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Kline, Ronald R. "Resisting Development, Reinventing Modernity: Rural Electrification in the United States before World War II." Environmental Values 11, no. 3 (August 2002): 327–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096327190201100304.

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The essay examines local resistance to the New Deal rural electrification program in the United States before World War II as a crucial aspect of socio-technical change. Large numbers of farm men and women opposed the introduction of the new technology, did not purchase a full complement of electrical appliances, and did not use electric lights and appliances in the manner prescribed by the goverment modernisers (the Rural Electrification Administration) and manufacturers. These acts of ‘transformative resistance’ helped to shape artefacts and social practices.
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Kitchens, Carl, and Price Fishback. "Flip the Switch: The Impact of the Rural Electrification Administration 1935–1940." Journal of Economic History 75, no. 4 (December 2015): 1161–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022050715001540.

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To isolate the impact of access to electricity on local economies, we examine the impact of the Rural Electrification Administration low-interest loans in the 1930s. The REA provided loans to cooperatives to lay distribution lines to farms and aid in wiring homes. Consequently, the number of rural farm homes electrified doubled in the United States within five years. We develop a panel data set for the 1930s and use changes within counties over time to identify the effect of the REA loans on a wide range of socio-economic measures. The REA loans contributed significantly to increases in crop output and crop productivity and helped stave off declines in overall farm output, productivity, and land values, but they had much smaller effects on nonagricultural parts of the economy. The ex-ante subsidy from the low-interest loans was large, but after the program was completed, nearly all of the loans were fully repaid, and the ultimate cost to the taxpayer was relatively low.
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Golec, Michael J. "Poster power: rural electrification, visualization, and legibility in the United States." History and Technology 29, no. 4 (December 2013): 399–410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07341512.2013.876249.

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Lewis, Joshua. "Infant Health, Women's Fertility, and Rural Electrification in the United States, 1930–1960." Journal of Economic History 78, no. 1 (March 2018): 118–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022050718000050.

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From 1930 to 1960 rural communities, mainly in the U.S. South and Southwest, gained access to electricity. In addition to lights, the benefits included easier clothes washing, refrigeration, and pumped water. This article uses differences in the timing of electricity access across rural counties to study the effects on infant mortality and fertility. Rural electrification led to substantial reductions in infant mortality but had little effect on women's fertility. The increase in electricity access between 1930 and 1960 can account for 15 to 19 percent of the decline in rural infant mortality during this period.
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Manhique, Milagre, Dominique Barchiesi, and Raed Kouta. "Rural Electrification in Mozambique: Challenges and Opportunities." E3S Web of Conferences 294 (2021): 02004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202129402004.

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The International Energy Agency states that access to electricity is an essential condition for sustainable human development, however, it is estimated that approximately 22% of the world population (about 1.6 billion people) does not have access to electricity, a significant part of these people live in rural areas of developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite the fact that Africa has enormous potential in renewable and non-renewable energy sources. In Mozambique, approximately 50% of the population does not have access to electricity due to the fact that 66.6% of the population lives in rural areas, where the rate of access to electricity is even worse, paradoxically, Mozambique has a significant potential for renewable energy sources equivalent to 23 TW, this potential when combined with factors such as commitment to ensuring access to electricity for all, forecast of population growth and electricity demand, generates huge investment and long term business opportunities in the electricity sector, however, there are economic, social and cultural challenges that constitute uncertainties that should be considered in the decision-making process for investment in rural electrification infrastructure in the specific context of Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa in general. This article aims to discuss the possibilities that Mozambique has to guarantee access to electricity for all by 2030 (emanating from United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7) emphasizing land use plans and education for rural electrification benefits through the use of renewable energy sources.
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Kline, R. R. "Resisting Development, Reinventing Modernity: Rural Electrification in the United States before World War II." Environmental Values 11, no. 3 (August 1, 2002): 327–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/096327102129341118.

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Salka, William M. "Urban-Rural Conflict Over Environmental Policy in the Western United States." American Review of Public Administration 31, no. 1 (March 2001): 33–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02750740122064820.

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INSHAKOV, A. A. "THE ROLE OF COOPERATIVES IN OVERCOMING RURAL POVERTY (WORLD EXPERIENCE)." EKONOMIKA I UPRAVLENIE: PROBLEMY, RESHENIYA 1, no. 9 (2020): 142–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.36871/ek.up.pr2020.09.01.019.

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Abstract: All over the world, cooperatives have made a significant contribution to sustainable economic development and ensuring stability in the labor market. Cooperatives are owned, managed and served by their members, which allows them to effectively solve economic problems, develop social and human capital, and, at the same time, encourages people to cooperate and help each other. The article is devoted to the definition of the role of cooperative enterprises in the problem of poverty reduction in rural areas. Theoretical views of scientists on the possibilities of cooperative enterprises in solving the problem of rural poverty are considered. The relationship between rural entrepreneurship and poverty is shown. The role of farming in reducing poverty in developing countries is evaluated. Data from surveys of rural residents and representatives of small businesses in foreign countries show that overcoming poverty is impossible without the development of rural infrastructure and a comprehensive state policy. Methods of poverty reduction and successful cooperation practices in China are considered. Using the example of energy cooperatives in the United States and European countries, the possibilities of cooperation in rural electrification were shown.
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Ferguson, Maria. "Washington View: Big ideas for a new day." Phi Delta Kappan 102, no. 5 (January 26, 2021): 61–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0031721721992570.

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As the United States has begun to make the transition from one presidential administration to the next, organizations with an interest in education have weighed in on what they think the Biden administration should focus on. Maria Ferguson shares recommendations from the Center for American Progress, AASA: The School Superintendents Association, Organizations Concerned About Rural Education, and advocates for social and emotional learning.
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Sanders, Catherine E., Kristin E. Gibson, and Alexa J. Lamm. "Rural Broadband and Precision Agriculture: A Frame Analysis of United States Federal Policy Outreach under the Biden Administration." Sustainability 14, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 460. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14010460.

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Global food security requires sustainable and resource-efficient agricultural production. Precision agriculture may provide the tools needed to intensify agricultural production while prioritizing sustainability; however, there are barriers such as initial investments, knowledge gaps, and broadband access that may hinder adoption. Many rural areas in the United States lack the appropriate infrastructure for broadband access needed for precision agriculture, indicating government policies are needed to expand broadband access. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to develop a conceptualization of the current frames used by the Biden administration in communications related to rural broadband and precision agriculture. The methodological framework used was frame analysis. Data were initially analyzed inductively for overall gestalt and subsequently analyzed with abductive coding. Five overarching frames were identified during the data analysis process: broadband access and economic issues, garnering support for broadband expansion, urgency and equity surrounding broadband, expanding beyond the rural, and broadband infrastructure and the agricultural sector. The findings revealed broadband access associated with the Biden administration expanded beyond rural areas, recognizing that cities also face broadband access and affordability issues. There was a lack of discourse, however, surrounding rural broadband policy and precision agriculture, which may downplay its importance in agricultural sustainability.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "United States. Rural Electrification Administration"

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Moeck, Pat Gallagher. "An Analysis of On-Campus Housing at Public Rural Community Colleges in the United States." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4760/.

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This study has two purposes. First is to dispel myths that there are no residence halls at community colleges. Second is to discuss the ways in which these residence halls are administered, the amenities offered to students, the benefits of residence halls, and their future in community colleges. The study is based upon the Katsinas, Lacey and Hardy 2004 classifications and divides community colleges into 7 categories: Urban multi campus, Urban single campus, Suburban multi campus, Suburban single campus, and Rural small, medium and large. Included in the study are tables of data received from an original survey sent to 232 community college CEOs who reported to the US Department of Education that they had residence halls at their campus. The results indicate that a significant number of community colleges with residence halls exist, particularly at rural community colleges, that they bring significant financial gain to the colleges, and they append numerous benefits to students and to student life at these colleges. Residence halls are housed in divisions of student services and directed by experienced student affairs professionals. The study concludes with recommendations for policy as well as practice, the most important of which calls for more accurate data collection regarding on-campus residence housing by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.
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Kelley, Rhonda Denise. "Ability Grouping and Student Achievement in Four Rural Elementary Schools in the Southern United States." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5016.

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School personnel are concerned that reading gaps of grade 3 and grade 4 students have persisted in 4 rural elementary schools in the southern United States despite the use of ability grouping to improve student reading proficiency scores. Between the 2014-2016 school years, less than 50% of students in grades 3 and grade 4 scored at the proficient level in reading at the 4 target rural schools. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the teachers' and administrators' perceptions regarding the influence of grouping on the reading performance of students in grades 3 and 4. Using Vygotsky's framework, the research investigated teachers' and administrators' perceptions of grouping and nongrouping in relation to students' reading progress, socioeconomic status, and achievement gaps between minority and non-minority students. Using purposeful sampling, interview data were collected from 4 administrators who met the criteria of working in a target site that used ability and nonability grouping. Teacher data came from focus groups, and surveys from 15 teacher participants who met the criteria of being certified in English Language Arts, and assigned to Grades 3 and/or 4 in ability or nonability grouping environments. Using emergent coding, themes supported the findings that assessment strategies are positively and negatively perceived, nonability grouping is preferred, reading achievement is perceived as higher in nonability grouping, and gaps in learning are influenced by socioeconomic status. Based on this research the use of nonability grouping may promote greater positive social change that will enhance student success in reading.
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(6615803), Ashley E. Rice. "Factors Influencing Indiana Residents' Level of Interest in Engaging with Purdue University." Thesis, 2019.

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The land-grant university system was founded in the 19th century as a public means to help improve people’s everyday lives. A century and a half later, the challenges that the public faces to live a quality life are constantly changing, creating a need for the land-grant system to respond and adapt to continue to fulfill its mission. While the literature contains a wealth of conceptual papers addressing the role and mission of land-grant universities, relatively few papers could be found that reported empirical data or proposed and tested metrics for public engagement constructs. The current study sought to address this void in the literature through the investigation of factors influencing Indiana residents’ level of interest in engaging with Purdue University. Mail survey methods were used in which up to three contacts were made with adult members of 4,500 Indiana households identified through address-based sampling. Stratified random sampling was employed to ensure adequate rural household participation for other project purposes. Usable responses were received from 1,003 households representing 87 Indiana counties for a total response rate of 26%.

A theoretical perspective was developed from Public Sphere Theory and the social science writings of Jurgen Habermas and Alexis de Tocqueville. Descriptive findings revealed some to moderate concerns about community and social issues such as affordable health care, violent crime, pollution and prescription drug abuse. Moderate levels of anomie, or perceived social disconnectedness, were also reported by respondents. Several items tapped respondents’ past levels of interaction with and current perceptions of Purdue University. Nearly a fifth of respondents reported interacting with Purdue University by having visited a website for news or information, followed by interacting with a Purdue University Extension professional. Regarding perceptions of Purdue University, the results of this study revealed relative consensus among respondents that Purdue University makes a positive contribution to the state of Indiana through its educational, research and outreach programs. For a majority of the perceptual items regarding Purdue University, more than one-third of the respondents neither agreed nor disagreed with the statement, suggesting some areas in which the university might improve its reputational standing with Indiana residents in the future. Nearly one-quarter to about half of the respondents indicated interest in topical areas addressed by Purdue Extension programs as well as an interest in engaging with the university. Respondents reported the highest levels of interest in free Extension programs in their local area, followed by the topics of science and technology, health and well-being, and gardening.

A predictive model of respondent interest in engaging with Purdue University was developed and tested using binary logistic regression procedures. The model was shown to be of modest utility in accounting for variance in respondent interest in engaging with Purdue University, explaining 12% to 16% of total variance. Past interaction with Purdue University, perceived level of concern for social and community issues, and highest level of education were the strongest predictors in the model.

The current research was completed in 2019 as Purdue University celebrated its 150th anniversary. Results and implications of this study provide important insight into current engagement levels, concerns and perceptions of residents within the state of Indiana, whom the university is mandated to serve. One of the study’s primary contributions is the establishment of baseline engagement data on current levels of Indiana residents’ interest in engaging with Purdue University on selected topics. Findings from this study could be of benefit to university administrators, faculty, staff and Extension professionals in assessing and improving future programming and setting strategic priorities. This study also adds to the conceptual and empirical body of literature, which may help inform future public engagement efforts at other land-grant universities. Periodic social science and public opinion research is needed to keep pace with the changing needs and perceptions of Indiana residents. Different data collection modes should be utilized to reach more audience segments and add to the growing knowledge base of public engagement.
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Books on the topic "United States. Rural Electrification Administration"

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Ek, Carl. The Rural Electrification Administration: Background and current issues. [Washington, D.C.]: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 1991.

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Amy, Abel, and Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, eds. The Rural Electrification Administration: Background and current issues. [Washington, D.C.]: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 1991.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Rural Electrification Administration: Operating by "hip-pocket rules" : fifty-third report. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1986.

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Carl, Ek, and Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service., eds. Rural electric and telephone programs: Background and issues. [Washington, D.C.]: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 1995.

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United States. Rural Electrification Administration. A Brief history of the rural electric and telephone programs. Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Electrification Administration, 1990.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development. Review of the Rural Electrification Administration: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, May 1, June 20, and August 1, 1991. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1991.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Rural Electrification Act of 1936 amendment: Report (to accompany H.R. 3514). [Washington, D.C.?: U.S. G.P.O., 1993.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Subcommittee. REA proposals for rural telephone systems: Is REA hanging up the line? : hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session, April 18, 1985. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1986.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural Development. Rural Electrification Administration budget proposals: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural Development of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, March 16, 1993. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1993.

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Moellers, Meagan. Do you remember when?: Hawkeye Rural Electric Cooperative 75th anniversary, 1936-2011. Cresco, IA: Donning Co., 2011.

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Ricketts, Thomas C. "Federal Programs and Rural Health." In Rural Health in the United States, 61–69. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195131284.003.0006.

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Abstract The federal government has long been involved in the support of programs and projects that target rural populations and places. Although there is no comprehensive national rural policy (Bonnen, 1992) for the main sectors of economic development, agriculture, energy, communications, and transportation, there has been a concerted effort to coordinate policy and combine and coordinate programs in health policy. The establishment of the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) in 1987 signaled a desire on the part of Congress and the Administration to bring together the various elements of federal rural health policy to eliminate duplication of effort and to apply policies consistently.
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"State Legislative Process." In Advances in Public Policy and Administration, 24–51. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6807-1.ch002.

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This chapter explores the history and operation of state legislatures. The urban-rural divide characterizes stark political and social differences that fuel legislative behavior. The content of public policies across the United States is influenced by these divisions and contributes to either the support of or opposition to social change. State legislators are on the front lines of these geographic ideological divides. These variations by region contribute to the increase in single-party control and have generated pronounced policy differences.
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Schmeida, Mary, and Ramona McNeal. "Medicare and Medicaid Services Online." In Public Affairs and Administration, 696–710. IGI Global, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch032.

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Government initiatives in the United States have been passed in an effort to increase citizen usage of e-government programs. One such service is the availability of online health insurance information. However, not all demographic groups have been equally able to access these services, primarily the poor and rural American. As more legislation is passed, including the advancement of broadband services to remote areas, infrastructure barriers are being removed, opening access to Medicare and Medicaid websites for these vulnerable groups. The purpose of this chapter is to analyze factors predicting the impact of recent government actions on citizen access to health insurance information online. This topic is explored using multivariate regression analysis and individual level data from the Internet and American Life Project. The findings suggest that healthcare needs and quality of Internet access may be playing a more important role in health insurance information services than other factors.
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Scriven, Darryl. "Untold Stories." In Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration, 155–67. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4060-5.ch009.

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African Americans have been impacted by lack of access to quality health care as well as affordable health care for over 100 years in the United States. One of the most horrifying and public consequences of this was the U.S. Department of Public Health's Study of Untreated Syphilis in the African American Male conducted in rural Macon County, Alabama from 1933 to 1973. It is stories like this, when told, that have the power to impact institutional research board policies and institute standards like “informed consent” to protect human subjects. In this chapter, the author recounts three narratives as a heuristic device to personalize the modern health care history of African Americans, as well as argue for what can be done to ameliorate health care disparities and prevent excess black deaths.
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Renfro, Evan, and Jayme Neiman Renfro. "“We'll Put a Boot in Your Ass, It's the American Way”." In Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership, 85–114. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4072-5.ch005.

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Since before the founding of the United States through slavery, the extermination of the native populace, war after war, regime overthrow, and more wars, popular media have been used to stir resentments and produce violent fantasies in the general citizenry that often allow for policies of actual violence to be applied against “the other.” This chapter will analyze the affective coordinates of this system in the post-9/11 context, focusing especially on how nationalist-jingoism has now triumphed in the age of the Trump Administration. Crucial interrogations addressed in this chapter include: Why are white southern/rural males particularly susceptible to popular culture induced affective violence? What are the mechanics of profit and neoliberal imperatives of this structure? What is new about the linkage of these phenomena with the first Twitter-President? In pursuing these questions, the authors will use case studies involving the popular media vectors of television, film, and music.
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Renfro, Evan, and Jayme Neiman Renfro. "“We'll Put a Boot in Your Ass, It's the American Way”." In Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership, 85–114. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4072-5.ch005.

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Since before the founding of the United States through slavery, the extermination of the native populace, war after war, regime overthrow, and more wars, popular media have been used to stir resentments and produce violent fantasies in the general citizenry that often allow for policies of actual violence to be applied against “the other.” This chapter will analyze the affective coordinates of this system in the post-9/11 context, focusing especially on how nationalist-jingoism has now triumphed in the age of the Trump Administration. Crucial interrogations addressed in this chapter include: Why are white southern/rural males particularly susceptible to popular culture induced affective violence? What are the mechanics of profit and neoliberal imperatives of this structure? What is new about the linkage of these phenomena with the first Twitter-President? In pursuing these questions, the authors will use case studies involving the popular media vectors of television, film, and music.
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Peritore, Nicole R., and Joann Lianekhammy. "Beyond Funding." In Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty, 98–123. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2787-0.ch005.

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The Rural Child Poverty Nutrition Center (RCPNC) was created through grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and designed to address childhood food insecurity in persistently poor, rural counties in the United States. The RCPNC selected various community projects that focused on child nutrition assistance programs. Administration and technical assistance from the RCPNC allowed for improvements to child nutrition programs for the sub-grantees through the grant beginning with community needs assessments and programming meeting their individual needs. Evaluation found that the RCPNC was successful in assisting the sub-grantees reach their unique goals, which improve the initial outcomes as desired by the grant. Additionally, despite the unique communities the sub-grantees served, there were commonalities that linked all of the communities. This chapter describes the process with which the RCPNC sought unique communities with creative projects and explains the ways in which others can improve child nutrition outcomes.
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Drake, Jamil W. "Medicalizing the Folk." In To Know the Soul of a People, 77–113. Oxford University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190082680.003.0004.

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Chapter 3 explores the fieldwork of Charles S. Johnson within the Julius Rosenwald Fund and United States Public Health Service’s syphilis treatment program for tenant farmers and sharecroppers in Macon County, Alabama, during the early years of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. A Black sociologist and chair of the Social Science Department at Fisk University, Johnson used the folk category to challenge the idea that America did not have a peasant class and a feudal order in the Jim Crow South. He and members affiliated with Fisk University documented the conjure practices and “social taboos” among tenant farmers and sharecroppers. Johnson concluded that these spiritual practices and social customs were indicators that these poor workers occupied a lower stage of mental and moral development. Rejecting racial traits, Johnson and his research team focused on the racial prejudice and cotton system that stunted not only their religion, but equally, their health maturation. Moreover, he concluded that their folk religion was outside modern health and familial structure. Johnson joined the Rosenwald Fund in an effort to reform their folk religion by organizing the treatment program to extend modern healthcare to them. But Johnson recycled the racial logics that he sought to get away from by accenting their immoral sexual habits, “bad” family structure, and outmoded beliefs. This chapter argues that he considered the religion of Black rural “folk” to have developed in isolated from modern medicine as well as proper forms of family and sex. He concluded that it hindered their mental, moral, and medicinal progress.
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Reports on the topic "United States. Rural Electrification Administration"

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Villwock-Witte, Natalie, Karalyn Clouser, and David Kack. In Search of Simultaneous Benefits of Infrastructure Provisions on Freight & Bicycle Movements. Western Transportation Institute, October 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.15788/1700174082.

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The United States has three million miles of rural roadways (U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2000). Some bicyclists enjoy recreating on low-volume rural roadways because they are looking for long rides to physically challenge themselves. Some rural Americans commute to work by bicycle or travel by bike for other trips (e.g., to the grocery store), whether they are driven by environmental motivators (they do not want to further pollute the environment) or practical purposes (they have limited or no vehicles in their households but still need to make trips). Regardless of the reason, bicyclists can be found on rural roadways. While many riders may self-select onto lower-volume roadways and roadways where there are fewer large vehicles, the limited redundancy of some rural roadway networks may force bicyclists to travel on roadways with higher traffic volumes, with higher posted speed limits, and with large vehicles. With extensive miles in the rural context, the question then becomes: can providing additional pavement in the form of wide shoulders benefit both motorists, particularly those in large vehicles carrying freight, and bicyclists on roadways used by both, or should a separated facility, like a cycle highway, be considered instead? Thus, the purpose of this project is to consider whether wider road shoulders could benefit both freight and bicyclists traveling along rural roadways. Through a literature review focused on the crash experience of bicyclists, the impact of the road design on a bicyclist’s crash experience, the impact of the vehicle type and vehicle technology on a bicyclist’s crash experience, and policies impacting how and where a bicyclist may travel, recommendations and conclusions are made regarding if benefits can be had by both bicyclists and freight (a.k.a., large vehicles) within a corridor.
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