Patricia L. Moulton, PhD

Completed Projects - (1)

Prevalence of Chronic Disease and the Degree of Rurality of American Indian Elders in a Nationally Representative Sample of 100 Tribes
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.
Research center: FORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Topics: Aging, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Chronic diseases and conditions, Frontier health, Long-term care, Minority health, Rural statistics and demographics

North Dakota Health Care Workforce: Planning Together to Meet Future Health Care Needs
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 01/2007
This policy brief details strategies for addressing health workforce needs in North Dakota. It includes examples of state health workforce pipeline strategies used in other states.

Prevalence of Chronic Disease Among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2005
This report examines chronic disease prevalence and functional limitations among American Indian/Alaska Natives by rurality, gender, age, healthcare access, and health behaviors. It includes policy recommendations.
Chronic Disease in American Indian/Alaska Native Elders
Journal Article
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2005
This journal article describes the prevalence of chronic diseases among Native American elders.