Rural Health
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Health, United States, 2018
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes rural data - see the Trend Tables Data Finder and select "Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan" under Population Subgroups.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes rural data - see the Trend Tables Data Finder and select "Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan" under Population Subgroups.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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2019 National Tribal and Rural Training Needs Assessment
Reports findings from a survey of rural and tribal first response organizations to understanding their training needs. Includes information on demographics, core capabilities, training needs, and training information and delivery preferences.
Author(s): Kay Lang, Christopher Murtagh, Richards P. Davis
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement, Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium
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Reports findings from a survey of rural and tribal first response organizations to understanding their training needs. Includes information on demographics, core capabilities, training needs, and training information and delivery preferences.
Author(s): Kay Lang, Christopher Murtagh, Richards P. Davis
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement, Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium
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Through the Diamond Threshold: A Community-based Psycho-educational Group Training Program for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders among American Indians
Discusses an intervention providing cultural competency training for providers of substance use disorder treatment in American Indian communities. Features a literature review outlining the training's framework.
Author(s): Rockey R. Robbins, Bryan G. Stare, Brittany M. Riggin
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 79-105
Date: 2019
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Discusses an intervention providing cultural competency training for providers of substance use disorder treatment in American Indian communities. Features a literature review outlining the training's framework.
Author(s): Rockey R. Robbins, Bryan G. Stare, Brittany M. Riggin
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 79-105
Date: 2019
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Sources of Stress among Midwest American Indian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Highlights a study on the stressors in the lives of American Indians with type 2 diabetes. Presents conclusions drawn from focus groups among 5 tribes in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Details the stressors and discusses the role they play in the participants' lives.
Author(s): Jessica H. L. Elm, Melissa L. Walls, Benjamin D. Aronson
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 33-62
Date: 2019
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Highlights a study on the stressors in the lives of American Indians with type 2 diabetes. Presents conclusions drawn from focus groups among 5 tribes in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Details the stressors and discusses the role they play in the participants' lives.
Author(s): Jessica H. L. Elm, Melissa L. Walls, Benjamin D. Aronson
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 33-62
Date: 2019
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DineĢ (Navajo) Healer Perspectives on Commercial Tobacco Use in Ceremonial Settings: An Oral Story Project to Promote Smoke-free Life
Presents a study discussing the role of American Indian (AI) healers in defining the ceremonial uses of tobacco in opposition to the regular use of commercial tobacco products in AI communities. Aims to shape culturally competent tobacco-free policies.
Author(s): Jamie Wilson, Samantha Sabo, Carmenlita Chief, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 63-78
Date: 2019
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Presents a study discussing the role of American Indian (AI) healers in defining the ceremonial uses of tobacco in opposition to the regular use of commercial tobacco products in AI communities. Aims to shape culturally competent tobacco-free policies.
Author(s): Jamie Wilson, Samantha Sabo, Carmenlita Chief, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 63-78
Date: 2019
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Wac'inyeya: Hope among American Indian Youth
Study aims to identify the factors that make American Indian (AI) youth hopeful for the future. Highlights data on AI youth suicide and details the methods of the focus-group based study.
Author(s): Jacqueline S. Gray, Lisa Schrader, Devon S. Isaacs, Megan K. Smith, Naomi M. Bender
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(2), 151-171
Date: 2019
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Study aims to identify the factors that make American Indian (AI) youth hopeful for the future. Highlights data on AI youth suicide and details the methods of the focus-group based study.
Author(s): Jacqueline S. Gray, Lisa Schrader, Devon S. Isaacs, Megan K. Smith, Naomi M. Bender
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(2), 151-171
Date: 2019
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Opioid Epidemic in the United States: Empirical Trends, and A Literature Review of Social Determinants and Epidemiological, Pain Management, and Treatment Patterns
Analyzes trends in U.S. drug overdose mortality by key social determinants. Reports findings from a selective review of the literature on how the opioid crisis is impacting different segments of the population, including rural residents.
Author(s): Gopal K. Singh, Isaac E. Kim, Mehrete Girmay, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS, 8(2), 89-100
Date: 2019
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Analyzes trends in U.S. drug overdose mortality by key social determinants. Reports findings from a selective review of the literature on how the opioid crisis is impacting different segments of the population, including rural residents.
Author(s): Gopal K. Singh, Isaac E. Kim, Mehrete Girmay, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS, 8(2), 89-100
Date: 2019
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Shaping Summertime Experiences: Opportunities to Promote Healthy Development and Well-Being for Children and Youth
Examines the impact of summertime experiences on school-age children and youth related to academic learning, social and emotional development, physical and mental health, and health-promoting and safety behaviors. Includes discussion of rural residence and its impact on children's access to supportive services, including food programs, during the summer.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Committee on Summertime Experiences and Child and Adolescent Education, Health, and Safety
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Examines the impact of summertime experiences on school-age children and youth related to academic learning, social and emotional development, physical and mental health, and health-promoting and safety behaviors. Includes discussion of rural residence and its impact on children's access to supportive services, including food programs, during the summer.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Committee on Summertime Experiences and Child and Adolescent Education, Health, and Safety
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Investing in Native Communities: Philanthropic Funding for Native American Communities and Causes
Provides access to information about funding in Native communities, and helps practitioners connect with organizations and peers who are grounded in philanthropic work across a range of issue areas. Features statistics including amounts and percentages of annual foundation funding explicitly benefiting Native Americans from 2002-2016, and lists of top foundations and top recipients of grant dollars explicitly benefiting Native Americans in 2015 and 2016, with breakdowns by organization and U.S. region.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organizations: Candid, Native Americans in Philanthropy
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Provides access to information about funding in Native communities, and helps practitioners connect with organizations and peers who are grounded in philanthropic work across a range of issue areas. Features statistics including amounts and percentages of annual foundation funding explicitly benefiting Native Americans from 2002-2016, and lists of top foundations and top recipients of grant dollars explicitly benefiting Native Americans in 2015 and 2016, with breakdowns by organization and U.S. region.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organizations: Candid, Native Americans in Philanthropy
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Examining Civic Engagement Links to Health: Findings from the Literature and Implications for a Culture of Health
Reports findings from a literature review focused on the relationship between health and civic engagement. Covers studies from the U.S. as well as other countries. Includes some discussion of findings from studies conducted in rural areas.
Author(s): Christopher Nelson, Jennifer Sloan, Anita Chandra
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Reports findings from a literature review focused on the relationship between health and civic engagement. Covers studies from the U.S. as well as other countries. Includes some discussion of findings from studies conducted in rural areas.
Author(s): Christopher Nelson, Jennifer Sloan, Anita Chandra
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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