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Smoking cessation and prevention: an urgent public health priority for American Indians in the Northern PlainsDorothy Gohdes
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building C-317, PO Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620, USA
Public Health Rep 117:281-90. 2002....- 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... 
Sexual activity, substance use, and HIV/STD knowledge among detained male adolescents with multiple versus first admissionsT S Harwell
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Sex Transm Dis 26:265-71. 1999..Incarcerated and detained youth are at high risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STD), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...- Physical violence, intimate partner violence, and emotional abuse among adult American Indian men and women in MontanaTodd S Harwell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building, C 317, PO Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
Prev Med 37:297-303. 2003..Little is known about the experience of American Indian communities relative to physical violence (PV), intimate partner violence (IPV), and emotional abuse... - Testing for microalbuminuria in 2002: barriers to implementing current guidelinesTodd S Harwell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 42:245-8. 2003..Testing for microalbuminuria is recommended to detect early kidney damage in patients with diabetes or other diseases. However, few studies have examined laboratory practices for microalbuminuria testing in the general community... - Cardiovascular risk factors in Montana American Indians with and without diabetesTodd S Harwell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620 2951, USA
Am J Prev Med 24:265-9. 2003..The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of CVD, modifiable risk factors and counseling for smoking cessation, physical activity, and a healthy diet in adult American Indians with and without diabetes... - Promoting pneumococcal immunizations among rural Medicare beneficiaries using multiple strategiesElizabeth A Johnson
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building, C 317, PO Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
J Rural Health 19:506-10. 2003..Vaccine-preventable diseases among adults are major contributing causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. However, adult immunizations continue to be underutilized in both urban and rural areas... - Measuring and improving preventive care for patients with diabetes in primary health centersTodd S Harwell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena 59620 2951, USA
Am J Med Qual 17:179-84. 2002..Also, our findings suggest that over a relatively short-term period, cross-sectional and cohort analyses of quality improvement measures do yield similar measures of diabetes care in such settings... - Accuracy of race coding on American Indian death certificates, Montana 1996-1998Todd S Harwell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620, USA
Public Health Rep 117:44-9. 2002.... - Do persons with diabetes know their (A1C) number?Todd S Harwell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building, C 317, PO Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
Diabetes Educ 28:99-105. 2002..The objective of this study was to compare self-reported knowledge about A1C testing with information from the medical record... - Foot care practices, services and perceptions of risk among medicare beneficiaries with diabetes at high and low risk for future foot complicationsT S Harwell
Montana Diabetes Project, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, 59620 2951, USA
Foot Ankle Int 22:734-8. 2001..Additionally, emphasis is needed to help individuals understand their risk and seek and perform appropriate preventive foot care... - Population surveillance for physical violence among adult men and women, Montana 1998T S Harwell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620 2951, USA
Am J Prev Med 19:321-4. 2000..Few epidemiologic studies of physical violence or intimate partner violence provide population-based surveillance data... - Comparing self-reported measures of diabetes care with similar measures from a chart audit in a well-defined populationT S Harwell
Montana Diabetes Project, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building, Room C 317, PO Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
Am J Med Qual 16:3-8. 2001..These findings suggest that self-reported data may over and underestimate specific measures of diabetes care... - Establishing surveillance for diabetes in American Indian youthT S Harwell
Montana Diabetes Project, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building, C 317, Helena, MT 59620, USA
Diabetes Care 24:1029-32. 2001..To determine prevalence estimates in order to monitor diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, in American Indian youth... - Cardiovascular disease and risk factors in Montana American Indians and non-IndiansT S Harwell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620 2951, USA
Am J Prev Med 20:196-201. 2001..Few published studies have compared the prevalence of CVD and related risk factors in Indians to that in non-Indians in the same geographic area... 
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...- 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.... - 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... - Assessment of nationally registered emergency medical technician certification training in the United States: the LEADS Project. Longitudinal Emergency Medical Technician Attributes Demo-graphic StudyDrew E Dawson
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620 2951, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 7:114-9. 2003.... - Awareness, prior use, and intent to use emergency contraception among Montana women at the time of pregnancy testingMichael R Spence
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Helena, Montana 59620 2951, USA
Matern Child Health J 7:197-203. 2003..To identify factors associated with awareness of emergency contraception (EC), prior use of EC, and intent to use EC in the future among women at the time of pregnancy testing... - 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... - 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... - Translating the diabetes prevention program into practice in the general community: findings from the Montana Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Prevention ProgramHelen A Amundson
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building, C 314, PO Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
Diabetes Educ 35:209-10, 213-4, 216-20 passim. 2009..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of translating the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention into practice in the general community... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Is there a disparity in the prevalence of asthma between American Indian and white adults?Katie M Loveland
Asthma Control Program, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620, USA
J Asthma 45:557-60. 2008..Though racial disparities in asthma prevalence are well documented, little is known about the burden of asthma in American Indians compared to whites in the United States... - 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... - 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... - Increasing state public health professionals' proficiency in using PubMedTodd S Harwell
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Cogswell Building, Room C 314, P O Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620, USA
J Med Libr Assoc 96:134-7. 2008..The paper provides an overview of a strategy to increase utilization of online bibliographic databases by public health workers... - Cancer incidence in Montana: rates for American Indians exceed those for whitesTodd S Harwell
Cancer Control Section, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620 2951, USA
Am J Prev Med 30:493-7. 2006..The objective of this study was to compare the cancer incidence rates in American Indians and whites in Montana... - Tobacco quitline use: enhancing benefit and increasing abstinenceStacy L Campbell
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Tobacco Use Prevention Section, Helena, Montana 59620 2951, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:386-8. 2008..This study sought to evaluate the impact on the quitline utilization and abstinence rates of increasing a free nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) benefit from 4 weeks to 6 weeks... - Stroke knowledge among urban and frontier first responders and emergency medical technicians in MontanaMichael J McNamara
Montana Cardiovascular Health Program, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
J Rural Health 24:189-93. 2008..To assess stroke knowledge and practice among frontier and urban emergency medical services (EMS) providers and to evaluate the need for additional prehospital stroke training opportunities in Montana... - Factors associated with workforce retention among emergency medical technicians in MontanaBobbi Jo Perkins
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Emergency Medical Services EMS and Trauma Systems Section, Helena, Montana 59620, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 13:456-61. 2009..To assess potential factors associated with workforce retention among emergency medical technicians (EMTs)... - 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... - Utilization of a tobacco quit line prior to and after a tobacco tax increaseTodd S Harwell
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana 59620, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 13:637-41. 2007..To evaluate the utilization of a tobacco quit line prior to and after an increase in tobacco taxes... - Attitudes toward a primary seat belt law among adults in a rural state with a secondary seat belt lawBobbi Jo Perkins
Injury Prevention Program, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT, USA
J Safety Res 40:49-52. 2009..Little is known about attitudes toward a primary seat belt law among adults in rural states without a primary seat belt law... - Characteristics and abstinence outcomes among tobacco quitline enrollees using varenicline or nicotine replacement therapyLaura L Biazzo
Tobacco Use Prevention Section, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT 59620 2951, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 12:567-73. 2010.... - Three-year prevalence and incidence of diabetes among American Indian youth in Montana and Wyoming, 1999 to 2001Kelly R Moore
Billings Area Indian Health Service, Billings, Montana, USA
J Pediatr 143:368-71. 2003..8, 23.3 per 100,000. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of probable type 2 diabetes was approximately 4 times higher than type 1 diabetes among American Indian youth in Montana and Wyoming.. - Improvements in care and reduced self-management barriers among rural patients with diabetesNancy Dettori
Park County Diabetes Project, Livingston, Mont, USA
J Rural Health 21:172-7. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that system changes in primary care practices and the implementation of accessible diabetes education can improve care and reduce barriers for rural patients with diabetes... - A media campaign to promote pneumococcal vaccinations: is a telephone survey an effective evaluation strategy?Gregory S Holzman
Department of Community Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 11:228-34. 2005..Media campaigns are used to achieve public health goals but few studies have documented whether the goals were met... - Increasing pneumococcal immunizations among people with diabetes using patient remindersDeb K Bjorsness
Diabetes Care 26:1943-5. 2003 - Laboratory testing for glycated hemoglobin in the general community: are we following the clinical recommendations?Todd S Harwell
Diabetes Technol Ther 4:859-61. 2002 - 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.... - Self-blood glucose monitoring practices: do patients know and act on their target?Deb K Bjorsness
Diabetes Care 26:3353-4. 2003 - 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...