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Date: Apr 2010
An overview of key health issues affecting U.S. residents living in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Diabetes · Health workforce supply and demand · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mental...
Date: Aug 2010
Examines whether chemical releases from facilities monitored through the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program were associated with population mortality rates and birth outcomes for both rural and urban populations.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Environmental health · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Date: Nov 2010
Describes collaborative and technical processes used by the Hopi Tribe, University of Arizona researchers, and the Arizona Cancer Registry to provide Hopi-specific cancer data from 1995-2005. Includes socioeconomic data and breakdowns by type of cancer.
...Cancer Registry to provide Hopi-specific cancer data from 1995-2005. Includes socioeconomic data and breakdowns...
Date: Nov 2010
Describes the experiences of older rural women diagnosed with breast cancer while in a non-supportive, and sometimes abusive, intimate relationship.
...Cancer With a Non-supportive Intimate Partner --- Describes the experiences of older rural women diagnosed...
Date: Nov 2010
Details a study on the time between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and a biopsy-confirmed cancer diagnosis in veterans. Compares rural and urban areas.
...cancer diagnosis in veterans. Compares rural and urban areas. --- View more What Happens After an Elevated...
Date: Jan 2011
Analyzes data from questionnaires completed by 285 Navajo respondents aged 50 or older, concerning their knowledge of colorectal risk factors, prevention, and screening. Includes demographic breakdowns by age group, sex, educational level, language spoken at home, and health status.
...Cancer Screening Knowledge at Tribal Fairs --- Analyzes data from questionnaires completed by 285 Navajo respondents...
Date: Mar 2011
Creates an index of social and economic variables that are related to population health outcomes among rural and urban U.S. counties, and examines variability in this index across rural and urban counties.
...Tagged as Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...
Date: May 2011
Discusses behavioral trends associated with cancer risk and cancer screening from 1997-2006 among American Indians (AI) in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. Examines disparities between the AI population and non-Hispanic White population in the Northern Plains and AI populations in other regions. Includes breakdowns by sex, age, education, income level, employment status, rural-urban classification, lifestyle factors, and screening for specific types of cancer.
...cancer risk and cancer screening from 1997-2006 among American Indians (AI) in North Dakota...
Date: Nov 2011
Discusses mining-related environmental factors which may contribute to high rates of lung cancer in 30 Kentucky counties. Includes breakdowns by sex, age group, smoking history, county-level lung cancer rates from 1995-2007, and coal production rates from 1983-2007.
...Cancer Incidence in Kentucky Using a Spatial Scan Statistic: Elevated Risk in the Appalachian Coal...
Date: Nov 2011
Examines rates of mammography and Pap test screening at Indian Health Service facilities in Montana and Wyoming from 2004-2006. Includes breakdowns by age group, type of facility, travel distance, purpose and number of visits, and prevalence of abnormal test results.
...Cancer Screening Patterns Among American Indian Women at IHS Clinics in Montana and Wyoming --- Examines...