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11. Ohio Health Value Dashboard: A Closer Look at Outdoor Air Pollution and Health - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Discusses the causes of air pollution in Ohio and the impact of air quality on population and individual health. Examines air pollution exposure by race/ethnicity and county. Provides suggestions for policies that can improve air quality and population health.

...Outdoor Air Pollution and Health --- Discusses the causes of air pollution in Ohio and the impact...

12. Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Rural Areas Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Jul 18, 2022

Provides resources and information on cancer risks, prevention and screening, access to cancer treatment, and cancer survivorship in rural areas.

...outdoor air quality, can cause an increased risk for cancer. A 2017 Morbidity and Mortality...

13. Healthy Monadnock Alliance - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Nov 17, 2025

Healthy Monadnock is a community-wide initiative that aspires to provide "better health and wellness for all" residents of the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire.

...Outdoor Recreation Resource Maps: In partnership with the Keene Public Library, the Monadnock Outdoors workgroup...

14. Facing Unique Challenges, Rural Communities Find Unique Solutions to Protect Against Wildfire Smoke Exposure - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 8, 2023

Across the rural West, an awareness of the health impacts of poor air quality – and how to minimize those impacts – is growing. - The Rural Monitor

...outdoor recreation often revolve around outdoor work, exposing employees to unhealthy air throughout the workday...

15. Perception of Worry of Harm from Air Pollution: Results From the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Examines worry of harm from exposure to indoor (IAP) and outdoor (OAP) air pollution in relationship to public health. Analyzes 3,630 participant responses from the Health Information National Trends Survey by sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, income, rurality, and cancer risk. Discusses sociodemographic factors in relation to environmental risk communication and intervention strategies.

...outdoor (OAP) air pollution in relationship to public health. Analyzes 3,630 participant responses from...

16. Incidental Sun Exposures as a Source of Sunburn Among Rural Compared to Urban Residents in the United States - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Presents a study comparing sun exposure for people living in rural versus urban areas. Looks at sun exposure from leisure time activities and outdoor work for both rural and urban people.

...outdoor work for both rural and urban people. --- Incidental Sun Exposures as a Source of Sunburn...

17. 'Spreading like Wildfire': How One KY County Is Grappling with a National Tick-Borne Scourge - News
Date: Sep 29, 2026

Discusses the rise of alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne disease, in a rural Kentucky region. Describes the higher risks of contracting the disease for farmworkers and others who work outdoors, symptoms, and managing the disease. Source: Kentucky Lantern.

...outdoors, symptoms, and managing the disease. Source: Kentucky Lantern. --- 'Spreading like Wildfire': How One KY County...

18. Communities, Climate Change, and Health Equity: Lessons Learned in Addressing Inequities in Heat-Related Climate Change Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief - Resources
Date: 2023

Summary of a National Academies' Environmental Health Matters Initiative workshop in June 2023 discussing differences in outcomes for extreme heat. Highlights challenges with data gathering, recent policy changes, capacity building, and partnerships. Includes discussion of rural specific challenges, occupational health for farmworkers and other outdoor workers, and healthcare access.

...outdoor workers, and healthcare access. --- Communities, Climate Change, and Health Equity: Lessons Learned in Addressing...

19. Vector-Borne Health Education Materials Evaluation Summary Report, September 2024 - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Offers the results of focus groups and interviews with 9 community health workers evaluating health education materials for outdoor workers on Lyme disease.

...outdoor workers on Lyme disease. --- Vector-Borne Health Education Materials Evaluation Summary Report, September 2024 Offers...

20. Social Determinants of Health for Rural People Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Mar 6, 2026

Information, resources, and frequently asked questions regarding a variety of social and environmental factors impacting the health experiences of rural residents.

...Outdoor air quality is critical to everyone's health, and is particularly a concern for children...