Rural Health
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Eaton Rapids Medical Center: Improving Teen Mental Health
Profile of the Eaton Rapids Teen Center, established in rural Michigan with the help of the local medical center and community organizations, to support students in grades 6-12 and to promote their mental health.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Health & Hospital Association
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Profile of the Eaton Rapids Teen Center, established in rural Michigan with the help of the local medical center and community organizations, to support students in grades 6-12 and to promote their mental health.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Health & Hospital Association
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Providing Developmental Screenings and Services in Rural Communities
Discusses barriers rural communities face in providing developmental screenings to children. Highlights a program in Alaska that builds community coalitions to raise awareness about the importance of early childhood programs and to provide screenings and referrals. Offers recommendations for others seeking to build early childhood development coalitions.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality
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Discusses barriers rural communities face in providing developmental screenings to children. Highlights a program in Alaska that builds community coalitions to raise awareness about the importance of early childhood programs and to provide screenings and referrals. Offers recommendations for others seeking to build early childhood development coalitions.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality
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Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception Fact Sheet
Provides information on the hardship exemptions for eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) under the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. Includes information on how to apply for it in order to avoid negative payment adjustments.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information on the hardship exemptions for eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) under the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. Includes information on how to apply for it in order to avoid negative payment adjustments.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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A Guide to Requesting Health Data Reports within a Federally Recognized Tribe
Presents guidance on accessing health data within federally recognized tribes of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Provides a brief summary of Tribal Epidemiology Centers.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Presents guidance on accessing health data within federally recognized tribes of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Provides a brief summary of Tribal Epidemiology Centers.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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What Is a Rural Hospital?
Explains the different definitions of rural and how they impact the number of hospitals in Texas considered rural.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Explains the different definitions of rural and how they impact the number of hospitals in Texas considered rural.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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The Impact of a Rural Hospital Closure
Discusses the impacts of hospital closures with a focus on Texas. Addresses how access issues can result in mortality, challenges with reopening hospitals, and the economic impact of rural hospitals and hospital closures.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Discusses the impacts of hospital closures with a focus on Texas. Addresses how access issues can result in mortality, challenges with reopening hospitals, and the economic impact of rural hospitals and hospital closures.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Urban Influence Codes: Documentation
Explains the 12 categories of rural/urban classification included in the 2013 Urban Influence Codes from the Economic Research Service, which are used to categorize counties and county equivalents in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Includes a table showing population estimates and the number of counties in each category using 2010 Census data.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Explains the 12 categories of rural/urban classification included in the 2013 Urban Influence Codes from the Economic Research Service, which are used to categorize counties and county equivalents in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Includes a table showing population estimates and the number of counties in each category using 2010 Census data.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Being Small Has Advantages for Hospitals Implementing the Ten Steps
Highlights the New York State Breastfeeding Quality Improvement in Hospitals (NYS BQIH) Learning Collaborative, focusing on the experiences of two small rural hospitals.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality
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Highlights the New York State Breastfeeding Quality Improvement in Hospitals (NYS BQIH) Learning Collaborative, focusing on the experiences of two small rural hospitals.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality
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Alaska Shows Perinatal Regionalization Works to Reduce Infant Deaths
Highlights the Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network to Reduce Infant Mortality (Infant Mortality CoIIN) in Alaska. Discusses hospital collaboration in a rural environment, including how they share data, best practices, and training; build relationships; and transfer higher-risk mothers and babies to the appropriate level of care using a regionalization model to reduce infant mortality.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality
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Highlights the Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network to Reduce Infant Mortality (Infant Mortality CoIIN) in Alaska. Discusses hospital collaboration in a rural environment, including how they share data, best practices, and training; build relationships; and transfer higher-risk mothers and babies to the appropriate level of care using a regionalization model to reduce infant mortality.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality
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Smoking & Pregnancy in Underserved Populations: Overcoming Obstacles to Cessation Success
Highlights two programs that seek to reduce smoking rates among pregnant women: one focused on rural Alaska, particularly Alaskan Natives, and one focused on low-income women in Florida.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality
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Highlights two programs that seek to reduce smoking rates among pregnant women: one focused on rural Alaska, particularly Alaskan Natives, and one focused on low-income women in Florida.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality
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