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Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention

Health, United States, 2004: With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans with Special Feature on Drugs
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." 2004 edition includes a feature on prescription and nonprescription drug use.
Date: 2004
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Health, United States, 2003: 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." 2003 edition includes a special feature on diabetes.
Date: 2003
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Health, United States, 2002: 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."
Date: 2002
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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The Influence of Rural Residence on the Use of Preventive Health Care Services
Study based on 1997 and 1999 data of the utilization of specific preventive healthcare services by rural women and men. Assesses the impact of rural residence, the availability of health care providers and technology, demographic factors, and health insurance status on the likelihood of obtaining the following preventive health care services: blood pressure screening, cholesterol screening, colon cancer screening, Pap smears, mammograms, flu shots, and pneumonia vaccinations.
Author(s): Michelle M. Casey, Kathleen Thiede Call, Jill Klingner
Date: 11/2000
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Training for Community Health Workers/Promotores de Salud
Offers multiple live and self-paced trainings for community health workers covering agricultural health and safety topics including naloxone use, farmer mental health and suicide prevention, and human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention. Includes continuing education opportunities.
Sponsoring organization: AgriSafe Network
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Mobile Health Map Clinics
Map of mobile health clinics. Includes filters by state, care delivered, primary population, and community types including frontier and rural.
Sponsoring organization: Mobile Health Map
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AgWellness: Mental Health Resources for Utah Farmers
Offers resources including podcast episodes, online courses, articles, and connections with licensed mental health medical providers for farmers and their families in Utah.
Sponsoring organization: Utah State University Extension
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Hypertension Control Champions Success Stories: Underserved and Priority Populations
Features rural healthcare programs that focus on helping patients achieve blood pressure control and reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Rural Health
Features the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's initiatives, research, and resources related to health, wellness, and community development in rural and Native communities.
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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National Rural Adolescent and Child Health ECHO Training Center
Works to ensure children and adolescents in rural and frontier communities have access to pediatric mental and behavioral healthcare. Provides training and technical assistance for programs and providers. Operates under the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Sponsoring organization: American Academy of Pediatrics
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