Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Black or African American
Mammograms On-the-Go—Predictors of Repeat Visits to Mobile Mammography Vans in St Louis, Missouri, USA: A Case–Control Study
Provides an overview of how African American and Caucasian women use mobile mammography vans for breast cancer screening and what factors are associated with repeat visits to the mobile mammography vans. Includes characteristic data of women by a single visit and repeat visits to the mobile mammography vans, such as urban status, insurance coverage, age group, marital status, employment, and mammography experience.
Author(s): Bettina F. Drake, Salmafatima S. Abadin, Sarah Lyons, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 5(3)
Date: 2015
Type: Document
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Provides an overview of how African American and Caucasian women use mobile mammography vans for breast cancer screening and what factors are associated with repeat visits to the mobile mammography vans. Includes characteristic data of women by a single visit and repeat visits to the mobile mammography vans, such as urban status, insurance coverage, age group, marital status, employment, and mammography experience.
Author(s): Bettina F. Drake, Salmafatima S. Abadin, Sarah Lyons, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 5(3)
Date: 2015
Type: Document
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Development of a Faith-Based Stress Management Intervention in a Rural African American Community
Findings from interviews conducted in 2011 with 24 African American men who had stress or depressive symptoms, and who participated in Trinity Life Management, a faith-based program in the Mississippi River Delta region of northeastern Arkansas.
Author(s): Keneshia Bryant, Todd Moore, Nathaniel Willis, Kristie Hadden
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships, 9(3), 423-430
Date: 2015
Type: Document
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Findings from interviews conducted in 2011 with 24 African American men who had stress or depressive symptoms, and who participated in Trinity Life Management, a faith-based program in the Mississippi River Delta region of northeastern Arkansas.
Author(s): Keneshia Bryant, Todd Moore, Nathaniel Willis, Kristie Hadden
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships, 9(3), 423-430
Date: 2015
Type: Document
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Correlates of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Among Young, Rural African American Men
Study of the social, behavioral, and psychological risk factors associated with concurrent sexual partnerships among 505 African American men ages 19-22 living in rural areas of southern Georgia from January 2012 to August 2013. Includes statistics with breakdowns by educational level, employment status, income, self-reported sexually transmitted infections, HIV-related risk factors, and substance use.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 130(4), 392-399
Date: 2015
Type: Document
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Study of the social, behavioral, and psychological risk factors associated with concurrent sexual partnerships among 505 African American men ages 19-22 living in rural areas of southern Georgia from January 2012 to August 2013. Includes statistics with breakdowns by educational level, employment status, income, self-reported sexually transmitted infections, HIV-related risk factors, and substance use.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 130(4), 392-399
Date: 2015
Type: Document
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A Community-Based, Culturally Relevant Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity among Middle-Aged African American Women in Rural Alabama: Findings from a Group Randomized Controlled Trial
Examines a community-based, culturally relevant intervention to promote healthy eating and physical activity among African American women between the ages of 45-65 living in rural Alabama. Includes study participant demographic data at the starting baseline and a 24 month follow up. Covers healthy lifestyle data at the starting baseline, 12 month, and 24 month follow up for dietary and physical activity measures.
Author(s): Isabel C. Scarinci, Artisha Moore, Theresa Wynn, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine, 69, 13-20
Date: 12/2014
Type: Document
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Examines a community-based, culturally relevant intervention to promote healthy eating and physical activity among African American women between the ages of 45-65 living in rural Alabama. Includes study participant demographic data at the starting baseline and a 24 month follow up. Covers healthy lifestyle data at the starting baseline, 12 month, and 24 month follow up for dietary and physical activity measures.
Author(s): Isabel C. Scarinci, Artisha Moore, Theresa Wynn, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine, 69, 13-20
Date: 12/2014
Type: Document
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Relationship Between Social Support and Body Mass Index Among Overweight and Obese African American Women in the Rural Deep South, 2011–2013
Reports results from a study undertaken in rural communities of the Alabama Black Belt and the Mississippi Delta. Examines encouragement and discouragement provided to overweight and obese African American women by family and friends related to healthy eating and exercise.
Author(s): Erica R. Johnson, Tiffany L. Carson, Olivia Affuso, Claudia M. Hardy, Monica L. Baskin
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 12/2014
Type: Document
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Reports results from a study undertaken in rural communities of the Alabama Black Belt and the Mississippi Delta. Examines encouragement and discouragement provided to overweight and obese African American women by family and friends related to healthy eating and exercise.
Author(s): Erica R. Johnson, Tiffany L. Carson, Olivia Affuso, Claudia M. Hardy, Monica L. Baskin
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 12/2014
Type: Document
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Rural Adoptions: A Different Kind of Rural Trust
Highlights three successful efforts in rural America to find adoptive homes for foster children.
Author(s): Kathleen Belanger
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Highlights three successful efforts in rural America to find adoptive homes for foster children.
Author(s): Kathleen Belanger
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Correlates of HIV Testing among Rural African American Cocaine Users
A cross-sectional study discussing the characteristics associated with risk-based testing and the benefits of routine testing for HIV within a sample of rural, sexually active African American cocaine users in Arkansas.
Author(s): Patricia B. Wright, Brenda M. Booth, Geoffrey M. Curran, et al.
Citation: Research in Nursing & Health, 37(6), 466-477
Date: 10/2014
Type: Document
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A cross-sectional study discussing the characteristics associated with risk-based testing and the benefits of routine testing for HIV within a sample of rural, sexually active African American cocaine users in Arkansas.
Author(s): Patricia B. Wright, Brenda M. Booth, Geoffrey M. Curran, et al.
Citation: Research in Nursing & Health, 37(6), 466-477
Date: 10/2014
Type: Document
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Disparities in Obesity Among Rural and Urban Residents in a Health Disparate Region
Reports on a community-based study to measure and compare the current levels of obesity and associated lifestyle behaviors of physical activity and diets of fruits and vegetables among rural and urban residents in south central Virginia and north central North Carolina.
Author(s): Jennie L Hill, Wen You, Jamie M Zoellner
Citation: BMC Public Health, 2014(14), 1051
Date: 10/2014
Type: Document
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Reports on a community-based study to measure and compare the current levels of obesity and associated lifestyle behaviors of physical activity and diets of fruits and vegetables among rural and urban residents in south central Virginia and north central North Carolina.
Author(s): Jennie L Hill, Wen You, Jamie M Zoellner
Citation: BMC Public Health, 2014(14), 1051
Date: 10/2014
Type: Document
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Assessing Environmental Support for Better Health: Active Living Opportunity Audits in Rural Communities in the Southern United States
Describes the built environment, policies, and availability of facilities for physical activity in eight rural communities, four in Alabama and four in the Mississippi Delta, to inform diet and physical activity interventions. Acts as part of a partnership to eliminate cancer health disparities in the Deep South. Includes community data by Rural Active Living Assessment (RALA) measures, such as sidewalks, destinations, and walk-ability.
Author(s): Jennifer C. Robinson, Tiffany L. Carson, Erica R. Johnson, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine, 66, 28-33
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
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Describes the built environment, policies, and availability of facilities for physical activity in eight rural communities, four in Alabama and four in the Mississippi Delta, to inform diet and physical activity interventions. Acts as part of a partnership to eliminate cancer health disparities in the Deep South. Includes community data by Rural Active Living Assessment (RALA) measures, such as sidewalks, destinations, and walk-ability.
Author(s): Jennifer C. Robinson, Tiffany L. Carson, Erica R. Johnson, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine, 66, 28-33
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
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Residential Mobility Across Local Areas in the United States and the Geographic Distribution of the Healthy Population
Examines the potential impact that migration from one community to another may have on population health data, in terms of our understanding of how place impacts health status. Looked at moves over one 5-year period, from 1995 to 2000, for selected urban and rural communities, with information on disability status and education. Considered geographic relocation for Black and White populations, between urban and rural areas, between high-poverty and low-poverty areas, and between North and South.
Author(s): Arline T. Geronimus, John Bound, Annie Ro
Citation: Demography, 51(3), 777-809
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Examines the potential impact that migration from one community to another may have on population health data, in terms of our understanding of how place impacts health status. Looked at moves over one 5-year period, from 1995 to 2000, for selected urban and rural communities, with information on disability status and education. Considered geographic relocation for Black and White populations, between urban and rural areas, between high-poverty and low-poverty areas, and between North and South.
Author(s): Arline T. Geronimus, John Bound, Annie Ro
Citation: Demography, 51(3), 777-809
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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