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791. What Happens After an Elevated PSA Test: The Experience of 13,591 Veterans - Resources
Date: Nov 2010

Details a study on the time between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and a biopsy-confirmed cancer diagnosis in veterans. Compares rural and urban areas.

...cancer diagnosis in veterans. Compares rural and urban areas. --- What Happens After an Elevated PSA Test...

792. Palliative Care Models for Chronic Disease Management - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Jun 14, 2024

Learn how palliative care models can help people living with serious, chronic disease and explore rural program examples and resources to learn more.

...cancer, and heart failure. Palliative care differs from hospice care which is end-of-life...

793. Care Patterns and Outcomes for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by Rurality of Patient Residence in a Midwestern State - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Examines mortality, treatment utilization, and access to care for people with intraheptic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) in rural, micropolitan, and urban areas, utilizing Iowa Cancer Registry data for 672 patients diagnosed with ICC between 2010 and 2020. Provides data breakdowns by level of rurality on patient demographics, distance to care, type of facility providing care, mortality, and odds of receiving surgery or chemotherapy.

...Cancer Registry data for 672 patients diagnosed with ICC between 2010 and 2020. Provides data...

794. Evaluating an Enterprise-Wide Initiative to Enhance Healthcare Coordination for Rural Women Veterans Using the RE-AIM Framework - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Evaluates success of a program to expand access to cancer screenings and maternal healthcare for rural female Veterans in the areas of reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance in 14 Veterans Health Administration facilities.

...cancer screenings and maternal healthcare for rural female Veterans in the areas of reach, effectiveness...

795. 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...

796. Annual Report 1: HCIA Disease-Specific Evaluation - Resources
Date: Nov 2014

Evaluations of 18 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects targeting patient populations with specific diseases. Includes projects that serve a variety of rural areas and address conditions such as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Approaches discussed include care coordination, education, and telehealth.

...cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Approaches discussed include care coordination, education, and telehealth. --- Annual Report 1: HCIA...

797. The Status of Women in North Carolina: Health & Wellness - Resources
Date: Jun 2019

Analyzes data on women's health, access to reproductive services, and experiences of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Includes recommendations such as increasing women's access to healthcare, particularly in rural areas. Features statistics on various diseases and health conditions and county-level North Carolina maps showing mortality rates for breast cancer and heart disease.

...cancer and heart disease. --- The Status of Women in North Carolina: Health & Wellness Analyzes data...

798. Prevalence and Predictors of Chronic Disease among Rural and Medically Underserved Populations Using Smokeless Tobacco - Resources
Date: May 2025

Examines chronic disease prevalence and associated risk factors among 532 smokeless tobacco (SLT) cessation intervention participants who live in rural and medically underserved communities. Includes data on chronic diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, oral health, and more.

...cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, oral health, and more. --- Prevalence and Predictors of Chronic Disease among...

799. Preventable Early Deaths in the United States, 2010-2022 - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Vital Statistics System data, offers state level rural and urban data for preventable deaths in people younger than 80. Death causes include unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease, heart disease, stroke, and cancer.

...cancer. Macarena C. García 04/2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic...

800. Bridging Rural Communities: Telehealth Innovations for Appalachia and Beyond - Resources
Date: Aug 2025

Video series on innovative approaches to telehealth in rural Appalachia, hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Center (MATRC) on August 1, 2025. Features speakers on telehealth use in veterans' healthcare, substance use recovery, palliative care, mental health, healthy aging, emergency preparedness and response, cancer screening, and other topics related to healthcare access, quality of care, and healthcare economics. Transcripts are available via video descriptions.

...cancer screening, and other topics related to healthcare access, quality of care, and healthcare economics...