Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Tribal communities
Addressing Hepatitis C within a Southwest Tribal Community
Presents a study on a tribal-based hepatitis C (HCV) intervention to identify and treat HCV in a rural tribal community. Highlights data by age and sex of HCV patients from 2009-2014.
Author(s): Francine C. Gachupin, Rene Harbaugh, Alex Amarillas, et al.
Citation: Ethnicity and Disease, 28(4), 549–554
Date: 2018
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Presents a study on a tribal-based hepatitis C (HCV) intervention to identify and treat HCV in a rural tribal community. Highlights data by age and sex of HCV patients from 2009-2014.
Author(s): Francine C. Gachupin, Rene Harbaugh, Alex Amarillas, et al.
Citation: Ethnicity and Disease, 28(4), 549–554
Date: 2018
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Indian Health Service Vision Care 2018 Edition
Report details the Indian Health Services Vision Care services. Features clinical, diagnostic, and population data. Highlights the prevalence of eye diseases and the frequency of surgical procedures provided and medications prescribed.
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Report details the Indian Health Services Vision Care services. Features clinical, diagnostic, and population data. Highlights the prevalence of eye diseases and the frequency of surgical procedures provided and medications prescribed.
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Reclaiming Indigenous Food Relationships: Improving Health with Culture
Presents a guide to a culturally competent framework for addressing American Indian and Alaska Native healthy food production. Discusses the ways Native communities can promote healthy practices by using the traditional medicine wheel as a model.
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: American Indian Cancer Foundation
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Presents a guide to a culturally competent framework for addressing American Indian and Alaska Native healthy food production. Discusses the ways Native communities can promote healthy practices by using the traditional medicine wheel as a model.
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: American Indian Cancer Foundation
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Retail-Based Healthy Food Point-of-Decision Prompts (PDPs) Increase Healthy Food Choices in a Rural, Low-Income, Minority Community
Examines differences in the quantity of and total expenditures spent on healthy foods and fresh fruits and vegetables in a grocery store with posted narrowly defined point-of-decision prompts (N-PDPs) and broadly defined PDPs (B-PDPs) on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. N-PDPs focus on promoting fresh produce, and B-PDPs focus on promoting any health food item.
Author(s): Christopher R. Gustafson, Rachel Kent, Michael R. Prate, Jr.
Citation: PLoS One, 13(12), e0207792
Date: 2018
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Examines differences in the quantity of and total expenditures spent on healthy foods and fresh fruits and vegetables in a grocery store with posted narrowly defined point-of-decision prompts (N-PDPs) and broadly defined PDPs (B-PDPs) on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. N-PDPs focus on promoting fresh produce, and B-PDPs focus on promoting any health food item.
Author(s): Christopher R. Gustafson, Rachel Kent, Michael R. Prate, Jr.
Citation: PLoS One, 13(12), e0207792
Date: 2018
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Examining Protective and Buffering Associations Between Sociocultural Factors and Adverse Childhood Experiences among American Indian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Quantitative, Community-based Participatory Research Approach
Presents a study on the possible correlations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives. Breaks down data by age, sex, and social support, among other factors.
Author(s): Teresa N Brockie, Jessica H L Elm, Melissa L Walls
Citation: BMJ Open, 8(9)
Date: 2018
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Presents a study on the possible correlations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives. Breaks down data by age, sex, and social support, among other factors.
Author(s): Teresa N Brockie, Jessica H L Elm, Melissa L Walls
Citation: BMJ Open, 8(9)
Date: 2018
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Improving Native American Elder Access to and Use of Health Care Through Effective Health System Navigation
Examines the experiences of American Indian elders (AIEs) in New Mexico related to healthcare and seeking help. Aims to develop evaluation tools and interventions to expand the knowledge of, access to, and use of insurance, in addition to supporting other available health services to reduce health disparities.
Author(s): Cathleen E. Willging, David H. Sommerfeld, Elise Trott Jaramillo, Erik Lujan, Roxane Spruce Bly, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 18, 464
Date: 2018
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Examines the experiences of American Indian elders (AIEs) in New Mexico related to healthcare and seeking help. Aims to develop evaluation tools and interventions to expand the knowledge of, access to, and use of insurance, in addition to supporting other available health services to reduce health disparities.
Author(s): Cathleen E. Willging, David H. Sommerfeld, Elise Trott Jaramillo, Erik Lujan, Roxane Spruce Bly, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 18, 464
Date: 2018
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Suicide Surveillance Strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Features a report on suicide data collection strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Presents case studies from different tribal communities and supporting resources for each strategy discussed.
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: Suicide Prevention Resource Center
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Features a report on suicide data collection strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Presents case studies from different tribal communities and supporting resources for each strategy discussed.
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: Suicide Prevention Resource Center
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Rural Suicide: One California County's Fight to Save Lives
Series of articles exploring the causes for high rates of suicide in rural areas of Northern California, including Amador, Calaveras, and Mariposa counties. Topics include shortages of mental health professionals and the higher risk of suicide among veterans and in tribal communities.
Author(s): Sammy Caiola
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: Capital Public Radio
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Series of articles exploring the causes for high rates of suicide in rural areas of Northern California, including Amador, Calaveras, and Mariposa counties. Topics include shortages of mental health professionals and the higher risk of suicide among veterans and in tribal communities.
Author(s): Sammy Caiola
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: Capital Public Radio
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Patient-Centered Medical Home Implementation in Indian Health Service Direct Service Facilities
Report explores implementation strategies for patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) via Indian Health Service (IHS) clinics in tribal communities. Details obstacles to implementation and steps to overcoming them, such as staff retraining, team-based care, and using health information technology, among others.
Author(s): Justin W. Timbie, Ammarah Mahmud, Christine Buttorff, Erika Meza
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Report explores implementation strategies for patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) via Indian Health Service (IHS) clinics in tribal communities. Details obstacles to implementation and steps to overcoming them, such as staff retraining, team-based care, and using health information technology, among others.
Author(s): Justin W. Timbie, Ammarah Mahmud, Christine Buttorff, Erika Meza
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Tribal Nursing Home Best Practices: Emergency Preparedness
Describes emergency preparedness approaches of 5 tribal nursing homes in Arizona, Washington, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Date: 12/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Describes emergency preparedness approaches of 5 tribal nursing homes in Arizona, Washington, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Date: 12/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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