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 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/ Shows that primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants are more likely to practice in rural areas than are non-primary care specialists, but are still more concentrated in urban areas. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/research/pcwork3.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:27:27 CST http://www.ahrq.gov/research/pcwork3.htm Reviews the status and trends in oral health quality measurement and improvement, and outlines efforts in place to expand and enhance them. Describes how to use these measurement and quality improvement systems to improve the oral health of the U.S. population. -- http://www.wkkf.org/knowledge-center/resources/2012/01/Pacific-Center-for-Special-Care-Report.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:59:36 CST http://www.wkkf.org/knowledge-center/resources/2012/01/Pacific-Center-for-Special-Care-Report.aspx Policy brief describes quality measures relevant to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and identifies policy implications. -- Flex Monitoring Team http://flexmonitoring.org/documents/PolicyBrief25_Relevant-Quality-Measures-CAHs.pdf Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:42:05 CST http://flexmonitoring.org/documents/PolicyBrief25_Relevant-Quality-Measures-CAHs.pdf Presents results from a study that explored attitudes and beliefs of residents in Ohio Appalachia relating to smoke-free laws and public health policies in place to reduce smoking and smoking-related diseases. -- http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticleNthAmer.asp?ArticleID=1945 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:53:51 CST http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticleNthAmer.asp?ArticleID=1945 Describes ACA initiatives that will be implemented between now and the year 2016 and affect small businesses in terms of insurance exchanges, penalties for not providing affordable coverage, tax credits, and grants for wellness programs. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8275.pdf Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:26:52 CST http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8275.pdf Presents results pertaining to mental health from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), focusing on trends between 2008 and 2009 and differences across population subgroups in 2009. Includes statistical breakdowns between large, small, and nonmetropolitan counties. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k9nsduh/mh/2k9mhresults.pdf Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:19:38 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k9nsduh/mh/2k9mhresults.pdf Provides an assessment of the Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI). RCCI was a national demonstration program at 24 community and tribal colleges started in 1994 that worked to help community colleges in distressed rural areas to expand access to postsecondary education and help foster regional economic development. -- American Association of Community Colleges http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Resources/aaccprograms/ruralcc/Documents/keepingoppsinplace.pdf Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:45:26 CST http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Resources/aaccprograms/ruralcc/Documents/keepingoppsinplace.pdf Identifies six barriers to the optimal use of health information technology including: misaligned incentives, lack of health information exchange (HIE), limited level of consumer engagement with health IT tools, limited levels of EHR adoption, privacy and security concerns and vague federal priorities. -- Bipartisan Policy Center http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/sites/default/files/BPC%20Health%20IT%20report%20Jan%202012.pdf Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:06:28 CST http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/sites/default/files/BPC%20Health%20IT%20report%20Jan%202012.pdf Details the National Center for Health Statistics development of the 2006 NCHS Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for Counties. Provides examples of how the scheme can be used to describe differences in health measures by urbanization level. -- National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_02/sr02_154.pdf Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:36:25 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_02/sr02_154.pdf Investigates the availability of fluoridated water across urban-rural settings, and relates measures of fluoride availability to national survey measures of dental health in adults and children. -- West Virginia Rural Health Research Center http://wvrhrc.hsc.wvu.edu/docs/2011_fluoridation_final_report.pdf Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:04:01 CST http://wvrhrc.hsc.wvu.edu/docs/2011_fluoridation_final_report.pdf An overview of rural poverty and income. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/info_sheets/povertyamerica.pdf Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:23:17 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/info_sheets/povertyamerica.pdf Describes a study that contrasted rates of HPV vaccine uptake between young women recruited from two rural locations and one urban location. Found that the recruitment location was a major factor in lack of uptake for the booster doses. -- Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention http://www.indiana.edu/~aids/raptimes/vol15_12.pdf Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:39:33 CST http://www.indiana.edu/~aids/raptimes/vol15_12.pdf Discusses the potential impacts to the currentUSDA‐RD eligible area designations that could result from statutory changes linked topopulation figures from the 2010 Decennial Census. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/usdaeligibilityreport.pdf Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:28:56 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/usdaeligibilityreport.pdf Presents rural population data and findings from the 2010 Census and American Community Survey (ACS). -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/research_notes/rural_research_note_population_change.pdf Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:20:59 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/research_notes/rural_research_note_population_change.pdf Provides information about transportation funding opportunities to meet the needs of elders living on reservations. Describes Title VI Aging Services and Tribal Transit Programs. -- National Center on Senior Transportation http://seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/Crossing_Great_Divides.pdf?docID=144635 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:21:32 CST http://seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/Crossing_Great_Divides.pdf?docID=144635 Lists issues that impact rural health in North Dakota, including health care access, quality of care, HIT, health insurance, and workforce. -- University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health http://www.ndrha.org/pdf/rural_health_issues.pdf Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:10:35 CST http://www.ndrha.org/pdf/rural_health_issues.pdf Addresses how the Community Resource Group (CRG) Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) loan fund is helping small communities meet critical capital needs and find new funding. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.map-inc.org/pdf/Issue5-SeptOctHAC-RCAP-Mann.pdf Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:29:20 CST http://www.map-inc.org/pdf/Issue5-SeptOctHAC-RCAP-Mann.pdf Describes the older population of the United States in 2010. Part of a series that provides an overview of the population and housing data collected from the 2010 Census. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-09.pdf Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:10:07 CST http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-09.pdf Reports on the services available to veterans in Pennsylvania and found that rural veterans have ongoing needs for healthcare and sometimes face significant challenges in accessing care. -- Center for Rural Pennsylvania http://www.rural.palegislature.us/documents/reports/transportation_services_for_veterans_2011.pdf Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:26:05 CST http://www.rural.palegislature.us/documents/reports/transportation_services_for_veterans_2011.pdf Examines the stand-alone Part D drug plan options available to Medicare beneficiaries in 2012. The first in a series of planned reports examining the private plan choices available to Medicare beneficiaries. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8245.pdf Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:35:07 CST http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8245.pdf Contains a policy brief on the environmental workforce characteristics of the rural public health sector. -- West Virginia Rural Health Association http://wvrhrc.hsc.wvu.edu/docs/2010_persily_policy_brief.pdf Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:18:31 CST http://wvrhrc.hsc.wvu.edu/docs/2010_persily_policy_brief.pdf Analyzes the environmental workforce characteristics of the rural public health sector to inform policy relative to coordination of rural environmental health services. -- West Virginia Rural Health Research Center http://wvrhrc.hsc.wvu.edu/docs/2010_persily_final_report.pdf Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:03:24 CST http://wvrhrc.hsc.wvu.edu/docs/2010_persily_final_report.pdf Discusses findings from a survey of rural and urban mental health and primary care providers, which explored providers' experience with and knowledge of the VA and Armed Forces personnel. -- Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/serving-those-who-have-served.pdf Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:52:28 CST http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/serving-those-who-have-served.pdf Discusses oral health problems people living with HIV/AIDS experience. Includes barriers to oral health care, oral health services available, and special projects, including providing oral health care to those with HIV/AIDS in rural settings. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://hab.hrsa.gov/abouthab/files/oral_health_fact_sheet.pdf Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:54:12 CST http://hab.hrsa.gov/abouthab/files/oral_health_fact_sheet.pdf Offers a short overview, plus suggestions and tips for setting up, operating, and maintaining Telemental Health (TMH) Clinics, in the form of live interactive videoconferencing. -- Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Western Region: Native Domain http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/building-blocks-082411.pdf Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:20:35 CST http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/building-blocks-082411.pdf Policy brief identifying and assessing evidence-based patient safety and quality improvement interventions appropriate for use by state Flex Programs and CAHs. -- Flex Monitoring Team http://flexmonitoring.org/documents/PolicyBrief24_Falls-Prevention.pdf Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:00:47 CST http://flexmonitoring.org/documents/PolicyBrief24_Falls-Prevention.pdf Examines trends impacting the Illinois economy, including employment and economic activity in rural areas, wages and regulations, loss of manufacturing in rural communities, and losses in retail employment and construction. -- Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs http://www.iira.org/pubs/publications/IIRA_RRR_730.pdf Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:14:33 CST http://www.iira.org/pubs/publications/IIRA_RRR_730.pdf Examines and documents the issues that affect new physicians choices regarding practice decisions. Discusses current physician workforce issues in Illinois, rural communities, and J-1 visa waiver programs in rural areas. -- Illinois Hospital Association http://www.ihatoday.org/uploadDocs/1/phyworkforcestudy.pdf Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:01:02 CST http://www.ihatoday.org/uploadDocs/1/phyworkforcestudy.pdf Serves as an executive summary of the Map the Meal Gap project. Outlines 2009 estimates of child food insecurity (CFI) rates at state, county, and congressional district levels. Provides information on the proportions of the food insecure child population above and below the income threshold for most government childnutrition programs, and an overview of foodcost variation. Includes data comparisons by metropolitan, micropolitan, and nonmetropolitan areas. -- Feeding America http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap/~/media/Files/research/map-meal-gap/ChildFoodInsecurity_ExecutiveSummary.ashx?.pdf Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:14:37 CST http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap/~/media/Files/research/map-meal-gap/ChildFoodInsecurity_ExecutiveSummary.ashx?.pdf Serves as an executive summary of the Map the Meal Gap project. Outlines 2009 county-level food insecurity estimates by income categories and offers an estimate of the food budget shortfall that food insecure individuals report experiencing. Includes data comparisons by geographic region and by metropolitan, micropolitan, and nonmetropolitan areas. -- Feeding America http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap/~/media/Files/research/map-meal-gap/ExecutiveSummary_MaptheMealGap_Final.ashx Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:54:10 CST http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap/~/media/Files/research/map-meal-gap/ExecutiveSummary_MaptheMealGap_Final.ashx