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131. Examining Social Support in a Rural Homeless Population - Resources
Date: 2014

Discusses how social support from family, friends, colleagues, or healthcare personnel can help rural homeless individuals with the resources needed to secure housing. Addresses health-related variables, such as substance abuse. Reports that increasing financial support in rural communities such as economic development and subsidized housing may ease homelessness.

...substance abuse. Reports that increasing financial support in rural communities such as economic development and subsidized...

132. Rural Healthy People 2020: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2020, Volume 1 - Resources
Date: 2015

Provides a rural focus for the Healthy People 2020 priorities. Includes overviews of the top 10 rural health priority areas identified by rural stakeholders. (Volume 2 discusses priorities 11-20.) Topics addressed include: health insurance, primary care, emergency services, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, mental health, substance abuse, heart disease and stroke, physical activity, older adults, maternal and child health, and tobacco use. Each overview includes reviews of the relevant literature and models that rural communities can use to address the issues. Document is available for free download, after providing brief information about intended use.

...substance abuse, heart disease and stroke, physical activity, older adults, maternal and child health, and tobacco...

133. Oversight Hearing on Opioids in Indian Country: Beyond the Crisis to Healing the Community - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Presents the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on the opioid crisis in Indian Country. Features testimony from representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, the Indian Health Service, the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, and the National Indian Health Board.

...Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, the Indian Health Service, the Port Gamble S'Klallam...

134. Practicing Medicine in Rural America: Listening to Primary Care Physicians - Resources
Date: Feb 2019

Reports on focus group research and interviews with primary care physicians regarding the challenges of serving rural, low-income patients. Highlights issues related to poverty, healthy food access, mental health, substance abuse, specialty care access, and transportation. Third post in the series "Listening to Primary Care Physicians for Low-Income Patients."

...substance abuse, specialty care access, and transportation. Third post in the series "Listening to Primary...

135. 2016-2020 South Dakota Primary Care Needs Assessment - Resources
Date: 2021

Findings of a comprehensive analysis and needs assessment of South Dakota counties and their potential areas of need in primary healthcare. Includes sections on tribal populations, Medicaid, telehealth, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Rural Health Clinics, Critical Access Hospitals, behavioral health, substance abuse, and educational opportunities for the primary care workforce. Features county-by-county statistics for various health indicators.

...substance abuse, and educational opportunities for the primary care workforce. Features county-by-county statistics...

136. Alcohol-Induced Deaths Among American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals - "Drinking Was What I and Others Just Did" - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Commentary on an article describing excessive alcohol consumption and related deaths as a growing public health crisis in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations. Discusses the need for detoxification programs and substance abuse treatment programs, and efforts to change the perception that alcoholism is an inevitable part of life for AIAN people.

...substance abuse treatment programs, and efforts to change the perception that alcoholism is an inevitable...

137. Scratching the Surface of Psychiatric Services Distribution and Public Health: An Indiana Assessment - Resources
Date: Apr 2019

Discusses the shortage of psychiatric providers in rural Indiana using data from the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. Compares 2015 workforce data to population demographics and county-by-county data on behavioral and public health, including rates of hypertension, smoking, and substance abuse. Tables compare population characteristics to provider licensing data to illustrate psychiatry workforce challenges in rural counties.

...substance abuse. Tables compare population characteristics to provider licensing data to illustrate psychiatry workforce challenges...

138. Rural Residence and Adoption of a Novel HIV Therapy in a National, Equal-Access Healthcare System - Resources
Date: Jan 2013

Reports the results of a study examining the use of raltegravir, the first HIV integrase inhibitor, in Veterans Affairs (VA) patients. Provides rural versus urban participant characteristic statistics by race/ethnicity, AIDS defining illness, substance abuse, and more. Includes a discussion of barriers to new forms of HIV treatment for rural residents, such as geographic distance, transportation, and limited access to specialists in the field.

...substance abuse, and more. Includes a discussion of barriers to new forms of HIV treatment...

139. Opioid Use Disorder: Opportunities to Improve Assessments of State Opioid Response Grant Program - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Provides an overview of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program and examines how SAMHSA assesses the program. Offers recommendations to SAMHSA to identify potential limitations in its analyses and provide a more comprehensive assessment of the program to identify opportunities for improvement. Includes SOR grant funding awards by state for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

...Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program and examines...

140. Combating the Opioid Crisis: Prevention and Public Health Solutions - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Presents the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on preventative measures and the role of public health in combating the opioid crisis. Features testimony from representatives of the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the National Indian Health Board, among others.

...Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, the National Association of County and City Health Officials...