Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Racial and ethnic groups
Washeteria Closures, Infectious Disease and Community Health in Rural Alaska: A Review of Clinical Data in Kivalina, Alaska
Assesses the rates of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and skin infections associated with prolonged washeteria closures for a village of 400 people on an Alaskan barrier island. There is no in-home piped water or sewage on the barrier island; the washeteria is the village's only source providing public showers, laundry facilities, and flush toilets.
Author(s): Timothy K. Thomas, Jake Bell, Dana Bruden, Millie Hawley, Michael Brubaker
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 72(1), 21233
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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Assesses the rates of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and skin infections associated with prolonged washeteria closures for a village of 400 people on an Alaskan barrier island. There is no in-home piped water or sewage on the barrier island; the washeteria is the village's only source providing public showers, laundry facilities, and flush toilets.
Author(s): Timothy K. Thomas, Jake Bell, Dana Bruden, Millie Hawley, Michael Brubaker
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 72(1), 21233
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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Cost-Effectiveness of the Strong African American Families - Teen Program: 1-Year Follow-Up
A study to determine the cost-effectiveness of the Strong African American Families – Teen Program (SAAF-T) in the prevention of alcohol use and binge drinking by rural African American youth.
Author(s): Justin B. Ingels, Phaedra S. Corso, Steve M. Kogan, Gene H. Brody
Citation: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 133(2), 556-561
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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A study to determine the cost-effectiveness of the Strong African American Families – Teen Program (SAAF-T) in the prevention of alcohol use and binge drinking by rural African American youth.
Author(s): Justin B. Ingels, Phaedra S. Corso, Steve M. Kogan, Gene H. Brody
Citation: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 133(2), 556-561
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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Traditional Living and Cultural Ways as Protective Factors Against Suicide: Perceptions of Alaska Native University Students
Examines the experiences of traditional Alaska Native ways. Covers subsistence activities that may prevent suicide and strengthen indigenous populations.
Author(s): Christopher R. DeCou, Monica C. Skewes, Ellen D. S. López
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 72(1)
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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Examines the experiences of traditional Alaska Native ways. Covers subsistence activities that may prevent suicide and strengthen indigenous populations.
Author(s): Christopher R. DeCou, Monica C. Skewes, Ellen D. S. López
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 72(1)
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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Housing in the Border Colonias
Details the social, economic, and housing characteristics of the border colonias region. Describes the development of the dominant housing provision along the U.S.-Mexico border and includes information on housing quality.
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Details the social, economic, and housing characteristics of the border colonias region. Describes the development of the dominant housing provision along the U.S.-Mexico border and includes information on housing quality.
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Overview of Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Supportive Services
Describes the academic and individual/family supportive services offered by the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants grantee programs to participating students. Types of services discussed include tuition assistance, mentoring, tutoring, housing, childcare, and other types of support designed to meet the needs of American Indian/Alaska Native students being trained to work in healthcare.
Author(s): Michael Meit, Sara Levintow, Heather Langerman, et al.
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Describes the academic and individual/family supportive services offered by the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants grantee programs to participating students. Types of services discussed include tuition assistance, mentoring, tutoring, housing, childcare, and other types of support designed to meet the needs of American Indian/Alaska Native students being trained to work in healthcare.
Author(s): Michael Meit, Sara Levintow, Heather Langerman, et al.
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Health Literacy, Health Communication Challenges, and Cancer Screening among Rural Native Hawaiian and Filipino Women
Details a study based on 6 focus groups with Native Hawaiian and Filipino women in rural Hawaii. Breaks down participants' data by cancer screening history, family and personal history with cancer, self-reported health literacy, and demographic information, such as race, age, educational attainment, and marital status, among others. Also discusses cultural competency and language barriers.
Author(s): Tetine Sentell, May Rose Dela Cruz, Hyun Hee Heo, Katheryn Braun
Citation: Journal of Cancer Education, 28(2), 325-334
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
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Details a study based on 6 focus groups with Native Hawaiian and Filipino women in rural Hawaii. Breaks down participants' data by cancer screening history, family and personal history with cancer, self-reported health literacy, and demographic information, such as race, age, educational attainment, and marital status, among others. Also discusses cultural competency and language barriers.
Author(s): Tetine Sentell, May Rose Dela Cruz, Hyun Hee Heo, Katheryn Braun
Citation: Journal of Cancer Education, 28(2), 325-334
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
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A Church-Based Diet and Physical Activity Intervention for Rural, Lower Mississippi Delta African American Adults: Delta Body and Soul Effectiveness Study, 2010–2011
Study of 6-month-long interventions in 8 self-selected churches in 4 counties. Features statistics including sex, weight group, smoking status, employment, types of chronic disease and medication use, and levels of physical activity.
Author(s): Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Jessica L. Thomson, Tanyatta Mayo, Emanuel Edmond
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
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Study of 6-month-long interventions in 8 self-selected churches in 4 counties. Features statistics including sex, weight group, smoking status, employment, types of chronic disease and medication use, and levels of physical activity.
Author(s): Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Jessica L. Thomson, Tanyatta Mayo, Emanuel Edmond
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
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Cooperative Strategies to Develop Effective Stroke and Heart Attack Awareness Messages in Rural American Indian Communities, 2009-2010
Describes implementation of culturally specific public awareness media campaigns designed by the Montana Cardiovascular Health Program and two tribal health departments to improve early recognition of heart attack and stroke warning signs.
Author(s): Carrie S. Oser, Dorothy Gohdes, Crystelle C. Fogle, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Describes implementation of culturally specific public awareness media campaigns designed by the Montana Cardiovascular Health Program and two tribal health departments to improve early recognition of heart attack and stroke warning signs.
Author(s): Carrie S. Oser, Dorothy Gohdes, Crystelle C. Fogle, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Stress, Depression, and Coping among Latino Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
Presents the findings of three focus groups and a quantitative survey of farmworkers in North Carolina. Working conditions were found to be related to both physical and mental stress, as well as lack of resources, family issues, and documentation status.
Author(s): Sloane Burke Winkelman, Elizabeth H. Chaney, Jeffrey W. Bethel
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(5), 1815-1830
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Presents the findings of three focus groups and a quantitative survey of farmworkers in North Carolina. Working conditions were found to be related to both physical and mental stress, as well as lack of resources, family issues, and documentation status.
Author(s): Sloane Burke Winkelman, Elizabeth H. Chaney, Jeffrey W. Bethel
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(5), 1815-1830
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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The State of the Border Report: A Comprehensive Analysis of the U.S.-México Border
Examines the management of the U.S.-Mexico border and border region according to four core areas: trade and economic development, security, sustainability, and quality of life.
Author(s): Erik Lee, Christopher E. Wilson, Francisco Lara-Valencia, et al.
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, North American Center for Transborder Studies, Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute
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Examines the management of the U.S.-Mexico border and border region according to four core areas: trade and economic development, security, sustainability, and quality of life.
Author(s): Erik Lee, Christopher E. Wilson, Francisco Lara-Valencia, et al.
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, North American Center for Transborder Studies, Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute
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