Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Population health
State of the Border Region 2016 - Indicators Interim Report (December 2016)
Details an interim report on environmental health indicators along the U.S.-Mexico border for 2016. Looks at air quality, water contamination, and land pollution, among other indicators. Discusses the bi-national efforts to improve the border environment.
Additional links: Indicator Metadata and Data Tables
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Details an interim report on environmental health indicators along the U.S.-Mexico border for 2016. Looks at air quality, water contamination, and land pollution, among other indicators. Discusses the bi-national efforts to improve the border environment.
Additional links: Indicator Metadata and Data Tables
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety: A Farm and Research Team Participatory Model
Highlights a study of a participatory research program which produced the Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety guide. Input from farm managers and workers was key to the development of the guide, which is now used as an educational tool for agricultural safety across the Pacific Northwest region.
Author(s): Kit Galvin, Jen Krenz, Marcy Harrington, Pablo Palmández, Richard A. Fenske
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 21(1), 113-122
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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Highlights a study of a participatory research program which produced the Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety guide. Input from farm managers and workers was key to the development of the guide, which is now used as an educational tool for agricultural safety across the Pacific Northwest region.
Author(s): Kit Galvin, Jen Krenz, Marcy Harrington, Pablo Palmández, Richard A. Fenske
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 21(1), 113-122
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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Socioeconomic Conditions Affecting Health in Rural Missouri
Describes how education, income, and poverty influence the health of rural residents in Missouri.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Describes how education, income, and poverty influence the health of rural residents in Missouri.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Health in Rural Missouri: Minority Health
Provides an overview of minority health in rural Missouri. Includes county-level information on African American and Hispanic populations. Describes minority health disparities, healthcare resources, and incarceration in rural areas.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Provides an overview of minority health in rural Missouri. Includes county-level information on African American and Hispanic populations. Describes minority health disparities, healthcare resources, and incarceration in rural areas.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Life Expectancy in Rural Missouri
Provides statistics and data describing life expectancy in rural and urban Missouri. Includes a rural versus urban comparison of years of potential life lost and county-level data on deaths due to unintentional injury.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Provides statistics and data describing life expectancy in rural and urban Missouri. Includes a rural versus urban comparison of years of potential life lost and county-level data on deaths due to unintentional injury.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Rural Health Disparities and Inequalities: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Health in Rural Missouri
Presents information and statistics on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) healthcare services in rural Missouri. Covers a rural versus urban comparison of healthcare coverage by sexual orientation/identity, percent of poor households, and more. Discusses LGBT, HIV/AIDS, and transgender care.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Presents information and statistics on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) healthcare services in rural Missouri. Covers a rural versus urban comparison of healthcare coverage by sexual orientation/identity, percent of poor households, and more. Discusses LGBT, HIV/AIDS, and transgender care.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Infant and Child Health: Rural Health Disparities and Inequalities
Describes infant and child health in rural Missouri. Provides statistics on the infant mortality rate and overall health of children located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Describes infant and child health in rural Missouri. Provides statistics on the infant mortality rate and overall health of children located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Community Health Center Provider Ability to Identify, Treat and Account for the Social Determinants of Health: A Card Study
Evaluates the ability of healthcare providers to identify, treat, and code for the social determinants of health at three community health center (CHC) organizations, one in rural California and two in urban New York and Illinois. Includes data describing the CHCs and patient demographics.
Author(s): Joy H. Lewis, Kate Whelihan, Isaac Navarro, Kimberly R. Boyle
Citation: BMC Family Practice, 17(1), 121
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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Evaluates the ability of healthcare providers to identify, treat, and code for the social determinants of health at three community health center (CHC) organizations, one in rural California and two in urban New York and Illinois. Includes data describing the CHCs and patient demographics.
Author(s): Joy H. Lewis, Kate Whelihan, Isaac Navarro, Kimberly R. Boyle
Citation: BMC Family Practice, 17(1), 121
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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All-Hazards Preparedness for Rural Communities: A Guide to Help Rural Agriculture Communities Prepare for Threats to Their Families, Farms, Animals and Businesses
Guide for individuals, farmers, and businesses in rural agricultural communities preparing for an all-hazards approach for their communities and commodities. Includes preparedness information and plans for families, homes, pets, farms, livestock, crops, and businesses regarding threats, such as biological, man-made, or technological threats.
Author(s): Jessica Platts, Shaine Devoe, Ashley Osborn, Stellena Nelson, Glenda Dvorak
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Food Security and Public Health
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Guide for individuals, farmers, and businesses in rural agricultural communities preparing for an all-hazards approach for their communities and commodities. Includes preparedness information and plans for families, homes, pets, farms, livestock, crops, and businesses regarding threats, such as biological, man-made, or technological threats.
Author(s): Jessica Platts, Shaine Devoe, Ashley Osborn, Stellena Nelson, Glenda Dvorak
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Food Security and Public Health
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Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities: A Rural Community-Based Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program
Presents the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC) program to address gaps in knowledge and approaches to implement community-level interventions for women living in rural, underserved communities. SHHC aims to reduce cardiovascular disease and related healthcare burden by addressing issues such as diet, physical activity behaviors, the local built environment, and social norms.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Seguin, Galen Eldridge, Meredith L. Graham, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 16, 86
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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Presents the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC) program to address gaps in knowledge and approaches to implement community-level interventions for women living in rural, underserved communities. SHHC aims to reduce cardiovascular disease and related healthcare burden by addressing issues such as diet, physical activity behaviors, the local built environment, and social norms.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Seguin, Galen Eldridge, Meredith L. Graham, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 16, 86
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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