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631. What We Know (and Don't Know) About Caregiving in Rural America - Resources
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...

632. Risk Factors for Smoking in Rural Women: The Role of Gender-Based Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence - Resources
Date: Dec 2016

Investigates the prevalence of sexual and intimate partner gender-based violence (GBV) in 3 Appalachian counties of Ohio. Supports health professionals' efforts to address the disproportionately high cervical cancer rates in these regions by analyzing the relationship between exposure to GBV and smoking behaviors.

...cancer rates in these regions by analyzing the relationship between exposure to GBV and smoking...

633. Access to Chemotherapy Services by Availability of Local and Visiting Oncologists - Resources
Date: Jan 2014

Identifies the significant factors associated with choice of provider, cancer treatment, and the travel time affecting access for rural residents in Iowa.

...cancer treatment, and the travel time affecting access for rural residents in Iowa. --- View more...

634. Potentially Excess Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties — United States, 2010–2017 - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Reports on the rural-urban disparities regarding potentially preventable deaths caused by heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD), and stroke for populations less than 80 years of age. Updates a January 2017 report on the same topic, with the new report using a 6-level urban-rural classification scheme and adding additional years and annual percentage change information.

...cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD), and stroke for populations less than 80 years...

635. Healthy People 2020 Progress for Leading Causes of Death in Rural and Urban America: A Chartbook - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Provides a description of progress toward Health People 2020 benchmarks among racial and ethnic groups, men and women, and residents of the 4 United States census regions. Features statistics including deaths from heart disease, cancer, COPD, unintentional injury, stroke, diabetes, and suicide from 2007-2017, with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density.

...cancer, COPD, unintentional injury, stroke, diabetes, and suicide from 2007-2017, with breakdowns by 6 levels...

636. The Breast-Imaging Operations, Practices and Systems Inventory: A Framework to Examine Mammography Facility Effects on Screening in Rural Communities - Resources
Date: 2024

Examines how mammogram facility resources, policies, and practices in metro versus nonmetro Appalachia are related to breast cancer burden and outcomes. Analyzes survey data from 192 sites to observe catchment area mammography services such as levels of staffing and available technology, practices and policies that promote screening, and quality review processes.

...cancer burden and outcomes. Analyzes survey data from 192 sites to observe catchment area mammography...

637. 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.

...cancer reduction, and promoting physical activity, among other issues in Montana. Compares rates over a two year...

638. Mammograms On-the-Go—Predictors of Repeat Visits to Mobile Mammography Vans in St Louis, Missouri, USA: A Case–Control Study - Resources
Date: 2015

Provides an overview of how African American and Caucasian women use mobile mammography vans for breast cancer screening and what factors are associated with repeat visits to the mobile mammography vans. Includes characteristic data of women by a single visit and repeat visits to the mobile mammography vans, such as urban status, insurance coverage, age group, marital status, employment, and mammography experience.

...cancer screening and what factors are associated with repeat visits to the mobile mammography vans...

639. Leading Causes of Death in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Areas — United States, 1999–2014 - Resources
Date: Jan 2017

Investigates the differences in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan regions of the U.S. for the 5 leading causes of death (heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke) by analyzing and comparing mortality data derived from the National Vital Statistics System. Discusses the trends in annual age-adjusted death rates for unintentional injury for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the U.S.

...cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke) by analyzing and comparing mortality data...

640. Rural Healthy People 2020: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2020, Volume 2 - Resources
Date: 2015

Provides a rural focus for the Healthy People 2020 priorities with an overview for each of the top health priorities ranked 11 through 20 identified by rural stakeholders. (Volume 1 discussed the top 10 priorities.) Topics include: cancer, health education, oral health, immunizations and infectious disease, public health, sexual health and family planning, injury and violence prevention, and social determinants of health. Includes reviews of the relevant literature and model programs appropriate for rural communities. Document is available for free download, after providing brief information about intended use.

...cancer, health education, oral health, immunizations and infectious disease, public health, sexual health and family...