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2010
Analyses of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data for Rural Health Outcomes (2010)
May 30, 2010 | Health Care and Human Services
The two research projects highlighted in this report used the BRFSS data to: take a closer look at the health conditions and risk factors of and the use of preventive services by Pennsylvania’s rural population; and determine if geographic targeting of public health programming was a viable option in rural Pennsylvania.
The first research project was conducted by researchers from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.The research goal was to compare common health conditions, risk factors for chronic diseases, and the use of preventive health care services between rural and urban Pennsylvania residents to provide more information about the health of rural Pennsylvania residents and to inform health policies.
The second project was conducted by researchers from Pennsylvania State University. The goal of this research was to analyze patterns in health status, healthy behaviors, and health care access and use in rural Pennsylvania to determine the validity of geographic targeting of public health programming in rural Pennsylvania.
Tags: public health , brfss , health conditions , preventive health care services , health policies , chronic disease
Introducing the Center's new journal, Rural Policy: The Research Bulletin of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.