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Statewide Dissemination of a Rural, Non-Chain Restaurant Intervention: Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance
Describes a point-of-purchase intervention conducted in 28 owner-operated restaurants in 26 rural counties in the Midwest. Features statistics with characteristics of adopters and non-adopters.
Author(s): F. Nothwehr, H. Haines, M. Chrisman, U. Schultz
Citation: Heath Education Research, 29(3), 433-441
Date: 06/2014
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American Indian Health Policy: Historical Trends and Contemporary Issues
Discusses the past, present, and future development of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health policy. Identifies federal policy and legislation affecting Indian Health Service (IHS) funding and other federal funding that supports the healthcare received by AI/AN populations.
Author(s): Donald Warne, Linda Bane Frizzell
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 3), 263–267
Date: 06/2014
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The Public Health Foundation of Health Services for American Indians & Alaska Natives
Documents the transformation and assimilation of community and public health programs providing federal healthcare services for American Indians/Alaska Natives from the 1800s to present time.
Author(s): Everett R. Rhoades, Dorothy A. Rhoades
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 3), S278-S285
Date: 06/2014
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Racial Misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives by Indian Health Service Contract Health Service Delivery Area
An analysis to determine the extent of racial misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives regarding cancer and all-cause mortality data by Indian Health Service (IHS) Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) using 3 data sources: IHS-National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), IHS-National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)/Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program, and National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS).
Author(s): Melissa A. Jim, Elizabeth Arias, Dean S. Seneca, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 3), S295-S302
Date: 06/2014
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Effectiveness of Circle of Life, an HIV-Preventive Intervention for American Indian Middle School Youths: A Group Randomized Trial in a Northern Plains Tribe
Surveys a culturally appropriate HIV prevention program to measure Native American middle school student awareness in a Northern Plains tribe to determine at what age it is most effective to introduce prevention interventions. Includes data broken down by sex, age, and sexual activity.
Author(s): Carol E. Kaufman, Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell, Ellen M. Keane, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(6), 106-112
Date: 06/2014
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Developing an Agenda for Research about Policies to Improve Access to Healthy Foods in Rural Communities: A Concept Mapping Study
Identifies factors in accessing healthy, affordable food in rural areas of the U.S. and outlines a rural food policy research agenda.
Author(s): Donna B. Johnson, Emilee Quinn, Marilyn Sitaker, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 14, 592
Date: 06/2014
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Residential Mobility Across Local Areas in the United States and the Geographic Distribution of the Healthy Population
Examines the potential impact that migration from one community to another may have on population health data, in terms of our understanding of how place impacts health status. Looked at moves over one 5-year period, from 1995 to 2000, for selected urban and rural communities, with information on disability status and education. Considered geographic relocation between urban and rural areas, between high-poverty and low-poverty areas, and between North and South.
Author(s): Arline T. Geronimus, John Bound, Annie Ro
Citation: Demography, 51(3), 777-809
Date: 06/2014
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Barriers to Substance Abuse Treatment in Rural and Urban Communities: A Counselor Perspective
Compares rural and urban substance abuse counselors' perceptions of barriers to providing substance abuse treatment by analyzing data collected from 28 counselors in Kentucky.
Author(s): Erin Pullen, Carrie Oser
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 49(7), 891-901
Date: 06/2014
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Overview of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2011
Provides data on emergency department (ED) visits, including information on ED visits in rural areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Lauren M. Wier, Carol Stocks, Janice Blanchard
Date: 06/2014
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Socioeconomic Context and the Food Landscape in Texas: Results from Hotspot Analysis and Border/Non-Border Comparison of Unhealthy Food Environments
Study examining access to foods in rural and urban Texas. Uses the CDC's Modified Retail Food Environment (mRFEI) and compares border and non-border county food environments. Discusses availability of healthy foods in rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer J. Salinas, Bassent Abdelbary, Kelly Klaas, Beatriz Tapia, Ken Sexton
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(6), 5640-5650
Date: 06/2014
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