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Full-Text Articles in Public Health
Assessing Diabetes Risk Factors In Rural Dwelling Grandparent Caregivers, Brittany L. Smalls, Adebola Olamide Adegboyega, Omar A. Contreras, Kelly Palmer, Jennifer Hatcher
Assessing Diabetes Risk Factors In Rural Dwelling Grandparent Caregivers, Brittany L. Smalls, Adebola Olamide Adegboyega, Omar A. Contreras, Kelly Palmer, Jennifer Hatcher
Family and Community Medicine Faculty Publications
Objective:
The purpose of this study is to assess type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk factors in grandparent caregivers living in a rural environment.
Methods:
Clinical measures (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c], blood pressure, and lipids) and self-reported data on social environment factors were attained. Data were analyzed via Pearson’s correlation and regression models.
Results:
By clinical definition of diabetes (HbA1c ≥ 6.5%), 21% were prediabetic and 28% had undiagnosed T2DM. There was an association between the number of individuals in the home and triglycerides (r = −.25), high-density lipoproteins (HDL; r = .43), and body mass index (BMI; r = …
A Healthy Attitude: Rural Leaders In Tn County Organize To Address Well-Being In Appalachia, Tim Marema, Erin Bouldin
A Healthy Attitude: Rural Leaders In Tn County Organize To Address Well-Being In Appalachia, Tim Marema, Erin Bouldin
Journal of Appalachian Health
When it came to formal philanthropy, Grundy County was not on the map. That changed with the 2012 establishment of South Cumberland Community Fund, which serves the plateau portions of Grundy, Franklin, and Marion counties.
Introduction To The New “Early Reports Of Innovation” Section, Erin Bouldin, Tim Marema
Introduction To The New “Early Reports Of Innovation” Section, Erin Bouldin, Tim Marema
Journal of Appalachian Health
The Journal of Appalachian Health is introducing a new section this issue. While the journal is centralizing some of the best research and commentary on Appalachian health, the editorial team felt that practice-focused groups, organizations, and agencies may not be fully represented in the publication.
Cross Jurisdictional Boundaries To Build A Health Coalition: A Kentucky Case Study, Angela L. Carman, Margaret L. Mcgladrey
Cross Jurisdictional Boundaries To Build A Health Coalition: A Kentucky Case Study, Angela L. Carman, Margaret L. Mcgladrey
Health, Behavior & Society Faculty Publications
Cross-jurisdictional sharing is accomplished through collaboration across jurisdictional boundaries to deliver essential public health services and solve problems that cannot be easily addressed by single organizations or jurisdictions. Partners across 10 counties and three public health jurisdictions of the Barren River Area Development District (BRADD) convened as Barren River Initiative to Get Healthy Together (BRIGHT), a community health improvement coalition. Focus groups and interviews with BRIGHT members indicate that the use of effective strategies to focus collaborative health improvement efforts fosters a cohesive coalition even when the group is populated by individuals from across public health jurisdictional boundaries. Focusing strategies …
A Longitudinal Analysis Of The Impact Of Child Custody Loss On Drug Use And Crime Among A Sample Of African American Mothers, Kathi L. H. Harp, Carrie B. Oser
A Longitudinal Analysis Of The Impact Of Child Custody Loss On Drug Use And Crime Among A Sample Of African American Mothers, Kathi L. H. Harp, Carrie B. Oser
Health Management and Policy Faculty Publications
This study examines the influence of child custody loss on drug use and crime among a sample of African American mothers. Two types of custody loss are examined: informal custody loss (child living apart from mother but courts not involved), and official loss (child removed from mother’s care by authorities).
Methods—Using data from 339 African American women, longitudinal random coefficient models analyzed the effects of each type of custody loss on subsequent drug use and crime.
Results—Results indicated that both informal and official custody loss predicted increased drug use, and informal loss predicted increased criminal involvement. Findings demonstrate …
Workshop: Harnessing Community-Engaged Scholarship For Collective Action To Improve Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Workshop: Harnessing Community-Engaged Scholarship For Collective Action To Improve Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
This workshop for researchers in the health and human services fields examines strategies for organizing community-engaged and practice-based research studies focused on improving population health.
Harnessing Community Engaged Scholarship For Collective Action To Improve Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Harnessing Community Engaged Scholarship For Collective Action To Improve Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
The growing body of theoretical and empirical scholarship on collective action problems offers important lessons about strategies for improving health on a population-wide basis.