Tables and Figures  vii

Foreword xiii
Ciro V. Sumaya

The Prevention Research Centers Program  xv

Acknowledgments  xvii

The Editors  xix

The Contributors  xxi

Part 1 Rural Communities in Context  1

1 Understanding Rural America: A Public Health Perspective  3
Richard A. Crosby, Monica L. Wendel, Robin C. Vanderpool, Baretta R. Casey, Laurel A. Mills

2 Defining Rurality  23
L. Gary Hart, Baretta R. Casey

3 History of Rural Public Health in America  39
Amy L. Elizondo, Alan Morgan

4 The Depth of Rural Health Disparities in America: The ABCDEs 51
James E. Florence, Robert P. Pack, Jodi Southerland, Randolph F. Wykoff

Part 2 Rural Public Health Systems  73

5 Public Health Systems, Health Policy, and Population-Level Prevention in Rural America 75
Angela L. Carman, F. Douglas Scutchfield

6 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Colorado  95
Julie A. Marshall, Lisa N. VanRaemdonck

7 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Kentucky 115
Baretta R. Casey

8 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Alabama  135
Theresa A. Wynn, Mona N. Fouad

9 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Iowa 151
Faryle Nothwehr, Lauren Erickson, Ulrike Schultz

Part 3 Health Partnerships in Rural Communities  169

10 Health Assessment in Rural Communities: A Critical Organizing and Capacity-Building Tool 171
James N. Burdine, Heather R. Clark, Lindsay J. Shea, Bernard Appiah, Chelsie N. Hollas

11 Strategies for Building Coalitions in Rural Communities 191
Michelle C. Kegler, Frances D. Butterfoss

12 Capacity Building in Rural Communities 215
Monica L. Wendel, Angie Alaniz, Brandy N. Kelly, Heather R. Clark, Kelly N. Drake, Corliss W. Outley, Whitney Garney, Keli Dean, Lyndsey Simpson, Britt Allen, Hon. Pam Finke, Teresa Harris, Vicky Jackson, Hon. Dean Player, Albert Ramirez, Hon. Mike Sutherland, Camilla Viator, E. Lisako J. McKyer, Julie A. St. John, Kenneth R. McLeroy, James N. Burdine

Part 4 Evidence-Based Practice in Rural Communities  235

13 Promoting Adolescent Health in Rural Communities  237
E. Lisako J. McKyer, Corliss W. Outley, Jamilia J. Blake, Brandy N. Kelly

14 Rural Food Disparities: Availability and Accessibility of Healthy Foods 251
Wesley R. Dean, Cassandra M. Johnson, Joseph R. Sharkey

15 Promoting Oral Health in Rural Communities  267
Nikki Stone, Baretta R. Casey

16 Physical Activity Promotion in Rural America  287
Richard Kozoll, Sally M. Davis

17 Preventing Farm-Related Injuries: The Example of Tractor Overturns 303
Henry P. Cole, Susan C. Westneat

18 Addressing Mental Health Issues in Rural Areas  323
Carly E. McCord, Timothy R. Elliott, Daniel F. Brossart, Linda G. Castillo

19 Cancer Prevention and Control in Rural Communities 341
Robin C. Vanderpool, Laurel A. Mills

20 Tobacco Use in Rural Populations  357
Geri A. Dino, Rose M. Pignataro, Kimberly A. Horn, Andrew Anesetti-Rothermel

Index  377