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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Determinants of At-Risk Populations: A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography
A literature review focused on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and social determinants of health (SDOH) in at-risk youth populations, utilizing peer reviewed articles published between 2008-2018. Discusses youth in foster care, runaway and homeless youth, unaccompanied alien children, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations, and rural and urban communities.
Date: 09/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center
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Who and Where: A Socio-Spatial Integrated Approach for Community-Based Health Research
Describes the development and application of a social network to an ongoing study examining the mental and physical health of rural Latino immigrants in Florida.
Author(s): Jeanne-Marie R. Stacciarini, Raffaele Vacca, Liang Mao
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(7), 1375
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
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The Starr County Border Health Initiative: Focus Groups on Diabetes Prevention in Mexican Americans
Reports on 3 focus group interviews with 27 Mexican-American residents of Starr County, a rural Texas border community. Discusses diabetes prevalence, the cultural significance of food and exercise, barriers to healthier lifestyles, lack of affordable healthy foods, and technology use. Describes focus group recommendations for diabetes self-management (DSME) interventions.
Author(s): Sharon A. Brown, William B. Perkison, Alexandra A. García, et al.
Citation: The Diabetes Educator, 44(3), 293-306
Date: 06/2018
Type: Document
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Self-Reported Occupational Injuries and Perceived Occupational Health Problems among Latino Immigrant Swine Confinement Workers in Missouri
Describes self-reported occupational injuries and perceived occupational health problems among Latino immigrants working in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Missouri. Includes statistics on occupational injuries; health status; healthcare access; and demographics, such as age, education, English language proficiency, marital status, length of employment, and more.
Author(s): Athena K. Ramos, Axel Fuentes, Marcela Carvajal-Suarez
Citation: Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2018, 8710901
Date: 06/2018
Type: Document
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Immigrant Health Policy Paper
Policy position brief about new immigrants in rural areas, in terms of health care access, health disparities, economic contributions, health care facilities and Community Health Workers, and service strategies to benefit immigrants. Includes case studies of immigrants in Minnesota and immigrants employed in the meat-processing industry and in rural farming.
Author(s): Susan Kunz, April Fernandez, Matt Gilleskie, et al.
Date: 05/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Addressing Health and Health Care Needs in the United States-Mexico Border Region
Policy position brief describing geography and demographics of the border region, population health and healthcare issues, factors contributing to the health crisis, public policy implications, and suggestions for addressing needs. Comprises Executive Summary and Full Report.
Author(s): Brian Lady, Carrie Henning-Smith, Susan Kunz
Date: 05/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Immigrant Health in Rural Maryland: A Qualitative Study of Major Barriers to Health Care Access
Highlights a study on barriers to healthcare access for rural immigrants in Maryland. Bases findings on interviews with immigrants living on Maryland's rural Eastern Shore. Discusses insurance coverage, language barriers, and citizenship status, among other factors.
Author(s): Thurka Sangaramoorthy, Emilia M. Guevara
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 19, 939-946
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Improving Health Care for Spanish-Speaking Rural Dairy Farm Workers
Evaluation of a project to improve services offered by Dartmouth Geisel Migrant Health and a Federally Qualified Health Center. The 25 participants were dairy workers originally from Southern Mexico who were employed on 6 farms in Vermont and New Hampshire during the 7 months of the study.
Author(s): Caledonia Buckheit, Dwan Pineros, Ardis Olson, Deborah Johnson, Stephen Genereaux
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 30(1), 91-93
Date: 2017
Type: Document
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The Foreign-Born by Urban-Rural Status of Counties: 2011-2015
Compares foreign-born population in mostly urban, mostly rural, and completely rural counties, based on data from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey.
Author(s): Thomas Gryn
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Cultural Norms in Conflict: Breastfeeding Among Hispanic Immigrants in Rural Washington State
Examines breastfeeding perceptions, experiences, and attitudes among 20 Hispanic women ages 25-48. Features demographics and statistics on country of birth, employment, marital status, education, income, and infant feeding practices,
Author(s): Sarah Hohl, Beti Thompson, Monica Escareño, Catherine Duggan
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 20(7), 1549-1557
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
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