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Examining the Health Literacy of Rural Latina Immigrant Mothers and Their Use of the Internet to Seek Health Information
(Cambio Center, 2014)
This study examined the health literacy of 98 Latina immigrant mothers in a rural area of a Midwestern state, their use of the Internet to seek health information, and the relationship between mothers' use of the Internet to seek health information...
Eighty years of research on rural economic development, agglomeration, migration, commuting, income, innovation, and entrepreneurship : the Iowa state human capital tradition
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
Wallace Huffman continued the tradition of research on Midwest rural labor markets at Iowa State University that was begun in the 1930s by his advisers T.W. Schultz and D. Gale Johnson. We review the lessons learned from this research about...
Developing Social Capitals Latino Immigrants in Three Rural Missouri Communities
(Cambio Center, 2010)
The current study employs the sustainable livelihoods strategies model to examine the integration process in three rural communities in Missouri. Community development specialists and rural economists have widely used SLSM, which has evolved since...
“Now there's a good woman”: how rural life course events shape the response to cognitive decline in older women
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-22)
Aims: This dissertation aimed to: (1) analyze the life-course experiences of rural, older women and the impact of those experiences on their values, health-illness behaviors and decision-making, particularly surrounding cognitive decline; (2...
An investigation of Jim Collins's Good to Great and applications for rural school districts and their leaders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The difference between Level 5 Leaders (Collins, 2001) of rural school districts and other effective/competent leaders of rural school districts were examined in this study. The case study compared Level 5 Superintendents and other effective...
The impact of Wal-Mart on the rural retail wage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study uses panel data to test the impact of Wal-Mart on the rural retail wage. There are observations from 2,986 counties in the contiguous United States from 1990-2005. Previous studies have reported mixed findings of the impact of Wal...
Broadening Mothers Knowledge, Skills and Social Networks to Improve Latino Family Health
(Cambio Center, 2015)
individual interviews and a focus group interview with Latina immigrant mothers in rural Iowa, Iowa State University Extension is piloting a series of health focused workshops for Latina immigrant mothers. The workshops are designed to offer mothers a space...
Perceptions of Community Climate Among Latino Immigrants in Three Rural Communities in the Midwest
(Cambio Center, 2010)
on the context of reception experienced by these newcomers in the communities where they settled. Participants were Latino adults (n = 50; 24 men, 26 women) who resided in one of three rural communities in different areas of the state. Focus groups interviews...
Solar adoption in the rural Midwest : the diffusion of solar photovoltaic technology in two Midwestern states
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
In a nation of diverse geographies, many regions across the United States' vast rural landscapes have expressed support for the current administration's policies. At the same time, these rural areas have displayed a slow acceptance to renewable...
Perceptions of campus climate : rural LGBTQ+ student experiences at a rural midwest university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Rural lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) high school students face harassment, lack connection to their schools, and have low college aspirations (Palmer, Kosciw, & Bartkiewicz, 2012). Studies focused on LGBTQ+ students in college do...
Impact of a mobile hypertension program in four rural Dominican bateyes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
. The Dominican Republic is home to a large population of Haitian migrant workers who are living in poverty in sugar cane villages called bateyes. Like other rural impoverished communities, batey residents often lack access to basic health and education services...
Health Literacy Provider Training and Patient Satisfaction
(2017)
Ninety million Americans lack the health literacy skills required to adequately manage their
health while healthcare professionals lack the formal training to appropriately address the needs
of low health literate ...
Perceptions of Facebook and Twitter as sources of health information among African-American women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore how African-American women perceive Facebook and Twitter as sources for information about heart disease. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted among 23 women between the ages of 18 and 70, who...
Mizzou weekly (online version), volume 33, number 10
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Division of Marketing and Publications., 2011)
Because they care : rural community college instructors' beliefs and practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Community college instructors are influential in the lives of rural students, and they have key insights on the education of those students. Studies are needed to identify ways to support these rural students, who represent an important source...
Financial Aspects of Stand-alone Solar Power Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2015-08-12)
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have struggled with low electrification rates in
rural areas. This research examines various methods of achieving higher rural
electrification rates. Among the factors that impede rural ...
The importance of social networks on Latino Immigrants' Well-being in Rural Missouri
(Cambio Center, 2010)
Latino immigrants have been changing their settlement and migration patterns. Recent immigration has seen a different breed of immigrants headed to rural areas, composed of both genders and settled longer in receiving communities. This recent wave...
Latinos in the Heartland : Latinos and Immigrants in Midwestern Communities : Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Conference Columbia, Missouri, May 24-26, 2010
(Cambio Center, 2011)
of outstanding community volunteers, university researchers, grade school teachers, health providers, civil rights advocates, immigrants, federal, state, and local government officers, and even the occasional anti-immigrant curious observer. More than...
Influences on contraceptive use among college women
(2015-05-19)
times more likely to report contraceptive use. Conclusions: Understanding social differences in rural areas allows providers to offer sensitive reproductive health care to women from those areas. Decreasing the cost of contraception will increase...