Rural Health
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COVID-19 Reveals Emerging Opportunities for Rural Public Health
Explores potential and existing public health innovations that rural communities can implement to address challenges brought on or exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, including lack of funding for local health departments, insufficient broadband, and more. Describes the expansion of telehealth services, discusses rural/urban disparities, and offers recommendations for improvement.
Author(s): Angela Dearinger
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 110(9), 1277-1278
Date: 09/2020
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Explores potential and existing public health innovations that rural communities can implement to address challenges brought on or exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, including lack of funding for local health departments, insufficient broadband, and more. Describes the expansion of telehealth services, discusses rural/urban disparities, and offers recommendations for improvement.
Author(s): Angela Dearinger
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 110(9), 1277-1278
Date: 09/2020
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A Public Health Lens on Rural Health
Presents an overview of an American Journal of Public Health issue that explores rural health matters within the framework of public health. Summarizes topics covered in the articles, including rural/urban disparities, shifts in funding sources for local health departments, implementation of telemedicine and mobile clinics, opioid use disorder, and more.
Author(s): Paul Erwin, Wendy Braund
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 110(9), 1275-1276
Date: 09/2020
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Presents an overview of an American Journal of Public Health issue that explores rural health matters within the framework of public health. Summarizes topics covered in the articles, including rural/urban disparities, shifts in funding sources for local health departments, implementation of telemedicine and mobile clinics, opioid use disorder, and more.
Author(s): Paul Erwin, Wendy Braund
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 110(9), 1275-1276
Date: 09/2020
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Telehealth Availability in US Hospitals in the Face of the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Highlights a study on hospital readiness and capability to provide healthcare services via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the factors that affect telehealth capability and compares hospitals in rural and urban areas and by census region.
Author(s): Neeraj A. Puro, Scott Feyereisen
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 36(4), 577-583
Date: 09/2020
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Highlights a study on hospital readiness and capability to provide healthcare services via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the factors that affect telehealth capability and compares hospitals in rural and urban areas and by census region.
Author(s): Neeraj A. Puro, Scott Feyereisen
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 36(4), 577-583
Date: 09/2020
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High-Volume Invasive, Therapeutic Ambulatory Surgeries Performed in Hospital-Owned Facilities, 2016
Examines the 20 most common major ambulatory surgeries performed in hospital-owned facilities. Provides data by select patient and hospital characteristics, including urban-rural hospital location.
Author(s): Zeynal Karaca, Kimberly W. McDermott
Date: 09/2020
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Examines the 20 most common major ambulatory surgeries performed in hospital-owned facilities. Provides data by select patient and hospital characteristics, including urban-rural hospital location.
Author(s): Zeynal Karaca, Kimberly W. McDermott
Date: 09/2020
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Assessing Your Leadership Competencies
Provides links to leadership resources for staff at rural healthcare organizations. Covers communication and relationship management, leadership, professionalism, knowledge of the health care environment and business skills.
Date: 09/2020
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Provides links to leadership resources for staff at rural healthcare organizations. Covers communication and relationship management, leadership, professionalism, knowledge of the health care environment and business skills.
Date: 09/2020
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Pennsylvania Oral Health Plan 2020-2030
Describes how efforts, resources, and interests can be combined to strengthen the capacity in Pennsylvania to prevent oral disease and help people achieve a lifetime of good oral health and general health. Includes a section on underserved populations, and mentions rural throughout.
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Describes how efforts, resources, and interests can be combined to strengthen the capacity in Pennsylvania to prevent oral disease and help people achieve a lifetime of good oral health and general health. Includes a section on underserved populations, and mentions rural throughout.
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Health Policy Brief: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Health Impact of ACEs in Ohio
Examines the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on health and wellbeing of Ohio residents and provides a state map that examines ACE prevalence by region. Includes discussions about the potential adverse consequences of ACEs as well as the percentage of residents who have experienced multiple ACEs, broken down by urban, suburban, Appalachian, non-Appalachian, and rural county.
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Examines the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on health and wellbeing of Ohio residents and provides a state map that examines ACE prevalence by region. Includes discussions about the potential adverse consequences of ACEs as well as the percentage of residents who have experienced multiple ACEs, broken down by urban, suburban, Appalachian, non-Appalachian, and rural county.
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Access to Healthcare in Rural Indiana
Provides an overview of healthcare access issues in rural Indiana and potential mitigating strategies. Includes a county-level map of Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Author(s): Katherine J. Pope
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Center for Rural Engagement
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Provides an overview of healthcare access issues in rural Indiana and potential mitigating strategies. Includes a county-level map of Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Author(s): Katherine J. Pope
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Center for Rural Engagement
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A Profile of Substance Use in Ohio: 2019 Update
Reports on the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among adults in Ohio, based on 3 sets of survey data, including the 2019 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS). Provides information on substance use broken down by rural Appalachian, rural non-Appalachian, suburban, and metropolitan county types.
Author(s): Megan Roberts, Nathan Doogan, Amy Ferketich, et al.
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring organizations: Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program, Ohio Department of Aging, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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Reports on the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among adults in Ohio, based on 3 sets of survey data, including the 2019 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS). Provides information on substance use broken down by rural Appalachian, rural non-Appalachian, suburban, and metropolitan county types.
Author(s): Megan Roberts, Nathan Doogan, Amy Ferketich, et al.
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring organizations: Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program, Ohio Department of Aging, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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2019 Wisconsin Behavioral Health System Gaps Report
Outlines the results of a study examining gaps and needs for behavioral healthcare services for persons with mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) in Wisconsin. Includes information and data on the needs of behavioral health services in rural areas throughout.
Additional links: Technical Appendices
Author(s): Abra Vigna, Tim Connor
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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Outlines the results of a study examining gaps and needs for behavioral healthcare services for persons with mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) in Wisconsin. Includes information and data on the needs of behavioral health services in rural areas throughout.
Additional links: Technical Appendices
Author(s): Abra Vigna, Tim Connor
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
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