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AHRQ Pharmacy Health Literacy Center
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Provides tools for pharmacy faculty and pharmacy residents. Includes the module titled Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement Curricular Modules for Faculty. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Eyeing Greener Acres, New Farmers Reap Growing U.S. AidEmail this article to a colleague.
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By Carey Gillam HALLSVILLE, Missouri (Reuters) - Dan Pugh wishes he had a bigger tractor and his wife Laura worries about their chickens in the winter weather. But as new farmers putting down roots in rural Missouri, the Pughs are counting on more rewards than regrets in trading their city lives for the country. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 6, 2012 Category: Science Tags: Energy & Sustainability,Society Policy,Green Living,More Science,Environment,Everyday Science Source Type: research
Bronchoscopy in Rural Areas?Email this article to a colleague.
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Quality of bronchoscopy performed by one single pulmonologist in a scarcely populated subarctic area was compared to the guidelines provided by the British Thoracic Society (BTS).
103 patients underwent bronchoscopy. Diagnostic yield was increased to 76.6% when the first bronchoscopy was supplemented by bronchial washing fluid and brush cytology and to 86.7% (BTS guidelines >80%) after a second bronchoscopy. Median time from referral to bronchoscopy was 10 days and 8 days from positive bronchoscopy to operative referral to another hospital. 1% of patients that underwent transbronchial lung biopsy had minor complica...
Source: Advances in Urology - February 6, 2012 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Zimbabwe: Global Fund Cancellation Jeopardises Health SectorEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE termination of funding by the Global Fund could jeopardise Zimbabwe's under-funded health sector in the next two years, stakeholders cautioned this week, amid fears of a reversal in the gains achieved against the HIV and Aids scourge, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, especially in the rural areas. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Rural school transportation in emerging countries: The Brazilian case - Carvalho WL, Moreira da Cruz RO, Câmara MT, Guilherme de Aragão JJ.Email this article to a colleague.
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The lack of proper policies for the rural environment, in contrast to the situation in the urban environment in Brazil, has prevented the rural population from benefiting from basic infrastructure and access to their rights as citizens. The poor school tra... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Outsourcing rural school transportation: A Brazilian handbook for practice at the municipal level - Moreira da Cruz RO, Câmara MT, Guilherme de Aragão JJ, Yamashita Y.Email this article to a colleague.
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In Brazil, Rural School Transportation (RST) falls under the responsibility of state and municipal governments. However, there are no clear rules to guide the provision of this essential service. RST in Brazil is characterised by inefficient contracting pr... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Validation of the trait anxiety scale for state-trait anxiety inventory in suicide victims and living controls of Chinese rural youths. - Zhang J, Gao Q.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study evaluated the validation of STAI Trait-Anxiety Scale in suicide cases and community living controls in rural China. The participants were 392 suicides and 416 controls. Cronbach's Alpha was computed to evaluate the internal consistency. The Spea... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Early driving experience and influence on risk perception in young rural people. - Knight PJ, Iverson D, Harris MF.Email this article to a colleague.
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Young people, particularly males and those from a rural area, are over represented in road crashes; this occurs in vehicle dependent countries around the world, including Australia. The attitudes, experiences and behaviours of young drivers are some of the... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Let the country, not the City, drive the UK economy | Colin TudgeEmail this article to a colleague.
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In one Oxfordshire village, an idea is gathering traction: that it's time for a new agricultural revolutionOxford city council has decided that we need more houses and jobs – not least in my own village of Wolvercote, to the north-west of the city. Under the coalition's neighbourhood development order (part of the localism bill) we, the yokels, the ordinary Joes, have some say in what should be done.So now we plot and ponder in the village hall – and we are witnessing what I hope will prove to be a seismic shift in public mood, in the economy, and in the balance of power. For more and more people are beginning to feel ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 6, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Colin Tudge Tags: Farming Environment Agriculture Economic policy Economic growth (GDP) Economics Business Rural affairs Science Politics UK news guardian.co.uk Comment Comment is free Source Type: news
Family Physicians Lead in Specialties in Providing Rural Health CareEmail this article to a colleague.
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AAFP News Now article reports that family physicians provide more health care to rural areas than other primary care or subspecialty physicians, according to data released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Rural Jobs Four Years After RecessionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Most of rural America has not recovered from the recession that began four years ago, a Daily Yonder analysis of federal jobs figures has found. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Questions Emerge About Whether War Savings Can Pay for 'Doc Fix'Email this article to a colleague.
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Kaiser Health News brings together a variety of articles discussing how hospitals, physicians and some members of Congress want to use war savings as a way to get rid of Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula, but congressional rules could complicate things. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Announces Funding to Create Jobs and Strengthen the Economic Foundation of Rural AmericaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced that USDA has selected 298 recipients in 44 states and Puerto Rico to receive business development assistance through the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
With Uncle Sam's Help, Americans Return to the FarmEmail this article to a colleague.
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MSNBC article tells how fueled by an economic downturn that has curtailed the upward mobility of many corporate jobs, general dissatisfaction with suburban stresses and growing discontent with what they see as the ills of industrialized agriculture, thousands of families across the United States have left suburban cul de sacs and headed to the countryside - forging a new demographic of family farmer. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CDC Releases Its First iPad "App"Email this article to a colleague.
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In an effort to enable fast and efficient mobile delivery of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) critical health information, they have released their first iPad "App" . The CDC App is free for anyone to download. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of AuthorityEmail this article to a colleague.
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In this notice the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amends their Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for a variety of agencies including the Division of Adolescent and School Health, the Division of Adult and Community Health, the Division of Oral Health, and many others. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Loan Guarantees Under the Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) for Fiscal Year 2012Email this article to a colleague.
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This is a request for proposals from the Rural Housing Service for guaranteed loans under the section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program to increase the supply of affordable rural rental housing through the use of loan guarantees that encourage partnerships between the Agency, private lenders, and public agencies. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Guarantee Fee Rates for Guaranteed Loans for Fiscal Year 2012; Maximum Portion of Guarantee Authority Available for Fiscal Year 2012; Annual Renewal Fee for Fiscal Year 2012Email this article to a colleague.
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This notice by the Rural Business-Cooperative Service announces the Guarantee Fee Rates for Guaranteed Loans for Fiscal Year 2012, the Maximum Portion of Guarantee Authority Available for Fiscal Year 2012, and the Annual Renewal Fee for Fiscal Year 2012. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Physical activity, cardio‐respiratory fitness, and metabolic traits in rural mexican tarahumaraEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: This study suggests high levels of overweight and hypertension in the Tarahumara, and points to fitness and physical activity as potential intervention targets although findings should be confirmed in larger samples. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Source: American Journal of Human Biology)
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - February 5, 2012 Category: Biology Authors: Dirk Lund ChristensenImelda Alcalá‐SánchezIrene Leal‐BerumenMiguel Conchas‐RamirezSoren Brage Tags: Short Report Source Type: research
Poor food and nutrient intake among Indigenous and non-Indigenous rural Australian childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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The nutrient intake and excessive EDNP food consumption levels of Australian rural children from disadvantaged areas are cause for concern regarding their future health and wellbeing, particularly for Indigenous boys. Targeted intervention strategies should address the high consumption of these foods. (Source: BioMed Central)
Source: BioMed Central - February 4, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Josephine D GwynnVictoria M FloodCatherine A D'EsteJohn R AttiaNicole TurnerJanine CochraneJimmy Chun-Yu LouieJohn H Wiggers Source Type: research
Lay Health Workers and HIV Care in Rural Lesotho: A Report from the FieldEmail this article to a colleague.
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AIDS Patient Care and STDs , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs)
Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs - February 3, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: research
Oral Health Quality Improvement in the Era of AccountabilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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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. -- (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Relevant Quality Measures for Critical Access HospitalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Policy brief describes quality measures relevant to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and identifies policy implications. -- Flex Monitoring Team (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
New Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) ToolkitEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Rural Assistance Center and the National Rural Health Resources Center recently announced the release of an online health IT toolkit aimed at helping rural health care providers plan and implement health IT projects. HHS’ Office of Rural Health Policy provided funding to support the development of the online toolkit (AHA News, 1/27). Toolkit Details [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - February 3, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Public Health Technology Technology and Libraries Source Type: news
Ohio Appalachian Residents' Views on Smoke-free Laws and Cigarette Warning LabelsEmail this article to a colleague.
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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. -- (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Wellness & Recovery ToolkitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Helps mental health agencies integrate health and wellness measures into their service settings. -- Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Sen. Udall Drafting Bill to Kill Telemedicine BarriersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Government Health IT article reports that Sen. Tom Udall (D-Utah) anticipates introducing a bill this spring to make it easier for physicians to practice telemedicine in many states instead of applying for a separate license for each state. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
The Worth of the Rural 'Creative Economy'Email this article to a colleague.
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Daily Yonder article tells how from the Blues Trail through the Delta to the Walter Anderson Museum on the Gulf Coast, rural Mississippi's economy is buoyed by what they call the "creative economy." (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Notice of Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the HomelessEmail this article to a colleague.
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This notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for use to assist the homeless. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Residential exposure to outdoor air pollution from livestock operations and perceived annoyance among citizens.Email this article to a colleague.
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Epidemiological studies have shown that residential exposure to livestock odors can affect the health and wellbeing of rural citizens. However, exposure-response models for this relationship have not been developed. One of the main challenges is to identify a compound that can be used as proxy for livestock odor exposure. In this paper we developed models that describe the relationship between long-term averaged outdoor residential ammonia (NH(3)) exposures and livestock odor annoyance experienced by rural residents, and investigated person-related variables associated with annoyance responses. We used emi...
Source: Environment International - February 3, 2012 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Blanes-Vidal V, Suh H, Nadimi ES, Løfstrøm P, Ellermann T, Andersen HV, Schwartz J Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research
Data Illustrate Geographic Dispersal of Family Physicians, Other Primary Care ProfessionalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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AAFP News Now article reports that family physicians are the most likely of any physician specialty or subspecialty to practice in rural areas and the most likely to be geographically distributed in the same proportion as the U.S. population, according to a one-page fact sheet published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
House Bill Would Gouge Rural TransitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Daily Yonder article discusses how rural transportation leaders are speaking out against a proposal before Congress that would cut funding for needed public transit programs. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Aging America Creates Demand for Health - Care WorkersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Reuters article reports that the graying of America and a booming Hispanic population is driving major changes in the structure of the U.S. workforce and the types of jobs that will be available over the next decade, according to a new government report. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Rural Relevant Quality Measures for CAHsEmail this article to a colleague.
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NRHA Rural Health Voices blog reports that the FLEX Monitoring Team just released a Brief on rural relevant quality measures for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH). The purpose of the brief is to provide a set of rural relevant quality measure for policy makers and the rural health provider community. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
How One Hospital Entices Doctors to Work In Rural AmericaEmail this article to a colleague.
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NPR Health Blog article tells how the Ashland Health Clinic, a tiny hospital in southwest Kansas, is trying a reverse-recruitment model, by offering potential candidates eight weeks off to do missionary work overseas. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender IdentityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Through this final rule, HUD implements policy to ensure that its core programs are open to all eligible individuals and families regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Action learning enhances professional development of research supervisors: an Australian health science exemplarEmail this article to a colleague.
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AbstractThe worldwide academic workforce is ageing. At the same time, health and human services workforces are expanding. The preparation of educators to fill gaps in expertise and to position the health sciences for future growth is an urgent need. The findings from a recent action learning project that aimed to enhance the professional growth and development of higher degree researcher student supervisors in a School of Health and Human Sciences are presented. Seven early career researchers and the facilitator met for two hours every two to three weeks over 4 months between April and July 2010, in a rural and regional ...
Source: Nursing and Health Sciences - February 3, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: Kierrynn DavisSonya BrownieFrances DoranSue EvansMarie HutchinsonBeth Mozolic‐StauntonStephen ProvostRosalie van Aken Source Type: research
Establishing a web-based integrated surveillance system for early detection of infectious disease epidemic in rural China: a field experimental studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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DiscussionAlthough syndromic surveillance system has mostly established in developed areas, there are opportunities and advantages of developing it in rural China. The project will contribute to knowledge, experience and evidence on the establishment of an integrated surveillance system, which aims to provide early warning of disease epidemics in developing countries. (Source: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making - Latest articles - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Wei-rong YanShao-fa NieBiao XuHeng-jin DongLars PalmVinod Diwan Source Type: research
The Alabama Coalition for a Healthier Black Belt: A Proof of Concept Project.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Alabama Coalition for a Healthier Black was a demonstration of concept project. This paper is a descriptive and qualitative overview of this 2.5 year project. Limited key project results are reported here. Located in the rural Black Belt region of Alabama this coalition had several key aims: to develop a collaboration between primary care and mental health care through co-location of services; use of video-conferencing capability to provide mental health services more efficiently; enhanced training in rural healthcare; and development of stigma reduction campaigns along with other coalition partner sp...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 3, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Savage RM, Dillon JM, Hammel JC, Lewis TC, Johnson NC, Barlow LM, Brooms MM, Moore PM, Parker HE, Rodney KZ Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus infection in rural and urban populations, TunisiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors of HEV infection in Tunisian adult general population, either in blood donors (n=687) or in patients hospitalised for acute hepatitis (n=202). The mode of transmission differed between these two populations: contact with animals and living in rural habitat were the main risk factors of being in contact with HEV in asymptomatic blood donors, while HEV was contracted through contaminated water in symptomatic cases. HEV seroprevalence in adult blood donors in Tunisia was relatively low (5.4%) and increased with age.© 2012 The Authors Clinical Microbiology and Infection ...
Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - February 3, 2012 Category: Microbiology Authors: Neffati HoucineRitter JacquesFeki SalmaDron Anne‐GaëlleSlim AminHassine MohsenBraham HamadiRamiere ChristopheAndre PatriceAouni MahjoubScholtes Caroline Source Type: research
The effects of social connections on self-rated physical and mental health among internal migrant and local adolescents in Shanghai, ChinaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Self-rated data suggest that migrant adolescents enjoy a physical health advantage and a mental health disadvantage. Layered social connections, such as peer association and social cohesion, may be particularly important for migrants. A public health effort is required to improve the health status of migrant youth. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Zheng-hong MaoXu-dong Zhao Source Type: research
No end in sight to the warm winterEmail this article to a colleague.
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Forecasters are perplexed by the mild weather across the U.S., and they expect more of the same. Many residents are delighted, but ski areas and other season-oriented businesses are struggling.Birds were singing. Insects were buzzing. And a large skunk suddenly appeared in the road in front of meteorologist Paul Pastelok as he drove to work in rural Pennsylvania. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - February 2, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news
Explaining Health Care Reform: How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Small Businesses and Their Employees?Email this article to a colleague.
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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 (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Rural Health Clinic Billing Releases New White Paper: "Why Small Balance Billing Matters"Email this article to a colleague.
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MORAINE, Ohio, Feb. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rural Health Clinic Billing, the only billing company that is singularly focused on providing the leadership, expertise and technology necessary to enhance the success rate of small-balance billing collections at hospitals and clinics, has today released a white paper designed to help decision makers understand the paramount importance of small-balance billing collections. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - February 2, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rural Health: Residency Doctor Chooses to Return to Rural RootsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Tri-State Neighbor, (SD) article profiles students in the almost 40-year-old Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency program that has helped produce about 300 doctors since 1973. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Anthelio, Healthland to help bring EHRs to rural hospitalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Anthelio has partnered with Healthland, which implements technology in rural community and critical access hospitals, to help migrate Healthland clients to its new Centriq EHR.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - February 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Anthelio Dallas Detroit Healthland Mike Miliard Hospitals & IDNs Electronic Health Records Quality and Safety Source Type: news
Medicare Program; Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA): Applicability to Hospital Inpatients and Hospitals With Specialized CapabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This request for comments from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addresses the applicability of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to hospital inpatients. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Bill Would Improve Medicare Payment for Small, Rural HospitalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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AHA News Now article reports that Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) today introduced the Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act, a bill that would improve Medicare payment for rural hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients, and adjust the low-volume adjustment for small prospective payment system hospitals that do not qualify as critical access hospitals. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Health Reform Law Saves $2.1 Billion for 3.6 Million Americans with MedicareEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nearly 3.6 million people with Medicare saved $2.1 billion on their prescription drugs in 2011 due to the Affordable Care Act according to data issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Obama Administration Announces Pilot Program to Help Rural Borrowers Refinance Mortgages, Get Lower Interest RatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a pilot program to help rural borrowers refinance their mortgages to reduce their monthly payments. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
