Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Women
Rural Health Research Recap: State of Rural Women's Healthcare Utilization and Health Indicators
Summarizes rural and urban statistics describing health indicators and healthcare utilization for women, maternal and obstetric healthcare services, and maternal substance use. Includes information regarding barriers to accessing care.
Author(s): Shawnda Schroeder
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Research Gateway
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Summarizes rural and urban statistics describing health indicators and healthcare utilization for women, maternal and obstetric healthcare services, and maternal substance use. Includes information regarding barriers to accessing care.
Author(s): Shawnda Schroeder
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Research Gateway
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Preventive Health Service Use among Rural Women
A study of national data to understand whether health status and sociodemographic characteristics explain the differences in use of preventive services among women in rural and urban areas from 2014-2016. Features statistics including receipt of various services, health status indicators, sociodemographic characteristics, and predictions of women's health service receipt, with breakdowns by rural or urban residence.
Author(s): Erika Ziller, Jennifer Lenardson, Nathan Paluso, Jaclyn Janis
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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A study of national data to understand whether health status and sociodemographic characteristics explain the differences in use of preventive services among women in rural and urban areas from 2014-2016. Features statistics including receipt of various services, health status indicators, sociodemographic characteristics, and predictions of women's health service receipt, with breakdowns by rural or urban residence.
Author(s): Erika Ziller, Jennifer Lenardson, Nathan Paluso, Jaclyn Janis
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Resilient Rural America: Southeast Kentucky
Series of articles about the challenges of life in rural southeast Kentucky. Includes discussion of Mountain Moms, an Appalachian Kentucky support group for low-income women who have experienced domestic violence. Part of the Resilient Rural America series.
Author(s): Blake Tommey
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Baptist News Global
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Series of articles about the challenges of life in rural southeast Kentucky. Includes discussion of Mountain Moms, an Appalachian Kentucky support group for low-income women who have experienced domestic violence. Part of the Resilient Rural America series.
Author(s): Blake Tommey
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Baptist News Global
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The Health and Well-Being of North Carolina's Farmworkers: The Importance of Inclusion, Accessible Services and Personal Connection
Provides an overview of farmworker health in North Carolina. Covers demographics, barriers to healthcare access, health risks, and negative health outcomes experienced by migrants and women. Highlights the impact of farmworker health services provided by Federally Qualified Health Centers and the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program.
Author(s): Elizabeth Freeman Lambar, Gayle Thomas
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 80(2), 107-112
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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Provides an overview of farmworker health in North Carolina. Covers demographics, barriers to healthcare access, health risks, and negative health outcomes experienced by migrants and women. Highlights the impact of farmworker health services provided by Federally Qualified Health Centers and the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program.
Author(s): Elizabeth Freeman Lambar, Gayle Thomas
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 80(2), 107-112
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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User Engagement Associated with Web-Intervention Features to Attain Clinically Meaningful Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance in Rural Women
Discusses messaging and tracking features within web-based weight loss interventions and their efficacy in achieving clinically meaningful short-term and longer-term weight loss in 201 women living in rural Nebraska. Explores the web-based intervention's potential as a telemedicine option in rural areas.
Author(s): Patricia A. Hageman, Joseph E. Mroz, Michael A. Yoerger, Carol H. Pullen
Citation: Journal of Obesity, 2019
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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Discusses messaging and tracking features within web-based weight loss interventions and their efficacy in achieving clinically meaningful short-term and longer-term weight loss in 201 women living in rural Nebraska. Explores the web-based intervention's potential as a telemedicine option in rural areas.
Author(s): Patricia A. Hageman, Joseph E. Mroz, Michael A. Yoerger, Carol H. Pullen
Citation: Journal of Obesity, 2019
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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Assessment of Town and Park Characteristics Related to Physical Activity in the Lower Mississippi Delta
Examines the built environments of 12 rural towns to determine whether these features may have contributed to low levels of physical activity in gestational and postnatal periods by women participating in a diet and physical activity program. Features statistics including characteristics of the towns, Rural Active Living Assessment Scores, and characteristics of parks in the towns.
Author(s): Jessica L. Thomson, Melissa H. Goodman, Alicia S. Landry
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 16
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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Examines the built environments of 12 rural towns to determine whether these features may have contributed to low levels of physical activity in gestational and postnatal periods by women participating in a diet and physical activity program. Features statistics including characteristics of the towns, Rural Active Living Assessment Scores, and characteristics of parks in the towns.
Author(s): Jessica L. Thomson, Melissa H. Goodman, Alicia S. Landry
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 16
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
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Recommendations to the Indian Health Service on American Indian/Alaska Native Pregnant Women and Women of Childbearing Age with Opioid Use Disorder
Report details recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to the Indian Health Service on best practices for treating pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native women with opioid use disorder (OUD). Discusses screening for OUD, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and care integration, among other factors.
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Report details recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to the Indian Health Service on best practices for treating pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native women with opioid use disorder (OUD). Discusses screening for OUD, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and care integration, among other factors.
Date: 03/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Process Evaluation of Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities: A Rural Community-Based Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program
Presents the results of an evaluation of a rural community-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention program targeting midlife women in rural parts of Montana and New York. The program included lesson topics and lifestyle intervention strategies to address rural-specific barriers to healthy living. Includes information on participant satisfaction with the program intended to inform future adaptations of the program for rural settings.
Author(s): Urshila Sriram, Kristin Sandreuter, Meredith Graham, et al.
Citation: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(2), 138-149
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
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Presents the results of an evaluation of a rural community-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention program targeting midlife women in rural parts of Montana and New York. The program included lesson topics and lifestyle intervention strategies to address rural-specific barriers to healthy living. Includes information on participant satisfaction with the program intended to inform future adaptations of the program for rural settings.
Author(s): Urshila Sriram, Kristin Sandreuter, Meredith Graham, et al.
Citation: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(2), 138-149
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
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Rural-Urban Residence and Stage at Breast Cancer Diagnosis Among Postmenopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative
Study examining breast cancer diagnosis among postmenopausal women, comparing rural and urban residence in relation to stage of cancer diagnosis. Discusses social support and social strain as factors affecting cancer screening. Provides data drawn from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) on clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of 7,120 women diagnosed with breast cancer using rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes to identify rural and urban residence.
Author(s): Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, Molly E. Roseland, Michele L. Cote, et al.
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 28(2), 276-283
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
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Study examining breast cancer diagnosis among postmenopausal women, comparing rural and urban residence in relation to stage of cancer diagnosis. Discusses social support and social strain as factors affecting cancer screening. Provides data drawn from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) on clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of 7,120 women diagnosed with breast cancer using rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes to identify rural and urban residence.
Author(s): Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, Molly E. Roseland, Michele L. Cote, et al.
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 28(2), 276-283
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
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Geographic Access to International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants in Pennsylvania
Study exploring access to International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants in rural and urban counties in Pennsylvania. Compiles county-level data that represents breastfeeding rates, geographic access to certified lactation consultants, and demographic characteristics. Compares proportions of urban and rural young children who have ready access, presenting that information in relation to nationwide disparities in breastfeeding support.
Author(s): Kristin N. Ray, Jill R. Demirci, Lori Uscher-Pines, Debra L. Bogen
Citation: Journal of Human Lactation, 35(1), 90-99
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
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Study exploring access to International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants in rural and urban counties in Pennsylvania. Compiles county-level data that represents breastfeeding rates, geographic access to certified lactation consultants, and demographic characteristics. Compares proportions of urban and rural young children who have ready access, presenting that information in relation to nationwide disparities in breastfeeding support.
Author(s): Kristin N. Ray, Jill R. Demirci, Lori Uscher-Pines, Debra L. Bogen
Citation: Journal of Human Lactation, 35(1), 90-99
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
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