Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
Using a Participatory Research Approach in a School-Based Physical Activity Intervention to Prevent Diabetes in the Hualapai Indian Community, Arizona, 2002-2006
Results of a quantitative study in which 71 Native American youth in grades 3-8 participated in twice-weekly physical activity classes designed to reduce diabetes risk factors. Researchers compared participants' blood glucose levels and Body Mass Indexes at the beginning of the study with the same measures taken at the conclusion.
Author(s): Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Michelle Gamber, Helen Watahomigie, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
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Results of a quantitative study in which 71 Native American youth in grades 3-8 participated in twice-weekly physical activity classes designed to reduce diabetes risk factors. Researchers compared participants' blood glucose levels and Body Mass Indexes at the beginning of the study with the same measures taken at the conclusion.
Author(s): Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Michelle Gamber, Helen Watahomigie, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
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Overcoming Patient Engagement Barriers: Urban And Rural Success Stories
Highlights successful patient engagement programs. Features the High Plains Research Network, which serves eastern rural Colorado, and describes how the network tailors its outreach to the community through the insights of the community members involved in the network. The section on the High Plains Research Network begins at 5:35 in the recording.
Date: 09/2014
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Health Affairs
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Highlights successful patient engagement programs. Features the High Plains Research Network, which serves eastern rural Colorado, and describes how the network tailors its outreach to the community through the insights of the community members involved in the network. The section on the High Plains Research Network begins at 5:35 in the recording.
Date: 09/2014
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Health Affairs
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Challenges of Hepatitis C Treatment in Native Americans in Two North Dakota Medical Facilities
Describes the experiences of two medical facilities located in North Dakota when treating Hepatitis C virus among American Indians or Alaska Natives (AIANs).
Author(s): Sarah Hossain, Sajid Jalil, Dubert Guerrero, Abe Sahmoun
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2982
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
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Describes the experiences of two medical facilities located in North Dakota when treating Hepatitis C virus among American Indians or Alaska Natives (AIANs).
Author(s): Sarah Hossain, Sajid Jalil, Dubert Guerrero, Abe Sahmoun
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2982
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
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The Empirical Foundations of Telemedicine Interventions for Chronic Disease Management
Examines the impact telemedicine has on cost, quality, and rural access to healthcare, focusing on three chronic diseases: congestive heart failure, stroke, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Author(s): Rashid L. Bashshur, Gary W. Shannon, Brian R. Smith, et al.
Citation: Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 20(9), 769-800
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
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Examines the impact telemedicine has on cost, quality, and rural access to healthcare, focusing on three chronic diseases: congestive heart failure, stroke, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Author(s): Rashid L. Bashshur, Gary W. Shannon, Brian R. Smith, et al.
Citation: Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 20(9), 769-800
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
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Reach for More: Healthier Beverage Vending for Government Agencies in Rural Settings
Provides an overview of obesity rates in rural California counties and discusses how ensuring access to affordable, healthy beverages is an obesity prevention strategy. Discusses the steps and relationships to help establish policies to decrease sugary beverages sold in vending machines in public places.
Author(s): Quang "Q" Dang, Karla Hampton
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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Provides an overview of obesity rates in rural California counties and discusses how ensuring access to affordable, healthy beverages is an obesity prevention strategy. Discusses the steps and relationships to help establish policies to decrease sugary beverages sold in vending machines in public places.
Author(s): Quang "Q" Dang, Karla Hampton
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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Association Between Individual and Geographic Factors and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines
Identifies factors associated with nonadherence to mammography screening guidelines in Utah, such as travel time to the nearest mammography facility, geographic accessibility, and rural versus urban residence. Table 1 lists characteristics of the study population and Figure 1 illustrated the geographic factors.
Author(s): Kevin A. Henry, Kaila McDonald, Recinda Sherman, Anita Y. Kinney, Antoinette M. Stroup
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 23(8), 664-674
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Identifies factors associated with nonadherence to mammography screening guidelines in Utah, such as travel time to the nearest mammography facility, geographic accessibility, and rural versus urban residence. Table 1 lists characteristics of the study population and Figure 1 illustrated the geographic factors.
Author(s): Kevin A. Henry, Kaila McDonald, Recinda Sherman, Anita Y. Kinney, Antoinette M. Stroup
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 23(8), 664-674
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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The New Blue H: A Report on the Findings of the 2014 Rural Health Workgroup, a Partner Project Between the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington State Hospital Association
Outlines a comprehensive proposal addressing access to healthcare for rural populations in Washington. Considers the entire continuum of care from wellness and prevention to acute and long-term care, and includes a focus on hospitals and new models of healthcare delivery.
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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Outlines a comprehensive proposal addressing access to healthcare for rural populations in Washington. Considers the entire continuum of care from wellness and prevention to acute and long-term care, and includes a focus on hospitals and new models of healthcare delivery.
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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Rural-Urban Differences in Objective and Subjective Measures of Physical Activity: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2006
Study focused on a nationally representative sample of micropolitan rural, nonmicropolitan rural, and urban adults aged 20-75 years. Compared amounts of time residents in each category spent in physical activities related to leisure, household activities, and transportation, with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, educational attainment, marital status, sex, and country of origin.
Author(s): Jessie X. Fan, Ming Wen, Lori Kowaleski-Jones
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Study focused on a nationally representative sample of micropolitan rural, nonmicropolitan rural, and urban adults aged 20-75 years. Compared amounts of time residents in each category spent in physical activities related to leisure, household activities, and transportation, with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, educational attainment, marital status, sex, and country of origin.
Author(s): Jessie X. Fan, Ming Wen, Lori Kowaleski-Jones
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Diabetes Management in Rural Areas Takes Holistic, Community Approaches
Programs in Florida and Kentucky are helping diabetic patients better manage their health, and promoting community awareness of the disease.
Author(s): Candi Helseth
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Programs in Florida and Kentucky are helping diabetic patients better manage their health, and promoting community awareness of the disease.
Author(s): Candi Helseth
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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HoMBRes - Hombres Manteniendo Bienestar y Relaciones Saludables (Men Maintaining Wellness and Healthy Relationships)
A case study of a sexual risk reduction intervention in rural North Carolina designed to reduce HIV and STD infection among non-English speaking Latino men in rural central North Carolina. Provides information about the program objectives, barriers encountered, resources for delivering the program, partnerships, financing, and the results of the intervention. Describes the lay health officers called navegantes or navigators instrumental in carrying out the program.
Author(s): Jay Kassirer, Sharon Boddy, Heather Bowen Ray
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Public Health Agency of Canada - Tools of Change
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A case study of a sexual risk reduction intervention in rural North Carolina designed to reduce HIV and STD infection among non-English speaking Latino men in rural central North Carolina. Provides information about the program objectives, barriers encountered, resources for delivering the program, partnerships, financing, and the results of the intervention. Describes the lay health officers called navegantes or navigators instrumental in carrying out the program.
Author(s): Jay Kassirer, Sharon Boddy, Heather Bowen Ray
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Public Health Agency of Canada - Tools of Change
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