Diseases

This topic page provides a brief overview of the Center for Rural Health’s activities relating to Diseases. This page contains a list of projects, key staff, and information pulled from the publications, presentations, events, news, and maps section of the CRH web site.

Staff

• Moulton, Patricia
• Muus, Kyle

Presentations

• Bacterial Pneumonia Hospitalizations in the US: Rural/Urban Comparisons
  Presented by Muus, K., Knudson, A., Lancette, S., & Klug, M.G. on May 8, 2008 at the National Rural Health Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Identifying and Addressing Chronic Disease Among American Indian Elders
  Presented by McDonald, R., & Ludtke, R. on Apr 30, 2008 at the Administration on Aging Training and Technical Assistance Forum and 30th Anniversary Celebration, Prior Lake, MN.
• Changing Cancer Patterns in Native American Communities
  Presented by Kaur, J. on Apr 19, 2008 at the American Indian Research Forum, Grand Forks, ND.

Publications

• Arthritis in American Indian and Alaska Native Elders, McDonald, L., Ludtke, R., Allery, A., & Muus, K., Summer, 2006
  Arthritis affects 43 million U.S adults (one in five), making it one of the most prevalent diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006). As the population ages, this number will increase dramatically.
• The Burden of Breast Cancer in North Dakota, Muus, K., Summer, 2006
  
• The Burden of Cancer in North Dakota, Muus, K., Spring, 2006
  
• The Burden of Colorectal Cancer in North Dakota, Muus, K., Summer, 2006
  
• The Burden of Lung Cancer in North Dakota, Muus, K., Summer, 2006
  
• The Burden of Prostate Cancer in North Dakota, Muus, K., Summer, 2006
  
• Diabetes & Preventing Amputations, National Resource Center on Native American Aging, April, 2002
  
• Gender Differences in Health Risks Amongst Native Elderly, National Resource Center on Native American Aging, Spring, 2003
  The purpose of this study is to determine if differences in health risks exist between men and women in the elderly Native American and Alaskan Native population.
• Hypertension in American Indian and Alaska Native Elders, Muus, K., Summer, 2008
  One of two American Indian and Alaska Native Elders have hypertension.
• The Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Implications for North Dakota Tribes, McDonald, F., November, 2004
  
• Prevalence of Chronic Disease Among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders, Moulton, P., McDonald, L., Muus, K., Knudson, A., Wakefield, M., & Ludtke, R., October, 2005