Background: Racial and ethnic disparities in health care have been well documented, but
poorly explained. Objective: To examine the effect of access barriers, including English fluency…

CONTEXT: While pervasive racial and ethnic inequalities in access to care and health status
have been documented, potential underlying causes, such as patients' perceptions of their …

Context: Obesity is epidemic in the United States, but information on this trend by type of
rural locale is limited. Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of and recent trends in obesity …

Objectives: This review identifies the challenges to oral health in rural America and describes
areas of innovation in prevention, delivery of dental services, and workforce development …

Objective The objective of this study was to assess rural-urban differences in mammography
and Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening. Methods Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor …

Despite the existence of effective screening, colorectal cancer remains the second leading
cause of cancer death in the U nited S tates. Identification of disparities in colorectal cancer …

Context: Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of and recent trends in smoking among adults by type of …

CONTEXT: Obesity is a fast-growing threat to public health in the US, but information on
trends in professional advice to lose weight is limited. OBJECTIVE: We studied whether rising …

The objective of this study was to explore Somali mothers' beliefs and practices around infant
feeding and education, towards developing a culturally informed infant nutrition curriculum …

Objectives The role of the built environment on walking in rural United States (US) locations
is not well characterized. We examined self-reported and measured built environment …