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Obesity in Rural Youth: Looking beyond Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Reed, Debra B.; Patterson, Patti J.; Wasserman, Nicole – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Contributors to excessive obesity in rural youth include well-documented nutrition and physical activity behaviors. However, emerging research suggests that preventing excessive weight gain and smoking during pregnancy, teen pregnancy, and child abuse also could reduce obesity in this vulnerable population. These traditional and emerging,…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Obesity, Physical Activities, Child Abuse
Comparing Intervention Strategies among Rural, Low SES, Young Adult Tobacco Users
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Zanis, David A.; Hollm, Ronald E.; Derr, Daniel; Ibrahim, Jennifer K.; Collins, Bradley N.; Coviello, Donna; Melochick, Jennifer Ryan – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2011
Objective: To evaluate 3-month tobacco quit rates of young adult tobacco users randomized to 2 intervention conditions. Methods: Overall 192 non-treatment-seeking 18-to-24-year-old tobacco users received educational information and advice to quit smoking. Participants were then block randomized to 2 brief intervention conditions: (1) a telephone…
Descriptors: Intervention, Smoking, Young Adults, Rural Youth
Relations between Parents and Children in a Rural Family
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Reprintseva, G. I. – Russian Education and Society, 2009
This article discusses how the conditions in Russia are changing the characteristics of rural families, reducing the prevalence of traditional culture, changing the behavior of rural youth, and increasing familial conflict and the incidence of divorce. The deterioration of the social and economic situation that is being experienced today by many…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Smoking, Narcotics, Correctional Institutions
Rural Indiana Profile: Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs.
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Drug Strategies, Washington, DC. – 1998
This report examines alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use in rural parts of Indiana, as well as public and private initiatives to reduce these problems. The report is based on epidemiological, health, and criminal justice indicators; focus groups; and in-depth interviews with local officials, researchers, service providers, and civic leaders.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Crime, Drug Rehabilitation, Drug Use
No Place To Hide: Substance Abuse in Mid-Size Cities and Rural America.
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Columbia Univ., New York, NY. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. – 2000
America's substance abuse epidemic has come to rural America. Adults in small metropolitan and rural areas are just as likely as those in urban America to use and abuse illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. Young teens in small metropolitan and rural areas are more likely to abuse substances than those in large metro areas. Based on a wide variety…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Illegal Drug Use, Incidence
Emerging Issues in the Delivery of Rural Health Services. Prepared for the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate, 98th Congress, 2d Session.
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1984
This document contains a compilation of articles that have been assembled because of their potential for enhancing understanding of rural health care issues and for their unwavering high standards. The articles promote high quality research in an area which is rapidly becoming a legitimate and recognized field of inquiry among scholars. Besides…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Health Facilities, Health Needs, Health Services