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Resources Search Results for: social determinants of health

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231. Ensuring Access to Quality Health Care in Vulnerable Communities
Date: Sep 2018

Highlights the health characteristics and conditions of vulnerable populations in rural and urban communities, and the essential healthcare services as identified by the American Hospital Association Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities. Discusses several strategies recommended by the task force to address social determinants of health, enhance virtual care services to reform healthcare delivery and payment methods, and support hospitals in their efforts to provide the needed health services.

...health services. Author(s) Jay Bhatt, Priya Bathija Citation Academic Medicine, 93(9), 1271-1275 Date 09/2018 Type Document Tagged as Access · Health disparities · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Reimbursement and payment models · Social determinants...

232. Geographic and Ethnic Disparities among U.S.- Mexico Border Residents
Date: May 2022

Slides providing an overview on the U.S.-Mexico border with information on policy history, rural counties, and demographic breakdowns with urban versus rural comparisons. Discusses issues such as borderland social determinants of health, health disparities, and lack of access to healthcare.

...Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center) Tagged as Access · Health disparities · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants...

233. Addressing Rural Workforce Shortages and Healthcare Disparities: An Annotated Bibliography
Date: Feb 2019

Report designed to inform policy discussions and future publications concerning healthcare disparities and outcomes, the distribution of physicians in rural areas, and the graduate medical education system financing. Also includes sections on rural hospital closures, social determinants of health, and healthcare safety net facilities. Constructed from a literature review, expert-recommended articles, and a search of white and grey literature.

...Health Centers · Graduate medical education · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants...

234. Diabetes and Forgone Medical Care Due to Cost in the U.S. (2011-2015): Individual-level & Placed-based Disparities
Date: Aug 2017

Identifies national trends in diabetes rates and forgone medical care among those with diabetes, along with geographic determinants and other social determinants of health disparities. Assesses rurality as a factor that affects diabetes patients' decision to forgo medical care because of cost.

...Health Research Center Tagged as Diabetes · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health...

235. Understanding and Addressing the Drivers of Infant Mortality in Maine
Date: Jan 2020

Overview of infant mortality data for Maine between 2000 and 2017. Includes county-level data as well as rural and urban comparisons. Discusses causes of mortality, risk factors, challenges for rural residents in the Maine healthcare system, social determinants of health, and more. Makes recommendations for decreasing infant mortality with specific recommendations for rural.

...Health disparities · Health workforce · Healthcare quality · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants...

236. Assessment of Strategies Used in US Hospitals to Address Social Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: Oct 2022

Presents findings on efforts to address social determinants of health (SDOH) by rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and safety-net hospitals according to 2020 American Hospital Association survey data. Discusses rates of social needs among patient populations served by rural and urban hospitals and rates of SDOH screening and community partnerships.

...Social Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic --- Presents findings on efforts to address social determinants of health...

237. Assessment of Structural Barriers and Racial Group Disparities of COVID-19 Mortality With Spatial Analysis
Date: Mar 2022

Explores social determinants of health such as minority status, income inequality, and lack of health insurance, among others, and their relationship to COVID-19 mortality rates. Analyzes data from rural, suburban, and urban counties across all 50 states from January 2020 to February 2021. Includes demographic data such as age, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic advantage index, and more.

...social determinants of health such as minority status, income inequality, and lack of health insurance...

238. Maternal and Obstetric Care Challenges in Rural America
Date: May 2020

Provides an overview of the clinical factors and social determinants of health that may increase the risk of maternal morbidity and mortality in rural communities. Discusses the impact of insurance coverage status, hospital and obstetric unit closures, and workforce shortages on rural maternal health. Describes the role of the Department of Health and Human Services in addressing maternal health outcomes. Offers policy recommendations to reduce rural maternal health disparities.

...Health and Human Services Tagged as Access · Health insurance · Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Medicaid · Mortality · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants...

239. Physical Activity Barriers and Assets in Rural Appalachian Kentucky: A Mixed-Methods Study
Date: Jul 2021

Study examining barriers, resources, and community support for physical activity to address obesity in rural Appalachia, focusing on Martin County, Kentucky. Describes data related to physical activity, social determinants of health, and physical environment for a cohort of 152 people and 34 focus group participants.

...Health, 18(14), 7646 Date 07/2021 Type Document Tagged as Appalachia · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Social determinants...

240. Sparta Community Hospital Spotlight
Date: May 2023

Describes how the Sparta Community Hospital worked to identify the social determinants of health in its community. Discusses the addition of a mobile clinic to increase access to primary care, address barriers, and advance health equity.

...health equity. Date 05/2023 Type Video/Multimedia Organization National Rural Health Resource Center Tagged as Access · Hospitals · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Primary care · Social determinants...