Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Culture and cultural competency
A Community Moves Beyond the Boom and Bust
Profiles Lake County, Colorado, a winner of the 2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize. Highlights some of Lake County's efforts to actively promote health and wellness throughout the rural county.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Profiles Lake County, Colorado, a winner of the 2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize. Highlights some of Lake County's efforts to actively promote health and wellness throughout the rural county.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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For This Island Community, Better Health Is Everyone's Journey
Features the community of Sitka, Alaska, a winner of the 2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize. Highlights some of Sitka's efforts to actively promote health and wellness throughout the community with projects such as the Sitka Health Summit, community gardens, and home-based childcare.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Features the community of Sitka, Alaska, a winner of the 2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize. Highlights some of Sitka's efforts to actively promote health and wellness throughout the community with projects such as the Sitka Health Summit, community gardens, and home-based childcare.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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The 'Gonzales Way': A Can-Do Spirit of Collaboration
Highlights the city of Gonzales, California, a winner of the 2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize. Discusses Gonzales' efforts to actively promote health and wellness throughout the community.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Highlights the city of Gonzales, California, a winner of the 2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize. Discusses Gonzales' efforts to actively promote health and wellness throughout the community.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Through the Diamond Threshold: A Community-based Psycho-educational Group Training Program for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders among American Indians
Discusses an intervention providing cultural competency training for providers of substance use disorder treatment in American Indian communities. Features a literature review outlining the training's framework.
Author(s): Rockey R. Robbins, Bryan G. Stare, Brittany M. Riggin
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 79-105
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Discusses an intervention providing cultural competency training for providers of substance use disorder treatment in American Indian communities. Features a literature review outlining the training's framework.
Author(s): Rockey R. Robbins, Bryan G. Stare, Brittany M. Riggin
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 79-105
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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DineĢ (Navajo) Healer Perspectives on Commercial Tobacco Use in Ceremonial Settings: An Oral Story Project to Promote Smoke-free Life
Presents a study discussing the role of American Indian (AI) healers in defining the ceremonial uses of tobacco in opposition to the regular use of commercial tobacco products in AI communities. Aims to shape culturally competent tobacco-free policies.
Author(s): Jamie Wilson, Samantha Sabo, Carmenlita Chief, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 63-78
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Presents a study discussing the role of American Indian (AI) healers in defining the ceremonial uses of tobacco in opposition to the regular use of commercial tobacco products in AI communities. Aims to shape culturally competent tobacco-free policies.
Author(s): Jamie Wilson, Samantha Sabo, Carmenlita Chief, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 63-78
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Wac'inyeya: Hope among American Indian Youth
Study aims to identify the factors that make American Indian (AI) youth hopeful for the future. Highlights data on AI youth suicide and details the methods of the focus-group based study.
Author(s): Jacqueline S. Gray, Lisa Schrader, Devon S. Isaacs, Megan K. Smith, Naomi M. Bender
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(2), 151-171
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Study aims to identify the factors that make American Indian (AI) youth hopeful for the future. Highlights data on AI youth suicide and details the methods of the focus-group based study.
Author(s): Jacqueline S. Gray, Lisa Schrader, Devon S. Isaacs, Megan K. Smith, Naomi M. Bender
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(2), 151-171
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Examining Civic Engagement Links to Health: Findings from the Literature and Implications for a Culture of Health
Reports findings from a literature review focused on the relationship between health and civic engagement. Covers studies from the U.S. as well as other countries. Includes some discussion of findings from studies conducted in rural areas.
Author(s): Christopher Nelson, Jennifer Sloan, Anita Chandra
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Reports findings from a literature review focused on the relationship between health and civic engagement. Covers studies from the U.S. as well as other countries. Includes some discussion of findings from studies conducted in rural areas.
Author(s): Christopher Nelson, Jennifer Sloan, Anita Chandra
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Does a Program That Focuses on Lifestyle Changes Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in a Rural Community in Appalachian Kentucky?
Examines a tailored, culturally appropriate cardiovascular disease self-care intervention, HeartHealth, compared to a model of patient referrals to a primary care provider for standard care for cardiovascular risk factors in a rural Appalachian Kentucky community.
Author(s): Debra K. Moser, Frances Feltner, Martha J. Biddle, et al.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Examines a tailored, culturally appropriate cardiovascular disease self-care intervention, HeartHealth, compared to a model of patient referrals to a primary care provider for standard care for cardiovascular risk factors in a rural Appalachian Kentucky community.
Author(s): Debra K. Moser, Frances Feltner, Martha J. Biddle, et al.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Procuring Health: Experiences of Mexican Immigrant Women in Rural Midwestern Communities
Thematic study examining health outcomes, perceptions of health, and health promotion for first-generation Mexican immigrant women living in rural Midwestern communities. Compiles data drawn from interviews with 15 women held in 2012, including education, household information, health screening, health issues, transportation, and other data points. Discusses health disparities for Latino populations, the growth of Latino populations in the Midwest, the economic contribution of Latino immigrants to rural communities, and the role of Latina women in family health.
Author(s): Kimberly Greder and Angelica Reina
Citation: Qualitative Health Research, 29(9), 1334-1344
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
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Thematic study examining health outcomes, perceptions of health, and health promotion for first-generation Mexican immigrant women living in rural Midwestern communities. Compiles data drawn from interviews with 15 women held in 2012, including education, household information, health screening, health issues, transportation, and other data points. Discusses health disparities for Latino populations, the growth of Latino populations in the Midwest, the economic contribution of Latino immigrants to rural communities, and the role of Latina women in family health.
Author(s): Kimberly Greder and Angelica Reina
Citation: Qualitative Health Research, 29(9), 1334-1344
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
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2020-2022 New Mexico State Health Improvement Plan
Describes a disease prevention and health promotion plan to improve health outcomes for New Mexico's population where the majority are people of color. Major health issues include access to primary care, obesity and diabetes, substance use disorder, and mental health with a focus on the cultural and linguistic needs of New Mexico's unique population.
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Describes a disease prevention and health promotion plan to improve health outcomes for New Mexico's population where the majority are people of color. Major health issues include access to primary care, obesity and diabetes, substance use disorder, and mental health with a focus on the cultural and linguistic needs of New Mexico's unique population.
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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