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Many Women Use Preventive Services, but Gaps in Awareness of Insurance Coverage Requirements Persist: Findings from the 2022 KFF Women's Health Survey
Examines cancer screenings and other preventive services received by women. Includes data on mammogram and colon cancer screening among urban/suburban and rural women.
Author(s): Michelle Long, Brittni Frederiksen, Usha Ranji, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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The Role of Telehealth in Achieving a High Performing Rural Health System: Priorities in a Post-Pandemic System
Presents a review of the potential for expanded use of telehealth in rural America and the use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Examines the uses of telehealth in a high-performing rural health system. Expands on considerations outlined in the October 2020 publication The Evolving Landscape of National Telehealth Policies during a Public Health Emergency: Responsiveness to Rural Needs.
Author(s): Joel M. James, Keith J. Mueller, Joanne Constantin, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Improving the Representativeness of the Tribal Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Through Data Integration
Examines the effectiveness of utilizing data integration methods to improve representation of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations in the Tribal Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (TBRFSS). Provides comparisons of data before and after selected data integration methods and discusses the usefulness of calibration and sequential mass imputation as methods to improve representation.
Author(s): Sixia Chen, Janis Campbell, Erin Spain, Alexandra Woodruff, Cuyler Snider
Citation: BMC Public Health, 23, 273
Date: 02/2023
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Social Media Use Among Parents and Women of Childbearing Age in the US
Examines the different platforms pregnant women and parents utilize regularly to access health-related information. Includes data on platforms used, frequency of use, and demographic breakdown of user by sex, age, education, and urban, suburban, or rural residence.
Author(s): Molly E. Waring, Loneke T. Blackman Carr, Grace E. Heersping
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 20
Date: 02/2023
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Data Challenges in Identifying Patients Due for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Clinics
Analyzes barriers to identifying patients in need of colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings in rural Oregon. Explores the effectiveness of rural primary care clinics and Medicaid health plans utilizing electronic health records (EHRs) for CRC outreach and includes corresponding data.
Author(s): Amanda F. Petrik, Jennifer Coury, Jean Hiebert Larson, et al.
Citation: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 36(1), 118-129
Date: 02/2023
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Building the Future Behavioral Health Workforce: California Needs Assessment
Provides an overview of California's behavioral health workforce, such as the health professions education pipeline and recruitment and retention of the workforce. Includes county-level data on the ratio of licensed behavioral health professionals per 100,000 residents in Table B.2.
Author(s): Janet Coffman, Margaret Fix
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: County Behavioral Health Directors Association - California
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COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Vaccination Coverage and Intent to Receive Booster Vaccination Among Adolescents and Adults — United States, November–December 2022
Reports on COVID-19 primary series and bivalent booster vaccination receipt and intent among adults and adolescents. Includes data for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Peng-jun Lu, Tianyi Zhou, Tammy A. Santibanez, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 72(7), 190-198
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Demographic Characteristics of Infants and Children Aged 6 Months–4 Years — United States, June 20–December 31, 2022
Reports on COVID-19 vaccination coverage among children aged 6 months to 4 years as of December 31, 2022. Includes national and state-by-state data by urbanicity on a two-level (urban/rural) and six-level (metro/nonmetro) scale.
Author(s): Bhavini Patel Murthy, Hannah E. Fast, Elizabeth Zell, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 72(7), 183-189
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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State-Based Recommendations to Support Rural Ambulance Agencies
Discusses challenges faced by rural ambulance agencies and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies. Identifies state-based policy opportunities to support rural ambulance agencies. Covers EMS as an essential service, professional management, EMS zones, and standby costs.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney, Keith J. Mueller, Alva O. Ferdinand, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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2021 Indiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Workforce Brief
Provides information on the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) workforce in Indiana, such as demographic characteristics, educational requirements by role, training tracks and populations served, practice specialty, and more. Includes county-level map that shows population to APRN ratios as well as APRN role.
Author(s): Courtney Medlock, Reno Jamison, Hannah Maxey
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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