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Resources by Topic: Population health

Occupational Risks and Pregnancy and Infant Health Outcomes in Florida Farmworkers
Presents the results of a community-based participatory research study of female farmworkers in Central Florida on workplace conditions and behaviors, and maternal, pregnancy, and infant health outcomes.
Author(s): Jennifer Runkle, Joan Flocks, Jeannie Economos, J. Antonio Tovar-Aguilar, Linda McCauley
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(8), 7820–7840
Date: 08/2014
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Differences in Media Access and Use Between Rural Native American and White Children
Compares media access between Native American children and White children from rural areas in Michigan to determine the most effective way of disseminating public health initiatives to reach Native children and reduce health disparities.
Author(s): Yulin Hswen, John A Naslund, David S Bickham
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2922
Date: 08/2014
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North Carolina Rural Health Action Plan: A Report of the NCIOM Task Force on Rural Health
Contains the North Carolina rural health action plan to improve rural health outcomes and identifies six key strategies at the state and local levels to address rural health disparities. See also: 2018 Update on Priority Strategies.
Date: 08/2014
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Institute of Medicine
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HoMBRes - Hombres Manteniendo Bienestar y Relaciones Saludables (Men Maintaining Wellness and Healthy Relationships)
A case study of a sexual risk reduction intervention in rural North Carolina designed to reduce HIV and STD infection among non-English speaking Latino men in rural central North Carolina. Provides information about the program objectives, barriers encountered, resources for delivering the program, partnerships, financing, and the results of the intervention. Describes the lay health officers called navegantes or navigators instrumental in carrying out the program.
Author(s): Jay Kassirer, Sharon Boddy, Heather Bowen Ray
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: Public Health Agency of Canada - Tools of Change
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Gender and Age Are Associated with Healthy Food Purchases via Grocery Voucher Redemption
Explores the association of age, gender, education, and income level with purchasing healthy foods using a grocery voucher in rural Appalachian Kentucky, an area considered a food desert with higher rates of chronic disease. Includes data on the purchase of a designated voucher food item by age, sex, education, and income.
Author(s): Frances Hardin-Fanning, Yevgeniya Gokun
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2830
Date: 07/2014
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A School-Based Study of Adolescent All-Terrain Vehicle Exposure, Safety Behaviors, and Crash Experience
Explores a study on youth all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riding practices, including ATV use, crash prevalence, and riding behaviors among adolescents in rural Iowa. Includes demographics, ATV exposure and riding behavior, and other statistics.
Author(s): Charles A. Jennissen, Karisa K. Harland, Kristel Wetjen, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 12(4), 310-316
Date: 07/2014
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Gender Differences in the Use of Drug Resistance Strategies: An Analysis of Rural Asian/Pacific Islander Youth
Examines the differences between multi-ethnic male and female youth from the Island of Hawaii regarding their use of drug resistance strategies, and the implications for health promotion and drug prevention policies.
Author(s): Scott K. Okamoto, Suzanne Pel, Susana Helm, Jessica K. Valdez
Citation: Health Promotion Practice, 15(4), 568-574
Date: 07/2014
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Assessment of Appalachian Region Pediatric Hearing Healthcare Disparities and Delays
Reports on a study to analyze the timeliness of diagnostic and rehabilitative services for children with severe hearing loss in rural areas of Appalachia which may postpone or delay cochlear implantation and other intervention services.
Author(s): Matthew L. Bush, Mariel Osetinsky, Jennifer B. Shinn, et al.
Citation: Laryngoscope, 124(7), 1713-1717
Date: 07/2014
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Extreme Nursing: a Qualitative Assessment of Nurse Retention in a Remote Setting
A qualitative study intended to ensure the unique stories of bush Alaska nurses are preserved, to foster a strong bush nursing tradition, and to inform recruitment, hiring, and retention practices in remote settings.
Author(s): Maria deValpine
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2859
Date: 07/2014
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Get Out and Get Moving: Opportunities to Walk to School Through Remote Drop-Off Programs
Describes remote drop-off programs for students to walk to school. Discusses special considerations for establishing remote drop-off programs in rural school districts.
Author(s): Lisa A. Cirill, Kimberley Elliott, Justine Hearn, Tamara Lange
Date: 06/2014
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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