Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
Building Rural Environments for Active Living
Describes the role of the built environment in community health and individual physical activity. Identifies rural infrastructure barriers to active living, and features a skate park and plaza in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
Author(s): Zachary Toliver
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Describes the role of the built environment in community health and individual physical activity. Identifies rural infrastructure barriers to active living, and features a skate park and plaza in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
Author(s): Zachary Toliver
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity: A Qualitative Examination of Community-Based Obesity Interventions in Rural Kentucky
Master's degree thesis providing results of a study to determine causes of obesity in 6 counties of rural Kentucky, using data collected from February to August 2015. Offers suggestions to reduce obesity in these areas. Features statistics on demographics, prevalence of obesity, and related conditions.
Author(s): Brooke F. Butterworth
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky UKnowledge
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Master's degree thesis providing results of a study to determine causes of obesity in 6 counties of rural Kentucky, using data collected from February to August 2015. Offers suggestions to reduce obesity in these areas. Features statistics on demographics, prevalence of obesity, and related conditions.
Author(s): Brooke F. Butterworth
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky UKnowledge
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Cultural Norms in Conflict: Breastfeeding Among Hispanic Immigrants in Rural Washington State
Examines breastfeeding perceptions, experiences, and attitudes among 20 Hispanic women ages 25-48. Features demographics and statistics on country of birth, employment, marital status, education, income, and infant feeding practices,
Author(s): Sarah Hohl, Beti Thompson, Monica Escareño, Catherine Duggan
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 20(7), 1549-1557
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
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Examines breastfeeding perceptions, experiences, and attitudes among 20 Hispanic women ages 25-48. Features demographics and statistics on country of birth, employment, marital status, education, income, and infant feeding practices,
Author(s): Sarah Hohl, Beti Thompson, Monica Escareño, Catherine Duggan
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 20(7), 1549-1557
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
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Integrated Care in a Frontier Community
Examines the Southeast Health Group (SHG) in La Junta, Colorado, which coordinates physical and behavioral health using patient-centered, wellness-based care coordination to empower patients and promote self-directed care. Focuses on hiring providers who share SHG's philosophy of care, using community resources, and engaging peer support specialists.
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Examines the Southeast Health Group (SHG) in La Junta, Colorado, which coordinates physical and behavioral health using patient-centered, wellness-based care coordination to empower patients and promote self-directed care. Focuses on hiring providers who share SHG's philosophy of care, using community resources, and engaging peer support specialists.
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Identifying High-Risk Neighborhoods Using Electronic Medical Records: A Population-Based Approach for Targeting Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Interventions
Reports findings from a study examining how electronic medical records (EMRs) can be used to address chronic health conditions, specifically diabetes. Discusses how EMRs can be used to identify at-risk neighborhoods for community-based interventions. The study focused on two urban counties and one rural county in Minnesota.
Author(s): Rose Gabert, Blake Thomson, Emmanuela Gakidou, Gregory Roth
Citation: PLoS One, 11(7)
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
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Reports findings from a study examining how electronic medical records (EMRs) can be used to address chronic health conditions, specifically diabetes. Discusses how EMRs can be used to identify at-risk neighborhoods for community-based interventions. The study focused on two urban counties and one rural county in Minnesota.
Author(s): Rose Gabert, Blake Thomson, Emmanuela Gakidou, Gregory Roth
Citation: PLoS One, 11(7)
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
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What Works? Strategies to Improve Rural Health
A guide for rural community health improvement. Explains how to find strategies that are likely to be effective. Identifies interventions related to health behaviors, healthcare access and quality, social and economic factors, and the physical environment.
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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A guide for rural community health improvement. Explains how to find strategies that are likely to be effective. Identifies interventions related to health behaviors, healthcare access and quality, social and economic factors, and the physical environment.
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Adoption of a Tai Chi Intervention, Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, for Fall Prevention by Rural Faith-Based Organizations, 2013-2014
Results of a study of fall-prevention exercises geared toward adults ages 65 or above, conducted by 19 trained instructors through faith-based organizations in 7 rural West Virginia counties.
Author(s): Dina L. Jones, Rachael W. Starcher, Jennifer L. Eicher, Sara Wilcox
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 13
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
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Results of a study of fall-prevention exercises geared toward adults ages 65 or above, conducted by 19 trained instructors through faith-based organizations in 7 rural West Virginia counties.
Author(s): Dina L. Jones, Rachael W. Starcher, Jennifer L. Eicher, Sara Wilcox
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 13
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
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Economic Evaluation of Community Water Fluoridation: A Community Guide Systematic Review
Details a study on the costs and benefits of implementing community water fluoridation (CWF) in a variety of different community types. Highlights some of the challenges to implementing CWF in rural communities.
Author(s): Tao Ran, Sajal Chattopadhyay
Citation: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 50(6), 790-796
Date: 06/2016
Type: Document
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Details a study on the costs and benefits of implementing community water fluoridation (CWF) in a variety of different community types. Highlights some of the challenges to implementing CWF in rural communities.
Author(s): Tao Ran, Sajal Chattopadhyay
Citation: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 50(6), 790-796
Date: 06/2016
Type: Document
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The Effect of Changes in Health Beliefs among African-American and Rural White Church Congregants Enrolled in an Obesity Intervention: A Qualitative Evaluation
Investigates changes in health beliefs and attitudes pre- and post-intervention among overweight and obese adults participating in the Biomedical/Obesity Reduction Trial (BMORe) from two African-American churches in Tennessee and South Carolina, and one rural Appalachian church in Kentucky. Includes demographic data by gender, age group, education level, marital status, and race/ethnicity.
Author(s): Diane J. Martinez, Monique M. Turner, Mandi Pratt-Chapman, et al.
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 41(3), 518-525
Date: 06/2016
Type: Document
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Investigates changes in health beliefs and attitudes pre- and post-intervention among overweight and obese adults participating in the Biomedical/Obesity Reduction Trial (BMORe) from two African-American churches in Tennessee and South Carolina, and one rural Appalachian church in Kentucky. Includes demographic data by gender, age group, education level, marital status, and race/ethnicity.
Author(s): Diane J. Martinez, Monique M. Turner, Mandi Pratt-Chapman, et al.
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 41(3), 518-525
Date: 06/2016
Type: Document
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Health without Borders
Video featuring the Health without Borders (HwoB) program, which uses promotoras to provide immunizations door-to-door. This approach is popular in Mexico and provides a familiar experience for the immigrants that HwoB serves in Luna County, New Mexico. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 06/2016
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Video featuring the Health without Borders (HwoB) program, which uses promotoras to provide immunizations door-to-door. This approach is popular in Mexico and provides a familiar experience for the immigrants that HwoB serves in Luna County, New Mexico. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 06/2016
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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