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May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nurse staffing stability associated with improved performance measures in heart failure care in rural hospitals according to this study.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study to identify perceived environmental factors that support or impede rural children's physical activity found a wide range of both barriers to and opportunities for physical activity, with a focus on rural-specific hindering factors.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Obesity is a problem in rural, as well as urban, U.S. communities. Researchers have developed a set of easy-to-use, accessible assessment tools to help rural communities examine how friendly their locales are to healthy, active living.
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Rural youth are at greater risk for obesity than children in urban areas. This report applies active living concepts, which emphasize the interaction of environmental factors with individual behaviors, to a study of physical activity (PA) among rural youth.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 2000 to 2001, the Foundation for Island Health developed a business plan and continued work toward a pilot community-based health care system on Martha's Vineyard.