Public Health
The HRSA Strategy to Address Intimate Partner Violence
This practical and actionable guide can be used as a strategy for collaboration at federal, state, and local levels to address Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The Strategy’s objectives are organized within four priorities:
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Train the clinical and public health workforce to educate patients on the health consequences of domestic violence and be prepared to intervene with referrals and advice to victims;
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Develop partnerships to raise awareness about IPV within HRSA and HHS;
Suicide Trends Among and Within Urbanization Levels by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Age Group, and Mechanism of Death
Suicide is one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States, and suicide occurs at a much higher rate in rural areas than urban. While this is a documented rural-urban disparity, t report examines the annual changes in the rates of suicide by a number of additional variables including sex, race/ethnicity, age group, and mechanism of death. Related: Technical Packages for Violence Prevention»
National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Chartbook On Rural Health Care
This chartbook includes: Summary of trends in health care quality and disparities for rural populations. Figures illustrating select measures of Access to Health Care and 6 priority areas, including Care Affordability, Care Coordination, Effective Treatment, Healthy Living, Patient Safety, and Person-Centered Care, for rural populations.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Date: October 2017
Compendium of Rural Oral Health Best Practices
The purpose is to provide leadership with the intent to establish oral health care as part of primary care. This National Rural Oral Health Initiative is designed to enhance access to quality oral health care, a pressing need in rural communities, and is a crucial step in improving health care access for rural Americans.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: October 2017
The Differences in Characteristics Among Households With and Without Obese Children: Findings From USDA’s FoodAPS
This study examines characteristics of households with at least one obese child (obese-child households) and without any obese children (nonobese-child households) to understand potential reasons behind the dissimilar risks. Children from obese-child households tend to live in a more disadvantageous household and food environment than children from nonobese-child households. Their parents are more likely to be unmarried, less educated, financially constrained, and obese. Obese-child households tend to be located in areas with lower access to healthful foods.
Mapping Broadband Health in America
Mapping Broadband Health in America 2017 is an interactive mapping platform. It allows users to visualize, overlay and analyze broadband and health data at the national, state and county levels. The resulting maps can be used by both public and private sectors, and local communities, to identify opportunities and gaps in connectivity and care.
Organization: Connect2Health FCC Task Force
Date: June 2017
Health Professional Shortage Area Map – Dental Health Care
A map of the Health Professional Shortage Areas for dental health care in Wisconsin.
Organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
Date: June 2017
Health Professional Shortage Area Map – Primary Health Care
A map of the Health Professional Shortage Areas for primary health care in Wisconsin.
Organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural health
Date: June 2017
Health Professional Shortage Area Map – Mental Health Care
A map of the Health Professional Shortage Areas for mental health care in Wisconsin.
Organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
Date: June 2017
Health Professional Shortage Area Map – Milwaukee County: Mental Health Care
A map of the Health Professional Shortage Areas for mental health care in Milwaukee County.
Organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
Date: June 2017
