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Resources by Topic: Population health

Community Building Community: The Distinct Benefits of Community Partners Building Other Communities' Capacity to Conduct Health Research
Explores a study on the benefits of building community health research capacity through the sharing of best practices. Focuses specifically on African American communities located in the rural Arkansas Lower Mississippi River Delta. Details the partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) and the community programs The Faith Task Force and the TriCounty Rural Health Network.
Author(s): Jerome Turner, Johnny Smith, Keneshia Bryant, et al.
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 11(1), 81-86
Date: 2017
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Mental Health Disparities: American Indians and Alaska Natives
Details the mental health disparities that exist among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Discusses barriers to care, service utilization, and cultural beliefs.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: American Psychiatric Association
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The United States-Mexico Border Environmental Public Health: The Challenges of Working with Two Systems
Reports on the availability of information pertaining to environmental and public health in the communities along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bases results on interviews with national and binational programs and makes recommendations to improve information dissemination.
Author(s): Genny Carrillo, Felipe Uribe, Rose Lucio, Alberto Ramirez Lopez, Marcelo Korc
Citation: Pan American Journal of Public Health, 41(e98)
Date: 2017
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Decolonizing Knowledge Development in Health Research Cultural Safety Through the Lens of Hawaiian Homestead Residents
Highlights a study on the concept of cultural safety as a means of conducting effective health research within Native Hawaiian communities. Focuses on practices that facilitate cross-cultural respect and understanding.
Author(s): Lana Sue I. Ka'opua, Suresh Tamang, Adrienne Dillard, B. Puni Kekauoha
Citation: Journal of Indigenous Social Development, 5(2), 20-42
Date: 2017
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An Innovative Community-Based Model for Improving Preventive Care in Rural Counties
Describes the implementation and evaluation of a rural community-based patient outreach program to deliver preventive care through the use of a wellness coordinator, community health organizations, and primary care practices in rural Oklahoma.
Author(s): Zsolt J. Nagykaldi, Dewey Scheid, Daniel Zhao, Bhawani Mishra, Tracy Greever-Rice
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 30(5), 583-591
Date: 2017
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Oregon Rural And Frontier Health Facility Listening Tour, 2017
Reports on common issues, themes, and challenges found on the Oregon Office of Rural Health's 2017 rural and frontier health facility listening tour. Includes a focus on the behavioral health system and provides county-level statistics on key indicators, such as mortality, healthcare utilization, unemployment, substance abuse, and more.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Social Determinants of Health in the United States: Addressing Major Health Inequality Trends for the Nation, 1935-2016
Results of a study analyzing key health inequality trends in areas including maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, mental and behavioral health, chronic disease prevention, and health promotion. Examines social determinants and features statistics with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, education, mortality rates, poverty, unemployment, housing, rural or urban location, and geographic area.
Author(s): Gopal K. Singh, Gem P. Daus, Michelle Allender, Christine T. Ramey, Elijah K. Martin, et al.
Citation: International Journal of MCH and AIDS, 6(2), 139-164
Date: 2017
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Infectious Disease Hospitalizations among American Indian/Alaska Native and Non–American Indian/Alaska Native Persons in Alaska, 2010-2011
Analyzes a state database to determine infectious disease hospitalization rates among American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Alaskan residents. Compares statistics for AI/AN and non-AI/AN persons by year, sex, and age, and covers other hospitalization statistics.
Author(s): Prabhu P. Gounder, Robert C. Holman, Sara M. Seeman, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 132(1), 65-75
Date: 2017
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The Effect of a Weight Gain Prevention Intervention on Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity among Black Women: The Shape Program
Examines if an effective weight gain prevention intervention, called the Shape Program, increased moderate to vigorous physical activity among overweight or obese African American women in rural North Carolina. Includes participant characteristics for the initial and 12 month assessment by age, education, poverty level, marital status, number of children in the household, employment status, and more.
Author(s): Mary L. Greaney, Sandy Askew, Sherrie F. Wallington, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14, 139
Date: 2017
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Hydration and Cooling Practices Among Farmworkers in Oregon and Washington
Details a study on farmworkers' knowledge and practice of hydration and cooling measures in Oregon and Washington. Breaks down data by crops grown, main job tasks, and modes of hydration and cooling, among others factors.
Author(s): Jeffrey W. Bethel, June T. Spector, Jennifer Krenz
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 22(3), 222-228
Date: 2017
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