We examined community perspectives and experiences with fracking in Doddridge County,
West Virginia, USA as part of a larger assessment to investigate the potential health impacts …

This paper proposes the use of street names as a source of geographic-specific cultural data
for quantitative analysis in social sciences. Street names reflect the cumulative …

Background. Chronic poor oral health has a high prevalence in Appalachia, a large region
in the eastern USA. The Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia (COHRA) has been …

Regional identity does not always neatly correspond to geography. In the cognitive
conception of many people, Appalachia is located firmly in the American South although the …

Objective To investigate the frequency and impact of contraceptive coercion in the
Appalachian region of the United States. Data Sources and Study Setting In fall 2019, we …

Existing research on technology in rural, low-income communities has focused primarily on
financial obstacles and lack of infrastructure. We use a sociocultural framework for …

Reproductive health disparities in the Appalachian region may be driven by barriers to
healthcare access. However, the barriers specific to accessing family planning services in …

This article examines the spatial relationship between empirical indicators of social capital
and economic well-being in the large, multijurisdictional administrative Appalachian region …

Good quality patient care requires health care providers to respect the humanity and
autonomy of their patients. However, this is not achieved in all settings. This study used …

Objective Appalachia—historically a culturally and politically unique region of the United
States—has been effectively ignored by contemporary political scientists. Using a unique …