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Added: Sep 14, 2022
Overview of different types of validated instruments that can be used to measure personal health literacy and organizational health literacy.
...diabetes, or general health promotion? Is the program designed for a specific age range, including...
Reviewed: Oct 21, 2025
Information, resources, models, and frequently asked questions related to oral health and oral healthcare access in rural areas.
...diabetes and heart disease. Yet, rural communities often lack adequate oral healthcare and subsequently miss...
Date: May 3, 2017
From over-the-counter medication use, to decisions about personal or family disease treatments, health literacy impacts the most everyday of health decisions. But, distance and internet connectivity challenges make it difficult for rural residents to get health information. To navigate health information gaps, school nurses, newspapers, public libraries, churches, public health departments, and hub-and-spoke academic institutions are working in creative ways. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol, disparities that can be modified by behaviors, the program is based...
Reviewed: May 6, 2022
Identifying intended audiences to reach with oral health programs.
...diabetes or heart disease can worsen oral health and vice versa. Additionally, conditions associated with...
Date: Jun 12, 2024
While loneliness and social isolation are often viewed as individual problems or even personal failings, there is growing awareness of the structural factors contributing to widespread disconnection. Amid a national "loneliness epidemic," some rural leaders are finding ways to help their neighbors connect. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes (14.7%), and obesity (41.9%), and with comparable levels of risk to health and premature...
Date: Sep 20, 2017
Studies show that the more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) one has, the higher the risk of chronic health conditions, anxiety disorders, low life potential, and even early death. A sense of urgency for early intervention spurred one western North Carolina school district and a tribe in Wisconsin to act. Read more about how their programs confront ACEs and build resiliency to overcome them. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes – some of the major causes of the widening rural-urban mortality gap. So, if we want...
Date: Sep 2019
Highlights a study examining the overall mortality rates of farmers and their families that participated in the Agricultural Health Survey in Iowa and North Carolina. Details participants by age, sex, education and smoking status, among other factors. Compares mortality rates to the general population.
...Diabetes · Families · Farmers and farmworkers · Injuries · Mortality · Public health · Statistics and data · Tobacco use · Iowa...
Date: Oct 17, 2018
In this in-depth story, multiple clinical issues surrounding domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural settings are discussed by providers and researchers. Rural prevalence rates, provider knowledge gaps, and healthcare expenditures are also reviewed. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes, in addition to other chronic medical conditions. Expanding to include DV/IPV clinical services clearly...
Date: Oct 2021
Report examining health disparities for Americans ages 50 and older by rural/urban location and by race/ethnicity. Analyzes rates of healthcare access, health behaviors, and chronic health conditions based on 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data.
...Diabetes · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Older adults · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Date: Apr 2026
Describes how county-level data on healthcare workforce, chronic disease prevalence, and socioeconomic environment of rural communities can help policymakers identify the highest need counties for targeted policy initiatives and public health intervention. Features county-level U.S. maps showing geographic distribution of chronic disease burden, socioeconomic status, physician density, and overall resource need, with shadings showing level of need or nonrural status.
...Diabetes · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health conditions · Obesity and weight control · Physicians · Public...