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Date: May 2024
Analyzes National Vital Statistics System mortality data between 2010 and 2022 to find the 5 leading causes of preventable deaths for people less than 80 years old. Discusses trends across time in metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore regions and the impact of COVID-19 on the findings. Offers recommendations for future data analysis.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Health disparities · Injuries · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Date: Sep 6, 2022
The September 2022 episode of RHIhub's podcast features Anne Banfield, MD, physician administrative and clinical director at Women's Health at Leonardtown in Maryland, and member of the foundation board of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in a discussion about the rural OBGYN workforce and the challenges of providing maternal care in rural areas.
...cancers, MIGSs, which is Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeons, so they specialize in surgery with the least...
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...
Date: Mar 2021
Identifies Mississippi communities with the greatest unmet healthcare needs and offers recommendations for allocating resources, managing shortage designations, and coordinating the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals. Includes sections on social determinants of health, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Graduate Medical Education, and workforce development. Features statistics on various diseases and health conditions.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Delta Region · Dental workforce · Diabetes · Graduate medical education · Health disparities · Health workforce...
Date: May 2016
Describes the feasibility of using a lay health advisor (LHAs) model to engage patients from a rural African American community in North Carolina about prostate health. LHAs, also called ambassadors, work to share information about prostate health and collect survey data. Includes demographic characteristics of the 15 ambassadors, such as age, gender, education, employment, and previous health education training.
...American · Cancer · Community engagement and volunteerism · Men · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North Carolina...
Added: Jun 14, 2024
Learn about self-management programs for chronic diseases, review implementation considerations, and explore program examples and resources to learn more.
...cancer. The programs deliver six-to-seven-week workshops in a variety of formats suitable...
Date: Dec 12, 2024
Highlights the occupational exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for firefighters, efforts to adapt best practices and policies to reduce exposures, the associated costs with those efforts, and changing firefighter culture to account for health and safety. Profiles one rural Maine fire department, describing challenges for adapting with fewer resources and the impact on workforce. Source: Maine Morning Star.
...Cancer · Community engagement and volunteerism · Culture and cultural competency · Health conditions · Occupational health and safety...
Date: Dec 2023
Describes the INVEST (INcreasing VaccinE uptake among Southern Teens) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine promotion program for rural youth in North Carolina and South Carolina. Discusses program implementation through school nurses and educational materials focused on vaccination and other aspects of adolescent health and wellness.
...Cancer · Children and youth · Infectious diseases · Nurses · Schools · Sexual and reproductive health · Vaccination · North Carolina...
Date: Dec 2024
Discusses the Panhandle Immunization Coalition's Why Age 9 campaign, which promotes adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Nebraska's panhandle. Highlights successes and challenges related to HPV messaging strategy, youth engagement, and health equity.
...Children's Research Hospital Tagged as Cancer · Children and youth · Health disparities · Infectious diseases · Vaccination · Nebraska...
Date: 2018
Presents a guide to a culturally competent framework for addressing American Indian and Alaska Native healthy food production. Discusses the ways Native communities can promote healthy practices by using the traditional medicine wheel as a model.
...Cancer Foundation Tagged as American Indian or Alaska Native · Community and faith-based initiatives · Culture...