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Veterans Evaluate Telehealth MOVE!: VISN 12's Clinical Video Telehealth Initiative
Discusses a weight loss program called MOVE! for veterans to address behavior, physical activity, and nutrition. Highlights the benefit of delivering the weight management program over video telehealth equipment for rural veterans.
Author(s): Thomas F. Klobucar, Stacy Wittrock, Isatu Hughes
Date: 2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Veterans' Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Exposure
Compares rural, suburban, and urban exposure to tobacco smoke by veterans. Highlights the need for policies intended to decrease environmental tobacco smoke (secondhand smoke).
Author(s): Mark Vander Weg, Cassie Cunningham
Date: 2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Tobacco Use Among Rural Veterans
Compares smoking rates for rural, suburban, and urban veterans, including use of smokeless tobacco.
Author(s): Mark Vander Weg, Cassie Cunningham
Date: 2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Mortality and Revascularization Following Admission for AMI: Implications for Rural Veterans
Reports findings from a study focused on veterans with acute myocardial infarction and their health outcomes, including how their rural/urban location impacts health outcomes and receipt of coronary revascularization.
Author(s): Thad E. Abrams, Mary Vaughn-Sarrazin, Peter J. Kaboli
Date: 2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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VAMC Facility Rurality: Comparison of Three Classification Approaches
Compares the VA Medical Center rural classification system to other alternative rural classification systems.
Author(s): Peter J. Kaboli, Justin M. Glasgow
Date: 2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Expanding Audiology Services to CBOCs: Bringing Care Closer to Veterans
Reports on a pilot project in Iowa that saved veterans considerable travel time to receive audiology services.
Author(s): Dennis Barrett, Kathleen Dziak, Peter Kaboli
Date: 2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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A Mixed-Method Evaluation of Challenges and Opportunities in the Care of Rural Veterans in VISN 23
Explores the perceptions and experiences of rural veterans, providers, and staff at VA Medical Centers primary care and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in the upper Midwest.
Author(s): Colin Buzza, Sarah Ono, Stacy Wittrock, et al.
Date: 2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Experiences of Rural Non-VA Providers in Treating Dual Care Veterans and the Development of Electronic Health Information Exchange Networks Between the Two Systems
Reports on the experiences of non-VA (Veterans Administration) rural primary care providers treating veterans receiving care from both VA and non-VA providers. Highlights case studies where electronic health information exchange (HIE) networks improved communication between VA and non-VA health care providers.
Author(s): Michelle A. Lampman, Keith J. Mueller
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 26(3), 201-219
Date: 2011
Type: Document
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Time Trends in Expenditures for Rural Veterans' Healthcare
Addresses rural-urban differences in medical spending trends over eleven years for Veterans Administration (VA) care as well as non-VA care received by male veterans who used any VA services.
Author(s): Alan N. West, Todd A. Mackenzie
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 26(3), 181-200
Date: 2011
Type: Document
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PTSD Treatment-Seeking Among Rural Latino Combat Veterans: A Review of the Literature
Reviews the literature regarding the availability of post-traumatic stress disorder for rural Latino combat veterans and the challenges associated with accessing these treatment options.
Author(s): Michael R. Duke, Roland S. Moore, Genevieve M. Ames
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 26(3), 157-180
Date: 2011
Type: Document
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