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Using an Implementation Research Framework to Identify Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity and Weight Loss in Appalachia

Objectives: West Virginia (WV) is the only state entirely located in Appalachia, a large, mostly rural area in the eastern United States. WV has the highest adult obesity rate in the United States, as well as one of the highest physical inactivity rates. Obesity has been found to be significantly…

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Transgender-Competent Health Care: Lessons from the Community

Objectives: Transgender (trans) individuals experience high discrimination levels when accessing medical and mental health care, resulting in poorer health outcomes compared with the general population and other minority populations. A community-based research design was used to elicit direct input from the trans community about critical trans-knowledgeable care components to address…

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