Rural Health
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Radon Testing: Community Engagement By a Rural Family Medicine Office
Results of a study conducted in rural Akron, Iowa, to promote use of radon testing kits and to educate the population about the dangers of radon. Includes demographics and statistics related to home characteristics of subjects with valid radon results.
Author(s): Barcey T. Levy, Cynthia K. Wolff, Paul Niles, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 28(5), 617-623
Date: 2015
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Results of a study conducted in rural Akron, Iowa, to promote use of radon testing kits and to educate the population about the dangers of radon. Includes demographics and statistics related to home characteristics of subjects with valid radon results.
Author(s): Barcey T. Levy, Cynthia K. Wolff, Paul Niles, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 28(5), 617-623
Date: 2015
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Correlates of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Among Young, Rural African American Men
Study of the social, behavioral, and psychological risk factors associated with concurrent sexual partnerships among 505 African American men ages 19-22 living in rural areas of southern Georgia from January 2012 to August 2013. Includes statistics with breakdowns by educational level, employment status, income, self-reported sexually transmitted infections, HIV-related risk factors, and substance use.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 130(4), 392-399
Date: 2015
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Study of the social, behavioral, and psychological risk factors associated with concurrent sexual partnerships among 505 African American men ages 19-22 living in rural areas of southern Georgia from January 2012 to August 2013. Includes statistics with breakdowns by educational level, employment status, income, self-reported sexually transmitted infections, HIV-related risk factors, and substance use.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 130(4), 392-399
Date: 2015
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Rural Substance Use Treatment Centers in the United States: An Assessment of Treatment Quality by Location
Investigates the differences in treatment quality in rural and urban substance use treatment centers to determine if these differences are a result of structural characteristics and rurality.
Author(s): Mary Bond Edmond, Lydia Aletraris, Paul M. Roman
Citation: American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 41(5), 449-457
Date: 2015
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Investigates the differences in treatment quality in rural and urban substance use treatment centers to determine if these differences are a result of structural characteristics and rurality.
Author(s): Mary Bond Edmond, Lydia Aletraris, Paul M. Roman
Citation: American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 41(5), 449-457
Date: 2015
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Ground Water Contamination - Getting Up to Speed
An overview of natural and man-made sources of ground water contamination. Discusses the health effects of contamination, as well as federal regulations related to water quality.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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An overview of natural and man-made sources of ground water contamination. Discusses the health effects of contamination, as well as federal regulations related to water quality.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Population-Centered Risk- and Evidence-Based Dental Interprofessional Care Team (PREDICT): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Discusses the implementation of the program PREDICT, Population-Centered Risk- and Evidence-Based Dental Interprofessional Care Team. Determines the program's usefulness as an evaluation tool for new delivery models and payment structures to improve dental care and oral health for low-income children and mothers in rural Oregon.
Author(s): Joana Cunha-Cruz, Peter Milgrom, R. Michael Shirtcliff, et al.
Citation: Trials, 16, 278
Date: 2015
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Discusses the implementation of the program PREDICT, Population-Centered Risk- and Evidence-Based Dental Interprofessional Care Team. Determines the program's usefulness as an evaluation tool for new delivery models and payment structures to improve dental care and oral health for low-income children and mothers in rural Oregon.
Author(s): Joana Cunha-Cruz, Peter Milgrom, R. Michael Shirtcliff, et al.
Citation: Trials, 16, 278
Date: 2015
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Evaluation of Urban-Rural Differences in Pharmacy Practice Needs in Maine with the MaPPNA
Results of a survey conducted in Maine regarding needs in pharmacy practice, with a particular focus on urban versus rural areas. Topics covered include opioid abuse, access to healthcare, polypharmacy, and workforce.
Author(s): Sarah L. Martin, Robert P. Baker, Brian J. Piper
Citation: Pharmacy Practice, 13(4), 1-8
Date: 2015
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Results of a survey conducted in Maine regarding needs in pharmacy practice, with a particular focus on urban versus rural areas. Topics covered include opioid abuse, access to healthcare, polypharmacy, and workforce.
Author(s): Sarah L. Martin, Robert P. Baker, Brian J. Piper
Citation: Pharmacy Practice, 13(4), 1-8
Date: 2015
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Disparities in Life Expectancy of Pacific Northwest American Indians and Alaska Natives: Analysis of Linkage-Corrected Life Tables
Discusses a project in which patient record linkage was used to correct misclassification on death certificates issued in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington during 2008-2010, which had resulted in inflation of life expectancy estimates and underreporting of morbidity and mortality measures for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in the Pacific Northwest. Includes statistics with breakdowns including age, sex, state, mortality rates, and rates of death certificate misclassification.
Author(s): Jenine Dankovchik, Megan J. Hoopes, Victoria Warren-Mears, Elizabeth Knaster
Citation: Public Health Reports, 130(1), 71-80
Date: 2015
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Discusses a project in which patient record linkage was used to correct misclassification on death certificates issued in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington during 2008-2010, which had resulted in inflation of life expectancy estimates and underreporting of morbidity and mortality measures for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in the Pacific Northwest. Includes statistics with breakdowns including age, sex, state, mortality rates, and rates of death certificate misclassification.
Author(s): Jenine Dankovchik, Megan J. Hoopes, Victoria Warren-Mears, Elizabeth Knaster
Citation: Public Health Reports, 130(1), 71-80
Date: 2015
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Review Strategies to Recruit and Retain Rural Patient Participating Self-Management Behavioral Trials
Discusses effective methods to encourage rural patients with cardiovascular disease to participate in self-management behavioral intervention trials designed to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
Author(s): Lufei Young, Susan Barnason, Van Do
Citation: Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy, 10(2)
Date: 2015
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Discusses effective methods to encourage rural patients with cardiovascular disease to participate in self-management behavioral intervention trials designed to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
Author(s): Lufei Young, Susan Barnason, Van Do
Citation: Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy, 10(2)
Date: 2015
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Rural Definition of Health: A Systematic Literature Review
Review of 34 scholarly articles assessing how rural residents in the United States, Canada, and Australia define health. Includes tables with brief descriptions of each article, including author, study design, study population, findings, and quotations from participants and investigators.
Author(s): Charles Gessert, Stephen Waring, Lisa Bailey-Davis, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 15(378), 1-14
Date: 2015
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Review of 34 scholarly articles assessing how rural residents in the United States, Canada, and Australia define health. Includes tables with brief descriptions of each article, including author, study design, study population, findings, and quotations from participants and investigators.
Author(s): Charles Gessert, Stephen Waring, Lisa Bailey-Davis, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 15(378), 1-14
Date: 2015
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Systematic Review of Interventions Focusing on Indigenous Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Use
Analyzes mental health and substance use interventions for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescent populations to identify key intervention factors in reducing mental health disparities.
Author(s): Mapuana C.K. Antonio, Jane J. Chung-Do
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 22(3), 36-56
Date: 2015
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Analyzes mental health and substance use interventions for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescent populations to identify key intervention factors in reducing mental health disparities.
Author(s): Mapuana C.K. Antonio, Jane J. Chung-Do
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 22(3), 36-56
Date: 2015
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