and urban areas of California based on a zip-code level analysis of California Health Interview Survey data for 2001-2012. Discusses changes over time and differences by rural/urban location, sex, age, education, employment status, and other demographic factors.
Author(s): Lianqi Liu, Steven Edland, Mark G. Myers, C.Richard Hofstetter, Wael K. Al-Delaimy
Citation: American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 42(2), 152-61
Date: 03/2016
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