Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Population health
Cancer Screening on the Hopi Reservation: A Model for Success in a Native American Community
Highlights a study on a cancer screening model implemented on the Hopi reservation in Arizona. Evaluates the effectiveness of the Hopi Cancer Support Services' efforts in maintaining breast and cervical cancer screenings and increasing colorectal cancer screening among Hopi women.
Author(s): Sylvia R. Brown, Lori Joshweseoma, Kathylynn Saboda, et al.
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 40(6), 1165-1172
Date: 12/2015
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Highlights a study on a cancer screening model implemented on the Hopi reservation in Arizona. Evaluates the effectiveness of the Hopi Cancer Support Services' efforts in maintaining breast and cervical cancer screenings and increasing colorectal cancer screening among Hopi women.
Author(s): Sylvia R. Brown, Lori Joshweseoma, Kathylynn Saboda, et al.
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 40(6), 1165-1172
Date: 12/2015
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Adapting an Evidence-based Curriculum in a Rural Setting: Implementing "Reducing the Risk" in Kentucky
Summarizes the experience of 2 local health departments in rural areas of Kentucky as they implemented a comprehensive sex education and teen pregnancy program during 2013-2015 school years as part of required high school health classes.
Author(s): Rachel Shapiro, Robert G. Wood
Date: 12/2015
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Summarizes the experience of 2 local health departments in rural areas of Kentucky as they implemented a comprehensive sex education and teen pregnancy program during 2013-2015 school years as part of required high school health classes.
Author(s): Rachel Shapiro, Robert G. Wood
Date: 12/2015
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Examining the Role of a Community Coalition in Facilitating Policy and Environmental Changes to Promote Physical Activity: The Case of Get Fit Kaua'i
Examines Get Fit Kauai, a community coalition that brought changes in built environment (BE) policies and infrastructure changes to rural Hawaii. Describes how the community coalition developed a theory to explain the process of the community coalition facilitating BE change to support physical activity.
Author(s): Lehua B. Choy, Jay E. Maddock, Beverley Brody, Katherine L. Richards, Kathryn L. Braun
Citation: Translational Behavioral Medicine, 6(4), 638-647
Date: 12/2015
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Examines Get Fit Kauai, a community coalition that brought changes in built environment (BE) policies and infrastructure changes to rural Hawaii. Describes how the community coalition developed a theory to explain the process of the community coalition facilitating BE change to support physical activity.
Author(s): Lehua B. Choy, Jay E. Maddock, Beverley Brody, Katherine L. Richards, Kathryn L. Braun
Citation: Translational Behavioral Medicine, 6(4), 638-647
Date: 12/2015
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Comprehension of Randomization and Uncertainty in Cancer Clinical Trials Decision-Making among Rural, Appalachian Patients
Explores Appalachian patients' comprehension of the randomization process in cancer randomized clinical trials (RCT) as a component of informed consent. Examines sources of ongoing uncertainty that can obstruct a patient's ability to provide informed consent to participate in a RCT.
Author(s): Janice L. Krieger, Angela Palmer-Wackerly, Phokeng M. Dailey, et al.
Citation: Journal of Cancer Education, 30(4), 743-748
Date: 12/2015
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Explores Appalachian patients' comprehension of the randomization process in cancer randomized clinical trials (RCT) as a component of informed consent. Examines sources of ongoing uncertainty that can obstruct a patient's ability to provide informed consent to participate in a RCT.
Author(s): Janice L. Krieger, Angela Palmer-Wackerly, Phokeng M. Dailey, et al.
Citation: Journal of Cancer Education, 30(4), 743-748
Date: 12/2015
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Improving the Respiratory Health of Alaska Native People Through Home-Based Inventions
Lists simple home modifications that can be performed to help prevent acute respiratory disease in Alaska Native children, which account for roughly two-thirds of child hospitalizations in rural Alaska.
Date: 12/2015
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Lists simple home modifications that can be performed to help prevent acute respiratory disease in Alaska Native children, which account for roughly two-thirds of child hospitalizations in rural Alaska.
Date: 12/2015
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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A Community-Driven Intervention in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, Succeeds in Altering Water Testing Behavior
Reports on a community-based program coordinating with state-level programs to identify well water contaminants in rural Tuftonboro, New Hampshire. Discusses the different contaminates, their sources, and the potential health effects they cause. Presents research on community engagement and models for community-level interventions.
Author(s): Michael P. Paul, Pierce Rigrod, Steve Wingate, Mark E. Borsuk
Citation: Journal of Environmental Health, 78(5), 30-39
Date: 12/2015
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Reports on a community-based program coordinating with state-level programs to identify well water contaminants in rural Tuftonboro, New Hampshire. Discusses the different contaminates, their sources, and the potential health effects they cause. Presents research on community engagement and models for community-level interventions.
Author(s): Michael P. Paul, Pierce Rigrod, Steve Wingate, Mark E. Borsuk
Citation: Journal of Environmental Health, 78(5), 30-39
Date: 12/2015
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Telestroke Centers as an Option for Addressing Geographical Disparities in Access to Stroke Care in South Carolina, 2013
Research brief on the benefits of telestroke centers in rural and remote areas of South Carolina to improve outcomes. Includes a discussion of the impact of limited primary stroke center access and suggestions for policymakers.
Author(s): Marsha Samson, Tushar Trivedi, Khosrow Heidari
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 12/2015
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Research brief on the benefits of telestroke centers in rural and remote areas of South Carolina to improve outcomes. Includes a discussion of the impact of limited primary stroke center access and suggestions for policymakers.
Author(s): Marsha Samson, Tushar Trivedi, Khosrow Heidari
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 12/2015
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Heat Illness Among North Carolina Latino Farmworkers
Analyzes a survey of North Carolina Latino male farmworkers describing the prevalence of heat illness and other factors associated with heat illness.
Author(s): Thomas A. Arcury, Phillip Summers, Jennifer W. Talton, et al.
Citation: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 57(12), 1299-1304
Date: 12/2015
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Analyzes a survey of North Carolina Latino male farmworkers describing the prevalence of heat illness and other factors associated with heat illness.
Author(s): Thomas A. Arcury, Phillip Summers, Jennifer W. Talton, et al.
Citation: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 57(12), 1299-1304
Date: 12/2015
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A Feasibility Study of Home-Based Contingency Management with Adolescent Smokers of Rural Appalachia
Reports on a study evaluating a home-based smoking cessation intervention program utilizing the internet to determine the viability and effectiveness of the program for rural adolescents.
Author(s): Brady Reynolds, Millie Harris, Stacey A. Slone, et al.
Citation: Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 23(6), 486-493
Date: 12/2015
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Reports on a study evaluating a home-based smoking cessation intervention program utilizing the internet to determine the viability and effectiveness of the program for rural adolescents.
Author(s): Brady Reynolds, Millie Harris, Stacey A. Slone, et al.
Citation: Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 23(6), 486-493
Date: 12/2015
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The Oglala Sioux Tribe CHOICES Program: Modifying an Existing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Intervention for Use in an American Indian Community
Describes how an existing alcohol-exposed pregnancy prevention program, Project CHOICES, for non-pregnant women was modified and integrated within an American Indian community to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Provides the steps necessary to develop a similar program at another tribal or rural site.
Author(s): Jessica D. Hanson, Susan Pourier
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(1), 1
Date: 12/2015
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Describes how an existing alcohol-exposed pregnancy prevention program, Project CHOICES, for non-pregnant women was modified and integrated within an American Indian community to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Provides the steps necessary to develop a similar program at another tribal or rural site.
Author(s): Jessica D. Hanson, Susan Pourier
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(1), 1
Date: 12/2015
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