Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Public health
Correlates to Seroprevalent Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Among Rural Appalachian Drug Users
Examines HSV-2 seroprevalence among 499 drug users in a rural Appalachian Kentucky county, and relevant demographic, behavioral, and social network factors. Features statistics on demographics, sexual behavior, and drug use.
Author(s): Dustin B. Stephens, April M. Young, Ursula L. Mullins, Jennifer R. Havens
Citation: Journal of Medical Virology, 88(3), 512-520
Date: 03/2016
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Examines HSV-2 seroprevalence among 499 drug users in a rural Appalachian Kentucky county, and relevant demographic, behavioral, and social network factors. Features statistics on demographics, sexual behavior, and drug use.
Author(s): Dustin B. Stephens, April M. Young, Ursula L. Mullins, Jennifer R. Havens
Citation: Journal of Medical Virology, 88(3), 512-520
Date: 03/2016
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Differences in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Adolescent Girls in Metropolitan Versus Non-Metropolitan Areas: Considering the Moderating Roles of Maternal Socioeconomic Status and Health Care Access
Compares the rate of human papillomavirus (HPV) in girls aged 12-17 in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the U.S. Analyzes cross-sectional data form the 2008-2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Discusses the maternal role as a determining factor in vaccination initiation and completion.
Author(s): Shannon M. Monnat, Danielle C. Rhubart, Sherrie Flynt Wallington
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 20(2), 315-325
Date: 02/2016
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Compares the rate of human papillomavirus (HPV) in girls aged 12-17 in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the U.S. Analyzes cross-sectional data form the 2008-2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Discusses the maternal role as a determining factor in vaccination initiation and completion.
Author(s): Shannon M. Monnat, Danielle C. Rhubart, Sherrie Flynt Wallington
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 20(2), 315-325
Date: 02/2016
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Rural Public Health
Policy paper discussing the critical need for public health services to positively impact the current health issues contributing to health disparities in rural communities. Offers recommendations to address the lack of adequate public health services by developing partnerships, supporting public health education and training, and strengthening communication and technology systems.
Author(s): Christine M. Eisenhauer, Michael Meit
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy paper discussing the critical need for public health services to positively impact the current health issues contributing to health disparities in rural communities. Offers recommendations to address the lack of adequate public health services by developing partnerships, supporting public health education and training, and strengthening communication and technology systems.
Author(s): Christine M. Eisenhauer, Michael Meit
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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AzCRH 2015 Supply and Demand Study of Arizona Health Practitioners and Professionals
Provides an update on Arizona's healthcare workforce data derived from licensing boards, state and federal agencies, surveys, and interviews. Compares rural and urban workforce data and identifies strategies to moderate the workforce demand for rural health services.
Author(s): Joe Tabor, Nick Jennings, Lindsay Kohler, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Provides an update on Arizona's healthcare workforce data derived from licensing boards, state and federal agencies, surveys, and interviews. Compares rural and urban workforce data and identifies strategies to moderate the workforce demand for rural health services.
Author(s): Joe Tabor, Nick Jennings, Lindsay Kohler, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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An Ethnographic Meta-Synthesis of Three Southwestern Rural Studies
Summarizes the findings from 3 ethnographic, community-partnered studies in rural Colorado and New Mexico. Describes the process of meta-ethnography as a strategy for synthesizing findings.
Author(s): Jennifer B. Averill
Citation: Public Health Nursing, 33(1), 32-41
Date: 01/2016
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Summarizes the findings from 3 ethnographic, community-partnered studies in rural Colorado and New Mexico. Describes the process of meta-ethnography as a strategy for synthesizing findings.
Author(s): Jennifer B. Averill
Citation: Public Health Nursing, 33(1), 32-41
Date: 01/2016
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Tribal Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention (TMVIP) Best Practices Guide 2016
Reports on motor vehicle injury prevention strategies which have been successfully implemented by American Indian and Alaska Native tribal organizations to increase child safety seat use, increase seat belt use, and decrease alcohol-impaired driving. Describes the issue of motor vehicle safety in tribal communities, highlights successful programs, and lists federal agency grant programs and other supports for motor vehicle crash injury prevention efforts in tribal areas.
Author(s): Robert J. Letourneau, Carolyn E. Crump
Date: 2016
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on motor vehicle injury prevention strategies which have been successfully implemented by American Indian and Alaska Native tribal organizations to increase child safety seat use, increase seat belt use, and decrease alcohol-impaired driving. Describes the issue of motor vehicle safety in tribal communities, highlights successful programs, and lists federal agency grant programs and other supports for motor vehicle crash injury prevention efforts in tribal areas.
Author(s): Robert J. Letourneau, Carolyn E. Crump
Date: 2016
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Achievement of the Health-related Millennium Development Goals in the Western Pacific Region 2016: Transitioning to the Sustainable Development Goals
Describes progress toward meeting goals to improve health in Western Pacific countries and territories. Features statistics on child mortality, maternal health, immunization rates, incidence of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and access to clean water and sanitation.
Date: 2016
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Describes progress toward meeting goals to improve health in Western Pacific countries and territories. Features statistics on child mortality, maternal health, immunization rates, incidence of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and access to clean water and sanitation.
Date: 2016
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Associations Between Self-Reported Gastrointestinal Illness and Water System Characteristics in Community Water Supplies in Rural Alabama: A Cross-sectional Study
Examines the associations between self-reported gastrointestinal illnesses and household-level water supply characteristics in rural Alabama.
Author(s): Christine E. Stauber, Jessica C. Wedgworth, Pauline Johnson, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 11(1)
Date: 2016
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Examines the associations between self-reported gastrointestinal illnesses and household-level water supply characteristics in rural Alabama.
Author(s): Christine E. Stauber, Jessica C. Wedgworth, Pauline Johnson, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 11(1)
Date: 2016
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Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy, and Practice
Presents what is currently known about the field of bullying prevention and outlines where gaps in knowledge still exist. Discusses the scope of the problem, the consequences of bullying behavior, preventive interventions, law and policy, and future directions for research, policy, and practice. Chapter two includes an overview of what is known about whether bullying is more prevalent in urban schools or rural schools.
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Author(s): Committee on the Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Peer Victimization: Lessons for Bullying Prevention
Date: 2016
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Presents what is currently known about the field of bullying prevention and outlines where gaps in knowledge still exist. Discusses the scope of the problem, the consequences of bullying behavior, preventive interventions, law and policy, and future directions for research, policy, and practice. Chapter two includes an overview of what is known about whether bullying is more prevalent in urban schools or rural schools.
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Author(s): Committee on the Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Peer Victimization: Lessons for Bullying Prevention
Date: 2016
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Improved Veteran Access to Care Through the Veteran Health Information Exchange (VHIE) Retail Immunization Coordination Project
Presents a study on a coordination between the VA and Walgreens in an attempt to increase access to immunizations for rural veterans. Discusses the number of veterans who benefited from the program, as well as the distance traveled to both the VA and their nearest Walgreens to be vaccinated.
Author(s): Nathan Botts, Eric Pan, Lois Olinger, Margaret Donahue, Nelson Hsing
Citation: AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings Archive, 2016, 326-331
Date: 2016
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Presents a study on a coordination between the VA and Walgreens in an attempt to increase access to immunizations for rural veterans. Discusses the number of veterans who benefited from the program, as well as the distance traveled to both the VA and their nearest Walgreens to be vaccinated.
Author(s): Nathan Botts, Eric Pan, Lois Olinger, Margaret Donahue, Nelson Hsing
Citation: AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings Archive, 2016, 326-331
Date: 2016
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