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261. The High Obesity Program: A Collaboration Between Public Health and Cooperative Extension Services to Address Obesity - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Describes the activities of Programs to Reduce Obesity in High Obesity Areas, also known as High Obesity Program (HOP), developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with land grant universities and local Cooperative Extension Offices. HOP was designed to implement evidence-based strategies to improve physical activity and nutrition in mostly rural communities with high rates of obesity to reduce obesity and prevent or control diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

...diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. --- The High Obesity Program: A Collaboration Between Public Health and Cooperative...

262. How USPS Network Changes Threaten Prescription Drug Access for Vulnerable Populations - Resources
Date: Dec 2025

Discusses the impact of mail processing changes on mail-order medication and asthma and diabetes management for rural communities. Highlights the "triple burden" of limited pharmacy access, high use of mail-order prescriptions, and proximity to postal service restructuring. Includes rural and urban comparisons, Medicare data, and county-level analysis.

...diabetes management for rural communities. Highlights the "triple burden" of limited pharmacy access, high use of mail...

263. Place Effects and Chronic Disease Rates in a Rural State: Evidence from a Triangulation of Methods - Resources
Date: Sep 2020

Investigates the relationship between place effects, or food environment, and prevalence of chronic diseases in West Virginia. Features data and statistics on how areas with access to different food vendors (hot spots) and those that lack food providers (cold spots) impact diabetes and obesity rates, with information broken down by rural or urban setting.

...diabetes and obesity rates, with information broken down by rural or urban setting. --- Place Effects...

264. Montana Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Bureau: June 2018-July 2020 Progress Report - Resources
Date: Dec 2020

Report highlights the public health efforts in the areas of tobacco cessation, diabetes and cancer reduction, and promoting physical activity, among other issues in Montana. Compares rates over a two year span and details the programs designed to address them.

...diabetes and cancer reduction, and promoting physical activity, among other issues in Montana. Compares rates...

265. Critical Need Counties in Broadband & Health - Rural 2017 - Resources
Date: 2017

Identifies counties with a critical need related to both broadband access and health, based on data related to broadband access, internet adoption, diabetes, and obesity. Only counties with a majority of the population living in rural areas and a total population equal to or exceeding 15,000, the median population for rural counties were considered for inclusion.

...diabetes, and obesity. Only counties with a majority of the population living in rural areas...

266. Understanding the "Tool-ish-ness" of Telehealth: Q&A with Dr. Jonathan Neufeld - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Dec 8, 2021

Clinical psychologist and program director for the Great Plains Telehealth Resource & Assistance Center, Dr. Jonathan Neufeld, clarifies telehealth as an "enabler" of healthcare delivery. Emphasizing that telehealth is only a set of telecommunication tools, he details how the unique use and flexibility of these tools by skilled providers can bring quality care. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes is diabetes whether you were seen by video or in person. That said, sometimes...

267. Disparities in Amputation in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease - Resources
Date: Jun 2021

Examines health disparities related to amputation and the management of peripheral arterial disease. Discusses intersecting factors impacting the need for amputation, such as race/ethnicity, geography, and more. Includes county- and ZIP code-level state maps of West Virginia that show 2011-2016 risk estimates for amputation in patients with diabetes and/or peripheral arterial disease.

...diabetes and/or peripheral arterial disease. --- Disparities in Amputation in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease Examines...

268. North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics (SCHS): Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): 2024 Survey Results - Resources
Added: Dec 2025

Provides survey data on health behaviors and health status in North Carolina for 2024. Covers access to care, exercise, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, immunization, H.I.V./AIDS, long-term COVID effects, disabilities, chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis, and more. Data comparing responses from rural, suburban, and urban counties can be accessed via data tables for each question asked.

...diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis, and more. Data comparing responses from rural, suburban, and urban counties...

269. North Carolina Office of Rural Health Key Performance Measures Reported by Program - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Offers statistics for performance measures or output for fiscal year 2024. Features breakdowns including total patient encounters and telemedicine encounters; statistics on controlled diabetes, hypertension, and early pre-natal care; and screening for tobacco use, depression, and obesity.

...diabetes, hypertension, and early pre-natal care; and screening for tobacco use, depression, and obesity...

270. Connection Between Depression and Inability to Fill Prescriptions in Rural FQHC Patients with Chronic Disease - Resources
Date: Apr 2016

Examines rates of depression among 438 patients with hypertension or diabetes at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the rural South. Also explores whether inability to afford prescription medicines within the previous 12 months is a predictor of depression in these patients. Includes statistics with breakdowns by race or ethnicity, gender, education, employment status, income, chronic condition, and history of mental illness.

...diabetes at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the rural South. Also explores whether inability...