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1by Bradbury, Richard S., Arguello, Irene, Lane, Meredith, Cooley, Gretchen, Handali, Sukwan, Dimitrova, Silvia D., Nascimento, Fernanda S., Jameson, Sam, Hellmann, Kathryn, Tharp, Michelle, Byers, Paul, Montgomery, Susan P., Haynie, Lisa, Kirmse, Brian, Pilotte, Nils, Williams, Steven A., Hobbs, Charlotte V.“…We enrolled 166 children (median age 8 years, range 4–13 years) from the Mississippi Delta region and carried out multi-parallel real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Necator americanus, Ascaris lumbricoides, and Strongyloides stercoralis on their stool samples. …”
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2“…This study presents detailed observations of the community-level barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity within Mississippi Delta communities, contextualizing the findings of a survey of 352 individuals across 25 communities to provide implications and direction for future activities aimed at reducing obesity in the Mississippi Delta. …”
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3by Ross, Leigh Ann, Bloodworth, Lauren S., Brown, Meagan A., Malinowski, Scott S., Crane, Rebecca, Sutton, Victor, Karimi, Masoumeh, Dove Brown, A. Cassandra, Dobbs, Thomas, Hites, Lisle“…INTRODUCTION: The Mississippi Delta has high rates of chronic disease and is known for its poor health outcomes and health disparities. …”
Published 2020
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4by Chamberlain, Elizabeth L., Törnqvist, Torbjörn E., Shen, Zhixiong, Mauz, Barbara, Wallinga, Jakob“…Building on a new set of optically stimulated luminescence ages, we demonstrate that a large portion (~10,000 km(2)) of the late Holocene river–dominated Mississippi Delta grew in a radially symmetric fashion for almost a millennium before abandonment. …”
Published 2018
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5“…A model for regional CVD surveillance is needed, particularly among vulnerable populations underrepresented in current monitoring systems. The Mississippi Delta Cardiovascular Health Examination Survey (CHES) is a population-based, cross-sectional study on a representative sample of adults living in the 18-county Mississippi Delta region, a rural, impoverished area with high rates of poor health outcomes and marked health disparities. …”
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6by Kruse-Diehr, Aaron J., McDaniel, Justin T., Lewis-Thames, Marquita W., James, Aimee S., Yahaya, Musa“…We examined whether the effect of segregation on CRC mortality varied by rurality in the Mississippi Delta Region, an economically distressed and historically segregated region of the United States. …”
Published 2021
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7“…RESULTS: All discussions and focus group meetings were held in community centers within African American neighborhoods in the Mississippi Delta and were led by trained African American moderators. …”
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8by Katzmarzyk, Peter T., Champagne, Catherine M., Tudor-Locke, Catrine, Broyles, Stephanie T., Harsha, David, Kennedy, Betty M., Johnson, William D.“…CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that the addition of a pedometer to a short-term education program does not produce added benefits with respect to increasing physical activity in the Lower Mississippi Delta. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01264757…”
Published 2011
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10“…Methods: This cross-sectional study encompassed the neighborhood street segments of women participating in a diet and physical activity intervention that was conducted in the Lower Mississippi Delta. A neighborhood was defined as all street segments within one-fourth walking mile of a participant’s home address. …”
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11“…CONCLUSION: These 12 Lower Mississippi Delta towns scored low on assessments of physical environment features and amenities, town characteristics, and programs and policies associated with physical activity in rural communities. …”
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12“…We present an 8500-year-long marsh record from the Mississippi Delta, showing that at rates of RSL rise exceeding 6 to 9 mm year(−1), marsh conversion into open water occurs in about 50 years. …”
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14“…INTRODUCTION: The Lower Mississippi Delta is characterized by several factors associated with poor diet quality. …”
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15“…The objectives for this study were to examine the location and density of measured food outlets in five rural towns in the Lower Mississippi Delta, determine the spatial location of Delta Healthy Sprouts (DHS) participants’ homes in the food environment, and examine relationships between the spatial location of participants’ homes and their diet quality. …”
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16by Zoellner, Jamie, Connell, Carol, Bounds, Wendy, Crook, LaShaundrea, Yadrick, Kathy“…INTRODUCTION: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to examine the nutrition literacy status of adults in the Lower Mississippi Delta. METHODS: Survey instruments included the Newest Vital Sign and an adapted version of the Health Information National Trends Survey. …”
Published 2009
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17by Harrington, Deirdre M., Champagne, Catherine M., Broyles, Stephanie T., Johnson, William D., Tudor-Locke, Catrine, Katzmarzyk, Peter T.“…OBJECTIVE: The Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) region of the U.S. is characterized by high levels of obesity and physical inactivity. …”
Published 2014
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18by Thomson, Jessica L., Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa M., Onufrak, Stephen J., Connell, Carol L., Zoellner, Jamie M., Bogle, Margaret L., Yadrick, Kathy“…OBJECTIVE: To simulate the effects of replacing SSBs with tap water on diet quality and total energy intake of Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) adults. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of cross-sectional dietary intake data using a representative sample of LMD adults (n=1,689). …”
Published 2011
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19“…Without adjusting for socioeconomic status of patients, the 2013 HRRP overly penalized hospitals caring for the poor, especially hospitals in the Mississippi Delta region, one of the poorest regions in the U.S. …”
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20by Castle, Philip E, Gage, Julia C, Partridge, Edward E, Rausa, Alfio, Gravitt, Patti E, Scarinci, Isabel C“…BACKGROUND: There are no data available on human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in women living in the Mississippi Delta, where cervical cancer incidence and mortality among African American women is among the highest in the United States. …”
Published 2013
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