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Date: May 30, 2025
Medicare Care Management Billing Strategies. A webinar from the Rural Health Information Hub.
...cancer screening. And what they determined was that the ones that received those patient navigator...
Date: Mar 2024
Analyzes strategies to engage hard-to-reach populations in health research. Discusses two case studies focused on specific issues in health research: breast cancer screening among rural and urban Mexican women in Illinois and mental health needs of Afghan refugees in Oklahoma. Provides reflection on issues such as cultural competency, language used in research, cultural identity and representation of research staff, choosing appropriate research sites, and more.
...cancer screening among rural and urban Mexican women in Illinois and mental health needs of Afghan...
Date: Nov 2011
Discusses the effectiveness of an HIV prevention intervention to increase condom use and HIV testing among Spanish-speaking, heterosexually active immigrant Latino men living in rural North Carolina. Participants in a small-group HIV prevention intervention were compared to their peers participating in a cancer education intervention to determine consistency in condom use and HIV testing.
...cancer education intervention to determine consistency in condom use and HIV testing. --- A Randomized Controlled...
Date: Jun 16, 2021
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a condition that continues to steal rural America's breath. Researchers, philanthropists, and healthcare professionals talk about new rural research efforts and the impact of COVID-19 on COPD. Also discussed is the importance of pulmonary rehabilitation, an impactful treatment long known to improve quality of life and now backed by new research proving it decreases death rates in select patients. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer, and unintentional injuries were on this list, along with chronic lower respiratory diseases. This...
Date: May 2021
Summarizes the results of a review of 200 studies published between February 2020 and March 2021 on the impact of state Medicaid expansions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Highlights findings on mortality; cancer, chronic disease, and disabilities; sexual and reproductive health; behavioral health; economic impacts on states and providers, including rural providers; disparities; and social determinants of health. Builds on a literature review that examined studies published between January 2014 and January 2020.
...cancer, chronic disease, and disabilities; sexual and reproductive health; behavioral health; economic impacts on states...
Date: Sep 2014
Describes the built environment, policies, and availability of facilities for physical activity in eight rural communities, four in Alabama and four in the Mississippi Delta, to inform diet and physical activity interventions. Acts as part of a partnership to eliminate cancer health disparities in the Deep South. Includes community data by Rural Active Living Assessment (RALA) measures, such as sidewalks, destinations, and walk-ability.
...cancer health disparities in the Deep South. Includes community data by Rural Active Living Assessment...
Date: Jun 13, 2018
The Oregon Washington Health Network and the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center are addressing behavioral health challenges through peer counselors and heart disease/cancer prevention through community education. In addition, they're collaborating with local healthcare facilities and medical schools to improve recruitment and retention. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer prevention OWhN began to provide classes about heart-healthy living and hands-only CPR training...
Date: Feb 2018
Statement given at the February 2018 National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Policy Institute. Discusses the goals of the Connect2Health Task Force: to understand the future interplay of broadband, technology, and health policy and to ensure the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stays ahead of the innovation curve. Highlights the FCC's focus of broadband deployment to provide a foundation for health and describes a broadband-enabled project in Appalachian Kentucky created to provide healthcare services to cancer patients.
...cancer patients. --- Remarks of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn (as prepared): National Rural Health Association Statement given...
Date: Sep 2014
Reports on an evaluation study to determine the feasibility and satisfaction of converting a cancer-focused concurrent palliative care (PC) intervention into early PC for rural patients with a diagnosis of heart failure.
...cancer-focused concurrent palliative care (PC) intervention into early PC for rural patients with a diagnosis...
Date: Nov 2025
Discusses the differences in barriers to care and preventive care utilization for older adults enrolled in traditional Medicare versus Medicare Advantage and makes a rural-urban comparison. Explores barriers to care, such as quality of care and out-of-pocket costs, as well as care utilization, such as regular vaccinations, cancer screenings, and cholesterol tests, among others.
...cancer screenings, and cholesterol tests, among others. --- Rural-Urban Differences in Barriers to Care and Utilization...