Rural Veterans and Access to Healthcare – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Rural Veterans and Access to Healthcare.
National Rural Health Association: Rural Veterans and Their Families Policy Paper
Policy brief focused on supporting the health of rural veterans and their families from a community-based systems perspective. Addresses public-private partnerships, faith-based solutions, leveraging the stories of veterans using media, and the financial and economic security of rural veterans.
Author(s): David Albright, Carter Florence
Date: 07/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief focused on supporting the health of rural veterans and their families from a community-based systems perspective. Addresses public-private partnerships, faith-based solutions, leveraging the stories of veterans using media, and the financial and economic security of rural veterans.
Author(s): David Albright, Carter Florence
Date: 07/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Operationalizing an Implementation Framework to Disseminate a Care Coordination Program for Rural Veterans
Features a study on a framework for assessment prior to the implementation of a care coordination program in Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. Details a nurse-led care coordination program and highlights the methods for assessing the local context of the program before implementation.
Author(s): Chelsea Leonard, Heather Gilmartin, Marina McCreight, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34, 58-66
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
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Features a study on a framework for assessment prior to the implementation of a care coordination program in Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. Details a nurse-led care coordination program and highlights the methods for assessing the local context of the program before implementation.
Author(s): Chelsea Leonard, Heather Gilmartin, Marina McCreight, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34, 58-66
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
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Practical Use of Process Mapping to Guide Implementation of a Care Coordination Program for Rural Veterans
Details a study on the use of process mapping in the implementation of a care coordination program in Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. Discusses a nurse-led care coordination program and outlines its implementation process.
Author(s): Marina S. McCreight, Heather M. Gilmartin, PhD, Chelsea A. Leonard, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34, 67-74
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
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Details a study on the use of process mapping in the implementation of a care coordination program in Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. Discusses a nurse-led care coordination program and outlines its implementation process.
Author(s): Marina S. McCreight, Heather M. Gilmartin, PhD, Chelsea A. Leonard, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34, 67-74
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
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Regional and Rural–Urban Variation in Opioid Prescribing in the Veterans Health Administration
Examines geographic variation in opioid prescribing patterns at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities, including by region and for rural and urban veterans. Addresses opioids prescribed per capita, prescription incidence, length of use, and prevalence of use. Includes a chart showing rural/urban per capita prescriptions over time.
Author(s): Brian C. Lund, Michael E. Ohl, Katherine Hadlandsmyth, Hilary J. Mosher
Citation: Military Medicine
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
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Examines geographic variation in opioid prescribing patterns at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities, including by region and for rural and urban veterans. Addresses opioids prescribed per capita, prescription incidence, length of use, and prevalence of use. Includes a chart showing rural/urban per capita prescriptions over time.
Author(s): Brian C. Lund, Michael E. Ohl, Katherine Hadlandsmyth, Hilary J. Mosher
Citation: Military Medicine
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
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Impact of Availability of Telehealth Programs on Documented HIV Viral Suppression: A Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation in Veterans Health Administration
Explores the efficacy of the Veterans Administration (VA) telehealth programs in providing HIV specialty care to rural veterans. Looks at telehealth availability and evaluates the outcomes for participants.
Author(s): Michael E. Ohl, Kelly Richardson, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, et al.
Citation: Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 206
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
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Explores the efficacy of the Veterans Administration (VA) telehealth programs in providing HIV specialty care to rural veterans. Looks at telehealth availability and evaluates the outcomes for participants.
Author(s): Michael E. Ohl, Kelly Richardson, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, et al.
Citation: Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 206
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
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Cigarette Smoking Rates among Veterans: Association with Rurality and Psychiatric Disorders
Details a study on rates of smoking among Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans in rural and urban areas. Looks at co-occurring mental health disorders and presents data by demographic factors, such as sex, ethnicity, and employment, among others.
Author(s): Lara N. Coughlin, Sarah M. Wilson, Meredith C. Erwin, et al.
Citation: Addictive Behaviors, 90, 119-123
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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Details a study on rates of smoking among Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans in rural and urban areas. Looks at co-occurring mental health disorders and presents data by demographic factors, such as sex, ethnicity, and employment, among others.
Author(s): Lara N. Coughlin, Sarah M. Wilson, Meredith C. Erwin, et al.
Citation: Addictive Behaviors, 90, 119-123
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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Using Implementation Facilitation to Implement Primary Care Mental Health Integration via Clinical Video Telehealth in Rural Clinics: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 2 Cluster Randomized Stepped-wedge Design
Presents a study on the effectiveness of telehealth in mental health integration in rural Veterans Health Administration clinics. Outlines implementation timeline and discusses the results of the implementation.
Author(s): Richard R. Owen, Eva N. Woodward, Karen L. Drummond, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science, 14, 33
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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Presents a study on the effectiveness of telehealth in mental health integration in rural Veterans Health Administration clinics. Outlines implementation timeline and discusses the results of the implementation.
Author(s): Richard R. Owen, Eva N. Woodward, Karen L. Drummond, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science, 14, 33
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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VA and Indian Health Service: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Coordination of Health Care for American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans
Report discusses the relationship between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) with regard to providing care to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Details the cooperative agreement between the two entities and the ways their efforts could be improved.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Report discusses the relationship between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) with regard to providing care to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Details the cooperative agreement between the two entities and the ways their efforts could be improved.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Vietnam-Era Veterans Represent the Largest Share of All Rural Veterans
Bar chart showing the rural and urban veteran population by service period, based on 2017 American Community Survey data.
Date: 03/2019
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Bar chart showing the rural and urban veteran population by service period, based on 2017 American Community Survey data.
Date: 03/2019
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Healthcare Professionals' Views of Palliative Care for American War Veterans with Non-malignant Respiratory Disease Living in a Rural Area: A Qualitative Study
Discussed the views of healthcare professionals on palliative care for rural veterans with chronic lung diseases in Idaho. Highlights the providers' perception of veterans' understanding of the disease and it's progression, as well as barriers to palliative care services.
Author(s): Clare Mc Veigh, Joanne Reid, Paula Carvalho
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 18, 22
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
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Discussed the views of healthcare professionals on palliative care for rural veterans with chronic lung diseases in Idaho. Highlights the providers' perception of veterans' understanding of the disease and it's progression, as well as barriers to palliative care services.
Author(s): Clare Mc Veigh, Joanne Reid, Paula Carvalho
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 18, 22
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
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