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Vissman, Aaron T.; Bloom, Fred R.; Leichliter, Jami S.; Bachmann, Laura H.; Montano, Jaime; Topmiller, Michael; Rhodes, Scott D. – Journal of Rural Health, 2011
Background: Little is known about access to medicine among immigrant Latinos in the United States (US). This study explored access to, and use of, prescription drugs obtained from nonmedical sources among recently arrived, Spanish-speaking immigrant Latinos in rural North Carolina (NC). Methods: Our community-based participatory research…
Descriptors: Health Services, Participatory Research, Social Networks, Immigrants
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Kim-Godwin, Yeoun Soo; Bechtel, Gregory A. – Journal of Rural Health, 2004
Although funding to enhance the delivery of health care among migrant farmworkers has primarily focused on urgent care issues within this population, the etiology of mental health risks and perceived stress is poorly understood. To identify the type and severity of stress perceived by migrant and seasonal farmworkers in rural southeast North…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Health Services, Etiology, Seasonal Laborers
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Arcury, Thomas A.; Preisser, John S.; Gesler, Wilbert M.; Powers, James M. – Journal of Rural Health, 2005
Access to transportation to transverse the large distances between residences and health services in rural settings is a necessity. However, little research has examined directly access to transportation in analyses of rural health care utilization. This analysis addresses the association of transportation and health care utilization in a rural…
Descriptors: Transportation, Health Services, Rural Areas, Multivariate Analysis