Journal of Rural Health Issues Research Articles in Summer 2021 Edition

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 24 -- The Journal of Rural Health, a journal that says it features rural health research, policy discussion and education information from the National Rural Health Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Summer 2021 edition:

Brief Reports:

* State health disparities research in Rural America: Gaps and future directions in an era of COVID-19

* An examination of telehealth policy impacts on initial rural opioid use disorder treatment patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic

* COVID-19 risk mitigation behaviors among rural and urban community-dwelling older adults in summer, 2020

Original Articles:

* Concussion-Related Health Care Utilization Among Medicaid Insured Children in Ohio: Rural and Urban Differences

* Rural Primary Care Providers' Experience and Usage of Clinical Recommendations in the CDC Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline: A Qualitative Study

* Rural-Urban Differences in Positive Childhood Experiences Across a National Sample

* Validating the eHealth Literacy Scale in Rural Adolescents

* Associations Among Health Literacy, End-of-Life Care Expenditures, and Rurality

* Availability of Health Insurance Literacy Resources Fails to Meet Consumer Needs in Rural, Appalachian Communities: Implications for State Medicaid Waivers

* Health information source use and trust among a vulnerable rural disparities population

* Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Moderate and Acute Suicidal Ideation among a National Sample of Tribal College and University Students 2015-2016

* PCP Opinions of Universal Suicide Risk Screening in Rural Primary Care: Current Challenges and Strategies for Successful Implementation

The Summer 2021 edition of the International Journal of Rural Health can be viewed at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17480361/2021/37/3. The Journal is published by John Wiley & Sons.