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791. 2024 Louisiana Health Report Card - Resources
Date: 2025

Provides vital statistics and other health data by parish for Louisiana. Covers disease incidence, behavioral health, and mortality, with highlighted topics including cancer, teen pregnancy, low birthweight babies, infectious disease, opioid use, deaths due to suicide and violence, and more.

...cancer, teen pregnancy, low birthweight babies, infectious disease, opioid use, deaths due to suicide and violence...

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. Conducting a Randomized Trial in Rural and Urban Safety-Net Health Centers: Added Value of Community-Based Participatory Research - Resources
Date: Jun 2018

Results of a colorectal cancer screening study using data from two health networks comprising 11 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in metropolitan St. Louis and rural Missouri. Examines characteristics of the 483 participants and differences between the rural and urban health centers where the screenings took place. Features demographic statistics.

...cancer screening study using data from two health networks comprising 11 Federally Qualified Health Centers...

794. Correlates of Risky Alcohol Use Among Women from Appalachian Ohio - Resources
Date: Jun 2017

Examines the prevalence and predictors of heavy episodic alcohol use in women from 18 clinics in the Appalachian region of Ohio, a primarily rural area, as part of the Community Awareness Resources and Education I (CARE I) study. CARE I focused on determining how social, environmental, behavioral, and biological factors contribute to the causes and prevention of cervical cancer.

...cancer. --- Correlates of Risky Alcohol Use Among Women from Appalachian Ohio Examines the prevalence and predictors...

795. Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up - Resources
Date: 2022

Report examining the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are common in well water in rural areas and have been linked to adverse health effects including cancer, thyroid dysfunction, changes in cholesterol, and reductions in birthweight. Recommends that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health departments support clinicians in communities where PFAS contamination has been identified by creating educational materials on PFAS exposure, potential health effects, the limitations of testing, and the benefits and harms of testing.

...cancer, thyroid dysfunction, changes in cholesterol, and reductions in birthweight. Recommends that the Centers for Disease...

796. Early Versus Delayed Initiation of Concurrent Palliative Oncology Care: Patient Outcomes in the ENABLE III Randomized Controlled Trial - Resources
Date: May 2015

Examines the effects of early versus delayed palliative care, the ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends) model. ENABLE has shown to be an effective telehealth model particularly for patients with advanced stages of cancer and family caregivers in rural areas. Patient outcomes reported focused on quality of life, symptoms, temperament, survival rate, and hospital and clinical care use.

...cancer and family caregivers in rural areas. Patient outcomes reported focused on quality of life...

797. Distance as an Obstacle to Clinical Trial Access: Who Is Affected and Why It Matters - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Evaluates factors associated with geographic remoteness of 60 miles or more from the nearest phase 2 or 3 clinical trial for a variety of health conditions. Discusses American Indian reservations and rural areas, and provides data on demographic factors associated with remoteness including race and ethnicity, educational attainment, and poverty. Includes a county-level interactive map of clinical trial remoteness for health conditions including cancers, substance use disorder, diabetes, obesity, COPD, stroke, and more. Requires the creation of a free account to view.

...cancers, substance use disorder, diabetes, obesity, COPD, stroke, and more. Requires the creation of a free...

798. The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study: Design, Methods, and Baseline Characteristics - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Highlights a study exploring the rates of mortality and morbidity from noncommunicable diseases in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago. Explores the prevalence of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer via blood samples collected from participants. Details participant characteristics, such as age, general health, and comorbidities, among other measures.

...cancer via blood samples collected from participants. Details participant characteristics, such as age, general health...

799. Third Annual Report: HCIA Disease-Specific Evaluation - Resources
Date: Feb 2017

Findings from the third year for 18 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects targeting patient populations with specific diseases. Provides information on program effectiveness based on Medicare and Medicaid claims data and awardee-collected data. Includes projects that serve a variety of rural areas and address conditions such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic pain. Approaches discussed include care coordination, education, and telehealth.

...cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic pain. Approaches discussed include care coordination, education, and telehealth. --- Third...

800. Tennessee Multi-Sector Plan for Aging Data Dashboard - Resources
Reviewed: Jun 2026

Dashboard providing county- and state-level data on aging in Tennessee. Presents health and demographic data of adults over age 65 in Tennessee, including data on diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, and more. Includes a map of healthcare facility locations.

...cancer, substance abuse, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, and more. Includes a map of healthcare facility locations...