LETTERS:

Larry Cohen

THE IMPORTANCE OF INJURY PREVENTION
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1658. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer J. Griggs and Julie B. Mallinger

JOHN HENRYISM—THE SAME OLD SONG?
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1658-1659. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vence L. Bonham, Sherrill L. Sellers, and Harold W. Neighbors

BONHAM ET AL. RESPONDS
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EDITOR'S CHOICE:

Ciro V. Sumaya

Rural Health: A Personal Perspective
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1660. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Charles D. Phillips and Kenneth R. McLeroy

Health in Rural America: Remembering the Importance of Place
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1661-1663. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

FIELD ACTION REPORT:

Susie E. Beem, Margaret Machala, Craig Holman, Randal Wraalstad, and Ann Bybee

Aiming at "De Feet" and Diabetes: A Rural Model to Increase Annual Foot Examinations
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1664-1666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

COMMENTARY:

Hillel W. Cohen, Robert M. Gould, and Victor W. Sidel

The Pitfalls of Bioterrorism Preparedness: the Anthrax and Smallpox Experiences
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1667-1671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Stephen M. Shortell, Elizabeth M. Weist, Mah-Sere Keita Sow, Allison Foster, and Ramika Tahir

Implementing the Institute of Medicine’s Recommended Curriculum Content in Schools of Public Health: A Baseline Assessment
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1671-1674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RURAL HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES:

David Hartley

Rural Health Disparities, Population Health, and Rural Culture
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1675-1678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bobbie Berkowitz

Rural Public Health Service Delivery: Promising New Directions
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1678-1681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark S. Eberhardt and Elsie R. Pamuk

The Importance of Place of Residence: Examining Health in Rural and Nonrural Areas
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1682-1686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Brigg Reilley, Thorsten Frank, Thomas Prochnow, Gloria Puertas, and Joost van der Meer

Provision of Health Care in Rural Afghanistan: Needs and Challenges
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1686-1688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corinne Peek-Asa, Craig Zwerling, and Lorann Stallones

Acute Traumatic Injuries in Rural Populations
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1689-1693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

IMAGES OF HEALTH:

Elizabeth Fee and Theodore M. Brown

Depression-Era Malaria Control in the South
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DETERMINANTS OF RURAL HEALTH:

Janice C. Probst, Charity G. Moore, Saundra H. Glover, and Michael E. Samuels

Person and Place: The Compounding Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Rurality on Health
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1695-1703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David Osterberg and David Wallinga

Addressing Externalities From Swine Production to Reduce Public Health and Environmental Impacts
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1703-1708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE:

Michelle M. Casey, Lynn A. Blewett, and Kathleen T. Call

Providing Health Care to Latino Immigrants: Community-Based Efforts in the Rural Midwest
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1709-1711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Larry Gamm and Linnae Hutchison

Rural Healthy People 2010—Evolving Interactive Practice
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1711-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jing Wu, Yuanli Liu, Keqin Rao, Qi Sun, Juncheng Qian, and Zhu Li

Education-Related Gender Differences in Health in Rural China
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1713-1716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles D. Phillips, Scott Holan, Michael Sherman, Malgorzata Leyk Williams, and Catherine Hawes

Rurality and Nursing Home Quality: Results from a National Sample of Nursing Home Admissions
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1717-1722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donald E. Pathman, Thomas R. Konrad, Rebekkah Dann, and Gary Koch

Retention of Primary Care Physicians in Rural Health Professional Shortage Areas
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1723-1729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michelle Crozier Kegler and Lorraine Halinka Malcoe

Results From a Lay Health Advisor Intervention to Prevent Lead Poisoning Among Rural Native American Children
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1730-1735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis, Angela M. D'Antonio, Sharon M. Smith, Gregory Kirkner, Sarah Levin Martin, Deborah Parra-Medina, and Richard Schultz

Pounds Off With Empowerment (POWER): A Clinical Trial of Weight Management Strategies for Black and White Adults With Diabetes Who Live in Medically Underserved Rural Communities
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1736-1742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Barbara C. Lee, James D. Westaby, and Richard L. Berg

Impact of a National Rural Youth Health and Safety Initiative: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1743-1749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Charles C. Branas, Michael L. Nance, Michael R. Elliott, Therese S. Richmond, and C. William Schwab

Urban–Rural Shifts in Intentional Firearm Death: Different Causes, Same Results
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1750-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David B. Richardson, Dana Loomis, James Bena, and A. John Bailer

Fatal Occupational Injury Rates in Southern and Non-Southern States, by Race and Hispanic Ethnicity
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1756-1761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

William B. Weeks, Lewis E. Kazis, Yujing Shen, Zhongxiao Cong, Xinhua S. Ren, Donald Miller, Austin Lee, and Jonathan B. Perlin

Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural and Urban Veterans
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1762-1767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kate Walters, Elizabeth Breeze, Paul Wilkinson, Gill M. Price, Chris J. Bulpitt, and Astrid Fletcher

Local Area Deprivation and Urban–Rural Differences in Anxiety and Depression Among People Older Than 75 Years in Britain
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1768-1774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann Chao, Cari J. Connell, Vilma Cokkinides, Eric J. Jacobs, Eugenia E. Calle, and Michael J. Thun

Underuse of Screening Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy in a Large Cohort of US Adults
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1775-1781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John D. Piette, Michele Heisler, and Todd H. Wagner

Cost-Related Medication Underuse Among Chronically III Adults: the Treatments People Forgo, How Often, and Who Is at Risk
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1782-1787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annette L. Fitzpatrick, Neil R. Powe, Lawton S. Cooper, Diane G. Ives, and John A. Robbins

Barriers to Health Care Access Among the Elderly and Who Perceives Them
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1788-1794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

José J. Escarce and Thomas G. McGuire

Changes in Racial Differences in Use of Medical Procedures and Diagnostic Tests Among Elderly Persons: 1986–1997
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1795-1799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judith J. McCann, Liesi E. Hebert, Julia L. Bienias, Martha Clare Morris, and Denis A. Evans

Predictors of Beginning and Ending Caregiving During a 3-Year Period in a Biracial Community Population of Older Adults
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1800-1806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karl Eschbach, Glenn V. Ostir, Kushang V. Patel, Kyriakos S. Markides, and James S. Goodwin

Neighborhood Context and Mortality Among Older Mexican Americans: Is There a Barrio Advantage?
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1807-1812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

MARKETPLACE:

MARKETPLACE
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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