News tagged with rural communities
Wealth link to alcohol crime
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rich rural towns show higher levels of alcohol-related crime than poorer communities, according to new research from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
What sustainability really means to rural decision-makers
Sep 22, 2009 |
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From book titles to real estate developments, it's easier to find things claiming to be sustainable than it is to define it.
Too many bars in rural America linked to high suicide rates instead of idyllic life
Sep 18, 2009 |
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There is a strong relationship between drinking and taking one's own life. In any given year, people with alcohol dependence (AD) commit more than 20 percent of suicides in the general population; some 80 to 90 percent of ...
Telemedicine can dramatically improve child sexual assault examinations in rural areas
Jan 26, 2009 |
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The use of telemedicine can dramatically improve the quality of child sexual assault examinations in rural communities where rates of abuse and neglect are highest — sometimes more than double the statewide rate — a study ...
Telephone counseling may be as effective as face-to-face counseling in weight loss maintenance
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Face-to-face and telephone follow-up sessions appear to be more effective in the maintenance of weight loss for women from rural communities compared with weight loss education alone, according to a report in the November ...
