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71. Opioid Prescribing Rates in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties Among Primary Care Providers Using an Electronic Health Record System — United States, 2014–2017 - Resources
Date: Jan 2019

Examines opioid prescribing rates among primary care providers for six urban-rural classification categories of counties, before and after the March 2016 release of CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.

...Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. --- Opioid Prescribing Rates in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties...

72. Public Attitudes, Behaviors, and Beliefs Related to COVID-19, Stay-at-Home Orders, Nonessential Business Closures, and Public Health Guidance — United States, New York City, and Los Angeles, May 5–12, 2020 - Resources
Date: Jun 2020

Reports on results of a survey of support for stay-at-home orders and nonessential business closures and adherence to COVID-19 mitigation guidelines. Includes brief discussion of differences among rural and urban area respondents related to use of cloth face coverings.

...guidelines. Includes brief discussion of differences among rural and urban area respondents related to use of cloth...

73. Do SNAP Eligibility and Benefit Determinations Sufficiently Reflect Expenses of Older Households? - Resources
Date: Oct 2023

Report investigating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility guidelines to determine whether they are in line with the spending patterns of low-income households with adults over 50. Offers policy recommendations based on findings. Table 1 of the appendix compares the rural and urban share of total expenditures for these households.

...guidelines to determine whether they are in line with the spending patterns of low-income...

74. Dissemination Toolkit - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2026

Offers health services researchers a variety of approaches and products to help communicate research findings to their target audience. Provides general guidelines, as well as advice related to specific product types, such as fact sheets and policy briefs, and to particular methods of communication, including social media.

...guidelines, as well as advice related to specific product types, such as fact sheets and policy...

75. Clinical Knowledge and Trends in Physicians' Prescribing of Opioids for New Onset Back Pain, 2009-2017 - Resources
Date: Jul 2021

Results of a study of 10,246 physicians to compare the association of clinical knowledge with opioid prescribing from the years 2009-2011 with 2015-2017, when guidelines shifted away from opioid prescribing. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by rural location.

...guidelines shifted away from opioid prescribing. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by rural location. --- Clinical...

76. Evolving Trends in Maternal Fetal Medicine Referrals in a Rural State Using Telemedicine - Resources
Date: Dec 2012

Presents the results of a study using Arkansas Medicaid claims and birth certificate data from 2001-2006 to make an assessment of maternal fetal medicine (MFM) referrals and consultations from face-to-face interaction to telemedicine over time in a rural population. Discusses the formation of ANGELS (Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education and Learning Systems) to improve obstetrical care in rural Arkansas and to improve appropriate referrals to MFM specialists.

...Guidelines, Education and Learning Systems) to improve obstetrical care in rural Arkansas and to improve...

77. 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...

78. Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening in the United States - Mexico Border Region - Resources
Date: 2014

Discusses the effects of an intervention delivered by community health workers (CHWs), or Promotores de Salud, on cervical cancer screening rates for Hispanic women in the rural border area of New Mexico who were out of compliance with the recommended screening guidelines.

...guidelines. --- Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening in the United States - Mexico Border Region Discusses the effects...

79. Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients - Resources
Date: Apr 2023

Offers cybersecurity guidelines for healthcare organizations to help reduce cybersecurity risks. Outlines the top five cybersecurity threats, and discusses best practices to combat these threats. Technical Volume 1 discusses cybersecurity practices for small healthcare organizations.

...guidelines for healthcare organizations to help reduce cybersecurity risks. Outlines the top five cybersecurity threats...

80. The Role of Health Literacy and Communication Habits on Previous Colorectal Cancer Screening among Low-Income and Uninsured Patients - Resources
Date: Feb 2015

Presents an analysis of a survey of low-income uninsured patients in rural and urban areas who received financial help for a colonoscopy in a primary care clinic to identify any significant relationships between limited health literacy, communication skills, and adherence to colorectal cancer screening guidelines.

...guidelines. --- The Role of Health Literacy and Communication Habits on Previous Colorectal Cancer Screening among...