Rural Health
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Pesticide Exposure and Self-Reported Incident Depression Among Wives in the Agricultural Health Study
Examines pesticide exposure data among farmers' wives living in rural Iowa and North Carolina. Determines if associations between pesticide exposure and depression exist.
Author(s): John D. Beard, Jane A. Hoppin, Marie Richards, et al.
Citation: Environmental Research, 126, 31-42
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Examines pesticide exposure data among farmers' wives living in rural Iowa and North Carolina. Determines if associations between pesticide exposure and depression exist.
Author(s): John D. Beard, Jane A. Hoppin, Marie Richards, et al.
Citation: Environmental Research, 126, 31-42
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Exercise Heart Rate Monitors for Anxiety Treatment in a Rural Primary Care Setting: A Pilot Study
Explores whether use of monitors for biofeedback in combination with relaxation techniques facilitates greater reduction of anxiety among rural patients when compared with use of relaxation techniques alone. Includes statistics with breakdowns such as age, sex, concurrent treatments, anxiety scores, and history of panic attacks.
Author(s): Melissa Marotta Houser, Lee Rosen, Martha P. Seagrave, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 45(9), 615-621
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Explores whether use of monitors for biofeedback in combination with relaxation techniques facilitates greater reduction of anxiety among rural patients when compared with use of relaxation techniques alone. Includes statistics with breakdowns such as age, sex, concurrent treatments, anxiety scores, and history of panic attacks.
Author(s): Melissa Marotta Houser, Lee Rosen, Martha P. Seagrave, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 45(9), 615-621
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Identification of Barriers to the Prevention and Treatment of Heat-Related Illness in Latino Farmworkers Using Activity-Oriented, Participatory Rural Appraisal Focus Group Methods
Examines the barriers to prevent and provide treatment for heat-related illness (HRI) for Latino farmworkers in Central Washington State. Research was conducted through interviews, and by examining transcripts, field notes and investigator triangulation.
Author(s): Michelle Lam, Jennifer Krenz, Pablo Palmández, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 3,1004
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Examines the barriers to prevent and provide treatment for heat-related illness (HRI) for Latino farmworkers in Central Washington State. Research was conducted through interviews, and by examining transcripts, field notes and investigator triangulation.
Author(s): Michelle Lam, Jennifer Krenz, Pablo Palmández, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 3,1004
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among American Indian Men Aged 50 or Older, Kansas and Missouri, 2006-2008
Results from five focus groups designed to raise awareness, promote discourse, identify barriers, and develop culturally relevant education strategies related to screening and early detection.
Author(s): Aimee S. James, Melissa K. Filippi,Christina M. Pacheco, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Results from five focus groups designed to raise awareness, promote discourse, identify barriers, and develop culturally relevant education strategies related to screening and early detection.
Author(s): Aimee S. James, Melissa K. Filippi,Christina M. Pacheco, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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The Burden of Chronic Diseases in a Rural North Florida Sample
Discusses the frequency of four common and preventable chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and arthritis), and the risk factors that may be associated with these diseases among residents in rural North Florida.
Author(s): Henrietta Logan, Yi Guo, Virginia J Dodd, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 13, 906
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Discusses the frequency of four common and preventable chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and arthritis), and the risk factors that may be associated with these diseases among residents in rural North Florida.
Author(s): Henrietta Logan, Yi Guo, Virginia J Dodd, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 13, 906
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Prevention and Health Promotion among Vulnerable Populations on the U.S.-México Border: Synthesis Report
Summarizes the findings from six regional United States–Mexico Border Health Commission stakeholder planning meetings organized by the New Mexico Department of Health Office of Border Health and the California Department of Public Health Office of Binational Border Health. The objective of these meetings was to collect information from agencies and organizations that provide health and human services, and/or advocate for improving access to these services for at risk populations on the U.S. side of the U.S.–Mexico border region.
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United States-México Border Health Commission
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Summarizes the findings from six regional United States–Mexico Border Health Commission stakeholder planning meetings organized by the New Mexico Department of Health Office of Border Health and the California Department of Public Health Office of Binational Border Health. The objective of these meetings was to collect information from agencies and organizations that provide health and human services, and/or advocate for improving access to these services for at risk populations on the U.S. side of the U.S.–Mexico border region.
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United States-México Border Health Commission
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The Influence of Visiting Consultant Clinics on Measures of Access to Cancer Care: Evidence from the State of Iowa
Reports on a study measuring the impact of visiting consultant clinics (VCC) and geographic access to specialized healthcare for cancer patients in rural areas. Includes descriptive statistics and tables on VCCs and travel times.
Author(s): Roger Tracy, Inwoo Nam, Thomas S Gruca
Citation: Health Services Research, 48(5), 1719-1729
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Reports on a study measuring the impact of visiting consultant clinics (VCC) and geographic access to specialized healthcare for cancer patients in rural areas. Includes descriptive statistics and tables on VCCs and travel times.
Author(s): Roger Tracy, Inwoo Nam, Thomas S Gruca
Citation: Health Services Research, 48(5), 1719-1729
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Usefulness of a Survey on Underage Drinking in a Rural American Indian Community Health Clinic
Discusses how a survey of predominantly American Indian/Alaska Native youth on underage drinking can be helpful to a community health center when developing education and prevention efforts.
Author(s): David A. Gilder, Juan A. Luna, Jennifer Roberts, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Journal, 20(2), 1-26
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Discusses how a survey of predominantly American Indian/Alaska Native youth on underage drinking can be helpful to a community health center when developing education and prevention efforts.
Author(s): David A. Gilder, Juan A. Luna, Jennifer Roberts, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Journal, 20(2), 1-26
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Characteristics of Adverse Drug Events Originating During the Hospital Stay, 2011
Provides hospital inpatient data on the four most common adverse drug events (ADEs). Table 1 and Figure 4 list data on ADEs for rural compared to urban hospitals.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides hospital inpatient data on the four most common adverse drug events (ADEs). Table 1 and Figure 4 list data on ADEs for rural compared to urban hospitals.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Geography and the Medicaid Mental Health Care Infrastructure: Implications for Health Care Reform
Examines the availability of outpatient mental health facilities that accept Medicaid across U.S. counties and whether specific population groups such as minorities, people living in poverty, and rural residents may be less likely to access these facilities.
Author(s): Janet R. Cummings, Hefei Wen, Michelle Ko, Benjamin G. Druss
Citation: JAMA Psychiatry, 70(10), 1084-1090
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Examines the availability of outpatient mental health facilities that accept Medicaid across U.S. counties and whether specific population groups such as minorities, people living in poverty, and rural residents may be less likely to access these facilities.
Author(s): Janet R. Cummings, Hefei Wen, Michelle Ko, Benjamin G. Druss
Citation: JAMA Psychiatry, 70(10), 1084-1090
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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