Rural Health
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Federated States of Micronesia: Tracking Progress in Maternal and Child Survival
Reports on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health achievements and challenges experienced in the Federated States of Micronesia to achieve targets of the health-related Millennium Development Goals as outlined in the Federated States of Micronesia National Strategic Plan. Includes statistics on infant and maternal mortality rate trends, weight statuses of adults and young children, and drinking water and sanitation coverage with breakdowns by rural or urban status.
Date: 2013
Sponsoring organization: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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Reports on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health achievements and challenges experienced in the Federated States of Micronesia to achieve targets of the health-related Millennium Development Goals as outlined in the Federated States of Micronesia National Strategic Plan. Includes statistics on infant and maternal mortality rate trends, weight statuses of adults and young children, and drinking water and sanitation coverage with breakdowns by rural or urban status.
Date: 2013
Sponsoring organization: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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Hearts and Hands: Piecing Together Faith and Safety for Rural Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence
Toolkit created to support partnerships between faith leaders and domestic violence victim services providers in rural communities. Includes information on how to understand the faith community's role in supporting domestic violence victims, challenges and lessons learned, and examples of model programs in rural New York, Massachusetts, and South Dakota.
Date: 2013
Sponsoring organization: Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence
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Toolkit created to support partnerships between faith leaders and domestic violence victim services providers in rural communities. Includes information on how to understand the faith community's role in supporting domestic violence victims, challenges and lessons learned, and examples of model programs in rural New York, Massachusetts, and South Dakota.
Date: 2013
Sponsoring organization: Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence
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Implementing Housing First in Rural Areas: Pathways Vermont
Describes how a program, which has proven successful in addressing chronic homelessness for mentally ill populations in urban areas, has been adapted for rural areas of Vermont. Includes examples of the use of telehealth and other technology to help this population increase housing retention rates.
Author(s): Ana Stefancic, Benjamin F. Henwood, Hilary Melton, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 103(S2), 206-209
Date: 2013
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Describes how a program, which has proven successful in addressing chronic homelessness for mentally ill populations in urban areas, has been adapted for rural areas of Vermont. Includes examples of the use of telehealth and other technology to help this population increase housing retention rates.
Author(s): Ana Stefancic, Benjamin F. Henwood, Hilary Melton, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 103(S2), 206-209
Date: 2013
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Improved Outcomes in Diabetes Care for Rural African Americans
Results of a 3-year-long intervention involving education with behavioral coaching, treatment intensification, point-of-care management, a team-care approach, and physician leadership. Includes statistics with breakdowns for various clinical parameters at baseline, 18 months, and 36 months, for intervention patients and control group patients.
Author(s): Paul Bray, Doyle M. Cummings, Susan Morrissey, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 11(2), 145-150
Date: 2013
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Results of a 3-year-long intervention involving education with behavioral coaching, treatment intensification, point-of-care management, a team-care approach, and physician leadership. Includes statistics with breakdowns for various clinical parameters at baseline, 18 months, and 36 months, for intervention patients and control group patients.
Author(s): Paul Bray, Doyle M. Cummings, Susan Morrissey, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 11(2), 145-150
Date: 2013
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Qualitative Analysis of Provider Barriers and Solutions to HIV Testing for Substance Users in a Small, Largely Rural Southern State
Reports on a study, completed in Arkansas, to recognize any challenges to integrating HIV testing with substance abuse treatment for rural drug users from the perceptions of the service providers.
Author(s): Patricia B. Wright, Geoffrey M. Curran, Katharine E. Stewart, Brenda M. Booth
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(4), 2013
Date: 2013
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Reports on a study, completed in Arkansas, to recognize any challenges to integrating HIV testing with substance abuse treatment for rural drug users from the perceptions of the service providers.
Author(s): Patricia B. Wright, Geoffrey M. Curran, Katharine E. Stewart, Brenda M. Booth
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(4), 2013
Date: 2013
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The Heart Healthy Lenoir Project - An Intervention to Reduce Disparities in Hypertension Control: Study Protocol
Describes a study that included a practice level and patient level intervention to enhance the care and support of patients identified with hypertension in rural North Carolina.
Author(s): Jacquie R. Halladay, Katrina E. Donahue, Alan L. Hinderliter, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 13, 441
Date: 2013
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Describes a study that included a practice level and patient level intervention to enhance the care and support of patients identified with hypertension in rural North Carolina.
Author(s): Jacquie R. Halladay, Katrina E. Donahue, Alan L. Hinderliter, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 13, 441
Date: 2013
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Lessons Learned from the Conduct of a Multisite Cluster Randomized Practical Trial of Decision Aids in Rural and Suburban Primary Care Practices
Reports on participant recruitment for a community-based primary care practice study that included rural clinics. Discusses lessons learned related to timing and location of recruitment and impact of recruitment methods on the intervention implementation. Also describes how the study was designed to minimize disruption for the participating clinical sites.
Author(s): Kari L. Ruud, Annie LeBlanc, Rebecca J. Mullan, et al.
Citation: Trials, 14, 267
Date: 2013
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Reports on participant recruitment for a community-based primary care practice study that included rural clinics. Discusses lessons learned related to timing and location of recruitment and impact of recruitment methods on the intervention implementation. Also describes how the study was designed to minimize disruption for the participating clinical sites.
Author(s): Kari L. Ruud, Annie LeBlanc, Rebecca J. Mullan, et al.
Citation: Trials, 14, 267
Date: 2013
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Most Family Physicians Work Routinely With Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, or Certified Nurse Midwives
Reports that more than half of family physicians work with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse midwives, and doing so helps ensure access to health care services, particularly in rural areas.
Author(s): Lars E. Peterson, Robert L. Phillips, James C. Puffer, Andrew Bazemore, Stephen Petterson
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 26(3), 244-245
Date: 2013
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Reports that more than half of family physicians work with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse midwives, and doing so helps ensure access to health care services, particularly in rural areas.
Author(s): Lars E. Peterson, Robert L. Phillips, James C. Puffer, Andrew Bazemore, Stephen Petterson
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 26(3), 244-245
Date: 2013
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Perceptions of Disaster Risk and Vulnerability in Rural Texas
Describes how rural communities are vulnerable to natural hazards such as drought, wildfires, and floods. Provides a demographic overview of rural Texas and discusses vulnerability, risk, and disaster planning. Discusses how rural places are home to people with characteristics that increase vulnerability to impacts of disaster, such as lower incomes and lower levels of education.
Author(s): Andrew J. Prelog, Lee M. Miller
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 28(3), 1-31
Date: 2013
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Describes how rural communities are vulnerable to natural hazards such as drought, wildfires, and floods. Provides a demographic overview of rural Texas and discusses vulnerability, risk, and disaster planning. Discusses how rural places are home to people with characteristics that increase vulnerability to impacts of disaster, such as lower incomes and lower levels of education.
Author(s): Andrew J. Prelog, Lee M. Miller
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 28(3), 1-31
Date: 2013
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Achieving Health Equity through Nursing Workforce Diversity: Eleventh Report to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Congress
Summarizes progress in nursing workforce over the past 10 years. Highlights Advanced Practice RNs who are independent care providers who often locate in underserved communities, the growth of online nursing education to rural communities, and recruiting and retaining nursing professionals in rural and underserved areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 2013
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Summarizes progress in nursing workforce over the past 10 years. Highlights Advanced Practice RNs who are independent care providers who often locate in underserved communities, the growth of online nursing education to rural communities, and recruiting and retaining nursing professionals in rural and underserved areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 2013
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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