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Website Search Results for: social determinants of health

1143 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 541 - 550:

541. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System - Resources
Date: 2020

Examines how social isolation and loneliness affect health and quality of life in adults aged 50 and older, including those living in rural areas. Makes recommendations for clinical settings on screening for negative health impacts related to social isolation and developing interventions to help address this issue.

...Medicine Elderly population · Healthcare facilities · Mental health · Population health · Social connectedness · Social determinants of health...

542. Multidimensional Index of Deep Disadvantage - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2025

Categorizes counties and cities based on an index that examines disadvantage based on health indicators, poverty, and social mobility data. Provides a profile for each county that includes its rural/urban status, population, and index-related indicators. Identifies the 100 most disadvantaged counties.

...University, University of Michigan County-by-county data · Population health · Poverty · Social determinants of health...

543. Social Deprivation and Multimorbidity Among Community-Based Health Center Patients in the United States - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Analyzes the relationship between social deprivation and multimorbidity in U.S. adults. Examines electronic health record (EHR) data from 816,921 patients for morbidity and social indicators, such as age, sex, race/ethnicity, poverty, insurance coverage, education, income, and rurality.

...Huguet, et al. Preventing Chronic Disease, 21 09/2024 Health conditions · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

544. Crosscutting Environmental Risk with Design: A Multi-site, Multi-city Socioecological Approach for Iowa's Diversifying Small Towns - Resources
Date: Jun 2021

Examines the intersection of built environments and environmental design with factors exacerbating health disparities in 3 small Iowa towns. Discusses how study results may be used by small towns to prioritize investments in built environments for vulnerable populations.

...e0252127 06/2021 Community and economic development · Environmental health · Health disparities · Social determinants of health · Iowa...

545. Health Care Access in the Heartland: How to Improve Services in Rural America - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Outlines strategies policymakers and community leaders in rural America can use to improve healthcare access and services. Combines data analysis of county demographics and health data with focus groups in Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Provides expert interviews to better understand healthcare access in rural communities.

...health professionals · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Arkansas · Kansas · Kentucky · Missouri · Oklahoma...

546. Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) - Organizations
Reviewed: Aug 29, 2025

Summary information for the organization Rural Community Assistance Partnership, including related information from this organization listed on the RHIhub website.

...communities. Community Vitality and Rural Healthcare · Human Services · Public Health Agencies · Social Determinants of Health...

547. Federal Policy to Advance Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Health Equity - Resources
Date: 2023

Report explores the role of federal policy in creating or perpetuating racial, ethnic, and tribal health inequities. Discusses how past and current federal policies, directly related to healthcare or not, affect the health and well-being of racial and ethnic minorities, including American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

...Engineering, and Medicine Access · Culture · Health disparities · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...

548. Federal Funding for Rural Health: Supporting Planning and Development Around a Regional Transportation Need - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Dec 9, 2020

Study after study underscores transportation as a major barrier to rural healthcare access. With the support of federal funding, a project director shares how Rides to Health and Wealth is emerging as a solution in eastern Missouri — despite COVID-19. - The Rural Monitor

...social determinants of rural health, it is also one of the most influential determinants of a rural...

549. Northern Light Health Accountable Care Organization - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Apr 26, 2024

Cares for roughly 125,000 Maine residents, most of whom reside in rural areas. Focuses on patient-centered care to improve overall wellness and reduce healthcare costs.

...health workers also complete social determinants of health intervention for all patients who endorse social...

550. Inequities in Availability of Evidence-Based Birth Supports to Improve Perinatal Health for Socially Vulnerable Rural Residents - Resources
Date: Jul 2022

Examines the social risk factors rural residents face related to maternal and infant mortality. Utilizes data from 285 rural hospitals across the United States that have inpatient birthing centers to measure the availability of maternal and postpartum supports such as breastfeeding support groups, nurse home visiting, childbirth education classes, and more. Evaluates each hospital's social vulnerability index (SVI) on the county-level to determine the level of birth support inequities in rural areas and for residents who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).

...Maternal health and prenatal care · Mortality · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...