Rural Health
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Mujeres Fuertes y Corazones Saludables, a Culturally Tailored Physical Activity and Nutrition Program for Rural Latinas: Findings from a Pilot Study
Provides an overview of a pilot study of a culturally-tailored group-based nutrition education and physical activity program for rural Latinas in Washington state. Discusses the challenges of recruiting and retaining rural Latinas in a lifestyle program, including limited individual resources, changing contact information, and lack of trust.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Seguin, Cynthia K. Perry, Emma Solanki, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(4), 630
Date: 02/2019
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Provides an overview of a pilot study of a culturally-tailored group-based nutrition education and physical activity program for rural Latinas in Washington state. Discusses the challenges of recruiting and retaining rural Latinas in a lifestyle program, including limited individual resources, changing contact information, and lack of trust.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Seguin, Cynthia K. Perry, Emma Solanki, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(4), 630
Date: 02/2019
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Strengthening Rural States' Capacity to Prepare for and Respond to Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013-2015
Provides information for clinicians working in rural areas to effectively identify and respond to infectious disease. Highlights how state and local public health agencies from states having a high percentage of populations in rural areas, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have successfully strengthened their ability to respond to the growing threat of infectious diseases.
Author(s): Scott Santibañez, Kimberly Spencer Bellis, Allison Bay, et al.
Citation: Southern Medical Journal, 112(2), 101-105
Date: 02/2019
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Provides information for clinicians working in rural areas to effectively identify and respond to infectious disease. Highlights how state and local public health agencies from states having a high percentage of populations in rural areas, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have successfully strengthened their ability to respond to the growing threat of infectious diseases.
Author(s): Scott Santibañez, Kimberly Spencer Bellis, Allison Bay, et al.
Citation: Southern Medical Journal, 112(2), 101-105
Date: 02/2019
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Healthcare Professionals' Views of Palliative Care for American War Veterans with Non-malignant Respiratory Disease Living in a Rural Area: A Qualitative Study
Discussed the views of healthcare professionals on palliative care for rural veterans with chronic lung diseases in Idaho. Highlights the providers' perception of veterans' understanding of the disease and it's progression, as well as barriers to palliative care services.
Author(s): Clare Mc Veigh, Joanne Reid, Paula Carvalho
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 18, 22
Date: 02/2019
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Discussed the views of healthcare professionals on palliative care for rural veterans with chronic lung diseases in Idaho. Highlights the providers' perception of veterans' understanding of the disease and it's progression, as well as barriers to palliative care services.
Author(s): Clare Mc Veigh, Joanne Reid, Paula Carvalho
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 18, 22
Date: 02/2019
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The Evidence on School-Based Health Centers: A Review
Reviews the literature on the impact of school-based health centers (SBHCs). Discusses the purpose and structure of SBHCs, their financial benefits, physical and mental health outcomes, their impact on education, and future directions. Briefly addresses their use in rural and tribal communities.
Author(s): Michael Arenson, Philip J. Hudson, NaeHyung Lee, Betty Lai
Citation: Global Pediatric Health, 6, 2333794X19828745
Date: 02/2019
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Reviews the literature on the impact of school-based health centers (SBHCs). Discusses the purpose and structure of SBHCs, their financial benefits, physical and mental health outcomes, their impact on education, and future directions. Briefly addresses their use in rural and tribal communities.
Author(s): Michael Arenson, Philip J. Hudson, NaeHyung Lee, Betty Lai
Citation: Global Pediatric Health, 6, 2333794X19828745
Date: 02/2019
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U.S. Public Health Response to the Measles Outbreak
Offers a testimony from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases as part of the February 27, 2019, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing titled "Confronting a Growing Public Health Threat: Measles Outbreaks in the U.S." Addresses vaccines; the outbreak of measles; U.S. immunization programs and policies; and challenges to preventing vaccine preventative diseases, including disparities in rural areas.
Author(s): Nancy Messonnier
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Offers a testimony from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases as part of the February 27, 2019, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing titled "Confronting a Growing Public Health Threat: Measles Outbreaks in the U.S." Addresses vaccines; the outbreak of measles; U.S. immunization programs and policies; and challenges to preventing vaccine preventative diseases, including disparities in rural areas.
Author(s): Nancy Messonnier
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Student Exposure to Health Care Experiences and Careers: Rural Health Summit Workgroup Summary Report & Guide to Programs
Summarizes discussions by a Rural Health Summit Student Exposure to Health Care Experiences and Careers (SEHEC) Workgroup and their next steps to help expose rural students to healthcare professions. Provides a directory of programs in Arkansas to increase student interest in healthcare careers. Includes maps of state shortage and underserved areas, a map of school-based health centers in the state, and a list of health professional supply by county and occupation.
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
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Summarizes discussions by a Rural Health Summit Student Exposure to Health Care Experiences and Careers (SEHEC) Workgroup and their next steps to help expose rural students to healthcare professions. Provides a directory of programs in Arkansas to increase student interest in healthcare careers. Includes maps of state shortage and underserved areas, a map of school-based health centers in the state, and a list of health professional supply by county and occupation.
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
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Behavioral Health: Research on Health Care Costs of Untreated Conditions is Limited
Report discusses the lack of sufficient research on the total cost healthcare when behavioral health services are inaccessible. Discusses some of the challenges to providing behavioral health access in rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Report discusses the lack of sufficient research on the total cost healthcare when behavioral health services are inaccessible. Discusses some of the challenges to providing behavioral health access in rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Student Homelessness Growing Fastest in Rural America
Examines trends in homelessness among rural students, which may contribute to disparities in health and academic outcomes. Explores challenges in identifying and supporting homeless families, funding in rural schools, and obstacles facing homeless rural students. Features statistics including percent change in number of homeless students from school years 2013-2014 to 2016-2017 in select states, with breakdowns by rural or nonrural locations.
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness
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Examines trends in homelessness among rural students, which may contribute to disparities in health and academic outcomes. Explores challenges in identifying and supporting homeless families, funding in rural schools, and obstacles facing homeless rural students. Features statistics including percent change in number of homeless students from school years 2013-2014 to 2016-2017 in select states, with breakdowns by rural or nonrural locations.
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness
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Fact Sheet: Telehealth
Discusses the growth of telehealth use in hospitals from 2010 through 2017, and ongoing challenges to expanding and providing telehealth services. Covers rural considerations throughout the document.
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Discusses the growth of telehealth use in hospitals from 2010 through 2017, and ongoing challenges to expanding and providing telehealth services. Covers rural considerations throughout the document.
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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2019 Telehealth Policy Barriers
Discusses existing policy barriers at the federal and state levels that inhibit the use of telehealth in rural and urban areas, including: reimbursement; malpractice; licensing; HIPAA, privacy, and security; prescribing; credentialing and privileging; and other influences on policy.
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Center for Connected Health Policy: The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center
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Discusses existing policy barriers at the federal and state levels that inhibit the use of telehealth in rural and urban areas, including: reimbursement; malpractice; licensing; HIPAA, privacy, and security; prescribing; credentialing and privileging; and other influences on policy.
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Center for Connected Health Policy: The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center
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