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Rural Health Disparities Overview - Rural Health …

(3 days ago) WEBA 2019 American Journal of Public Health study found that from 2008-2010 and 2014-2016, rates of cigarette smoking among rural and urban adolescents declined, but that rural rates fell more slowly …

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

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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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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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Health Disparities Affect Millions in Rural U.S.

(1 days ago) WEBOct. 31, 2017. Rural Americans—who make up at least 15 to 20% of the U.S. population—face inequities that result in worse health care than that of urban and suburban residents. These rural health disparities are deeply …

https://www.aamc.org/news/health-disparities-affect-millions-rural-us-communities

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

(7 days ago) WEBRural LHDs tend to have fewer staff and larger geographic jurisdictions to cover, which compound staff size and travel time issues. Even though rural health …

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

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Rural Health Information Hub

(2 days ago) WEBThe Rural Health Information Hub is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/

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Healthcare Access in Rural Communities - Rural Health …

(6 days ago) WEBProvides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to healthcare access. Discusses the importance of primary care for rural residents and covers barriers to healthcare access in rural areas, …

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

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

(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 …

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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Why Health Care Is Harder to Access in Rural America

(8 days ago) [email protected]. (202) 512-7114. More than 60 million Americans—about one-fifth of the U.S. population—live in rural areas. On average, …

https://www.gao.gov/blog/why-health-care-harder-access-rural-america

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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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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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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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Addressing health inequalities in diverse, rural communities: An …

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. Research on rural health needs to represent the diverse demographics of these regions by carefully considering the distinct characteristics, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6462771/

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Rural Health Policy Overview - Rural Health Information Hub

(8 days ago) WEBRural health policy addresses many of the same issues as the broader realm of health policy, such as access to care, quality improvement, cost containment, …

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

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Rural health - Wikipedia

(2 days ago) WEBIn medicine, rural health or rural medicine is the interdisciplinary study of health and health care delivery in rural environments. The concept of rural health incorporates …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_health

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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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Federal report shows increased divide between rural, urban health

(8 days ago) WEBOne way these problems can be addressed is by increasing the number of doctors in rural communities, according to Dr. Randall Longenecker, assistant dean of …

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

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Rural health is a crisis that can be solved, here and now

(3 days ago) WEBThe National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) recently released a new publication, Rural Health in Australia Snapshot 2021 (the Snapshot), that provides a …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajr.12848

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Preventable Premature Deaths from the Five Leading

(1 days ago) WEBPublic Health Action: Routine tracking of preventable premature deaths based on urban-rural county classification might enable public health departments to …

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/ss/ss7302a1.htm

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B/CS in DC: tackling rural health care concerns, keeping - MSN

(Just Now) WEBThis year’s health focus is rural health. This is a specialty for the A&M Rural and Community Health Institute. Executive Director Dr. Kia Parsi says for the past 20 years …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/b-cs-in-dc-tackling-rural-health-care-concerns-keeping-hospitals-open/ar-BB1lVIOH

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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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The Population Health Calamity Evidenced in U.S. Life Expectancy

(3 days ago) WEBA watershed event in this trend occurred in 2015 when U.S. life expectancy declined for the first time in decades. Princeton economists Anne Case and Angus …

https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/the-population-health-calamity-evidenced-in-u-s-life-expectancy-statistics/

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Hear me. See me. Mental health focus can prevent crisis - WIBW

(6 days ago) WEBAn effort to raise awareness of mental health and the issues surrounding is the focus of a year-long campaign for WIBW-TV. Kansas Farm Bureau to honor …

https://www.wibw.com/2024/05/09/hear-me-see-me-mental-health-focus-can-prevent-crisis/

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