Rural Health
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Indigenous Agricultural Workers
Highlights a report on agricultural workers from Central and South America. Details demographic, historical, and health information, among other factors.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Quality Improvement Resources for Rural Health Care Organizations
Lists prominent organizations, learning resources, and programs related to healthcare quality improvement and provides a short list of recommended reading. Designed for healthcare professionals who are new to the field.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Self-Management for People with Epilepsy and a History of Negative Health Events (SMART) Targeting Rural and Underserved People with Epilepsy: A Methodologic Report
Discusses a study design that plans to examine the effectiveness of a remotely delivered, 12-week self-management program (SMART) for rural people living with epilepsy (PLWE). Focuses on implementing the intervention in the rural Midwest and providing feedback on SMART, recruitment and retention, and intervention delivery.
Author(s): Gena R. Ghearing, Farren Briggs, Kristin Cassidy, et al.
Citation: Trials, 22, 821
Date: 11/2021
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Where There's a Will, There's a Way? Strategies to Reduce or Abstain from Alcohol Use Developed by Northern Plains American Indian Women Participating in a Brief Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Preconceptual Intervention
Analyzes strategies to reduce or abstain from alcohol use by American Indian and Alaska Native women for the purpose of reducing alcohol-exposed pregnancy rates. Identifies themes related to goal achievement, overcoming barriers, and cultural strengths.
Author(s): Arielle R. Deutsch, Rebecca Lustfield, Jessica D. Hanson
Citation: Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research, 45(11), 2383-2395
Date: 11/2021
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High-Risk Outreach for COVID-19 Mortality Reduction in an Indigenous Community
Explores the public health disparities in rural indigenous communities based on COVID-19 mortality rates. Discusses methods for mortality reduction in pandemic response procedures and general public health policy in Native American communities.
Author(s): Myles J. Stone, Ryan M. Close, Christopher K. Jentoft, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 111(11), 1939–1941
Date: 11/2021
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Oklahoma Teen Birth Report, 1996-2020
An overview of teen birth rate trends in Oklahoma between 1996 and 2020. Includes data by age of mother, race and ethnicity, previous live birth, and weight and gestational age of the baby. Offers a county comparison of birth rates for teens in Oklahoma between 2018 and 2020.
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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How is the Mental Health Workforce in Texas Distributed?
Report showing the distribution of the mental health care workforce in Texas. Includes a county-level breakdown of the ratio of mental health providers per 100,000 people as well as which counties have no mental health provider. Discusses distribution as a contributor to the mental health workforce shortage.
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Primary Care Physicians and Physician Assistants in Texas
Report of primary care physicians and physician assistants in Texas including a break down of by sex and age in both metro and non-metro locations. Also includes graphics depicting county-level ratios of physicians and physician assistants per 100,000 people and counties without a physician or physician assistant.
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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For Want of a Dentist: The Rise of the Dental Therapy Movement in Tribal Nations and the U.S.
Report discusses the role of dental therapists in tribal communities to address oral health workforce shortages. Details the history of oral health professional shortages, highlights the populations bearing the burden of the shortages, and describes how tribal communities have used dental therapists to improve access to oral healthcare.
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring organization: W. K. Kellogg Foundation
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Robustness of Estimated Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Providers in Rural Vs. Urban Areas of the United States
Estimates level of access to opioid use disorder treatment at 31,053 locations in July 2020 for rural and urban opioid users by comparing drive time and availability of treatment. Discusses treatment differences between rural and urban opioid users with particular focus on infrastructure such as transportation and broadband, hospital closures, and health insurance status.
Author(s): Matthew V. Kiang, Michael L. Barnett, Sarah E. Wakeman, Keith Humphreys, Alexander C. Tsai
Citation: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 228, 109081
Date: 11/2021
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