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Picking Up the Pieces: Restoring Rural Housing and Communities After a Disaster
Acts as a guide to inform and identify resources for rural survivors, local organizations, and communities to rebuild housing and communities after a disaster with an emphasis on housing assistance.
Additional links: Special Supplement
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Factors Associated with American Indian Mental Health Service Use in Comparison with White Older Adults
Describes the factors associated with mental health service use by older American Indian (AI) adults living in South Dakota, and compares these factors to usage by older White adults to better understand the barriers in utilization of mental health services.
Author(s): Heehyul Moon, Yeon-Shim Lee, Soonhee Roh, Catherine E. Burnette
Citation: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 5(4), 847-859
Date: 08/2018
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Care That Works: Support and Services at Home (SASH)
Examines the Vermont statewide program utilizing affordable housing communities to provide supportive services and care coordination for older adults and people with disabilities in rural areas. Describes how an on-site wellness nurse and care coordinator works with participants to coordinate assistance provided by social service agencies and community health providers with the services of the housing provider.
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
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The Amish Have Decreased Asthma and Allergic Diseases Compared to Old Order Mennonites
Compares allergic disease prevalence among Wisconsin Amish to prevalence among Old Order Mennonites. Discusses the potential role of farm environmental factors in protecting against allergic diseases. Includes statistics and data on self- and doctor-reported prevalence of eczema, asthma, food allergies, or hay fever.
Author(s): Jamee C. Tantoco, Jordan Elliott Bontrager, Qianqian Zhao, James DeLine, Christine M. Seroogy
Citation: Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 121(2), 252–253.e1
Date: 08/2018
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Youth and Adult Visitation and Physical Activity Intensity at Rural and Urban Parks
Study of physical activity and park use at 15 rural and 15 urban parks in eastern North Dakota. Data taken from systematic observations of park activity. Compares park attributes, visitor demographics and activity, park programming, and walkability between urban and rural parks.
Author(s): James N. Roemmich, LuAnn Johnson, Grace Oberg, Joley E. Beeler, Kelsey E. Ufholz
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(8), 1760
Date: 08/2018
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Dental Health Aides in Alaska: A Qualitative Assessment to Improve Pediatric Oral Health in Remote Rural Villages
Evaluates the response to oral health disparities and access issues in remote Alaska Native villages by pediatric dental health aides. Draws data from interviews with patient focus groups, providers, and individual community members. Discusses barriers and strengths for pediatric dental health aides, including cultural competency, program sustainability, and expanded access to preventative oral health services.
Author(s): Kirsten Senturia, Louis Fiset, Kim Hort, et al.
Citation: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 46(4), 416-424
Date: 08/2018
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Health Services Utilization in Asthma Exacerbations and PM10 Levels in Rural Colorado
Study examining the relationship between increased air levels of particulate matter with a diameter below 10 micrometers (PM10) and the number of asthma-related emergency/urgent visits and hospitalizations (EUH) in rural Colorado. Includes average EUHs and PM10 concentrations by day of week, month, and year from 2003-2012.
Author(s): Katherine James, Matthew Strand, Mika Hamer, Lisa Cicutto
Citation: Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 15(8), 947-954
Date: 08/2018
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Frontier and Remote Paramedicine Practitioner Models
Reviews paramedic service delivery models in the U.S. and other English speaking countries, focusing on models with the potential to support and improve health and well-being of frontier populations.
Author(s): Peter O'Meara, Gary Wingrove, Michael Nolan
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 18(3)
Date: 08/2018
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Trajectory Classes of Cannabis Use and Heavy Drinking among Rural African American Adolescents: Multilevel Predictors of Class Membership
Presents a study on cannabis and alcohol use among African American youth in rural Georgia. Features data assessments over nine years beginning when the participants are 16 and ending when they are 25 and looks a perceived stress and other psychological risk factors.
Author(s): Allen W. Barton, Gene. H. Brody, Tamika C. B. Zapolski, et al.
Citation: Addiction, 113(8), 1439-1449
Date: 08/2018
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Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural and Poor-Resourced Communities
Reports on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach testing the usefulness of Empowering Communities for Life (EC4L), a culturally appropriate and community relevant intervention, developed to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in two rural and underserved counties within the Mississippi Delta region of Arkansas. Describes the CBPR model, and the preliminary training and collaboration with community partners, and discusses participant barriers and facilitators to effective screening.
Author(s): Michael A. Preston, Katherine Glover-Collins, Levi Ross, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Surgery, 216(2), 245-250
Date: 08/2018
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