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Website Search Results for: social determinants of health

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751. HIV Prevention and Treatment Challenges in Rural America - Resources
Date: May 2020

Provides an overview of the prevalence of HIV and access to HIV prevention and treatment services in rural communities. Discusses challenges to providing and accessing HIV prevention and treatment efforts in rural areas, including the lack of local healthcare services, the cost of care, and HIV-related stigma. Describes federal programs that support HIV prevention and treatment services in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to address these barriers and to reduce rural HIV disparities.

...Health workforce supply and demand · Policy · Social determinants of health · Specialty care · State-by-state...

752. 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...

753. Practicing Medicine in Rural America: Listening to Primary Care Physicians - Resources
Date: Feb 2019

Reports on focus group research and interviews with primary care physicians regarding the challenges of serving rural, low-income patients. Highlights issues related to poverty, healthy food access, mental health, substance abuse, specialty care access, and transportation. Third post in the series "Listening to Primary Care Physicians for Low-Income Patients."

...Shanoor Seervai 02/2019 Commonwealth Fund Health disparities · Income · Poverty · Primary care · Social determinants of health...

754. 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...

755. American Cancer Society's Report on the Status of Cancer Disparities in the United States, 2025 - Resources
Date: Dec 2025

Reports on cancer disparities by various demographic factors, socioeconomic status, geography, and other factors, utilizing 2018-2022 North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) data. Contains metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan data comparisons throughout, and discusses factors influencing access to cancer screening and treatment, including rurality.

...12/2025 Access · Cancer · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

756. Disparities in Geographic Access to Cardiac Rehabilitation among Socially Vulnerable Communities - Resources
Date: Oct 2025

Examines geographic and social disparities regarding access to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) care. Analyzes the relationship between CR access and social vulnerability, focusing on county CR availability, population size, distance to CR services, percentage without health insurance, and more. Includes metro versus rural county comparisons and discusses the role of rurality in CR access.

...10/2025 Access · Cardiovascular disease · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Specialty care...

757. A Decade Undone: Youth Disconnection in the Age of Coronavirus - Resources
Date: Jun 2020

Features a report on young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither in school or working. Full report details demographic information such as race and ethnicity, sex, and living arrangements. Also compares disconnection among rural and urban youth.

...health · Rural-urban differences · Social connectedness · Social determinants of health · State-by-state data · State...

758. Examining the Burden of Chronic Disease and Low SES to Identify High-Need Rural Counties - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Analyzes the geographic and sociodemographic profile of rural, high-need counties in the United States. Examines chronic disease prevalence, socioeconomic status, and access to healthcare facilities by county, with additional breakdowns by demographic characteristics of low-, moderate-, and high-need counties.

...Practice, 31(5), 691-699 09/2025 Health conditions · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

759. The Impact of Social Vulnerability on Primary Vaccine Coverage in Children With Sickle Cell Disease - Resources
Date: Jan 2026

Results of a study examining the relationship between social vulnerability and up-to-date vaccine coverage among children born in Georgia between 2008-2019 with sickle cell disease. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban residence.

...youth · Health conditions · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Vaccination · Georgia...

760. 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...