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791. Rural Health Literacy: Understanding Skills and Demands is Key to Improvement - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

792. The Death Certificate: A Document to be Honored and Accurate - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 8, 2018

An in-depth look at death certificates shows how this vital statistic document can impact rural healthcare, rural healthcare policy, and public health interventions. - The Rural Monitor

...cancer, then you might be directing health resources in the wrong direction," Turabelidze said. "Maybe...

793. Alcohol Use Disorder: Addressing Stigma and Treatment Access in Rural America - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

794. Best and Brightest Program - Rural Healthcare Workforce Recruitment in Iowa - Funding
Deadline: Jan 5, 2026

Funding to recruit healthcare providers in rural Iowa by offering competitive incentives that make rural practice both attractive and sustainable.

...Cancer Cardiovascular health Mental/behavioral health Chronic disease prevention and management Be licensed to practice in Iowa...

795. Community-based Palliative Care: Scaling Access for Rural Populations - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

796. Making the EHR Work: Rural Healthcare Organizations Use Data Extraction to Improve Patient Care - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

797. Geographic Diffusion of Digital Mammography in the United States - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Examines the geographic availability of digital mammography facilities from 2001 to 2014 in the contiguous United States, utilizing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) facility licensing and American Community Survey demographic data. Compares availability of digital and film mammography by race, ethnicity, and level of rurality.

...Cancer, 129(14), 2144-2151 03/2023 Access · Cancer · Health screening · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

798. Associations Between Insurance Status, Financial Hardship, and Rurality on Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Mammography - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Analyzes associations between receipt of ACS or USPSTF guideline-concordant mammography and factors including healthcare-related financial hardship, insurance status, and rurality, utilizing 2023 National Health Interview Survey data of 11,138 women. Includes data on interactions between healthcare-related financial hardship and rurality within the context of access to mammography.

...Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 09/2025 Access · Cancer · Health screening · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

799. Louisiana Community Health Grants - Funding
Deadline: Nov 1, 2025

Grants for programs across the state of Louisiana that are designed to increase preventive care, create health equity, and improve health outcomes.

...cancer screenings Screenings for sexually transmitted infections, specifically HIV and syphilis Early prenatal care and Black...

800. Gradual Adoption of Needle Biopsy for Breast Lesions in a Rural State - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Examines disparities in minimally invasive breast biopsy (MIBB) usage in rural and urban areas of Vermont, based on 9,122 diagnostic episodes from 1999 to 2018. Includes demographic data of women who underwent biopsy broken down by age, history of breast biopsy, education, and rural versus urban residence. Discusses efforts to eliminate disparities in relationship to MIBB rates to improve standard of care.

...Cancer Medicine, 10(23), 8320-8327 11/2021 Cancer · Health disparities · Healthcare quality · Specialty care · Statistics...