Patricia L. Moulton, PhD

Phone: 701.858.6770
E-mail: pmoulton@medicine.nodak.edu

University of North Dakota

Completed Projects

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

• 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.
• 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.