Papers published since 2020 are included and the list is updated three times a year (April, August and December). The title of publications is italicized. The author(s) affiliated with the UM System is bolded.

If you have any questions or if you are a published author from the UM System who would like to have their health research included on this list, please contact Kate Robbins at RHRC@umsystem.edu.

Women’s Health

Determining patient needs to enhance exercise program implementation and uptake in rural settings for women after a cancer diagnosis, Adams JL, Martin MY, Pisu M, Oster RA, Qu H, Shewchuk RM, Sheffield ME, Minter A, Baumann AA, Rogers LQ. Support Care Cancer. 2021;29(8):4641-4649. DOI:10.1007/s00520-021-05990-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8238835/

Tags: physical activity, cancer, women

The perfect storm: perceptions of influencing adults regarding Latino teen pregnancy in rural communities, Barral RL, Brindis CD, Hornberger L, Trent M, Sherman AK, Ramirez M, Finocchario-Kessler S, Ramaswamy M. Matern Child Health J. 2023. DOI:10.1007/s10995-023-03627-2

Tags: Latinx, adolescents, reproductive health

Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about contraception among rural Latino adolescents and young adults, Barral RL, Cartujano B, Perales J, Ramirez M, Cowden JD, Trent ME, Ramaswamy M, Kessler SF. Journal of Rural Health. 2020;36(1):38-47. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12390 https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12390

Tags: Latinx, adolescents, young adults, contraception, reproductive health

The impact of family physicians in rural maternity care, Deutchman M, Macaluso F, Bray E, Evans D, Boulger J, Quinn K, Pierce C, Onello E, Porter J, Warren W, Erickson JS, Bright P, Maness P, Luke S, James KA. Birth. 2022;49(2):220-232. DOI:10.1111/birt.12591 https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12591

Tags: maternity care, health care access, family physicians

Multilevel associations with cancer screening among women in rural, segregated communities within the northeastern USA: a mixed-methods study, Moss JL, Leach K, Stoltzfus KC, Granzow M, Reiter PL, Onega T, Klesges LM, Ruffin MTt. J Cancer Educ. 2022;37(6):1982-1992. DOI:10.1007/s13187-021-02069-0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8279881/

Tags: cancer screening, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, racial residential segregation, women’s health

Maternal COVID vaccination and breastfeeding during a pandemic: Habitus and health behavior decision making, Karry Weston, Linda Bullock, Albert L. Hsu, XiuFeng (Henry)Wan, Megan Burnam-Cole, Kevin D. Everett, Jane A. McElroy Public Health Nursing. 2023. DOI:10.1111/phn.13221

Tags:< Breastfeeding, Covid-19, Vaccination, New moms