
Health Overview
Health and wellness challenges such as access to healthcare and preventative medicine may increase the development and progression of disability over time and space. For rural people with disabilities, access can be even more limited due to a lack of accessible transportation and other environmental barriers.
We work to identify and address these barriers with our health and rural disability research agenda. Our research projects seek to understand the experience of disability, examine alternative models for delivering health promotion services to people with disabilities in rural areas, and leverage existing resources and technology to encourage full use of local services.
Resources and Publications
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People with disabilities experience a variety of health conditions such as pain, depression, fatigue, and isolation that impact quality of life and participation.
Publications and Podcasts
July 2024 | Hannah Pepprock and Lillie Greiman | PDF; Word doc; EPUB
October 2023 | Rayna Sage, Genna Masinchi & Craig Ravesloot | online access with subscription
January 2023 | Catherine Ipsen & Rayna Sage | Recording; transcript
August 2022 | Gilbert Gimm & Catherine Ipsen | Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences | PDF; online access
May 2022 | Catherine Ipsen, Bryce Ward & Andrew Myers | Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences | PDF; online access
January 2022 | Catherine Ipsen & Meredith Repke | Disability and Health Journal | PDF
December 2021 | Catherine Ipsen & Gilbert Gimm | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF
November 2021 | Catherine Ipsen & Gilbert Gimm | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF; EPUB, Word document
April 2021 | Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen & Ari Lissau | Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities | PDF; EPUB; Word document
April 2021 | Catherine Ipsen, Andrew Myers & Rayna Sage | Disability and Health Journal | PDF; online access
August 2020 | Catherine Ipsen, Andrew Myers & Lauren Smith | Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities | PDF; EPUB;, Word document
July 2020 | Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen & Lauren Smith | Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities | PDF; EPUB; Word document
January 2020 | Andrew Myers, Bryce Ward, Jennifer Wong, Craig Ravesloot | Social Science & Medicine | PDF; online access
February 2020 | Lillie Greiman & Catherine Ipsen | The Conversation | online access
September 2019 | Bryce Ward, Catherine Ipsen, Lillie Greiman & Lauren Smith | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF; Word document
2019 | Meredith A. Repke & Catherine Ipsen | Disability and Health Journal | PDF; online access
2016 | Craig Ravesloot, Bryce Ward, Tannis Hargrove, Jennifer Wong, Nick Livingston, Linda Torma & Catherine Ipsen | Disability and Health journal | PDF; online access
December 2015 | Rachel Müller, Alexandra L. Terrill, Mark P. Jensen, Ivan Molton, Craig Ravesloot & Catherine Ipsen | American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | PDF; online access
2014 | Susan Robinson-Whelen, Heather B. Taylor, Rosemary B. Hughes, Lisa Wenzel & Margaret Nosek
Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation | PDF; online access
2013 | Susan Robinson-Whelen, Heather B. Taylor, Rosemary B. Hughes & Margaret A. Nosek
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | PDF; online access
October 2013 | Lynda Lahti Anderson, Kathy Humphries, Suzanne McDermott, Beth Marks, Jasmina Sisirak & Sheryl Larson | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | PDF; online access
2008 | Margaret A. Nosek, Rosemary B. Hughes & Susan Robinson-Whelen | Disability and Rehabilitation | PDF; EPUB; online access
2008 | Robert O. Morgan, Margaret M. Byrne, Rosemary B. Hughes, Nancy J. Petersen, Heather B. Taylor, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Jennifer C. Hasche & Margaret A. Nosek | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | PDF; online access
January 2007 | Rosemary B. Hughes, Margaret A. Nosek & Susan Robinson-Whelen | Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing | PDF; online access
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Health promotion interventions can help people with disabilities to maintain health and manage physical and mental conditions so they can participate more fully in community life.
Resources
The provides trainings to organizations and individuals who want to facilitate curriculum-based workshops with community members with disabilities. The suite of workshops explore how health, wellness, and community participation goals can enhance quality of life. Workshop participants learn skills and receive facilitated support to put their goals into action.
Publications
May 2023 | Krys Standley, Craig Ravesloot, Rayna Sage & K. Ann Sondag | Rehabilitation Psychology | online access; abstract
March 2023 | Krys Standley, Craig Ravesloot, Rayna Sage & K. Ann Sondag | American Journal of Health Promotion | online access; abstract
February 2023 | Jonathan A. Schulz, Lyndsie M. Koon, Lillie Greiman, Hayley A. Steinlage & Jean P. Hall | Children and Youth Services Review | online access; abstract
July 2022 | Craig Ravesloot, Andrew Myers, Anita Santasier & Bryce Ward | Disability and Health Journal | online access; abstract
June 2022 | Krys Standley, Rayna Sage, Tannis Hargrove, Mary Willard, Tracy Boehm Barrett, Justice Ender & Craig Ravesloot | Disability & Society | online access; abstract
June 2022 | Krys Standley, Craig Ravesloot, Rayna Sage & K. Ann Sondag | American Journal of Health Promotion | online access; abstract
January 2022 | Catherine Ipsen & Jean Hall | Disability and Health Journal, Special Issue on Mobility Impairment | online access; PDF
January 2022 | Catherine Ipsen and Meredith Repke | Disability and Health Journal | online access; abstract
January 2022 | Lillie Greiman, Craig Ravesloot, Kelsey S. Goddard & Bryce Ward | Disability and Health Journal | online access; PDF
December 2020 | Tracy Boehm Barrett, Dori Tempio, Luke Koppisch, CJ Dodge, Erin Morseman & Ryanne Michaels | Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability & Rehabilitation Research 8th Edition KT Casebook | Online access |
October 2020 | Craig Ravesloot, Tracy Boehm Barrett, Tannis Hargrove, Justice Ender & Mary Willard | Rural Institute | PDF; text-only rtf
2019 | submitted by Tracy Boehm Barrett & the Healthy Community Living team | Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability & Rehabilitation Research 6th Edition KT Casebook | Online access |
2018 | RTC:Rural & Montana Disability and Health Program | PDF;
October 2018 | Living & Working Well Facilitator Peer-to-Peer Call Series; FAQ Tipsheet 3 | RTC:Rural | PDF;
2018 | Effort & Choice: Exercise Project | RTC:Rural and New Directions Wellness Center | PDF;
June 2018 | Living & Working Well Facilitator Peer-to-Peer Call Series; FAQ Tipsheet 2 | RTC:Rural | PDF;
May 2018 | Living & Working Well Facilitator Peer-to-Peer Call Series: FAQ Tipsheet 1 | RTC:Rural | PDF;
February 2016 | Craig Ravesloot, Tom Seekins, Meg Traci, Tracy Boehm, Glen White, Mary Helen Witten, Mike Mayer & Jude Monson | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) | online article, PDF
July 2015 | Linda Bandini, Melissa Danielson, Layla E. Esposito, John T. Foley, Michael H. Fox, Georgia C. Frey, Richard K. Fleming, Gloria Krahn, Aviva Must, David L. Porretta, Anne Brown Rodgers, Heidi Stanish, Tina Urv, Lawrence C. Vogel & Kathleen Humphries | Disability and Health Journal | PDF; online access
May 2014 | Tannis Hargrove, Bob Liston & Craig Ravesloot | Rural Institute | PDF
May 2014 | Tracy Boehm & Craig Ravesloot | Rural Institute | PDF
October 2014 | Julia Hammond, Brandon Rennie, Tom Seekins & Dennis O'Donnell | Health Education Journal | PDF; EPUB; online access
2014 | Catherine Ipsen, Bethany Rigles & Casey Nicole Ruggiero | Rural Institute | PDF
2014 | Catherine Ipsen, Bethany Rigles & Casey Nicole Ruggiero | Rural Institute | PDF
2014 | Catherine Ipsen, Bethany Rigles & Casey Nicole Ruggiero | Rural Institute | PDF
2014 | Catherine Ipsen, Bethany Rigles & Casey Nicole Ruggiero | Rural Institute | PDF
2012 | Catherine Ipsen, Craig Ravesloot, Nancy Arnold & Tom Seekins | Rehabilitation Psychology | PDF
August 2011 | Margaret A. Nosek, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, Erin Porcher, Giselle Davidson & Thomas M. Nosek | Journal of Virtual Worlds Research | PDF
October 25, 2011 | Craig Ravesloot | Association of University Centers on Disability | webinar archived recording
2011 | Craig Ravesloot, Casey Ruggiero, Catherine Ipsen, Meg Traci, Tom Seekins, Tracy Boehm, Desirae Ware-backs, Bethany Rigles | Disability and Health Journal | PDF; online access
January 2011 | Catherine Ipsen, Tom Seekins & Nancy Arnold | Disability and Health Journal | PDF; online access
December 2009 | Catherine Ipsen, Tom Seekins & Craig Ravesloot | Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin | PDF
July 2009 | Kathleen Humphries, Alison Pepper, Meg Ann Traci, Julianna Olson & Tom Seekins | Disability and Health Journal | PDF; online access
June 2009 | Kathleen Humphries, Meg Ann Traci & Tom Seekins | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | abstract
March 2009 | Craig Ravesloot| Health Promotion Practice | PDF
October 2008 | Kathleen Humphries, Meg Ann Traci, Tom Seekins & Steven J. Taylor | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | abstract
April 2008 | Margaret A. Nosek, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, Nancy J. Petersen, Heather B. Taylor, Margaret M. Byrne & Robert Morgan | Disability and Health Journal | PDF; online access
September 2007 | Kathleen Humphries, Meg Ann Traci & Tom Seekins | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities | PDF; online access
2007 | Kathleen Humphries, Sierra Langstaff, Donna Bainbridge & Tom Seekins | International Electronic Journal of Nutrition and Wellness | PDF
2007 | Craig Ravesloot, Tom Seekins, T. Cahill, S. Lindgren, Dot Nary & Glen White | Health Education Research | online access; PDF
2007 | Susan Robinson-Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, J. W. Hall & L. P. Rehm | Rehabilitation Psychology | PDF
September 2006 | Catherine Ipsen | Journal of Disability Policy Studies | PDF
2006 | Catherine Ipsen, Craig Ravesloot, Tom Seekins & Steve Seninger | Journal of Disability Policy Studies | PDF
2006 | Margaret A. Nosek, Rosemary B. Hughes, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Heather B. Taylor & Carol A. Howland | Women's Health Issues | PDF; online access
2006 | Rosemary B. Hughes | Family and Community Health | PDF; online access
2006 | Rosemary B. Hughes, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Heather B. Taylor & John W. Hall
Women's Health Issues | PDF; online access
2006 | Susan Robinson-Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, Heather B. Taylor, MIchelle Colvard, Beth Mastel-Smith & Margaret A. Nosek | Women's Health Issues | PDF; online access
(Rural Practice Guidelines)
2005 | Kathleen Humphries | Rural Institute | PDF
August 2005 | Craig Ravesloot, Tom Seekins & Glen White | Rehabilitation Psychology | PDF
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The Montana Disability and Health (MTDH) Program and other local initiatives promote the health and wellness of Montanans with disabilities.
Resources
The is a partnership of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and the Rural Institute. It develops and implements programs and services designed to: enhance program infrastructure and capacity; improve state level surveillance and monitoring activities; increase awareness of health-related disability policy initiatives; increase health promotion opportunities for people with disabilities to maximize health; improve access to health care for people with disabilities; improve emergency preparedness among people with disabilities; and effectively monitor and evaluate program activities.
Publications
Project summary, final report
2020 | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | online access; PDF of final research report available
2017 | Tom Seekins, Susan Greene, Ryan Long, Jennifer Wong, B. Eisenreich, Heidi Boehm, Lynda Sliter & AnnaJean Smith | Montana ROADMAP: Rural Options at Discharge Model of Active Planning | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF
2017 | Tom Seekins, Heidi Boehm, Susan Greene, Ryan Long, Jennifer Wong & B. Eisenreich | Montana ROADMAP: Rural Options at Discharge Model of Active Planning | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF
2017 | Tom Seekins, Susan Greene, Ryan Long, Jennifer Wong, B. Eisenreich, Heidi Boehm, Lydia Silter & AnnaJean Smith | Montana ROADMAP: Rural Options at Discharge Model of Active Planning | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF
2017 | Tom Seekins, Heidi Boehm, Jennifer Wong, Lydia Yearous & AnnaJean Smith | Montana ROADMAP: Rural Options at Discharge Model of Active Planning | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF
2011 | Montana Disability and Health Program | PDF
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People with disabilities can be at risk for forms of disability-related abuse as well as more common forms of abuse.
Publications
January 2023 | Vanessa Amos, Genevieve R Lyons, Kathryn Laughon, Rosemary B. Hughes & Jeanne L Alhusen | Journal of Forensic Nursing | abstract
Winter 2023 | Susan Robinson-Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, Kimberley Aguillard, Diana Gonzalez & Heather B. Taylor | Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation | abstract
June 2022 | Jeanne L. Alhusen, Genevieve Lyons, Kathryn Laughon & Rosemary B. Hughes | Journal of Advanced Nursing | abstract; PDF
March 2022 | Kimberly Aguillard, Rosemary Hughes, Gretchen L Gemeinhardt, Vanessa Schick, & Sheryl McCurdy | Qualitative Health Research | abstract
February 2022 | Kimberly Aguillard, Rosemary B. Hughes, Vanessa R. Schick, Sheryl A. McCurdy & Gretchen L. Gemeinhardt | Violence and Victims | abstract
2022 | Emily M. Lund, Rosemary B. Hughes, K. E. McDonald, S. Leotti, Marsha R. Katz, Leanne M. Beers, & C. Nicolaidis | Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy | abstract
May 2021 | Kimberly Aguillard, Gretchen Gemeinhardt, Sheryl McCurdy, Vanessa Schick & Rosemary Hughes | Journal of Interpersonal Violence | abstract
April 2020 | Jeanne L. Alhusen, Tina Bloom, Jacqueline Anderson & Rosemary B. Hughes | Disability and Health Journal | abstract
July 2020 | Rosemary B. Hughes, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Leigh Ann Davis, James Meadours, Olivia Kincaid, Lisa Howard, Mary Millin, Michelle Schwartz, Katherine E. McDonald & The Safety Project Consortium | American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | abstract
April 2019 | Rosemary B. Hughes, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Dora Raymakerg, Emily M. Lund, Mary Oschwald, Marsha Katz, Albert Starr, Elesia Ashkenazy, Laurie E. Powers PhD, Christina Nicolaidis & the Partnering with People with Disabilities to Address Violence Consortium | abstract
August 2018 | Rosemary B. Hughes, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Rebecca Goe, Michelle Schwartz, Lisa Cesal, Kimberly B. Garner, Katie Arnold, Tina Hunt, Katherine E. McDonald & the Safety Project Consortium | Journal of Intellectual Disabilities | abstract
July 2016 | Laura Platt, Laurie Powers, Sandra Leotti, Rosemary B. Hughes, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Sherri Osburn, Elesia Ashkenazy, Leanne Beers, Emily M. Lund, Christina Nicolaidis & The Partnering with People with Disabilities to Address Violence Consortium | Journal of Interpersonal Violence | abstract
2015 | Emily M. Lund, Mary Oschwald, Allyn Latorre, Rosemary B. Hughes, Bob Liston, Rollin Shelton, Michael C. Flaherty, Erin M. Porcher & Laurie E. Powers | Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin | online access; EPUB; PDF
April 2015 | Mary Oschwald, Emily M. Lund, Allyn Latorre, Rollin Shelton, Rosemary B. Hughes, Bob Liston, Michael C. Flaherty & Laurie E. Powers | Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation | abstract
July 2014 | Mary Oschwald, Sandy Leotti, Dora Raymaker, Marsha Katz, Rebecca Goe, Mark Harviston, Annie Wallington, Lisa Howard, Leanne Beers, Christina Nicolaidis, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, Emily Lund, Laurie E. Powers & the Partnering with People with Disabilities to Address Violence Consortium | Disability and Health Journal | online access; PDF
2014 | Susan Robinson-Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, Joy Gabrielli, Emily M. Lund, Wendie Abramson & Paul R. Swank | Violence Against Women | online access; EPUB; PDF
June 2011 | Rosemary B. Hughes, Mary Ann Curry, Mary Oschwald, Beckie Child, Emily M. Lund, Michael J. Sullivan & Laurie R. Powers | Journal of Policy Practice | abstract
September 2011 | Emily M. Lund | Trauma, Violence & Abuse | PDF
September 2011 | Beckie Child, Mary Oschwald, Mary Ann Curry, Rosemary B. Hughes & Laurie E. Powers | Journal of Policy Practice | abstract
October 2011 | Mary Oschwald, Mary Ann Curry, Rosemary B. Hughes, Anne Arthur & Laurie E. Powers
Police Practice & Research | online access; PDF; audio version
November 2011 | Rosemary B. Hughes, Emily M. Lund, Joy Gabrielli, Laurie E. Powers & Mary Ann Curry | Rehabilitation Psychology | abstract
2011 | Mary Ann Curry, Paula Renker, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, Paul Swank, Mary Oschwald & Laurie E. Powers | Violence & Victims | online access; PDF
May 2010 | Susan Robinson-Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, Laurie E. Powers, Mary Oschwald, Paula Renker, Paul R. Swank & Mary Ann Curry | Rehabilitation Psychology | online access; PDF
August 2010 | Rosemary B. Hughes, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Alison C. Pepper, Joy Gabrielli, Emily M. Lund, Joanna Legerski McCormick & Michelle Shell Schwartz | Rehabilitation Psychology | online access; PDF
2009 | Mary Oschwald, Paula Renker, Rosemary B. Hughes, Anne Arthur, Laurie E. Powers & Mary Ann Curry | Journal of Interpersonal Violence | PDF
September 2009 | Mary Ann Curry, Paula Renker, Rosemary B. Hughes, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Mary Oschwald, Paul R. Swank & Laurie E. Powers | Violence Against Women | PDF
September 2009 | Laurie E. Powers, Rosemary B. Hughes, Emily M. Lund & Mary Wambach
Applied Research Forum, National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women | PDF
September 2009 | Laurie E. Powers, Paula Renker, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Mary Oschwald, Rosemary B. Hughes, Paul Swank & Mary Ann Curry | Violence Against Women | PDF
September 2009 | Mary Ann Curry, Laurie E. Powers, Paula Renker, Rosemary B. Hughes, Susan Robinson-Whelen & Mary Oschwald | Violence Against Women | PDF
2008 | Mary Oschwald, Paula Renker, Rosemary B. Hughes, Anne Arthur, Laurie E. Powers & Mary Ann Curry | Journal of Interpersonal Violence | PDF
September 2006 | Margaret A. Nosek, Rosemary B. Hughes, Heather B. Taylor & Patrick Taylor |
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COVID-19 and responses to it impacted people with disabilities in rural communities.
Publications
June 2024 | Kelsey Goddard, Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen | Disability & Health Journal | online access; PDF
October 2023 | Mackenzie Jones, Philippa Clarke, Hana Shewamoltot, Kristine Mulhorn, Meg Ann Traci, Els Nieuwenhuijsen | American Journal of Preventative Medicine | online access; PDF
August 2023 | Krys Standley, Genna Mashinchi, Lillie Greiman & Rayna Sage | online access; PDF
January 2023 | Andrew Myers | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF; EPUB; Word document
November 2022 | Rayna Sage, Catherine Ipsen & Krys Standley | Journal of Health for the Poor and Underserved | online access; PDF
June 2022 | Jeff Gutierrez, Andrew Myers & Catherine Ipsen | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF; EPUB; Word document
January 2022 | Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen, Ari Lissau | Disability and Health Journal | online access; PDF
January 2022 | Lyndsie M. Koon, Lillie Greiman, Jonathan A. Schulz, Kelsey S. Goddard, Isaac M. Nzuki & Jean P. Hall | Disability and Health Journal | online access; PDF
Rural Disability Hub for Covid-19 Vaccination Outreach
2021-2022 | RTC:Rural | webpage (archived)
December 2021 | Catherine Ipsen & Gilbert Gimm | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF; EPUB; Word document
October 2021 | Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen & Ari Lissau | Disability and Health Journal | online access; PDF
August 2021 | Lillie Greiman, Meg Traci & Arin Leopold | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF; EPUB; Word document
April 2021 | Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen & Ari Lissau | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | PDF; EPUB; Word document
April 2021 | Catherine Ipsen, Andrew Myers, & Rayna Sage | Disability and Health Journal | online access; PDF
December 2020 | Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability & Rehabilitation Research 8th Edition | Tracy Boehm Barrett, Dori Tempio, Luke Koppisch, CJ Dodge, Erin Morseman & Ryanne Michaels | Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability & Rehabilitation Research 8th Edition KT Casebook | Online access |
November 2020 | RTC:Rural | online access; blog post
November 2020 | Bryce Ward & Andrew Myers | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | online access; PDF; EPUB; Word document
August 2020 | RTC:Rural | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | online access; PDF; EPUB; Word document
July 2020 | RTC:Rural | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | online access; PDF; EPUB
May 2020 | Meg Traci | online access; blog post
April 2020 | Meg Traci | online access; blog post
April 2020 | Lillie Greiman | online access; blog post
April 2020 | RTC:Rural | Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Rural Institute | online access; PDF; EPUB; Word document
April 2020 | RTC:Rural | online access; blog post
April 2020 | RTC:Rural | online access; blog post