Rural Health
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Extreme Nursing: a Qualitative Assessment of Nurse Retention in a Remote Setting
A qualitative study intended to ensure the unique stories of bush Alaska nurses are preserved, to foster a strong bush nursing tradition, and to inform recruitment, hiring, and retention practices in remote settings.
Author(s): Maria deValpine
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2859
Date: 07/2014
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A qualitative study intended to ensure the unique stories of bush Alaska nurses are preserved, to foster a strong bush nursing tradition, and to inform recruitment, hiring, and retention practices in remote settings.
Author(s): Maria deValpine
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2859
Date: 07/2014
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Geographical and Seasonal Barriers to Mammography Services and Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis
Discusses the geographical and seasonal barriers rural women face in receiving routine mammography screening and early detection for breast cancer.
Author(s): Adedayo Onitilo, Hong Liang, Rachel Stankowski, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2738
Date: 07/2014
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Discusses the geographical and seasonal barriers rural women face in receiving routine mammography screening and early detection for breast cancer.
Author(s): Adedayo Onitilo, Hong Liang, Rachel Stankowski, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2738
Date: 07/2014
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Rural Residents Who Are Hospitalized in Rural and Urban Hospitals: United States, 2010
Reports on hospitalized rural residents, with a comparison of those treated at rural versus urban hospitals. Includes data on patients' age, payment source (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), number of procedures, and discharge status. Based on data from the 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria F. Owings
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Reports on hospitalized rural residents, with a comparison of those treated at rural versus urban hospitals. Includes data on patients' age, payment source (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), number of procedures, and discharge status. Based on data from the 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria F. Owings
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Get Out and Get Moving: Opportunities to Walk to School Through Remote Drop-Off Programs
Describes remote drop-off programs for students to walk to school. Discusses special considerations for establishing remote drop-off programs in rural school districts.
Author(s): Lisa A. Cirill, Kimberley Elliott, Justine Hearn, Tamara Lange
Date: 06/2014
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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Describes remote drop-off programs for students to walk to school. Discusses special considerations for establishing remote drop-off programs in rural school districts.
Author(s): Lisa A. Cirill, Kimberley Elliott, Justine Hearn, Tamara Lange
Date: 06/2014
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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Engagement, Recruitment, and Retention in a Trans-Community, Randomized Controlled Trial for the Prevention of Obesity in Rural American Indian and Hispanic Children
Describes the process of engaging, recruiting, and retaining participants for the Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE) study. Discusses outcomes, barriers, lessons learned, and strategies used in the CHILE study. CHILE studies childhood obesity prevention and intervention in rural American Indian and predominately Hispanic Head Start centers in New Mexico.
Author(s): Theresa H. Cruz, Sally M. Davis, Courtney A. FitzGerald, Glenda F. Canaca, Patricia C. Keane
Citation: Journal of Primary Prevention, 35(3), 135-149
Date: 06/2014
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Describes the process of engaging, recruiting, and retaining participants for the Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE) study. Discusses outcomes, barriers, lessons learned, and strategies used in the CHILE study. CHILE studies childhood obesity prevention and intervention in rural American Indian and predominately Hispanic Head Start centers in New Mexico.
Author(s): Theresa H. Cruz, Sally M. Davis, Courtney A. FitzGerald, Glenda F. Canaca, Patricia C. Keane
Citation: Journal of Primary Prevention, 35(3), 135-149
Date: 06/2014
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Statewide Dissemination of a Rural, Non-Chain Restaurant Intervention: Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance
Describes a point-of-purchase intervention conducted in 28 owner-operated restaurants in 26 rural counties in the Midwest. Features statistics with characteristics of adopters and non-adopters.
Author(s): F. Nothwehr, H. Haines, M. Chrisman, U. Schultz
Citation: Heath Education Research, 29(3), 433-441
Date: 06/2014
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Describes a point-of-purchase intervention conducted in 28 owner-operated restaurants in 26 rural counties in the Midwest. Features statistics with characteristics of adopters and non-adopters.
Author(s): F. Nothwehr, H. Haines, M. Chrisman, U. Schultz
Citation: Heath Education Research, 29(3), 433-441
Date: 06/2014
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American Indian Health Policy: Historical Trends and Contemporary Issues
Discusses the past, present, and future development of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health policy. Identifies federal policy and legislation affecting Indian Health Service (IHS) funding and other federal funding that supports the healthcare received by AI/AN populations.
Author(s): Donald Warne, Linda Bane Frizzell
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 3), 263–267
Date: 06/2014
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Discusses the past, present, and future development of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health policy. Identifies federal policy and legislation affecting Indian Health Service (IHS) funding and other federal funding that supports the healthcare received by AI/AN populations.
Author(s): Donald Warne, Linda Bane Frizzell
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 3), 263–267
Date: 06/2014
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The Public Health Foundation of Health Services for American Indians & Alaska Natives
Documents the transformation and assimilation of community and public health programs providing federal healthcare services for American Indians/Alaska Natives from the 1800s to present time.
Author(s): Everett R. Rhoades, Dorothy A. Rhoades
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 3), S278-S285
Date: 06/2014
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Documents the transformation and assimilation of community and public health programs providing federal healthcare services for American Indians/Alaska Natives from the 1800s to present time.
Author(s): Everett R. Rhoades, Dorothy A. Rhoades
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 3), S278-S285
Date: 06/2014
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Racial Misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives by Indian Health Service Contract Health Service Delivery Area
An analysis to determine the extent of racial misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives regarding cancer and all-cause mortality data by Indian Health Service (IHS) Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) using 3 data sources: IHS-National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), IHS-National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)/Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program, and National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS).
Author(s): Melissa A. Jim, Elizabeth Arias, Dean S. Seneca, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 3), S295-S302
Date: 06/2014
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An analysis to determine the extent of racial misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives regarding cancer and all-cause mortality data by Indian Health Service (IHS) Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) using 3 data sources: IHS-National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), IHS-National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)/Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program, and National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS).
Author(s): Melissa A. Jim, Elizabeth Arias, Dean S. Seneca, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 3), S295-S302
Date: 06/2014
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Effectiveness of Circle of Life, an HIV-Preventive Intervention for American Indian Middle School Youths: A Group Randomized Trial in a Northern Plains Tribe
Surveys a culturally appropriate HIV prevention program to measure Native American middle school student awareness in a Northern Plains tribe to determine at what age it is most effective to introduce prevention interventions. Includes data broken down by sex, age, and sexual activity.
Author(s): Carol E. Kaufman, Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell, Ellen M. Keane, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(6), 106-112
Date: 06/2014
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Surveys a culturally appropriate HIV prevention program to measure Native American middle school student awareness in a Northern Plains tribe to determine at what age it is most effective to introduce prevention interventions. Includes data broken down by sex, age, and sexual activity.
Author(s): Carol E. Kaufman, Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell, Ellen M. Keane, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(6), 106-112
Date: 06/2014
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