Health Promotion and Disease Prevention by Small Rural Hospitals: Reasons, Obstacles, and Enablers

Olden, Peter C.; Szydlowski, Steven J.

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“…These analyses expanded previous theoretical, qualitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional work (Dominguez and Arford 2010; Egan et al 2008; Farquhar et al 2005; Hausman et al 2005; Javdani and Allen 2011; Onyx and Leonard 2010; Pronyk et al 2008; Semenza and March 2009) by examining indicators of social capital as a result of a collaborative community health initiative with quantitative measures in a longitudinal experimental study design. They expand research on the collaborative process and its outcomes in rural areas (Beatty et al 2010; Olden and Szydlowski 2004; Provan et al 2003). Results suggest that youth prevention and health promotion collaborative efforts may positively impact social capital in rural and semi-rural communities.…”

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“…These areas typically do not have enough resources to adequately serve their targeted population (National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services 2008; Olden and Szydlowski 2004), yet the school district can have a significant impact on adolescent outcomes (Chilenski and Greenberg 2009). Collaboration among existing entities has been highlighted as a possible solution (Olden and Szydlowski 2004; Provan et al 2003), and the CES has been identified to play a key role (Molgaard 1997; Riley 2008; Spoth et al 2004). Partnerships between the CES and the public school system are expected to be useful in rural areas due to the reach of educators and CES programming in these areas (Spoth and Greenberg 2005).…”

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The Impact of a Prevention Delivery System on Perceived Social Capital: the PROSPER Project

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The current study examined the impact of the PROSPER delivery system for evidence-based prevention programs on multiple indicators of social capital in a rural and semi-rural community sample. Utilizing a randomized blocked design, 317 individuals in 28 communities across two states were interviewed at three time points over the course of 2.5 years. Bridging, linking, and the public life skills forms of social capital were assessed via community members’ and leaders’ reports on the perceptions of school functioning and the Cooperative Extension System, collaboration among organizations, communication and collaboration around youth problems, and other measures. Longitudinal mixed model results indicate significant improvements in some aspects of bridging and linking social capital in PROSPER intervention communities. Given the strength of the longitudinal and randomized research design, results advance prevention science by suggesting that community collaborative prevention initiatives can significantly impact community social capital in a rural and semi-rural sample. Future research should further investigate changes in social capital in different contexts and how changes in social capital relate to other intervention effects.

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The Impact of a Prevention Delivery System on Perceived Social Capital: the PROSPER Project

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“…Several studies have shown that small employers are interested in offering worksite wellness programs but are concerned about the cost and want to see quantifiable results for their investments. 12,13 Potential results include reduced absenteeism, improved employee retention, improved productivity, and reduced health care costs. Employers may turn to insurer-provided programs and services as a cost efficient way of offering these programs.…”

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Bringing Wellness to the Small Employer

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Ryan²,

Chapman³

2009

Am J Health Promot

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Historically the predominant models of programming have evolved from mid to large size employer settings. Yet the majority of employees in any given community work for organizations that employ fewer than 500 employees. These small employers also constitute a disproportionate majority of all employers. Wellness practitioners need to develop programming models and strategies that are designed specifically for these small employer organizations. This article establishes a perspective for bringing wellness to the small employer based on recent research and considering the implications of the differences between small and large employers from a programming perspective. Finally, several anticipated aspects of future programming are described along with summary conclusions.

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“…In rural areas, older adults receive health information from social media, medical professionals in the hospital, and health promotion activities in the community [5]. Physical changes due to aging, such as blurred vision and cognitive decline as well as the low educational level of rural older adults, make health education materials illegible for many of them, impeding them from receiving health information [6].…”

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Easy to Read Health Education Material Improves Oral Health Literacy of Older Adults in Rural Community-Based Care Centers: A Quasi-Experimental Study

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Health education increases older adults’ health knowledge and affects their health outcomes. Older adults have physical changes with aging, such as blurred vision and cognitive decline. Therefore, health education materials must be legible in their case. This study, following the “easy (EZ) to read” concept, designed oral health education material and tested the learning effectiveness of older adults in rural community-based care centers in central Taiwan. Three of the communities were provided EZ to read health education material (n = 72), while three were given general text material (n = 57) as the control group. We collected pre-test and post-test scores using the Mandarin version of the oral health literacy adult questionnaire (MOHL-AQ). The demographic background of the EZ to read and general text groups showed no significant difference (p > 0.05). Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed that the EZ to read material significantly improved total scores of oral health literacy (p < 0.001). The chi-square test showed a significant improvement in oral health literacy levels (p < 0.001). We suggest applying EZ to read concepts to widen the field of older adult education and to reduce illegibility-induced health knowledge disparities.

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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention by Small Rural Hospitals: Reasons, Obstacles, and Enablers

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The Impact of a Prevention Delivery System on Perceived Social Capital: the PROSPER Project

The Impact of a Prevention Delivery System on Perceived Social Capital: the PROSPER Project

Bringing Wellness to the Small Employer

Easy to Read Health Education Material Improves Oral Health Literacy of Older Adults in Rural Community-Based Care Centers: A Quasi-Experimental Study

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