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791. Health Literacy in Clinical Research: Practice and Impact: Proceedings of a Workshop - Resources
Date: 2020

Summary of presentations and discussions held April 11, 2019 in Washington, D.C. by the Roundtable on Health Literacy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Topics include challenges for diverse populations' participation in clinical trials, best practices, and health literacy strategies for effective communication with participants. Chapter 4 includes a description of clinical trials during which researchers conducted health literacy interventions in cancer screenings in mainly rural areas.

...cancer screenings in mainly rural areas. --- Health Literacy in Clinical Research: Practice and Impact: Proceedings...

792. Oklahoma Statistics on Health Available for Everyone (OK2SHARE) - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2025

Provides county-level health information for Oklahoma, including data on: infant mortality rates, births and birth defects, deaths, hospital and surgery discharges, cancer rates, and sexually transmitted diseases (STD).

...cancer rates, and sexually transmitted diseases (STD). --- Oklahoma Statistics on Health Available for Everyone (OK2SHARE...

793. Using Project ECHO to Train Healthcare Workforce - RHIhub Telehealth Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

Introduction to Project ECHO and how rural communities are using Project ECHO to train members of the healthcare workforce.

...Cancer Survivors in Rural Communities Website Details Project ECHO telementoring and patient navigation practices used...

794. Endoscopic Services in the United States: By Whom, for What, and Why? - Resources
Date: Jul 2019

Discusses the relevance of declining volume of endoscopic procedures in urban and rural areas, from the standpoint of healthcare delivery. Focuses on colorectal cancer screening, assessments of endoscopic quality, and possible solutions, including training in flexible endoscopy.

...cancer screening, assessments of endoscopic quality, and possible solutions, including training in flexible endoscopy. --- Endoscopic...

795. The Health-able Communities Program - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Aug 15, 2024

Using Community Health Workers, an Idaho consortium leveraged grant-funding to bring health and wellness programs, disease screening, and health education to frontier residents.

...cancer deaths, and chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. With Federal Office of Rural...

796. Still Stealing Rural America's Breath: An Update on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

797. Young Rural Healthcare Leaders Series: Q&A with Benjamin Anderson - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jan 24, 2018

Benjamin Anderson, CEO of a 25-bed CAH in Kansas, discloses his relational style of healthcare leadership and his success attracting committed medical providers and engaging the area's growing refugee population. - The Rural Monitor

...Cancer Center in Dallas, Texas. That seemed like a natural introduction into healthcare leadership. Through...

798. Rural Schools and Health Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2025

Resources, information, and frequently asked questions examining the role that rural schools play in the health of students and the community. Discusses school-based healthcare services, nutrition, physical activity, mental health, health education, and more.

...Cancer Curriculum for Appalachian Kentucky Middle and High Schools discusses the creation of a cancer...

799. Closing Gaps in Native American Health - Resources
Date: 2016

Describes health disparities between Wisconsin Native Americans and their White peers, with discussion of how new Medicaid policies could result in increased access to health services, improved care coordination for tribal health patients, and additional support for Indian Health Service providers. Features statistics including infant mortality rates, age-adjusted mortality rate, diabetes and cancer age-adjusted mortality rates, suicide rates, and average age of death.

...cancer age-adjusted mortality rates, suicide rates, and average age of death. --- Closing Gaps in Native...

800. Washington Program Trains Dental Super-Generalists to Serve Rural Communities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Mar 7, 2018

How do you attract dental students into practice in rural areas? With 70% of RIDE graduates practicing in those targeted areas, University of Washington School of Dentistry's RIDE faculty, a preceptor, graduate, and current student share how it's done and why it works. - The Rural Monitor

...cancers, gum conditions, and jaw bone problems – all part of routine dentistry – are impacted or even...