Topic Pages:
Disease management
On this page:
Tools
- AIDS and HIV Information Guide
Information, resources and frequently asked questions addressing AIDS and HIV in rural America.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
- Health Information Resources Information Guide
Resources and frequently asked questions for finding information on specific health conditions.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
- Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Knowledge Path
Offers a selection of recent, high-quality resources about preventing and controlling diabetes in children and adolescents and lowering the risk of complications. The path also identifies tools for staying abreast of new developments in diabetes care and conducting further research.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
- Cancer Health Disparities
Cancer statistics for African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations. Includes information on NCI research activities related to cancer health disparities.
Sponsoring organization: National Cancer Institute
- Foundation Funding Guide: HIV/AIDS
Lists state and national foundations with an interest in HIV/AIDS.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Funding
- Regional Community Health Grants Program
This program provides funding focused on reducing disparities in health care among racial and ethnic populations in eligible geographic areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Aetna Foundation
- The Rapides Foundation Healthy People Grants
Provides grants to parishes in Central Louisiana for a variety of healthcare issues.
Geographic Coverage: Eligible Louisiana parishes in the Delta region: Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, and Winn
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Publications
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Chronic Disease Management in Rural Areas
Describes a study of six chronic disease
management programs throughout the United States. Discusses issues related to chronic disease management in rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 05 / 2004
Format: PDF
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Chronic Disease Management in Rural Areas: A Research Update
Discusses rural implementation of chronic disease management. Includes a list of benefits and barriers related to disease management.
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2004
Format: PDF
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Chronic Disease Management Systems (Registries) in Rural Health Care
Discusses the types of Chronic Disease Management Systems (CDMSs) used by a sample of 14 state organizations and 19 local rural clinics in Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Author(s): Anne Skinner, Roslyn Fraser-Maginn, Keith J. Mueller
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 05 / 2006
Format: PDF
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Diabetes in America
An assessment of epidemiologic, public health, and clinical data on diabetes and its complications in the United States.
Sponsoring organization: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Date: 1995
Format: PDF
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Economic and Health Costs of Diabetes
Summarizes findings from AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project using hospital care data to determine how diabetes-related complications impact health status, hospitalizations, and economic costs.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 01 / 2005
Format: PDF
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HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview
Defines HIV and AIDS. Provides a broad overview of the symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease.
Sponsoring organization: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Date: 10 / 2007
Format: HTML
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HIV/AIDS Among Women
Provides data about the impact of HIV and AIDS among women, including young women and minority women.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 11 / 2004
Format: PDF
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HIV/AIDS Among Youth
Provides data on the impact of HIV and AIDS among young people.
Date: 05 / 2005
Format: PDF
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HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
Contains information about U.S. AIDS and HIV case reports, including data by state, metropolitan statistical area, mode of exposure to HIV, sex, race/ethnicity, age group, vital status, and case definition category.
Date: 2004
Format: PDF
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Key Facts: Latinos and HIV/AIDS
Comprehensive data on the impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic on Latinos in the United States. Includes an overview and epidemic profile, as well as data on major trends, access to and use of health services, and perceptions of HIV/AIDS.
Author(s): Sonia Ruiz, Jennifer Kates, Claire Oseran Pontius
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 07 / 2003
Format: PDF
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Rural Healthy People 2010: Cancer in Rural Areas
Addresses rural health issues associated
with the Healthy People 2010 focus area on cancer.
Author(s): Annie Gosschalk, Susan Carozza
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2003
Format: HTML
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Rural Healthy People 2010: Cancer in Rural Areas: A Literature Review
Detailed literature review of rural health issues associated with the Healthy People 2010 focus area on cancer.
Author(s): Annie Gosschalk, Susan Carozza
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2003
Format: HTML
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Rural Healthy People 2010: Diabetes in Rural America
Addresses rural health issues associated
with the Healthy People 2010 focus area on
diabetes.
Author(s): Betty Dabney, Annie Gosschalk
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2003
Format: HTML
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Rural Healthy People 2010: Diabetes in Rural Areas: A Literature Review
Detailed literature review of rural health issues associated with the Healthy People 2010 focus area on diabetes.
Author(s): Betty Dabney, Annie Gosschalk
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2003
Format: HTML
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Rural Healthy People 2010: Heart Disease and Stroke in Rural America
Addresses rural health issues associated
with the Healthy People 2010 focus area on
heart disease and stroke.
Author(s): Miguel Zuniga, D'Arcie Anderson, Kristie Alexander
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2003
Format: HTML
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Rural Healthy People 2010: Heart Disease and Stroke in Rural America: A Literature Review
Detailed literature review of rural health issues associated with the Healthy People 2010 focus area on heart disease and stroke.
Author(s): Miguel Zuniga, D'Arcie Anderson, Kristie Alexander
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2003
Format: HTML
Journals
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Journal of Rural Health
Offers research of projects to improve rural health, statistics, and mathematical models. Provides summaries of recently published rural health research. Provides links to author, subject and abstract indexes.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
Organizations
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American Heart Association
Works to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Information available in Spanish.
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American Lung Association
Fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.
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Intercultural Cancer Council
The Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) promotes policies, programs, partnerships, and research to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States and its associated territories.
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National Cancer Institute
The principal agency for cancer research and training. Part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. Part of the National Institutes of Health.
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Conducts and supports research on diabetes, endocrine disorders, digestive diseases, nutrition, urology and renal disease, hematology, and other diseases.
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Obesity Society
Promotes research, education and advocacy to better understand, prevent, and treat obesity and improve the lives of those affected.
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Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention
The major focus of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention (RCAP) is the promotion of HIV/STD prevention in rural America, with the goal of reducing HIV/STD incidence.
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