Georgia Resources
FY 2024: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – Georgia Fact Sheet
HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Georgia in Fiscal Year 2024. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Georgia in Fiscal Year 2024. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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A Ten-Year Overview of Cancer Genetic Family History Screening in Georgia's Latina Population
Examines the use of cancer genetic family history (FH) screening among 9,328 Latina women in Georgia, utilizing 2013-2022 Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (GA CORE) screening data. Includes data on total positive and negative FH screening results, and compares changes in FH screening completion rates over time by rurality and social deprivation.
Author(s): D Ramirez Leon, L E Barber, S Gabram-Mendola, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1432971
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Examines the use of cancer genetic family history (FH) screening among 9,328 Latina women in Georgia, utilizing 2013-2022 Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (GA CORE) screening data. Includes data on total positive and negative FH screening results, and compares changes in FH screening completion rates over time by rurality and social deprivation.
Author(s): D Ramirez Leon, L E Barber, S Gabram-Mendola, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1432971
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing the Diabetes Prevention Program in Rural Church Settings: A Qualitative Study Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
Analyzes the effectiveness of implementing a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) in a rural church setting in Georgia. Utilizes feedback from interviews with church leaders and lifestyle coaches to discuss facilitators, such as academic partnerships and evidence-based programming, as well as barriers, such as transportation, childcare issues, prohibitive health problems, and more.
Author(s): Smita Rawal, Caleb A. Snead, Frantz D. Soiro, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Analyzes the effectiveness of implementing a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) in a rural church setting in Georgia. Utilizes feedback from interviews with church leaders and lifestyle coaches to discuss facilitators, such as academic partnerships and evidence-based programming, as well as barriers, such as transportation, childcare issues, prohibitive health problems, and more.
Author(s): Smita Rawal, Caleb A. Snead, Frantz D. Soiro, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Private Well Water Stewardship in Rural Georgia
Analyzes the factors that impact private well water stewardship behaviors, such as education, the provision of household water treatment systems [HWTS], and the combination of education and HWTS. Utilizes data from 64 private well water owners in rural Georgia to discuss barriers and facilitators to well water testing and treatment.
Author(s): J. Edward Dotherow, Bettye Apenteng, Andrew Hansen, Asli Aslan
Citation: PLoS ONE, 19(9)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Analyzes the factors that impact private well water stewardship behaviors, such as education, the provision of household water treatment systems [HWTS], and the combination of education and HWTS. Utilizes data from 64 private well water owners in rural Georgia to discuss barriers and facilitators to well water testing and treatment.
Author(s): J. Edward Dotherow, Bettye Apenteng, Andrew Hansen, Asli Aslan
Citation: PLoS ONE, 19(9)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Assessing SNAP Participants' Fitness for Work: Final Report
Examines how assessments are made and implemented regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements. Discusses variations of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) across 4 case study states: Georgia, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin. Includes SNAP applicant characteristics and determinations for work requirements by demographic information and urbanicity of metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural. Provides feedback from rural SNAP staff regarding difficulties assessing SNAP participants' fitness for work.
Additional links: Appendices, Summary
Author(s): Chrissy Steigelman, Irma Castañeda, Jackie Kauff, Katherine Allison-Clark, Johnny Willing
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Examines how assessments are made and implemented regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements. Discusses variations of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) across 4 case study states: Georgia, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin. Includes SNAP applicant characteristics and determinations for work requirements by demographic information and urbanicity of metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural. Provides feedback from rural SNAP staff regarding difficulties assessing SNAP participants' fitness for work.
Additional links: Appendices, Summary
Author(s): Chrissy Steigelman, Irma Castañeda, Jackie Kauff, Katherine Allison-Clark, Johnny Willing
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Georgia State Office of Rural Health (SORH) Flex Grant: 2024 Health Equity Improvement Project Playbook
Presents health equity plans developed by 28 Georgia Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Contains information on goals, partnerships, priority populations, data use, and other aspects of health equity planning and implementation.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Alliant Health Solutions, Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Presents health equity plans developed by 28 Georgia Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Contains information on goals, partnerships, priority populations, data use, and other aspects of health equity planning and implementation.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Alliant Health Solutions, Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Pregnancy-Related Maternal Mortality in the State of Georgia: Timing and Causes of Death
Examines pregnancy-related deaths in Georgia across various sociodemographic characteristics. Analyzes 2016-2019 Georgia Department of Public Health maternal mortality data according to postpartum time period, race/ethnicity, age, education, health condition, and rural versus urban county of residence.
Author(s): Anthony J Kondracki, Wei Li, Manouchehr Mokhtari, et al.
Citation: Women's Health, 20
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Examines pregnancy-related deaths in Georgia across various sociodemographic characteristics. Analyzes 2016-2019 Georgia Department of Public Health maternal mortality data according to postpartum time period, race/ethnicity, age, education, health condition, and rural versus urban county of residence.
Author(s): Anthony J Kondracki, Wei Li, Manouchehr Mokhtari, et al.
Citation: Women's Health, 20
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Georgia
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2018-2022 American Community Survey Chartbook
State- and county-level information on population, age, race and ethnicity, housing occupancy, education, labor force, employment, transportation, income, health insurance coverage, disability, and veteran status, for the 13 Appalachian states. Features statistics with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density. Includes data explorer options for Appalachian categories such as population and age, education, income and poverty, computer and broadband access, rural Appalachia versus rural America, and employment and commuting.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Sara Srygley, Nurfadila Khairunnisa, Diana Elliott
Date: 06/2024
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Population Reference Bureau
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State- and county-level information on population, age, race and ethnicity, housing occupancy, education, labor force, employment, transportation, income, health insurance coverage, disability, and veteran status, for the 13 Appalachian states. Features statistics with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density. Includes data explorer options for Appalachian categories such as population and age, education, income and poverty, computer and broadband access, rural Appalachia versus rural America, and employment and commuting.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Sara Srygley, Nurfadila Khairunnisa, Diana Elliott
Date: 06/2024
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Population Reference Bureau
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Neighborhood Deprivation and Breast Cancer Mortality Among Black and White Women
Compares the association of breast cancer mortality with neighborhood deprivation among Black and White women in Georgia who were diagnosed with breast cancer between 2010 and 2017. Measures deprivation via the Neighborhood Deprivation Index (NDI), utilizing 2011-2015 American Community Survey (ACS) data. Provides additional data breakdowns by level of rurality, neighborhood racial composition, and neighborhood residential mobility.
Author(s): Lauren E. Barber, Maret L. Maliniak, Leah Moubadder, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(6), e2416499
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
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Compares the association of breast cancer mortality with neighborhood deprivation among Black and White women in Georgia who were diagnosed with breast cancer between 2010 and 2017. Measures deprivation via the Neighborhood Deprivation Index (NDI), utilizing 2011-2015 American Community Survey (ACS) data. Provides additional data breakdowns by level of rurality, neighborhood racial composition, and neighborhood residential mobility.
Author(s): Lauren E. Barber, Maret L. Maliniak, Leah Moubadder, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(6), e2416499
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
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Last Updated: 11/21/2024