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2009

Addressing Suicide Potential and Prevention in Rural and Frontier Areas: Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care Providers
Date: 08 / 2009
Author(s): Mimi McFaul, Jim Ciarlo, Jean Demmler, Christa Smith, Tamara DeHay
Research center: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
Topics: Frontier health, Mental health
Suicide rates in rural areas are significantly higher than they are in urban areas for men of all ages and for young women. Research shows that many people visit their primary care physician instead of a mental health provider for mental health problems. Includes a Suicide Prevention Toolkit for rural primary care providers.

2006

Defining the Term "Frontier Area" for Programs Implemented through the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
Date: 05 / 2006
Author(s): University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Research center: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Defining rural, Frontier health, Telehealth
An expert panel report to the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides an overview of current frontier definitions and describes the process used to develop a new frontier area definition that could be applied to telehealth programs.
Emergency Medical Services and the Federal Government's Evolving Role: What Rural and Frontier Emergency Medical Services Advocates Should Know
Date: 2006
Author(s): P. Daniel Patterson
Topics: Emergency medical services (EMS), Frontier health, Health policy
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(2), 97-101
Examines the debate around recent recommendations for an expanded federal role in supporting Emergency Medical Services (EMS). If federal expansion were to occur, the author recommends that responsibility for EMS be placed in the Department of Health and Human Services.
Rural and Frontier Mental and Behavioral Health Care: Barriers, Effective Policy Strategies, Best Practices
Date: 2006
Author(s): Donald Sawyer, John Gale, David Lambert
Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Frontier health, Mental health, Substance abuse, Telehealth
Citation: Waite Park, MN: National Association of Rural Mental Health
Discusses barriers to mental and behavioral health service delivery in rural America. Includes model programs and model policy strategies for rural mental and behavioral health care delivery. Also discusses the roles that telehealth and that the State Offices of Rural Health should play in service delivery.

2004

Rural Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Infrastructure (Fact Sheet)
Date: 2004
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Emergency medical services (EMS), Frontier health
Prehospital care has become an important element in the spectrum of health services. Approaches for comparing the availability of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) across communities are a first step in developing policies that ensure equitable access for rural and frontier communities.

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		Frontier health Publications Listed by publication date. You can also view these publications alphabetically. 2009 Addressing Suicide Potential and Prevention in Rural and Frontier Areas: Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care Providers Date: 08 / 2009 Author(s): Mimi McFaul, Jim Ciarlo, Jean Demmler, Christa Smith, Tamara DeHay Research center: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research Topics: Frontier health, Mental health Suicide rates in rural areas are significantly higher than they are in urban areas for men of all ages and for young women. Research shows that many people visit their primary care physician instead of a mental health provider for mental health problems. Includes a Suicide Prevention Toolkit for rural primary care providers. 2006 Defining the Term "Frontier Area" for Programs Implemented through the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Date: 05 / 2006 Author(s): University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health Research center: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center Topics: Defining rural, Frontier health, Telehealth An expert panel report to the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides an overview of current frontier definitions and describes the process used to develop a new frontier area definition that could be applied to telehealth programs. Emergency Medical Services and the Federal Government's Evolving Role: What Rural and Frontier Emergency Medical Services Advocates Should Know Date: 2006 Author(s): P. Daniel Patterson Topics: Emergency medical services (EMS), Frontier health, Health policy Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(2), 97-101 Examines the debate around recent recommendations for an expanded federal role in supporting Emergency Medical Services (EMS). If federal expansion were to occur, the author recommends that responsibility for EMS be placed in the Department of Health and Human Services. Rural and Frontier Mental and Behavioral Health Care: Barriers, Effective Policy Strategies, Best Practices Date: 2006 Author(s): Donald Sawyer, John Gale, David Lambert Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center Topics: Frontier health, Mental health, Substance abuse, Telehealth Citation: Waite Park, MN: National Association of Rural Mental Health Discusses barriers to mental and behavioral health service delivery in rural America. Includes model programs and model policy strategies for rural mental and behavioral health care delivery. Also discusses the roles that telehealth and that the State Offices of Rural Health should play in service delivery. 2004 Rural Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Infrastructure (Fact Sheet) Date: 2004 Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center Topics: Emergency medical services (EMS), Frontier health Prehospital care has become an important element in the spectrum of health services. Approaches for comparing the availability of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) across communities are a first step in developing policies that ensure equitable access for rural and frontier communities.