Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations
The Impact of State Behavioral Health Reform on Native American Individuals, Families, and Communities
Examines the effects of New Mexico's behavioral health reform efforts in addressing healthcare gaps between tribally-operated facilities and the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the implications for Native Americans.
Author(s): Cathleen E. Willging, Jessica Goodkind, Louise Lamphere, et al.
Citation: Qualitative Health Research, 22(7), 880-896
Date: 07/2012
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Examines the effects of New Mexico's behavioral health reform efforts in addressing healthcare gaps between tribally-operated facilities and the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the implications for Native Americans.
Author(s): Cathleen E. Willging, Jessica Goodkind, Louise Lamphere, et al.
Citation: Qualitative Health Research, 22(7), 880-896
Date: 07/2012
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Reducing Barriers Associated with Delivering Health Care Services to Migratory Agricultural Workers
Identifies and discusses barriers to healthcare for migratory agricultural workers categorized as: work environment; migratory agricultural worker resources; and healthcare clinic practices.
Author(s): Hans Schmalzried, L. Fleming Fallon Jr.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), 2088
Date: 07/2012
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Identifies and discusses barriers to healthcare for migratory agricultural workers categorized as: work environment; migratory agricultural worker resources; and healthcare clinic practices.
Author(s): Hans Schmalzried, L. Fleming Fallon Jr.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), 2088
Date: 07/2012
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Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations: Initial Assessment
Report brief describes some of the available programs, like telehealth services in rural areas, to prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate those who have PTSD and encourages further research that can help improve PTSD care.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Report brief describes some of the available programs, like telehealth services in rural areas, to prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate those who have PTSD and encourages further research that can help improve PTSD care.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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More than Black and White: Differences in Predictors of Obesity among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders and European Americans
Analyzes predictors of obesity in rural Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Asian American, and European American undergraduate students by examining body mass index (BMI), exercise frequency, symptoms of psychiatric disorders, health outcomes, health status, and health behaviors.
Author(s): Alok Madan, Olga G. Archambeau, Vanessa A. Milsom, et al.
Citation: Obesity, 20(6), 1325-1328
Date: 06/2012
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Analyzes predictors of obesity in rural Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Asian American, and European American undergraduate students by examining body mass index (BMI), exercise frequency, symptoms of psychiatric disorders, health outcomes, health status, and health behaviors.
Author(s): Alok Madan, Olga G. Archambeau, Vanessa A. Milsom, et al.
Citation: Obesity, 20(6), 1325-1328
Date: 06/2012
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A Profile of Tribal Health Departments
Explores services offered by tribal health departments and compares those services to local health departments of a similar size.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Alana Knudson, Aleena Hernandez, Jessica Kronstadt, et al.
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Explores services offered by tribal health departments and compares those services to local health departments of a similar size.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Alana Knudson, Aleena Hernandez, Jessica Kronstadt, et al.
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Innovative Primary Care Delivery in Rural Alaska: A Review of Patient Encounters Seen by Community Health Aides
Reviews outpatient visits to Community Health Aides (CHAs) and Community Health Practitioners (CHPs) from October 2004 to September 2006 to evaluate the scope of health problems seen by CHA/Ps in remote, rural Alaska to the Alaska Native population. Discusses how the program could serve as a healthcare delivery model for remote areas.
Author(s): Christine Golnick, Elvin Asay, Ellen Provost, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 71(1)
Date: 06/2012
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Reviews outpatient visits to Community Health Aides (CHAs) and Community Health Practitioners (CHPs) from October 2004 to September 2006 to evaluate the scope of health problems seen by CHA/Ps in remote, rural Alaska to the Alaska Native population. Discusses how the program could serve as a healthcare delivery model for remote areas.
Author(s): Christine Golnick, Elvin Asay, Ellen Provost, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 71(1)
Date: 06/2012
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Risk Factors for Smoking in Rural Women
Highlights a study on the connections between sociodemographic and psychological factors and smoking for rural women in Appalachian Ohio. Analyzes participant data by socioeconomic status, symptoms of depression, and demographics, such as age at first pregnancy and single mother status, among others.
Author(s): Mary Ellen Wewers, Pamela J. Salsberry, Amy K. Ferketich, et al.
Citation: Journal of Woman's Health, 21(5), 548-556
Date: 05/2012
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Highlights a study on the connections between sociodemographic and psychological factors and smoking for rural women in Appalachian Ohio. Analyzes participant data by socioeconomic status, symptoms of depression, and demographics, such as age at first pregnancy and single mother status, among others.
Author(s): Mary Ellen Wewers, Pamela J. Salsberry, Amy K. Ferketich, et al.
Citation: Journal of Woman's Health, 21(5), 548-556
Date: 05/2012
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Pediatric Cancer Hospitalizations, 2009
Provides data on hospital stays for cancer care for children under 18 years of age. Table 2 includes information by location of patient residence for rural and urban areas, for cancer-related stays and all other hospitalizations.
Author(s): Rebecca Anhang Price, Elizabeth Stranges, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on hospital stays for cancer care for children under 18 years of age. Table 2 includes information by location of patient residence for rural and urban areas, for cancer-related stays and all other hospitalizations.
Author(s): Rebecca Anhang Price, Elizabeth Stranges, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Childhood Asthma in Rural-Urban Areas
Examines how asthma may be related to rural areas adjacent or non-adjacent to larger population centers, to variation in measures of air quality, to varying levels of agricultural and animal production, and to other characteristics such as obesity, race/ethnicity, or health insurance.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Michael Hendryx, Matthew Gurka, Melissa Ahern, Heidi Putman
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
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Examines how asthma may be related to rural areas adjacent or non-adjacent to larger population centers, to variation in measures of air quality, to varying levels of agricultural and animal production, and to other characteristics such as obesity, race/ethnicity, or health insurance.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Michael Hendryx, Matthew Gurka, Melissa Ahern, Heidi Putman
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
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Telefit: Adapting a Multidisciplinary, Tertiary-Care Pediatric Obesity Clinic to Rural Populations
An overview of a tertiary-care hospital, with a pediatric obesity clinic, implementing telemedicine technology in four rural satellite clinics to reach rural children and to assess the impact on patients enrolling and remaining in pediatric obesity treatment.
Author(s): Megan B. Irby, Katherine A. Boles, Christine Jordan, et al.
Citation: Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 18(3), 247-249
Date: 04/2012
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An overview of a tertiary-care hospital, with a pediatric obesity clinic, implementing telemedicine technology in four rural satellite clinics to reach rural children and to assess the impact on patients enrolling and remaining in pediatric obesity treatment.
Author(s): Megan B. Irby, Katherine A. Boles, Christine Jordan, et al.
Citation: Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 18(3), 247-249
Date: 04/2012
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