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The health of rural Black communities during COVID: Some affirmations, some surprises [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Background and objectiveThere are overwhelming health disparities in the Deep South. It is important to include the voice of communities affected by these disparities when developing interventions. The goal of the current study was to develop an academic
Sharlene D. Newman, Sharlene D. Newman, Kimberly Moss, Melonie Pichon, Deborah Scott, Kileema Rogers, Angela Orr, Chuong Bui, Pamela Payne-Foster, Pamela Payne-Foster   +9 more
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Plasma clot lysis time and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in black Africans. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Studies in populations of European descent show longer plasma clot lysis times (CLT) in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) than in controls. No data are available on the association between CVD risk factors and fibrinolytic potential in black ...
Zelda de Lange, Marlien Pieters, Johann C Jerling, Annamarie Kruger, Dingeman C Rijken   +4 more
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Inner-City Rural: The Transmission of Problematic Black Male identities from Urban to Black Rural Communities in the United States

Masculinities and Social Change, 2013
This paper introduces the term inner-city rural to describe a conceptual framework that seeks to explain the transmission of urban and street-based alternative constructions of black manhood identities to majority black rural counties in the United ...
William Oliver
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Social capital's association with self-reported health outcomes in the rural south: variations by demographic subgroup [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundLimited information is known about how social capital is associated with self-reported measures of health in rural settings. Even less is known about how these associations may vary within demographic subgroups.
Lauren M. Bigger, Robin E. McGee, Alexis Smith, Regine Haardörfer, April Hermstad, Michelle C. Kegler   +5 more
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A community-based participatory approach to delivering the Dealing with Dementia program to Black caregivers [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundAlter is a community-based program created to address gaps in dementia awareness and caregiving support/resources for Black and faith communities.
Karah Alexander, Fayron Epps, Fayron Epps, Jacque Thornton, Jacque Thornton, Mia Chester, Toni Miles   +6 more
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Recognising poor black youth from rural communities in South Africa as epistemic contributors

Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning, 2019
In South Africa, students who are poor, black and come from rural communities with poorly resourced schools are vulnerable to being victims of epistemic injustice.
Mikateko Mathebula
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Living at the intersections: exploring social and structural influences on mental health service use in Oklahoma’s historical Black towns [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background Mental health disparities are heightened in rural communities, where provider shortages, geographic isolation, and systemic inequities limit access to care.
Brittany L. Hudson, Kathleen Dwyer, Karla Finnell, Lancer Stephens, Deirdra Terrell, Kerstin M. Reinschmidt   +5 more
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COVID-19 challenges, responses, and resilience among rural Black women: a study protocol

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Despite the aggregated burdens and challenges experienced by rural Black women during the COVID-19 pandemic, many likely also demonstrated strength and resilience to overcome challenges.
Shan Qiao, Shan Qiao, Sara Wilcox, Sara Wilcox, Bankole Olatosi, Bankole Olatosi, Xiaoming Li, Xiaoming Li   +7 more
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The Complex Intersection of Race and Rurality: The Detrimental Effects of Race-Neutral Rural Health Policies

Health Equity, 2022
In this commentary, we discuss our experiences as women of different races growing up in the same rural area and how these experiences relate to health and health policy.
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Agricultural cooperation in the Northern Non-Black-Earth Region: formal and informal practices

RUDN journal of Sociology, 2020
Based on the review of the research on the relationship between cooperation and self-organization in the rural development of Russia and other countries, and also taking into account the recent trends in the international cooperative movement, the ...
O. B. Bozhkov, A. M. Nikulin, I. K. Poleshchuk   +2 more
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