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61. Social Risks and Nonadherence to Recommended Cancer Screening Among US Adults - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Examines social risks associated with nonadherence to US Preventive Services Task Force cancer screening guidelines, utilizing 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. See Table 2 for demographic data breakdowns on prevalence and risk ratios of screening nonadherence by type of test, including rural-urban dwelling.

...guidelines, utilizing 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. See Table 2 for demographic data...

62. State Operations Manual Appendix Z - Emergency Preparedness for All Provider and Certified Supplier Types Interpretive Guidance - Resources
Reviewed: Jul 2025

Interpretive guidelines clarifying several provisions of the emergency preparedness final rule for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers, which affects Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and other rural facilities.

...guidelines clarifying several provisions of the emergency preparedness final rule for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating...

63. Environmental Factors Associated with Physical Activity in Rural U.S. Counties - Resources
Date: Jul 2021

Examines rural-urban differences in environmental factors that impact whether or not adults meet physical activity guidelines based on several federal data sources for 3,140 counties. Discusses variations in natural, social, recreational, and transportation environments by level of rurality.

...guidelines based on several federal data sources for 3,140 counties. Discusses variations in natural...

64. Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals - Resources
Date: Jul 2017

Presents strategies for implementing antibiotic stewardship programs in critical access hospitals (CAHs). Includes examples of improved antibiotic-use strategies and guidelines for the prescribing physician, nurses, and pharmacists.

...guidelines for the prescribing physician, nurses, and pharmacists. --- Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small...

65. How Actual Practice of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Aligns with the Recommended National Scope of Practice in Rural Versus Urban Areas of the U.S. - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

Results of a study examining the extent to which EMS professionals perform skills that correspond to their credential levels, and determining whether there are variations in adherence to guidelines between agencies serving rural or urban populations and agencies with unpaid versus paid staffing models. Examines credentials for emergency medical responders, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs, and paramedics, and uses data from EMS encounters in 2018 from 1,056 EMS agencies nationally. Features statistics on various procedures and predictors of performing a procedure within the scope of practice model, with breakdowns by 4 levels of population density.

...guidelines between agencies serving rural or urban populations and agencies with unpaid versus paid staffing...

66. Opioid Use Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Examines trends in prescription opioid use among Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas, utilizing 2010-2017 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) data. Provides data on receipt of opioid prescriptions among community-dwelling and facility-dwelling beneficiaries, associations between prescribing and chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs), and prescriptions exceeding CDC guidelines. Includes rural-urban comparisons.

...guidelines. Includes rural-urban comparisons. --- Opioid Use Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Link View Resource Description...

67. "Doing Something Exceptional": Rural Communities and Colorectal Cancer Screening - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 12, 2017

Colorectal cancer stands out as a cancer with increased incidence and mortality rates in rural areas – rates that are likely influenced by lack of screening. Using different approaches, two rural healthcare organizations in Idaho and Kentucky show how they are saving lives by improving colorectal cancer screening rates in their communities. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines." Dr. Van Breeding, Director of Clinical Services at Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation in rural...

68. Scoring Shortage Designations - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2025

Provides an overview of the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation scoring criteria, as well as Maternity Care Target Areas (MCTAs). Covers additional criteria and guidelines specific to each of the three types of designations: primary care, dental and mental health. Also covers scoring criteria for the Medically Underserved Area and Medically Underserved Population (MUA/P) designation.

...guidelines specific to each of the three types of designations: primary care, dental and mental...

69. Crisis Response Systems Model - RHIhub Mental Health Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: May 15, 2024

Learn how the crisis response systems model can improve access to rural mental health services.

...Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care identify three core elements of a crisis response system...

70. Hill-Burton Free and Reduced Cost Health Care - Resources
Reviewed: May 2025

Provides information on free or below cost healthcare available to people who meet poverty guidelines from certain healthcare facilities that received federal funds for construction or renovation under the Hill-Burton program.

...guidelines from certain healthcare facilities that received federal funds for construction or renovation under the Hill...