Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
A Hearing Loss Prevention Outreach Program for Farmers and Motorsports Enthusiasts
Discusses the effectiveness of a hearing loss prevention outreach program distributing ear plugs at a national truck and tractor pull event in rural Tomah, Wisconsin to encourage hearing protection usage in occupational and recreational activities.
Author(s): Melanie Buhr-Lawler
Citation: Seminars in Hearing, 38(2), 212-222
Date: 05/2017
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Discusses the effectiveness of a hearing loss prevention outreach program distributing ear plugs at a national truck and tractor pull event in rural Tomah, Wisconsin to encourage hearing protection usage in occupational and recreational activities.
Author(s): Melanie Buhr-Lawler
Citation: Seminars in Hearing, 38(2), 212-222
Date: 05/2017
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Living in Limbo: Latinas' Assessment of Lower Rio Grande Valley Colonias Communities
Highlights the activities conducted by promotoras during an intervention study using community asset mapping (CAM) to identify factors that may facilitate or create barriers to physical activity among Latina residents in the U.S.-Mexico border region of Texas.
Author(s): DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, Patricia A. Sharpe, Lulis del Castilo-Gonzalez, Laura Treviño, Deborah Parra-Medina
Citation: Public Health Nursing, 34(3), 267-275
Date: 05/2017
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Highlights the activities conducted by promotoras during an intervention study using community asset mapping (CAM) to identify factors that may facilitate or create barriers to physical activity among Latina residents in the U.S.-Mexico border region of Texas.
Author(s): DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, Patricia A. Sharpe, Lulis del Castilo-Gonzalez, Laura Treviño, Deborah Parra-Medina
Citation: Public Health Nursing, 34(3), 267-275
Date: 05/2017
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Implementing a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program in Rural Kentucky
Describes efforts of 2 local health departments to implement a high school curriculum to help prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in a 13-county area of rural Kentucky.
Author(s): Rachel Shapiro, Robert G. Wood
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Describes efforts of 2 local health departments to implement a high school curriculum to help prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in a 13-county area of rural Kentucky.
Author(s): Rachel Shapiro, Robert G. Wood
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Track: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Health Obesity Treatment Intervention for Medically Vulnerable Primary Care Patients
Examines the effectiveness of Track, a digital health intervention, to provide obesity treatment to low-income, racial/ethnic minority adults with obesity and related comorbidities in rural North Carolina. Includes baseline characteristic data, such as gender, race/ethnicity, education, smoking status, and diagnosis.
Author(s): Perry Foley, Dori Steinberg, Erica Levine, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 48, 12-20
Date: 05/2017
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Examines the effectiveness of Track, a digital health intervention, to provide obesity treatment to low-income, racial/ethnic minority adults with obesity and related comorbidities in rural North Carolina. Includes baseline characteristic data, such as gender, race/ethnicity, education, smoking status, and diagnosis.
Author(s): Perry Foley, Dori Steinberg, Erica Levine, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 48, 12-20
Date: 05/2017
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Adapting an Evidence-based Curriculum in a Rural Setting: The Early Impacts of "Reducing the Risk" in Kentucky
Reports on the short-term impacts of a comprehensive sex education and teen pregnancy prevention program provided at rural high schools in Kentucky.
Author(s): Brian Goesling, Robert G. Wood, Joanne Lee, Susan Zief
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Reports on the short-term impacts of a comprehensive sex education and teen pregnancy prevention program provided at rural high schools in Kentucky.
Author(s): Brian Goesling, Robert G. Wood, Joanne Lee, Susan Zief
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Health, United States, 2016: With Chartbook on Long-term Trends in Health
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2016 edition focuses on long-term trends in health, with 114 tables focused on health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, healthcare resources, and expenditures.
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2016 edition focuses on long-term trends in health, with 114 tables focused on health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, healthcare resources, and expenditures.
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Walked ≥10 Minutes as a Method of Transportation, by Location of Residence — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2005, 2010, and 2015
Bar chart comparing walking for transportation for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residents.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 66(20), 547
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Bar chart comparing walking for transportation for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residents.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 66(20), 547
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Teaming Up for Asthma Control: EPR-3 Compliant School Program in Missouri Is Effective and Cost-Efficient
Describes a 2011-2014 study in which 54 Missouri school nurses effectively assessed 178 students' asthma status, leading to program improvements and better health outcomes. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by urban, suburban, large rural, or small town or isolated rural area.
Author(s): Benjamin Francisco, Tammy Rood, Rebekah Nevel, Paul Foreman, Sherri Homan
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 05/2017
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Describes a 2011-2014 study in which 54 Missouri school nurses effectively assessed 178 students' asthma status, leading to program improvements and better health outcomes. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by urban, suburban, large rural, or small town or isolated rural area.
Author(s): Benjamin Francisco, Tammy Rood, Rebekah Nevel, Paul Foreman, Sherri Homan
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 05/2017
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Feasting on Rural America: The Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases
Discusses the impact of Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses in rural areas. Features a Lyme disease patient, a scientist, psychiatrist, nonprofit leader, and a medical doctor describing the spread of these diseases and what's being done about it. Includes information on tick identification and tick-borne illness prevention.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Discusses the impact of Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses in rural areas. Features a Lyme disease patient, a scientist, psychiatrist, nonprofit leader, and a medical doctor describing the spread of these diseases and what's being done about it. Includes information on tick identification and tick-borne illness prevention.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Promising Practice: Montana's Rural Health Initiative Promotes Healthy Lifestyles and Communities
Describes the projects of Montana Office of Rural Health's Rural Health Initiative (RHI) with a particular emphasis on the Montana Healthy Communities Conference. This conference was developed through a partnership with national and state foundations, and leftover funds were used to award Mini Grants to rural community organizations for health and wellness initiatives.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Describes the projects of Montana Office of Rural Health's Rural Health Initiative (RHI) with a particular emphasis on the Montana Healthy Communities Conference. This conference was developed through a partnership with national and state foundations, and leftover funds were used to award Mini Grants to rural community organizations for health and wellness initiatives.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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