Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Poverty
Retail Tobacco Exposure: Using Geographic Analysis to Identify Areas With Excessively High Retail Density
Examines how socio-demographic factors relate to tobacco outlet density in the U.S. Includes rural versus urban tobacco outlet density data by race/ethnicity and poverty level.
Author(s): Daniel Rodriguez, Heather A. Carlos, Anna M. Adachi-Mejia, Ethan M. Berke, James Sargent
Citation: Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 16(2), 155-165
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
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Examines how socio-demographic factors relate to tobacco outlet density in the U.S. Includes rural versus urban tobacco outlet density data by race/ethnicity and poverty level.
Author(s): Daniel Rodriguez, Heather A. Carlos, Anna M. Adachi-Mejia, Ethan M. Berke, James Sargent
Citation: Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 16(2), 155-165
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
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Socioeconomic Policy Is Health Policy
Draws on international studies and argues that medical care is not the only factor in improving people's health in rural areas.
Author(s): Wayne Myers
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Draws on international studies and argues that medical care is not the only factor in improving people's health in rural areas.
Author(s): Wayne Myers
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Maternal Health Literacy Progression Among Rural Perinatal Women
Reports on a study of the progression of maternal health literacy in low-income women who received home visits from Registered Nurse Case Managers (RNCMs) in rural Georgia. Breaks down data by participant demographics, level of prenatal and postpartum depression scores, and birth outcomes.
Author(s): Sandra C. Mobley, Suzanne Dixson Thomas, Donald E. Sutherland, et al.
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 18(8), 1881-1892
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
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Reports on a study of the progression of maternal health literacy in low-income women who received home visits from Registered Nurse Case Managers (RNCMs) in rural Georgia. Breaks down data by participant demographics, level of prenatal and postpartum depression scores, and birth outcomes.
Author(s): Sandra C. Mobley, Suzanne Dixson Thomas, Donald E. Sutherland, et al.
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 18(8), 1881-1892
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
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Continuity and Change: Demographic, Socioeconomic and Housing Conditions of American Indians and Alaska Natives
Provides a snapshot of the housing needs and conditions for American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Includes statistics on population growth, housing conditions, and social and economic conditions.
Author(s): Kathryn L. S. Pettit, G. Thomas Kingsley, Jennifer Biess, et al.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Provides a snapshot of the housing needs and conditions for American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Includes statistics on population growth, housing conditions, and social and economic conditions.
Author(s): Kathryn L. S. Pettit, G. Thomas Kingsley, Jennifer Biess, et al.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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The Intersection of Rural Poverty and Federal Human Services Programs
Discusses challenges faced by federal human services programs in addressing rural poverty. Highlights two case studies offering different approaches for meeting these challenges, one from Montana and one from Colorado.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Discusses challenges faced by federal human services programs in addressing rural poverty. Highlights two case studies offering different approaches for meeting these challenges, one from Montana and one from Colorado.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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2014 County Health Rankings Key Findings Report
Provides information on county-level health disparities by analyzing health factors and outcomes throughout the U.S. Covers child poverty, smoking, physical inactivity, severe housing problems, availability of mental health providers, and more.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Provides information on county-level health disparities by analyzing health factors and outcomes throughout the U.S. Covers child poverty, smoking, physical inactivity, severe housing problems, availability of mental health providers, and more.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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The Role of Community Health Centers in Assessing the Social Determinants of Health for Planning and Policy: The Example of Frontier New Mexico
Discusses the use of the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) by a frontier-based community health center in New Mexico for evaluating and addressing social determinants of health.
Author(s): Sean Bruna, Lisa Cacari Stone, Susan Wilger, Jeremy Cantor, Carolina Guzman
Citation: Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 37(3), 258-268
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Discusses the use of the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) by a frontier-based community health center in New Mexico for evaluating and addressing social determinants of health.
Author(s): Sean Bruna, Lisa Cacari Stone, Susan Wilger, Jeremy Cantor, Carolina Guzman
Citation: Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 37(3), 258-268
Date: 2014
Type: Document
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Revisiting Poverty in Rural America
Shows the geography of poverty in the U.S. and describes how rural communities helped shape the federal response to poverty in the 50 years since the War on Poverty.
Author(s): James P. Ziliak
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Shows the geography of poverty in the U.S. and describes how rural communities helped shape the federal response to poverty in the 50 years since the War on Poverty.
Author(s): James P. Ziliak
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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A Profile of Migrant Health: An Analysis of the Uniform Data System, 2010
Analyzes the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of patients from 142 community and migrant health centers that receive funding through the U.S. Public Health Service Act, Section 330.
Author(s): Bethany C. Boggess, Hilda Ochoa Bogue
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Analyzes the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of patients from 142 community and migrant health centers that receive funding through the U.S. Public Health Service Act, Section 330.
Author(s): Bethany C. Boggess, Hilda Ochoa Bogue
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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The Long-Term Unemployed in the Wake of the Great Recession: Percent of Unemployed Americans Seeking Work for Longer Than Six Months More Than Doubled Between 2007 and 2013
Describes the demographic and economic characteristics of the urban and rural long-term unemployed and compares them with their short-term unemployed counterparts.
Author(s): Andrew Schaefer
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Describes the demographic and economic characteristics of the urban and rural long-term unemployed and compares them with their short-term unemployed counterparts.
Author(s): Andrew Schaefer
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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