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Website Search Results for: social determinants of health

1115 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 651 - 660:

651. Enhancing Maternal Health Initiative - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Describes accomplishments of the Health Resources and Services Administration's initiative to strengthen, expand, and accelerate work to address maternal mortality and maternal health disparities, especially in underserved areas. Mentions rural throughout.

...health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Mortality · Networking and collaboration · Social determinants of health · Women...

652. Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Proceedings of a workshop designed to explore impacts of economic issues, immigration, and racial inequities in healthcare in rural communities and to learn about asset-based approaches to addressing these challenges. Features statistics including average life expectancy at birth from 1969-2009 with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, U.S. maps showing levels of poverty and employment, and a chart showing numbers of rural hospital closures from 2005-2017.

...engagement and volunteerism · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

653. Chronic Diseases and Associated Risk Factors Among Adults in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Highlights a study on the prevalence of chronic diseases in Puerto Rico before Hurricane Maria and the level of support available to patients before and after the storm. Bases conclusions on 2 studies conducted in 2015 and 2019. Breaks down data by participant characteristics, such as age, employment, and rurality of residence, among other measures.

...health conditions · Obesity and weight control · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse...

654. Water and Wastewater in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region: Twentieth Report of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board to the President and Congress of the United States - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Report discussing drinking water and wastewater needs along the U.S.-Mexico border. Offers recommendations regarding coordination of services for underserved and tribal communities, infrastructure funding, and long-term planning. Discusses issues specific to rural areas, colonias, and tribal communities such as environmental risks, health disparities, and more. Lists federal funding sources.

...Health disparities · Infrastructure · Networking and collaboration · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...

655. Geographic Information Systems and Chronic Kidney Disease: Racial Disparities, Rural Residence and Forecasting - Resources
Date: 2013

Provides an overview of geographic information systems (GIS) concepts and techniques. Examines how GIS techniques have been used to study socioeconomic factors that contribute to chronic kidney disease. Explores rural residence in relation to planning for renal services geographically.

...Health conditions · Research methods and resources · Social determinants of health · Technology for health and human...

656. Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Outcomes in Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review on Healthcare Disparities - Resources
Date: Oct 2022

Examines health disparities in patient access, utilization, and outcomes related to total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Conducts a literature review of 44 studies that discuss socioeconomic factors associated with TJA disparities such as insurance type, socioeconomic status, hospital volume, and rural versus urban geographic location.

...Tagged as Access · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Surgery...

657. Staff Training and Education – RHIhub Aging in Place Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 4, 2019

Overview of staff education, skills and qualities specific to aging in place in rural communities, including healthcare and long-term care experience and experience working with older adults.

...health improvement Demonstrating cultural competency Addressing social determinants of health For more information about education...

658. Economic Hardship and Health Within Sociodemographic and Occupational Groups — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2022–2023 - Resources
Date: May 2025

Reports on economic hardship measures and self-rated health among employed and recently unemployed adults. Hardship measures included lack of health insurance, cost of medical care, employment instability, food insecurity, housing insecurity, utility insecurity, lack of reliable transportation, and receipt of food benefits. Provides data by occupation, including for people employed in farming, fishing, and forestry.

...Health insurance · Housing and homelessness · Poverty · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Transportation · Uninsured...

659. The Road to Equity: Examining Structural Racism in Health Care - Resources
Date: Apr 2021

Recordings of a 2-day forum on health equity, structural racism in healthcare, and the role of federal agencies in responding to issues of inequity. Day 2 includes a presentation on rural-specific issues including health disparities, access to healthcare, facility closures and workforce issues.

...conditions · Health disparities · Mortality · Policy · Population health · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health...

660. Health Extension Regional Offices (HEROs) - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: May 21, 2024

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center created Health Extension Regional Offices (HEROs) whose agents link people in rural communities to local health and social services.

...Social Determinants of Health: Each HERO agent has convened stakeholders from different local community sectors...