Larry Gamm, PhD
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Phone: 979.458.2244
Fax: 979.458.0656
Email: gamm@srph.tamhsc.edu
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Texas A&M University
School of Rural Public Health 1266 TAMU
Texas A&M Health Science Center
College Station, TX 77843-1266
- Completed Projects - (3)
- Publications - (4)
Completed Projects - (3)
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Rural Healthy People 2010 Expansion: Access to Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Services, Educational and Community-Based Programs, and Public Health Infrastructure
This project expanded the work of Healthy People 2010 by adding three additional chapters and associated models for practice: Access to Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Services, Educational and Community-Based Programs, and Public Health Infrastructure.
Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Cancer, Diabetes, Health services, Long-term care, Public health
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Rural Healthy People 2010: A Companion Document for Rural Areas
This project identified and examined approximately one dozen high priority objectives for rural health as a subset of the hundreds of objectives defined within Healthy People 2010 including, Access to Quality Health Services (Insurance, Primary Care, and EMS); Cancer; Diabetes; Heart Disease and Stroke; Maternal, Infant, and Child Health; Mental Health and Mental Disorders; Nutrition and Overweight Concerns; Oral Health; Substance Abuse; and Tobacco Use.
Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Cancer, Diabetes, Health promotion and disease prevention, Public health
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Rural Healthy People 2010: Expansion Project
The purpose of this expansion project is to build on the findings of Rural Health People 2010 by concentrating on the 13th and 14th highest ranking rural priority areas (Immunization and Infection Diseases; Injury and Violence Prevention) and their associated models for practice.
Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Health promotion and disease prevention, Public health, Violence and abuse
Publications - (4)
2004
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Chronic Disease Management in Rural Areas
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 05/2004
This article describes a study of six chronic disease management programs throughout the United States. It discusses issues related to chronic disease management in rural areas. -
Rural Healthy People 2010: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2010. Volume 3
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 04/2004
This report includes the overview of research and accompanying models for practice on five new focus areas in Rural Healthy People 2010, along with the more detailed literature reviews for each.
2003
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Rural Healthy People 2010: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2010. Volume 1
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2003
This report offers brief overviews of the top rural health concerns and objectives associated with Healthy People 2010 focus areas. Also included are references to key literature about these concerns and descriptions of models for practice that rural communities can draw upon to achieve key Healthy People 2010 objectives. -
Rural Healthy People 2010: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2010. Volume 2
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2003
This report detailed literature reviews and associated references for the top rural health concerns addressed in Vol. 1 of Rural Healthy People 2010.