Minority health
Completed Projects
Access to Cancer Services for Rural Colorectal Cancer Medicare Patients: A Multi-State Study
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Aging,
Chronic diseases and conditions,
Health services,
Medicare,
Minority health
This study examined a comprehensive database to quantify the distance and access to four types of cancer services in a sample of rural, Medicare-insured, CRC patients of different racial and ethnic groups, and will inform future work designed to understand discrepancies in cancer service use by the rural elderly in different racial and ethnic groups.
Adequacy of Ambulatory Care among Rural African Americans with Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes or Asthma
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
African Americans,
Chronic diseases and conditions,
Minority health
Assessment of Barriers to the Delivery of Medicare Reimbursed Diabetes Self-Management Education in Rural Areas
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Chronic diseases and conditions,
Medicare,
Minority health
Availability of Specialty Health Care for Rural American Indians and Alaska Natives
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
American Indians and Alaska Natives,
Health services,
Minority health
Breast, Cervical, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer Screening in Rural America: Does Proximity to a Metropolitan Area Matter?
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health disparities,
Health promotion and disease prevention,
Minority health
The study compared cancer screening rates among various levels of rural versus urban Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respondents and among white respondents versus those from racial/ethnic minority groups.
Burden of Asthma Among Rural Residents: A National Study
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Chronic diseases and conditions,
Health disparities,
Minority health,
Rural statistics and demographics
This study uses data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to examine the prevalence of and trends in asthma—among rural residents by type of geographic location and by key risk factors.
Dental Care For Rural Low Income And Minority Populations
Research center:
Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Dental health,
Minority health,
Poverty
Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder across Rural Populations
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health disparities,
Mental health,
Minority health
Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural Hispanics
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Chronic diseases and conditions,
Cultural competency,
Health disparities,
Hispanics,
Minority health
The project will examine the similarities and differences between rural and urban Hispanics and Caucasian adults diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
Health Care System Response to a Growing Latino Population in Rural America
Research center:
Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Cultural competency,
Hispanics,
Minority health,
Rural statistics and demographics
How Rural Hospitals Are Meeting the Needs of Low-English Proficiency Patients
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Cultural competency,
Hispanics,
Legislation and regulation,
Minority health
This study will determine the extent to which rural hospitals have implemented plans for compliance with the DHHS Low-English Proficiency regulations, describe the difficulties rural hospitals must overcome in order to provide health care to Hispanic clients, ascertain the translation techniques most commonly used by rural hospitals, and describe the most effective approaches in the provision of culturally competent health care to Hispanic clients.
Impact of Health Insurance Coverage on Native Elder Health: Implications for Addressing the Health Care Needs of Rural American Indian Elders
Research center:
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Aging,
American Indians and Alaska Natives,
Frontier health,
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Minority health,
Rural statistics and demographics
This project examined the types of health insurance coverage of rural Native American elders ages 55 and older, and examine how different types of health insurance coverage and lack of health insurance coverage impact access to health care services among Native American elders by geographic location (rural frontier, rural non-frontier and urban).
Impact of Medicaid Managed Care, Race/Ethnicity, and Rural/Urban Residence on Avoidable Maternity Complications: A Five-State Multi-level Analysis
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Maternal and child health,
Medicaid and S-CHIP,
Minority health,
Women
This project will examine differences in access to care for pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) and Medicaid fee-for-service, and examine differences in the impact of MMC on access among rural and minority persons.
Impacts of Multiple Race Reporting
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health policy,
Minority health
Insurance Status and Quality of Care for Children in Rural Areas: 1993-2000
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children,
Health insurance and the uninsured,
Minority health,
Poverty,
Quality
Mode of Travel and Actual Distance Traveled for Medical or Dental Care by Rural Residents
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Dental health,
Health disparities,
Health services,
Minority health
This project examined the influence of race and rural isolation on distance traveled to receive medical or dental care, and how the potential interaction of these factors might exacerbate disparities in access to care.
National Trends in the Perinatal and Infant Health Care of Rural and Urban American Indians (AIs) and Alaska Natives (ANs)
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
American Indians and Alaska Natives,
Children,
Health disparities,
Maternal and child health,
Minority health
This project examined and compared trends in prenatal care and mortality rates of rural and urban AI/AN and non-AI/AN populations in order to determine the level of disparity between these populations and their temporal changes.
Native Elder Care Needs Assessment: Development of a Long Term Care Planning Tool Kit
Research center:
ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Aging,
American Indians and Alaska Natives,
Long term care,
Minority health
A long term care planning tool kit will assist tribes with interpreting long term care data obtained through a national Native Elder Care Needs Assessment. It will also assist tribes in using the data to develop long term care infrastructure and comprehensive services that respond to local needs and services.
Prevalence of Chronic Disease and the Degree of Rurality of American Indian Elders in a Nationally Representative Sample of 100 Tribes
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.
Role of English Proficiency and Area of Residence in the Use of Adult Preventive Health Services Among Latino Subgroups
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Cultural competency,
Health promotion and disease prevention,
Hispanics,
Minority health
This project will examine whether and how language and residence influence the utilization of preventive health services by Latino adults.
Rural Minority Health Data Warehouse
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health disparities,
Minority health,
Rural statistics and demographics
Rural Minority Health: A Comprehensive Assessment
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
African Americans,
Health disparities,
Minority health,
Rural statistics and demographics
This study will profile demographics of rural African Americans by region of the U.S.; describe clinical problems prevalent in rural African American populations; explore available health care facilities and practitioners in rural areas; investigate outpatient treatment provided to rural African American populations by type of practitioner; explore expenditures for health care among rural African Americans by region of the U.S.; and determine barriers to care such as insurance, provider availability, and health beliefs and behaviors.
Rural Minority Health: A Comprehensive Assessment of Health Status, Health Care Utilization and Barriers to Care among Rural Minorities
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health disparities,
Minority health,
Rural statistics and demographics
Tribal Long-Term Care: Barriers to Best Practices in Policy and Programming for a National Sample of Rural Tribes
Research center:
ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Aging,
American Indians and Alaska Natives,
Health policy,
Long term care,
Minority health
This project will examine barriers experienced by rural American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes in developing long term care policy and service provision, identify tribes which exemplify best practices in the area of long term care policy, and document what other tribes would need to know to develop successful long term care programs (i.e., lessons learned).
Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors Among Minority Group Members: A National Rural and Urban Study
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health disparities,
Health promotion and disease prevention,
Minority health
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