Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Rural Areas"
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Accessing prenatal and perinatal health care services: Experiences of first generation Latina immigrants in a rural west Tennessee county
Between 1990 and 2000, there was a substantial immigration of people of Latino heritage to the United States. Tennessee, with an increase in Latino residents of 278.2%, had the fourth largest percentage Latino population ... -
Assessment and strategic planning to determine the growth feasibility of a distance-based rural baccalaureate nursing program
A greater supply of nurses who are prepared at the BSN level minimally, are needed to address the increasingly complex healthcare and community needs in rural counties. An innovative partnership between a rural regional ... -
Case study - Pigs for peace
(2017-11-29)Institute of Global Healthcare Leadership, Emerging Global Health Leaders Institute -
The effect of gender on a predictive model of violent behaviors in rural youth using a contextual framework
Adolescent violence is a serious health concern. It is manifest by aggressive and delinquent behavior in many of the contexts in which the adolescent is embedded: the family, peer group, school and community. Many research ... -
The effects of a health promotion program on a rural West Virginia community
(2016-02-29)This health promotion project is a 12-week program for adults in a rural West Virginia community with a BMI of 25 or greater. The goals of this project was to facilitate learning through modules focusing on activity and ... -
Health-seeking behavior and health services use by Latino men in a rural Iowa community
The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to describe and compare the health-seeking behavior and health services use by Latino men, linked to the meatpacking industry, within the context of the community in which they ... -
The implementation of a school based asthma and allergy program in a rural school district
(2017-01-10)Asthma and allergies are the chief cause of chronic disease among children. The ability to properly manage asthma and allergies in the school setting requires a high level of coordination between the school district, the ... -
Implementing a community education campaign to improve prenatal care among Navajo women
Early and consistent prenatal care (PNC) is essential to preventing adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Despite the recommendations made by the World Health Organization and the American College of Obstetricians and ... -
Knowledge of stroke warning symptoms and risk factors: Variations by rural and urban categories
Stroke continues to have a devastating disabling effect on Americans while remaining the third leading cause of death in the United States. Most Americans do not recognize the symptoms of stroke causing delay in receiving ... -
The lived experience of oldest-old rural adults
The oldest-old (85+ years) age group is the fastest growing segment of the United States population. Little is known about the day-to-day experience of oldest-old rural adults. The purpose of this study was to explore life ... -
Patient safety competencies in rural ASN students: An evidence-based curricular innovation
(2017-09-12)Hospital clinical experiences are important events in prelicensure nursing education. Benefits include the opportunity for students to experience actual nursing responsibilities, immersion into environment, and ... -
Pigs for Peace: Livestock Microfinance in DR Congo
(2016-10-12)Presentation from Institute of Global Healthcare Leadership, Emerging Global Health Leader Institute -
Sleep hygiene education for rural adults
This is a DNP Capstone paper. This DNP project examined what effect a community based sleep hygiene education program had on the quantity and quality of sleep in rural adults. Participants received a 45 minute oral PowerPoint ... -
Southern, rural African American women's hypertension perceptions
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of adult deaths in the United States, and hypertension is a major contributing factor to the development of cardiovascular disease. Epidemiologic research reveals that cardiovascular ... -
Women and men's preferences for delivery services in rural Ethiopia
(2016-10-18)Aims: This study aims to determine the combination of facility-based delivery care attributes preferred by women and men; if gender differences exist in attribute preferences; and key demographic factors associated with ...