Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Racial and ethnic groups
Addressing American Indian Health Disparities: Q&A with Dr. Don Warne
An interview with Dr. Donald Warne, MD, MPH, focused on health disparities among American Indians, what can be done to address those disparities, and his transition from medicine to public health policy.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 09/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An interview with Dr. Donald Warne, MD, MPH, focused on health disparities among American Indians, what can be done to address those disparities, and his transition from medicine to public health policy.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 09/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Mapping the Health Information Landscape in a Rural, Culturally Diverse Region: Implications for Interventions to Reduce Information Inequality
Examines disparities in health information access using news sources in a rural area of California with a large Hispanic population. Compares differences between news topics covered and regional health issues. Offers recommendations for public health officials and others.
Author(s): A. Susana Ramirez, Erendira Estrada, Ariana Ruiz
Citation: Journal of Primary Prevention, 38(4), 345, 362
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Examines disparities in health information access using news sources in a rural area of California with a large Hispanic population. Compares differences between news topics covered and regional health issues. Offers recommendations for public health officials and others.
Author(s): A. Susana Ramirez, Erendira Estrada, Ariana Ruiz
Citation: Journal of Primary Prevention, 38(4), 345, 362
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Responding to Health and Social Needs of Aging Latinos in New-growth Communities: A Qualitative Study
A study examining the health and social needs of elderly Latinos in rural eastern North Carolina conducted by an interprofessional team - the Aging Latino Research Team (ALRT) - composed of health and social service providers, Latino leaders, and university faculty.
Author(s): Kim Larson, Holly F. Mathews, Essie Torres, C. Suzanne Lea
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 17, 601
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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A study examining the health and social needs of elderly Latinos in rural eastern North Carolina conducted by an interprofessional team - the Aging Latino Research Team (ALRT) - composed of health and social service providers, Latino leaders, and university faculty.
Author(s): Kim Larson, Holly F. Mathews, Essie Torres, C. Suzanne Lea
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 17, 601
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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LTSS Research: Dementia Assessment Tools in Indian Country
Details a bibliography of resources for assessing the cognition of American Indian and Alaska Native elders with dementia. Discusses some of the cultural considerations when evaluating AI/NA elders' cognitive abilities.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Details a bibliography of resources for assessing the cognition of American Indian and Alaska Native elders with dementia. Discusses some of the cultural considerations when evaluating AI/NA elders' cognitive abilities.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Promoting Community Conversations about Research to End Suicide: Learning and Behavioural Outcomes of a Training-of-Trainers Model to Facilitate Grassroots Community Health Education to Address Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention
Discusses the theoretical and practical considerations of Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide (PC CARES), a community health intervention. Assesses the feasibility, behavioral outcomes, and culturally competent, evidence-based multilevel suicide preventive efforts for youth in rural Alaska Native communities.
Author(s): Lisa Wexler, Lucas Trout, Suzanne Rataj, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 76(1)
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Discusses the theoretical and practical considerations of Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide (PC CARES), a community health intervention. Assesses the feasibility, behavioral outcomes, and culturally competent, evidence-based multilevel suicide preventive efforts for youth in rural Alaska Native communities.
Author(s): Lisa Wexler, Lucas Trout, Suzanne Rataj, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 76(1)
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Diabetes Mortality in Rural America: 1999-2015
Examines diabetes-related mortality, with a particular focus on the roles of rurality and race, during a 16-year period from 1999-2015.
Author(s): Timothy H. Callaghan, Samuel D. Towne Jr., Jane Bolin, Alva O. Ferdinand
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Examines diabetes-related mortality, with a particular focus on the roles of rurality and race, during a 16-year period from 1999-2015.
Author(s): Timothy H. Callaghan, Samuel D. Towne Jr., Jane Bolin, Alva O. Ferdinand
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Assessing the Research on Home Visiting Program Models Implemented in Tribal Communities Part 2: Lessons Learned about Implementation and Evaluation
Reports on the Home Visiting Evidence and Effectiveness (HomVEE) project's tribal review, which assess the effectiveness of home visiting models in tribal communities. Analyzes different implementation and evaluation strategies of home visiting models designed to accommodate American Indian and Alaska Native cultural practices and family structures.
Author(s): Andrea Mraz Esposito, Rebecca Coughlin, Armando Yanez, et al.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Reports on the Home Visiting Evidence and Effectiveness (HomVEE) project's tribal review, which assess the effectiveness of home visiting models in tribal communities. Analyzes different implementation and evaluation strategies of home visiting models designed to accommodate American Indian and Alaska Native cultural practices and family structures.
Author(s): Andrea Mraz Esposito, Rebecca Coughlin, Armando Yanez, et al.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Assessing the Research on Home Visiting Program Models Implemented in Tribal Communities Part 1: Evidence of Effectiveness
Reports on the Home Visiting Evidence and Effectiveness (HomVEE) project's tribal review, which assess the effectiveness of home visiting models in tribal communities. Analyzes different studies of home visiting models designed to accommodate American Indian and Alaska Native cultural practices and family structures.
Author(s): Andrea Mraz Esposito, Rebecca Coughlin, Steven Malick, et al.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Reports on the Home Visiting Evidence and Effectiveness (HomVEE) project's tribal review, which assess the effectiveness of home visiting models in tribal communities. Analyzes different studies of home visiting models designed to accommodate American Indian and Alaska Native cultural practices and family structures.
Author(s): Andrea Mraz Esposito, Rebecca Coughlin, Steven Malick, et al.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Research Highlight: VHA-Indian Health Service Collaborations Reveal Opportunities to Improve Rural Health Care
Describes results of the expansion of the Veterans Administration Home Based Primary Care program to rural areas and to American Indian reservations, beginning in 2009.
Author(s): B. Josea Kramer, Debra Saliba
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: VA Health Services Research & Development Service
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Describes results of the expansion of the Veterans Administration Home Based Primary Care program to rural areas and to American Indian reservations, beginning in 2009.
Author(s): B. Josea Kramer, Debra Saliba
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: VA Health Services Research & Development Service
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Data Quality Assessment of the 2014 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander National Health Interview Survey
Assesses the quality of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander National Health Interview Survey (NHPI NHIS), the first federal survey focused on the health of the NHPI population of the United States. Compares the survey's population characteristic results to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey and the annual NHIS for combined years 2010–2014.
Author(s): Adena M. Galinsky, Carla E. Zelaya, Catherine Simile, Patricia M. Barnes
Citation: Vital Health Statistics, 2(174)
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Assesses the quality of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander National Health Interview Survey (NHPI NHIS), the first federal survey focused on the health of the NHPI population of the United States. Compares the survey's population characteristic results to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey and the annual NHIS for combined years 2010–2014.
Author(s): Adena M. Galinsky, Carla E. Zelaya, Catherine Simile, Patricia M. Barnes
Citation: Vital Health Statistics, 2(174)
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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