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91. African American Exposure to Prescribed Fire Smoke in Georgia, USA - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Study examining exposure to air pollution from prescribed burning affecting predominantly African American communities in rural Georgia. Discusses conservation-based prescribed burning practices in Georgia and land ownership dynamics, offering a census tract analysis of African American, Hispanic American, and White residence in relation to burn areas. Provides maps indicating spatial distribution of burn permits for conservation lands, government lands, commercial lands, and private landowner lands with approximate percentages of African American population for each census tract.

...Hispanic American, and White residence in relation to burn areas. Provides maps indicating spatial distribution...

92. Socioenvironmental Risk Factors for Adolescent Marijuana Use in a United States-Mexico Border Community - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Reports on a study of predominantly Hispanic high school students in a rural border community, examining community and immigration-related stress, normalized drug trafficking, and negative perceptions of their neighborhood. Discusses the link between these socioenvironmental risk factors and tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use, as well as implications for health promotion and public health practitioners.

...Hispanic high school students in a rural border community, examining community and immigration-related stress...

93. 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...

94. Patterns of Screen Time Among Rural Mexican-American Children on the New Mexico-Mexico Border - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Reports on a study to determine the screen use among children of Mexican ancestry who are 6 to 10 years living in 2 rural communities along the U.S. Mexico border. The focus of this study is to understand accepted social norms, and reduce sedentary behavior to decrease the prevalence of obesity in Hispanic populations.

...Hispanic populations. --- Patterns of Screen Time Among Rural Mexican-American Children on the New Mexico...

95. Early Effects of COVID-19 on Physical Activity and Screen Time Use among Elementary School Students in Columbus, New Mexico - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Presents the results of an online survey among parents of students attending Columbus Elementary School in Columbus, New Mexico, a rural Hispanic colonia on the US-Mexico border, to identify and measure changes in their children's physical activity and screen time use during the initial stages of COVID-19. Discusses the significance of home and community and other considerations supporting physical activity for children in the event of a future public health threat.

...Hispanic colonia on the US-Mexico border, to identify and measure changes in their children...

96. 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...

97. Health Policy for Rural Illinois, Data for Policy Development - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Provides information on various metrics representing healthcare access, cost, quality, and equity in metro and nonmetro areas of Illinois. Includes further breakdowns of data by White, Hispanic, and Black categories and discusses policy issues related to health disparities in nonmetro areas and for various demographic groups.

...Hispanic, and Black categories and discusses policy issues related to health disparities in nonmetro areas...

98. Racial and Ethnic Minorities Made Up 22 Percent of the Rural Population in 2017 Compared to 42 Percent in Urban Areas - Resources
Date: May 2019

Two side-by-side pie charts showing the racial/ethnic composition of the rural population compared to the urban population in 2017. Categories listed are American Indian, Black, Hispanic, White, and other.

...Hispanic, White, and other. --- Racial and Ethnic Minorities Made Up 22 Percent of the Rural...

99. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Educational Attainment Persist in Rural America - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Brief report on rural educational attainment by race/ethnicity for the following groups: White, Black or African American, Native American or Alaska Native, Hispanic of any race. Includes a bar chart showing the portion of each group with a bachelor's degree or higher, high school or some college, and those without a high school degree.

...Hispanic of any race. Includes a bar chart showing the portion of each group with...

100. Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine: United States, 2009–2018 - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Reports on trends in drug overdose deaths involving cocaine, with data by sex, age group, race and Hispanic origin, and concurrent involvement of opioids. Includes cocaine overdose death rate data for 2018 for urban and rural areas by Census region.

...Hispanic origin, and concurrent involvement of opioids. Includes cocaine overdose death rate data for 2018 for urban...