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Resources by Topic: Population health

Effects of Rural Residence on VA Care of Persons Living with HIV
Reports on rural-urban differences in the treatment of veterans living with HIV.
Author(s): M.E. Ohl, B. Lund, P. Belperio, et al.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Antiretroviral Adherence Among Rural Compared to Urban Veterans with HIV Infection in the United States
Studies level of adherence to antiretroviral HIV medications in rural versus urban veteran populations. Discusses factors that may impact the mortality rate for rural veterans.
Author(s): Michael Ohl, Eli Perencevich, D. Keith McInnes, et al.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Healthy-Lifestyle Behaviors Associated With Overweight and Obesity in US Rural Children
Describes the association between healthy lifestyle behaviors and the prevalence of overweight and obese ethnically and/or racially diverse, rural school-aged children in California, Kentucky, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Examines the following healthy lifestyle behaviors: improving diet quality, obtaining adequate sleep, limiting screen-time viewing, and consulting a physician about a child's weight.
Author(s): Alison Tovar, Kenneth Chui, Raymond R Hyatt, et al.
Citation: BMC Pediatrics, 12, 102
Date: 2012
Type: Document
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Source Book: Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program, 2009-2012
Detailed descriptions of 110 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 2009-2012 period. Includes project description and contact directory information.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Grantee Directory: Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program, FY 2012-2015
Contains a directory of Rural Health Outreach grantees with contact information and a brief overview of seventy initiatives funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Health, United States, 2011: With Special Feature on Socioeconomic Status and Health
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." 2011 edition includes special section examining socioeconomic status as it relates to health status, prevention, and healthcare access.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Photovoice for Healthy Relationships: Community-Based Participatory HIV Prevention in a Rural American Indian Community
Provides an example of a culturally responsive, community-based project for addressing social determinants of health in rural American Indian communities.
Author(s): Susan F. Markus
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Journal, 19(1), 102-123
Date: 2012
Type: Document
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Alaska Native and Rural Youth Views of Sexual Health: A Focus Group Project on Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV/AIDS, and Unplanned Pregnancy
Examines the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of rural Alaska youth, both Alaska Native and non-Alaska Native, regarding STDs, HIV/AIDS, and unplanned pregnancy.
Author(s): Jessica D. Leston, Cornelia M. Jessen, Brenna C. Simons
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Journal, 19(1), 1-14
Date: 2012
Type: Document
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, September 26-28th, 2011
Reports on a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Addresses rural health challenges in Mississippi, health disparities, physician payment value modifier, and Affordable Care Act provisions affecting the rural elderly.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General
Addresses the prevalence, causes, effects, and implications of tobacco use by young people in rural and urban areas. Describes factors that lead youth and young adults to start using tobacco and the impact their choice has on the nation, communities, families, and individuals. Identifies proven, effective strategies that have potential to reduce tobacco use.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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