Rural Health
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Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Tribal Governments
Provides a framework and guidance for tribal government leadership involved in pre-disaster recovery planning to ensure their communities can act rapidly and efficiently once a disaster occurs. Identifies a set of activities recognizing that tribes have varying levels of capacity and methods of planning. These include: basic activities to assist in identifying recovery partners, community assets, resources and resource gaps, and financial and management procedures; recommended activities discussing the development of a recovery ordinance and recovery priorities; and formal activities for tribes with significant resources to develop a comprehensive holistic pre-disaster plan.
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Provides a framework and guidance for tribal government leadership involved in pre-disaster recovery planning to ensure their communities can act rapidly and efficiently once a disaster occurs. Identifies a set of activities recognizing that tribes have varying levels of capacity and methods of planning. These include: basic activities to assist in identifying recovery partners, community assets, resources and resource gaps, and financial and management procedures; recommended activities discussing the development of a recovery ordinance and recovery priorities; and formal activities for tribes with significant resources to develop a comprehensive holistic pre-disaster plan.
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Telelactation via Mobile App: Perspectives of Rural Mothers, Their Care Providers, and Lactation Consultants
Analyzes the efficacy of direct-to-consumer (DTC) telelactation services in rural Pennsylvania in areas that lack in-person availability of international board-certified lactation consultants (IBCLCs). Discusses potential challenges such as lack of personal relationships, preference for local resources, and limited WiFi in rural areas. Reflects on potential benefits including access to support and increased maternal breastfeeding confidence.
Author(s): Jill Demirci, Virginia Kotzias, Debra L. Bogen, Kristin N. Ray, Lori Uscher-Pines
Citation: Telemedicine Journal and E-Health, 25(9), 853-858
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Analyzes the efficacy of direct-to-consumer (DTC) telelactation services in rural Pennsylvania in areas that lack in-person availability of international board-certified lactation consultants (IBCLCs). Discusses potential challenges such as lack of personal relationships, preference for local resources, and limited WiFi in rural areas. Reflects on potential benefits including access to support and increased maternal breastfeeding confidence.
Author(s): Jill Demirci, Virginia Kotzias, Debra L. Bogen, Kristin N. Ray, Lori Uscher-Pines
Citation: Telemedicine Journal and E-Health, 25(9), 853-858
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Suicide and Resilience in Rural Montana
Discusses suicide and resilience-based prevention in rural Montana. Highlights a case study and state-wide mental health and substance use data.
Author(s): Tara Rava Zolnikov
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 109(9), 1149
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Discusses suicide and resilience-based prevention in rural Montana. Highlights a case study and state-wide mental health and substance use data.
Author(s): Tara Rava Zolnikov
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 109(9), 1149
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Brief Report: Sex Differences in Substance Use, Mental Health, and Impaired Driving Among Rural DUI Offenders
Highlights a study exploring the rates of rural DUI offenders by sex. Details the substance use, mental health, and impaired driving histories of study participants by sex via self-reported data.
Author(s): J. Matthew Webster, Michele Staton, Megan F. Dickson
Citation: The American Journal on Addictions, 28(5), 405-408
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Highlights a study exploring the rates of rural DUI offenders by sex. Details the substance use, mental health, and impaired driving histories of study participants by sex via self-reported data.
Author(s): J. Matthew Webster, Michele Staton, Megan F. Dickson
Citation: The American Journal on Addictions, 28(5), 405-408
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Impact of Rural Residence on Kidney Transplant Rates Among Waitlisted Candidates in the VA Transplant Programs
Details a study on the role rurality plays in kidney transplantation access among veterans. Breaks down data of waitlisted veterans by age, sex, and location, among other measures. Compares rates veterans and non-veterans for reference.
Author(s): Amy O'Shea, Carrie L. Franciscus, Peter J. Kaboli, Roberto S. Kalil
Citation: Transplantation, 103(9), 1945-1952
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Details a study on the role rurality plays in kidney transplantation access among veterans. Breaks down data of waitlisted veterans by age, sex, and location, among other measures. Compares rates veterans and non-veterans for reference.
Author(s): Amy O'Shea, Carrie L. Franciscus, Peter J. Kaboli, Roberto S. Kalil
Citation: Transplantation, 103(9), 1945-1952
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Overall and Cause-specific Mortality in a Cohort of Farmers and Their Spouses
Highlights a study examining the overall mortality rates of farmers and their families that participated in the Agricultural Health Survey in Iowa and North Carolina. Details participants by age, gender, education and smoking status, among other factors. Compares mortality rates to the general population.
Author(s): Srishti Shrestha, Christine G. Parks, Alexander P. Keil, et al.
Citation: Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 76(9), 632-643
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Highlights a study examining the overall mortality rates of farmers and their families that participated in the Agricultural Health Survey in Iowa and North Carolina. Details participants by age, gender, education and smoking status, among other factors. Compares mortality rates to the general population.
Author(s): Srishti Shrestha, Christine G. Parks, Alexander P. Keil, et al.
Citation: Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 76(9), 632-643
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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So You Want to Start a Health Center?
Provides guidance for planning and implementing a new health center that meets Section 330 of the U.S. Public Health Service Act requirements. Includes information on developing a needs assessment, physical space considerations, business planning, developing community governance, human resources, information technology, and more.
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Provides guidance for planning and implementing a new health center that meets Section 330 of the U.S. Public Health Service Act requirements. Includes information on developing a needs assessment, physical space considerations, business planning, developing community governance, human resources, information technology, and more.
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Life Course Patterns of Concurrent Trajectories of BMI and Affective Symptoms of Rural Mothers: Socioeconomic Antecedents and Disease Outcomes in Later Life
Study examining patterns of body mass index (BMI), socioeconomic background, and symptoms of depression and anxiety in rural Midwestern mothers over a 25-year period from 1991-2015. Participants in the study were 552 White families in rural Iowa who were parents of early adolescents in 1991. Discusses health risks, comorbidity, and socioeconomic stresses over time, noting that the rural women in the study experienced the rural farm crisis of the late 1980s.
Author(s): Kandauda Wickrama, Eric T. Klopack, Catherine Walker O'Neal, et al.
Citation: The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 74(7), 1233-1244
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Study examining patterns of body mass index (BMI), socioeconomic background, and symptoms of depression and anxiety in rural Midwestern mothers over a 25-year period from 1991-2015. Participants in the study were 552 White families in rural Iowa who were parents of early adolescents in 1991. Discusses health risks, comorbidity, and socioeconomic stresses over time, noting that the rural women in the study experienced the rural farm crisis of the late 1980s.
Author(s): Kandauda Wickrama, Eric T. Klopack, Catherine Walker O'Neal, et al.
Citation: The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 74(7), 1233-1244
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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HPV Vaccination Coverage Among US Teens Across the Rural-Urban Continuum
Study of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for rural and urban teens (13-17 years old). Analyzes data from the National Immunization Survey-Teen and uses Rural-Urban Commuting Area codes and population density to compare HPV vaccination rates by gender for residents of urban areas, large rural towns, small rural towns, and isolated small rural towns.
Author(s): Allison L. Swiecki-Sikora, Kevin A. Henry, Deanna Kepka
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 35(4), 506-517
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Study of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for rural and urban teens (13-17 years old). Analyzes data from the National Immunization Survey-Teen and uses Rural-Urban Commuting Area codes and population density to compare HPV vaccination rates by gender for residents of urban areas, large rural towns, small rural towns, and isolated small rural towns.
Author(s): Allison L. Swiecki-Sikora, Kevin A. Henry, Deanna Kepka
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 35(4), 506-517
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Impact of Rural Address and Distance from Clinic on Depression Outcomes Within a Primary Care Medical Home Practice
Compares rural and urban outcomes and rates of recovery for patients diagnosed with depression, describing mental healthcare disparities. Discusses Collaborative Care Management (CCM), which involves nurse care coordinators, behavioral health practitioners, and physicians working together to treat primary care patients with depression. Studies 3,870 patients in southeast Minnesota, analyzing remission data and patients' distance from their primary care clinic. Discusses the impact of rural residence, distance from providers, accessibility of care, and CCM on recovery rates.
Author(s): Hailon Wong, Kyle Moore, Kurt B. Angstman, Gregory M. Garrison
Citation: BMC Family Practice, 20, 123
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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Compares rural and urban outcomes and rates of recovery for patients diagnosed with depression, describing mental healthcare disparities. Discusses Collaborative Care Management (CCM), which involves nurse care coordinators, behavioral health practitioners, and physicians working together to treat primary care patients with depression. Studies 3,870 patients in southeast Minnesota, analyzing remission data and patients' distance from their primary care clinic. Discusses the impact of rural residence, distance from providers, accessibility of care, and CCM on recovery rates.
Author(s): Hailon Wong, Kyle Moore, Kurt B. Angstman, Gregory M. Garrison
Citation: BMC Family Practice, 20, 123
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
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