RHIhub This Week - August 28, 2024
Rural Louisiana Programs Create Healthier Schoolsby Allee Mead Two FORHP Delta States Rural Development Network grantees are improving children's health in rural Louisiana schools. The Adolescent Pre-Diabetes Prevention Program screens high school students and provides Healthy Lifestyle lessons, while the EatMoveGrow program increases nutrition and physical activity opportunities in elementary schools. |
Social Determinants of Health for Rural PeopleOur recently updated topic guide provides information and resources on the social determinants of health for rural populations and the related impacts on their health outcomes and living conditions. It includes a new question on the Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being Framework. |
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Aug 27, 2024 -- Analyzes Fatal Accident Report System (FARS) data to discuss traffic death comparisons for rural and urban counties. Notes reasons for the disparity including emergency response times, speed limits, and risky driving behavior. Source: The Daily Yonder Building Eastern North Carolina's Community Health Workforce One Haircut at a Time Aug 26, 2024 -- Provides overview of Shackle Free Buzz, a program in rural eastern North Carolina that trains barbers and beauticians as community health ambassadors. Describes the social significance of barber shops and beauty salons in many rural Black communities. Highlights various topics addressed by the program, including vaccine hesitancy, health-related social needs, and chronic disease awareness. Source: NC Health News Leveraging Telehealth to Provide Equitable Pediatric Mental Health Care Aug 23, 2024 -- Describes the establishment of the National Rural Adolescent and Child Health (NRACH) ECHO Training Center in 2022. Notes that, due to a shortage of rural psychologists, rural children often seek care from primary care doctors for mental health issues. Highlights services offered by the NRACH ECHO Training Center, including virtual medical education for rural primary care doctors on a variety of mental health issues and treatment approaches. Source: National Rural Health Association Long Drives, Fewer Visits and Lost Ties: Rural Minnesota Residents Struggle to Adapt When a Nursing Home Closes Aug 22, 2024 -- Discusses the impact of nursing home closures on social networks for rural Minnesota residents and their families. Discusses funding challenges and policy measures attempting to address workforce recruitment and retention issues driving the closures. Source: MinnPost Promotoras De Salud: Helping Community Health Workers Care for Older Adults Aug 22, 2024 -- Discusses the role of community health workers (CHW) in rural and border communities in Texas, particularly for older adults and Spanish speakers. Highlights a training for CHWs focusing on age-friendly health services using the 4M Framework. Source: National Rural Health Association UI Telepsychology Training Clinic Takes Grassroots Approach to Reaching Rural Communities Aug 22, 2024 -- Reports on a free telepsychology clinic for rural Iowans. Discusses the lack of mental health services due to workforce shortages in the state, rural specific stressors, and stigma. Highlights the value of training the behavioral health workforce with and in rural communities. Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch Better Local Healthcare for Florida's Rural Panhandle with USDA Aug 21, 2024 -- Highlights a Critical Access Hospital in rural Florida using U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to offer advanced healthcare equipment, expanded facilities, and new services to the local community. Discusses the support offered by the USDA while applying for grant funding. Source: Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture |
Loan repayment assistance for medical, nursing, physician assistant, and dental students who agree to provide services in eligible Health Professional Shortage Areas of greatest need. Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2024 Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Health Service Corps, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AmeriCorps State and National Grants Funding for programs that are designed to strengthen communities and solve local problems, including those found in rural and underserved areas. Funding priorities include serving historically underrepresented communities, environmental stewardship, services for veterans, access to youth mental health and substance abuse services, and civic bridgebuilding. Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories Application Deadline: Jan 23, 2025 Sponsor: AmeriCorps Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program (REDL and REDG) Loans and grants to assist in the economic development of rural areas, including funds for healthcare facilities and equipment, telecommunications networks, and job creation projects. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2025 Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) Funding for innovative, multi-level healthcare research for older adults from populations that experience health disparities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2028 Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Disaster Water Grants Program Grants to help rural communities handle expenses related to presidentially declared disasters that damaged water systems. Water systems include all water resource infrastructure, including drinking water, wastewater, storm drainage, and solid waste facilities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories Applications accepted on an ongoing basis Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service Rural Community Development Program Technical assistance to help regional and tribal organizations manage safe water systems in rural communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Applications accepted on an ongoing basis Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Offers findings from the 2023 Title VI Native American Aging Program Survey. Discusses service provision, nutrition and traditional foods, services and supports for caregivers, transportation, elder abuse, program staffing and funding, and partnerships. Sponsoring organization: USAging Date: 2024 Active Social Engagement and Health among Older Adults: Assessing Differences by Cancer Survivorship Status Evaluates whether recent cancer survivorship affects the relationship between active social engagement and health-related quality of life among older adults, utilizing data from 2,914 survey participants in seven states. Includes data on physical and mental health-related quality of life in rural versus urban populations. Author(s): Jennifer L. Moss, Veronica Bernacchi, Erin Kitt-Lewis Location: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 22, 67 Date: 08/2024 Adverse Childhood Experiences: Health Care Utilization And Expenditures In Adulthood Uses 2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Household Component data to estimate healthcare utilization and expenditures for adults with and without adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in addition to various health conditions and behaviors. Exhibit 1 includes prevalence and relative risk of various demographic and geographic factors by number of ACEs. Discusses policy implications of study findings. Author(s): Thomas M. Selden, Didem M. Bernard, Sandra L. Decker, Zhengyi Fang Location: Health Affairs, 43(8) Date: 07/2024 Challenges and Opportunities for Workforce Programs in Rural Areas: Evidence from HPOG 2.0 Provides an overview of the non-tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 program location and statistics, services delivery strategies, participant receipts of support services, and participant outcomes. Includes comparative data on rural versus non-rural HPOG 2.0 programs. Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families Date: 08/2024 Changes to Population Distribution and Commuting Patterns Blur the Line Between Rural and Urban Highlights the change in commuting patterns between rural workers and urban areas and describes the impact on rural communities and economies. Discusses the multiple definitions of rural. Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau Date: 08/2024 Countermeasures that Work: An Introductory Resource for Rural Communities Provides safety countermeasures related to speed, alcohol-impaired driving, and seat belts/child restraints in rural communities. Includes effectiveness ratings of countermeasures as well as program examples. Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Date: 07/2024 Discharge Disposition for Home Health Care Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia: The Role of Living Arrangements and Rural Living Examines rural versus urban differences in living arrangements and their impact on discharge disposition of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD). Analyzes 531,269 Medicare fee-for-service patient records with data breakdowns for living arrangement, such as living alone, living at home with others, or living in a congregate setting, as well as sociodemographic and health condition variables. Discusses rural versus urban disparities when a patient discharges to their community or an institution and the impact of social support on ADRD patients. Author(s): Daniel Jung, Jeong Ha (Steph) Choi, Kerstin Gerst Emerson Location: Journal of Rural Health Date: 08/2024 Disparities Impact Statement Guidance for healthcare providers and other healthcare focused organizations to identify and address health disparities among various people groups including rural and tribal communities. Offers a 5 step process for developing an action plan by identifying disparities, defining health equity goals, establishing a health equity strategy, determining organizational needs, and tracking progress. Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Date: 08/2024 Examining Rurality and Social Determinants of Health among Women with GDM: A 15-Year Comprehensive Population Analysis Examines maternal demographic characteristics, including rurality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) development over time. Utilizes birth record vital statistics of 589,605 women with live births in Kansas from 2005 to 2019. Compares rural and urban trends in maternal overweight, obesity, and GDM. Author(s): Umama Ali, Laila Cure, Rhonda K. Lewis, et al. Location: BMC Women's Health, 24, 467 Date: 08/2024 The Future of Acute Hospital Care at Home Describes the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) model and explores barriers to participation including rural-specific concerns. Offers current and future policy reform recommendations related to rural hospital participation and flexibilities. Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center Date: 07/2024 Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders Cycle VIII (2020 - 2023) - 2024 Data Book Report presents data on the health and wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native Elders. Explores data through a number of measures, such as general health, healthcare access, weight and nutrition, and memory and disability, among other measures. Sponsoring organization: National Resource Center on Native American Aging Date: 2024 MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Home Health Prospective Payment System for CY 2025 Comments on a July 3, 2024, Federal Register proposed rule related to Medicare payment policies for home health agencies. Includes comments regarding permanent and temporary budget-neutrality adjustments, the plan of care development and scope of services home health patients receive, and the proposed adoption of the core-based statistical area (CBSA) delineations for the home health wage index. Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Date: 08/2024 MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Payment System for End-Stage Renal Disease for CY 2025 Comments on a July 5, 2024, Federal Register proposed rule related to Medicare payment policies for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Includes comments addressing modifications to the outlier policy, updates to the low-volume payment adjustment (LVPA), and updates to the wage index methodology. Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Date: 08/2024 NCHS Rapid Surveys System: Round 3 - Family Health History, Genetic Testing for Cancer and Heart Disease, and Sexual Health Interactive data on family health history, genetic testing for cancer and heart disease, and sexual health among adults between January and February 2024. Includes tables and charts on information gathering and sharing habits, healthcare utilization, and more. Breaks down data by various demographics including urbanicity. Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics Date: 2024 Practice Outcomes for the First Decade of Rural Pharmacy Education (RPHARM) Program Graduates Analyzes the practice characteristics of 2014-2023 graduates of the Rural Pharmacy Education (RPHARM) Program at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Pharmacy. Provides information on the RPHARM program, number of graduates, and practice characteristics of graduates, including practice type and rurality of location. Author(s): Heidi R. Olson, Allison E. Schriever, Kevin O. Rynn, Martin MacDowell Location: BMC Medical Education, 24, 909 Date: 08/2024 Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services: Encouraging Rural Participation in Population-Based Total Cost of Care (PB-TCOC) Models Summarizes findings from the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee's (PTAC) review of information on best practices for addressing rural health challenges and encouraging rural participation in value-based care and PB-TCOC models. Describes the importance of addressing challenges affecting patients and providers in rural communities, developing financial incentives and glide paths to encourage rural participation in value-based care, and measuring and incentivizing value-based care and social determinants of health for patients in rural areas. Identifies areas where areas where additional research is needed, considerations for policymakers, and potential next steps. Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Date: 06/2024 Rural and Urban Differences in Marijuana Use Following Passages of Medical Marijuana Laws Presents a study on differences in marijuana use in rural and urban areas after the legalization of medical marijuana. Compares marijuana usage in rural and urban areas and breaks down data by race, gender, sexual identity, and marijuana use, among other factors. Author(s): E. Morgan, C. Dyar Location: Public Health, 234, 64-70 Date: 09/2024 Rural Maternity Innovation Summit Reports Findings from a March 2024 Clifton, Texas summit that brought together leaders from six innovative and sustainable rural maternity programs. The site report provides case studies, sharing information on maternity services, staffing, financial strategies, and more. The leader report shares strategies and identifies leadership competencies, values, and character traits that support the leaders' abilities to meet the challenges in providing sustainable rural maternity services in rural communities. Sponsoring organization: University of Colorado School of Medicine Rural Program Date: 2024 Strategies Used to Reduce Harms Associated with Fentanyl Exposure among Rural People Who Use Drugs: Multi-Site Qualitative Findings from the Rural Opioid Initiative Explores strategies utilized by rural people who use drugs to reduce fentanyl-related harm. Analyzes interviews with 349 people who recently used opioids or injection drugs in 10 states. Discusses awareness of fentanyl contamination, highlights perspectives on common harm reduction strategies, and describes public health applications. Includes state-by-state comparisons of participant demographic data. Author(s): Suzan M. Walters, Robin Baker, David Frank, et al. Location: Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 154 Date: 08/2024 |
Deadline: Sep 6, 2024 Center for Appalachia Research in Cancer Education (CARE) Event Dates: Nov 12 - 15, 2024 Lore City, OH Conference Website |
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