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Qualitative Research Methods to Advance Research on Health Inequities among Previously Incarcerated Women Living with HIV in Alabama
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Sprague, Courtenay; Scanlon, Michael L.; Pantalone, David W. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Justice-involved HIV-positive women have poor health outcomes that constitute health inequities. Researchers have yet to embrace the range of qualitative methods to elucidate how psychosocial histories are connected to pathways of vulnerability to HIV and incarceration for this key population. We used life course narratives and…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Needs, Health Services
Neighborhood Perceptions Affect Dietary Behaviors and Diet Quality
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Keita, Akilah Dulin; Casazza, Krista; Thomas, Olivia; Fernandez, Jose R. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to determine if perceived neighborhood disorder affected dietary quality within a multiethnic sample of children. Design: Children were recruited through the use of fliers, wide-distribution mailers, parent magazines, and school presentations from June 2005 to December 2008. Setting:…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Regression (Statistics), Metropolitan Areas, Urban Areas
Building Communities: How Rural Community Colleges Develop Their Communities and the People Who Live in Them
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Miller, Michael T.; Tuttle, Courtney C. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
Community colleges in rural environments provide a variety of services. There is a great deal of documentation supporting those services that are academic and economic. The noneconomic and nonacademic results of community college activities, however, have an undocumented yet significant impact on local communities. The current study focused on how…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Rural Areas, College Role, School Community Relationship
Attitudes toward Indochinese Refugees: An Empirical Study.
Starr, Paul; Roberts, Alden – Journal of Refugee Resettlement, 1981
Describes past American attitudes toward Asian immigrants and analyzes contemporary views of Indochinese held by residents in areas where refugees have settled. Discusses how attitudes are related to the background characteristics of the respondents and their experience with the Indochinese. (Author/APM)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bias, Community Attitudes, Ethnic Groups
Skyline Farms: A Case Study of Community Development and Rural Rehabilitation.
Campbell, David; Co -As, David – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1983
Describes the Skyline Farms Project in Appalachian Alabama, a largely unsuccessful attempt to transform ex-tenant farmers into independent landowners. Traces the history of Skyline Farms from the 1930s to the early 1940s. Describes community attitudes and social services (education, health, recreation, home economics). Discusses reasons for the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Services, Farmers
Homeless Rural Children: Alabama's First Report.
Drolen, Carol S.; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1991
A telephone survey of relevant agencies in each county resulted in estimates of the number and location of homeless children (age 0-21) in Alabama. Over 17,000 homeless youth were located. Community denial and misconceptions about homelessness were cited as barriers to service coordination. The responsibility of schools, agencies, and society to…
Descriptors: Children, Community Attitudes, Community Services, Economically Disadvantaged
A Longitudinal Analysis of Satisfaction with Selected Community Services in a Nonmetropolitan Area.
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Molnar, Joseph J.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1979
There is a relationship between changes in satisfaction with community services and community group membership (businesses, community leaders, households), but changes in attitudes towards individual services are not related to changes in overall community satisfaction, based on a three-year study of such services in three rural Alabama counties.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business, Community Attitudes, Community Leaders