Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations
Federated States of Micronesia--WHO Country Cooperation Strategy, 2018-2022
Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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American Samoa--WHO Country Cooperation Strategy, 2018-2022
Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands--WHO Country Cooperation Strategy, 2018-2022
Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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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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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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New Institutional Theory and a Culture of Safety in Agriculture
Highlights a study on the development of a "culture of safety" in agriculture. Views agricultural safety through an anthropological lens and details an institutional theory of agriculture as a means of promoting and implementing safety measures.
Author(s): Brandi Janssen, Matthew W. Nonnenmann
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 22(1), 47-55
Date: 2017
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Highlights a study on the development of a "culture of safety" in agriculture. Views agricultural safety through an anthropological lens and details an institutional theory of agriculture as a means of promoting and implementing safety measures.
Author(s): Brandi Janssen, Matthew W. Nonnenmann
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 22(1), 47-55
Date: 2017
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Heat Exposure in Central Florida Fernery Workers: Results of a Feasibility Study
Presents a study on field-based biomonitoring of Florida farmworkers for heat-related illnesses (HRI). Discusses the implementation of biomonitoring measures and their effect on the participants' ability to work.
Author(s): Valerie Vi Thien Mac, Jose Antonio Tovar-Aguilar, Joan Flocks, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 22(2), 89-99
Date: 2017
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Presents a study on field-based biomonitoring of Florida farmworkers for heat-related illnesses (HRI). Discusses the implementation of biomonitoring measures and their effect on the participants' ability to work.
Author(s): Valerie Vi Thien Mac, Jose Antonio Tovar-Aguilar, Joan Flocks, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 22(2), 89-99
Date: 2017
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Meeting Native American Housing Needs
Offers articles discussing the housing needs of Native Americans from the perspectives of national coalitions, a Native-owned bank, and practitioners working in tribal areas. Shares strategies for working with Native populations towards housing solutions. Highlights the Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority's role in providing housing and community development on the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate reservation in South Dakota.
Citation: Rural Voices, 21(3)
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Offers articles discussing the housing needs of Native Americans from the perspectives of national coalitions, a Native-owned bank, and practitioners working in tribal areas. Shares strategies for working with Native populations towards housing solutions. Highlights the Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority's role in providing housing and community development on the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate reservation in South Dakota.
Citation: Rural Voices, 21(3)
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Guam--WHO Country Cooperation Strategy, 2018-2022
Describes strategic priorities for public health and development, and includes statistics on life expectancy, mortality rates, immunization rates, and tobacco use.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Describes strategic priorities for public health and development, and includes statistics on life expectancy, mortality rates, immunization rates, and tobacco use.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Neglected for Too Long: Dental Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Policy brief describing scarcity of dental care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, due to a shortage of properly trained dental care providers and exceptionally long distances many patients must travel to receive adequate care.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: National Council on Disability
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Policy brief describing scarcity of dental care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, due to a shortage of properly trained dental care providers and exceptionally long distances many patients must travel to receive adequate care.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: National Council on Disability
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Delta Health Alliance: Delta Futures Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Describes a program promoting evidence-based, medically accurate public school curricula scheduled to be implemented in all 18 Mississippi Delta rural counties.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organizations: Office of Adolescent Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
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Describes a program promoting evidence-based, medically accurate public school curricula scheduled to be implemented in all 18 Mississippi Delta rural counties.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organizations: Office of Adolescent Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
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