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Publications

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2011

  • Psychosocial Health Status of Persons Seeking Treatment for Exposure to Libby Amphibole Asbestos
    Author(s): Clarann Weinert, Wade G. Hill, Charlene A.Winters, SandraW. Kuntz, Kimberly Rowse, Tanis Hernandez, Brad Black, Shirley Cudney
    Citation: International Scholarly Research Network, ISRN Nursing, Volume 2011, 11 pages
    Date: 2011
    A cross-sectional exploratory study was conducted to describe the psychosocial health status of persons seeking health care for exposure to Libby amphibole asbestos.

2009

  • Rural Public Health Policy Models to Address an Evolving Environmental Asbestos Disaster
    Author(s): Sandra W. Kuntz, Charlene A.Winters, Wade G.Hill, Clarann Weinert, Kimberly Rowse,Tanis Hernandez, Brad Black
    Citation: Public Health Nursing Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 70–78, 2009
    Date: 2009
    Describes the history and outcomes of asbestos exposure in the Libby community and discusses 3 models that provide public health policy insights related to rural health and health care for a community affected by both a sentinel and ongoing environmental event. The foundation for the publication was our work with the Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby and our study funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy.

2007

  • Patient Bypass Behavior and Critical Access Hospitals: Implications for Patient Retention
    Author(s): Jiexin (Jason) Liu, Gail R. Bellamy, Melissa McCormick
    Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 23(1), 17-24
    Date: 2007
    Describes the results of a study to assess the extent of bypass for inpatient care among patients living in Critical Access Hospital (CAH) service areas, and to determine factors associated with bypass, the reasons for bypass, and what CAHs can do to retain patients locally.

2006

  • Local Public Health at the Crossroads: The Structure of Health Departments in Rural Areas (Issue Brief)
    Author(s): Anthony Wellever
    Date: 03 / 2006
    Overview of findings from a study of the structure of rural local public health departments. Includes policy recommendations.
  • Local Public Health at the Crossroads: The Structure of Health Departments in Rural Areas (Report)
    Author(s): Anthony Wellever
    Date: 03 / 2006
    Reports the results of a study of the structure of local health departments in rural areas. Includes case studies describing the structure of local health departments in rural areas in six geographically disparate states: Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
  • PTSD and Substance Use: Unrecognized Sequelae of Bioterrorism in Primary Care Providers
    Author(s): Jennie C. I. Tsao, Aram Dobalian, Brenda A. Wiens, Julius A. Gylys, Art Clawson, Robert Brooks
    Citation: Southern Medical Journal, 99(8), 817-822
    Date: 2006
    Reports the results of a study that looked at rural primary care providers' knowledge of likely mental disorders, their risk factors, and preferred treatment options following a public health emergency.
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Improving Care for Mental Health Following Bioterrorism
    Author(s): Jennie C. I. Tsao, Aram Dobalian, Brenda A. Wiens, Julius A. Gylys, Garret D. Evans
    Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(1), 78-82
    Date: 2006
    Describes the need to educate rural primary care providers who will be the frontline providers of mental health services following bioterrorism, given the limited availability of tertiary mental health care in rural communities.