Rural Health
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Trends in Hospital Network Participation and System Affiliation, 2007-2012
Reports trends in hospital network participation and system affiliation among metropolitan and non-metropolitan hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Compares CAHs with non-CAH small, rural hospitals.
Author(s): Xi Zhu, Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller, A. Clinton MacKinney, Thomas Vaughn
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Reports trends in hospital network participation and system affiliation among metropolitan and non-metropolitan hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Compares CAHs with non-CAH small, rural hospitals.
Author(s): Xi Zhu, Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller, A. Clinton MacKinney, Thomas Vaughn
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Medical Transportation in an Era of Change
Discusses how medical transportation for patients is more than a healthcare access issue and how it is becoming an integral component of disease management for patients residing in rural areas far from their medical providers.
Author(s): Dale J. Marsico
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Community Transportation Association of America
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Discusses how medical transportation for patients is more than a healthcare access issue and how it is becoming an integral component of disease management for patients residing in rural areas far from their medical providers.
Author(s): Dale J. Marsico
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Community Transportation Association of America
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Two VA Studies Examine the Effects of Home-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening and Telephone Follow-Up in a Rural State
Discusses two studies that examine home-based colorectal cancer screening in rural veterans who might otherwise have to travel a long distance for screening. Reports that the screening could be incorporated into practices of small rural and remote clinics and into the proactive approaches being adopted by the VA patient-aligned care teams.
Author(s): Mary E. Charlton, Michelle A. Mengeling, Thorvardur R. Halfdanarson, et al.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Discusses two studies that examine home-based colorectal cancer screening in rural veterans who might otherwise have to travel a long distance for screening. Reports that the screening could be incorporated into practices of small rural and remote clinics and into the proactive approaches being adopted by the VA patient-aligned care teams.
Author(s): Mary E. Charlton, Michelle A. Mengeling, Thorvardur R. Halfdanarson, et al.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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The Increasing Diversity of America's Youth: Children Lead the Way to a New Era
Examines the diversity of children in the U.S. and changes over time. Addresses population and diversity trends for nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Kenneth M. Johnson, Andrew Schaefer, Daniel T. Lichter, Luke T. Rogers
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Examines the diversity of children in the U.S. and changes over time. Addresses population and diversity trends for nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Kenneth M. Johnson, Andrew Schaefer, Daniel T. Lichter, Luke T. Rogers
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Behavioral Health Coaching for Rural Veterans with Diabetes and Depression: A Patient Randomized Effectiveness Implementation Trial
Analyzes the relationship between depression and diabetes among veterans and its effect on behavioral health. Reports on a trial for rural veterans in Southeast Texas meant to measure the effects of the Health Outcomes through Patient Empowerment (HOPE) intervention. The goal of the program is to improve the mental and physical health of patients with complex comorbid medical conditions.
Author(s): Jeffrey A. Cully, Jessica Y. Breland, Suzanne Robertson, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 14, 191
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Analyzes the relationship between depression and diabetes among veterans and its effect on behavioral health. Reports on a trial for rural veterans in Southeast Texas meant to measure the effects of the Health Outcomes through Patient Empowerment (HOPE) intervention. The goal of the program is to improve the mental and physical health of patients with complex comorbid medical conditions.
Author(s): Jeffrey A. Cully, Jessica Y. Breland, Suzanne Robertson, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 14, 191
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Extent of Telehealth Use in Rural and Urban Hospitals
Discusses the use of telehealth in rural and urban hospitals, and provides statistics on hospital characteristics and common departments and programs with telehealth services. Describes opportunities for telehealth to support healthcare in rural communities.
Author(s): Marcia M. Ward, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Discusses the use of telehealth in rural and urban hospitals, and provides statistics on hospital characteristics and common departments and programs with telehealth services. Describes opportunities for telehealth to support healthcare in rural communities.
Author(s): Marcia M. Ward, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Scheduled Telephone Visits in the Veterans Health Administration Patient-Centered Medical Home
Discusses the Veteran's Administration patient-centered medical home model, Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT), which includes telephone visits to improve care access and efficiency.
Author(s): Nina R. Sperber, Heather A. King, Karen Steinhauser, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 14, 145
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Discusses the Veteran's Administration patient-centered medical home model, Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT), which includes telephone visits to improve care access and efficiency.
Author(s): Nina R. Sperber, Heather A. King, Karen Steinhauser, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 14, 145
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): 2012 Highlights
Selected data and maps of health insurance coverage based on the 2012 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates. Maps show county-level data on uninsured adults, children, and uninsured by income level. Includes maps showing changes in uninsured rates from 2008 to 2012. Also examines geographic variation in health insurance coverage, by state and region.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Selected data and maps of health insurance coverage based on the 2012 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates. Maps show county-level data on uninsured adults, children, and uninsured by income level. Includes maps showing changes in uninsured rates from 2008 to 2012. Also examines geographic variation in health insurance coverage, by state and region.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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The Long-Term Unemployed in the Wake of the Great Recession: Percent of Unemployed Americans Seeking Work for Longer Than Six Months More Than Doubled Between 2007 and 2013
Describes the demographic and economic characteristics of the urban and rural long-term unemployed and compares them with their short-term unemployed counterparts.
Author(s): Andrew Schaefer
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Describes the demographic and economic characteristics of the urban and rural long-term unemployed and compares them with their short-term unemployed counterparts.
Author(s): Andrew Schaefer
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Associations Between County and Municipality Zoning Ordinances and Access to Fruit And Vegetable Outlets in Rural North Carolina, 2012
Examines associations between healthy food zoning scores derived from information on local zoning ordinances, county demographics, and residents' access to fruit and vegetable outlets in 15 rural northeastern North Carolina counties. Includes data for all 15 counties by race/ethnicity, poverty, percent of population living in a food desert, obesity rates, and percent rural population.
Author(s): Mariel Leah Mayo, Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts, Jamie F. Chriqui
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
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Examines associations between healthy food zoning scores derived from information on local zoning ordinances, county demographics, and residents' access to fruit and vegetable outlets in 15 rural northeastern North Carolina counties. Includes data for all 15 counties by race/ethnicity, poverty, percent of population living in a food desert, obesity rates, and percent rural population.
Author(s): Mariel Leah Mayo, Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts, Jamie F. Chriqui
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
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