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Li, Hong Xin. "Research on the Network of China's Rural Market Information Service." Advanced Materials Research 926-930 (May 2014): 4174–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.926-930.4174.
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The information work in rural areas has important strategic significance in China's economic and social development. Rural information means is a process to realize the rural production and management, public services, government administration and living consumption by strengthening the rural network, and telecommunications networks and the Internet infrastructure, making full use of information resources and improving the information service system. Rural information service model is composed of organization model, five parts services, distribution channels, distribution mechanisms and support the interests of security system by certain organic unity of the inner workings of the relationship constituted. This paper analyzes the of China's rural current status of information service model, provides a useful thinking for rural information servicea and propose a new model of the trinity "diamond" services.
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Lightfoot, Elisabeth. "Accessibility in Rural Social Service Agencies." Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation 2, no. 1 (January 2003): 41–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j198v02n01_03.
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Pope, Natalie D., Diane N. Loeffler, and D. Lee Ferrell. "Aging in Rural Appalachia: Perspectives from Geriatric Social Service Professionals." Advances in Social Work 15, no. 2 (September 23, 2014): 522–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/17059.
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This paper uses qualitative methodology to explore the experience of growing old in rural Appalachia. Given the growing population of older adults seeking and utilizing services, it is important to understand the challenges and specific needs related to aging. Within the context of rural Appalachia, these challenges and needs may be different than those in urban areas or areas outside of the region itself. From interviews with 14 geriatric service providers in rural southeast Ohio, the authors were able to identity three prevalent themes associated with aging in rural North Central Appalachia: scarcity of resources, valuing neighbors and family, and the prevalence of drug use. These findings suggest that preparation and ongoing training of rural geriatric social workers should include attention to topics such as substance abuse and strengthening social support networks that often exist in these regions.
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Peng, Kang-Lin, and Pearl M. C. Lin. "Social entrepreneurs: innovating rural tourism through the activism of service science." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 28, no. 6 (June 13, 2016): 1225–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-12-2014-0611.
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Purpose This study aims to construct an integrated social entrepreneur system in the rural area of Hengshan, Taiwan, that could benefit four stakeholders, namely, tourists, business, community and government. Two social entrepreneur cases demonstrate a mutually beneficial situation of lowering the structural unemployment rate, returning young human capital to villages and innovating rural tourism through the activism of service science. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative approach was applied to data obtained from 12 research projects spanning three years. Service experience engineering (SEE) methods were used to conduct a service design for social entrepreneurs in an integrated service system. The service system aimed to innovate rural tourism through the activism of service science. Findings SEE methods explain a series of service design processes that helped our research team start up two social entrepreneur projects as service prototypes to offer service innovation based on cultural creativity to innovate rural tourism. These two social entrepreneurs in rural tourism offer job opportunities to young people and senior citizens alike. In addition, an integrated service system of interdisciplinary knowledge, multi-stakeholders and local resources fulfills various requirements of stakeholders to promote sustainable rural tourism. Research limitations/implications Real action studies are limited in the research on social entrepreneurs. This case study provides research insights into service science and calls for action in practice to change the future of a local village. The results provide the philosophy and knowledge of service science that social entrepreneurs of rural tourism can use in the village. Designing service innovation for rural tourism has shaped its vision toward a sustainable tourism system. Originality/value Few studies have shown that social entrepreneurs could innovate rural tourism. The present study presents an action case through the activism of service science.
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Lower, Tony, Lyn Fragar, Julie Depcynzksi, Jeffrey Fuller, Kathy Challinor, and Warwick Williams. "Social network analysis for farmers' hearing services in a rural community." Australian Journal of Primary Health 16, no. 1 (2010): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py09043.
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This study aimed to define current hearing health service networks for farming families in a major regional centre in New South Wales, in order to identify approaches that can strengthen local service provision. A pilot survey of individuals and agencies that potentially work with farmers was undertaken and a social network analysis completed to assess the self-reported links of agencies with each other. Thirteen agencies with a role in hearing health service provision participated with results indicating that nurse audiometrists, WorkCover NSW and agricultural retailers have the lead role in disseminating relevant information within the network. For client referrals the nurse audiometrist, private audiometry services, general practitioners, ear, nose and throat specialists and industry groups played the major roles. Social network analysis can assist in defining hearing health networks and can be used to highlight potential actions that can strengthen networks to enhance services for farmers and their families.
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Nkechi, Irechukwu Eugenia, and Chima Paul. "Social Services Administration in Gwagwalada Area Council: Militating Factors." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 2, no. 3 (October 5, 2012): 159. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v2i3.2499.
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This study attempted to determine the factors militating against effective social services administration and its unfolding empirical manifestations on the well-being of the rural dwellers in Gwagwalada Area Council in Abuja, Nigeria as well as its attendant effects on rural development. Based on the data generated from 200 respondents (rural residents and staff of the area council) using questionnaire, interview and personal observation, it was discovered that lack of involvement of the rural dwellers in decisions regarding the design and implementation of the social service programmes by the Council is one of the key factors. The paper recommends accordingly among others, that effective social services administration should reflect the wishes and aspirations of beneficiaries.
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Mackie, Paul Force-Emery, and Renee Anastasia Lips. "Is There Really a Problem with Hiring Rural Social Service Staff? An Exploratory Study among Social Service Supervisors in Rural Minnesota." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 91, no. 4 (October 2010): 433–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.4035.
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Ilardo, Joan, Raza Haque, and Angela Zell. "Virtual Geriatric Education Preferences of Rural Social Workers." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.1267.
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Abstract Older adults in rural communities need access to comprehensive healthcare services provided by practitioners equipped with geriatric knowledge and skills. The Geriatric Rural Extension of Expertise through Telegeriatric Service (GREETS) project goal is to use telemedicine and telehealth to expand geriatric service options to underserved Michigan regions. GREETS educational programs train health practitioners to provide geriatric care for vulnerable older adults. To determine gaps in geriatric competencies, the team conducted an online survey of health professionals including behavioral health practitioners. Respondents identified educational topics and preferred virtual delivery methods. Demographic information included respondent’s professional position, practice setting, and county. The respondents were asked to indicate level of educational need using a scale ranging from a low, medium, or high need. Fifty (47%) of 106 total responses were from social workers. We compared the percent of social workers to other practitioners’ responses in our analysis. Four topics emerged for both groups as medium or high educational needs: 1) transitional care when changing residential settings or post-hospitalization; 2) assisting family caregivers cope with caregiving responsibilities; 3) incorporating community-based services into care plans; and 4) and managing frail older adults. Social workers noted higher need than the other respondents for: 1) managing chronic pain; 2) managing care of patients with multiple chronic conditions; 3) having serious illness conversations; 4) diagnosing dementia; and 5) discussing advance care planning. Both social worker and other respondents indicated interactive case-based webinars; published tools, toolkits, tip sheets; and didactic webinars as their top three learning formats.
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Lewis, Melinda L., Diane L. Scott, and Carol Calfee. "Rural Social Service Disparities and Creative Social Work Solutions for Rural Families Across the Life Span." Journal of Family Social Work 16, no. 1 (January 2013): 101–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2012.747118.
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Breen, Sarah-Patricia, and Courtney Sutherland. "Not In Service." Canadian Planning and Policy / Aménagement et politique au Canada 2022 (January 5, 2023): 172–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.24908/cpp-apc.v2022i1.15783.
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Transit services provide multiple economic, educational, health, environmental, and social benefits. Despite these benefits, rural communities face barriers in establishing and maintaining transit services. Understanding these barriers is a critical step for planners and decision makers to assist in developing solutions. This paper presents the results of a content analysis of rural transit and mobility literature designed to create a typology of the barriers rural communities face in establishing and maintaining transit systems. Seven categories of barriers facing rural transit systems were identified: (1) demographic factors and ridership; (2) socio-cultural aspects of transit; (3) the natural and built environment; (4) local costs of operation and sources of revenue; (5) local governance and jurisdiction; (6) local economic structure; and (7) external funding programs. However, while this typology can inform the planning of rural transit systems, the literature review also revealed significant gaps in our understanding, particularly surrounding the range of rural places in Canada.
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Meng, Shumin. "Monitoring and Path Selection of Rural Public Service Environment Based on Data Mining Technology in the New Era." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2022 (October 6, 2022): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1164807.
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The basic public service infrastructure in rural regions now has a lot of issues and flaws, which results in a low efficiency of basic public service delivery and substantially impedes the growth of the rural social economy and the enhancement of farmers’ quality of life. Building a smart platform for monitoring the rural public service environment, realising the growth of rural areas, creating a new socialist countryside holistically, and ensuring the sustainable, stable, and healthy development of rural society are all of great strategic importance under the new circumstances. This essay explores ways to further encourage the development of rural public service platforms. In order to choose the best course of action for rural public services in the new era, this study studies the practical problem of rural public services and, using DM (Data Mining) technology, mines the user characteristics of public service platforms. The experimental findings demonstrate that the algorithm’s accuracy is 94.38%. With the use of this technique, rural public services may efficiently mine user characteristics and offer specific technical support in the modern day. Decision-makers from all walks of life have an extraordinary desire for information concealed in huge amounts of data in the information age. The advantages of combining the two are becoming more widely recognised.
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Merenkov, A. V., N. L. Antonova, and M. V. Kleymenov. "SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN MEDICAL SERVICE SYSTEM OF RURAL AREAS." Journal of scientific articles "Health and Education millennium" 19, no. 10 (October 29, 2017): 397–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.26787/nydha-2226-7425-2017-19-10-397-399.
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Tuloli, Mohamad Syafri, Arip Mulyanto, and Dian Novian. "Layanan Informasi Perdesaan Berbasis Media Sosial." Jurnal Sibermas (Sinergi Pemberdayaan Masyarakat) 8, no. 2 (July 29, 2019): 199–218. http://dx.doi.org/10.37905/sibermas.v8i2.7920.
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The Covid-19 pandemic that is currently spreading globally has made information and communication technology (ICT) services a basic necessity in our daily activity. With the opening of internet access in villages, it opens up opportunities to maximize ICT's role in improving rural information services. Many of the development of ICT-based services is in the form of a website or mobile application with various interfaces and interactions. This requires training and habituation in the community. This is not easy because these applications are not applications that are used daily. The high use of social media in the community can be used as a forum for providing rural information services. By using social media (chat), services can be created that have advantages over other approaches. Such as: do not require new installations, are intrusive so that information comes directly to users, and does not require much training because they use social media applications familiar to the community. On the other hand, village officials can use services for accessing information services and as a medium for disseminating information needed by the community. A training program and assistance for rural information services based on social media have been carried out in Buloila village. The implementation results show that the program is urgently needed, mainly because the village does not have a rural information service. The social media-based service system's evaluation shows that service users (community, village government, and other parties) feel that the system is feasible to use. Feeling that the system can be learned quickly, is easy to use has well-integrated features. It is just that users feel they need to familiarize themselves with using the service because of the form of interaction that users may never have faced before
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Castillo, Yuleinys A., and Jason Cartwright. "Telerehabilitation in Rural Areas: A Qualitative Investigation of Pre-service Rehabilitation Professionals’ Perspectives." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 49, no. 2 (June 1, 2018): 6–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.49.2.6.
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Telerehabilitation (TR) presents an innovative technology capable of helping to address the rehabilitation needs of people with disabilities (PWDs) in rural areas. Because of social and environmental barriers for rural clients, TR offers an alternative method to lessen the impact of obstacles for service delivery in geographically isolated rural areas. This study aims to explore benefits and limitations of using TR to provide rehabilitation services to clients in rural areas. In this qualitative study, pre-service professionals identified the value of suitability, impact of rate of use, and technological tools to enhance TR services while plausible interference of services, ethical issues, and apprehensions for implementation represented potential hindrances for the use of this technology in rural areas. Implications for rehabilitation educators, practitioners and researchers are considered.
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Shannon, Laura. "Civil service, 2017." Administration 66, no. 1 (February 1, 2018): 9–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/admin-2018-0002.
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Abstract With the election of a new Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, TD, in June 2017, a number of changes were made to government departments. A new Department of Rural and Community Development was established, taking functions from the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (renamed the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht), and from the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (renamed the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government). The employment brief was moved to the Department of Social Protection to create the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. Finally, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation was renamed the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
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Sullivan, William Patrick, M. Diane Hosier, and Alisha G. Otis. "Rural Mental Health Practice: Voices from the Field." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 74, no. 8 (October 1993): 493–502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104438949307400805.
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A commonly reported feature of rural mental health services is the ongoing difficulty agencies experience in the recruitment and retention of professional staff. The problem is compounded by negative portrayals of rural service by practitioners gleaned from the literature. The authors describe an exploratory study of the perceptions of 84 rural mental health professionals about their jobs. The professionals surveyed reported generally high levels of satisfaction with their jobs and rural life. Implications for rural mental health administrators and professional educators are offered.
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Arkhipova, Elena, and Olga Borodkina. "The Characteristics of Social Service in Different Types of Settlements: As Seen by Consumers of Services (Based on the Results of an all-Russian Survey)." Sociological Journal 28, no. 4 (December 28, 2022): 60–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.19181/socjour.2022.28.4.9315.
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Today the system of social services is being transformed, the number of social service providers is growing, and new forms of interaction with recipients of social assistance are being introduced. A special role in the new configuration of the social service system is given to socially oriented non-profits and social entrepreneurs. This article presents the results of a study of the social service system from the viewpoint of recipients of social services. The main method for collecting information was an all-Russian online survey among social service clients or their representatives. The research methodology involved distinguishing 5 clusters according to type of settlement (megacities, cities with a million-plus population, large cities, small towns and rural areas). The sample consisted of 2267 people. Based on the results of the study, main groups of social services in various types of settlements were proposed. The results showed a lack of development of the non-state service sector in all identified clusters. Barriers preventing the involvement of NGOs in the social services system are associated, on the one hand, with the conviction of the citizens themselves (especially the older generation) that only state institutions can provide quality and free services. On the other hand, many NGOs do not want to be listed in regional registries of social service providers, primarily due to low tariffs, reporting mechanisms and cost recovery. Residents of small towns and rural areas often face a lack of choice, the dominance of one type of provider, underdeveloped social infrastructure in their area, and a limited list of services available to them free of charge.
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Zhichkin, Kirill, Vladimir Nosov, and Lyudmila Zhichkina. "The Banking Sector Role in the Rural Territories Social Development." SHS Web of Conferences 110 (2021): 01005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202111001005.
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The article examines the features of banking services for the rural population on the example of the Samara region. The banking sector accumulates significant financial resources of the population, which can be directed to the service area development. In modern conditions, the collected funds are transferred to large cities, making rural areas even more depressed. The study purpose is to determine the features of banking services for the population in rural areas. Within the framework of this, the following tasks are being solved: - the banking services state is analysed on the example of the Kinelsky district of the Samara region; - problems specific to rural areas are identified; - measures are proposed to solve the problems of banking services in rural areas. On the example of the Kinelsky district, it can be seen that large financial resources (more than 500 million rubles) are being withdrawn from the district with the contributions of the rural population. At the same time in rural settlements, banking services are in an inadequate state: Sberbank branches are closed or switched to part-time work. There is a low degree of provision with banking terminals, and the standards for servicing the population are not observed. As a result, the state should more actively regulate the current situation, using economic mechanisms to solve the existing social problem.
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Chalifoux, Zona, Jane B. Neese, Kathleen C. Buckwalter, Eugene Litwak, and Ivo L. Abraham. "Mental health services for rural elderly: Innovative service strategies." Community Mental Health Journal 32, no. 5 (October 1996): 463–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02251046.
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Misra, Sanchayeeta, Rupak Goswami, Debabrata Basu, and Rabindranath Jana. "Application of Social Network Analysis for Livelihood System Study." Space and Culture, India 2, no. 3 (November 25, 2014): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.20896/saci.v2i3.36.
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Social Network Analysis (SNA) has received growing attention among diverse academic fields for studying ‘social relations’ among individuals and institutions. Unfortunately, its application has remained limited in the study of livelihood systems of rural poor. Complexity in rural livelihoods has increased sharply in the face of increased pressure on natural resources and rapid shift in farm-based to non-farm based employments. This poses great challenge to successful livelihood intervention in rural areas. On one hand, rural development/extension needs to cater to diverse information and service need of the rural people; on other hand, rural institutions need to deliver livelihood-sustaining services more efficiently, which often need institutional restructuring at multiple levels. To achieve these challenges, a strong innovative analytical tool is required for understanding the complexity of rural livelihoods and the associated role of rural institutions. SNA provides excellent scope to analyse such complex systems and interactions among their components. This article proposes an outline of using SNA in livelihood system analysis. The analysis can provide answer to many questions of practical importance – Who are the influential actors in a livelihood system? Which are the key institutions contributing towards sustainable livelihoods? How do these actors interact among themselves? This will help rural development administrators to deliver livelihood-supporting services more efficiently through informed targeting and capacity building.
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Traynor, Mark, Can Chen, and Miranda Kitterlin. "Contracting school meals in a rural Florida district." International Hospitality Review 33, no. 2 (December 2, 2019): 73–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ihr-11-2018-0022.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the decision to contract school meal services and the associated nutritional and financial impacts on school districts. Given the increase in the use of competitive contracting of public school meal services and the critical role that school meal services play in public health, this is an important subject to investigate. Design/methodology/approach A case study was performed using one US school district with privatized food service. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with school food service decision makers. Other data collection included the analysis of public documents such as the school district’s budgets and financial statement reports (the cost per lunch and breakfast meals, the cost for labor, contract, transport, supplies and food expenses) and school food service policies (contract policies). Supplementary data pertaining to district social-demographic profiles and full-time equivalent enrollment figures were also collected from state departments. Findings Analysis of interviews revealed that positive financial motivations and impacts were dominant factors related to contracting food services in the district. A significant finding was the relatively short turnaround in the district’s negative financial situation as a result of contracting out the food services. These findings provide valuable insight and support for rural school districts in similar negative financial situations seeking to contract out food services. Originality/value Many studies have examined contracting out of technical services, such as transport and waste management, and social services, such as correctional services and health; however, there is a lack of studies documenting the effects of contracting out of school meal services.
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Hoyt, Emily K., Karen A. Roberto, and Jyoti Savla. "COMBATTING LONELINESS: SERVICE USE AMONG RURAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S888. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.3249.
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Abstract According to a 2018 AARP study, 42% of unpaid caregivers experience loneliness. While findings across multiple studies suggest that caregivers experience loneliness either because they lack intimacy in close relationships (i.e., emotional loneliness) or they feel disconnected from their social network (i.e., social loneliness), little is known about how aspects of dementia caregiving influence loneliness, particularly among rural caregivers. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between in-home service use and caregivers experience with both types of loneliness. Eighty-eight co-residing dementia caregivers in rural Appalachia (Mean Age = 68 years; 91% White; 58% Spouses) completed telephone interviews that included questions about their use of formal services and perceptions of emotional and social loneliness. More than half (58%) of the caregivers accessed 1 to 4 formal services. Regression models revealed that caregivers who experienced greater social loneliness were more likely to access personal care services (p=0.013) and respite services (p=0.004) compared to caregivers who experienced less social loneliness. Further, caregivers who experienced greater emotional loneliness were also more likely to access personal care (p=0.028) and respite (p=0.039) services compared to caregivers who experienced lower emotional loneliness. These associations remained robust even after controlling for relationship to the PwD (spouse vs. non-spouse). Findings suggest that beyond assisting with the care of the PwD, the use of formal services may help family caregivers manage loneliness and relieve social isolation. Discussion will focus on the importance of service accessibility and use for the health and psychological well-being of rural family caregivers.
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White, Lucy Brigid. "Dental services in rural Ireland:-Potential for health service integration." International Journal of Integrated Care 18, s1 (March 12, 2018): 155. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.s1155.
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Gustina, Margo, Eli Guinnee, Rick Bonney, and Hope Decker. "Pathways to Wellbeing: Public Library Service in Rural Communities." Journal of New Librarianship 7, no. 2 (December 7, 2022): 159–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.33011/newlibs/11/14.
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To answer the question “If public libraries are a component of social wellbeing in rural communities, how are they successful?” we conducted, transcribed, coded, and analyzed 114 group and individual interviews with 202 people at eight field research sites in isolated rural communities distributed throughout the United States. Motivating this study is a gap in understanding the library service mechanisms involved at the community level which will yield beneficial social wellbeing outcomes. Through iterative phenomenological analysis, we established how rural residents defined social wellbeing for themselves and how they describe the library’s role in that context. We found that rural residents forego access to standard amenities for access to deep social connections, natural resources, and community cultures of freedom and mutual support. We found long term locally made structural, social, and cultural norms, which we call pathways, through which libraries support wellbeing.
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Rowan, Sue. "Provider and consumer perceptions of allied health service needs." Australian Health Review 21, no. 1 (1998): 88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah980088.
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The study reported in this paper compared data from 20 separate focus groups,representing providers and consumers of health services in the Grampians region,Victoria, on their perceptions of the allied health service issues in that region. Theresults of the study indicated that providers and consumers raised many similar issuesin regard to allied health services ? access to allied health services, service delivery,social and rural issues ? but discussed the issues from different perspectives. Theprovider discussion was concerned with service delivery issues and the consumerdiscussion was focused on broader social issues which affect health.
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Murty, Susan A. "The Future of Rural Social Work." Advances in Social Work 6, no. 1 (April 30, 2005): 132–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/86.
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Over the years, the extensive literature on rural social work has been consistent in its recommendations for local community-based practice and rural generalist practice. However, rural social work is embedded in the larger social work profession which has been moving in the opposite direction from the one advocated by rural social workers. The gradual process of centralization and specialization in the profession now make it almost impossible for social workers to use community-based generalist practice approaches in rural areas. In order to ensure a positive future for rural social work, urban and rural social workers must work together to re-introduce a level of community-based generalist practice within regionalized and specialized social and health service systems. A range of alternative approaches to link community-based rural programs with regional programs is presented.
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Spence, Susie A. "Rural Elderly African Americans and Service Delivery:." Journal of Gerontological Social Work 20, no. 3-4 (February 4, 1994): 187–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j083v20n03_09.
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Pendergrast, Claire. "How Area Agencies on Aging Contribute to Social Connection for Older Adults in Rural America." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 616. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2092.
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Abstract Social ecological models of health identify intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional, community, and policy-level contexts as social factors influencing individual and population health outcomes. However how institutions such as Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) shape rural older adults’ social networks and influence health is little explored. This research examines institutional influences of social networks for rural older adults, particularly the social connections resulting from their AAA services and programs. AAAs are local social service organizations that coordinate home- and community-based supports. Our 2020 case study of a rural AAA in upstate New York involved in-depth semi-structured interviews with AAA staff, volunteers and participants included key themes related to older adults’ social networks, social wellbeing, and physical and mental health. Our findings have both theoretical implications for rural community social structure as experienced by older adults, and practical implications to build AAA’s capacity to address social isolation for rural older adults. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Rural Aging Interest Group.
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Vandsberger, Etty, and Marilyn Wakefield. "Service Learning with Rural Older Adults." Journal of Intergenerational Relationships 3, no. 4 (January 13, 2006): 83–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j194v03n04_06.
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Mayhew, Susannah H. "Integration of STI services into FP/MCH Services: Health service and social contexts in rural Ghana." Reproductive Health Matters 8, no. 16 (January 2000): 112–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0968-8080(00)90193-9.
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Shields, Glenn, and Judy Kiser. "Violence and Aggression Directed toward Human Service Workers: An Exploratory Study." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 84, no. 1 (January 2003): 13–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.83.
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This study examined the type and extent of psychological aggression and physical violence experienced by 171 human service workers in four Midwestern rural communities and an in urban children services agency. Worker interviewing skills were also studied since the authors believed that appropriate interviewing skills could influence worker–client relationships in a positive manner, thus reducing the potential for violence. Data showed that there were some differences in the amount and intensity of client violence between rural and urban settings, although all workers were routinely subjected to psychological aggression. In addition, some workers were physically assaulted. In spite of constant threats, workers displayed professional demeanor that may diminish threats and reduce violence. Implications for policy and training concerning workplace violence in social service agencies are discussed.
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Zhou, Yangang, and Xiao Hu. "Design and Implementation of Rural Community Elderly Culture Platform Based on Real-Time Social Media Data Mining." Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2021 (October 26, 2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3927773.
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In the current big data environment, science and technology not only provide a new governance model for rural community governance but also put forward higher requirements for rural community governance level. Under the background of rural revitalization, promoting the construction of rural community cultural service system is not only an important choice to realize the equalization of urban and rural basic public services but also an important way to protect the cultural rights and interests of rural residents. On the basis of analyzing the real-time data of social media, this paper studies the design and implementation method of rural community culture platform and then puts forward the strategy of community public culture informatization construction under the background of aging. From a global perspective, all countries have their own ways and means to invest in public cultural services. Especially from the perspective of countries with better development of public cultural services, multichannel funding sources are an important indicator of the quality of cultural undertakings. With the development of China’s social economy, the rural endowment insurance system is becoming more and more perfect, and the basic living needs of the elderly are basically met.
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Zhang, Hong, and Mingyang Li. "Integrated Design and Development of Intelligent Scenic Area Rural Tourism Information Service Based on Hybrid Cloud." Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine 2022 (June 16, 2022): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5316304.
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Although the “Internet+” technologies (big data and cloud computing) have been implemented in many industries, each industry involved in rural tourism economic information services has its own database, and there are still vast economic information resources that have not been exploited. Z travel agency through rural tourism enterprise third-party information services and mobile context-awareness-based Z travel has achieved good economic and social benefits by deep value mining and innovative application of the existing data of the enterprise through the third-party information service of rural tourism enterprises and mobile context-aware travel recommendation service. It clearly demonstrates that, in order to maximise the benefits of economic data, rural tourist businesses should focus not only on the application of new technologies and methodologies but also on the core of demand and data-driven and thoroughly investigate the potential value of current data. This paper mainly analyzes the problems related to how rural tourism can be upgraded under the smart tourism platform, with the aim of improving the development of China’s rural tourism industry with the help of an integrated smart tourism platform, and proposes a hybrid cloud-based integrated system of smart scenic rural tourism information services, which can meet the actual use needs of rural tourism, with good shared service effect and platform application performance, and promote the development of rural tourism and resource utilization rate.
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Munn, Peter. "Factors influencing service coordination in rural South Australia." Australian Social Work 56, no. 4 (December 2003): 305–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0748.2003.00093.x.
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Kõiv, Kerli, Katrin Saks, Heidi Paabort, Vladislava Lendzhova, and Mateusz Smoter. "A Service Model for Self-Directed Learning of NEET Youth at the Local Government Level." Youth & Society 54, no. 2_suppl (November 16, 2021): 52S—68S. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118x211058225.
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Given the increasing value of lifelong learning, self-directed learning (SDL) has become increasingly relevant over time. In rural areas with limited service resources, the main approach to NEET-youth depicts them more as young people in need, and less as people with the potential for self-development and participation in lifelong learning. The growing importance of people’s return to education, flexible learning paths, and the need for quick adaptation and re-training in a rapidly changing society emphasizes the need to design service models for NEET-youth. This is in order to support their SDL skills, and indicate the service providers’ role throughout the process. The empirical study in Estonia was grounded on the Double Diamond service design method using quantitative data on the respondents’ readiness for SDL, and also qualitative data from service providers about their roles and the affordances of their services in supporting SDL skills. The model was tested with rural NEET-youth.
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Belaya, Raisa, Tatyana Morozova, and Galina Kozyreva. "Territorial features of consumer behavior in the medical services market." E3S Web of Conferences 301 (2021): 04003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202130104003.
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Expansion of the commercial medical service market in Russia is a risk factor that promotes social inequality. In remote rural areas, social infrastructure, in particular the healthcare system, has been degrading. As a result, patients have widely taken to the use of commercial medical services. In this situation, such behavioral models are demonstrated not only by well-off, but even by needy rural and small-town residents. In this context, research on the formation mechanisms of user practices in the commercial medical service market in remote rural areas and smaller towns gains more relevance. The objective of the study is to assess the behavior of people in the Republic of Karelia (Russia) as users of commercial services. Methodologically, the study employed the household approach and statistical data analysis methods: factor and discriminant analyses. We demonstrate that the active use of commercial medical services by poor population strata is a necessity-driven activity caused by the absence or low availability of free services of this sort, or their low quality at the local level. The findings can help in decision-making on upgrading the social policy in healthcare.
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Logan, TK, Erin Stevenson, Lucy Evans, and Carl Leukefeld. "Rural and Urban Women’s Perceptions of Barriers to Health, Mental Health, and Criminal Justice Services: Implications for Victim Services." Violence and Victims 19, no. 1 (February 2004): 37–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/vivi.19.1.37.33234.
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The purpose of this study was to examine rural and urban women’s perceptions of barriers to health and mental health services as well as barriers to criminal justice system services. Eight focus groups were conducted, two in a selected urban county (n= 30 women) and two in each of three selected rural counties (n= 98 women). Results were classified into a barrier framework developed in the health service utilization literature which suggests there are four main dimensions of barriers: affordability, availability, accessibility, and acceptability. Results indicate that: (1) women face many barriers to service use including affordability, availability, accessibility, and acceptability barriers; (2) it takes an inordinate level of effort to obtain all kinds of services; however, women with victimization histories may face additional barriers over and above women without victimization histories; (3) barriers to health and mental health service utilization overlap with barriers to utilizing the criminal justice system; and (4) there are many similarities in barriers to service use among rural and urban women; however, there are some important differences suggesting barriers are contextual. Future research is needed to further clarify barriers to service use for women with victimization histories in general, and specifically for rural and urban women. In addition, future research is needed to better understand how women cope with victimization in the context of the specific barriers they face in their communities.
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Li, Hongying, Suqiong Feng, and Liujie Yang. "Research on the construction of rural public sports service system in Sichuan province from the perspective of urban-rural integration." MATEC Web of Conferences 355 (2022): 02051. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202235502051.
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From the perspective of urban-rural integration, this paper analyzes the current situation of public sports service system in rural areas of Sichuan Province. In order to break through the dilemma of the Rural Public Sports Service System in Sichuan Province, we must seize the opportunity of the integration of urban and rural areas, conform to the regional characteristics of Sichuan, plan the steps of the supporting reform between urban and rural areas as well as the farmers’ personal sports needs; and increase the farmers’ economic income, meanwhile, we should introduce and attract social enterprises and social forces to invest a lot in the human, material and financial resources of rural public sports. Promoting the development of rural public sports service in Sichuan Province by optimizing the allocation of resources.
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Ai, Bin, Xueshan Li, and Guofang Li. "When City Meets Rural: Exploring Pre-Service Teachers’ Identity Construction When Teaching in Rural Schools." SAGE Open 12, no. 1 (January 2022): 215824402210799. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440221079910.
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Every year, a number of Chinese undergraduates from urban teacher universities are selected as volunteer pre-service teachers to teach in schools located in underdeveloped rural areas. In this qualitative case study, the researchers explore four pre-service teachers’ 1-year experience as volunteer educators in rural schools, their communities of practice in the south and west of China, and present their reflections on the challenges, including how their responses (re)shaped their teacher identity. It is found that these pre-service teachers have built their social capital through rural teaching experience, and they have begun to construct their professional teacher identity within that transitional community of teaching practice. The paper contributes to discussions of pre-service teacher education and pre-service teacher identity construction in the context of secondary education in rural China and in other parts of the world.
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Ugalde, Anna, Sarah Blaschke, Anna Boltong, Penelope Schofield, Sanchia Aranda, Jo Phipps-Nelson, Suzanne K. Chambers, Meinir Krishnasamy, and Patricia M. Livingston. "Understanding rural caregivers’ experiences of cancer care when accessing metropolitan cancer services: a qualitative study." BMJ Open 9, no. 7 (July 2019): e028315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028315.
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ObjectiveTo explore the experiences of cancer caregivers who live in rural Australia and travel to a metropolitan cancer health service to access cancer treatment.DesignA qualitative study using semistructured, audio-recorded interviews conducted between December 2017 and July 2018 with caregivers and social workers. Thematic analysis using interpretative descriptive techniques performed on textual interview data within a critical realist paradigm to develop understanding of rural caregivers’ lived experiences.SettingParticipants were from rural areas attending a metropolitan cancer centre in Australia and social workers.Participants21 caregivers (16 female) of people with cancer living in rural Australia within a minimum distance of 100 km from the metropolitan cancer centre where they access treatment, and five social workers employed at a metropolitan cancer service with experience of working with rural patients and caregivers.ResultsThematic analysis developed two overarching themes: theme 1:caregiving in the rural settingdescribes the unique circumstance in which caregiving for a person with cancer takes place in the rural setting at considerable distance from the cancer service where the person receives treatment. This is explored in three categories: ‘Rural community and culture’, ‘Life adjustments’ and ‘Available supports’. Theme 2:accessing metropolitan cancer servicescaptures the multiplicity of tasks and challenges involved in organising and coordinating the journey to access cancer treatment in a metropolitan hospital, which is presented in the following categories: ‘Travel’, ‘Accommodation’ and ‘Health system navigation’.ConclusionsCaregivers who live in rural areas face significant challenges when confronting geographic isolation between their rural home environment and the metropolitan setting, where the patient accessed cancer treatment. There is a need for healthcare services to identify this group to develop feasible and sustainable ways to provide interventions that have the best chance of assisting rural caregivers in supporting the patient while maintaining their own health and well-being.
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Salinas, Juanita, and Susana Sastre-Merino. "Social Capital as an Inclusion Tool from a Solidarity Finance Angle." Sustainability 13, no. 13 (June 23, 2021): 7067. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13137067.
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Within rural environments, the construction of financial ecosystems that both stimulate local development and contribute to poverty reduction requires an increase in associative community activity. Such activity serves as a fundamental means of organizing territorial production systems, reinforcing capacities, and strengthening the negotiating position of the population being offered financial services. Solidarity finance is important because it recognizes that collective action and criteria such as social efficiency, local capacities, cooperation, associativity, the social fabric, self-management, and resource recirculation are integral aspects of financial evaluation. Therefore, this research proposes a methodology to reinforce the financial service delivery of solidarity finance institutions through the evaluation of social capital in rural production organizations. Social capital is regarded as a resource of the organization’s constituents that can facilitate financial inclusion and generate value for rural populations.
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EKATERINA S., OGORODNIKOVA, GUSEVA TATYANA I., and SHURALEVA NATALYA N. "ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY OF MODELS OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC MECHANISM OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS." Scientific Works of the Free Economic Society of Russia 234, no. 2 (2022): 131–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.38197/2072-2060-2022-234-2-131-153.
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In the context of the challenges of the neoindustrial stage of the economy, the problem of priority development of human capital industries, the search for new mechanisms to ensure high quality of their growth is being actualized. This problem is particularly acute in relation to the population of rural areas, which are significantly inferior to the city in terms of quality of life. The purpose of this study is to determine the allocative efficiency of social service producers in rural areas, and then compare these indicators with the expansion of the non-state sector of social service producers. The study is based on the methodology for assessing the effectiveness of models for the development of social services, which differ in the nature of the allocation of public resources and the degree of participation of the state, private entrepreneurs and non –profit organizations as alternative participants in the organizational and economic mechanism for providing social benefits. A methodology for assessing allocative efficiency is proposed to justify ways to adapt the development of social services in rural areas to modern conditions. The results of the study show that mainly allocative efficiency is characteristic of the subjects of the public sector and the sphere of social services. These subjects form a larger output with the same attracted resources, which is a key constraint in attracting commercial and nonprofit organizations to the social sphere. The low allocative efficiency of non-state producers of social services explains the lack of proactive development of commercial and non-commercial entities in the field of social services and the corresponding growth in the output of social services by these producers.
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Meinertz, Naomi R., Megan Gilligan, Jeongeun Lee, and Louise Peitz. "ADDRESSING OLDER ADULT SOCIAL ISOLATION AND ABUSE THROUGH RURAL OUTREACH AND INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.229.
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Abstract Elder abuse is commonly linked with social isolation and in a rural state, such as Iowa, older adults may be at increased risk of social isolation and elder abuse. A community-based needs assessment aimed to record the first-hand perspectives of service providers regarding the needs of older adults in rural areas across the state of Iowa, covering 54 of the 99 counties. Through a survey (N=202) and focus groups (N=24), service providers, including direct care, Area Agencies on Aging, law enforcement, and attorneys, offered ways in which to address the gaps in service provision and prevention of elder abuse. Based on survey and focus groups, suggestions included ways to decrease social isolation among older adults by improving service outreach, provider training, and inter-organization communication. Discussion will outline gaps in service outreach and address future inter-organizational collaboration and strategies to prevent social isolation and elder abuse in rural communities.
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Jiale, Ren, Yao Leye, and Liu Chunyu. "Educating Peasants: the Beibei Public Library in Light of Chinese Rural Reconstruction, 1928–1950." Libri 69, no. 2 (May 26, 2019): 139–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/libri-2018-0047.
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Abstract The Beibei Public Library (1928–1950) dedicated itself to social education in the rural areas of Chongqing. Examining this library in light of rural reconstruction, this study considers how libraries are affected by the attitudes and behaviors of social elites, officials, government policies, wars, conventional thinking etc. The Beibei Public Library is studied in terms of three aspects: indoor service, itinerant libraries, and additional services. Moreover, this study examines how librarians catered to peasants’ needs, promoted knowledge dissemination, and helped mold new lifestyles in rural China. This case study contributes to research on Chinese rural libraries in the first half of the twentieth century.
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Harsell, Dana Michael, Christine Carlascio Harsell, and Robert S. Wood. "Expanding Access To Rural Healthcare Services And Benefits Through Secure, Interactive Video Links: A Case Study Of Video Claims Taking Implementation In The Great Plains." American Journal of Health Sciences (AJHS) 2, no. 2 (November 22, 2011): 19–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/ajhs.v2i2.6624.
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Context: Between 2003 and 2008, the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Service Delivery (RSD) increased access to a number of vital government services for citizens in rural communities and Native American reservations through the Video Claims Taking (VCT) program, which allowed claimants in rural healthcare settings to apply for benefits over secure interactive video networks to distant government offices. VCT helped increase healthcare reimbursement, social and related public service benefits to 31 underserved communities in six states and leveraged a significant increase in applications for government services and monetary benefits to these communities. Methods: A case-study examines the implementation, use and impact of the VCT technology over the RSD’s five year operation. Findings: The authors offer five principal findings which center on the relationships between government agencies and rural claimants, some cultural considerations posed by this electronic form of service delivery, the program’s potential to realize certain efficiencies, the technical challenges faced during implementation and overcoming a number of organizational and communications barriers. Conclusions: The foregoing analysis of the RSDs initiative and its VCT program contributes to a better understanding of how to leverage an interactive video platform to provide government healthcare reimbursement services to underrepresented groups in rural contexts for public agencies and private healthcare providers that are interested in adopting a similar model of service delivery to their stakeholders
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Steinman, Bernard, and Daniel Barbakoff. "RURAL LIVING AND DISABILITY IN OLDER ADULTS: THE ROLE OF ALTERNATIVE SUPPORT RESOURCES AS MEDIATORS." Innovation in Aging 6, Supplement_1 (November 1, 2022): 483. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1864.
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Abstract Rural communities are often characterized by sparse service environments offering limited care, services, and conveniences that help with daily activities. In lieu of community services that target older adults to assist with aging-in-place, alternative supportive features, including environmental modification and informal social networks may be especially important in rural settings to preserve functional independence. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of alternative support resources as potential mediators between service environments and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) functioning of older adults living in rural settings. Data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) were analyzed. Guided by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, regression models included covariates for sociodemographics, chronic conditions, mobility functioning, and participation. Service environments were quantified using a measure of the number of services (e.g., help with bathing) available in communities. Two potentially important support features were tested as mediators. Environmental modification was operationalized using indicators of whether homes had been modified (e.g., with features such as grab bars). Size and quality of individuals’ social networks were calculated using indicators of whom participants spoke to about important things in their life. Measures of ADLs served as key dependent variables. Results suggest a negative statistical relationship between service environments and disability that is explained in part by the availability of alternative support resources. Implications are that older adults who live in rural communities may often benefit by employing home modifications and relying on informal care options to meet their needs.
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Weaver, Raven. "Risk Profiles of Older Rural Residents With Functional, Nutritional, and Social Needs." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.124.
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Abstract Community-based service organizations are well positioned to address social determinants of health by offering a range of services/supports to community residents. To identify health needs and service delivery gaps among a geographically and economically diverse eight-county region, a needs assessment was conducted to support community-based agencies efforts to better support aging residents. A random sample of adults responded to the survey, with 1,280 respondents aged 60+ (mean age=71); the majority of participants were White, female, retired, reported at least some college education, and lived with at least one person. Cluster analysis distinguished three groups of residents, informed by typical enrollment-type data and a social engagement index. A series of one-way ANCOVA and chi-square analyses were conducted to examine how low-, moderate-, and high-risk groups differed on social, nutritional, and functional health needs. High-risk respondents were significantly more likely to report needing social, nutritional, and functional health services, compared to moderate- and low-risk respondents. High-risk respondents were more likely to experience barriers to seeing a physician (X2=34.054, p<.001), a non-emergency ED visit (X2=22.799, p<.001), and an unplanned hospital visit (X2=14.484, p=.001) compared to members of either low- or moderate-risk groups. Ongoing efforts to identify high-risk residents and proactively target moderate-risk residents support low-cost community interventions (i.e., assessing residents for services in locations regularly attended, such as senior meal centers), rather than high-cost interventions (e.g., emergency care, hospitalizations) are essential. Findings inform community-based outreach approaches that target social, economic, and environmental factors essential in improving health and achieving health equity.
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Zhao, Qingjun, Meijing Song, and Hanrui Wang. "Voting with Your Feet: The Impact of Urban Public Health Service Accessibility on the Permanent Migration Intentions of Rural Migrants in China." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 22 (November 8, 2022): 14624. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214624.
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The accessibility of urban public health services is not only relevant to the health status of rural migrants but also plays an increasingly important role in their migration decisions. Most existing studies have focused on the effects of the level of public health service provision and parity on rural migrants’ migration behavior, ignoring the role of public health service accessibility. This paper systematically examines the overall impact, heterogeneous impact and mechanism of action of public health service accessibility on rural migrants’ intentions to migrate permanently based on data from the 2017 China Mobile Population Dynamics Monitoring Survey using probit, IVprobit, eprobit, omitted variable test model and KHB mediating effect model. It was found that: (1) public health service accessibility significantly increased rural migrants’ intentions to migrate permanently, and the results remained robust after using instrumental variables to mitigate endogeneity problems and omitted variable tests. (2) Heterogeneity analysis shows that public health service accessibility has a greater effect on enhancing the intentions to migrate permanently among females and rural migrants born in 1980 and later. (3) Further mechanism testing revealed that public health service accessibility could indirectly increase rural migrants’ intentions to migrate permanently by improving health habits, health status, identity, and social integration, with identity playing a greater indirect effect. The findings of this paper not only provide empirical evidence for the existence of Tiebout’s “voting with your feet” mechanism in China but also contribute to the scientific understanding of the role of equalization of public health services in the process of population migration.
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Rickardsson, Jonna. "The urban–rural divide in radical right populist support: the role of resident’s characteristics, urbanization trends and public service supply." Annals of Regional Science 67, no. 1 (February 12, 2021): 211–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00168-021-01046-1.
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AbstractIn a number of recent elections in Western Europe, support for far-right populist parties has been significantly higher in non-urban areas than in urban areas. This paper answers the following questions; (1) Can the urban–rural divide in voting behavior be explained by the fact that urban and non-urban populations differ in terms of education, income and other individual characteristics of voters, or by variations in immigration? (2) Can variations in public service supply explain parts of the urban–rural divide in far-right populist support? and (3) How does population growth and public services relate to voting behavior when examining urban and rural municipalities separately? The analyses combine survey data on individual characteristics and register data aggregated on municipalities. The results in this paper suggest that voter characteristics and immigration explain a substantial part of the urban–rural divide. However, the propensity to vote for a far-right populist party is still higher in regions with lower population growth even when controlling for individual characteristics and immigration. When considering public service supply, the urban–rural divide is further weakened. The propensity to vote for a far-right party decreases with higher public service supply and higher share of immigrants. The findings in this paper thereby support the hypothesis that individuals in shrinking areas with lower access to public services are likely to respond to the deterioration of their location by casting a vote on the far-right (i.e., protest voting).
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Wojcieszak-Zbierska, Monika, Michał Roman, and Tadeusz Nadolny. "FUNCTIONING OF CARE FARMS IN POLAND ON THE EXAMPLE OF A SELECTED CASE STUDY." Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists XXIV, no. 3 (September 20, 2022): 231–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.9839.
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The aim of the article is to present the most important issues and key information regarding the concept of foster farms in shaping local development. The article uses the method of analysis of secondary materials, including the literature on the subject – Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Theoretical and practical conditions, methods and hitherto effects of implementing the concept of care farms were presented. An example of a caring farm with regard to the services provided was presented. The role and significance of this type of services are presented, which are undoubtedly an attractive product (service) that can be used by seniors. The establishment of foster farms in rural Poland is an innovative idea that is implemented in the context of social agriculture. In the future, social farming activities (social farming) can contribute to the sustainable development of rural areas. This will enable an increasingly sustainable development of rural areas by reducing poverty and increasing farm incomes. Such activities can stabilize social and economic life in rural areas.