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Rural Living RSS FeedsFunding for Municipal Recreation Projects - Examines the characteristics of rural municipalities in Pennsylvania that applied and did not apply for recreational grants; analyzed the success rate of rural municipalities in receiving recreational grants; and determined the purpose of the rural recreational grants. -- Center for Rural Pennsylvania...Feed Source: www.ruralpa.org Inventory and Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Support Networks in Rural Pennsylvania - Investigates services and local support networks available to rural Pennsylvanians living with HIV/AIDS. -- Center for Rural Pennsylvania... An Evaluation of Failing Private Septic Systems in Pennsylvania - Reports that about 25 percent of all housing units in Pennsylvania use on-lot septic systems and this report evaluates these systems. -- Center for Rural Pennsylvania... Perceptions Regarding Electronic Health Record Implementation among Health Information Management Professionals in Alabama: A Statewide Survey and Analysis - Summarizes results of a study that assessed the factors, benefits, and barriers associated with implementing an electronic health records system in Alabama hospitals. -- ... The Economic Impact of the Health Sector in Rural Ohio, 2006 - Presents an assessment of the economic contribution of the health sector to 79 rural Ohio counties in the year, 2006. Health sectors include: hospitals; offices of physicians, dentists, and other health professionals; nursing and residential care; pharmacies and drug stores; home health care; dental laboratories; and other ambulatory services. -- Ohio Department of Health... Children in Central Cities and Rural Communities Experience High Rates of Poverty - Reoports on new data that indicates more than 13 million children are living in poverty, 22 percent of rural children and 25 percent of children living in central cities. -- Carsey Institute... North Carolina Hospital Workforce Trend Analysis, 2004-2006 - Summarizes workforce and related data collected annually by the North Carolina Hospital Association(NCHA) from North Carolina hospitals. Includes rural and urban data. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)... Medicare Payment Basics: Ambulatory Surgical Centers Payment System - Overview of Medicare payments for ambulatory surgical center services. Includes information on how payment rates are set. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission... Empowering Local Communities Through Leadership Development and Capacity Building - Features examples of successful initiatives that teach leadership skills to individual community residents and successful efforts to build the capacity of community-based organizations. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development... Medicare Payment Basics: Long-term Care Hospitals Payment System - Overview of Medicare payments for long-term care services. Includes information on how payment rates are set. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission... Food Stamps, Federalism, and Working Families - Provides an overview of the role food stamps play in the lives of working families, and presents data on the administration of the programs in each state. -- Urban Institute... Facts At A Glance: A Fact Sheet Reporting National, State-level, and City-level Trends in Teen Childbearing (2008) - Reports national, state-level, and city-level trends in teen childbearing. -- Child Trends... America's Care of Serious Illness: A State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care in Our Nations Hospitals - Ranks access to hospital palliative care programs by state, hospital size and other characteristics, and recommends actions to increase access to hospital palliative care for patients with serious illness. -- Center to Advance Palliative Care... Breakthrough Performance: Ten Emerging Practices of Leading Intermediaries - Highlights the outcomes from the Intermediary Summit held in February 2008. Presents ways in which grassroots faith-based and community organizations can collaborate to implement practices relevant to their communities. -- White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives... Kansas Primary Care Health Professional Underserved Areas Report - Reports, in charts and maps, counties that are considered Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) for mental health, dental, and primary care services. Also included is information on Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), the J-1 Visa program, and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) program in the state. -- Kansas Department of Health and Environment... HomeTown Competitiveness: Providing Tools and Trainings to Help Small Towns Thrive in the 21st Century: A Monograph - Discusses the Home Town Competitiveness approach as a comprehensive strategy for long-term rural community sustainability. -- Heartland Center for Leadership Development... Cultural Competence Training Survey - Results 2008 - Results from a cultural competence training survey developed to learn more about the needs of the professionals who purchase or deliver cultural competence training within hospitals, health care organizations, and other institutions. -- Cross Cultural Health Care Program... Developing Indicators to Document the Community Impact of Critical Access Hospitals - Provides tools for Critical Access Hospitals to strategically manage, monitor, and report their community impact activities. -- Flex Monitoring Team... Critical Access Hospital Year 3 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results - Examines the third year participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures. -- Flex Monitoring Team... Wealth Transfer in Pennsylvania - Provides estimates on the amount of personal wealth that is likely to be transferred from one generation to the next in Pennsylvania. -- Center for Rural Pennsylvania... Assessing the Nation's Health Literacy: Key Concepts and Findings of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) - Describes the outcomes of the federal study, NAAL, and how its implications affect the health care of patients with limited health literacy. -- American Medical Association... No Place Like Home: Testing a New Model of Care Delivery - Explores the option to use the Medicare program to provide patient-centered medical home services to medically underserved, urban, and rural areas. -- ... Building a Medical Neighborhood for the Medical Home - Addresses barriers to creating successful medical homes and offers approaches to help overcome these barriers. -- ... Dental Health and Access to Care Among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait - Covers topics related to children and their access to dental health services. Information addresses the dental health status, preventive services and insurance received of children in rural and urban areas. Minority populations are also reported on. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center... A Participant-Driven Effort to Assess and Address an Emerging Climate of Harassment in a Rural High School - Describes a participant-driven effort to assess and address an emerging climate of harassment in a rural high school. -- ... Employment Patterns, Family Resources, and Perception: Examining Depressive Symptoms among Rural Low-Income Mothers - Examines how employment patterns, family coping resources, and perceptions of financial well-being influenced depressive symptoms of rural low-income mothers. -- ... Recruitment and Retention of a Quality Health Workforce in Rural Areas, Number 10: Hospital Administration - Discusses the opportunities for rural health administration in a wide variety of fields. -- National Rural Health Association... Language Access Services in Critical Access Hospitals for Patients with Limited English Proficiency in Rural Minnesota - Examines how well Critical Assess Hospitals (CAHs) were meeting the needs of patients with limited English proficiency in rural Minnesota. -- Minnesota Department of Health... Low-Income & Rural Beneficiaries with Medigap Coverage, 2006 - Data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey serves as a reminder of the critical role played by Medigap coverage, especially for low- and moderate-income beneficiaries, and those living in rural areas. -- AHIP Center for Policy and Research... Television as a Health Educator: A Case Study of Grey's Anatomy - Describes a study that analyzes the impact of television on health education. -- Kaiser Family Foundation... Mineral-Rich States Prosper as Others Struggle - Associated Press article via the Freemont Tribune, (NE) reports that as the national economic meltdown takes its toll on local economies, some out-of-the-way states are enjoying unprecedented prosperity. Home prices in states like Wyoming, West Virginia and North Dakota continue to rise, wages are growing and unemployment is at record lows.... Alaska Guard's Homecoming Has Its Own Problems - Anchorage Daily News (AK) reports that Alaska Army National Guard troops returning home to rural communities after year-long deployments to war zones face huge obstacles trying to receive standard veterans' health care, according to a report by Veterans for America.... Ag Loan Sector Remains Strong - Ag Weekly (ID) reports that the economic turmoil on Wall Street has not reached the country roads of south-central Idaho, where a rural economic boom has meant farmers are not having much trouble getting loans to plant crops, buy land and replace equipment.... Hope Center Gets Grants for AIDS Patients, Vets - Herald-Leader (KY) reports that The Hope Center announced two grants Thursday: One will let the center focus on identifying homeless men with HIV/AIDS, and the other will improve services to homeless veterans.... Medicare's Online Tools Will Help Beneficiaries with Prescription Drug and Health Plan Choices for 2009 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that beneficiaries, their caregivers, and family members can begin to review 2009 Medicare prescription drug plan and health plan information online through the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder and Medicare Options Compare at www.medicare.gov.... New State-by-State Report Finds Shortfalls in Children's Health Tied to Parents' Income and Education - Childrens health improves as their parents income and education levels rise, according to a study released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America.... MedPAC Releases Updated Medicare Payment Basics Documents - On October 7, 2008, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released updated 2008 documents for its Medicare Payment Basics series, which provide an overview of 18 Medicare payment systems.... 2008 Farm Bill Leaving Rural Development Behind - The Center for Rural Affairs' most recent Rural Brief offers an analysis of rural development spending and programs in the 2008 Farm Bill.... Groups Release Evidence-based Strategies to Fight Infection - The AHA and four other health care organizations today released a compendium of strategies to help prevent the most dangerous infections that hospitals face.... Groups Issue E-prescribing Guide for Physicians - AHA News reports that the eHealth Initiative and other groups today issued a guide to help office-based physicians transition from paper to electronic prescribing systems.... Drugs Expected to Drive Increase in Mental Health Spending - AHA News reports that annual spending for mental health and substance abuse treatment is projected to nearly double between 2003 and 2014, to $238.7 billion, according to a study published online today by Health Affairs.... U.S. Department of Labor Announces Second $47 Million YouthBuild Competition - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) today announced the second competition for YouthBuild grants that provide disadvantaged young people with education and training, and expand the supply of affordable housing in low-income communities.... Medicare Hosts National Conference to Promote Electronic Prescribing - More than 1,400 health care professionals and industry leaders convened in Boston this week at the National E‑prescribing Conference where topics of discussion included a newly enacted federal e-prescribing incentive payment program; strategies and tools for integrating e-prescribing with current health care delivery practices; and privacy, security, and risk management implications.... HHS Announces Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans - Adults gain substantial health benefits from two and a half hours a week of moderate aerobic physical activity, and children benefit from an hour or more of physical activity a day, according to the new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.... When Higher Energy Costs Tingle Urban America, They Sting Rural - Daily Yonder article discusses how for rural residents, high energy prices unleash a cascade of bad news that ripples through everyday life.... Are Bad Economic Times Good for Health? - International Herald Tribune article discusses how most people are worried about the health of the economy, but does the economy also affect your health?... Database Project to Track Health of 100,000 U.S. Children - Information Week article reports that an ambitious new government study to follow the health of 100,000 U.S. children from pre-birth to age 21 is launching in January and information technology for data collection and analysis is playing a central role.... NIH Launches New Web Site for Parents on Medical Research Studies for Children - A new Web site from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), "Children and Clinical Studies" (www.ChildrenAndClinicalStudies.nhlbi.nih.gov), offers parents and health care providers an insider's guide to children's medical research.... CMS Announces New Recovery Audit Contractors to Help Identify Improper Medicare Payments - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken the next steps in the agencys comprehensive efforts to identify improper Medicare payments and fight fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare program by awarding contracts to four permanent Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) designed to guard the Medicare Trust Fund.... Bailout Provides More Mental Health Coverage - New York Times article reports that more than one-third of all Americans will soon receive better insurance coverage for mental health treatments because of a new law that, for the first time, requires equal coverage of mental and physical illnesses.... CMS Enhances Program Integrity Efforts to Fight Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Medicare - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced aggressive new steps to find and prevent waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare.... It′s Time to Get Smart about the Use of Antibiotics - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells of their campaign that aims to draw attention to the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance.... Scholars Stew over Broadband's Rural Benefit - Daily Yonder article tells how some of the best minds in rural economics and online technology gathered at the Economic Research Service in Washington, D.C., this week to explore broadband Internet its reach and its potential in small communities.... Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems & Fiscal Year 2009 Rates: Final Fiscal Year 2009 Wage Indices and Payment Rates Including Implementation of Section 124 of the Medicare Improvement for Patients & Providers Act of 2008 - This notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescontains tables listing the final wage indices, hospital reclassifications, payment rates, impacts, and other related tables effective for fiscal year (FY) 2009.... Where Have All the Primary Docs Gone? - Iowa City Press Citizen, (IA) article reports that the number of medical students entering primary care is declining, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.... Senate Bailout Bill Includes Timber Payments - Seattle Times, (WA) article reports that the financial rescue plan approved by the Senate yesterday includes a plan to extend a program that pays rural counties hurt by federal logging cutbacks.... Study Traces AIDS Virus Origin to 100 Years Ago - Associated Press article via The Pantagraph, (IL) reports that the AIDS virus has been circulating among people for about 100 years, decades longer than scientists had thought, a new study suggests.... Medicare Solicits Nominees for Advisory Panel for Next Phase of Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting nominations for individuals to serve on the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee that advises CMS on various issues relating to the competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS).... President Signs Continuing Resolution - AHA News reports that President Bush on Tuesday signed a continuing resolution funding Department of Health and Human Services programs at fiscal year 2008 levels through March 6, 2009.... CMS Releases Final Wage Index and IPPS Payment Rates for FY2009 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted a display copy of a Notice that contains tables listing final wage indices, hospital reclassifications, payment rates, impacts and other related tables effective for FY 2009. 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