Rural Health
Resources by Type: Document
Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Identifies promising approaches local governments can use to address childhood obesity. Chapter 2, Acting Locally, includes an example from a rural Montana community.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 09/2009
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Identifies promising approaches local governments can use to address childhood obesity. Chapter 2, Acting Locally, includes an example from a rural Montana community.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 09/2009
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Distance Education Training in Behavioral Health: A Rural Primary Care Needs Assessment and Pilot Webcast
Examines the interest of rural primary care providers (PCPs) in learning about mental health issues, particularly through online distance education. Documents the most pressing self-identified behavioral health training needs in rural areas and reports on the effectiveness of providing tailored online training opportunities.
Author(s): Mimi McFaul, Dennis Mohatt, Jim Ciarlo, John M. Westfall
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
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Examines the interest of rural primary care providers (PCPs) in learning about mental health issues, particularly through online distance education. Documents the most pressing self-identified behavioral health training needs in rural areas and reports on the effectiveness of providing tailored online training opportunities.
Author(s): Mimi McFaul, Dennis Mohatt, Jim Ciarlo, John M. Westfall
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
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Addressing Suicide Potential and Prevention in Rural and Frontier Areas: Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care Providers
Provides an overview of suicide in rural areas and discusses the role of primary care providers in suicide prevention. Focuses on identifying high risk rural counties and equipping rural primary providers to care for suicidal patients. Includes suicide risk data for five states based on rurality.
Author(s): Mimi McFaul, Jim Ciarlo, Jean Demmler, Christa Smith, Tamara DeHay
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
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Provides an overview of suicide in rural areas and discusses the role of primary care providers in suicide prevention. Focuses on identifying high risk rural counties and equipping rural primary providers to care for suicidal patients. Includes suicide risk data for five states based on rurality.
Author(s): Mimi McFaul, Jim Ciarlo, Jean Demmler, Christa Smith, Tamara DeHay
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
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Obstacles to Providing High-Quality Patient Care: Findings from a Survey of Wyoming's Medical Care Providers
Examines obstacles to providing high-quality patient care identified by Wyoming's rural and urban healthcare providers through surveys conducted in 2009. Identified obstacles in three areas: patient care and service delivery, financial, and profession management. Includes policy considerations to address the identified obstacles.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman, Mark P. Doescher, C. Holly A. Andrilla
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Examines obstacles to providing high-quality patient care identified by Wyoming's rural and urban healthcare providers through surveys conducted in 2009. Identified obstacles in three areas: patient care and service delivery, financial, and profession management. Includes policy considerations to address the identified obstacles.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman, Mark P. Doescher, C. Holly A. Andrilla
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Climate Change and Rural Communities in the U.S.
Describes the effects of climate change on rural populations and economies. Discusses climate change legislation and policies under consideration in the U.S.
Author(s): Jennifer Keller Jensen
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Describes the effects of climate change on rural populations and economies. Discusses climate change legislation and policies under consideration in the U.S.
Author(s): Jennifer Keller Jensen
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Profile of Sole Community Pharmacists' Prescription Sales and Overall Financial Position
Examines the role sole community pharmacists play in their local healthcare systems. Highlights the financial dependence of sole community pharmacists on prescription drug sales.
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Michelle Lampman, Indira Richardson, Stephen Rutledge
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Examines the role sole community pharmacists play in their local healthcare systems. Highlights the financial dependence of sole community pharmacists on prescription drug sales.
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Michelle Lampman, Indira Richardson, Stephen Rutledge
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Potentially Preventable Readmissions in Rural Hospitals
Examines potentially preventable readmissions for rural and urban hospitals and discusses the rural implications of policy initiatives aimed at reducing readmission rates.
Author(s): Marilyn G. Klug, Kyle Muus, Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Examines potentially preventable readmissions for rural and urban hospitals and discusses the rural implications of policy initiatives aimed at reducing readmission rates.
Author(s): Marilyn G. Klug, Kyle Muus, Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Health Status and Health Care Access of Farm and Rural Populations
Discusses healthcare access and health status in rural areas. Describes health risks farm families experience due to their work environment.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Carol Adaire Jones, Timothy S. Parker, Mary Ahearn, Ashok K. Mishra, Jayachandran N. Variyam
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Discusses healthcare access and health status in rural areas. Describes health risks farm families experience due to their work environment.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Carol Adaire Jones, Timothy S. Parker, Mary Ahearn, Ashok K. Mishra, Jayachandran N. Variyam
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Foreign Medical Graduates: A Brief Overview of the J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Provides background information on the J-1 Visa Waiver Program, which allows foreign medical graduates to remain in the U.S. after completing graduate medical education in exchange for working at least three years in a designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Includes a description of the waiver application process.
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Provides background information on the J-1 Visa Waiver Program, which allows foreign medical graduates to remain in the U.S. after completing graduate medical education in exchange for working at least three years in a designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Includes a description of the waiver application process.
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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The Community Pulling Together: A Tribal Community-University Partnership Project to Reduce Substance Abuse and Promote Good Health in a Reservation Tribal Community
Highlights a study on the role that collaborative relationships between tribal communities and universities can play in conducting research into alcohol and drug abuse in American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Details a collaboration between the Suquamish Tribe and the University of Washington, and the culturally sensitive substance abuse program the partnership was able to design for youth in the Suquamish community.
Author(s): Lisa R. Thomas, Dennis M. Donovan, Robin LW. Sigo, Lisette Austin, G. Alan Marlatt
Citation: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 8(3), 283-300
Date: 07/2009
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Highlights a study on the role that collaborative relationships between tribal communities and universities can play in conducting research into alcohol and drug abuse in American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Details a collaboration between the Suquamish Tribe and the University of Washington, and the culturally sensitive substance abuse program the partnership was able to design for youth in the Suquamish community.
Author(s): Lisa R. Thomas, Dennis M. Donovan, Robin LW. Sigo, Lisette Austin, G. Alan Marlatt
Citation: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 8(3), 283-300
Date: 07/2009
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