title: Developing a research agenda for cardiovascular disease prevention in high-risk rural communities.
abstract: The National Institutes of Health convened a workshop to engage researchers and practitioners in dialogue on research issues viewed as either unique or of particular relevance to rural areas, key content areas needed to inform policy and practice in rural settings, and ways rural contexts may influence study design, implementation, assessment of outcomes, and dissemination. Our purpose was to develop a research agenda to address the disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related risk factors among populations living in rural areas. Complementary presentations used theoretical and methodological principles to describe research and practice examples from rural settings. Participants created a comprehensive CVD research agenda that identified themes and challenges, and provided 21 recommendations to guide research, practice, and programs in rural areas.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
authors.forename: Cathy L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Melvin
authors.forename: Giselle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corbie-Smith
authors.forename: Shiriki K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kumanyika
authors.forename: Charlotte A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Evelyn R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ammerman
authors.forename: Guadalupe X
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Ayala
authors.forename: Lyle G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: Andrea L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Cherrington
authors.forename: Christina D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Economos
authors.forename: Lawrence W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harman
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hooker
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Perri
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ricketts
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D014481:United States