Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
Effect of a Paraprofessional Home-Visiting Intervention on American Indian Teen Mothers' and Infants' Behavioral Risks: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Examines the impact of a paraprofessional-delivered, home-visiting pregnancy and early childhood intervention on teen mothers' parenting outcomes and children's emotional and behavioral functioning within four southwestern tribal communities.
Author(s): A Barlow, B Mullany, N Neault, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(1), 83-93
Date: 01/2013
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Examines the impact of a paraprofessional-delivered, home-visiting pregnancy and early childhood intervention on teen mothers' parenting outcomes and children's emotional and behavioral functioning within four southwestern tribal communities.
Author(s): A Barlow, B Mullany, N Neault, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(1), 83-93
Date: 01/2013
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Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet in a Rural Appalachian Food Desert
Describes predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors that affect eating a Mediterranean diet in a rural Appalachian food desert in Kentucky. Includes study participant characteristics, such as age, education, and household income.
Author(s): Frances Hardin-Fanning
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(1), 2293
Date: 01/2013
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Describes predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors that affect eating a Mediterranean diet in a rural Appalachian food desert in Kentucky. Includes study participant characteristics, such as age, education, and household income.
Author(s): Frances Hardin-Fanning
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(1), 2293
Date: 01/2013
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Enforcement of Ohio's Smoke Free Workplace Law Through the Lens of Public Health Practice
Provides a rural versus urban comparison of Ohio's public health workforce enforcing a smoke-free workplace law in Ohio to determine agency and workforce associations. Includes demographic data and county and agency characteristic data by region, jurisdiction, rural versus urban, and status of enforcement of the law.
Author(s): David Bruckman, Terry Allan, Matthew Stefanak, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 128(1), 54-63
Date: 2013
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Provides a rural versus urban comparison of Ohio's public health workforce enforcing a smoke-free workplace law in Ohio to determine agency and workforce associations. Includes demographic data and county and agency characteristic data by region, jurisdiction, rural versus urban, and status of enforcement of the law.
Author(s): David Bruckman, Terry Allan, Matthew Stefanak, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 128(1), 54-63
Date: 2013
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Boot Camp Translation: A Method For Building a Community of Solution
Describes a community-based participatory research approach integrating primary care, public health, and community-based organizations to process and translate biomedical research and evidence into accessible messages and dissemination methods to improve health in rural Colorado.
Author(s): Ned Norman, Chris Bennett, Shirley Cowart, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 26(3), 254-263
Date: 2013
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Describes a community-based participatory research approach integrating primary care, public health, and community-based organizations to process and translate biomedical research and evidence into accessible messages and dissemination methods to improve health in rural Colorado.
Author(s): Ned Norman, Chris Bennett, Shirley Cowart, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 26(3), 254-263
Date: 2013
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Implementing the Obesity Care Model at a Community Health Center in Hawaii to Address Childhood Obesity
Describes a comprehensive care strategy based on the Obesity Care Model implemented in a rural community health center to reduce childhood obesity in Hawaii. Analysis includes healthcare delivery changes to establish quality improvement, capacity and team-building activities, and the use of project community level data to strengthen community engagement and investment. Project framework is provided through an an academic-community partnership.
Author(s): May Okihiro, Michelle Pillen, Cristeta Ancog, Christy Inda, Vija Sehgal
Citation: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 24(2), 1-11
Date: 2013
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Describes a comprehensive care strategy based on the Obesity Care Model implemented in a rural community health center to reduce childhood obesity in Hawaii. Analysis includes healthcare delivery changes to establish quality improvement, capacity and team-building activities, and the use of project community level data to strengthen community engagement and investment. Project framework is provided through an an academic-community partnership.
Author(s): May Okihiro, Michelle Pillen, Cristeta Ancog, Christy Inda, Vija Sehgal
Citation: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 24(2), 1-11
Date: 2013
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Prevalence of Pre-ESRD Care and Associated Outcomes among Urban, Micropolitan, and Rural Dialysis Patients
Analyzes the prevalence of pre-end stage renal disease (ESRD) care and the benefits associated with pre-ESRD care between micropolitan and rural dialysis patients compared to urban dialysis patients. Includes characteristics, pre-ESRD care goals by geographic location, and association of pre-ESRD goal and long-term outcomes by urban, micropolitan, and rural.
Author(s): Saugar Maripuri, T. Alp Ikizler, Kerri L. Cavanaugh
Citation: American Journal of Nephrology, 37(3), 274-280
Date: 2013
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Analyzes the prevalence of pre-end stage renal disease (ESRD) care and the benefits associated with pre-ESRD care between micropolitan and rural dialysis patients compared to urban dialysis patients. Includes characteristics, pre-ESRD care goals by geographic location, and association of pre-ESRD goal and long-term outcomes by urban, micropolitan, and rural.
Author(s): Saugar Maripuri, T. Alp Ikizler, Kerri L. Cavanaugh
Citation: American Journal of Nephrology, 37(3), 274-280
Date: 2013
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HeartBeat Connections: A Rural Community of Solution for Cardiovascular Health
Describes a phone-coaching population-based program in New Ulm, Minnesota, combining behavioral lifestyle coaching and medication management, with the goal of reducing myocardial infarctions.
Author(s): Gretchen A. Benson, Abbey Sidebottom, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 30(4), 299-310
Date: 2013
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Describes a phone-coaching population-based program in New Ulm, Minnesota, combining behavioral lifestyle coaching and medication management, with the goal of reducing myocardial infarctions.
Author(s): Gretchen A. Benson, Abbey Sidebottom, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 30(4), 299-310
Date: 2013
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Comparison of Enrollment Rates of African-American Families Into a School-Based Tobacco Prevention Trial Using Two Recruitment Strategies in Urban and Rural Settings
Describes results from using two recruitment approaches targeting rural and urban African-American elementary school families in the South for enrollment in a tobacco prevention program. The intervention used the Facilitate, Open and transparent communication, Shared benefits, Team and tailored, Educate bilaterally, and Relationships, realistic and rewards (FOSTER) approach, which is based on community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles.
Author(s): Martha S. Tingen, Jeannette O. Andrews, Janie Heath, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Health Promotion, 27(4), e91–e100
Date: 2013
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Describes results from using two recruitment approaches targeting rural and urban African-American elementary school families in the South for enrollment in a tobacco prevention program. The intervention used the Facilitate, Open and transparent communication, Shared benefits, Team and tailored, Educate bilaterally, and Relationships, realistic and rewards (FOSTER) approach, which is based on community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles.
Author(s): Martha S. Tingen, Jeannette O. Andrews, Janie Heath, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Health Promotion, 27(4), e91–e100
Date: 2013
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Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Implementation of Environmental and Policy Interventions to Support Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in Rural Communities
Identifies policies being used in rural communities to promote wellness, physical activity, and healthy eating to combat obesity. Discusses barriers to implementation of these policies and strategies to overcome them.
Author(s): Ellen K. Barnidge, Catherine Radvanyi, Kathleen Duggan, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(1), 97-105
Date: 2013
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Identifies policies being used in rural communities to promote wellness, physical activity, and healthy eating to combat obesity. Discusses barriers to implementation of these policies and strategies to overcome them.
Author(s): Ellen K. Barnidge, Catherine Radvanyi, Kathleen Duggan, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(1), 97-105
Date: 2013
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Improved Outcomes in Diabetes Care for Rural African Americans
Results of a 3-year-long intervention involving education with behavioral coaching, treatment intensification, point-of-care management, a team-care approach, and physician leadership. Includes statistics with breakdowns for various clinical parameters at baseline, 18 months, and 36 months, for intervention patients and control group patients.
Author(s): Paul Bray, Doyle M. Cummings, Susan Morrissey, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 11(2), 145-150
Date: 2013
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Results of a 3-year-long intervention involving education with behavioral coaching, treatment intensification, point-of-care management, a team-care approach, and physician leadership. Includes statistics with breakdowns for various clinical parameters at baseline, 18 months, and 36 months, for intervention patients and control group patients.
Author(s): Paul Bray, Doyle M. Cummings, Susan Morrissey, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 11(2), 145-150
Date: 2013
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