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Researchers have introduced improved cognitive tests to assess dementia in older Africans, part of the HAALSI-HCAP study in rural South Africa. These tools, tailored for local contexts, enhance global ageing research and could inform a national survey. With dementia rates rising, findings will aid prevention and policy.
Texas Tech Health El Paso鈥檚 annual contribution to the region鈥檚 economy increased by nearly $230 million from a previous annual impact of $634.4 million in fiscal year 2021.
Governments, international bodies and researchers rely on global population data for resource allocation and infrastructure planning to disease epidemiology and disaster risk management. In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Aalto University in Finland show the profound and systematic extent to which these datasets underestimate rural population figures worldwide.
Kyle Martens has been exploring rural landscapes his entire life. Martens, originally from the Sioux City, Iowa, area and currently in his third year in the natural resource sciences doctoral program in the University of Nebraska鈥揕incoln鈥檚 School of Natural Resources, has incorporated his passion for rural communities into his research by creating an online survey to help explore and measure resilience in Nebraska鈥檚 Sandhills.
The GW Mullan Institute has experts available to discuss the health workforce shortages or areas that are underserved by health providers. ...
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), along with over 100 national and state medical societies, are calling on Congress to include bipartisan legislation addressing the 2025 Medicare physician payment cuts in the full-year Continuing Resolution (CR).
ATS Breathe Easy 鈥� One Size Does Not Fit All: Increasing Vaccine Access in Adults
A pilot study in a rural Florida community tested an intergenerational program to help older adults adopt mobile health technology using smartwatches and assessed daily brain health behaviors. Despite challenges with digital literacy, 91% of participants engaged with health surveys delivered via the devices. Social contact was positively linked to physical activity, mental engagement and cognitive well-being.
With a $2.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health鈥檚 National Institute of Nursing Research that is one of the largest ever for the West Virginia University School of Nursing, three faculty researchers aim to support families while increasing access to care in the rural reaches of the Mountain State by testing an integrated, nurse-led intervention for family home care management of end-stage heart failure and palliative care.
When they need surgery, nearly one in three Americans may find themselves in a precarious position: They live more than an hour鈥檚 drive from a high-quality hospital, and their insurance plan may leave them paying more than they can afford out of their own pockets. The situation is worse for Americans living in rural areas, according to a pair of new studies.
Globally, women鈥檚 workforce participation is about 25% lower than men鈥檚, often due to barriers such as domestic responsibilities and cultural norms. A new study from an international research team explored whether hybrid distance learning can improve accessibility to job training for rural women in Nepal.
Bloomington, Ind.鈥擳he Indiana University Foundation has received a grant of $1,425,863 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative.
According to a report from the Indiana University Center for Rural Engagement, 70 percent of counties in the Indiana Uplands region have identified access to health care as a top community need.
Involving local leaders and churches could make all the difference in rural communities in diabetes prevention, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) issued ta statement in response to Kaiser Permanente鈥檚 announcement that Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Options, Inc., effective November 1, 2024, will not reimburse anesthesia services when submitted without the appropriate modifiers identifying who performed the service, and that it will be reducing QZ services rendered by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), also known as nurse anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists to 85% of the Physician Fee Schedule.
As often the sole provider of anesthesia care to rural communities, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) understand the unique challenges rural communities face to get and stay healthy.
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Binghamton University Community Schools (BUCS) a five-year grant, totaling more than $4.5 million, to expand mental health services in Chenango County as part of its Mental Health Service Provider Demonstration Grant Program. This initiative, entitled Empowering Rural Communities: Promoting Mental Health, Equity, and Wellbeing Through a University-assisted Community Schools Approach, will expand social work support to students and families in the Norwich and Oxford school districts with the ability to serve 2,310 students and their families.
With a mission to bridge the gap in health equity in rural communities, Penn State College of Medicine has launched the Center for Advancing Health Equity in Rural and Underserved Communities (CAHE-RUC). This novel, groundbreaking center is dedicated to studying, addressing and reducing health disparities affecting rural and underserved communities in Pennsylvania and beyond.
Accurate, high-temporal-resolution population data are critical for urban planning and emergency response as cities grow. Traditional population census data, with their slow update cycles, cannot meet these demands. Researchers from the State University of New York at Buffalo have developed a new framework that combines remote sensing and mobile phone data, producing monthly population maps down to the census block level, providing more detailed population insights.
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