Rural Health
Resources by State: Missouri
Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among American Indian Men Aged 50 or Older, Kansas and Missouri, 2006-2008
Results from five focus groups designed to raise awareness, promote discourse, identify barriers, and develop culturally relevant education strategies related to screening and early detection.
Author(s): Aimee S. James, Melissa K. Filippi,Christina M. Pacheco, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Results from five focus groups designed to raise awareness, promote discourse, identify barriers, and develop culturally relevant education strategies related to screening and early detection.
Author(s): Aimee S. James, Melissa K. Filippi,Christina M. Pacheco, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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The Health and Welfare of Rural and Urban Cancer Survivors in Missouri
Comparison of risk behaviors, psychosocial factors, health outcomes, quality of life, and follow-up care for rural and urban cancer survivors and their counterparts without a cancer history. Includes statistical breakdown by type of cancer.
Author(s): Mario Schootman, Sherri Homan, Kathryn E. Weaver, Donna B. Jeffe, Shumei Yun
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
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Comparison of risk behaviors, psychosocial factors, health outcomes, quality of life, and follow-up care for rural and urban cancer survivors and their counterparts without a cancer history. Includes statistical breakdown by type of cancer.
Author(s): Mario Schootman, Sherri Homan, Kathryn E. Weaver, Donna B. Jeffe, Shumei Yun
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
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Summer in the Country: Changes in Medical Students' Perceptions Following an Innovative Rural Community Experience
A summer program developed by University of Missouri School of Medicine for second-year medical students to work with rural, community-based physician preceptors designed to increase the students interest in rural practice. Discusses the students perceptions of rural practice and lifestyle and reports on the student's choices of specialties and initial practice locations.
Author(s): Kevin Y. Kane, Kathleen Quinn, James J. Stevermer, et al.
Citation: Academic Medicine, 88(8), 1157-1163
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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A summer program developed by University of Missouri School of Medicine for second-year medical students to work with rural, community-based physician preceptors designed to increase the students interest in rural practice. Discusses the students perceptions of rural practice and lifestyle and reports on the student's choices of specialties and initial practice locations.
Author(s): Kevin Y. Kane, Kathleen Quinn, James J. Stevermer, et al.
Citation: Academic Medicine, 88(8), 1157-1163
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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Association Between Physical Activity and Insomnia Symptoms in Rural Communities of Southeastern Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas
Details a study on the effects of regular physical activity on rural women in Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas who suffer from insomnia. Uses data from the 4-year longitudinal study, Walk the Ozarks to Wellness (WOW) Project, as a basis for their findings. Discusses the role body weight and chronic disease play as factors within the framework of the study.
Author(s): Jen Jen Chang, Grace W. Pien, Katherine A. Stamatakis, Ross C. Brownson
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(3), 239-247
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
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Details a study on the effects of regular physical activity on rural women in Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas who suffer from insomnia. Uses data from the 4-year longitudinal study, Walk the Ozarks to Wellness (WOW) Project, as a basis for their findings. Discusses the role body weight and chronic disease play as factors within the framework of the study.
Author(s): Jen Jen Chang, Grace W. Pien, Katherine A. Stamatakis, Ross C. Brownson
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(3), 239-247
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Kansas City, MO, June 18-20, 2012
Provides a summary of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' (NACRHHS) 71st meeting, which included discussions on the following topics: health reform, services for the elderly, rural hospitals and infrastructure, frontier demonstration projects, child care, and Head Start.
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Provides a summary of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' (NACRHHS) 71st meeting, which included discussions on the following topics: health reform, services for the elderly, rural hospitals and infrastructure, frontier demonstration projects, child care, and Head Start.
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Perinatal Mortality and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in a Low-Income Rural Population of Women who Smoke
Describes a study of adverse birth outcomes and perinatal mortality rates of low-income women in rural Missouri. Analyzes resulting data by age at enrollment, race and ethnicity, and rate of smoking before and during pregnancy, among other factors. Discusses the role of socioeconomic status and maternal stress as potential factors in birth outcomes.
Author(s): Jane A. McElroy, Tina Bloom, Kelly Moore, et al.
Citation: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology, 94(4), 223-229
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
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Describes a study of adverse birth outcomes and perinatal mortality rates of low-income women in rural Missouri. Analyzes resulting data by age at enrollment, race and ethnicity, and rate of smoking before and during pregnancy, among other factors. Discusses the role of socioeconomic status and maternal stress as potential factors in birth outcomes.
Author(s): Jane A. McElroy, Tina Bloom, Kelly Moore, et al.
Citation: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology, 94(4), 223-229
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
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Economic Impact of a Smoke-Free Ordinance on Bars and Restaurants in a Small, Rural, Missouri Community
Examines the economic impact of a city-wide smoke free ordinance in rural Kirksville, Missouri on bar and restaurant taxable sales revenues.
Author(s): Carolyn C. Cox, Noaman Kayani, Stanley R. Cowan, Leslie A. Moss
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 109(1), 75-78
Date: 2012
Type: Document
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Examines the economic impact of a city-wide smoke free ordinance in rural Kirksville, Missouri on bar and restaurant taxable sales revenues.
Author(s): Carolyn C. Cox, Noaman Kayani, Stanley R. Cowan, Leslie A. Moss
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 109(1), 75-78
Date: 2012
Type: Document
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The Management of Chronic Diseases in Rural Missouri Practices
Reports the results of interviews with focus groups from rural healthcare practices in Missouri describing the challenges of managing chronic disease in small rural healthcare settings. Discusses the characteristics of rural practices and the communities they serve.
Author(s): Maithe Enriquez, Jill Moormeier, William Lafferty
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 109(3), 210-215
Date: 2012
Type: Document
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Reports the results of interviews with focus groups from rural healthcare practices in Missouri describing the challenges of managing chronic disease in small rural healthcare settings. Discusses the characteristics of rural practices and the communities they serve.
Author(s): Maithe Enriquez, Jill Moormeier, William Lafferty
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 109(3), 210-215
Date: 2012
Type: Document
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Missouri 2010-2013 Rural Health Plan
Identifies and addresses 4 priority rural health issues in Missouri, including: access to affordable health care, transportation, emergency services, and lack of rural health workforce.
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Identifies and addresses 4 priority rural health issues in Missouri, including: access to affordable health care, transportation, emergency services, and lack of rural health workforce.
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Grantee Directory: Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program 2010-2013
Contains a directory of the Delta States Rural Development Grant Program in the 2010-2013 funding cycle. Includes a program overview and contact information for each of the twelve grantees. The Delta States region consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Date: 2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Contains a directory of the Delta States Rural Development Grant Program in the 2010-2013 funding cycle. Includes a program overview and contact information for each of the twelve grantees. The Delta States region consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Date: 2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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