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Livelihoods, Vulnerabilities, and Opportunities in Rural Missouri
(Cambio Center, 2007)
to economic success, including the local law enforcement agencies, newcomers' low educational background, and LEP (Cambio de Colores, 2002). A majority of Latinos have been pulled into the rural areas where large agricultural operations exist. They are in many...
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 ...
Networks and Context of Reception in Accumulation Strategies of Latinos in Rural Communities of the Midwest - A Quantitative Analysis
(Cambio Center, 2010)
Migration patterns of Hispanics changed dramatically in the 1990s from large metropolis to rural towns (Lazos and Jeanetta 2002). Migration patterns have also changed, from temporary and male to permanent male and female settlement, in rural areas...
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...
Perceptions of Facebook and Twitter as sources of health information among African-American women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
selfidentified as Black and female. Participants were recruited from both urban and rural cities. Data collected during each 60-minute or less focus group session was analyzed and grouped into key themes. Results: Among the Black women who participated...
The Impact of Social Networks on Well-Being: Evidence from Latino
(Cambio Center, 2011)
A series of studies has questioned the stylized fact that most Latino immigrants favor settling in major cities. The recent wave of immigration into the rural areas has been raising concerns about resource distribution and utilization. Special...
The role of household environment on health outcomes for female adolescents in Kenya
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
within the household. Therefore, to better understand how to improve the general welfare of households, it is important to understand what factors impact the social welfare and health status of households impacted by chronic illness. This dissertation...
Immigration of Latinos to Missouri
(Cambio Center, 2002)
in both rural and urban areas. These new Missourians are contributing significantly to the local and state economy as well as to the social progress of the state. Because these new immigrants speak a different language and represent different cultures...
A revolution in the heartland : changes in rural culture, family and communities 1900-2000 (2004)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2004)
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...
Mizzou weekly, volume 21, number 31 (June 2, 2000)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2000)
Mizzou weekly (online version), volume 36, number 24
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Division of Marketing and Publications., 2015)
Porous spheres: Direct observation of interethnic interaction in a small midwestern community
(Cambio Center, 2012)
Indications of community integration in rural communities, where there has been a large increase of immigrants, are largely based on survey and interview responses of community members. However, as an anthropologist, I know that there is often a...
“Maybe” Should Be a Choice in “Yes-No” Questionnaires
(2003)
By permitting respondents to answer “don't know” or “possibly” to queries otherwise intended to be “yes” or “no” questions, a new dimension of the interview becomes available for analysis. By coding “yes” and “no” as “yes, I have an opinion that I...
Understanding elementary teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions to support mental health services in schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions to support specific mental health services in schools through the development...
Mizzou weekly, volume 33, number 18 (February 2, 2012)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2012)
Coping among pregnant, rural, low-income women facing intimate partner violence (pregnancy to three months postnatal)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The study will examine the coping skills of pregnant, rural, low-income women facing intimate partner violence (IPV) from pregnancy to three months post-natal. Twenty in depth interviews were conducted with women during pregnancy and three months...
Understanding rural poverty clusters : the intersection of agriculture, economic structure and locality under postindustrialism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Analysis seeks to understand rural poverty within the context of agricultural and postindustrial economic structure. Detailed socioeconomic data are analyzed for 4,610 non-metropolitan census tracts in the north central United States. Statistical...
Use of The Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services © (RAAPS) Tool for Improving Detection and Follow-up Rates in Adolescents
(2017)
A primary health concern in the adolescent population is the issue of preventable risky
behaviors, which can lead to injury and even death. The primary care provider is responsible for
identification of risky behavior ...