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Health Disparities in Appalachia

(Just Now) WEBThe groundwork for this initiative required analysis of national health data that provided a comprehensive overview of the health of the Appalachian Region’s 25 million people and documented health disparities between the Region and the nation as a whole. The …

https://healthinappalachia.org/disparities-report/

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APPALACHIAN REGION Key Findings HEALTH …

(2 days ago) WEBKey Findings APPALACHIAN REGION HEALTH DISPARITIES 1 MORTALITY Heart Disease Deaths The Appalachian Region’s heart disease mortality rate is 17 percent higher than the national rate. The regional average masks very high rates within parts of Appalachia. For example, in Central Appalachia, the heart disease mortality rate is 42 …

https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AppRegionHealthDisparitiesKeyFindings8-17.pdf

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Health Disparities in Appalachia: Mortality (PDF: 6.5 MB)

(Just Now) WEBIn Central Appalachia, 81 of the subregion’s 82 counties have cancer mortality rates higher than the national rate. The cancer mortality rate for the Appalachian Region’s rural counties is 15 percent higher than for the Region’s large metro counties. The cancer mortality rate for the Region’s distressed counties is 20 percent higher

https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Health_Disparities_in_Appalachia_Mortality_Domain.pdf

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Health Disparities In Appalachia Health Affairs

(9 days ago) WEBHealth Disparities In Appalachia. We appreciate the article by Gopal Singh and coauthors (Aug 2017), which documented widening health disparities in Appalachia. The authors mentioned that there

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1243

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Health Behaviors in Rural Appalachia - PMC - National …

(3 days ago) WEBResidents of rural Appalachia report substandard diet and physical activity behaviors, 1–3 and they experience some of the nation’s worst health outcomes. 4,5 In particular, Appalachian residents have higher rates of obesity, 6,7 cardiovascular disease, 8 and disability, 9 and greater mortality and morbidity than the United States overall. 10 For …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6709874/

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Health Disparities in Appalachian and Other Rural …

(2 days ago) WEBRural areas are home to a larger proportion of older adults and populations who age within these locales and suffer disproportionately from health, mental health, and economic disparities compared to their urban counterparts. This article will explore the disparities faced by persons that reside in rural communities across the lifespan.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00914150231171856

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Access to Health Care in Appalachia: Perception and Reality

(9 days ago) WEBABSTRACT. Introduction: Health disparities such as cancer and diabetes are well documented. in Appalachia. These disparities contribute to health status, and by many indicators, Appalachian people

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361678983_Access_to_Health_Care_in_Appalachia_Perception_and_Reality

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Health Disparities in Appalachian and Other Rural …

(1 days ago) WEBFinally, best practices and future directions to combat health disparities among rural residents and elders will be discussed. This includes the Appalachian Gerontology Experiences: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research training program which recruits and trains minority and first-generation undergraduate students in aging and health disparity

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37170557/

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Policy Recommendations – Creating a Culture of Health in …

(4 days ago) WEBCreating a Culture of Health in Appalachia. Disparities and Bright Spots. About. About the Initiative. About the Appalachian Region. Health Disparities. Health Disparities in Appalachia. Key Findings. Interactive Data.

https://healthinappalachia.org/policy-recommendations/

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Widening Disparities In Infant Mortality And Life - Health Affairs

(9 days ago) WEBAn analysis of disparities in health status and access to health care in the Appalachian region [Internet]. Washington (DC) : Appalachian Regional Commission ; 2004 Nov [cited 2017 Jun 27 ].

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1571

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Kentucky & Appalachia Health Disparity Information

(4 days ago) WEBTemporal Trends and Key Drivers. Kentucky and Appalachia experience some of the nation's most severe health disparities: Eight of thirteen counties recently found to have a declining life expectancy are in the Commonwealth, and the region is currently the epicenter of the opioid epidemic, with overdose deaths in Kentucky hitting record highs in

https://www.ccts.uky.edu/about-ccts/kentucky-appalachia-health-disparity-information

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Project MUSE - Access to Health Care in Appalachia Perception …

(5 days ago) WEBHealth disparities in Appalachia might be minimized by being more compassionate and understanding of people who live here. Appalachia, health disparities, access to care, perception of access to care. INTRODUCTION. By many indicators, health outcomes in Appalachia are worse than other parts of the country. …

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/837699

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Improving Health Disparities in Appalachia- Background

(1 days ago) WEBA 2017 study by the ARC revealed that Appalachia ranks the highest in health disparities of any region in the nation. All chronic diseases such as, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, cancer, COPD, hypertension, obesity, and substance abuse are found at the highest levels in Appalachia. In addition, mental illness and suicide rates also have the

https://www.apphealthcareconsulting.com/background/

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Health Disparities in Appalachia Executive Summary

(1 days ago) WEBCreating a Culture of Health in Appalachia: Disparities and Bright Spots is an innovative research initiative sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and administered by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. This multi-part health research project will, in successive reports: …

https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Health_Disparities_in_Appalachia_Executive_Summary.pdf

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Health Gap Widens Between Appalachia And Rest Of The U.S.

(8 days ago) WEBA study released Monday in the journal Health Affairs found disparities widening sharply between Appalachia and the rest of the country, driven by higher rates of infant mortality, smoking, obesity and early deaths from motor vehicle accidents and drug overdoses. “Although life expectancy increased everywhere in the United States …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/health-gap-widens-between-appalachia-and-rest-of-the-u-s/

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WKYT Investigates The Great Health Divide in Kentucky

(Just Now) WEBPublished: Jan. 18, 2021 at 1:00 PM PST. Editor’s Note: Throughout the year WKYT, the Gray D.C. Bureau, InvestigateTV and other Gray Television stations will examine health disparities in the

https://www.wkyt.com/2021/01/18/wkyt-investigates-the-appalachian-health-divide/

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Health disparities in Appalachia: Factors influencing high heart

(1 days ago) WEBHealth disparities in Appalachia: Factors influencing high heart disease rates across rural Virginia People living in Appalachia see higher rates of heart disease, and death rates from heart disease.

https://www.wsls.com/health/2024/02/14/factors-influencing-heart-disease-rates-across-rural-virginia/

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Preterm Birth Prevention in Appalachia: Restructuring Prenatal …

(3 days ago) WEBPrevious efforts to educate health providers on SDoH have focused largely on socioeconomic and racial health disparities. 14 Health care providers in Appalachia are faced with a complex web of social forces when caring for patients, including persistent poverty, outmigration, and social isolation. 15 There are distinctive aspects of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8080929/

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A theory of oral healthcare decision-making in Appalachia

(3 days ago) WEBOvercoming data challenges examining oral health disparities in appalachia. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics. 2012;4(3). pmid:23569642 . View Article PubMed/NCBI Google Scholar 17. Behringer B, Friedell GH. Appalachia: where place matters in health. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2006; 3(4): A113. pmid:16978488

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0303831

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Oral Health Disparities in Appalachia - The Journal of the American

(9 days ago) WEBIn the context of extensive health disparities, including oral health issues, in West Virginia and elsewhere in Appalachia, our study results show that the degree of unmet treatment need and the history of orthodontic care were, nonetheless, similar to the national population in this sample of 12- to 17-year-old adolescents.

https://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(14)64025-3/fulltext

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Health Disparities in Appalachia Cover Front Matter

(2 days ago) WEBDavid M. Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP, Senior Program Officer, provided the impetus for the Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia: Disparities and Bright Spots project and solicited the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Foundation for a …

https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Health_Disparities_in_Appalachia_Cover_Front_Matter.pdf

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New Health Blueprint Maps Healthier Future for Southwest Virginia

(6 days ago) WEBA sweeping new Health Blueprint for Southwest Virginia highlights the grave health challenges that grip the rural region but also proposes solutions to help residents live longer, healthier lives. The Blueprint was assembled by the University of Virginia College at Wise’s Healthy Appalachia Institute, the Southwest Virginia Health Authority, UVA …

https://news.med.virginia.edu/community/new-health-blueprint-maps-healthier-future-for-southwest-virginia/

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Black Appalachian Health promotes equitable healthcare

(9 days ago) WEBBlack Appalachian Health promotes equitable healthcare in the Appalachian region by addressing the unique health disparities and systemic inequalities faced by Black communities. Their mission is to improve access to quality healthcare services, education, and advocacy for Black residents of Appalachia. They achieve this by collaborating with

https://www.blackappalachianhealth.com/

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Health Disparities in Black or African American People

(9 days ago) WEBOf the 37,968 new HIV diagnoses in the US and dependent areas in 2018: In 2018, in the United States, the death rate for African Americans/Blacks was higher (16.3 per 100,000) compared with any other racial/ethnic group (2.5 Whites). In 2018, African Americans/Blacks represented 43% of all deaths of people diagnosed with HIV.

https://www.cdc.gov/health-disparities-hiv-std-tb-hepatitis/populations/black-african-american.html

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New Health Blueprint maps healthier future fo EurekAlert!

(8 days ago) WEBNew Health Blueprint maps healthier future for rural, underserved Southwest Virginia. David Driscoll, PhD, is the director of the Healthy Appalachia Institute in Southwest Virginia. A sweeping new

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1045021

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