Rural-Urban Differences in Roles and Support for Community Health Workers in the Midwest.

abstract：:Exposure to adverse natural and environmental events (eg, extreme temperatures and disasters) poses a public health burden when resulting in injuries requiring emergency care. We examined the incidence and characteristics of persons with environmental exposure-related injuries treated in US-based hospital emergency de...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Sanchez CA,Thomas KE,Malilay J,Annest JL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated a community-based and social marketing healthy corner store program (FIT store) to improve the affordability and availability of healthy foods in low-income, urban, and ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Michigan. The Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores data were analyzed for the FIT ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Paek HJ,Oh HJ,Jung Y,Thompson T,Alaimo K,Risley J,Mayfield K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes has a disproportionate impact on people of color, including Black Americans. An understanding of the perspectives of rural Blacks is needed to design effective programs of diabetes care. The purpose of this study was to examine the experience of being diagnosed with diabetes as described by rural Blacks. This...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Wenzel J,Utz SW,Steeves RH,Hinton I,Jones RA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many Americans experience the daily struggle of combining employment with long-term caregiving of an older adult in their family. This study examined factors affecting employed informal caregivers use and nonuse of long-term community services and the influence on their employment. Using a mixed-methods approach, the ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Miller ET,Canada N

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic events (including sexual abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, and combat trauma) are associated with long-term physical and psychological effects. These events may influence patients' health care experiences and engagement in preventative care. Although the term trauma-informed care (TIC) is widely used, i...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Raja S,Hasnain M,Hoersch M,Gove-Yin S,Rajagopalan C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Leon County Health Resource Commission sought to increase access to mental health services for their rural community. The commission formed a network of partners who collaborated to increase free transportation to mental health services outside the community and developed a telehealth-based counseling program thro...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Wendel ML,Brossart DF,Elliott TR,McCord C,Diaz MA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on health disparities among Hispanic/Latino populations has begun to look at resiliency as a key component to the health risk profile of Hispanics. However, there are still gaps in the research about the specific factors. This study sought to examine the relationship between factors in 4 primary domains-behav...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Bartoszek LA,Jacobs W,Unger JB

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current literature on community-based youth empowerment programs provides few specific operational descriptions of adult roles. This research addressed that gap by exploring the perspectives and experiences of adults actively engaged with youth empowerment programs. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews, fiel...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Messias DK,Fore EM,McLoughlin K,Parra-Medina D

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted 10 focus groups (n = 49) with community members and key informant interviews (n = 28) to explore hardships and community coping strategies for sequelae of abuse among Burmese refugees/migrants in Thailand. Transcripts were coded and analyzed for major themes. In Burma, they universally experienced human r...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Cohen S,Asgary R

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes an intervention with low-income, Black primary care patients and their experience in changing a health risk behavior. Participant themes, including behavioral coping, personal values, accomplishments and strengths, barriers and strategies, and social support, are understood in relationship to heal...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Goldstein E,Benton SF,Barrett B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Nurse's Desk health screening project used the Intervention Wheel model to conduct outreach, screening, education, and referral for food bank clients (n = 506). Blood glucose, blood pressure, health care utilization, and unmet referral needs were assessed. Screening results identified 318 clients (62.8%) with 1 or...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Larsson LS,Kuster E

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Texas faces unique barriers in health status and risk behaviors such as smoking. To address tobacco use, community health workers (CHWs) are a resource for disseminating education among a population. To promote smoking cessation in Texas, there is a need for the development of a smoking cessation training program for ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Lautner S,Garney W,Nimmons K,Macareno B,Harvey IS,Garcia K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Physicians are a trusted source that can disseminate information about the prevention of injury and violence. This study used the second Injury Control and Risk Survey to report the national prevalence of healthcare provider injury preventio...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Dellinger AM,Chen J,Vance A,Breiding MJ,Simon T,Ballesteros MF

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An effective approach in early intervention for children and families, including child maltreatment prevention, is home-based services. Although several evidence-based programs exist, they are often grouped or delivered together, despite having different foci and approaches. This article describes the development and ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Guastaferro K,Miller K,Shanley Chatham JR,Whitaker DJ,McGilly K,Lutzker JR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this project were to minimize organizational barriers and increase access to immunizations for children aged 6 months to 21 years in a multiethnic community health center in Honolulu. The intervention consisted of opening a "walk-in" shot clinic (WISC), run by a nurse practitioner, 2 evenings per week and ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Niederhauser V,Walters M,Ganeko R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prenatal, evidenced-based education program was implemented in 7 rural counties and provided by trained staff at the Texas Department of State Health Services. This was implemented to address health disparities, in regard to birth outcomes, in rural minorities of Southeast Texas. The participants were given a preass...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Ramsey J,Mayes B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2006, New York City, the largest school district in the country, eliminated whole milk and reduced the availability of sweetened milk in 1,579 schools. Despite pressure from the American Dairy Council, skepticism from school food administrators and elected officials, and the difficulties inherent in changing a syst...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Golub M,Charlop M,Groisman-Perelstein AE,Ruddock C,Calman N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the relationships among behavior-specific cognitions and oral health behaviors using Pender's revised health promotion model. Subjects were 300 preuniversity students from 6 high schools in the Yazd district in central Iran. Suitable instruments were designed to measure concepts in the model throug...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Morowatisharifabad Ma,Shirazi KK

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 50% of community-dwelling adults have sleep complaints. Because aging is associated with decline in physical function, coexistent sleep difficulties may exacerbate functional decline. This pilot study explored the relationships between sleep, age, chronic disease burden, and physical function among 50 commun...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Lorenz RA,Budhathoki CB,Kalra GK,Richards KC

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African Americans have a high prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity, but few interventions have been successful in the long term. We describe a 1-year intervention program to increase physical activity and reduce cardiometabolic risk. Interventions incorporated the premise that self-selection into flexible ven...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Yanek LR,Vaidya D,Kral BG,Kalyani RR,Moy TF,Stewart KJ,Becker DM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food insecurity is defined as "a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food." While, levels of food insecurity in the United States have fluctuated over the past 20 years; disparities in food insecurity rates between people of color and whites have continued to persis...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Odoms-Young A,Bruce MA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies that engage youth in community-based participatory research (CBPR) focus on issues of safety/violence, include elementary school-aged youth, or quantitatively assess outcomes of the CBPR process. This article expands understanding of CBPR with youth by describing and evaluating the outcomes of a project th...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Gibson JE,Flaspohler PD,Watts V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the associations of immigration transition to cardiovascular symptoms among 4 major racial/ethnic groups of 1054 midlife women in the United States. This was a secondary analysis of the data from 2 large national survey studies. The instruments included questions on background ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Im EO,Ko Y,Chee E,Chee W

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the validity of scores from measures of physical activity among individuals with multiple sclerosis. Participants (N = 196) completed 2 self-report measures of physical activity, and wore a pedometer and an accelerometer for a 7-day period. There was a large correlation between scores from the obje...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Gosney JL,Scott JA,Snook EM,Motl RW

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although understanding race differences in health behaviors among men is an important step in reducing disparities in leading causes of death in the United States, progress has been stifled when using national data because of the confounding of race, socioeconomic status, and residential segregation. The purpose of th...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Thorpe RJ Jr,Kennedy-Hendricks A,Griffith DM,Bruce MA,Coa K,Bell CN,Young J,Bowie JV,LaVeist TA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:School-based health programs have a unique and powerful potential to meet the health needs of children because students spend more time in schools than in any other environment away from home. We conducted a participatory needs assessment called a Group Level Assessment (GLA) in collaboration with an economically disa...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Vaughn LM,Jacquez F,Zhao J,Lang M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Photovoice pilot was conducted with youth living with sickle cell disease (SCD), in order to further understand their lived experience and examine the acceptability, feasibility, and utility of this method in this population. SCD is an inherited genetic condition whose primary symptom is severe pain. Youth were able...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Valenzuela JM,Vaughn LM,Crosby LE,Strong H,Kissling A,Mitchell MJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research into relational experiences of cancer patients suggests possible links between attachment processes and cancer. Women with and without breast cancer were assessed regarding attachment history and early loss, closeness to parents, and adult attachment. Women with breast cancer reported significantly higher inc...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Tacón AM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate generic and pediatric parenting stress in an international sample of fathers of children with type 1 diabetes. Two-hundred forty-nine fathers of children ages 2 to 10 years with type 1 diabetes completed the Parenting Stress Index, Pediatric Inventory for Parents, Dads'...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Limbers CA,Teasdale A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1965, Nancy Milio established a prenatal and family planning clinic in Detroit, Michigan, to address health disparities and limited access to care among low-income, African American, urban women. Women's health disparities persist today nationally and internationally. Using historical methods, this research analyze...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： DeGuzman PB,Schminkey DL,Koyen EA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00