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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...
Date: May 2, 2018
Post-acute care (PAC) services available locally can make fully recovering from a serious illness or injury faster and easier, setting the patient and provider up for the best possible outcome. This article looks at how a tertiary facility's communication with skilled nursing facilities, a Critical Access Hospital's swing bed program, and a home health agency are improving patient transitions from acute care to PAC. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetic education, and wellness coaching are offered as post-discharge services to help prevent hospital...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Describes considerations for specific populations in rural areas related to emergency preparedness and response.
...diabetes, high blood pressure, twin gestation, and preterm labor, may need additional support services. Parents...
Date: Oct 2019
Compares rates of potentially avoidable deaths in rural and urban communities and shows how these deaths vary by census region. Features statistics on modifiable risk factors, such as smoking, excessive alcohol use, and obesity, and percent of potentially preventable deaths attributable to specific health conditions, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
...Diabetes · Injuries · Mortality · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tobacco use...
Date: 2021
Highlights the health disparities and major causes of death faced by American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in Arizona to serve as a guide for tribal leaders and organizations when developing programs focused on improving AI/AN health. Includes information and data derived from Arizona population health and vital statistics, United States Census Bureau, and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on chronic disease, causes of death, and behavioral risk factors for AI/AN populations.
...Diabetes · Health disparities · Injuries · Mortality · Statistics and data · Suicide and suicide prevention · Tribal communities · Wellness...
Date: Dec 2024
Describes how community health centers work to fill gaps in healthcare services and impact the economy when a local rural hospital closes.
...services · Diabetes · Economics and the economy · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Maternal health and prenatal care...
Date: Jun 2013
Study of 6-month-long interventions in 8 self-selected churches in 4 counties. Features statistics including sex, weight group, smoking status, employment, types of chronic disease and medication use, and levels of physical activity.
...Diabetes · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Added: Sep 2025
Provides interactive ZIP code-level data on primary care and related healthcare needs in New York. Allows user to search ZIP codes according to delayed or no care due to cost, preventable emergency room visits, access to primary care and preventative care, and physical and mental health outcomes. Includes community profiles of selected variable by ZIP code, county, and statewide.
...data · Diabetes · Health conditions · Health screening · Mental health · Primary care · Statistics and data · New York...
Date: 2019
Brief overview of a care coordination program using a team of community health workers, a registered nurse, and a nurse practitioner. Discusses the program's sustainability efforts, as well as key takeaways about the program. The program was funded under the Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Grant Program from 2015-2018 and received additional philanthropic funding through a public-private partnership.
...Policy Cardiovascular disease · Care coordination · Chronic respiratory conditions · Community health workers · Diabetes · Kentucky · West Virginia...
Date: Apr 2025
Examines differences in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) risk scores between rural and urban Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) beneficiaries and analyzes which factors drive observed differences. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban, large rural, small rural, and isolated rural areas for 4 chronic conditions in 2019-2020.
...disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Medicare · Mental health conditions · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...