Patricia L. Moulton, PhD

Phone: 701.858.6770
E-mail: patricia.moulton@med.und.edu

University of North Dakota
1201 11th Avenue SW
Minot, ND 58701

Completed Projects (1)

Prevalence of Chronic Disease and the Degree of Rurality of American Indian Elders in a Nationally Representative Sample of 100 Tribes, Lead researcher
Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Aging, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Chronic diseases and conditions, Frontier health, Long term care, Minority health, Rural statistics and demographics
This project will determine if there are differences in prevalence of chronic disease in American Indian elders across age groups in urban vs. rural vs. frontier counties. Moderating factors of chronic disease will also be examined including health damaging behaviors, access to health care services and providers and degree of functional limitation.

Publications (9)

Chronic Disease in American Indian/Alaska Native Elders
Author(s): Patricia L. Moulton, Leander R. McDonald, Kyle J. Muus, Alana D. Knudson, Richard L. Ludtke
Research center: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Topics: American Indians and Alaska Natives, Chronic diseases and conditions, Minority health
Citation: The IHS Primary Care Provider, 30(5), 53-54
Date: 2005
Describes the prevalence of chronic diseases among Native American elders.
Communicating Rural Research to Policy: An Evaluation of the Rural Research to Diverse Audiences Project
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Patricia Moulton
Date: 09 / 2009
An evaluation of the the Rural Research to Diverse Audiences project, which was initiated in 2006 with funding by the federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP).
Disseminating Rural Health Research to Community, State and National Audiences: A Communications Toolkit for Health Researchers
Author(s): Wendy Opsahl, Amanda Scurry, Alex McEllistrem-Evenson, Holly Gabriel, Patricia Moulton
Date: 01 / 2010
Designed to facilitate dissemination and use of rural health services research. It includes approaches for both developing various research-related documents and disseminating research results.
North Dakota Health Care Workforce: Planning Together to Meet Future Health Care Needs
Author(s): Mary Wakefield, Mary Amundson, Patricia Moulton, Brad Gibbens
Research center: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Topic: Workforce
Report Number: Policy Brief
Date: 01 / 2007
Policy brief which details strategies for addressing health workforce needs in North Dakota. Includes examples of state health workforce pipeline strategies used in other states.
Prevalence of Chronic Disease Among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders
Author(s): Patricia Moulton, Leander McDonald, Kyle Muus, Alana Knudson, Mary Wakefield, Richard Ludtke
Research center: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Aging, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Chronic diseases and conditions, Minority health
Date: 10 / 2005
Examines chronic disease prevalence and functional limitations among American Indian/Alaska Natives by rurality, gender, age, health care access, and health behaviors. Includes policy recommendations.
Rural Health Research Gateway: Community Audience Needs Study Report
Author(s): Wendy Opsahl, Patricia Moulton, Holly Gabriel
Date: 06 / 2009
Contains the findings of the Community Audience Needs Study. Includes specific recommendations about several products including working papers, fact sheets, press releases, web sites and Rural Health Research Alerts.
Rural Health Research Gateway: National Audience Impact Study Report
Author(s): Patricia Moulton, Mary Wakefield, Kristine Sande, Maren Niemeier, Amanda Scurry
Date: 08 / 2007
Reports findings on the impact of the Rural Health Research Gateway web site and a flyer describing the work of the Rural Health Research Centers.
Rural Health Research Gateway: State Audience Needs Study Report
Author(s): Wendy Opsahl, Patricia Moulton, Mary Wakefield, Kristine Sande, Naomi Lelm
Date: 11 / 2008
Contains the findings of the State Audience Needs Study. Includes specific recommendations on dissemination approaches.
Rural Health Research Gateway: Year Three Impact Study Report
Author(s): Holly Gabriel, Patricia Moulton, Wendy Opsahl
Date: 06 / 2009
The impact study has three components: assessing the reaction of members of the diverse target audience, assessing the usefulness of the Gateway dissemination products to the Rural Health Research Centers (RHRCs), and evaluating the frequency that Gateway products are accessed

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		Patricia L. Moulton, PhD Phone: 701.858.6770 E-mail: patricia.moulton@med.und.edu University of North Dakota 1201 11th Avenue SW Minot, ND 58701 Completed Projects (1) Prevalence of Chronic Disease and the Degree of Rurality of American Indian Elders in a Nationally Representative Sample of 100 Tribes, Lead researcher Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Aging, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Chronic diseases and conditions, Frontier health, Long term care, Minority health, Rural statistics and demographics This project will determine if there are differences in prevalence of chronic disease in American Indian elders across age groups in urban vs. rural vs. frontier counties. Moderating factors of chronic disease will also be examined including health damaging behaviors, access to health care services and providers and degree of functional limitation. Publications (9) Chronic Disease in American Indian/Alaska Native Elders Author(s): Patricia L. Moulton, Leander R. McDonald, Kyle J. Muus, Alana D. Knudson, Richard L. Ludtke Research center: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center Topics: American Indians and Alaska Natives, Chronic diseases and conditions, Minority health Citation: The IHS Primary Care Provider, 30(5), 53-54 Date: 2005 Describes the prevalence of chronic diseases among Native American elders. Communicating Rural Research to Policy: An Evaluation of the Rural Research to Diverse Audiences Project Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Patricia Moulton Date: 09 / 2009 An evaluation of the the Rural Research to Diverse Audiences project, which was initiated in 2006 with funding by the federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP). Disseminating Rural Health Research to Community, State and National Audiences: A Communications Toolkit for Health Researchers Author(s): Wendy Opsahl, Amanda Scurry, Alex McEllistrem-Evenson, Holly Gabriel, Patricia Moulton Date: 01 / 2010 Designed to facilitate dissemination and use of rural health services research. It includes approaches for both developing various research-related documents and disseminating research results. North Dakota Health Care Workforce: Planning Together to Meet Future Health Care Needs Author(s): Mary Wakefield, Mary Amundson, Patricia Moulton, Brad Gibbens Research center: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center Topic: Workforce Report Number: Policy Brief Date: 01 / 2007 Policy brief which details strategies for addressing health workforce needs in North Dakota. Includes examples of state health workforce pipeline strategies used in other states. Prevalence of Chronic Disease Among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders Author(s): Patricia Moulton, Leander McDonald, Kyle Muus, Alana Knudson, Mary Wakefield, Richard Ludtke Research center: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center Topics: Aging, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Chronic diseases and conditions, Minority health Date: 10 / 2005 Examines chronic disease prevalence and functional limitations among American Indian/Alaska Natives by rurality, gender, age, health care access, and health behaviors. Includes policy recommendations. Rural Health Research Gateway: Community Audience Needs Study Report Author(s): Wendy Opsahl, Patricia Moulton, Holly Gabriel Date: 06 / 2009 Contains the findings of the Community Audience Needs Study. Includes specific recommendations about several products including working papers, fact sheets, press releases, web sites and Rural Health Research Alerts. Rural Health Research Gateway: National Audience Impact Study Report Author(s): Patricia Moulton, Mary Wakefield, Kristine Sande, Maren Niemeier, Amanda Scurry Date: 08 / 2007 Reports findings on the impact of the Rural Health Research Gateway web site and a flyer describing the work of the Rural Health Research Centers. Rural Health Research Gateway: State Audience Needs Study Report Author(s): Wendy Opsahl, Patricia Moulton, Mary Wakefield, Kristine Sande, Naomi Lelm Date: 11 / 2008 Contains the findings of the State Audience Needs Study. Includes specific recommendations on dissemination approaches. Rural Health Research Gateway: Year Three Impact Study Report Author(s): Holly Gabriel, Patricia Moulton, Wendy Opsahl Date: 06 / 2009 The impact study has three components: assessing the reaction of members of the diverse target audience, assessing the usefulness of the Gateway dissemination products to the Rural Health Research Centers (RHRCs), and evaluating the frequency that Gateway products are accessed