Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations

Disparities in Adolescents' Residence in Neighborhoods Supportive of Physical Activity — United States, 2011–2012
Discusses the connection between adolescents living in neighborhoods that support physical activity (have sidewalks and walking paths, parks, playgrounds, and/or recreation centers) and overall health. Identifies differences in access to neighborhoods supportive of physical activity by ethnicity and race, income level, parental education level, and rurality. Provides recommendations for community-based projects for improvement.
Author(s): Kathleen B. Watson, Carmen D. Harris, Susan A. Carlson, Joan M. Dorn, Janet E. Fulton
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(23), 598-601
Date: 06/2016
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Food-Related Practices and Beliefs of Rural US Elementary and Middle School Teachers
Results of a study examining personal health and eating habits, classroom food practices, beliefs about the school food environment, and nutrition knowledge of 102 teachers from 8 rural school districts in northeastern Oregon.
Author(s): Nancy E. Findholt, Betty T. Izumi, Jackilen Shannon, Thuan Nguyen
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 16(2), 3821
Date: 06/2016
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Are Rural Older Adults Benefiting from Increased State Spending on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services?
Discusses the availability and use of home and community-based services (HCBS) by rural and urban elderly receiving Medicaid funding for long-term services and supports (LTSS) using national Medicaid Analytical Extract claims data.
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Eileen Griffin, Deborah Thayer, Zachariah T. Croll, Erika C. Ziller
Date: 06/2016
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Purchased/Referred Care
Explains the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program, formerly the Contract Health Services program, which is a program that guides usage of healthcare services outside of Indian Health Service or tribal healthcare facilities when needed.
Date: 06/2016
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Perceptions of the Role of West Virginia's Cooperative Extension Service in Tobacco Control Coalitions
Examines the Cooperative Extension Service's involvement in county-level coalitions addressing tobacco use in West Virginia with a focus on prevention for elementary students. Identifies methods to increase the role of the Extension Service that will improve lives, reduce economic hardships on families, and lessen the healthcare costs on state government.
Author(s): Donald Reed, Dana Lester, Kathy Danberry, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 4, 83
Date: 05/2016
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Enhancing Student Perspectives of Humanism in Medicine: Reflections from the Kalaupapa Service Learning Project
Evaluates the impact of a service learning project for students from rural and tribal communities that is intended to encourage them to pursue rural medicine. Kalaupapa service learning project is a post-baccalaureate, premedical school program focused on a rural and tribal community of Hawaiians.
Author(s): Winona K. Lee, Chessa C.D. Harris, Kawika A. Mortensen, Linsey M. Long, Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda
Citation: BMC Medical Education, 16, 137
Date: 05/2016
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Causes and Disparities in Death Rates among Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, 1999-2009
Describes the leading causes of death for urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations; includes a comparison with both urban White and rural AI/AN populations. Covers statistics for the leading causes of death for urban and rural AI/AN populations by contract health service delivery area.
Author(s): Jasmine L. Jacobs-Wingo, David K. Espey, Amy V. Groom, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 106(5), 906-914
Date: 05/2016
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Building Capacity in a Rural North Carolina Community to Address Prostate Health Using a Lay Health Advisor Model
Describes the feasibility of using a lay health advisor (LHAs) model to engage patients from a rural African American community in North Carolina about prostate health. LHAs, also called ambassadors, work to share information about prostate health and collect survey data. Includes demographic characteristics of the 15 ambassadors, such as age, gender, education, employment, and previous health education training.
Author(s): Anissa I. Vines, Jaimie C. Hunter, Brandolyn S. White, Alan N. Richmond
Citation: Health Promotion Practice, 17(3), 364-372
Date: 05/2016
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The Role of Diet in Children's Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides
Examines associations between pesticide exposure and fruit and vegetable consumption in children of farmworkers and non-farmworkers in a rural agricultural setting throughout multiple growing seasons.
Author(s): Francesca Holme, Beti Thompson, Sarah Holte, et al.
Citation: Environmental Research, 147, 133-140
Date: 05/2016
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Use of Dieselized Farm Equipment and Incident Lung Cancer: Findings from the Agricultural Health Study Cohort
Discusses a study on the correlation between lung cancer and exposure to diesel exhaust in agricultural environments. Breaks down data by diesel and gasoline exhaust, length of exposure, and looks at the rates of cancer of both farmers and their spouses. Data based on questionnaires returned in 1993-1997 and draws from cancer registries up to 2011.
Author(s): Séverine Tual, Debra T. Silverman, Stella Koutros, et al.
Citation: Environmental Health Perspectives, 124(5), 611-618
Date: 05/2016
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