Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations
Childhood Poverty and Late Adolescents' Blood Pressure Reactivity to and Recovery from an Acute Stressor: The Mediating Role of Family Conflict
Reports findings from a study of rural adolescents examining the impact of childhood poverty and family conflict on blood pressure recovery after a stress. Discusses the potential impact of childhood deprivation on health.
Author(s): Gary W. Evans, Deinera Exner-Cortens, Pilyoung Kim, Daniel Bartholomew
Citation: Psychosomatic Medicine, 75(7), 691-700
Date: 08/2013
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Reports findings from a study of rural adolescents examining the impact of childhood poverty and family conflict on blood pressure recovery after a stress. Discusses the potential impact of childhood deprivation on health.
Author(s): Gary W. Evans, Deinera Exner-Cortens, Pilyoung Kim, Daniel Bartholomew
Citation: Psychosomatic Medicine, 75(7), 691-700
Date: 08/2013
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Traditional Living and Cultural Ways as Protective Factors Against Suicide: Perceptions of Alaska Native University Students
Examines the experiences of traditional Alaska Native ways. Covers subsistence activities that may prevent suicide and strengthen indigenous populations.
Author(s): Christopher R. DeCou, Monica C. Skewes, Ellen D. S. López
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 72(1)
Date: 08/2013
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Examines the experiences of traditional Alaska Native ways. Covers subsistence activities that may prevent suicide and strengthen indigenous populations.
Author(s): Christopher R. DeCou, Monica C. Skewes, Ellen D. S. López
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 72(1)
Date: 08/2013
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Housing in the Border Colonias
Details the social, economic, and housing characteristics of the border colonias region. Describes the development of the dominant housing provision along the U.S.-Mexico border and includes information on housing quality.
Date: 08/2013
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Details the social, economic, and housing characteristics of the border colonias region. Describes the development of the dominant housing provision along the U.S.-Mexico border and includes information on housing quality.
Date: 08/2013
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Health Care Providers' Perspectives on Low HPV Vaccine Uptake and Adherence in Appalachian Kentucky
Examines healthcare providers' perceived barriers and motivations for women ages 18-26 in Appalachian Kentucky to receive the HPV vaccine. Includes suggested strategies from healthcare providers for improving vaccination rates and participant characteristics.
Author(s): Katharine J. Head, Robin C. Vanderpool, Laurel A. Mills
Citation: Public Health Nursing, 30(4), 351-360
Date: 07/2013
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Examines healthcare providers' perceived barriers and motivations for women ages 18-26 in Appalachian Kentucky to receive the HPV vaccine. Includes suggested strategies from healthcare providers for improving vaccination rates and participant characteristics.
Author(s): Katharine J. Head, Robin C. Vanderpool, Laurel A. Mills
Citation: Public Health Nursing, 30(4), 351-360
Date: 07/2013
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Overview of Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Supportive Services
Describes the academic and individual/family supportive services offered by the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants grantee programs to participating students. Types of services discussed include tuition assistance, mentoring, tutoring, housing, childcare, and other types of support designed to meet the needs of these students being trained to work in healthcare.
Author(s): Michael Meit, Sara Levintow, Heather Langerman, et al.
Date: 07/2013
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Describes the academic and individual/family supportive services offered by the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants grantee programs to participating students. Types of services discussed include tuition assistance, mentoring, tutoring, housing, childcare, and other types of support designed to meet the needs of these students being trained to work in healthcare.
Author(s): Michael Meit, Sara Levintow, Heather Langerman, et al.
Date: 07/2013
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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A Longitudinal Examination of Psychological, Behavioral, Academic, and Relationship Consequences of Dating Abuse Victimization Among a Primarily Rural Sample of Adolescents
A longitudinal study to examine the effects of psychological and physical dating abuse victimization on youth in grades 8 to 12, conducted in two rural North Carolina counties.
Author(s): Vangie Ann Foshee, Heath Luz McNaughton Reyes, Nisha C. Gottfredson, Ling-Yin Chang, Susan T. Ennett
Citation: Journal of Adolescent Health, 53(6), 723-9
Date: 07/2013
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A longitudinal study to examine the effects of psychological and physical dating abuse victimization on youth in grades 8 to 12, conducted in two rural North Carolina counties.
Author(s): Vangie Ann Foshee, Heath Luz McNaughton Reyes, Nisha C. Gottfredson, Ling-Yin Chang, Susan T. Ennett
Citation: Journal of Adolescent Health, 53(6), 723-9
Date: 07/2013
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Promoting Heart Health in Rural Women
Compares two strategies, Stage Matched Nursing and Community Intervention (SMN+CI) and Community Intervention (CI), to address three cardiovascular behavioral risk factors among rural women: diet, physical activity, and/or smoking. Includes demographic information and pre- and post-intervention physiological measures by behavioral strategy type.
Author(s): Pamela Stewart Fahs, Margaret Pribulick, Ishan Canty Williams, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(3), 248-257
Date: 06/2013
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Compares two strategies, Stage Matched Nursing and Community Intervention (SMN+CI) and Community Intervention (CI), to address three cardiovascular behavioral risk factors among rural women: diet, physical activity, and/or smoking. Includes demographic information and pre- and post-intervention physiological measures by behavioral strategy type.
Author(s): Pamela Stewart Fahs, Margaret Pribulick, Ishan Canty Williams, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(3), 248-257
Date: 06/2013
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Characteristics of the Residential Neighborhood Environment Differentiate Intimate Partner Femicide in Urban Versus Rural Settings
Examines the role of neighborhood-level factors in differentiating between rural and urban intimate partner femicide (IPF) in Wisconsin. Includes statistics such as marital status and relationship to perpetrator, IPF rates by degree of rurality, characteristics of IPF deaths and rural versus urban IPF.
Author(s): Kirsten M. M. Beyer, Peter M. Layde, L. Kevin Hamberger, Purushottam W. Laud
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(3), 281-293
Date: 06/2013
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Examines the role of neighborhood-level factors in differentiating between rural and urban intimate partner femicide (IPF) in Wisconsin. Includes statistics such as marital status and relationship to perpetrator, IPF rates by degree of rurality, characteristics of IPF deaths and rural versus urban IPF.
Author(s): Kirsten M. M. Beyer, Peter M. Layde, L. Kevin Hamberger, Purushottam W. Laud
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(3), 281-293
Date: 06/2013
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Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening among Middle-Aged and Older Rural Appalachian Women
Examines middle-aged Appalachian women to determine barriers to cervical cancer screening following the PRECEDE/PROCEED framework. Table 1 lists study population characteristics and also includes the rankings of predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors of barriers to cervical cancer screening.
Author(s): Christina R. Studts, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Nancy E. Schoenberg
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 38(3), 500-512
Date: 06/2013
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Examines middle-aged Appalachian women to determine barriers to cervical cancer screening following the PRECEDE/PROCEED framework. Table 1 lists study population characteristics and also includes the rankings of predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors of barriers to cervical cancer screening.
Author(s): Christina R. Studts, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Nancy E. Schoenberg
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 38(3), 500-512
Date: 06/2013
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Association Between Physical Activity and Insomnia Symptoms in Rural Communities of Southeastern Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas
Details a study on the effects of regular physical activity on rural women in Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas who suffer from insomnia. Uses data from the 4-year longitudinal study, Walk the Ozarks to Wellness (WOW) Project, as a basis for their findings. Discusses the role body weight and chronic disease play as factors within the framework of the study.
Author(s): Jen Jen Chang, Grace W. Pien, Katherine A. Stamatakis, Ross C. Brownson
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(3), 239-247
Date: 06/2013
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Details a study on the effects of regular physical activity on rural women in Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas who suffer from insomnia. Uses data from the 4-year longitudinal study, Walk the Ozarks to Wellness (WOW) Project, as a basis for their findings. Discusses the role body weight and chronic disease play as factors within the framework of the study.
Author(s): Jen Jen Chang, Grace W. Pien, Katherine A. Stamatakis, Ross C. Brownson
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(3), 239-247
Date: 06/2013
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