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Website Search Results for: social determinants of health

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651. Hepatitis C Within a Single Health System: Progression Along the Cascade to Cure Is Higher for Those With Substance Misuse When Linked to a Clinic With Embedded Support Services - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Recognizes the barriers to treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by identifying patient and HCV clinic characteristics associated with the achievement of sustained virologic response (SVR) in a large medical center serving a rural population. Characteristics documented included proximity to the health center, household income and assets, availability of private insurance, medical comorbidities, and patients with recorded substance misuse. Suggests models for expanding access to treatment in rural areas through increased prescribing by primary care providers and through telehealth.

...Health disparities · Infectious diseases · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse...

652. Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children - Resources
Date: 2023

Discusses the factors that cause inequities and limited access to resources for young children, such as poverty, food insecurity, abuse and violence, lack of social and emotional safety, inadequate healthcare and schooling, and more. Discusses policy and practices aimed at reducing opportunity gaps, with a focus on historically disadvantaged populations, including those in rural areas.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Mental health · Policy · Poverty · Schools · Social determinants of health...

653. Report to Congress: Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis in the United States: An Update from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Reports on efforts by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve maternal health outcomes, including programs related to care delivery, access to care, and social factors influencing health. Presents data and discussion of maternal health trends, identifies key drivers, highlights relevant HHS programs and actions, and presents a framework to measure progress. Details rural access and outcome disparities and features rural-focused programs.

...health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Mortality · Policy · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

654. Population Considerations when Implementing Rural Mental Health Programs - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: May 15, 2024

Learn more about the different considerations for implementing mental health programs for rural populations.

...health programs, see our Social Determinants of Health in Rural Communities Toolkit and Rural Suicide...

655. Merging Law and Medicine: Patient Attitudes About and Experiences with Social Needs Screening and Medical-Legal Partnerships in Primary Care - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Analyzes survey results of 502 adults who had visited a primary care provider in 2023 to investigate patient experiences with social needs screening (SNS) and medical-legal partnerships (MLP). Discusses rural patients' comfort with MLPs as an option to address social needs.

...Health screening · Human services · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

656. Better Health for Mothers and Babies Issue Brief: Reducing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity - Resources
Date: Apr 2025

Discusses maternal morbidity and mortality in the U.S. and the underlying causes. Focuses on access to care, medically at-risk patients, social factors, and maternal health challenges in rural areas. Includes suggestions to improve maternal health outcomes with examples from various healthcare facilities.

...04/2025 American Hospital Association Access · Maternal health and prenatal care · Social determinants of health · Women...

657. One Nation, Two Rural Health Crises: Georgia and Texas Show Why Local Data-Informed Solutions Matter - Resources
Date: Apr 2026

Discusses how local conditions, including socioeconomic pressures, chronic disease prevalence, and limited access to care, differently influence rural health needs and solutions in Georgia and Texas. Includes discussion of maternal health disparities and chronic disease prevalence as key topics requiring different solutions in different states.

...health and prenatal care · Social determinants of health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Georgia...

658. Integrating Mental Health Support into Rural Libraries: Evaluation of the Libraries for Health (L4H) Initiative - Resources
Date: Jun 2025

Presents findings from an evaluation of the implementation of Libraries for Health (L4H), a pilot project embedding nonclinical adult mental health supports into ten libraries in rural Texas. Summarizes how libraries implemented L4H, barriers and facilitators of implementation, and efforts to to build and sustain the program and sustain their capacity to address patrons' mental health needs.

...health · Networking and collaboration · Social determinants of health · Sustainability of programs · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

659. Illinois Health Outcomes Disparities Report 2024 - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Provides an overview regarding the connection between human services access and health disparities in Illinois, with a focus on rural communities and people of color. Discusses persistent health disparities, root causes of inequities, and developing systems of care to address inequities. Includes county-level data on infant mortality, mental health, primary care, and food insecurity.

...Human services · Mental health · Mortality · Primary care · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Illinois...

660. Reconceptualizing Rurality: Exploring Community Capital to Identify Distinct Rural Classes in the United States - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Analyzes latent classes of rurality within population health settings, identifying 4 rural classes and examining contextual characteristics and degree of social vulnerability for each class.

...Emmons SSM - Population Health, 29, 101729 12/2024 Health disparities · Rural definitions · Social determinants of health...