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England, J. Lynn; Albrecht, Stan L. – Rural Sociology, 1984
Evaluates the hypothesis that boomtowns enter a period of generalized crisis and loss of traditional values/attitudes; considers impact of energy development on residents' involvement in/attachment to their community, and perceived quality of community services. Uses linear and systemic models on data from three intermountain communities…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes, Community Satisfaction
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Albrecht, Stan L.; Clarke, Leslie L.; Miller, Michael K. – Rural Sociology, 1998
Survey of 602 African-American, Hispanic, and White mothers in rural Florida examined the effects of community, family, sociodemographic, and medical-care variables on self-reported health status. Race/ethnicity and community structural indicators (including populations with limited-English-proficiency or low education) were more important than…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Blacks, Community Characteristics, Community Health Services
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Farmer, Frank L.; Clarke, Leslie L.; Flocks, Joan D.; Bryant, Carol A.; Romund, Camilla S.; Albrecht, Stan L. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 2002
Two community-based projects employed social marketing to design and implement interventions to promote health. The Arkansas project involved key informant interviews, actuarial analysis, citizen and student surveys, and participant observation. The Florida approach included focus groups and provider, worker, and employer surveys. (Contains 25…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Health Programs, Health Promotion, Occupational Safety and Health