Publications, reports, and other documents on rural health and human services topics from a variety of sources, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/ Highlights specific national statistics on Native American teen birth rate, sexual activity and contraceptive use. -- National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/NA_2007.pdf Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:25:19 CST http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/NA_2007.pdf A guidebook identifying New Mexico's network of health resources including medical, dental, and behavioral health services and insurance coverage. -- http://nmhealth.org/pdf/New%20Mexico_ENGLISH%208_18.pdf Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:47:15 CST http://nmhealth.org/pdf/New%20Mexico_ENGLISH%208_18.pdf Provides a summary of the 2008-2009 grant year for the Connecticut Office of Rural Health. -- Connecticut State Office of Rural Health http://ruralhealthct.org/CT-ORHannualreport09.pdf Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:13:03 CST http://ruralhealthct.org/CT-ORHannualreport09.pdf This report, based on interviews with dentists and other experts, consumer surveys, and published reports, examines factors that would support or inhibit the emergence of retail dental clinics in California and elsewhere. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=RetailDentalClinics%2Epdf&pid=513021&itemid=134119 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:06:11 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=RetailDentalClinics%2Epdf&pid=513021&itemid=134119 A research brief that focuses on teen childbearing among Native American youth in the United States and includes information about sexual and contraceptive behavior, attitudes about sex and reproductive health, and information about potential programs for this population. -- National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/SS/SS39_NativeAmericans.pdf Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:19:38 CST http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/SS/SS39_NativeAmericans.pdf This data brief contains summarized results from a survey of leaders in health care and health care policy on the topics of Medicare and legislative reform measures. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Data%20Brief/2009/Nov/1335_Stremikis_HCOL_Medicare_Reform_112.pdf Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:40:59 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Data%20Brief/2009/Nov/1335_Stremikis_HCOL_Medicare_Reform_112.pdf This seventeenth and final chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", serves as a bibliography of articles, journals, and Web sites that contain information about the theory and practice of ethics in rural health care. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-17.pdf Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:56:39 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-17.pdf This sixteenth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", describes ethics network models currently available, including academic, government, independently-based networks, and informal networks, then details how to begin a rural ethics network. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-16.pdf Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:51:18 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-16.pdf This fifteenth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", presents strategies that health care professionals can explore to help anticipate, eliminate ethics conflicts, enhance the quality of care, and decrease the negative impact of such conflicts. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-15.pdf Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:42:46 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-15.pdf This fourteenth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", addresses health information technology (HIT) in the areas of: telehealth, electronic medical records, electronic clinical support, and online prescribing services and the security issues involved. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-14.pdf Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:18:21 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-14.pdf Reports that rural residents have a higher uninsured rate than their urban counterparts, and describes health care reform initiatives that can help improve coverage of rural Americans. -- Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Rural Health Panel http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Health_ReformBrief_Oct09.pdf Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:31:37 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Health_ReformBrief_Oct09.pdf This thirteenth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", addresses ethics concerns regarding sexually transmitted diseases, pregancy, and maintaining patient privacy. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-12.pdf Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:21:31 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-12.pdf This twelfth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", explores the ethical responsibility of health care providers to safely administer clinical care and the challenges in recognizing, reporting, and disclosing medical errors. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-12.pdf Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:15:43 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-12.pdf Argues through statistical analysis and research that health insurance reform will lower premiums for small businesses and lead to additional benefits. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/smallbusiness2/smallbusiness2.pdf Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:53:13 CST http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/smallbusiness2/smallbusiness2.pdf A list of nine points for teens and young adults to consider regarding pregnancy, having babies, and starting families. -- National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/Aunt_Sarah.pdf Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:10:51 CST http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/Aunt_Sarah.pdf Describes how a projected shortage of primary care providers is changing health care and how this affects rural Wisconsin. -- http://www.madisonmagazine.com/Madison-Magazine/November-2009/Disappearing-Docs/# Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:40:19 CST http://www.madisonmagazine.com/Madison-Magazine/November-2009/Disappearing-Docs/# Details issues facing rural Americans in the Health Care reform debate through researched feature reporting and interviews. -- Center for Rural Affairs http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Sweet-the-Bitter-Drought.pdf Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:58:21 CST http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Sweet-the-Bitter-Drought.pdf Describes how the economic downturn may increase many of the health and access disparities that are already a problem in rural communities. Presents possible health insurance reform solutions. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/ruralamerica/ruralmorechoicesmorecoverage.pdf Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:52:32 CST http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/ruralamerica/ruralmorechoicesmorecoverage.pdf Highlights some of the potential benefitsand costs to the states associated with Medicaid expansion in the reform proposals. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8005.pdf Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:24:02 CST http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8005.pdf Describes how rural hospitals can recruit more nurses. -- http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Content/PrintFriendly.aspx?CC=208099 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:15:33 CST http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Content/PrintFriendly.aspx?CC=208099 An executive summary of detailed surveys completed by high school and middle school youth in 39 rural communities in Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas highlighting how broadly communities are missing out on their very best asset - youth. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship http://www.ruraleship.org/content/cr_11/2_000309.pdf Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:40:01 CST http://www.ruraleship.org/content/cr_11/2_000309.pdf This eleventh chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", describes how rural health care providers can establish procedures to help patients and their families prepare for the end-of-life process while reducing ethics conflicts. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-11.pdf Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:03:30 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-11.pdf This tenth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", discusses the negative perception associated with some illnesses and how health care providers can serve as patient advocates in counteracting stigma by educating the public and protecting patient privacy. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-10.pdf Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:51:26 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-10.pdf An assessment of the current primary care workforce in Montana examining three primary workforce fields: (1) primary care physicians (2) physician assistants (PAs), certified nurse-midwives (CNMs), and nurse practitioners (NPs), and (3) dentists and dental hygienists. All three areas are investigated at the county, state, and national level. -- Montana Office of Rural Health http://www.montanaruralhealthinitiative.org/Images/Programs/Attachments/93/Montana%E2%80%99s_Primary_Care_Workforce8-14.pdf Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:04:31 CST http://www.montanaruralhealthinitiative.org/Images/Programs/Attachments/93/Montana%E2%80%99s_Primary_Care_Workforce8-14.pdf This ninth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", describes how resource allocation decisions by rural health care professionals and organizations, can create conflicts for personal, professional, organizational, and community priorities and commitments. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-09.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:52:24 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-09.pdf This eighth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", addresses challenges that can be experienced by rural clinicians during shared decision-making processes and presents ways to anticipate such challenges. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-08.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:43:01 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-08.pdf This seventh chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", explores the ethical challenges involving privacy and confidentiality in rural health care relationships due to overlapping relationships and familiarity with patients and communities. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-07.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:37:24 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-07.pdf This sixth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", presents three situations that illustrate ethics conflicts that can develop in rural contexts, when personal and health care professional responsibilities are challenged by blurred boundaries. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-06.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:11:57 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-06.pdf This fifth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", explores potential ethics issues in the rural patient-provider relationship, approaches and methods for resolving issues, plus steps that rural health care providers can take to anticipate and prepare for ethics conflicts. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-05.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:04:43 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-05.pdf This fourth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics," provides basic information about ethics and ethics deliberation and the challenges to ethics deliberation in rural areas. Provides a model template for ethical decision-making plus three mechanisms for supporting ethics deliberation. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-04.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:44:06 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-04.pdf