Rural Populations and Health – Determinants, Disparities and Solutions

<p>Tables and Figures&nbsp; vii</p>
<p>Foreword xiii<br /> Ciro V. Sumaya</p>
<p>The Prevention Research Centers Program&nbsp; xv</p>
<p>Acknowledgments&nbsp; xvii</p>
<p>The Editors&nbsp; xix</p>
<p>The Contributors&nbsp; xxi</p>
<p>Part 1 Rural Communities in Context&nbsp; 1</p>
<p>1 Understanding Rural America: A Public Health Perspective&nbsp; 3<br /> Richard A. Crosby, Monica L. Wendel, Robin C. Vanderpool, Baretta R. Casey, Laurel A. Mills</p>
<p>2 Defining Rurality&nbsp; 23<br /> L. Gary Hart, Baretta R. Casey</p>
<p>3 History of Rural Public Health in America&nbsp; 39<br /> Amy L. Elizondo, Alan Morgan</p>
<p>4 The Depth of Rural Health Disparities in America: The ABCDEs 51<br /> James E. Florence, Robert P. Pack, Jodi Southerland, Randolph F. Wykoff</p>
<p>Part 2 Rural Public Health Systems&nbsp; 73</p>
<p>5 Public Health Systems, Health Policy, and Population–Level Prevention in Rural America 75<br /> Angela L. Carman, F. Douglas Scutchfield</p>
<p>6 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Colorado&nbsp; 95<br /> Julie A. Marshall, Lisa N. VanRaemdonck</p>
<p>7 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Kentucky 115<br /> Baretta R. Casey</p>
<p>8 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Alabama&nbsp; 135<br /> Theresa A. Wynn, Mona N. Fouad</p>
<p>9 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Iowa 151<br /> Faryle Nothwehr, Lauren Erickson, Ulrike Schultz</p>
<p>Part 3 Health Partnerships in Rural Communities&nbsp; 169</p>
<p>10 Health Assessment in Rural Communities: A Critical Organizing and Capacity–Building Tool 171<br /> James N. Burdine, Heather R. Clark, Lindsay J. Shea, Bernard Appiah, Chelsie N. Hollas</p>
<p>11 Strategies for Building Coalitions in Rural Communities 191<br /> Michelle C. Kegler, Frances D. Butterfoss</p>
<p>12 Capacity Building in Rural Communities 215<br /> Monica L. Wendel, Angie Alaniz, Brandy N. Kelly, Heather R. Clark, Kelly N. Drake, Corliss W. Outley, Whitney Garney, Keli Dean, Lyndsey Simpson, Britt Allen, Hon. Pam Finke, Teresa Harris, Vicky Jackson, Hon. Dean Player, Albert Ramirez, Hon. Mike Sutherland, Camilla Viator, E. Lisako J. McKyer, Julie A. St. John, Kenneth R. McLeroy, James N. Burdine</p>
<p>Part 4 Evidence–Based Practice in Rural Communities&nbsp; 235</p>
<p>13 Promoting Adolescent Health in Rural Communities&nbsp; 237<br /> E. Lisako J. McKyer, Corliss W. Outley, Jamilia J. Blake, Brandy N. Kelly</p>
<p>14 Rural Food Disparities: Availability and Accessibility of Healthy Foods 251<br /> Wesley R. Dean, Cassandra M. Johnson, Joseph R. Sharkey</p>
<p>15 Promoting Oral Health in Rural Communities&nbsp; 267<br /> Nikki Stone, Baretta R. Casey</p>
<p>16 Physical Activity Promotion in Rural America&nbsp; 287<br /> Richard Kozoll, Sally M. Davis</p>
<p>17 Preventing Farm–Related Injuries: The Example of Tractor Overturns 303<br /> Henry P. Cole, Susan C. Westneat</p>
<p>18 Addressing Mental Health Issues in Rural Areas&nbsp; 323<br /> Carly E. McCord, Timothy R. Elliott, Daniel F. Brossart, Linda G. Castillo</p>
<p>19 Cancer Prevention and Control in Rural Communities 341<br /> Robin C. Vanderpool, Laurel A. Mills</p>
<p>20 Tobacco Use in Rural Populations&nbsp; 357<br /> Geri A. Dino, Rose M. Pignataro, Kimberly A. Horn, Andrew Anesetti–Rothermel</p>
<p>Index&nbsp; 377</p>