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91. MedlinePlus and the Challenge of Low Health Literacy: Findings From the Colonias Project - Resources
Date: Jan 2007

Describes the Colonias Project, a health literacy outreach project using promotoras in low-income Hispanic communities along the Texas-Mexico border.

...Hispanic communities along the Texas-Mexico border. --- MedlinePlus and the Challenge of Low Health Literacy...

92. Rural Development: Actions Needed to Improve Assistance to Southwest Border Communities Known as Colonias - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Provides an overview of colonias, predominately rural, Hispanic communities near the U.S.-Mexico border. Examines conditions in colonias and the challenges they face in obtaining and using federal assistance. Presents results of an analysis of American Community Survey data, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program documentation and funding data for fiscal years 2020–2023, and interviews with stakeholders. Offers recommendations for Congress and the USDA to preserve eligibility to funding set aside for colonias and identify applications for Single Family Housing assistance for projects in colonias.

...Hispanic communities near the U.S.-Mexico border. Examines conditions in colonias and the challenges they...

93. Relevance and Acceptability of a Technology-Delivered Childhood Obesity Intervention for Hispanic/Latino Families in Rural Nebraska: A Qualitative Approach - Resources
Date: May 2025

Examines program strengths and challenges, implementation concerns, and cultural relevance of Hispanic Family Connections, a Spanish-language childhood obesity intervention for Latino families in rural Nebraska, via focus group interviews with 26 participants.

...Hispanic Family Connections, a Spanish-language childhood obesity intervention for Latino families in rural Nebraska...

94. Person and Place: The Compounding Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Rurality on Health - Resources
Date: Oct 2004

Discusses how the research addressing rural Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations suggests that disparities in health and in healthcare access found among rural racial/ethnic minority populations are generally more severe than those among urban racial/ethnic minorities.

...Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations suggests that disparities in health and in healthcare access...

95. Why the Federal Government Needs to Change How It Collects Data on Native Americans - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Describes how the federal government collects data on race and ethnicity and resulting inaccuracies that impact data on American Indian and Alaska Native people. Identifies a number of issues related to race and ethnicity data, including how information on multiracial individuals is looked at and potential changes to how Hispanic identity will be considered. Discusses policy and research implications and offers recommendations for data collection.

...Hispanic identity will be considered. Discusses policy and research implications and offers recommendations for data...

96. Perceived Benefits of Peer Support Groups for Stroke Survivors and Caregivers in Rural North Carolina - Resources
Date: 2019

Describes the experiences of stroke survivors and caregivers in four rural North Carolina counties who participated in peer support groups. Findings based on four focus groups with 32 participants, who were predominantly non-Hispanic, White, and female, with an average age of 67.

...Hispanic, White, and female, with an average age of 67. --- Perceived Benefits of Peer Support...

97. Hispanic/Latino Populations for Nonmetropolitan Counties - Resources
Date: Jan 2026

Printable map that shows the percent of the U.S. population by county who are Hispanic or Latino. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates

...Hispanic or Latino. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates...

98. Sociocultural Construction of Food Ways in Low-Income Mexican-American Women with Diabetes: A Qualitative Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Explores successful type 2 diabetes management practices of low-income Hispanic women residing in a rural community on the Texas-Mexico border in a sociocultural context, specifically looking at foodways. Foodways are the cultural, social, and economic practices relating to the production and consumption of food.

...Hispanic women residing in a rural community on the Texas-Mexico border in a sociocultural...

99. Differences in Food and Beverage Marketing Policies and Practices in US School Districts, by Demographic Characteristics of School Districts, 2012 - Resources
Date: Dec 2016

Analysis of data from the 2012 School Health Policies and Practices Study, showing how school district characteristics affect food and beverage marketing and promotion policies and practices. Features statistics with breakdowns including rural, suburban, or urban status, district size, and percentage of non-Hispanic White students.

...Hispanic White students. --- Differences in Food and Beverage Marketing Policies and Practices in US School...

100. Despite Slow Growth From 2005 to 2015, Independent Grocery Stores Remain Important for Rural Communities - Resources
Date: Feb 2018

Reports findings from a study of rural independent grocery stores. Compares the number of independent grocery stores and chain grocery stores, including data on stores serving remote rural areas and areas with large Hispanic and African American populations.

...Hispanic and African American populations. --- Despite Slow Growth From 2005 to 2015, Independent Grocery Stores...