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Resources by Topic: Population health

Assessing Hmong Farmers' Safety and Health
Reports results of a pilot project examining agricultural-related safety and health concerns and challenges faced by Hmong refugees working on family-operated farms.
Author(s): A. B. de Castro, Jennifer Krenz, Richard L. Neitzel,
Citation: Workplace Health & Safety, 62(5), 178-185
Date: 05/2014
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Concentrations of the Urinary Pyrethroid Metabolite 3-Phenoxybenzoic Acid in Farm Worker Families in the MICASA Study
Reports on a study of mothers and children within the Mexican immigrant population of California farm working families who are exposed to pyrethroid pesticides.
Author(s): Kelly J. Trunnelle, Deborah H. Bennett, Ki Chang Ahn, et al.
Citation: Environmental Research, 131, 153-159
Date: 05/2014
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Health, United States, 2013: With Special Feature on Prescription Drugs
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "Metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2013 edition includes a section on prescription drugs.
Date: 05/2014
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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'Heart Attack' Symptoms and Decision-Making: The Case of Older Rural Women
Identifies barriers to care for heart attack symptoms from interviewing rural women, including difficulty identifying symptoms, perception of ambulance response times, privacy concerns, and more. Interviews rural woman about myocardial infarction prevention, recognition, and treatment.
Author(s): Melanie Jackson, B. Jan McCulloch
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(2), 2560
Date: 05/2014
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Goal Setting for Health Behavior Change: Evidence from an Obesity Intervention for Rural Low-Income Women
Analyzes whether an obesity intervention, HOPE (Health, Opportunity, Partnerships, Empowerment) Works, targeted to low-income women living in rural North Carolina resulted in goal setting and goal setting strategies that affected health behavior outcomes. Covers differences by racial and ethnic populations and identifies racial difference to help tailor intervention strategies.
Author(s): Amy Ries, Loneke T. Blackman, Rachel A. Page, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(2), 2682
Date: 05/2014
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Working with Landlords and Property Managers on Smoke-Free Housing
Provides information for creating smoke-free housing in multi-unit structures. Discusses how smoke-free policies can be implemented in rural development housing projects.
Date: 04/2014
Sponsoring organization: ChangeLab Solutions
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Widening Rural–Urban Disparities in All-Cause Mortality and Mortality from Major Causes of Death in the USA, 1969–2009
Examines U.S. mortality rates between 1969 and 2009 to identify growth or reduction of mortality disparities between rural and urban settings. Addresses the impact or race/ethnicity, gender, and poverty.
Author(s): Gopal K. Singh, Mohammad Siahpush
Citation: Journal of Urban Health, 91(2), 272-292
Date: 04/2014
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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥65 Years Who Have Lost All Their Natural Teeth, by Type of Locality and Region — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2010–2012
Chart showing the percent of adults 65 or older with no natural teeth in nonmetropolitan areas compared to metropolitan areas, broken down by region, based on data from the 2010-2012 National Health Interview Survey.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 63(13), 297
Date: 04/2014
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program: Response of Rural, Local Newspapers to a Program Press Release
Analyzes 22 stories from rural, local newspapers prompted by a press release regarding their local restaurant participating in the Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program, a health promotion program, to determine the overall response rate, quality of coverage, and promotion provided by local media. The program was implemented in 28 restaurants and all restaurants were owner-operated, family style, sit-down restaurants in counties designated as rural.
Author(s): Faryle Nothwehr, Julie Andsager, Heidi Haines
Citation: Health Promotion Practice, 15(2), 217-222
Date: 03/2014
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A Survey of Barriers to Screening for Oral Cancer among Rural Black Americans
Identifies barriers to receiving preventive oral cancer screenings for African Americans living in rural Florida. Includes data on education level, insurance, knowledge of oral cancer, and previous oral cancer screening by sex. Covers barriers related to knowledge, social attention, and resources such as transportation, convenience, and cost.
Author(s): James A. Shepperd, Jennifer L. Howell, Henrietta Logan
Citation: Psycho-Oncology, 23(3), 276-282
Date: 03/2014
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