Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Public health
Service Learning: A Vehicle for Building Health Equity and Eliminating Health Disparities
Details 5 different seven-day long service learning courses for emerging health professionals focused on urban, rural, border, and indigenous health. Includes information on the course themes, partners, impacts on the students, and communities.
Author(s): Samantha Sabo, Jill de Zapien, Nicolette Teufel-Shone, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 105(Suppl 1), S38-S43
Date: 03/2015
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Details 5 different seven-day long service learning courses for emerging health professionals focused on urban, rural, border, and indigenous health. Includes information on the course themes, partners, impacts on the students, and communities.
Author(s): Samantha Sabo, Jill de Zapien, Nicolette Teufel-Shone, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 105(Suppl 1), S38-S43
Date: 03/2015
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Appalachia Then and Now: Examining Changes to the Appalachian Region since 1965
Presents a comparison of collected data on the Appalachian region from the 1960s and 2010s. Discusses a variety of determinants of health, including poverty, mortality, infrastructure, and employment, among others. Document includes Executive Summary, Technical Report, and State Meetings Report.
Date: 02/2015
Sponsoring organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Presents a comparison of collected data on the Appalachian region from the 1960s and 2010s. Discusses a variety of determinants of health, including poverty, mortality, infrastructure, and employment, among others. Document includes Executive Summary, Technical Report, and State Meetings Report.
Date: 02/2015
Sponsoring organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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West Virginia University Pediatric Stroke Registry: Clinical Description and Risk Factors Identification in Patients Living in a Rural Area
Describes the development of a custom database via a retrospective chart review to create a pediatric stroke registry at West Virginia University to support the classification and description of clinical and radiographic characteristics of children with stroke in West Virginia.
Author(s): Paola Pergami, Sathees Waran Thayapararajah, Nirupama Seemaladinne
Citation: Clinical Pediatrics, 54(1), 40-46
Date: 01/2015
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Describes the development of a custom database via a retrospective chart review to create a pediatric stroke registry at West Virginia University to support the classification and description of clinical and radiographic characteristics of children with stroke in West Virginia.
Author(s): Paola Pergami, Sathees Waran Thayapararajah, Nirupama Seemaladinne
Citation: Clinical Pediatrics, 54(1), 40-46
Date: 01/2015
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Fatalistic Beliefs and Completion of the HPV Vaccination Series Among a Sample of Young Appalachian Kentucky Women
Details a study based on surveys of women in rural Appalachian regions of Kentucky who have started the HPV vaccination regarding their perceived level of control over their health and, specifically, cervical cancer. Discusses the possible effect of fatalistic beliefs on rates of completion of all 3 doses of the HPV vaccination.
Author(s): Robin C. Vanderpool, Emily Van Meter Dressler, Lindsay R. Stradtman, Richard A. Crosby
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 31(2), 199-205
Date: 01/2015
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Details a study based on surveys of women in rural Appalachian regions of Kentucky who have started the HPV vaccination regarding their perceived level of control over their health and, specifically, cervical cancer. Discusses the possible effect of fatalistic beliefs on rates of completion of all 3 doses of the HPV vaccination.
Author(s): Robin C. Vanderpool, Emily Van Meter Dressler, Lindsay R. Stradtman, Richard A. Crosby
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 31(2), 199-205
Date: 01/2015
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Overview of Tribal Epidemiology Centers
Presents a fact sheet listing the Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) throughout the country and a map of the regions they cover. Discusses the services provided at each center with links to each center's web page.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Presents a fact sheet listing the Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) throughout the country and a map of the regions they cover. Discusses the services provided at each center with links to each center's web page.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Rural Healthy People 2020: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2020, Volume 2
Provides a rural focus for the Healthy People 2020 priorities with an overview for each of the top health priorities ranked 11 through 20 identified by rural stakeholders. (Volume 1 discussed the top 10 priorities.) Topics include: cancer, health education, oral health, immunizations and infectious disease, public health, sexual health and family planning, injury and violence prevention, and social determinants of health. Includes reviews of the relevant literature and model programs appropriate for rural communities. Document is available for free download, after providing brief information about intended use.
Author(s): Jane N. Bolin, Gail Bellamy, Alva O. Ferdinand, Bita Kash, Janet W. Helduser
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Provides a rural focus for the Healthy People 2020 priorities with an overview for each of the top health priorities ranked 11 through 20 identified by rural stakeholders. (Volume 1 discussed the top 10 priorities.) Topics include: cancer, health education, oral health, immunizations and infectious disease, public health, sexual health and family planning, injury and violence prevention, and social determinants of health. Includes reviews of the relevant literature and model programs appropriate for rural communities. Document is available for free download, after providing brief information about intended use.
Author(s): Jane N. Bolin, Gail Bellamy, Alva O. Ferdinand, Bita Kash, Janet W. Helduser
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Risk Factors for HCV Infection Among Young Adults in Rural New York Who Inject Prescription Opioid Analgesics
Details a study of hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs and those who misuse prescription opioid analgesics in rural New York. Analyzes cohort by age, sex, age at first injection, and use of a syringe exchange program, among others.
Author(s): Jon E. Zibbell, Rachel Hart-Malloy, John Barry, Lillian Fan, Colleen Flanigan
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(11), 2226-2232
Date: 11/2014
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Details a study of hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs and those who misuse prescription opioid analgesics in rural New York. Analyzes cohort by age, sex, age at first injection, and use of a syringe exchange program, among others.
Author(s): Jon E. Zibbell, Rachel Hart-Malloy, John Barry, Lillian Fan, Colleen Flanigan
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(11), 2226-2232
Date: 11/2014
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Integrating Safety in the Rural Transportation Planning Process
Provides techniques for integrating safety into the planning and program process at the local and state level to assure rural roads are safe and accessible for a variety of multimodal needs including emergency medical services and use by fire departments and law enforcement.
Author(s): Nicole Waldheim, Susan Herbel, Carrie Kissel
Date: 11/2014
Sponsoring organization: Federal Transit Administration
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Provides techniques for integrating safety into the planning and program process at the local and state level to assure rural roads are safe and accessible for a variety of multimodal needs including emergency medical services and use by fire departments and law enforcement.
Author(s): Nicole Waldheim, Susan Herbel, Carrie Kissel
Date: 11/2014
Sponsoring organization: Federal Transit Administration
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Improving Safety on Rural Local and Tribal Roads: Safety Toolkit
Provides a step-by-step process to assist local agency and Tribal staff in completing traffic safety analyses, identify safety issues, countermeasures to address them, and an implementation process.
Additional links: Network Safety Analysis - User Guide #2, Site Safety Analysis - User Guide #1
Date: 08/2014
Sponsoring organization: Federal Highway Administration
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Provides a step-by-step process to assist local agency and Tribal staff in completing traffic safety analyses, identify safety issues, countermeasures to address them, and an implementation process.
Additional links: Network Safety Analysis - User Guide #2, Site Safety Analysis - User Guide #1
Date: 08/2014
Sponsoring organization: Federal Highway Administration
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Differences in Media Access and Use Between Rural Native American and White Children
Compares media access between Native American children and White children from rural areas in Michigan to determine the most effective way of disseminating public health initiatives to reach Native children and reduce health disparities.
Author(s): Yulin Hswen, John A Naslund, David S Bickham
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2922
Date: 08/2014
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Compares media access between Native American children and White children from rural areas in Michigan to determine the most effective way of disseminating public health initiatives to reach Native children and reduce health disparities.
Author(s): Yulin Hswen, John A Naslund, David S Bickham
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2922
Date: 08/2014
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