Charity Breneman, PhD, MSPH

Rural and Minority Health Research Center

War Related Illness and Injury Study Center
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
50 Irving St. NW (MS 127)
Washington D.C., 20422

Publications - (6)

Publications - (6)

2021

Estimates of Childhood Overweight and Obesity at the Region, State, and County Levels: A Multilevel Small Area Estimation Approach
Journal Article
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 06/2021
The goal of this study is to create a map of county-level obesity rates at the regional, county, and state levels.

2020

Development of a National Childhood Obesogenic Environment Index in the United States: Differences by Region and Rurality
Journal Article
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 07/2020
This study developed a novel childhood obesogenic environment index and highlighted important regional and rurality differences across U.S. counties.
Spatial Clustering Patterns and Regional Variations for Food and Physical Activity Environments Across the United States
Journal Article
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 01/2020
This study examined spatial patterns of obesogenic environments for U.S. counties. We mapped the geographic dispersion of food and physical activity (PA) environments, assessed spatial clustering, and identified differences across regions and rurality categories. This study highlights geographic clustering and disparities in food and PA access.

2019

Development of a Childhood Obesogenic Environment Index
Policy Brief
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 08/2019
The purposes of this study were to describe the development of a childhood obesogenic environment index and examine differences in obesogenic environment index values by rurality and region across the U.S.
Identification of High-Need Rural Counties to Assist in Resource Location Planning
Policy Brief
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 05/2019
To identify high-need, low-resource locations, we began by identifying counties that lacked safety-net providers. For the purposes of this analysis, we identified Medicare-certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Identification of High-Need Rural Counties to Assist in Resource Location Planning for Primary Care
Policy Brief
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 05/2019
We examined simultaneously areas with poor health outcomes and limited access to primary care safety net settings. The combination of facility availability with health status indicators may help with identifying those areas in rural America that are in the greatest need of additional primary care resources.