Public Health Newswire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

More than half of U.S. counties lack hospitals with pregnancy care

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Rural Health 100

Public Health Newswire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

More than half of U.S. counties lack hospitals with pregnancy care

Rural Health 100

Rural Health 100

Public Health Newswire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

More than half of U.S. counties lack hospitals with pregnancy care

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Rural Health 100

Public Health Newswire

MAY 21, 2024

National Rural Health Association helping recruit program participants

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Rural Health 130

Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Tim McBride, PhD, co-director, CAHSPER, & public health faculty scholar, received the 2024 Rural Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Missouri Rural Health Association, for the exceptional impact that he has made to healthcare in rural MO for 30+ years.

Rural Health 40

Rural Health 40

Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Tim McBride, PhD, co-director, CAHSPER, & public health faculty scholar, received the 2024 Rural Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Missouri Rural Health Association, for the exceptional impact he has made to healthcare in rural MO for 30+ years.

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Rural Health 40

Berkeley Public Health

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Rural Health Innovation Scholar Julian Levine is an emerging rural public health leader in West Virginia.

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Rural Health 98

The Health Care Blog

AUGUST 19, 2022

Our rural health care system has suffered badly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It entered the pandemic with severe structural weaknesses, including magnified health disparities and inequities, lower rates of vaccination in the general population, and high risk of rural hospital closures. BY ERIC LARSEN and TOMMY IBRAHIM.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Health Equity

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

"New CMS report reveals widening health disparities among Medicare Advantage patients in rural areas in 2023. Findings show growing gap in care quality and impr

Health Disparities 52

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KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Community health worker programs can address common barriers in rural areas, where people face higher rates of poverty and certain health problems , said Gabriela Boscán Fauquier, who oversees community health worker initiatives at the National Rural Health Association.

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Ethnicity and Health Rural Health Community Health Centers Health Policy 120

National Council on Urban Indian Health

MARCH 17, 2025

Telehealth Extend flexibilities allowing for greater Medicare coverage of virtual health services until Sept. This provision allows federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), rural health clinics, and Medicare to pay for mental health telehealth services, without any in-person requirements.

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NC Health News

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

By Liz Carey The Daily Yonder According to new research from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center , rural residents are not significantly more likely to be worried about their medical bills than their urban counterparts, but they are more likely to have trouble paying them. percent compared to 6 percent).

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Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Rural Health Ageing and Health Health Disparities 86

The Health Care Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

And, these are just to name a few… Right now, the pandemic’s public health emergency is still in effect until mid-January, and, though it is expected to be renewed, the renewal will only get us into the second quarter of 2023.

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HEALTHBEAT

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Community health worker programs can address common barriers in rural areas, where people face higher rates of poverty and certain health problems , said Gabriela Boscán Fauquier, who oversees community health worker initiatives at the National Rural Health Association.

Ethnicity and Health 97

Ethnicity and Health Rural Health Community Health Centers 97

Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As such, taking advantage of a data-driven approach to rural healthcare can have a profound impact on the health outcomes of masses of rural residents. Using Data to Monitor Rural Health In many rural areas, the closest medical facility can take hours to reach.

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Access to Healthcare Health Literacy Rural Health 110

Association of Health Care Journalists

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Here are a few more prevention and solutions-focused initiatives: Together With Veterans is an initiative funded by the VA Office of Rural Health aimed at reducing suicide rates among rural veterans. This community-based program leverages veterans to help fellow veterans build mental health resilience.

Mental Health and Public Health 119

Mental Health and Public Health Risk Factors Substance Use Disorders Rural Health 119

Exploring Health

JANUARY 15, 2025

Teaching Medical Students to Use Telehealth Can Reduce Rural Health Inequities Telehealth use has skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical students have yet to be taught how to use it. By Joy Lee I got my first period when I was 12 years old.

Telemedicine and Virtual Healthcare 97

Telemedicine and Virtual Healthcare Mental Health and Public Health Nutrition and Public Health Health Disparities 97

NC Health News

MARCH 7, 2025

By Jennifer Fernandez In rural Moore County, another home is being built to provide a place to stay and thrive for young people who would otherwise be homeless.

Mental Health and Public Health 92

Mental Health and Public Health Ageing and Health Rural Health 92

The NACCHO Podcast Series

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Kerry and Lauren also talk about NACCHO’s 2023 Federal Legislative and Policy Agenda and remind listeners about the upcoming virtual Public Health on the Hill event on March 6-10.

Mental Health and Public Health 40

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KFF Health News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Local health departments are overstretched, pausing other important work as they race to limit the spread of this highly contagious virus. Since the outbreak emerged three weeks ago , the Texas health department has confirmed 90 cases with 16 hospitalizations, as of Feb.

Ageing and Health 111

Ageing and Health Health Policy Rural Health 111

NC Health News

JANUARY 25, 2025

By Heidi Perez-Moreno Border Belt Independent When Mary Campbell gave birth to her first daughter in 2021, her maternity room at UNC Health Southeastern was cramped and loud. The hospitals thin walls did little to muffle the sounds of crying babies and foot traffic in the hallways, and Campbell could barely nap during her 36-hour stay.

Maternal and Child Health 107

Maternal and Child Health Rural Health 107

UW School of Public Health Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Buszkiewicz, research investigator, Epidemiology at University of Michigan SPH; Shawna Beese, assistant professor of Rural Health Promotion at WSU Health Sciences; Sarah M. For more information, contact Jennifer Otten at jotten@uw.edu Health Equity DEOHS Nutritional Sciences Tseng, Ph.D.

Nutrition and Public Health 130

Nutrition and Public Health Ethnicity and Health Occupational Health Rural Health 130

NC Health News

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

by Andrew R.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In 2021, Mr. Probst was the New Mexico Alliance of School-Based Health Center Champion and the National Organization of State Rural Health Offices Community Star.

Mental Health and Public Health 52

Mental Health and Public Health Rural Health Health Equity Ageing and Health 52

Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

JANUARY 24, 2025

Timothy McBride , the Bernard Becker Professor at the WashU Brown School, has received the 2024 Rural Excellence in Advocacy Award from theMissouri Rural Health Association.McBride is also co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economic Research.

Mental Health and Public Health 40

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International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Because the rural–urban gap was growing quickly while CVD mortality was robustly declining, efforts to rejuvenate that decline are not likely to reduce this difference unless an emphasis is placed on rural health.

Ageing and Health 52

Ageing and Health Rural Health Risk Factors 52

PHIG Partners

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It’s really helped our health department, which is a rural health department with a population of about 100,000, and it’s helped us in a number of ways. This new approach is designed to reshape public perceptions and foster trust within the communities they serve.

Rural Health 52

Rural Health Health Equity 52

National Council on Urban Indian Health

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Texas Native Health Rhode Island Indian Council (New York Indian Council) Oklahoma City Indian Clinic Tucson Indian Center Kansas City Indian Center Nevada Urban Indians, Inc. Fresno American Indian Health Project Native American Connections Native American LifeLines, Inc.

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JPHMP Direct

MARCH 31, 2025

Variation in the quality of Community Health Assessments and Improvement Plans among Kentuckys local health departments reveals opportunities for strengthening collaboration, evidence-based strategies, and equity-focused public health efforts.

Rural Health 61

Rural Health Health Equity 61

NC Health News

APRIL 3, 2025

By Jaymie Baxley Across rural North Carolina, the opioid epidemic has left a devastating mark overdose deaths have surged, families have been shattered and communities have struggled to find resources to fight the crisis.

Mental Health and Public Health 57

Mental Health and Public Health Substance Use Disorders Rural Health 57

Rural Health Information Hub

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Washington American Indian Health Commission has requested the state consider a federal waiver for Medicaid coverage of traditional Indigenous healing practices following waivers successfully obtained by 4 other states in 2024.

Tribal Health 145

Tribal Health Health Disparities 145

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Bird flu cases have more than doubled in the country within a few weeks, but researchers can’t determine why the spike is happening because surveillance for human infections has been patchy for seven months.

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Emergency Preparedness and Response Disease Surveillance Communicable Diseases Health Policy 145

KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Scrambling to tamp down the spread of the devastating disease, public health officials are blasting messages to South Dakotans on billboards and television, urging people to get tested. Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota.

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Tribal Health Public Health Agencies Health Policy Rural Health 131

Rural Health Information Hub

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Interviews the director of a new project offering a dashboard of Indigenous health research. Describes how the project involves tribal communities, can impact Indigenous health disparities, future plans, and more.

Health Disparities 126

Health Disparities 126

NC Health News

DECEMBER 15, 2024

by Liz Carey Daily Yonder The Rural Mental Health Resources Hub from Mental Health America was launched this past spring. The website provides rural residents with resources to help overcome barriers to accessing mental health care, officials with the national mental health awareness nonprofit said.

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Mental Health Services Rural Health 108

KFF Health News

JANUARY 6, 2025

KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony and Emily Kwong, host of NPR’s podcast “ Shortwave ,” talk about Black families living in the aftermath of lynchings and police killings in their communities.

Health Policy 123

Health Policy Mental Health and Public Health Rural Health 123

KFF Health News

JANUARY 3, 2025

More than three years have passed since federal health officials arrived in central Appalachia to assess an alarming outbreak of HIV spread mostly between people who inject opioids or methamphetamine. CHARLESTON, W.Va.

Health Policy 119

Health Policy Rural Health 119