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Added: Jun 14, 2024
Learn about the need for addressing chronic diseases in rural areas of the U.S., including prevalence and risk factors.
...cancer are some of the leading causes of death and disability in America. Rural areas...
Date: Oct 31, 2018
The benefits of palliative care are described as "the heart of healthcare." Experts and advocates share the importance of scaling this care to rural outpatients with serious illness and chronic medical conditions. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer patients. But now experts said other research has studied palliative care delivered to patients...
Date: Aug 26, 2020
From decreasing stigma to increasing treatment access and the impact of COVID-19, experts and rural healthcare organizations speak out on alcohol use and misuse in rural America. - The Rural Monitor
...Cancer Cancer Survivors: Talk to Someone Alcohol Screening and Counseling National Institute on Alcohol Abuse...
Date: Aug 2021
Results of a study comparing the molecular characteristics of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in rural and urban Virginia. Also evaluates the effect of geography and socioeconomic factors on the biology, treatment, and survival rate of AML patients. Features demographics with breakdowns by urban or rural location and a county-level map showing frequency of patients, with shadings indicating urban or rural area.
...Cancer Reports (Hoboken), 4(4), e1354 08/2021 Appalachia · Cancer · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics...
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Funding for CDC staff to be assigned to provide direct, individualized technical assistance, guidance, and coordination for awardees of grants and cooperative agreements made under specific CDC programs.
...Cancers Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Allotments to States Eligible participants are health...
Date: Mar 31, 2021
Bringing focus to rural housing quality as a social determinant of health, a healthcare organization joins a service organization and housing experts to explain housing's impact on health and how these organizations can work together to improve rural population health. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer that is linked to radon exposure , since radon is a gas that can accumulate...
Date: Jul 2024
Analyzes melanoma mortality utilizing 1999-2020 data from Centers for Disease Control Wide Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER). Provides mortality trends broken down by sex, race/ethnicity, age, state, and rural, suburban, or urban location.
...Watkins, et al. BMC Cancer, 24, 790 07/2024 Cancer · Health disparities · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Date: Apr 19, 2017
Every rural provider has a horror story attached to low health literacy. Health literacy, or getting, understanding, and using health information, involves two sides. Researchers and experts explain that by understanding both the skills and demands side of health literacy, providers and organizations can help their patients move to improved health. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer diagnosis, make them sleep deprived, experiencing severe pain, any of those things that happen...
Date: Aug 24, 2016
A unique wellness program in rural Ohio has impacted nearly 2,000 adults. Participants of Trinity Hospital Twin City's Fit for Life program have reversed their diabetes, lowered cholesterol, lost weight, and are even sleeping better. The secret lies in Dr. Timothy McKnight's curriculum that centers around a change of mindset to spur long-term physical health. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer. In 2003, McKnight took matters into his own hands. On his own time, he developed...
Date: Sep 19, 2018
Electronic health records are central to rural healthcare providers' and organizations' transition to value-based care. Several rural organizations are using their EHR data to make changes for the patient populations they serve. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer screening rates increased by 40% and colorectal cancer screening rates increased by 46%. These...