Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 The gut microbiome plays an important role in the immune system development, maintenance of normal health status, and in disease progression. In this study, we comparatively examined the fecal microbiomes of Amish (rural) and non-Amish (urban) infants ...
Santosh Dhakal +2 more
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COVID-19 Outbreak in an Amish Community — Ohio, May 2020 [PDF]
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2020 In the United States, outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), were initially reported in densely populated urban areas (1); however, outbreaks have since been reported in rural communities (2,3).
Hammad Ali +10 more
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Amish fertility in the United States: Comparative evidence from the American Community Survey and Amish population registries [PDF]
Demographic ResearchBACKGROUND: Quantitative studies of Amish population dynamics have been methodologically constrained by difficulties identifying Amish in national surveys.
Lyman Stone +2 more
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Prevalence, control, and treatment of diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol in the Amish
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2020 Background The burden of diabetes and cardiovascular risk is not uniform across the USA, with much of this disparity tracking differences in socioeconomic status, cultural practices and lifestyle.
Shisi He +13 more
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A Peculiar People Revisited: Demographic Foundations of the Iowa Amish in the 21st Century [PDF]
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2013 This article describes the demographic foundations of the Amish in Iowa. We note that since the publication of “A Peculiar People” by Elmer and Dorothy Schwieder in 1975, the demographic dynamics of the Amish have changed little.
Elizabeth Cooksey, Joseph Donnermeyer
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The genetic architecture of Alzheimer disease risk in the Ohio and Indiana Amish
HGG Advances, 2022 Summary: Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and is currently estimated to affect 6.2 million Americans. It ranks as the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and the proportion of deaths due to AD has been increasing ...
Michael D. Osterman +23 more
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Interpreting Non-Amish Perceptions of the Old Order Amish Using Cultural Relativism and Human Rights Frameworks [PDF]
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2018 Relatively little is known about how ordinary non-Amish citizens interact with and perceive their Old Order Amish neighbors. This study used interpretive and semi-inductive approaches with in-depth interviews to describe and analyze interactions and ...
Kristin Park
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Long-term outcomes in Amish patients diagnosed with propionic acidemia
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2018 Propionic acidemia (PA) occurs at a higher incidence within the Amish; however, sensitivity of newborn screening and its impact on long-term clinical outcomes has not been reported in this population. This study reviewed screening data and health records
Jessica Scott Schwoerer, Patrice K Held
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A Little More in the World: Why Amish Parents Choose to Send Their Children to Public Schools
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2021 In response to 20th-century industrialization, parents of the Amish tradition established parochial schools, segmenting away from an increasingly secular society. In the 1972 Wisconsin v.
Steve Thalheimer
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What Do College Students Have to Learn from the Amish?
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2013 This paper presents the results of a survey of college courses taught on the Amish. It is based on a series of interviews with instructors at other institutions of higher learning whose courses focus on the Amish, an examination of their syllabi, and ...
Caroline Brock
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