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231. A Pilot Study of Gait Function in Farmworkers in Eastern North Carolina
Date: 2015

Reports the results of a pilot study working to identify and determine the usefulness of quantitative gait measures in Latino farmworkers in North Carolina. Examines differences in gait between farmworkers and non-farmworkers.

...Agricultural health and safety · Farmers and farmworkers · Hispanic or Latino · Statistics and data · North Carolina...

232. Identifying Environmental Health Priorities in Underserved Populations: A Study of Rural Versus Urban Communities
Date: Nov 2013

Reports on a study using community engaged focus groups to compare environmental health concerns among minorities in rural and urban communities in Alabama.

...African American · Environmental health · Hispanic or Latino · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Alabama...

233. Residency and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Weight Status and Lifestyle Behaviors Among US Youth
Date: Jan 2014

Discusses a secondary analysis of a study based on the rates of adolescent obesity and obesity-related behaviors of U.S. students in grades 6-10 during the 2005-2006 school year. Details the results of the analysis by age, gender, race, and whether the students were from metro or nonmetro areas, as well as several other factors.

...Hispanic or Latino · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness, health...

234. Oregon Indigenous Farmworkers: Results of Promotor Intervention on Pesticide Knowledge and Organophosphate Metabolite Levels
Date: Oct 2013

Highlights a study on changes in health knowledge relating to pesticides of indigenous farmworkers in Oregon. Details the results of participants' pesticide knowledge from pre/post-intervention questionnaires and biological testing.

...health workers · Farmers and farmworkers · Health literacy · Hispanic or Latino · Migrants · Statistics and data · Oregon...

235. Rural Hospitals and Spanish Speaking Patients with Limited English Proficiency
Date: Oct 2005

Explores how rural hospitals are meeting the needs of patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), based on a survey of rural hospitals in counties with large established Latino populations and counties with high growth in Latino population between 1990 and 2000. Describes language services provided. Identifies barriers and strengths for providing these services.

...Research Center) Tagged as Culture and cultural competency · Hispanic or Latino · Hospitals · Limited English proficient...

236. Using Community Participation to Assess Acceptability of "Contra Caries", A Theory-Based, Promotora-Led Oral Health Education Program for Rural Latino Parents: A Mixed Methods Study
Date: Sep 2015

Reports on a qualitative study of a promotora-led oral health education program for low-income, Spanish-speaking parents of children aged 1–5 years, conducted in a rural agricultural city in California.

...health workers · Families · Hispanic or Latino · Oral health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · California...

237. Community Perspectives on Access to and Availability of Healthy Food in Rural, Low-Resource, Latino Communities
Date: Dec 2016

Results of interviews and surveys with residents of a rural central California agricultural community, exploring their perceptions of access to healthy foods.

...Disease, 13 Date 12/2016 Type Document Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Hispanic or Latino · California...

238. The HoMBReS and HoMBReS Por un Cambio Interventions to Reduce HIV Disparities Among Immigrant Hispanic/Latino Men
Date: Feb 2016

Describes the Hombres Manteniendo Bienestar y Relaciones Saludables (Men Maintaining Wellbeing and Healthy Relationships) (HoMBReS) intervention developed by a community-based, participatory research partnership in North Carolina to address Hispanic/Latino populations in the U.S. who are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

...Health disparities · Hispanic or Latino · Men · Sexual and reproductive health · Statistics and data · North Carolina...

239. Impact of Medicaid Managed Care, Race/Ethnicity, and Rural/Urban Residence on Potentially Avoidable Maternity Complications: A Five-State Multi-level Analysis
Date: Dec 2004

Reports findings from a study that examined pregnancy-related complications using Potentially Avoidable Maternity Complications as an indicator of access. Analyzes pregnancy complication risks among women receiving Medicaid, looking at rural/urban hospital location, race/ethnicity of the mother, and Medicaid managed care (MMC) compared to Medicaid fee-for-service (MFFS).

...Hispanic or Latino · Maternal health and prenatal care · Medicaid · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

240. Association Between Rural Hospital Service Changes and Community Demographics
Date: May 2022

Investigates possible differences in service availability by local demographics and examines the association between proportion of a rural community belonging to an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-identified priority population and local hospital service changes. Features statistics on changes in healthcare service availability in nonmetro hospitals from 2011-2017, with breakdowns by areas with greater or smaller percentage of the population that is Hispanic/Latino, Black, aged 65 or greater, or in poverty. Also includes statistics on changes in availability of 8 types of services in nonmetro hospitals from 2011-2017.

...facilities and services · Elderly population · Hispanic or Latino · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...