Problematic alcohol use is a major health concern for many Native communities in both Canada and the United States (Spillane & Smith, 2007, 2010; Spillane, Smith, & Kahler, in press). Because health disparities related to alcohol use are pronounced in this population (Beauvais, 1996; Whitesell et al., 2007), it is important to study factors that may contribute to risk for this set of problems. ...

We introduce a methodology to develop geo-typology (geotype) that categorizes each location in the United States terms of their main drivers transportation demand and supply. first comprehensive set geotypes for both urban rural areas across entire States. This typology is designed facilitate national level modeling multi-modal system's response alternative investment strategies differentiated ...

Eliminating disparities in health status and access to health services for all U.S. populations is one of the two overarching goals of the Healthy People 2010 national public health agenda, making it a top priority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the public health community (3). Although health disparities have persisted in the United States for well over 100 years,...

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce Report “A Nation Online: How Americans are Expanding their Use of the Internet,” computer ownership and Internet use are rapidly becoming more equally distributed across households in the United States. The authors of “A Nation Online” use two statistical arguments to support this claim: 1) annual rates of increase for computer and Internet use are i...