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Date: Dec 2020
Describes the implementation and effectiveness of Step It Up! Survivors (SIUS), an evidence-based program designed to help promote social connections and increase physical activity among cancer survivors and their family and friends. Discusses the acceptability, feasibility, cost, sustainability, and other factors associated with implementing SIUS in Oregon, including responses from 6 rural organizations.
...cancer survivors and their family and friends. Discusses the acceptability, feasibility, cost, sustainability, and other...
Date: Nov 2010
Details a study on the time between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and a biopsy-confirmed cancer diagnosis in veterans. Compares rural and urban areas.
...cancer diagnosis in veterans. Compares rural and urban areas. --- What Happens After an Elevated PSA Test...
Date: Feb 2022
Examines contextual factors associated with selection and cost of fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for colorectal cancer screening, using data from surveys of primary care practices involved with the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network. Features statistics including type of FIT and cost, and characteristics of participating practices, with breakdowns by urban, rural, or frontier location.
...cancer screening, using data from surveys of primary care practices involved with the Oregon Rural...
Date: Apr 2025
Reports on chronic health conditions in New Mexico using New Mexico Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (NM BRFSS) data. Covers conditions including arthritis, respiratory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, depression, and more. Provides data breakdowns for each condition by level of rurality and other demographics.
...cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, depression, and more. Provides data breakdowns for each condition by level...
Date: Oct 2024
Analyzes adaptations made by a patient navigation program to improve colorectal cancer screenings at rural primary care clinics in Oregon. Examines patient reflections and interviews as well as clinic meetings and reflections from practice facilitators. Discusses proactive adaptations of the program for a rural context as well as reactive adaptations made due to COVID-19.
...cancer screenings at rural primary care clinics in Oregon. Examines patient reflections and interviews as well...
Date: Feb 2022
Webinar offering an overview of informal caregiving for rural residents. Describes the tasks associated with caregiving, rural caregiving data and available research, mental health, cancer related caregiving, and rural and urban comparisons. Includes North Carolina-based caregiving projects. Transcript available in the video description.
...cancer related caregiving, and rural and urban comparisons. Includes North Carolina-based caregiving projects. Transcript...
Date: May 2025
Examines chronic disease prevalence and associated risk factors among 532 smokeless tobacco (SLT) cessation intervention participants who live in rural and medically underserved communities. Includes data on chronic diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, oral health, and more.
...cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, oral health, and more. --- Prevalence and Predictors of Chronic Disease among...
Date: Dec 19, 2025
Highlights a visit from Tennessee state officials to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Discusses recent and upcoming rural-focused projects at the Center in addition to facility updates. The projects will expand access to healthcare and advance cancer research. Source: UTHSC News.
...cancer research. Access · Cancer · Funding · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Primary care · Wellness, health promotion...
Date: Aug 2025
Analyzes a variety of healthcare policy, healthcare access, demographic, and geographic factors to identify those factors impacting human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage. Discusses policy changes to improve uptake and potential cost savings for reduced cancer rates.
...cancer rates. --- Analysis of Factors Driving HPV Vaccination Coverage and Associated Cost Savings in the United...
Date: Aug 2025
Discusses the Nebraska Cancer Coalition's "HPV Doesn't Wait - Why Should You?" public awareness campaign, which focuses on educating healthcare providers and community members throughout Nebraska on the value of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Details disparities in adolescent HPV vaccination rates in rural Nebraska and highlights the importance of rural outreach.
...Cancer Coalition's "HPV Doesn't Wait - Why Should You?" public awareness campaign, which focuses...