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Learn more about Sal Hauge, Information Specialist Associate for the Rural Health Information Hub.
...cancer prevention and treatment, and community vitality. They also act as liaison to states in the southeastern...
Date: Jun 13, 2016
The initial shock of the opioid epidemic is settling, and rural communities have identified several avenues to combat opioid addiction. Rural organizations are implementing innovative solutions to shrink the number of opioid overdoses, and many are finding that great success requires teamwork. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer? How do you enable diabetes or heart disease?" asked Campanello. "I think when scientifically...
Reviewed: Nov 12, 2024
Issues to consider when designing and implementing transit programs for veterans in rural communities.
...cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to non-veterans...
Date: Oct 2019
Compares rates of potentially avoidable deaths in rural and urban communities and shows how these deaths vary by census region. Features statistics on modifiable risk factors, such as smoking, excessive alcohol use, and obesity, and percent of potentially preventable deaths attributable to specific health conditions, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Injuries · Mortality · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban...
Date: Aug 2024
Assesses the health status of Tennesseans across the four areas of the State Health Plan Framework: A Healthy Start, A Healthy Life, a Healthy Environment, and a Healthy System of Care. Includes a section on social determinants of health and features statistics on various populations and aspects of healthcare, including rural hospital closures.
...Cancer · Child care · Child welfare · Children and youth · Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Educational...
Date: Oct 2023
Describes a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program which coordinated on-campus, no-cost vaccination events for students at middle schools in rural, underserved communities in Texas's Lower Rio Grande Valley. Describes barriers to access experienced by families in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
...Cancer · Children and youth · Infectious diseases · Schools · Sexual and reproductive health · U.S.-Mexico Border Region...
Reviewed: Nov 6, 2025
Community paramedics and community health workers make home visits and provide basic care, home assessments, and other services to rural Missouri patients with chronic illnesses.
...Cancer and Chronic Disease Control. The program also collaborates closely with the Missouri EMS Association...
Date: Jan 2021
Infographic providing statistics and data on oncology workforce characteristics and geography in 2020. Highlights rural-urban differences in oncology access, and includes a color-coded map showing oncologist distribution on the county level.
...Cancer · Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data...
Date: Feb 2, 2022
The priority for rural population health is access, including access to health information needed to make personal health decisions. Two of the nation's health literacy experts join a federal agency official to review current rural challenges of accessing health information that is clear and usable. Along with an exploration of digital health literacy, recently expanded definitions of health literacy are discussed. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer diagnosis, make them sleep deprived, experiencing severe pain, any of those things that happen...
Date: Oct 2025
Examines the supply and distribution of medical oncologists and hematologists over time, utilizing 2014, 2019, and 2024 data sets from Medicare Care Compare. Includes data on associations between county-level rurality, oncologist availability, and oncologists close to retirement age, among other geographic and demographic analyses.
...Tagged as Cancer · Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...