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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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Impact of Tele-ICU Coverage on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
A literature review and meta-analysis on the impact of tele-ICU care. Discusses the potential of tele-ICU coverage to extend resources to rural hospitals with limited access to critical care specialists.
Author(s): Lance Brendan Young, Paul S. Chan, Xin Lu, et al.
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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Continuing Education, Professional Development, and Lifelong Learning for the 21st Century Health Care Workforce
11th Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Congress of the United States. Focuses on continuing education for health professionals. Discusses video or web conferencing for providing continuing education to rural providers.
Date: 2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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Workforce Capacity for Reducing Rural Disparities in Public Mental Health Services for Adults with Severe Mental Illness
Discusses availability of services related to rural disparities in workforce capacity, particularly service planning and program development. Focuses on availability of publicly-funded mental health agencies serving low-income adults with severe mental illness in rural New Mexico.
Author(s): Richard L. Hough, Cathleen E. Willging, Deborah Altschul, Steven Adelsheim
Citation: Journal of Rural Mental Health, 35(2), 35-45
Date: 2011
Type: Document
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