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791. The Breast-Imaging Operations, Practices and Systems Inventory: A Framework to Examine Mammography Facility Effects on Screening in Rural Communities - Resources
Date: 2024

Examines how mammogram facility resources, policies, and practices in metro versus nonmetro Appalachia are related to breast cancer burden and outcomes. Analyzes survey data from 192 sites to observe catchment area mammography services such as levels of staffing and available technology, practices and policies that promote screening, and quality review processes.

...cancer burden and outcomes. Analyzes survey data from 192 sites to observe catchment area mammography...

792. Study Protocol: Maintaining Preventive Care During Public Health Emergencies Through Effective Coordination - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Presents a qualitative study protocol that examines screening rates at VA medical centers during COVID-19 to determine strategies that provide continued care during public health emergencies. Discusses selection of sites, which will be based on rurality, COVID-19 patient caseload, and performance related to cancer and mental health screenings. Highlights the importance of care coordination teams in regard to specialty care.

...cancer and mental health screenings. Highlights the importance of care coordination teams in regard to specialty...

793. Rural Oncologists' Perceptions of Specialty Scarcity and Repercussions for Care Delivery: A Qualitative Study - Resources
Date: May 2025

Explores the perceptions and experiences of oncology physicians regarding the impact those within rural referral networks face following the departure of physicians they see as crucial to their cancer care networks. Discusses the loss of expertise, loss of collaborative relationships, and increased patient volume, as well as the adaptive strategies networks implement to make up for the loss of crucial providers.

...cancer care networks. Discusses the loss of expertise, loss of collaborative relationships, and increased patient...

794. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults - Resources
Reviewed: Jul 2026

Provides estimates of adults impacted by selected health topics such as circular and respiratory diseases, cancer, mental health, insurance coverage, healthcare use and access, and more between 2019-2023 via interactive tables and charts. Allows user to select health topics according to demographic, socioeconomic, and geographic variables, such as metropolitan statistical area (MSA), urbanicity, region, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) social vulnerability index (SVI).

...cancer, mental health, insurance coverage, healthcare use and access, and more between 2019-2023 via interactive...

795. Hearing on Examining Chronic Drug Shortages in the United States - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Congressional hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee discussing pharmaceutical drug shortages. Discusses cancer care, healthcare quality, the 340B program, supply and demand, reimbursement, and other policy measures. Witnesses include Dr. Stephen Schleicher discussing rural concerns. Captions available in video player.

...cancer care, healthcare quality, the 340B program, supply and demand, reimbursement, and other policy measures...

796. Risk Factors for Smoking in Rural Women: The Role of Gender-Based Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence - Resources
Date: Dec 2016

Investigates the prevalence of sexual and intimate partner gender-based violence (GBV) in 3 Appalachian counties of Ohio. Supports health professionals' efforts to address the disproportionately high cervical cancer rates in these regions by analyzing the relationship between exposure to GBV and smoking behaviors.

...cancer rates in these regions by analyzing the relationship between exposure to GBV and smoking...

797. Selected Health Conditions Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults: United States, 2014 - Resources
Date: Mar 2017

Reports on health conditions among the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population, compared to the Asian population with which this group has historically been associated. Includes data on cancer, heart disease, diabetes, lower back pain, arthritis, severe headaches, and asthma. Based on data from the 2014 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander National Health Interview Survey and the 2014 National Health Interview Survey.

...cancer, heart disease, diabetes, lower back pain, arthritis, severe headaches, and asthma. Based on data...

798. On the Road to Early Detection: Woman's Hospital's Mobile Mammography - Resources
Date: Oct 2025

A podcast episode discussing a mobile mammography unit in Louisiana. Discusses differences in rural and urban breast cancer incidence and how a mobile unit increases access to preventive care.

...cancer incidence and how a mobile unit increases access to preventive care. --- On the Road...

799. Improving HPV Vaccination Coverage in The Last Frontier Takes a Community-Centered Approach - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Discusses the Alaska Cancer Partnership's efforts to support human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination through community partnerships and the Alaska HPV Vaccination Month campaign. Details initiatives focused on rural, tribal, and youth vaccination access and awareness.

...Cancer Partnership's efforts to support human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination through community partnerships and the Alaska...

800. Broadband in Rural America: Faster Speeds for Home and Healthcare - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Apr 28, 2021

Fast, reliable broadband is essential for people to access telehealth and patient portals as well as work and study from home, but rural and tribal areas fall behind urban and suburban areas in terms of broadband deployment and speed. Organizations in Alabama, Colorado, and Kentucky share how broadband affects their work and their patients' care. - The Rural Monitor

...cancer survivors stay physically active, Hirko learned that many cancer survivors didn't live close...