Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
Relationships of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Obese Parent-Child Dyads: A Cross-Sectional Study
Highlights a study focusing on physical activity of obese parents and children on weekdays versus weekends. Participants were selected from rural North Carolina. Breaks down data by age group, gender, and ethnicity.
Author(s): Robert G. McMurray, Diane C. Berry, Todd A. Schwartz, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 16, 124
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Highlights a study focusing on physical activity of obese parents and children on weekdays versus weekends. Participants were selected from rural North Carolina. Breaks down data by age group, gender, and ethnicity.
Author(s): Robert G. McMurray, Diane C. Berry, Todd A. Schwartz, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 16, 124
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Climate Justice in Rural Southeastern United States: A Review of Climate Change Impacts and Effects on Human Health
Reviews the literature from 2010 to 2015 regarding the health effects due to climate change on vulnerable populations in the rural Southeastern part of the U.S. Offers suggestions for climate change mitigation in this region at the local, regional, and national level.
Author(s): Kristie S. Gutierrez, Catherine E. LePrevost
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(2), 189
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Reviews the literature from 2010 to 2015 regarding the health effects due to climate change on vulnerable populations in the rural Southeastern part of the U.S. Offers suggestions for climate change mitigation in this region at the local, regional, and national level.
Author(s): Kristie S. Gutierrez, Catherine E. LePrevost
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(2), 189
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Living Well with a Disability, a Self-Management Program
Discusses a self-management program intended to support healthy living among people with mobility impairments, and designed for compatibility with implementation in rural areas that may lack health promotion resources.
Author(s): Craig Ravesloot, Tom Seekins, Meg Traci, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(1), 61-67
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Discusses a self-management program intended to support healthy living among people with mobility impairments, and designed for compatibility with implementation in rural areas that may lack health promotion resources.
Author(s): Craig Ravesloot, Tom Seekins, Meg Traci, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(1), 61-67
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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A Brief Evaluation of a Project to Engage American Indian Young People as Agents of Change in Health Promotion Through Radio Programming, Arizona, 2009-2013
Results of a study in which 37 American Indian people aged 10-21 were recruited and trained in broadcasting and creative writing techniques, to enable them to produce and air 3 radio dramas which promoted physical activity and healthy food choices.
Author(s): Tara M. Chico-Jarillo, Athena Crozier, Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Theresa Hutchens, Miranda George
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Results of a study in which 37 American Indian people aged 10-21 were recruited and trained in broadcasting and creative writing techniques, to enable them to produce and air 3 radio dramas which promoted physical activity and healthy food choices.
Author(s): Tara M. Chico-Jarillo, Athena Crozier, Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Theresa Hutchens, Miranda George
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Economic Evaluation Alongside a Clinical Trial of Telephone Versus In-Person Genetic Counseling for BRCA1/2 Mutations in Geographically Underserved Areas
Examines the costs of providing genetic counseling in person to providing it via telephone for primarily rural areas in Utah. Focuses on women with genetic mutations related to a high risk of breast or ovarian cancer as part of the clinical trial, Bridging Geographic Barriers: Remote Cancer Genetic Counseling for Rural Women.
Author(s): Yaojen Chang, Aimee M. Near, Karin M. Butler, et al.
Citation: Journal of Oncology Practice, 12(1), 59
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Examines the costs of providing genetic counseling in person to providing it via telephone for primarily rural areas in Utah. Focuses on women with genetic mutations related to a high risk of breast or ovarian cancer as part of the clinical trial, Bridging Geographic Barriers: Remote Cancer Genetic Counseling for Rural Women.
Author(s): Yaojen Chang, Aimee M. Near, Karin M. Butler, et al.
Citation: Journal of Oncology Practice, 12(1), 59
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Higher Motivation for Weight Loss in African American than Caucasian Rural Patients with Hypertension and/or Diabetes
Examines the motivation for exercise and weight loss for patients with chronic disease in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the rural South. Focuses on differences by race/ethnicity.
Author(s): Jacob Warren, Bryant Smalley, Nikki Barefoot
Citation: Ethnicity & Disease, 26(1), 77-84
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Examines the motivation for exercise and weight loss for patients with chronic disease in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the rural South. Focuses on differences by race/ethnicity.
Author(s): Jacob Warren, Bryant Smalley, Nikki Barefoot
Citation: Ethnicity & Disease, 26(1), 77-84
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Community-Based Diabetes Screening and Risk Assessment in Rural West Virginia
Reports on a cross-sectional study to assess diabetes risk among 540 individuals, 18 years or more, from 12 rural counties in West Virginia. A noninvasive survey combined with a glycosylated hemoglobin or A1C blood test was used to identify individuals with prediabetes, or at high risk for diabetes. Discusses the factors contributing to the high rates of diabetes and prediabetes, and the need to effectively lower the risks of diabetes in the state.
Author(s): Ranjita Misra, Cindy Fitch, David Roberts, Dana Wright
Citation: Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Reports on a cross-sectional study to assess diabetes risk among 540 individuals, 18 years or more, from 12 rural counties in West Virginia. A noninvasive survey combined with a glycosylated hemoglobin or A1C blood test was used to identify individuals with prediabetes, or at high risk for diabetes. Discusses the factors contributing to the high rates of diabetes and prediabetes, and the need to effectively lower the risks of diabetes in the state.
Author(s): Ranjita Misra, Cindy Fitch, David Roberts, Dana Wright
Citation: Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Impact of Improving Home Environments on Energy Intake and Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Reports on the effectiveness of a weight control intervention using health coaches to target home environments using the Healthy Homes/Healthy Families model. Examines changes in the patients' physical activity, calorie intake, and weight. The intervention focused on overweight and obese women in rural Georgia who were patients of community health centers.
Author(s): Michelle C. Kegler, Regine Haardörfer, Iris C. Alcantara, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 106(1), 143-52
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Reports on the effectiveness of a weight control intervention using health coaches to target home environments using the Healthy Homes/Healthy Families model. Examines changes in the patients' physical activity, calorie intake, and weight. The intervention focused on overweight and obese women in rural Georgia who were patients of community health centers.
Author(s): Michelle C. Kegler, Regine Haardörfer, Iris C. Alcantara, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 106(1), 143-52
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Prevalence of Physical Activity Policies and Environmental Strategies in Communities and Worksites: The Iowa Community Transformation Grant
Uses data from community transformation grants to document the prevalence of physical activity policies and environmental strategies for communities and work site settings in 15 rural and 11 urban Iowa counties. Includes statistics on community and work site strategies for policies and the environment by rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Catherine J. Lillehoj, Jason D. Daniel-Ulloa, Faryle Nothwehr
Citation: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(1), e1-e5
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Uses data from community transformation grants to document the prevalence of physical activity policies and environmental strategies for communities and work site settings in 15 rural and 11 urban Iowa counties. Includes statistics on community and work site strategies for policies and the environment by rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Catherine J. Lillehoj, Jason D. Daniel-Ulloa, Faryle Nothwehr
Citation: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(1), e1-e5
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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The 2016 Colorado Health Report Card: Celebrating a Decade of Data
Examines the barriers to pursuing a healthy lifestyle in rural Colorado communities. Provides examples of innovative programs and uses rural-relevant statistics and illustrations to highlight three main areas of interest: poverty, limited healthy options, and limited access to care. Includes county-level health and population-related statistics for all 64 counties in Colorado.
Date: 01/2016
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Health Foundation
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Examines the barriers to pursuing a healthy lifestyle in rural Colorado communities. Provides examples of innovative programs and uses rural-relevant statistics and illustrations to highlight three main areas of interest: poverty, limited healthy options, and limited access to care. Includes county-level health and population-related statistics for all 64 counties in Colorado.
Date: 01/2016
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Health Foundation
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