Rural Health
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Maternity Care Deserts and Pregnancy-Associated Mortality in Louisiana
Results of a study exploring whether living in a county with no hospital offering obstetric care and no OB/GYN or certified nurse midwife providers was associated with risk of death during pregnancy and up to 1 year postpartum among women in Louisiana from 2016–2017. Features demographics, county-level maps showing level of access to maternity care, and statistics
Author(s): Maeve Wallace, Lauren Dyer, Erica Felker-Kantor, et al.
Citation: Women's Health Issues, 31(2), 122-129
Date: 2021
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Results of a study exploring whether living in a county with no hospital offering obstetric care and no OB/GYN or certified nurse midwife providers was associated with risk of death during pregnancy and up to 1 year postpartum among women in Louisiana from 2016–2017. Features demographics, county-level maps showing level of access to maternity care, and statistics
Author(s): Maeve Wallace, Lauren Dyer, Erica Felker-Kantor, et al.
Citation: Women's Health Issues, 31(2), 122-129
Date: 2021
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Connecticut Office of Rural Health: 2021 Annual Report
Highlights the funded initiatives and major activities of the Connecticut Office of Rural Health. Includes a discussion of the COVID-19 response including vaccination initiatives, transportation to support healthcare, workforce education, and data collection.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Connecticut State Office of Rural Health
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Highlights the funded initiatives and major activities of the Connecticut Office of Rural Health. Includes a discussion of the COVID-19 response including vaccination initiatives, transportation to support healthcare, workforce education, and data collection.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Connecticut State Office of Rural Health
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Comparing Three Ways to Offer a Weight Management Program to Patients Living in Rural Areas: The RE-POWER Study
Presents the results of a study in 36 rural primary care practices, including Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Clinics, comparing Medicare Fee for Service behavioral therapy for obesity delivered to individual clients in clinics with an in-clinic group visit delivered by clinical providers; and phone-based group visits delivered by a centralized provider. Participants included 1,407 adults from rural areas over a 24 month period with the goal to identify the most effective therapy for rural settings.
Author(s): Christie A. Befort, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Cyrus DeSouza, et al.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Presents the results of a study in 36 rural primary care practices, including Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Clinics, comparing Medicare Fee for Service behavioral therapy for obesity delivered to individual clients in clinics with an in-clinic group visit delivered by clinical providers; and phone-based group visits delivered by a centralized provider. Participants included 1,407 adults from rural areas over a 24 month period with the goal to identify the most effective therapy for rural settings.
Author(s): Christie A. Befort, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Cyrus DeSouza, et al.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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National Health Service Corps Report to Congress for the Year 2020
Details program accomplishments of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), provides updates on Health Professional Shortage Area designations, explains recruitment efforts for NHSC Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs, provides estimates on number of patients seen by NHSC clinicians, and details short- and long-term retention rates. Features state-by-state data with breakdowns by urban and rural locations.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Details program accomplishments of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), provides updates on Health Professional Shortage Area designations, explains recruitment efforts for NHSC Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs, provides estimates on number of patients seen by NHSC clinicians, and details short- and long-term retention rates. Features state-by-state data with breakdowns by urban and rural locations.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Producing Insecurity: Healthcare Access, Health Insurance, and Wellbeing among American Indian Elders
Analyzes the results of 96 surveys and interviews with American Indian elders aged 55 and older in U.S. Southwest to determine their perception of fear and doubt regarding interactions with healthcare providers and IHS facilities, and the costs of healthcare services and health insurance.
Author(s): Jaramillo, E.T., Willging, C. E.
Citation: Social Science & Medicine, 268
Date: 2021
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Analyzes the results of 96 surveys and interviews with American Indian elders aged 55 and older in U.S. Southwest to determine their perception of fear and doubt regarding interactions with healthcare providers and IHS facilities, and the costs of healthcare services and health insurance.
Author(s): Jaramillo, E.T., Willging, C. E.
Citation: Social Science & Medicine, 268
Date: 2021
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The Future of Wisconsin's Healthcare Workforce
Examines number of healthcare professionals and their distribution across Wisconsin. Forecasts potential issues in the healthcare workforce and projected workforce supply. Includes rural versus urban percentage distribution of nurse professionals, physician assistants, pharmacists, and physicians.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce
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Examines number of healthcare professionals and their distribution across Wisconsin. Forecasts potential issues in the healthcare workforce and projected workforce supply. Includes rural versus urban percentage distribution of nurse professionals, physician assistants, pharmacists, and physicians.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce
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Developing a Survivorship Care Plan (SCP) Delivery Process for Patients and Primary Care Providers Serving Poor, Rural, and Minority Patients with Cancer
Describes the results of a study to develop, implement, and evaluate an electronic medical record (EMR) process to create and deliver survivorship care plans (SCPs) to patients and their primary care providers. Focuses on a diverse patient population served by the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center with low socioeconomic status, living in rural areas, and who are racial and ethnic minorities.
Author(s): Bernard Tawfik, Shoshana Adler Jaffe, Lisa Mohler, et al.
Citation: Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(9), 5021-5028
Date: 2021
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Describes the results of a study to develop, implement, and evaluate an electronic medical record (EMR) process to create and deliver survivorship care plans (SCPs) to patients and their primary care providers. Focuses on a diverse patient population served by the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center with low socioeconomic status, living in rural areas, and who are racial and ethnic minorities.
Author(s): Bernard Tawfik, Shoshana Adler Jaffe, Lisa Mohler, et al.
Citation: Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(9), 5021-5028
Date: 2021
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Arizona Health Workforce Profile: Occupational Therapists
Offers an overview of the Occupational Therapy (OT) workforce in Arizona, comparing rural and non-rural areas based on 2021 National Plan and Provider Enumeration System data. Breaks down population and OT distribution in urban focused, large rural, small rural, and isolated small rural towns.
Author(s): B. Koch, S. Coates, C. Drake, D. Derksen
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Offers an overview of the Occupational Therapy (OT) workforce in Arizona, comparing rural and non-rural areas based on 2021 National Plan and Provider Enumeration System data. Breaks down population and OT distribution in urban focused, large rural, small rural, and isolated small rural towns.
Author(s): B. Koch, S. Coates, C. Drake, D. Derksen
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Maine State Office of Rural Health: Strategic Plan 2021
Offers a current assessment of activities of the Maine's Rural Health and Primary Care Program, and includes recommendations to improve health outcomes for rural and medically underserved Maine residents. Features sections on Critical Access Hospitals, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program eligible hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Rural Health Clinics. Includes statistics on primary care providers, mental health providers, and dentists.
Author(s): Pat Hart, Carol Kelly
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Offers a current assessment of activities of the Maine's Rural Health and Primary Care Program, and includes recommendations to improve health outcomes for rural and medically underserved Maine residents. Features sections on Critical Access Hospitals, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program eligible hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Rural Health Clinics. Includes statistics on primary care providers, mental health providers, and dentists.
Author(s): Pat Hart, Carol Kelly
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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2021 Rural Border Health Chartbook
Presents statistics on health indicators and social determinants of health in the U.S.-Mexico Border region, offering rural/urban comparisons, comparing self-reported Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic ethnicity, and examining proximity to the border. Covers access to care, use of preventive health services, health-related behaviors, COVID-19, mortality, and American Indian health.
Author(s): Elizabeth Crouch, Rachel Davis, Jan M. Eberth, et al.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Association, University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
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Presents statistics on health indicators and social determinants of health in the U.S.-Mexico Border region, offering rural/urban comparisons, comparing self-reported Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic ethnicity, and examining proximity to the border. Covers access to care, use of preventive health services, health-related behaviors, COVID-19, mortality, and American Indian health.
Author(s): Elizabeth Crouch, Rachel Davis, Jan M. Eberth, et al.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Association, University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
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