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| Carrie S OserSummaryAffiliation: Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau Country: USA Publications
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Awareness of cardiovascular disease risk in American IndiansCarrie S Oser
Montana Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes Section, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building, C 314, PO Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
Ethn Dis 16:345-50. 2006..The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with perceived risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among older American Indians...
Extending the public health impact of screening for diabetes in high-risk populations: opportunities in American Indian communitiesTodd S Harwell
Chronic Disease Preventive and Health Promotion Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 11:537-41. 2005..To assess trends in diabetes screening among American Indian adults and identify opportunities to extend blood glucose screening to those at risk for undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes...
Increasing prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among American Indians in MontanaCarrie S Oser
Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes Section, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT 59620-2951, USA
Am J Prev Med 28:295-7. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of CVD risk factors among American Indian adults in Montana is high, and for many of the risk factors, has increased significantly over a 5-year period...
Perceived risk for developing stroke among older adultsTodd S Harwell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building, C 317, PO Box 202951, Helena, Montana 59620 2951, USA
Prev Med 41:791-4. 2005..Persons who perceive their risk for stroke accurately may be more likely to engage in prevention practices to reduce their risk...
Defining disparities in cardiovascular disease for American Indians: trends in heart disease and stroke mortality among American Indians and whites in Montana, 1991 to 2000Todd S Harwell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
Circulation 112:2263-7. 2005..Relatively few studies, however, have assessed current disparities in cardiovascular disease in American Indian populations and compared trends with other regions of the United States...
Improving access to quality diabetes education in a rural state: the Montana Quality Diabetes Education InitiativeMarcene K Butcher
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building C 317, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
Diabetes Educ 32:963-7. 2006..Diabetes self-management education (DSME) is an integral component of diabetes care; however, skilled educators and recognized programs are not uniformly available in rural communities...
Impact of media on community awareness of stroke warning signs: a comparison studyCrystelle C Fogle
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620 2951, USA
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 19:370-5. 2010..Our findings suggest that a high-intensity public education campaign can increase community awareness of the warning signs for stroke and the need to call 911 for specific symptoms...
A field-based approach to support improved diabetes care in rural statesElizabeth A Johnson
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Mont 59620-2951, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 2:A08. 2005....
Rural community knowledge of stroke warning signs and risk factorsLynda L Blades
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT 59620-2951, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 2:A14. 2005..CONCLUSION: Residents of two rural counties were generally aware of stroke warning signs, but their knowledge of stroke risk factors was limited...
Educational outreach to improve emergency medical services systems of care for stroke in MontanaCarrie S Oser
Cardiovascular Health Program, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, and Montana Stroke Initiative, Helena, Montana 59620 2951, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 14:259-64. 2010..To improve stroke knowledge, identification, and acute care among first responders (FRs) and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) through educational outreach and support...
How are we diagnosing cardiometabolic risk in primary care settings?Dorothy Gohdes
Asthma, Cardiovascular Health, and Diabetes Section, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
Prim Care Diabetes 3:29-35. 2009..To assess attitudes, barriers and practices of clinicians in assessing and treating cardiometabolic risk in overweight adults...
The Montana cardiac rehabilitation regional outcomes projectMichael J McNamara
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT 59620, USA
J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 29:370-5. 2009..Outcomes evaluation is a critical component in early outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The goal of this project was to develop a regional CR outcomes program to help facilitate quality improvement...
Public education strategies to increase awareness of stroke warning signs and the need to call 911Crystelle C Fogle
Cardiovascular Health Program, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 14:e17-22. 2008..Our findings suggest that a high-intensity public education campaign can increase community awareness of the warning signs for stroke and the need to call 911...
Increasing employee awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart attack and the need to use 911 in a State Health DepartmentCrystelle C Fogle
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena 59620-2951, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 1:A07. 2004..CONCLUSION: This low-cost workplace intervention increased awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart attack and the need to call 911...
Diabetes in Montana's Indians: the epidemiology of diabetes in the Indians of the Northern Plains and CanadaDorothy Gohdes
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building, C-317, PO Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620-2951, USA
Curr Diab Rep 4:224-9. 2004..Indians in Montana are more likely than non-Indians of similar age to believe that diabetes is preventable and to recall advice about diabetes risk...
Increasing rate of diabetes in pregnancy among American Indian and white mothers in Montana and North Dakota, 1989-2000Kathleen R Moum
North Dakota Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, North Dakota Department of Health, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
Matern Child Health J 8:71-6. 2004....
Availability of diagnostic and treatment services for acute stroke in frontier counties in Montana and Northern WyomingNicholas J Okon
Stroke Center, St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings, Montana, USA
J Rural Health 22:237-41. 2006..CONCLUSION: A stroke network model could enhance care and improve outcomes for stroke victims in frontier counties...
