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791. 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...

792. New Mexico State-Tribal Collaboration Act July 31, 2025 Agency Report - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Summarizes collaboration between New Mexico state agencies and tribal nations regarding current public health priorities, including primary care, data sharing, policy collaboration, and measles response. Identifies resources available for American Indians from each New Mexico department and activities and funding for the fiscal year 2025, including topics such as community health workers, cancer, diabetes, COVID-19, suicide prevention, maternal and child health, and more.

...cancer, diabetes, COVID-19, suicide prevention, maternal and child health, and more. --- New Mexico State...

793. Translating and Testing the ENABLE: CHF-PC Concurrent Palliative Care Model for Older Adults with Heart Failure and Their Family Caregivers - Resources
Date: Sep 2014

Reports on an evaluation study to determine the feasibility and satisfaction of converting a cancer-focused concurrent palliative care (PC) intervention into early PC for rural patients with a diagnosis of heart failure.

...cancer-focused concurrent palliative care (PC) intervention into early PC for rural patients with a diagnosis...

794. 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...

795. 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...

796. 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...

797. Washington Tracking Network (WTN) - Resources
Reviewed: Oct 2025

Provides interactive maps, charts and graphs on a wide range of data by county for Washington State. Includes content on health and climate, community and population characteristics, transportation, the environment, and exposure to toxic substances. Covers several health topics including access to care, hospitalizations, incidence of cancer, infectious diseases, maternal and child health, and opioid use, misuse, and related deaths. The Information by Location tool allows users to see rankings for health disparities, and social and economic determinants of health by county.

...cancer, infectious diseases, maternal and child health, and opioid use, misuse, and related deaths. The Information...

798. September 2025 MedPAC Meeting Transcript - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) September 2024 meeting. Covers Medicare payment operations and improving payment accuracy, a discussion with the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the Government Accountability Office's work related to improper payments in the Medicare program and opportunities to improve program sustainability, Medicare's overall financial situation, access to hospice and services under the Medicare hospice benefit for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease or cancer, and the relationship between changes in Medicare Advantage enrollment and hospital finances.

...cancer, and the relationship between changes in Medicare Advantage enrollment and hospital finances. --- September 2025 MedPAC...

799. Oregon Washington Health Network and Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center "Tackle Everything" to Improve the Health of Local Community Members - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 13, 2018

The Oregon Washington Health Network and the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center are addressing behavioral health challenges through peer counselors and heart disease/cancer prevention through community education. In addition, they're collaborating with local healthcare facilities and medical schools to improve recruitment and retention. - The Rural Monitor

...cancer prevention OWhN began to provide classes about heart-healthy living and hands-only CPR training...

800. Health Inequities by Sexual Orientation among New Mexican Adults, 2011-2014 - Resources
Date: Jan 2017

Examines health outcomes and behaviors by sexual orientation for adults in New Mexico. Covers demographics, access to healthcare, chronic health conditions, behavioral risk factors including binge drinking and smoking, protective factors such as HIV and cervical cancer screening, and quality of life differences such as mental health. Includes rural/urban breakdowns for demographics and addresses disparities by race/ethnicity, including American Indian/Alaska Native lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults.

...cancer screening, and quality of life differences such as mental health. Includes rural/urban breakdowns for demographics...