Rural Community Health Issues

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What's health care like in rural America? We're taking a …

(8 days ago) WEBHealth problems in rural America are one of those barriers. In 2022, the AHA launched a three-year initiative to help rural hospitals and clinicians provide high-quality, From North Dakota, a look at how health care professionals are turning to telemedicine …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/30/whats-health-care-like-in-rural-america-were-taking-a-close-up-look

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Rural Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(5 days ago) WEBRural residents also have higher rates of smoking, which increases the risk of many chronic diseases. Health Care Access: Rural counties have fewer health care workers, specialists (such as cancer …

https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/rural-health.htm

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Rural Health Disparities Overview - Rural Health …

(3 days ago) WEBRural community-based and other rural-serving organizations are working to address these issues through investments in rural community assets, economic development, food security and …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/rural-health-disparities

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Health in Rural America NIH News in Health

(7 days ago) WEBRural areas also tend to have more older adults. Older adults experience more chronic health issues than younger people. But rural residents may live far from hospitals and be less likely to have health insurance. Care …

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2022/03/health-rural-america

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Healthcare Access in Rural Communities - Rural Health Info

(6 days ago) WEBAccess in Brief: Rural and Urban Health Care compares access to care and use of services for rural and urban adults and children with Medicaid coverage and shows that from 2013-2015 34% of urban …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/healthcare-access

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The State of Rural Public Health: Enduring Needs in a …

(7 days ago) WEBFoster an identified rural public health constituency to advocate for rural health issues. Create a population-based prevention agenda for the rural United …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305728

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About Rural Health CSELS Rural Health CDC

(2 days ago) WEBRural Americans face numerous health disparities compared with their urban counterparts. More than 46 million Americans, or 15 percent of the U.S. …

https://www.cdc.gov/ruralhealth/about.html

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Federal report shows increased divide between rural, …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report late last month showing that rural communities are dying from preventable causes, such as cancer, …

https://www.ideastream.org/health/2024-05-01/federal-report-shows-increased-divide-between-rural-urban-health-outcomes

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A Century Later: Rural Public Health’s Enduring …

(3 days ago) WEBThis article examines rural public health literature from 1900 to the 1930s and its parallels to current rural health. As we explore the new frontier of rural public health, it is critical …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7542279/

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Potential Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Communities

(5 days ago) WEBRural America is not a smaller version of urban America, observed Tom Morris, associate administrator in the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in the Health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK531871/

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Addressing Rural Health Challenges Head On - PMC - National …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth Professions Workforce Shortage. About 20 percent of Americans live in rural areas, but barely one-tenth of physicians practice there 2.The federal government projects a …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140198/

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Rural health care: Big challenges require big solutions

(2 days ago) WEBGiven the trend of rural hospital closures and concerns about access to health care services, most rural health care activity focuses on the here and now. In …

https://www.aha.org/news/insights-and-analysis/2020-01-28-rural-health-care-big-challenges-require-big-solutions

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Focus Areas for Rural Community Health Programs

(9 days ago) WEBThis toolkit offers general information about designing, implementing, evaluating, and reporting about community health programs. Based on community …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/rural-toolkit/1/rural-issues

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Addressing health inequities among people living in rural and …

(5 days ago) WEBGlobally, extreme poverty continues to be overwhelmingly rural, accounting for almost 4 in 5 people living in extreme poverty. Multidimensional poverty is also …

https://www.who.int/activities/addressing-health-inequities-among-people-living-in-rural-and-remote-areas

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Rural Community Health Initiative

(5 days ago) WEBNRHA's Rural Community Health Initiative is designed to support and promote the innovative programs in rural areas that aim to move health care beyond the four walls …

https://www.ruralhealth.us/programs/center-for-rural-health-equity-and-innovation/rural-community-health-initiative

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Rural Health Concerns: MedlinePlus

(8 days ago) WEBCompared to urban areas, rural communities tend to have: Higher poverty rates. A higher percentage of older adults, who are more likely to have chronic health …

https://medlineplus.gov/ruralhealthconcerns.html

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COVID-19 and rural communities McKinsey

(4 days ago) WEBHighly diverse rural communities 17 ‘Highly-diverse’ communities refer to counties where 33 percent or more of the population belongs to a racial or ethnic …

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/covid-19-and-rural-communities-protecting-rural-lives-and-health

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Continuing Challenges in Rural Health in the United States

(3 days ago) WEBIn addition to health care for chronic diseases (heart disease, diabetes, cancer), rural residents also face challenges in receiving care for mental health conditions as well as …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7043306/

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Rural Health: Issues and Solutions for Rural Communities

(9 days ago) WEBMedicare) • About 368,000 ND are rural (outside the MSAs) –about 356,000 are urban –. (USDA Economic Research Service, September 2014) • 46% of ND veterans are rural …

https://ruralhealth.und.edu/assets/1050-3556/032618-rural-health-issues-and-solutions.pdf

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Understanding the Health Challenges Facing Rural Communities

(6 days ago) WEBRural communities continue to face health challenges and disparities, with higher percentages of preventable deaths, higher rates of Medicare and Medicaid …

https://www.ajmc.com/view/understanding-the-health-challenges-facing-rural-communities

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Urban-rural health disparities are widening, but in Utah, access

(3 days ago) WEBThe CDC attributes part of this disparity to age as rural populations are older on average than urban ones. Still, they wrote that “differences in social circumstances, …

https://www.kuer.org/health/2024-05-01/urban-rural-health-disparities-are-widening-but-in-utah-access-remains-the-challenge

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Rural Health Policy Overview - Rural Health Information Hub

(8 days ago) WEBProvides an overview of rural health policy and the issues it addresses. Identifies the key federal agencies, national organizations, and other stakeholders …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/rural-health-policy

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Call for Papers Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions …

(8 days ago) WEBAnnouncement posted 4/18/24. Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) welcomes submissions for its upcoming collection, Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions for …

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/call_for_papers/Rural_Health_Disparities.htm

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Underserved Rural, Racial and Ethnic Communities

(9 days ago) WEBThis policy report explores mental health-related disparities across rural, racial and ethnic communities. It reflects intensive deliberation and research conducted …

https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/underserved-rural-racial-and-ethnic-communities

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UT Tyler Health Science Center UT Tyler

(3 days ago) WEBCommunity Outreach and Engagement. We’re pioneering the future of healthcare in East Texas. Find out how you can join us. 11937 U.S. Hwy. 271. Tyler, TX 75708-3154. …

https://www.uttyler.edu/academics/colleges-schools/health-science-center/

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Finding Statistics and Data Related to Rural Health

(8 days ago) WEBWhat sources provide access to rural or rural-relevant data? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focused on rural health issues in a special …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/statistics-and-data

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Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces Historic …

(3 days ago) WEBActions are the latest in a series of steps the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to improve safety, provide support for care workers and family caregivers, and to …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/22/fact-sheet-vice-president-harris-announces-historic-advancements-in-long-term-care-to-support-the-care-economy/

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The State of Rural Public Health: Enduring Needs in a New Decade

(3 days ago) WEBThe United States has surpassed 330 million in population, with more than 65 million living in rural jurisdictions. 1 There is a well-described urban–rural divide in the United States, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7427223/

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Soaring for Students Georgia Southern Magazine

(8 days ago) WEBCentene, Peach State Health Plan Invest $2.2 Million in Rural Healthcare EXPANDING THE WORKFORCE FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE: Pictured (L to R): John …

https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/news/magazine/2024/01/17/soaring-for-students/

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Addressing Health Disparities in the Rural United States: Advocacy …

(3 days ago) WEBRural populations in the United States are faced with a variety of health disparities that complicate access to care. Community health workers (CHWs) and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7764816/

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